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1. Freeway (1996)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.
Director: Matthew Bright | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri
Votes: 31,789 | Gross: $0.30M
2. Capote (2005)
R | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Allie Mickelson
Votes: 140,844 | Gross: $28.75M
3. 1922 (2017)
TV-MA | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A simple yet proud farmer in the year 1922 conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to assist. But their actions have unintended consequences.
Director: Zak Hilditch | Stars: Thomas Jane, Molly Parker, Dylan Schmid, Kaitlyn Bernard
Votes: 71,723
4. The Frozen Ground (2013)
R | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.
Director: Scott Walker | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, John Cusack, Dean Norris
Votes: 67,329
5. Night of the Creeps (1986)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.
Director: Fred Dekker | Stars: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow
Votes: 26,132 | Gross: $0.59M
6. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 12,288 | Gross: $3.27M
7. Lured (1947)
Approved | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff
Votes: 4,844
8. Intolerance (1916)
Passed | 163 min | Drama, History
The story of a poor young woman separated by prejudice from her husband and baby is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Mae Marsh, F.A. Turner
Votes: 16,731 | Gross: $2.18M
9. Atlantic City (1980)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 18,304
10. Under Your Bed (2019)
98 min | Drama, Thriller
Naoto was ignored by other people. During his school days, Chihiro was the first person who called his name. Naoto dreams of seeing her again and tries to find her. Finally, after 11 years,... See full summary »
Director: Mari Asato | Stars: Ken'ichi Abe, Kengo Kôra, Yûgo Mikawa, Ryôsuke Miyake
Votes: 558
11. Winter Kills (1979)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.
Director: William Richert | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach
Votes: 3,504 | Gross: $1.08M
12. Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)
Unrated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
1402. Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: the Kalmar Union.
Director: Charlotte Sieling | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Søren Malling, Morten Hee Andersen, Jakob Oftebro
Votes: 2,932
13. Black Angel (1946)
Passed | 81 min | Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir
When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford
Votes: 3,956
14. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
R | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After moving into a dilapidated rural villa to reinvigorate his creative energies, a neurotic artist becomes obsessed with a beautiful countess who died there many years prior.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Georges Géret, Gabriella Boccardo
Votes: 2,042
15. The Bride Wore Black (1968)
Unrated | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal? What is her purpose?
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Bouquet, Charles Denner
Votes: 10,149 | Gross: $0.55M
16. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
PG-13 | 87 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 1,552
17. Someone Is Bleeding (1974)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
On a beach in Nice, François meets the mysterious Peggy and falls in love with her. Following her to a villa, he meets Marc, a lawyer who has a strange relationship with the girl. Marc tells François that Peggy is a drug addict: she kills men who approach her.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Claude Brasseur, Fiore Altoviti
Votes: 1,032
18. All the Little Animals (1998)
R | 112 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Bobby Platt is a mentally slow young man who escapes an abusive, hateful stepfather who has killed his pets one by one. To save himself, Bobby runs away and meets a strange old man who ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Thomas | Stars: John Hurt, Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali, James Faulkner
Votes: 3,201 | Gross: $0.03M
19. Blackrock (1997)
103 min | Drama, Thriller
When a young schoolgirl is raped and murdered, the mateship between a group of surfers is tested as the truth is slowly revealed.
Director: Steven Vidler | Stars: Laurence Breuls, Linda Cropper, Simon Lyndon, Chris Haywood
Votes: 1,175
20. Angel Face (1952)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman, Herbert Marshall
Votes: 9,035
21. Panique (1946)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama
After an elderly maid is murdered, opinions are manipulated, evidence is planted, violence erupts, and panic ensues.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Viviane Romance, Michel Simon, Max Dalban, Émile Drain
Votes: 2,576 | Gross: $0.04M
22. Double Indemnity (1973 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The investigator's boss, not knowing his man is involved in it, suspects murder and sets out to prove it.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Richard Crenna, Lee J. Cobb, Robert Webber, Samantha Eggar
Votes: 616
23. The Vampire (1957)
Approved | 75 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A kind, small-town doctor mistakenly ingests pills made from vampire bat blood and they turn him into a dangerous fanged creature.
Director: Paul Landres | Stars: John Beal, Coleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey, Lydia Reed
Votes: 1,306
24. Summer Storm (1944)
Passed | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In this filmed Chekhov adaptation, Olga is an alluring peasant woman who lures cynical aristocrat Fedor away from his milquetoast fiancée, with tragic consequences.
Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Linda Darnell, George Sanders, Anna Lee, Edward Everett Horton
Votes: 676
25. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1958)
96 min | Drama
A teacher runs an ad in the newspaper to find a wife. Afraid of beautiful ladies, he weds an ugly woman. After a car accident, he meets a doctor who offers to reveal his wife's beauty.
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Michèle Morgan, Bourvil, Ivan Desny, Georgette Anys
Votes: 361
26. Los héroes del mal (2015)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three teenagers, brought together by bullying, indulge in petty theft, sex and drugs. They inevitably realize they can resort to violence to take revenge on everyone who has humiliated them: students, teachers and other outcasts. One of them escalates to killing, and desires to kill again. Anyone can become his next victim. The other two face the question: should they resort to violence to stop ... See full summary »
Director: Zoe Berriatúa | Stars: Emilio Palacios, Jorge Clemente, Beatriz Medina, Macarena Gómez
Votes: 1,117
27. Devil's Cargo (1948)
Approved | 64 min | Mystery
Poverty-row continuation of The Falcon series; mundane murder mystery showcasing Calvert's magic act skills.
Director: John F. Link Sr. | Stars: John Calvert, Rochelle Hudson, Roscoe Karns, Lyle Talbot
Votes: 289
28. Nightingale (II) (2014)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama
A lonely war veteran psychologically unravels ahead of an old friend's impending visit.
Director: Elliott Lester | Stars: David Oyelowo, Barlow Jacobs, Heather Storm
Votes: 2,048
29. L'affaire Dominici (1973)
Not Rated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, History
This film explores the ins and outs of the Dominici Affair that made the headlines back in 1952. As a result of the case, a family man named Gaston Dominici was sentenced to death for the ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Bernard-Aubert | Stars: Jeanne Allard, Max Amyl, Michel Bertay, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Votes: 748
30. Hunt the Man Down (1950)
Passed | 69 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gig Young, Lynne Roberts, Mary Anderson, Willard Parker
Votes: 1,051
31. Native Son (1951)
91 min | Drama, Film-Noir
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
Director: Pierre Chenal | Stars: Richard Wright, Jean Wallace, Gloria Madison, Nicholas Joy
Votes: 496
32. Gun Girls (1957)
Not Rated | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A gang of teenage girls, looking for kicks and ignoring their probation officers' warnings, embark on a crime spree of robberies and burglaries.
Director: Robert C. Dertano | Stars: Eve Brent, Timothy Farrell, Jan Reeves, Jacquelyn Park
Votes: 127
33. Le septième juré (1962)
90 min | Crime, Drama
In a moment of madness a respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Bernard Blier, Danièle Delorme, Maurice Biraud, Jacques Riberolles
Votes: 965
34. Black Journal (1977)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Lea's only son Michele has to endure his mother's zealous affection . She is convinced she rescued him by making a deal with Death. When his son gets engaged to a woman, Lea is ready to make a new deal with Death.
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Shelley Winters, Max von Sydow, Renato Pozzetto, Alberto Lionello
Votes: 528
35. The Tell-Tale Heart (I) (1953)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Crime
A madman tells his tale of murder, and how a strange beating sound haunted him afterward.
Director: Ted Parmelee | Stars: James Mason, Jack Mather
Votes: 2,216
36. Red-Haired Alibi (1932)
Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young girl new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious gangster.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Merna Kennedy, Theodore von Eltz, Grant Withers, Purnell Pratt
Votes: 263
37. The Burning Court (1962)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A group of people visit a weird old man who is a student of the black arts. The man lives in an ancient, cursed castle. Soon people in the group start being killed off.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Nadja Tiller, Jean-Claude Brialy, Perrette Pradier, Edith Scob
Votes: 418
38. Blind Fear (1989)
R | 87 min | Crime, Thriller
Alone, unarmed, and blind, a beautiful young woman awakes to a deadly terror. The abandoned country inn where she is spending the night has become a way station for three psychopathic killers.
Director: Tom Berry | Stars: Shelley Hack, Jack Langedijk, Kim Coates, Heidi von Palleske
Votes: 214
39. The Accursed (1957)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, History, Mystery
Survivors of the World War 2 German Resistance Group attend an annual reunion at an English country house. The reunion is hosted by Colonel Price, who intends to find out which guest had betrayed their leader.
Directors: Gilbert Gunn, Michael McCarthy | Stars: Donald Wolfit, Robert Bray, Jane Griffiths, Anton Diffring
Votes: 316
40. Weekend [Uik-end] (2013)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The main character of the movie - Igor Lebedev - the finance director of large corporation. He commits murder of the accountant who knew about his dirty frauds and tried to restore justice.
Director: Stanislav Govorukhin | Stars: Maksim Matveev, Yuliya Khlynina, Vyacheslav Chepurchenko, Viktor Sukhorukov
Votes: 210
41. I Am Guilty (2005)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of a young man confessing crimes he has not committed.
Director: Christoph Hochhäusler | Stars: Constantin von Jascheroff, Manfred Zapatka, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Nora Waldstätten
Votes: 701
42. The Darkness of Power (2012)
14 min | Short, Drama
On the day of his stepdaughter's wedding, her stepfather guilt over his affair with her and his other sins lead to shocking confessions.
Director: Maria Tsvetkova | Stars: Alla Dmitrieva, Ekaterina Kireeva, Viktor Kuzin, Ekaterina Melnik
43. The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
Approved | 61 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A wealthy woman's secretary, fearing that she will be blamed if her employer's jewelry is stolen, hires the Falcon as guardian. The Falcon is blamed when the jewels are stolen and murders ensue.
Director: Ray McCarey | Stars: Tom Conway, Paula Corday, Vince Barnett, Jane Greer
Votes: 593
44. Cheating Blondes (1933)
Passed | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A reporter sets out to prove that the woman who rejected his marriage proposal is a murderer. Meanwhile, she's hiding in plain sight: posing as her missing twin sister.
Director: Joseph Levering | Stars: Thelma Todd, Ralf Harolde, Inez Courtney, Milton Wallis
Votes: 76
45. Fear (1964)
103 min | Crime, Drama
A car deliberately runs down a young man on a road by a small border town. The locals recognize the dead man as one of the students who were there on volunteer work some time before. The ... See full summary »
Director: Petr Schulhoff | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Bohus Záhorský, Helga Cocková
Votes: 122
46. The Murder of Becky Watts: Police Tapes (2017 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Crime
Susanna Reid looks back on the evidence that showed who killed Becky Watts.
Director: Sam Eastall | Stars: Susanna Reid, Shauna Hoare, Nathan Matthews, Richard Ocone
Votes: 27
47. 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: 72
48. You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
Approved | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wealthy and superstitious race-horse owner Joe Baldwin practices philanthropy because he believes his charity donations bring luck to his ponies. One object of his bounty is gold-digger ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Onslow Stevens, Helen Mack, Vinton Hayworth, Maxine Jennings
Votes: 135
49. In the Name of Innocence (1997)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The mother of a murdered hitchhiker meets the offender.
Director: Andreas Kleinert | Stars: Victor Deiß, Gudrun Gabriel, Martina Guse, Matthias Habich
Votes: 44
50. One of Them Is the Murderer (1971)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Marek (Jirí Holý), formerly a driver of a long-distance lorry, has served his term for smuggling art works abroad and is released from jail. Years ago, he sacrificed himself and confessed ... See full summary »
Director: Dusan Klein | Stars: Jirí Adamíra, Bohumil Smída, Ilja Prachar, Josef Somr
Votes: 32