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

1. The Batman (2022)

PG-13 | 176 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.

Director: Matt Reeves | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell

Votes: 788,286 | Gross: $369.35M

2. Zodiac (2007)

R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards

Votes: 598,964 | Gross: $33.08M

3. The Imitation Game (2014)

PG-13 | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech

Votes: 825,634 | Gross: $91.13M

4. Under the Silver Lake (2018)

R | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre.

Director: David Robert Mitchell | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Callie Hernandez

Votes: 51,460 | Gross: $0.05M

5. The Name of the Rose (1986)

R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin

Votes: 117,383 | Gross: $7.15M

6. Arabesque (1966)

Passed | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

International intrigue in London, involving an American university professor, an Arab prime minister, a ruthless businessman, a beautiful spy, and hieroglyphics.

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Alan Badel, Kieron Moore

Votes: 7,958

7. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)

Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must protect a Swiss inventor of an advanced bomb sight from falling into German hands.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Karen Verne

Votes: 6,657

8. Libereya. Ohotniki za sokrovischami (2022)

105 min | Adventure

During the construction of the metropolitan metro, workers discover a precious salary, which proves that the legendary Library of Ivan the Terrible exists. But the find turns out to be ... See full summary »

Director: Gleb Orlov | Stars: Tikhon Zhiznevskiy, Aleksey Serebryakov, Diana Pozharskaya, Artyom Tkachenko

Votes: 397

9. Krakonosovo tajemství (2022 TV Movie)

98 min | Family, Fantasy

When Rübezahl (Krakonos in Czech) overlooks his duties to guard mountain's treasure because of his fondness for beautiful Liduska, he makes a few mistakes that bring bad things even in good... See full summary »

Director: Peter Bebjak | Stars: David Svehlík, Leona, Jan Nedbal, Ondrej Sokol

Votes: 181

10. Men Without Wings (1946)

79 min | Drama, War

The action takes place in occupied Czechoslovak Republic after assassination of Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenführer and General der Polizei Reinhard Heydrich, acting Reichsprotektor of the... See full synopsis »

Director: Frantisek Cáp | Stars: Gustav Nezval, Ladislav H. Struna, Jaroslav Zrotal, Vladimír Hlavatý

Votes: 150

11. Tajemnica twierdzy szyfrów (2007– )

585 min | Action, Drama, History

It's 1945, last two months of World War II. The American and Russian intelligence services are desperately looking for the secret 'Apparatus'- a device which helps Germans to decipher ... See full summary »

Stars: Pawel Malaszynski, Jan Frycz, Cezary Zak, Karolina Gruszka

Votes: 217

12. The Red Machine (2009)

Not Rated | 84 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Washington, DC, 1935: At the height of the Great Depression, a charming and irrepressible young thief is forced to help an icy and mysterious United States Navy spy steal a brand new device... See full summary »

Directors: Stephanie Argy, Alec Boehm | Stars: Lee Perkins, Donal Thoms-Cappello, Meg Brogan, Maureen Byrnes

Votes: 273

13. Tales from the Tower (2001)

45 min | Drama

England's infamous Tower of London is showcased, and a history of its uses, including a prison, torture chamber and repository for the royal jewels.

Directors: Robin Bextor, Paul Bryers | Stars: Dallas Campbell, Marc Bolton, Anthony Straeger, Joseph C. Sullivan

Votes: 14

14. Nancy Drew: Danger by Design (2006 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew goes undercover in Paris to determine the cause of a famous fashion designer's bizarre behavior.

Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Amy Broomhall, Megan Hill, Shawnmarie Stanton

Votes: 84

15. DaCypher (2010 Video)

24 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

DaCypher follows a group of emcees from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA who started their own hip-hop cipher. Within this sub culture there are a lot of moral dilemmas with culture ... See full summary »

Directors: Domenick Cucinotta, Osei Alleyne | Star: Mattske

16. Parker and the Box (2011)

60 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

Two estranged friends get caught in a mysterious case of mistaken identity, sending them on a thrilling adventure as they search for answers by deciphering encrypted messages.

Director: Michael Altino | Stars: Steven Buccarelli, Mike Catapano, M.K. Costa, James Konczyk

Votes: 16

17. Graffiti Verite' 11: Don't Believe da Noize! (2010)

Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary

The documentary attempts to represent the true heartbeat & complex reality of contemporary American Hip-Hop thought.

Director: Bob Bryan | Stars: Adisa Banjoko, Berne, Justin Bua, Johnnie Chavarria

18. Graffiti Verité 8: The Fifth Element (2010 Video)

Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary

Long before and after the tired beat machines that used to crank out mechanical, predigested, synthetic, soulless percussive rhythms...there was the singular and quintessential Human Beat-Boxer.

Director: Bob Bryan | Stars: Pretty Chi, Click 88, Joshua Silverstein

19. Cipher (2011)

18 min | Short, Crime, Drama

After an explosion destroys a city landmark, Vancouver detective, Harry Crichton (Ryan Mennie) receives a cryptic message from the bomber. With the city in a panic, it's a race against time... See full summary »

Director: Michael Stevantoni | Stars: Ryan Mennie, Robert Hall, Christina Peterson, Andy Peterson

Votes: 11

20. Flames (2021 Music Video)

Music

The "Flames" video features pyrotechnics, impressive special effects, and was deployed with creative flair. Some noteworthy moments include the hip-hop artist appearing to disintegrate into... See full summary »

Director: Cipher | Star: Cipher

21. The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode: Man in the Mirror (1963)

TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Venus Smith's camera and film are stolen at a fair. When Venus develops the one roll remaining in her possession she discovers she has taken a photograph of a man thought to have committed suicide days earlier.

Director: Kim Mills | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Julie Stevens, Daphne Anderson, Ray Barrett

Votes: 112

22. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac Part 1 (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

The true identity of the "The Zodiac Killer" is his pseudonym self designated. He is a mystery since his killing spree was reported in the late 1960s - 1970s. He operated in Northern California demanding public notoriety for his crimes.

Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Robert Graysmith, Casey Jordan, Pierre Bidou

Votes: 59

23. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Zodiac Killer: I Am the Zodiac Part 2 (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

He terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s, killing young couples at secluded lover's lanes. Not satisfied with just the murders, he also taunted the public with cryptic clues, ... See full summary »

Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Butterfield, Pierre Bidou, Tom Voigt

Votes: 49

24. Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode: Victims and the Media (2019)

TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Crime

We explore how serial killers choose their victim pool and the role the media plays in helping build the serial killer phenomenon including William Heirens who was the notorious Lipstick Killer.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Frederic Reamer, Steven A. Egger, Kirk Gill, Jack Levin

Votes: 15

25. Fringe (2008–2013)
Episode: In Which We Meet Mr. Jones (2008)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

An FBI agent experiencing huge pain is brought to a hospital where it is discovered that there is a strange parasite wrapped around his heart.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Kirk Acevedo

Votes: 2,769

26. Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Episode: Dreadnoughts and Doublecrosses (1983)

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama

Sidney proceeds with his byzantine plan to get Count Massino to approve his German contract for dreadnoughts through seduction and bribery.

Director: Jim Goddard | Stars: Sam Neill, Leo McKern, Norman Rodway, Celia Gregory

Votes: 68

27. The Nine Tailors (1974)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (1974)

52 min | Mystery

Wimsey discovers that the mysterious murdered man spent time in France and travels there to speak to his wife, and with the Vicar's help later later cracks a cipher.

Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Ian Carmichael, Glyn Houston, Donald Eccles, Elizabeth Bradley

Votes: 32

28. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Victor, Victorian (2010)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Murdoch enters the secretive world of the Freemasons when a new member is poisoned during his initiation ceremony. Things take a strange turn when Doctor Ogden reveals to Murdoch,... See full summary »

Director: Laurie Lynd | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 373

29. Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode: Center of the Storm (2010)

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

In the aftermath of a hurricane, Michael poses as a hitman as part of his plan to protect a federal witness, and is forced to turn to Vaughn so that he can speak to Simon about his coded Bible.

Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Coby Bell, Bruce Campbell

Votes: 447

30. Sherlock (2010–2017)
Episode: The Blind Banker (2010)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mysterious symbols and murders are showing up all over London, leading Sherlock and John to a secret Chinese crime syndicate called Black Lotus.

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Una Stubbs, Zoe Telford

Votes: 28,878

31. Weird or What? (2010–2012)
Episode: Cocaine Mummies (2010)

Documentary

Egyptian mummies with traces of cocaine in their hair. Mysterious sea lion migration. The Voynich Manuscript. Mexican tribe that can run superhuman speeds.

Directors: Stephen Scott, Sean Turrell | Stars: William Shatner, Jim Berkland, Larry Cartmell, Stephen Chrisomalis

Votes: 21

32. Perception (2012–2015)
Episode: Cipher (2012)

TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Pierce tries to crack a coded message left in a newspaper.

Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kelly Rowan, Arjay Smith

Votes: 361

33. Decoded (2010–2012)
Episode: Declaration of Independence (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of American Democracy. Could it contain hidden messages from our nation's forefathers intended to be discovered years later? Buddy, ... See full summary »

Star: Stanley Klos

Votes: 22

34. Leverage (2008–2012)
Episode: The Gold Job (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Leverage team hits the recession-driven Cash-for-Gold industry by targeting a corrupt brother-sister team and steering them through an elaborate treasure hunt.

Director: Marc Roskin | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf

Votes: 599

35. Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode: Tournament of Shadows (2013)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A Jewish man is murdered, and it soon becomes clear that he had uncovered a complex spy plot involving striking workers and the Russian secret police.

Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, Michael McElhatton

Votes: 556

36. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: The Death of Dr. Ogden (2014)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Murdoch investigates the death of Oliver Hoyle who is found in the billiard room of his posh club. Hoyle was part of a group of competitive puzzle solvers and he may have been ... See full summary »

Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris

Votes: 332

37. The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode: The Good Traitor (2015)

TV-14 | 57 min | Adventure, Drama

Moroccan Tariq Alaman approaches the court with the offer of the formula for a super-strong explosive if the musketeers will help him rescue his daughter Samara from Spanish agents who want... See full summary »

Director: Marc Jobst | Stars: Colin Salmon, Marc Warren, Celeste Dodwell, Hugo Speer

Votes: 359

38. Colony (2016–2018)
Episode: 98 Seconds (2016)

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

Katie's first mission leads her to question her commitment to the cause. Will's hunt for Geronimo draws him into the Resistance's crosshairs. Bram's girlfriend needs him to keep a secret.

Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Peter Jacobson, Amanda Righetti

Votes: 1,022

39. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Devil's Backbone (2016)

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

The authorities believed that two Virginia based cases of missing boys, Adam Morrissey and Jimmy Bennett, from two years ago were unrelated, until their bloodied clothes, those in which ... See full summary »

Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness

Votes: 1,872