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1. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Crime
Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.
Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield
Votes: 141,430 | Gross: $52.93M
2. Death Note (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Brad Swaile, Vincent Tong, Ryô Naitô
Votes: 381,539
3. Top Secret! (1984)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp, Warren Clarke
Votes: 73,370 | Gross: $20.50M
4. Taken 3 (2014)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
Votes: 204,622 | Gross: $89.26M
5. State of Play (2009)
PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren
Votes: 160,759 | Gross: $37.02M
6. Phone Booth (2002)
R | 81 min | Crime, Thriller
Publicist Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. Unable to leave or receive outside help, Stuart's negotiation with the caller leads to a jaw-dropping climax.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha Mitchell
Votes: 286,593 | Gross: $46.57M
7. The Big Doll House (1971)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Beautiful female prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison until five of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with reluctant help from two male fruit vendors.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Roberta Collins, Pam Grier, Judith Brown, Brooke Mills
Votes: 3,114 | Gross: $10.00M
8. The Snow Girl (2023–2024)
TV-MA | 273 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During the Cavalcade of the Magi parade, the Martín family's daughter Amaya disappears. Journalist Miren takes on the case, determined to find her.
Stars: Milena Smit, Jose Coronado, Aixa Villagrán, Marco Cáceres
Votes: 8,229
9. Death Wish II (1982)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 18,242 | Gross: $16.10M
10. Female Trouble (1974)
NC-17 | 89 min | Comedy, Crime
A spoiled schoolgirl runs away from home, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole
Votes: 10,500
11. Lonely Hearts (2006)
R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lured their victims through the personals.
Director: Todd Robinson | Stars: John Travolta, Salma Hayek, Jared Leto, James Gandolfini
Votes: 22,411 | Gross: $0.19M
12. Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
96 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The intrepid FBI agents Kathleen McChesney and Robert Ressler, organize one of the largest manhunt in history to apprehend America's most infamous serial killer, Ted Bundy.
Director: Daniel Farrands | Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Holland Roden, Jake Hays, Lin Shaye
Votes: 1,841
13. ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Horror
Another 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
Directors: Rodney Ascher, Julian Barratt, Robert Boocheck, Alejandro Brugués, Kristina Buozyte, Alexandre Bustillo, Larry Fessenden, Julian Gilbey, Jim Hosking, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, E.L. Katz, Aharon Keshales, Steven Kostanski, Marvin Kren, Juan Martínez Moreno, Erik Matti, Wolfgang Matzl, Julien Maury, Robert Morgan, Chris Nash, Vincenzo Natali, Hajime Ohata, Navot Papushado, Bill Plympton, Dennison Ramalho, Todd Rohal, Jerome Sable, Bruno Samper, Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Sôichi Umezawa | Stars: Eric Jacobus, Andy Nyman, Simon Barrett, Teela LaRoux
Votes: 9,164 | Gross: $0.01M
14. Far from Home (1989)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A teenage girl and her father driving cross-country become stranded when their car runs out of gas in a remote Nevada desert town and they're forced to stay in a dilapidated trailer park where a serial killer lurks.
Director: Meiert Avis | Stars: Matt Frewer, Drew Barrymore, Richard Masur, Karen Austin
Votes: 2,353
15. Fair Game (1986)
R | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A young woman running an animal sanctuary in the outback takes her revenge on a trio of kangaroo hunters who terrorized her.
Director: Mario Andreacchio | Stars: Cassandra Delaney, Peter Ford, David Sandford, Garry Who
Votes: 1,810
16. True Believer (1989)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A cynical former civil liberties attorney now reduced to "specializing" in defending drug dealers becomes transformed by an eight-year-old murder case.
Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: James Woods, Robert Downey Jr., Margaret Colin, Yuji Okumoto
Votes: 5,463 | Gross: $8.74M
17. The Tingler (1959)
Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An obsessed pathologist discovers and captures a parasitic creature that grows when fear grips its host.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts
Votes: 9,502
18. The Detective (1968)
Approved | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
While grappling with his wife's infidelity, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a gay man, which he discovers is linked to official corruption involving sex and drugs.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Ralph Meeker, Jack Klugman
Votes: 4,174 | Gross: $14.30M
19. The Horror Show (1989)
R | 95 min | Horror
Detective McCarthy finally catches "Meat Cleaver Max", a serial killer, who promises revenge during his execution. Nonetheless, a parapsychologist tells the detective that the only hope of stopping Max for good is to destroy his spirit.
Directors: James Isaac, David Blyth | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfeiffer
Votes: 4,662 | Gross: $1.74M
20. Relentless (1989)
R | 92 min | Crime, Thriller
Two Los Angeles police detectives, cynical veteran Malloy and cocky rookie Dietz, hunt for a serial killer, an ex-cop named Taylor, who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
Director: William Lustig | Stars: Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster
Votes: 1,872 | Gross: $6.99M
21. Metro (I) (2013)
TV-14 | 133 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Terror strikes the underground train system in Moscow in the form of a flood from a collapsed tunnel.
Director: Anton Megerdichev | Stars: Sergey Puskepalis, Anatoliy Belyy, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Anfisa Vistingauzen
Votes: 7,883
22. Physical Evidence (1989)
R | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
A police officer suspended and now accused of murder is forced to join forces with his court-appointed attorney to assemble the pieces of a deadly puzzle to find the missing link before time runs out.
Director: Michael Crichton | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz
Votes: 2,099 | Gross: $3.56M
23. The Grave (1996)
R | 90 min | Crime, Thriller
Two inmates escape from prison after learning of a treasure that is supposedly buried with a dead millionaire.
Director: Jonas Pate | Stars: Craig Sheffer, Gabrielle Anwar, Josh Charles, Donal Logue
Votes: 1,459
24. Cat Burglar (2022)
TV-14 | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Interactive Tex Avery-inspired cartoon where the viewer answers questions with a scenario about a guard dog named Peanut protecting a priceless work of art and a cat burglar named Rowdy trying to steal it from the art museum.
Director: James Bowman | Stars: Alan Lee, James Adomian, Trevor Devall
Votes: 651
25. The Stranger Beside Me (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, aspiring crime writer, Ann Rule, unwittingly becomes friends with serial killer Ted Bundy.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Suki Kaiser, Brenda James
Votes: 1,038
26. Arizona Heat (1988)
R | 85 min | Action, Crime
A tough Arizona cop is teamed with a lesbian cop to catch a serial killer who is murdering police officers.
Director: John G. Thomas | Stars: Michael Parks, Denise Crosby, Hugh Farrington, Ron Briskman
Votes: 247
27. Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story (2008)
PG-13 | 106 min | Crime, Drama, History
A chronicle of the life of Lena Baker, the first woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia for the murder of her employer, who forced her into sexual slavery.
Director: Ralph Wilcox | Stars: Tichina Arnold, Beverly Todd, Peter Coyote, Michael Rooker
Votes: 411
28. The Electric Chair (1976)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of an innocent, happy couple leads to a courtroom trial that would sentence the killer to death, but who really did it?
Director: J.G. Patterson Jr. | Stars: Katherine Cortez, Barry Bell, Juanita Patterson, Don Cummins
Votes: 154
29. Sinister Visions (2013)
Not Rated | 85 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Five sinister stories blending bloody horror and dark humor, including demonic archaeological finds, zombie girlfriends, murderous ex-wives, nagging mothers, and a serial killer gleefully recounting his brutal crimes.
Directors: Henric Brandt, Doug Gehl, Andreas Rylander, Kim Sønderholm | Stars: Kat Herlo, Kim Sønderholm, Nadia Bond, Miriam Schön Raagaard
Votes: 130
30. Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Approved | 69 min | Drama
On the way to work, five defence workers contemplate their pasts and their own reasons for working.
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Margo, John Carradine, Robert Ryan, Amelita Ward
Votes: 305
31. Murder Blues (1991)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A detective becomes obsessed with bringing a man to justice, whom he is sure is a serial killer and the murderer of a woman with which both men were involved. However, the supposed killer may be as much a victim as the murdered people.
Director: Anders Palm | Stars: Francesco Quinn, Brad Dourif, Karen Russell, Joel Kaiser
Votes: 71
32. The Execution of Ted Bundy (1989 TV Special)
50 min | Documentary, Crime, News
Theodore Robert Bundy was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered numerous young women and girls. He was executed in the Raiford electric chair at 7:16 a.m. EST on January 24, 1989.
Director: Roger Goodman | Stars: Louise Bundy, Ted Bundy, Judd Rose, Ann Rule
34.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Fools for Love
(2000)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man is accused of raping and killing his girlfriend's sister and another victim. Prosecutors make a deal with the girlfriend for her testimony against the accused, but they also suspect that she was a willing participant in the murders.
Director: Christopher Misiano | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 385
35.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Hubris
(2001)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A charming conman acts as his own defense attorney during his murder trial. During the trial, he deliberately tries to taint the jury by flirting with the forewoman.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 325
36.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
The Cell Within
(1989)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tubbs is held prisoner by a "reformed" psycho he put away years ago, who is obsessed with eradicating crime through extreme methods.
Director: Michael B. Hoggan | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 288
37.
Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode:
Mind of the Serial Killer
(2019)
TV-14 | 57 min | Documentary, Crime
We examine the crimes of notorious serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez - the Night Stalker and John Wayne Gacy - the Clown Killer, to try to work out how the mind of a psychopath works.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Frederic Reamer, Eric Hickey, Jack Levin, Kirk Gill
Votes: 25
38.
Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode:
America's Most Notorious Serial Killers: The First Wave
(2019)
TV-14 | 56 min | Documentary, Crime
We profile some of America's most notorious serial killers including the Axeman of New Orleans who terrorised the city, and the gruesome crimes of Albert Fish, the infamous Brooklyn vampire.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Jack Levin, Frederic Reamer, Kirk Gill, Eric Hickey
Votes: 17
39.
Deadly Women (2008– )
Episode:
Dark Secrets
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Crime
Some secrets can turn women into killers. A mother conceals her crimes for decades in her ruthless pursuit of profit, a woman resorts to murder to hide a scandalous secret and a nurse preys upon the most-vulnerable of patients.
Director: John Mavety | Stars: Janis Amatuzio, Ted Chamberlain, Candice DeLong, Vincent Di Maio
Votes: 36
40.
Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode:
Denise Holsinger & Vanessa Crawley
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
A woman and her boyfriend were convicted in the fatal shooting of four people in the bar she was recently fired from. A teenage mother was in the car while her husband and another rob and murder a teen drug dealer for his cell phone and $1.
Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Ashley Crary, Shawn Hoffman, Denise Holsinger, Michelle Holsinger
Votes: 19
41.
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered (2017– )
Episode:
3 Presidential Close Calls
(2021)
14 min | Documentary, History
Several presidents have died in office, Others have come close to death. Here are three presidential near death experiences that are all but forgotten because the president survived. A ... See full summary »
Star: Lance Geiger
42.
The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode:
The Real Worst People in America
(2021)
15 min | Documentary, Animation
With so many nasty, murderous people out there you have to be perversely "special" to make the list of the worst twenty.
43.
The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode:
Death Row: Japan vs United States - What's the Difference?
(2020)
12 min | Documentary, Animation
The United States and Japan are the only first world countries that still execute criminals. Their methods and legal systems vary considerably but both have been called into question.
44.
Scary Tales of New York (2023– )
Episode:
Double Indemnity
(2023)
Crime
With a double indemnity insurance policy on her husband's life and a lover as an accomplice, what can go wrong with Ruthie Brown's plan to stage a murder?
Director: Steve Maher | Stars: Nell Darby, Harold Schechter, Colm Meaney, Carla Foley
45.
Scary Tales of New York (2023– )
Episode:
Lonely Heart Killers
(2023)
Crime
Despicable duo Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck team up to con lonely women across the nation, posing as siblings to rob them of their riches.
Director: Steve Maher | Stars: Nell Darby, Colm Meaney, Rachel Ellen, Michael Greco
46.
Scary Tales of New York (2023– )
Episode:
Haircut for a Mob Boss
(2023)
Crime
Umberto "Albert" Anastasia, once the chief of the notorious "Murder Incorporated" crime firm, winds up the target of a mob hit in a barber shop chair.
Director: Steve Maher | Stars: Frank DiMatteo, Michael Cannell, Colm Meaney, Shane Serrano
47.
America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode:
25-20
(2010)
Documentary, Crime, History
We've reached the top 25 in our countdown of unsolved mysteries including a famous outlaw who escaped his grave, an infamous gangland massacre never solved, and a secret mob assassin revealed.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Rick Beyer, Paul Aron, Michael Newton, Clifford Clift
48.
America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode:
13-10
(2010)
Documentary, Crime, History
Moving through our countdown of America's greatest unsolved mysteries and crimes, we uncover a secret society, and two baffling tales of disappearance - an American hero and a whole culture.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Newton, Rick Beyer, Troy Taylor, Stephen E. Nash
49.
The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode:
Executions That Went Horribly Wrong
(2021)
12 min | Documentary, Animation
Over the centuries many many people have been executed. And you can't expect all of them to go exactly as planned. Here are several executions that caused excess discomfort to the executed ... See full summary »
50.
The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode:
50 Insane Execution and Death Penalty Facts That Will Shock You
(2020)
12 min | Documentary, Animation
Executions are often seen as a necessary means to remove extremely dangerous people from society. But it has its tragic side when used for oppression or when innocent people are executed or the execution is botched.