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51. The Monster of Mangatiti (2015 TV Movie)
70 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Heather Walsh tells her story of the time she was an emotional prisoner of Bill Cornelius at his remote farm.
Directors: Riccardo Pellizzeri, Philly de Lacey | Stars: Greta Gregory, Mark Mitchinson, Flynn Allan, Mark Warren
Votes: 823
52. Kidnapped (1938)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1747, young David Balfour's life is threatened by his greedy uncle Ebenezer who wishes to become heir to the considerable Balfour estate.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Otto Preminger | Stars: Warner Baxter, Freddie Bartholomew, Arleen Whelan, C. Aubrey Smith
Votes: 339
53. Utopia (1983)
198 min | Drama
A treatise on love and desire tainted by harsh reality of capitalism, in which submission to the laws of lust-as-commerce is played out by five prostitutes and their pimp, who pits them ... See full summary »
Director: Sohrab Shahid Saless | Stars: Manfred Zapatka, Imke Barnstedt, Gundula Petrovska, Gabriele Fischer
Votes: 356
54. Trench Road (2004)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
Matti Virtanen is trying to get his family back by buying a house.
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Eero Aho, Tiina Lymi, Ella Lymi, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 937
55. The Broken Star (1956)
Approved | 82 min | Western
When a deputy marshal murders a henchman, steals the racketeer money he is holding, and claims self defense, the head marshal orders an investigation to find the truth.
Director: Lesley Selander | Stars: Howard Duff, Lita Baron, Bill Williams, Douglas Fowley
Votes: 261
56. Undercurrent (2010)
95 min | Drama
The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of week long tours at sea. Then, during one dark and dreary night this ... See full summary »
Director: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson | Stars: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Votes: 384
57. Mission Improbable (2016)
117 min | Drama
Two strangers on the same bus cross paths with a young pastor on a personal journey of his own.
Director: Matthew Perdie | Stars: Collin Alexander Brown, Juli Tapken, Michael T. Dean, Cameron Arnett
Votes: 32
58. Let's Talk (2002)
98 min | Drama
A woman and her sister imagine various scenarios as they discuss revealing one's marital infidelity.
Director: Ram Madhvani | Stars: Boman Irani, Maia Katrak, Anahita Oberoi
Votes: 149
59. Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (2008)
100 min | Drama
Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a ... See full summary »
Director: Ekaterina Shagalova | Stars: Yuliya Peresild, Elvira Bolgova, Aleksandr Golubev, Nataliya Soldatova
Votes: 149
60. Café Olé (2000)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
Malcolm's (28) new love, Alicia (25), an illegal Chilean refugee, will be short-lived if he does not make the right choice.
Director: Richard Roy | Stars: Andrew Tarbet, Laia Marull, Stephanie Morgenstern, Dino Tavarone
Votes: 87
61. The Witness for the Defense (1919)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Stella Derrick is tried for the murder of her vicious husband. She is saved, apparently, by the false testimony of Henry Thresk. But Thresk has motives and malevolent plans of his own.
Director: George Fitzmaurice | Stars: Elsie Ferguson, Vernon Steele, Warner Oland, Wyndham Standing
Votes: 58
62. The Chimes (II) (1914)
50 min | Fantasy, Drama
Trotty Veck, the licensed messenger, reconsiders his promise to allow the marriage of his daughter Meg to Richard, after being advised by Alderman Cute that it is a sin for the poor to wed.... See full summary »
Director: Herbert Blaché | Stars: Tom Terriss, Faye Cusick, Alfred Hemming, Clarence Harvey
Votes: 18
63. A Wicked Woman (1934)
Passed | 72 min | Drama, Romance
Naomi is almost to term with her fourth child when Ed decides to leave taking all their money and the oldest son Curtis. With the sheriff after him, he is in no mood to think of his family.... See full summary »
Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Mady Christians, Jean Parker, Charles Bickford, Betty Furness
Votes: 227
64. Dani and Alice (2005)
Not Rated | 11 min | Drama, Short
Dani is very suspicious and jealous of Alice, and lashes out continually, forcing Alice to face the fact that their relationship must end, even if Dani thinks otherwise, and wants to deflect the blame for her outburst.
Director: Roberta Marie Munroe | Stars: Yolonda Ross, Lisa Branch, Linda Susan Husser, Guinevere Turner
Votes: 87
65. From the Valley of the Missing (1915)
50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A baby is left on the Brinbecombes' yacht while they are sailing up the Hudson River, and they adopt him and name him Everett. They are neighbors of Governor Floyd Vandecarm whose twin ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Powell | Stars: Jane Miller, Vivian Tobin, Harry Spingler, William Bailey
Votes: 23
66. The Hidden Truth (1919)
50 min | Drama
Helen Merrill sings and dances in the rough Western mining town of Nugget City, where she befriends Myrtle Cadby, whose husband Jake cruelly abuses her. After a particularly vicious beating... See full summary »
Director: Julius Steger | Stars: Anna Case, Charles Richman, Emma Campbell, Forrest Robinson
67. Tyrant Fear (1918)
50 min | Drama
Allaine Grandet lives with her father in the barren land of the north, where women are nothing more than mere chattels. She is sold by her father to Jules Latour, a brutal and primitive ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Dorothy Dalton, Thurston Hall, Melbourne MacDowell, William Conklin
68. The Moth (1917)
72 min | Drama
Spoiled young heiress Lucy Gillam knows only a life filled with parties and flirtations until she falls in love with a man who loves only her money. She marries him, and after their child ... See full summary »
Director: Edward José | Stars: Norma Talmadge, Hassard Short, Eugene O'Brien, Virginia Dare
Votes: 14
69. The Battle of Ballots (1915)
Drama
Oma loves Jack and refuses to marry Hartman. Jack protects her and they eventually get married. Lafe and Hazelet have been good friends for years. Hartman tells Lafe that Hazelet voted dry.... See full summary »
Director: Frank B. Coigne | Stars: William Wells, Mayre Hall, Dorothy Kingdon, Robert Lawrence
70. What Every Woman Learns (1919)
50 min | Drama
Because Amy Fortesque's dying grandfather advises her to get all the joys out of life, she marries Dick Gaylord because he is funny, rather than Walter Melrose, a staid young lawyer who ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Niblo | Stars: Enid Bennett, Irving Cummings, William Conklin, Lydia Knott
71. In the Bishop's Carriage (1913)
50 min | Crime, Drama
A successful stage actress with a hidden past as a criminal is kept on the path of righteousness by a benefactor.
Directors: J. Searle Dawley, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Mary Pickford, David Wall, House Peters, Grace Henderson
Votes: 25
72. The Reason Why (1918)
50 min | Drama
A Russian refugee who masquerades as Zara, niece of Francis Markrute, comes to his home and marries Lord Tancred, a scion of the English nobility, after a long series of misadventures she ... See full summary »
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Milton Sills, Florence Billings, Frank Losee
73. The Shuttle (1918)
50 min | Romance, Drama
Bettina Vanderpoel, the charming daughter of New York millionaire Reuben Vanderpoel, departs for England to visit her sister Rosalie, who is married to Sir Nigel Anstruthers, an ... See full summary »
Director: Rollin S. Sturgeon | Stars: Constance Talmadge, Alan Roscoe, Edith Johnson, Edwin B. Tilton
74. Rose of the West (1919)
50 min | Drama
Pierre Labelle, a trapper in the Canadian northwest, has been missing for two years, and his wife Rose and daughter Angela remain in a snow-bound cabin with their Indian servant Natoosh and... See full summary »
Director: Harry F. Millarde | Stars: Madlaine Traverse, Frank Leigh, Beatrice La Plante, Tom Santschi
75. Alone (2006)
23 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
This is a classic tale of man meets woman with a twist. In New York City, a lonely older man wants to communicate with his distant wife. Elsewhere in the city, a lonesome young woman ... See full summary »
Director: Clayton Broomes Jr. | Stars: Manuel Antunes Jr., Dawn A. Bennett, Bonnie Dennis, Willie Hill
Votes: 29
76. Joensuun Elli (2004)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Summer in the 1970's. Small Eastern-Finland village. One pretty young woman (Elli) and all the men wanting her...
Director: Anssi Mänttäri | Stars: Jenni Banerjee, Maija-Liisa Majanlahti, Paavo Liski, Santeri Kinnunen
Votes: 92
78. Rose of Nome (1920)
50 min | Crime, Drama
Rose Donnay flees from a life of abuse from her drunken, brutal husband Tim. Accompanying her is Jack Hilton, who--unknown to Rose--shoots Tim after stealing his money. They venture to Nome... See full summary »
Director: Edward LeSaint | Stars: Gladys Brockwell, William Scott, Herbert Prior, Gertrude Ryan
79. Romeo: A Documentary Film by Lorna Lowe (2015)
Documentary
A portrait of a man impassioned to rehabilitate men society would rather see incarcerated, Batterer Intervention Specialist Antonio Arrendel, examines the complex terrain of relationships ... See full summary »
Director: Lorna Lowe
80. The Secret of Black Mountain (1917)
40 min | Short, Western
In search of information about her grandfather, gold prospector Jim Vale, Miriam Vale comes to California and teaches school to defray her expenses. She learns that years ago Vale was ... See full summary »
Director: Otto Hoffman | Stars: Vola Vale, Philo McCullough, Charles Dudley, Frank Austin
81. Silent Strength (1919)
50 min | Drama
Dan La Roche lives in a mountain cabin, his only friend, a trapper, Tom Tripp. When Dan receives word from his city cousin, Henry Crozier, that they are heirs to their uncle's estate, Dan ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Scardon | Stars: Harry T. Morey, Betty Blythe, Robert Gaillard, Bernard Siegel
82. The Notorious Mrs. Sands (1920)
50 min | Drama
Member of a socially prominent but impoverished family, Mary Ware, is in love with the equally poor Ronald Cliffe, but Mary's mother convinces her to save the family from debt by marrying ... See full summary »
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Bessie Barriscale, Forrest Stanley, Dorothy Cumming, Harry Myers
83. The Woman Who Gave (1918)
60 min | Drama, War
Colette is a model who poses for two artist brothers, Don and Andrien Walcott. Andrien, a hunchback, creates a beautiful portrait of her which is seen by evil Bulgarian Prince Vacarra. The prince tracks her down and locks her in.
Director: Kenean Buel | Stars: Evelyn Nesbit, Irving Cummings, Robert Walker, Eugene Ormonde
84. Tears and Smiles (1917)
50 min | Drama
Little Marie, terrified after her drunken father beats her mother, flees from the house. Finding herself alone after her father is arrested for the assault and her mother rushed to the ... See full summary »
Director: William Bertram | Stars: Marie Osborne, Melvin Mayo, Marion Warner, Philo McCullough
85. The Painted World (1919)
50 min | Drama
Director: Ralph Ince | Stars: Janice Cummings, Julia Swayne Gordon, E.K. Lincoln, Harry Northrup
86. Cross My Heart (2009)
6 min | Short, Drama
On the anniversary of his mother's death, a son confronts the man who could be the killer.
Director: Brian Gregg | Stars: Jim James, Ivan Zizek
87. The Woman on the Index (1919)
50 min | Drama
Sylvia Martin runs away from her abusive father and almost succumbs to the cold on the doorstep of Louis Gordon, a crook. They marry, but later when faced with capture, Gordon kills himself... See full summary »
Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Pauline Frederick, Wyndham Standing, Willard Mack, Ben Hendricks Sr.
88. Body and Soul (1915)
50 min | Drama
Claire Martin, niece of the wealthy Mrs. Taylor, suffers from loss of memory. Under the effect of this, Claire acts as an entirely different person. She wanders through the woods seeking ... See full summary »
Director: George Irving | Stars: Florence Rockwell, Kenneth Hunter, Robert Whitworth, Jack Sherrill
89.
EZ Streets (1996–1997)
Episode:
Pilot
(1996)
TV-14 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A disgraced police detective goes undercover to break up orgainzed crime in the city where he lives and faces off against a powerful mobster.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, Jason Gedrick, John Finn
Votes: 187
90.
Homicide (1964–1977)
Episode:
The Violators
(1965)
Action, Crime, Drama
A young girl gets gang raped by three guys, the girl tells her dad and they hide it from the police because of the shame she feels. so one of her friend's takes revenge.
Directors: Bruce Ross-Smith, Ian Jones | Stars: Lex Mitchell, John Fegan, Terry McDermott, Mal Carmont
91.
Kavanagh QC (1995–2001)
Episode:
Briefs Trooping Gaily
(1998)
TV-MA | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kavanagh defends a battered wife who stabbed her husband to death and Jeremy when he is accused of professional misconduct.
Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Thaw, John Davis, Angela Down, Valerie Edmond
Votes: 63
92.
Beck (1997– )
Episode:
Skarpt läge
(2006)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A woman attacked in her home manages to flee with her two children. The following day her ex husband is found stabbed to death in the house. Beck presumes she has killed him in self-defense... See full summary »
Director: Harald Hamrell | Stars: Peter Haber, Mikael Persbrandt, Björn Bengtsson, Källa Bie
Votes: 1,485
93.
Happy Valley (2014–2023)
Episode:
Episode #3.2
(2023)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Catherine learns of a painful betrayal close to home, and Faisal comes under increasing pressure from all sides.
Directors: Patrick Harkins, Sally Wainwright | Stars: Sarah Lancashire, Rick Warden, Mete Dursun, Chord Melodic
Votes: 887
94.
Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode:
Dolly Mae Clapp & Shaniqua Brown
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
A woman convicted for the torture and murder of a prostitute, along with three other prostitutes and their pimp. Then, a teenage mother who played a role in a botched robbery scheme that ended with the murder of a Chinese food deliveryman.
Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Ashley Crary, Dolly Mae Clapp, Luther Clapp, Gussie Neville
Votes: 18
95.
Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode:
Alicia Williamson & Patricia Donnelly
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
A single mother pleads self-defense after fatally stabbing a man she met on a dating website after he rejected her. A woman who strangled a man she just met at a swinger's club after changing her mind about having sex with him for money.
Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Ashley Crary, Alicia Williamson, Willie Kidd, Angela Kidd
Votes: 14
96.
Person of Interest (2011–2016)
Episode:
Get Carter
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Reese and Finch's game of cat and mouse with Detective Carter becomes infinitely more complicated when The Machine declares that she is their newest POI.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman, Michael Emerson
Votes: 3,823
97.
Ripper Street (2012–2016)
Episode:
A Man of My Company
(2013)
TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The body of a ship's engineer is found in the Thames, and his murder seems to be connected with the arrival of a powerful shipping magnate and a group of Americans who are hunting Jackson and Long Susan.
Director: Andy Wilson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Jerome Flynn, Adam Rothenberg, Clive Russell
Votes: 565
98.
Vegas (2012–2013)
Episode:
All That Glitters
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
While the sheriff investigates the death of an Olympic boxer, Vincent runs into some difficulty when one of his Chicago bosses gets in trouble with the law.
Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sarah Jones
Votes: 131
99.
I Am a Killer (2018–2022)
Episode:
A Mother's Love
(2022)
TV-MA | Documentary, Crime
In prison for killing her husband, a woman details her past abuse and turbulent marriage. Her mother also reflects on their strained relationship.
Director: Laura Thomson | Stars: Aaron Brown, Jema Donahue, Margaret Heffernan, Rob Russell
Votes: 93
100.
Battle Creek (2015)
Episode:
Syruptitious
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a killer drowns a person in maple syrup, Agnew and Chamberlain must infiltrate syrup cartels; Detective White battles with his medical marijuana dealer.
Director: Andrew Bernstein | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Dean Winters, Aubrey Dollar, Edward Fordham Jr.
Votes: 387