Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "murder-by-suffocation"

1. Betty Blue (1986)

Unrated | 119 min | Drama, Romance

A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.

Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix | Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo De Haviland

Votes: 23,425 | Gross: $2.00M

2. The Beasts (2022)

137 min | Drama, Thriller

An expatriate French couple operate an organic farm in the Spanish countryside but clash with villagers.

Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Stars: Marina Foïs, Denis Ménochet, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido

Votes: 18,653

3. Tenebrae (1982)

R | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi

Votes: 27,578

4. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

To stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.

Director: John Harrison | Stars: Debbie Harry, Matthew Lawrence, Christian Slater, David Forrester

Votes: 19,440 | Gross: $16.32M

5. Don't Hang Up (2016)

R | 83 min | Horror, Thriller

An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for two teenagers when a stranger turns their own game against them, with deadly consequences.

Directors: Damien Macé, Alexis Wajsbrot | Stars: Gregg Sulkin, Garrett Clayton, Bella Dayne, Sienna Guillory

Votes: 16,397

6. The Occupant (2020)

TV-MA | 103 min | Drama, Thriller

Javier Muñoz, once a successful executive, makes the fateful decision to leave his home, which he and his family can no longer afford.

Directors: David Pastor, Àlex Pastor | Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Mario Casas, Bruna Cusí, Ruth Díaz

Votes: 20,004

7. Student Bodies (1981)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A serial killer with his signature heavy breathing proceeds to systematically kill the students and teachers of Lamab high school.

Directors: Mickey Rose, Michael Ritchie | Stars: Kristen Riter, Matthew Goldsby, Jerry Belson, Joe Flood

Votes: 5,385 | Gross: $5.17M

8. Room for Rent (2019)

81 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Lonely widow Joyce rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests.

Director: Tommy Stovall | Stars: Lin Shaye, Oliver Rayon, Valeska Miller, Ryan Ochoa

Votes: 4,089

9. Auschwitz (2011)

Not Rated | 73 min | Drama, History, War

The story portrays life inside a Nazi death camp using realistic visuals. It includes documentary footage, interviews with German teens about the Holocaust, and depicts the camp's depraved, sadistic environment.

Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Steffen Mennekes, Arved Birnbaum, Maximilian Gärtner, Friedhelm Gärtner

Votes: 1,704

10. Beanpole (2019)

Unrated | 130 min | Drama, War

1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.

Director: Kantemir Balagov | Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov, Igor Shirokov

Votes: 12,298

11. Frightmare (1983)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror

When his loyal fans decide to steal his fresh corpse from the mortuary to party with it all night long, a true horror film star returns from the grave as a ghastly blood-sucker, bent on revenge. At least, will he spare his followers?

Director: Norman Thaddeus Vane | Stars: Ferdy Mayne, Luca Bercovici, Nita Talbot, Leon Askin

Votes: 1,759

12. Five Deadly Venoms (1978)

R | 101 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

The sixth and final pupil of a dying martial arts teacher is instructed to find the teacher's five former pupils and defeat any evil ones that are among them.

Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Sheng Chiang, Chien Sun, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Meng Lo

Votes: 8,010

13. I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)

90 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

A cross-dressing mental patient escapes from an asylum and robs a bank. The money is soon stolen from him, and he embarks on a killing spree in an attempt to retrieve it.

Director: Aris Iliopulos | Stars: Billy Zane, Tippi Hedren, Ron Perlman, Michael Greene

Votes: 822

14. Mission of Justice (1992 Video)

R | 91 min | Action

"Law and order" mayorial candidate Brigitte Nielsen is the ruthless and racist leader of a secret neo-fascist group out to take control of the city by whatever means necessary.

Director: Steve Barnett | Stars: Jeff Wincott, Brigitte Nielsen, Luca Bercovici, Matthias Hues

Votes: 1,226

15. Scream Bloody Murder (1973)

R | 90 min | Horror

A deranged kid murders his father and has his arm crushed by the farm tractor. After being discharged from the mental hospital with an amputee, he discovers that his mother has remarried, prompting him to go on a homicidal rampage.

Director: Marc B. Ray | Stars: Fred Holbert, Leigh Mitchell, Robert Knox, Ron Bastone

Votes: 1,202

16. Vendeta (2011)

86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Vendetta is an uncompromising thriller, an exciting story about revenge and the clash between two characters. Over the course of a few hours in a single day revenge intertwines the fates of... See full summary »

Director: Miroslav Ondrus | Stars: Ondrej Vetchý, Oldrich Kaiser, Igor Chmela, Marek Taclík

Votes: 114

17. Young Seducers 2 (1972)

R | 74 min | Comedy

Pretty young girls get involved in humorous sexual situations.

Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Evelyne Traeger, Christa Free, Rena Bergen, Margrit Siegel

Votes: 266

18. Man Bait (1952)

Not Rated | 78 min | Crime, Drama

The married owner of a bookstore is attracted to his sexy blonde clerk. He finally gives in to temptation and makes a pass at her, but that only results in him getting enmeshed in blackmail and murder.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: George Brent, Marguerite Chapman, Raymond Huntley, Peter Reynolds

Votes: 880

19. Sword of the Beast (1965)

Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Drama

After killing a counselor of his clan, a fugitive samurai befriends a couple poaching the shogun's gold in the mountains.

Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Mikijirô Hira, Gô Katô, Shima Iwashita, Toshie Kimura

Votes: 3,106

20. A Lover's Revenge (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 94 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A radio psychologist gives some advice to a distraught woman desperate to escape from an abusive partner.

Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Alexandra Paul, William R. Moses, Gary Hudson, Sonya Salomaa

Votes: 479

21. A Serial Killer's Guide to Life (2019)

Not Rated | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A self-help addict unwittingly finds herself on a killing spree with her unhinged life coach.

Director: Staten Cousins Roe | Stars: Katie Brayben, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Poppy Roe, Sarah Ball

Votes: 1,413

22. The Room (2021)

101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

The morning Stella decides to take her own life, a stranger knocks at her door claiming the guest room he booked for the night. Surprised but charmed by this man who seems to know her very ... See full summary »

Director: Stefano Lodovichi | Stars: Guido Caprino, Camilla Filippi, Edoardo Pesce, Romeo Pellegrini

Votes: 615

23. Shadows of a Hot Summer (1978)

100 min | Drama, Thriller

Ondrej lives on a farm outside a small town with his family. One day a group of men arrive at the families house and the harmonious life they've led so far changes drastically for the worse.

Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Juraj Kukura, Marta Vancurová, Gustáv Valach, Václav Babka

Votes: 323

24. Nero (1992)

100 min | Comedy, Crime

As a favor to his new girlfriend Francesca Federico visits her ex-lover's apartment and finds him dead. Desperately he tries to cover up the murder and attempts to get rid of the body which involves much more than he bargained for.

Director: Giancarlo Soldi | Stars: Sergio Castellitto, Chiara Caselli, Carlo Colnaghi, Luis Molteni

Votes: 156

25. Bastardi (2010)

81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The movie is firmly grounded in reality and shows what happens when the system fails. The story revolves around children from disadvantaged families. A tragedy occurs, spinning their ... See full summary »

Director: Petr Sícha | Stars: Tomás Magnusek, David Dolanský, Ladislav Potmesil, Ivana Buková

Votes: 237

26. Camping Fun (2020)

Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Crime, Horror

Four friends set out to a remote getaway in Texas, unaware that they are being trailed by a sinister cult.

Directors: Thomas Burke, David Eimer | Stars: Hailey Marmolejo, Bonnie Sturdivant, Thomas Burke, David Eimer

Votes: 55

27. Urban Scout (2019)

10 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

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Director: Matthew Vaughan | Stars: Kalon Atkins, Steve Berg, Armando Garcia, Rome Green Jr.

28. Yellow (V) (2012)

26 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

An old man is on the hunt for a vicious serial-killer of women who is committing a series of gruesome murders across neon-lit 1980s Berlin.

Director: Ryan Haysom | Stars: Stephen M. Gilbert, Hester Arden, Rocco Menzel

Votes: 305

29. Unfiltered (2012)

8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

It's not easy trying to figure out the opposite sex. Especially when they kill you.

Director: Jeff Fong | Stars: Tyler Crosby, Nolan De Long, Josh Dietz, Murphy Alexandra Donahue

Votes: 15

30. Der Verrückte, das Herz und das Auge (2006)

8 min | Animation, Short, Horror

The story of Ed, a middle-aged nervous-laughing insane man who lives in his family manor, and of his plans to murder his elderly demented father and dispose of the corpse.

Directors: Gregor Dashuber, Annette Jung | Stars: Andreas Fröhlich, Tom Strauss

Votes: 71

31. 24 (2001–2010)
Episode: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m. (2001)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Jack meets up with Teri at the hospital where they wait to talk to Janet about Kim. Palmer confronts his family about the cover up.

Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert

Votes: 2,051

32. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Jamalot (2005)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A female roller derby team member dies during a game. At first glance, it seems that she was trampled to death. However, autopsy reveals that she died from heating up from the inside. The ... See full summary »

Director: Jonathan Glassner | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 323

33. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: Squatter's Rights (1994)

Crime, Drama, Family

Maxine questions the motives of a 500-pound obese woman who confesses to killing her allegedly abusive husband by sitting on him. Meanwhile, Wambaugh demands a Beth Din when Rabbi Levin ... See full summary »

Director: Lou Antonio | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 59

34. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Tödliches Schweigen (2006)

Crime, Drama

The family Carnap is celebrating the birthday of their daughter Jasmin.Miriam Carnap , the sister of Jasmin, who was with the photographer Marc Vega has tried to call her sister but she ... See full summary »

Director: Vadim Glowna | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 18

35. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The murder of a young woman in a hospital goes undetected by the hospital staff. The victim was the driver in a drunk driving accident which killed her best friend, and she had just come out of a coma.

Director: David Von Ancken | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 352

36. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Gerechtigkeit (2019)

Crime, Drama

Richard Vossand Franziska Sommerfeld are invited to the birthday of the public prosecutor Gerd Roehler in a hotel.During the supper there are some tense talks between Gerd and his brother ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Kreindl | Stars: Jan-Gregor Kremp, Ludwig Blochberger, Stephanie Stumph, Ann-Kathrin Kramer

Votes: 20

37. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Unvergessen (2020)

Crime, Drama

In the retirement home Isa von Vangenheim listens to a strong talk in the room of her neighbor Radka Richter, she goes there and meets Radka Richter and her daughter Ivanka having an ... See full summary »

Director: Herwig Fischer | Stars: Jan-Gregor Kremp, Ludwig Blochberger, Stephanie Stumph, Thimo Meitner

Votes: 19

38. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Verlorene Seelen (2020)

Crime, Drama

Tina Brenner is volunteer in the help-line and this night she was speaking with a woman .Her colleague Mrs. Heswald has finished her shift and , said goodbye to Tina and went out of the ... See full summary »

Director: Christoph Stark | Stars: Jan-Gregor Kremp, Ludwig Blochberger, Stephanie Stumph, Thimo Meitner

Votes: 14

39. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Doppelleben (2009)

Crime, Drama

Katrin Schwab has been found dead in the apartment that she shared with Nele Häusler.Immediately Axel Richter tells Rolf that both women were prostitutes.Rolf Herzog learns that Katrin has ... See full summary »

Director: Hartmut Griesmayr | Stars: Walter Kreye, Michael Ande, Markus Böttcher, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss

Votes: 15

40. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Sin City Blue (2010)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After finding a new dead body, Langston and Brass uncover a connection to an unlicensed doctor who may be "Dr. Jekyll." Meanwhile, Willows discovers that two women found dead in a hotel were con women who preyed on an unsuspecting actuary.

Director: Louis Shaw Milito | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 659

41. Deadliest Mums & Dads (2021– )
Episode: The Honour Killing (2021)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

When missing teenager Shafilea Ahmed's dismembered and decomposed remains are found in Cumbria, her parents seem devastated. Years later, police unravel the truth: of abuse, family honour and murder.

Director: Simon Gilchrist | Stars: Milo Twomey, Yulande Sukul

Votes: 9

42. Zorro (2024– )
Episode: La ejecución (2024)

Action

The Commandante grows suspicious that Zorro's motives differ from the governor's account. Diego and Nah-Lin set aside their quarrel to liberate imprisoned natives. A revelation moves Diego closer to his father's killers.

Director: Javier Quintas | Stars: Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Emiliano Zurita

Votes: 108

43. The Cleaning Lady (2022– )
Episode: Truth or Consequences (2022)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Detective Flores digs deeper into the cause of Marco's death. Meanwhile, Thony, Arman and Garrett team up to bring down Kamdar.

Director: Ben Hernandez Bray | Stars: Elodie Yung, Adan Canto, Oliver Hudson, Martha Millan

Votes: 183

44. FBI (2018– )
Episode: Breakdown (2023)

TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama

The team jumps into action to determine who's behind a mysterious bio-chemical weapon that left two MTA workers dead.

Director: Alex Chapple | Stars: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane

Votes: 293

45. Bitten (2014–2016)
Episode: Trespass (2014)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Tensions at Stonehaven flare when a pack of hunters, on a search for the killer wolf, come upon the dead body before the Pack has a chance to deal with it. To distract the hunters, Elena ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Mikita | Stars: Laura Vandervoort, Greyston Holt, Greg Bryk, Paul Greene

Votes: 373

46. Cold Justice (2013– )
Episode: Single Working Mom (2014)

TV-14 | 39 min | Documentary, Crime, Reality-TV

The case of 27-year-old single mother Lydia Gutierrez who was suffocated and stabbed to death in her own home in Gallatin, Tennessee in 2010.

Stars: Kelly Siegler, Yolanda McClary, Tim Anscheutz, Alan Brown

Votes: 59

47. The Case of the Exorcist (2015– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2015)

66 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

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Director: Jan Hrebejk | Stars: Jan Budar, Tana Hlostova, Klára Melísková, Stanislav Majer

Votes: 10

48. V.I.P. vrazdy (2016– )
Episode: Vytrídený odpad (2016)

Comedy, Crime

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Stars: Sona Norisová, Patrik Dergel, Jan Révai, Jirí Dvorák

49. Better Call Saul (2015–2022)
Episode: Breathe (2018)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama

Jimmy seeks new employment. Gus navigates the fallout from Hector's collapse. Kim endeavors to support Jimmy in the wake of Chuck's death.

Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian

Votes: 12,750