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51. The Spies (1957)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Short of cash for his private clinic, a French psychiatrist accepts money from a NATO Intelligence agent to shelter a defecting Soviet-bloc scientist but enemy spies are closing-in.
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Peter Ustinov, O.E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 1,100
52. Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause! (1970)
80 min | Comedy, Crime
Housemaid Georgette (Girardot) loves to gossip and this causes major trouble to people around her.
Director: Michel Audiard | Stars: Annie Girardot, Bernard Blier, Mireille Darc, Jean Le Poulain
Votes: 582
53. Reflections of Murder (1974 TV Movie)
100 min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
The wife and mistress of the abusive headmaster of a boy's school plot and carry out his murder. They dump his body in the murky swimming pool at the school and await for it to surface. ... See full summary »
Director: John Badham | Stars: Tuesday Weld, Joan Hackett, Sam Waterston, Lucille Benson
Votes: 379
54. 'Ctyri vrazdy stací, drahousku' (1971)
103 min | Comedy, Crime
Two criminal gangs are ruthlessly fighting for a 1-million dollar check that, purely by chance, got into the flat of shy high school teacher George Camel. As the number of victims sharply ... See full summary »
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jirina Bohdalová, Iva Janzurová, Marie Rosulková
Votes: 791
55. 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: 968
56. Double Deception (1960)
101 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Serge Friedman | Stars: Alice Kessler, Ellen Kessler, Jacques Riberolles, Ginette Leclerc
Votes: 37
57. Le gang (1977)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as "the front-wheel drive gang". The police ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Laura Betti, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin
Votes: 743
58. Faces in the Dark (1960)
84 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Inventor Richard Hammond goes blind and mentally unstable after lab accident. His family brings him to countryside home. Hammond suspects something suspicious about their motives and circumstances, building tension and mystery.
Director: David Eady | Stars: John Gregson, Mai Zetterling, John Ireland, Michael Denison
Votes: 373
59. Cops Is Cops (1972)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime
For a special mission to destroy drug dealers in Nice, hardcore bachelor inspector Campana has to don the role of a married man with a child. He adjusts himself well but will have to fight a lot before being able to achieve final victory.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Michel Constantin, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 736
60. The Blonde from Peking (1967)
87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
An amnesic young woman is found fainting on a bench. A tattoo identifies her as Erica Olsen, ex-companion of a Chinese scientist who holds atomic secrets.
Director: Nicolas Gessner | Stars: Claudio Brook, Mireille Darc, Françoise Brion, Jean-Jacques Delbo
Votes: 223
61. Midnight Lace (1981 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A TV reporter (Mary Crosby) is mercilessly stalked by a mysterious assassin. Why does he want to kill her?
Director: Ivan Nagy | Stars: Mary Crosby, Gary Frank, Celeste Holm, Carolyn Jones
Votes: 69
62. Carambolages (1963)
88 min | Comedy, Crime
The story takes place in a luxury building of about ten floors where the "321" agency has its headquarters. The company watches over the holidays of its customers.
Director: Marcel Bluwal | Stars: Louis de Funès, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Serrault, Sophie Daumier
Votes: 1,016
63. Murder Is a Murder (1972)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Murder mystery involving a man and his relationship with twin sisters.
Director: Etienne Périer | Stars: Jean-Claude Brialy, Stéphane Audran, Robert Hossein, Michel Serrault
Votes: 282
64. Dear Inspector (1977)
PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Parisian detective Lise meets her childhood sweetheart Antoine by chance. Extremely happy about the reunion, the two arrange to meet. But Lise's duties as an inspector thwart their plans.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Alric, Hubert Deschamps
Votes: 1,142
65. A Pain in the Ass (2008)
86 min | Comedy
An unlikely friendship develops between a hitman and a suicidal guy who have both checked into the same hotel for different reasons.
Director: Francis Veber | Stars: Richard Berry, Patrick Timsit, Pascal Elbé, Laurent Paolini
Votes: 1,027
66. Where the Truth Lies (1962)
83 min | Thriller
François is a vet surgeon on the Noirmoutier island. He is married to Catherine. One day, he is called by a mysterious attractive woman, Myriam, whose leopard is sick. They become lovers. ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Juliette Gréco, Liselotte Pulver, Jean-Marc Bory, Georges Chamarat
Votes: 120
67. Kapitán Exner (2017– )
55 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Stars: Michal Dlouhý, Jan Vondrácek, David Novotný, Vica Kerekes
Votes: 49
68. The Desert of Love (2012 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
A film adaptation of the novel of Francois Mauriac about a maitresse who lost her son and who becomes the object of desire for the doctor who was not able to rescue her son and at the same time for the doctor's son, which lead to a drama.
Director: Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Didier Bezace, Mathieu Spinosi, Catherine Mouchet
Votes: 43
69. Letters to an Unknown Lover (1985 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
During World War II, two allied soldiers escape from a Nazi POW camp to Lyons, where they accept the hospitality of mademoiselle Helene.
Director: Peter Duffell | Stars: Yves Beneyton, Cherie Lunghi, Andréa Ferréol, Ralph Bates
Votes: 67
70. La vie en miettes (2011 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Mystery
Jonathan and Anaïs Hopkins have only been married a few months, but life together is a nightmare. Anaïs is unstable, cold in bed and often away visiting her sister. Or is she? When Jonathan... See full summary »
Director: Denis Malleval | Stars: Bruno Debrandt, Audrey Fleurot, Marie Denarnaud, Christian Rauth
Votes: 129
71. The Stalker's Apprentice (1998 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 76 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Marcus Walwyn develops a fatal obsession for a young girl he meets on a train. Corrupted by a book he reads by the convicted serial killer Helmut Kranze he embarks on a murderous mission.
Director: Marcus D.F. White | Stars: Peter Davison, James Bolam, Paula Wilcox, Gideon Turner
Votes: 120
72. Pozadí událostí (2022)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
A controversial erotic novel at the university stirs up a wave of resentment and enthusiasm. Who wrote it and who was inspired by it to murder a student?
Stars: Jirí Havelka, Katarzia, Martha Issová, Jitka Cvancarová
Votes: 44
73. Vodník (2019)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Marie Výrová investigates a closed case concerning the hideous murder of a small child on the outskirts of Olomouc, which took place thirty years previously. She is convinced of ... See full summary »
Stars: Klára Melísková, Václav Neuzil, Alena Doláková, Jaroslava Pokorná
Votes: 117
74. Poen (1975 TV Movie)
Comedy, Crime
Director: Roger De Wilde | Stars: Daan Hugaert, Rita Lommée, Nolle Versyp, Oswald Versyp
75. Rozpustený a vypustený (1985)
85 min | Comedy, Crime
A police inspector and inexperienced trainee search for a mysteriously disappeared manufacturer of ointments for hair growth.
Director: Ladislav Smoljak | Stars: Jirí Zahajský, Marek Brodský, Rudolf Hrusínský, Blazena Holisová
Votes: 580
76. Piège pour Cendrillon (1965)
118 min | Crime, Mystery
The young Michèle Isola, who is about to inherit a fortune from her godmother, scarcely survives a terrible fire. When she regains consciousness it becomes evident she suffers with amnesia.
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Dany Carrel, Madeleine Robinson, Hubert Noël, Jean Gaven
Votes: 179
77. Maldonne (1969)
96 min | Mystery, Thriller
A penniless pianist is being offered a strange but lucrative contract he can't refuse.
Director: Sergio Gobbi | Stars: Pierre Vaneck, Elsa Martinelli, Robert Hossein, Jacques Castelot
Votes: 61
78. Quiet Is the Night (1978)
128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys during the Christmas season. The police commissioner ends up tracing the clues to his own home, where he ... See full summary »
Director: Tadeusz Chmielewski | Stars: Tomasz Zaliwski, Piotr Lysak, Henryk Bista, Miroslaw Konarowski
Votes: 285
79. Meurtre en 45 tours (1960)
98 min | Mystery, Thriller
(1961) Danielle Darrieux, Michael Auclair. A singer believes she's being haunted by the ghost of her dead husband.
Director: Etienne Périer | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Jean Servais, Raymond Gérôme
Votes: 142
80. Zlocin na poste (1980 TV Movie)
43 min | Crime, Drama
Helenka, a popular clerk at the village post office, is accused of embezzlement. A check reveals that she is 200 crowns short and the girl commits suicide. Her protector and friend, ... See full summary »
Director: Jaroslav Dudek | Stars: Vladimír Mensík, Milena Steinmasslová, Pavel Zednícek, Josef Abrhám
Votes: 17
81. Demoniac (1957)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Gervais and his friend Bernard, two prisoners of war, manage to escape from the camp where they are held. Bernard is determined to take refuge with Hélène, his war grandmother, a woman with... See full summary »
Director: Luis Saslavsky | Stars: François Périer, Micheline Presle, Jeanne Moreau, Madeleine Robinson
Votes: 101
82. The Victims (1996)
94 min | Crime, Thriller
Paris, 1996. Parisian editor Pierre Duval has an affair with Claire, wife of wealthy architect Bernard Jaillac. The latter has to supervise a large-scale operation in Morocco, he asks ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Grandperret | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Jacques Dutronc, Florence Thomassin, Karin Viard
Votes: 86
83. L'indic (1983)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Inspector Bertrand wants to put an end to the criminal activities of Ange Malaggione, the head of the Corsican clan.
Director: Serge Leroy | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Thierry Lhermitte, Pascale Rocard, Michel Beaune
Votes: 211
84. Murder in the Excelsior Hotel (1971)
89 min | Crime, Mystery
This retro crime story revolves around a bottle of French cognac that was used to kill the charming Dana Matousová in a high-end Prague establishment. All the threads of the intricate case,... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Jaroslav Marvan, Frantisek Filipovský, Josef Vinklár, Josef Bláha
Votes: 147
85. L'assassin connaît la musique... (1963)
80 min | Comedy, Crime
Lionel Fribourg, a great composer (at least that's what HE thinks) has a problem with his noisy environment: he can't complete his unfinished symphony. Of course there is a market for ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Chenal | Stars: Maria Schell, Paul Meurisse, Sylvie Bréal, Yvonne Clech
Votes: 107
86. Zlocin v dívcí skole (1966)
107 min | Comedy, Crime
Three short story omnibus. The main hero and connecting link is Lieutenant Boruvka, created by Lubomír Lipsky. He deals with the murder case between climbers, the death of the dancer in the... See full summary »
Directors: Jirí Menzel, Ivo Novák, Ladislav Rychman | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jan Preucil, Petr Kostka, Jana Gýrová
Votes: 106
87. Máj (2008)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The time-tested poem, more than a century old, transposed into a stirring story of undying love and passion. The story takes place in an unspecified, distant past, but the young heroes are more or less contemporary characters.
Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Matej Stropnický, Nina Divísková, Krystof Hádek, Vladimír Javorský
Votes: 234
88. Sest cerných dívek aneb Proc zmizel Zajíc? (1969)
82 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Detective Lieutenant Boruvka (Lubomír Lipský) is called to the State Scientific Library to investigate the loss of a precious manuscript, the Infernal Psalter of the Occult Sciences by ... See full summary »
Director: Ladislav Rychman | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Zuzana Savrdová, Iva Janzurová, Zdenek Rehor
Votes: 39
89. Mrtvacima ulaz zabranjen (1965)
111 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
The main protagonist is a modest teacher who is getting involved in the clash of two criminal gangs.
Directors: Vladimir Carin, Svetislav Stetin | Stars: Mija Aleksic, Branka Petric, Aleksandar Stojkovic, Rahela Ferari
90. A Prague Underworld (1988– )
64 min | Crime
The series Prague Underworld relies on understatement to colorfully depict the history of Czech criminology. Each episode is a precise miniature portrait, full of tragicomic figures: petty ... See full summary »
Stars: Jirí Adamíra, Josef Vinklár, Josef Bláha, Ondrej Havelka
Votes: 107
91. La fin de la nuit (2015 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
Twenty years after having tried to kill her husband, Thérèse, who is ill, struggles along in the solitude of her Parisian apartment. One day, her daughter Marie arrives at the door. ... See full summary »
Director: Lucas Belvaux | Stars: Nicole Garcia, Louise Bourgoin, Amir El Kacem, Sandra Nkake
Votes: 38
92. Five Dead Dogs (2016– )
Crime, Drama
Three bears have mysteriously disappeared from the ZOO. And what's worse - the porter died during the nocturnal assault on the security guard. An extensive search for the possible motives ... See full summary »
Stars: Klára Melísková, Stanislav Majer, Tereza Ramba, Miroslav Krobot
Votes: 82
93. Mravenci nesou smrt (1986)
82 min | Crime
Drugs from West Berlin are smuggled into Karlovy Vary, through several arranged intermediaries. One of the prominent members of the criminal organization is the elegant Eva Krausová. ... See full summary »
Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Josef Vinklár, Jan Kanyza, Rudolf Jelínek, Jirí Zahajský
Votes: 35
94. Idiotka (1977 TV Movie)
77 min | Comedy, Crime
Director: Jaroslav Novotný | Stars: Josef Bek, Jirina Bohdalová, Bohumila Dolejsová, Kveta Fialová
Votes: 15
95. Rückfahrt in den Tod (1986 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Hans-Jürgen Tögel | Stars: Peter Bongartz, Sabine Wollin, Iris Berben, Andreas Mannkopff
96. La main passe (2012 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
Arnaud Marescot has a penchant to steal small objects. When his compulsive fixation targets Emilie, and he thinks he's in control over her, it's already too late to realize he's fallen into a deadly trap.
Director: Thierry Petit | Stars: Bruno Todeschini, Fanny Valette, Anne Azoulay, Serge Riaboukine
Votes: 87
97. Les anges noirs (1937)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Two brothers-in-law hate each other but, for business interests, they want their respective son and daughter to marry. The young fiancées are not in agreement, as the boy has a happy ... See full summary »
Director: Willy Rozier | Stars: Suzy Prim, Paul Bernard, Henri Rollan, Fernand Charpin
Votes: 14
98. Appelez-moi Mathilde (1969)
100 min | Comedy
Gangsters kidnap the wife of an important financier. But this one, is not as calm as one might have thought.
Director: Pierre Mondy | Stars: Jacqueline Maillan, Robert Hirsch, Michel Serrault, Guy Bedos
Votes: 71
99. The Shadow of the Ferns (1985)
90 min | Crime, Drama
After a murder of a gamekeeper who catches them red-handed having just downed a deer, two teenage boys, conceited Ruda (Marek Probosz) and shy Václav (Zbigniew Suszynski) go on the run through the woods.
Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Marek Probosz, Zbigniew Suszynski, Miroslav Machácek, Frantisek Peterka
Votes: 157
100. La présence des ombres (1995)
90 min | Thriller
Director: Marc F. Voizard | Stars: Patrice L'Ecuyer, Isabelle Renauld, Denis Mercier, Patricia Tulasne
Votes: 19