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1. Pet Sematary (1989)
R | 103 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.
Director: Mary Lambert | Stars: Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby, Fred Gwynne, Brad Greenquist
Votes: 115,079 | Gross: $57.47M
2. Creepshow (1982)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
"Creepshow" is a 1982 movie that tells five grisly tales from a children's comic book: a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, E.G. Marshall
Votes: 53,254 | Gross: $21.03M
3. White Oleander (2002)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright, Alison Lohman
Votes: 34,086 | Gross: $16.35M
4. The Woman Next Door (1981)
R | 106 min | Drama, Romance
Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Henri Garcin, Michèle Baumgartner
Votes: 8,820
5. Barton Fink (1991)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner
Votes: 128,998 | Gross: $6.15M
6. The Pelican Brief (1993)
PG-13 | 141 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard
Votes: 96,012 | Gross: $100.77M
7. Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005 TV Movie)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jesse Stone (Selleck) is a New England police chief investigating a series of murders, in an adaptation of Robert B. Parker's novel.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Tom Selleck, Jane Adams, Reg Rogers, Viola Davis
Votes: 8,250
8. The Decameron (1971)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, History
An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Jovan Jovanovic, Vincenzo Amato
Votes: 12,100
9. Robin and Marian (1976)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, Richard Harris
Votes: 13,979 | Gross: $8.72M
10. Glitter (2001)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young singer dates a disc jockey who helps her get into the music business, but their relationship become complicated as she ascends to super stardom.
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall | Stars: Mariah Carey, Eric Benét, Max Beesley, Da Brat
Votes: 24,090 | Gross: $4.27M
11. Patrick (1978)
Unrated | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.
Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry
Votes: 3,970
12. Before the Rain (1994)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance, War
Three interconnected stories of love under the threat of civil war in Macedonia and London.
Director: Milcho Manchevski | Stars: Katrin Cartlidge, Rade Serbedzija, Grégoire Colin, Josif Josifovski
Votes: 15,863 | Gross: $0.76M
13. XX: Utsukushiki karyuudo (1994 Video)
85 min | Action
Shion is the most merciless assassin of the Magnificat crime group. However, when her hand and heart hesitate to murder the man she loves, her superior marks her for death. Torn from the ... See full summary »
Director: Masaru Konuma | Stars: Makiko Kuno, Johnny Ohkura, Katsuo Tokashi, Maiko Kazama
Votes: 230
14. Hustle (1975)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
At the instigation of a grieving father, a Los Angeles cop investigates the suspicious circumstances of a girl's apparent suicide.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield
Votes: 2,923
15. Carmen (2003)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Based on the novel by Prosper Merimee, CARMEN is the classic tale of forbidden passion between a young man (Leonardo Sbaraglia) and a spoken-for woman, Carmen (Paz Vega). It is told in ... See full summary »
Director: Vicente Aranda | Stars: Paz Vega, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Antonio Dechent, Joan Crosas
Votes: 2,285
16. The Looking Glass War (1970)
M/PG | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
From the John le Carré novel about a British spy who sends a Polish defector to East Germany to verify missile sites.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Christopher Jones, Pia Degermark, Ralph Richardson, Paul Rogers
Votes: 1,438 | Gross: $0.17M
17. Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama, Romance
A free-spirited yet naive country girl is caught between her wealthy, manipulative "cousin" Alec and the handsome, educated farmer Angel Clare in this Victorian tragedy from novelist Thomas Hardy.
Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Justine Waddell, Jason Flemyng, Oliver Milburn, John McEnery
Votes: 2,096
18. Crime of Passion (1956)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.
Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray
Votes: 2,856
19. Deceptions (1985– )
Not Rated | 181 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.
Stars: Stefanie Powers, Barry Bostwick, Jeremy Brett, James Faulkner
Votes: 617
20. Street Scene (1931)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interconnects during a summer heatwave.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, William Collier Jr., Estelle Taylor, Beulah Bondi
Votes: 2,052
21. Lies My Babysitter Told (2024 TV Movie)
Thriller
Wanting to return to work, Carnie hires a neighbor's son, Matt, for child care of her 2-year-old - much to her husband Nick's reluctance. And soon a secret is revealed.
Director: Ben Meyerson | Stars: Daniel Di Amante, Yousef Abu-Taleb, Mike Boland, Johnathon Gorman
Votes: 15
22. La Chienne (1931)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama
Maurice Legrand, a meek cashier married to a nagging wife, has a secret passion: he's a Sunday painter. He falls in love with Lulu, a young woman dominated by Dédé, the pimp who she works for. Dédé pushes Lulu into a relationship with him.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant, Roger Gaillard
Votes: 4,839
23. Insiang (1976)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
The life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother's young boyfriend moves in with them.
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Hilda Koronel, Mona Lisa, Rez Cortez, Marlon Ramirez
Votes: 2,135
24. Terrified (1995)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Traumatized after witnessing her jealous husband kill her adulterous lover and then himself, an unbalanced, nymphomaniac young woman finds herself stalked by an unknown assailant, but she cannot make anyone believe her desperate situation.
Director: James Merendino | Stars: Heather Graham, Lisa Zane, Paul Herman, Rustam Branaman
Votes: 667
25. Terror Tract (2000)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
A real estate agent terrifies a couple with the grim fates of the previous owners of a house they're looking at.
Directors: Lance W. Dreesen, Clint Hutchison | Stars: John Ritter, David DeLuise, Allison Smith, Kim Correll
Votes: 1,912
26. The Forty-First (1956)
88 min | War, Drama, Romance
An unexpected romance occurs for a female Red Army sniper and a White Army officer.
Director: Grigoriy Chukhray | Stars: Izolda Izvitskaya, Oleg Strizhenov, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Nikolai Dupak
Votes: 1,720
27. Undying Love (1991)
76 min | Horror
A young man (Tommy Sweeney) who's depressed about his failed suicide attempt, winds up going to a friends party anyway. Although his friends seem insensitive about his plight, he meets a ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Lamberson | Stars: Tommy Sweeney, Julie Lynch, Andrew Lee Barrett, Lee Kayman
Votes: 166
28. The Night Affair (1958)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A vice inspector for the Paris police takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky whom he considers to be more victim than criminal.
Director: Gilles Grangier | Stars: Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Nadja Tiller, Paul Frankeur
Votes: 748
29. Antes de morir piensa en mí. (2008)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
The tragic life of Nina, with a difficult childhood, married to an older man and playing dangerously with a colleague of her husband, ends in a frightful crime.
Director: Raúl Hernández Garrido | Stars: Sara Vallés, Carlos Kaniowsky, Pep Ricart, Lola Moltó
Votes: 35
30. Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue: Where the Wild Roses Grow (1995 Music Video)
G | 4 min | Music
The song "Where the Wild Roses Grow" tells about a man who fell in love with a young and beautiful girl and killed her, so as not to see how her beauty fades. Naturally, Nick sings on ... See full summary »
Director: Rocky Schenck | Stars: Nick Cave, Kylie Minogue
Votes: 201
31. Being at Home with Claude (1992)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
It's hard to review this movie without giving anything away. Suffice it to say that it depicts the crime of one member of a gay male relationship and the desperate struggle for the lead ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Beaudin | Stars: Roy Dupuis, Jacques Godin, Jean-François Pichette, Gaston Lepage
Votes: 658 | Gross: $0.60M
32. The Brutal Insanity of Love (1993)
101 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A policewoman is investigating the apparent suicide of a college coed. The prime suspects include the girl's professor, who may have been having an affair with her and the professor's wife, who frequents lesbian bars.
Director: Toshiharu Ikeda | Stars: Shirô Sano, Megumi Yokoyama, Kimiko Yo, Tatsuo Yamada
Votes: 172
33. Fever (1988)
R | 84 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller
Policeman (Bill Hunter) discovers a suitcase full of drug money during the normal course of his duties. The temptation to keep the money leads to an ever deepening set of circumstances.
Director: Craig Lahiff | Stars: Bill Hunter, Gary Sweet, Mary Regan, Jim Holt
Votes: 121
34. Sorok pervyy (1927)
66 min | Drama, War
Tragic romance between a female Red Army sharpshooter and a White Army officer.
Director: Yakov Protazanov | Stars: Ada Voytsik, Ivan Koval-Samborsky, Ivan Shtraukh
Votes: 165
35. Una donna ha ucciso (1952)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
During World War II, a young Italian woman falls in love with a British soldier, who turns out to be a worthless bum. Things deteriorate to the point where tragedy strikes and the woman is ... See full summary »
Director: Vittorio Cottafavi | Stars: Frank Latimore, Lianella Carell, Alessandro Serbaroli, Vera Palumbo
Votes: 74
36. Embrace of the Scorpions
Short, Crime, Drama | Announced
The relationship between an obsessive widower and a self-destructive medical administrator reaches a crisis point when they discover dark secrets about each other during a one-night stand.
Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Marybeth Paul, Corey Wells
37. The Abused (2008)
13 min | Short, Drama
A boy grows up in a violent household and witnesses his father kill his mother. He grows up to be an obsessive, damaged adult and continues the cycle of violence.
Director: Philip Granger | Stars: Kendall Ian Kay, Jeff Meszaros, Rachelle Weik, Morad Aytour
38.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Committed
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When the inmate Robbie Garson is found dead inside his room, Grissom, Sara and Capt. Brass investigate the murder. They learn that the inmates are criminally insane and rapists, and they ... See full summary »
Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 789
39.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Dead Ringer
(2004)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During the police marathon in Las Vegas, Grissom sees a runner outside the road and drives his car to the place, leaving Catherine alone. He finds a police officer dead. Dr. Robbins find ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 732
40.
Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode:
Angst
(1976)
59 min | Crime, Drama
A business man kills his lover girl when he learns that she's in love with another man. He persuades his fearful wife to give him an alibi. Now she suspects him to be a killer - and he knows that he is dependent on her fading loyalty.
Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Heidelinde Weis, Hans Dieter Zeidler
Votes: 91
41.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
Eyewitness
(1993)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Tessa witnesses the murder of a woman she met at an art exhibition, but the police don't believe her. She and Duncan take it upon themselves to investigate.
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Adrian Paul, Alexandra Vandernoot, Stan Kirsch, Amanda Wyss
Votes: 213
42.
Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode:
My Friend, My Enemy
(1970)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
While en route to rendezvous with the IMF in Switzerland, Paris is captured by a team of enemy agents, brainwashed, and programmed to kill his control: Phelps. While the enemy team creates ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Peter Graves, Leonard Nimoy, Lesley Ann Warren, Greg Morris
Votes: 160
43.
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952–1954)
Episode:
Mask of Hate
(1954)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Gordon Lane, a suicidal invalid, is bitter about his life and jealous of his wife's lover. Marion Lane feels trapped in an unhappy marriage and wants her lover, Barry, to kill her ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Barbara Britton, Richard Denning, Francis De Sales, Willis Bouchey
Votes: 24
44.
Water Rats (1996–2001)
Episode:
Hunting Season
(1997)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The water police are stretched to the limit when a U.S. Navy fleet sails into Sydney harbor during Mardi Gras weekend.
Director: Geoffrey Nottage | Stars: Colin Friels, Catherine McClements, Brett Partridge, Peter Bensley
Votes: 16
45.
Femme Fatales (2011–2012)
Episode:
Speed Date
(2011)
TV-MA | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After Hours meets La Femme Nikita when a geeky video game designer, Kevin Freeman, creates an alter ego for his online dating profile and winds up on the run with a female assassin from the mysterious Raven.
Director: Darin Scott | Stars: Reginald C. Hayes, Daphne Duplaix, Ryan Bittle, Stephanie Danielson
Votes: 135
46.
The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode:
At First Blush
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Patrick believes that a woman on trial for murder is innocent, and convinces Lisbon to open an investigation just as the jury begins its deliberations.
Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 1,284
47.
The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode:
Cheap Burgundy
(2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While CBI tries to get a smug business owner to confess to a murder, FBI agent Darcy asks for Patrick's help with her murder investigation. Her real motive is to find out more about Patrick's relationship to Red John.
Director: Bruno Heller | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman
Votes: 1,288
48.
The Bletchley Circle (2012–2014)
Episode:
Blood on Their Hands: Part 1
(2014)
TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During the war Alice Merren was one of Bletchley's brightest code-breakers. Now it is 1953. Lucy has a clerical job for Scotland Yard, Millie works as a German translator and Susan a ... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Payne | Stars: Paul McGann, Jonathan McGuinness, Hattie Morahan, Julie Graham
Votes: 425
49.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Angle of Attack
(2014)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team discovers that a mysterious homicide was caused by a man in a wingsuit, who is also found dead the next day.
Director: Kevin Bray | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox
Votes: 376
50.
American Crime Story (2016– )
Episode:
The Man Who Would Be Vogue
(2018)
TV-MA | 53 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The murder of Gianni Versace turns the eyes of the world onto Miami Beach.
Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Edgar Ramírez, Darren Criss, Ricky Martin, Penélope Cruz
Votes: 4,089