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

1. Fargo (2014–2024)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Various chronicles of deception, intrigue, and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. All of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.

Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Freeman, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks

Votes: 422,983

2. The Mentalist (2008–2015)

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

A famous "psychic" outs himself as a fake, and starts working as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation so he can find "Red John", the madman who killed his wife and daughter.

Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 201,145

3. South Park (1997– )

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Mona Marshall

Votes: 406,612

4. Scarface (1983)

R | 170 min | Crime, Drama

In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Votes: 918,451 | Gross: $45.60M

5. The Intouchables (2011)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama

After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.

Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot

Votes: 931,498 | Gross: $13.18M

6. Little Children (2006)

R | 137 min | Drama, Romance

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.

Director: Todd Field | Stars: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley

Votes: 116,906 | Gross: $5.46M

7. Emily the Criminal (2022)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.

Director: John Patton Ford | Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Badillo, John Billingsley

Votes: 56,057

8. Victorious (2010–2013)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.

Stars: Victoria Justice, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, Elizabeth Gillies

Votes: 29,621

9. Grand Theft Auto V (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Three very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.

Stars: Shawn Fonteno, Ned Luke, Steven Ogg, Gerald 'Slink' Johnson

Votes: 72,029

10. Super Mario Bros. (1993)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.

Directors: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton | Stars: Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Samantha Mathis

Votes: 63,071 | Gross: $20.92M

11. Riders of Justice (2020)

Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a train crash. All appears to be a tragic accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann

Votes: 63,844

12. Blue Bayou (2021)

R | 117 min | Drama

As a Korean-American man raised in the Louisiana bayou works hard to make a life for his family, he must confront the ghosts of his past as he discovers that he could be deported from the only country he has ever called home.

Director: Justin Chon | Stars: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O'Brien, Linh-Dan Pham

Votes: 10,533

13. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The Chipmunks believe that Dave plans to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami.--and dump them. They have three days to get to him and save themselves not only from losing Dave but also from gaining a terrible stepbrother.

Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Jason Lee, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney

Votes: 22,671 | Gross: $85.89M

14. Hangman (II) (2017)

R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A homicide detective brings his partner out of retirement to help catch a serial killer whose crimes are based on the children's game Hangman.

Director: Johnny Martin | Stars: Al Pacino, Karl Urban, Brittany Snow, Joe Anderson

Votes: 19,121

15. Bad Santa (2003)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.

Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham, John Ritter

Votes: 155,269 | Gross: $60.06M

16. Impulse (2018–2019)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A young woman discovers she has the extraordinary power of teleportation.

Stars: Maddie Hasson, Sarah Desjardins, Enuka Okuma, Craig Arnold

Votes: 10,529

17. I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama

The harrowing true account of Steven Stayner, who was kidnapped by a perverted pseudo-priest and his lackey during the 1970s. As he gets older, he realizes that he needs to try to make an escape and get back home.

Stars: Cindy Pickett, John Ashton, Corin Nemec, Luke Edwards

Votes: 2,850

18. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

PG | 96 min | Horror

In 1972 London - a century after his final battle with Professor Van Helsing - Count Dracula is resurrected by occultist Johnny Alucard, and goes after his archenemy's descendants.

Director: Alan Gibson | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Christopher Neame

Votes: 7,454

19. Angel-A (2005)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A beautiful woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Rie Rasmussen, Jamel Debbouze, Gilbert Melki, Serge Riaboukine

Votes: 35,705 | Gross: $0.20M

20. Jack's Back (1988)

R | 97 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A serial killer in Los Angeles celebrates Jack the Ripper's 100th birthday by committing similar murders and only one has a chance of stopping him.

Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo

Votes: 4,102 | Gross: $0.49M

21. ExTerminators (2009)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

Three women who meet in an anger-management class decide to form a traditional business with very untraditional methods.

Director: John Inwood | Stars: Heather Graham, Jennifer Coolidge, Matthew Settle, Amber Heard

Votes: 2,701

22. Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Scarface the game begins during the final scene of the film, with the mansion of Tony Montana under attack from assassins sent by Alejandro Sosa. When Tony survives, his quest to kill Sosa begins.

Stars: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Al Israel

Votes: 2,831

23. Detective Story (1951)

Approved | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell

Votes: 9,516

24. The Whistlers (2019)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a policeman who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception.

Director: Corneliu Porumboiu | Stars: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Marlon, Rodica Lazar, Sabin Tambrea

Votes: 6,533

25. Stepfather 3 (1992 TV Movie)

R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller

That psycho stepfather has escaped from the insane asylum and had his face surgically altered. Now he's married again, this time to a woman with a child in a wheelchair. He goes on a ... See full summary »

Director: Guy Magar | Stars: Robert Wightman, Priscilla Barnes, Season Hubley, David Tom

Votes: 2,071

26. Too Close to Home (1997 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 115 min | Drama, Thriller

Obsessed with her adult son and angered by the idea of him leaving her and marrying a beautiful nurse, a mother does everything in her power to prevent his independence.

Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Judith Light, Ricky Schroder, Sarah Trigger, Dorothy Gordon

Votes: 438

27. One Million Yen Girl (2008)

121 min | Drama

A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

Director: Yuki Tanada | Stars: Yû Aoi, Mirai Moriyama, Pierre Taki, Terunosuke Takezai

Votes: 1,724

28. Chancer (1990–1991)

TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A business adviser uses all means necessary to help his friends out of financial ruins. However he has a moral code. Also, his unresolved family past won't leave him alone.

Stars: Clive Owen, Simon Shepherd, Susannah Harker, Leslie Phillips

Votes: 456

29. Mr. Lucky (1943)

Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

A gambler has plans to swindle money from a charity program, but starts to have second thoughts when he falls for a rich society girl.

Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford, Gladys Cooper

Votes: 3,546

30. Killing for Love (2016)

Unrated | 130 min | Documentary, Crime

The gruesome murders of Nancy and Derek Haysom in 1985 were an international media sensation. The Haysoms were wealthy, respected members of Virginia society, and the murder conviction of ... See full summary »

Directors: Marcus Vetter, Karin Steinberger | Stars: Imogen Poots, Daniel Brühl, Jens Söring, Chuck Reid

Votes: 1,699

31. Flying Blind (2012)

93 min | Drama

A stylish mix of erotic love story and political thriller. Helen McCrory stars as a brilliant aerospace engineer who is drawn into a passionate affair with a younger male student while ... See full summary »

Director: Katarzyna Klimkiewicz | Stars: Helen McCrory, Najib Oudghiri, Kenneth Cranham, Tristan Gemmill

Votes: 687

32. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1980)

102 min | Comedy, Crime

Released from a British prison, an American is hired as an electrician for a London bank but his criminal acquaintances show-up and force the reluctant Yank to join them as the inside-man in a well-planned bank heist.

Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Richard Jordan, Oliver Tobias, David Niven, Elke Sommer

Votes: 489

33. The Dead Talk Back (1994 Video)

65 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A psychic researcher attempts to solve a murder by using a radio that enables him to speak with the dead.

Director: Merle S. Gould | Stars: Aldo Farnese, Scott Douglas, Laura Brock, Earl Sands

Votes: 992

34. New Port South (2001)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama

A group of teenagers wish to rebel against the administrators and teachers (the system) in their suburban Chicago high school called New Port South.

Director: Kyle Cooper | Stars: Kevin Christy, Blake Shields, Will Estes, Melissa George

Votes: 572

35. Look Again (2011 TV Movie)

87 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Just as her life is coming together, a young woman experiences a terrible tragedy when her boyfriend is murdered by an intruder from whom the woman herself barely escapes. The police ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Marc Piché | Stars: Morena Baccarin, Paul Christie, Sadie LeBlanc, Chris William Martin

Votes: 586

36. From This Day Forward (1946)

Approved | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Incidents of a marriage are recalled in flashback.

Director: John Berry | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Mark Stevens, Rosemary DeCamp, Harry Morgan

Votes: 475

37. Hotel Limbo (2020)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After unexpectedly inheriting a hotel, Diana thinks she's destined for glitz and glamor. The life of a heiress may not be as lavish as it seems.

Director: Tina Adams | Stars: Lucie Vondrácková, Michael Barbuto, Sophie Gendron, James McDougall

Votes: 709

38. Without Malice (2003 TV Movie)

89 min | Thriller

A weekend hunting trip takes a deadly turn when a man is murdered.

Director: Rob W. King | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Craig Sheffer, Corey Haim, Gabrielle Anwar

Votes: 270

39. Squizzy Taylor (1982)

97 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Wormy and diminutive, yet cunning and determined small-time hoodlum Squizzy Taylor rises to prominence and popularity in Melbourne, Australia in the 1920's. Squizzy romances brash moll ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: David Atkins, Jacki Weaver, Alan Cassell, Michael Long

Votes: 127

40. Petos (1988)

92 min | Crime

Leisurely-paced, semi-comedic story based on actual events, "the first American-style post office robbery in Finland". In the mid-1950s, a gangster quartet led by Hilarius Ruokonen splits ... See full summary »

Director: Taavi Kassila | Stars: Paavo Pentikäinen, Eeva Litmanen, Martti Tschokkinen, Carl-Kristian Rundman

Votes: 121

41. Rusty Knife (1958)

90 min | Crime, Drama

Two friends who witnessed an organized crime murder are threatened by the local mob into keeping quiet.

Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Akira Kobayashi, Mari Shiraki

Votes: 725

42. Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice (2008 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery

Teen detective Nancy Drew goes undercover in Venice to track down an art thief known as "The Phantom".

Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Adrienne MacIain, Jonah Von Spreecken, Gin Hammond

Votes: 68

43. Stardust Stricken - Mohsen Makhmalbaf: A Portrait (1996)

70 min | Documentary, Biography

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Director: Houshang Golmakani | Stars: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Akbar Abdi, Dariush Arjmand, Ezzatolah Entezami

Votes: 37

44. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner (2008 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Strong Bad's scheme in winning the "Tri-Annual Race to the End of the Race".

Director: Mark Darin | Stars: Matt Chapman, Missy Palmer, Mike Chapman

Votes: 45

45. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Gemini (2003)

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

A string of murder victims that include an optician, plastic surgeon, and hair stylist seems to have racial overtones.

Director: Frank Prinzi | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 324

46. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode: From Prussia with Love (1986)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

It's closing time at The Nag's Head, and Mike the landlord is having problems clearing everyone out, particularly a young pregnant foreign girl who doesn't seem to speak Peckham English. ... See full summary »

Director: Mandie Fletcher | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, John Challis

Votes: 562

47. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of Constant Doyle (1963)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the death of her husband and partner, Joe Doyle, Constant Doyle takes on a case involving a young man who knew her husband. Constant asks for Perry's help, and he suggests she hire the Paul Drake Detective Agency to aid in the case.

Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Votes: 682

48. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: Systematic Abuse (1994)

Crime, Drama, Family

Brian Latham is put on trial for the murder of his girlfriend. Littleton and Douglas clash in court. Jimmy argues with his daughter. Kimberly gets life advice from Wambaugh.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 55

49. Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Episode: Reformed Criminal (1955)

TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dan Mathews has reason to suspect the worst when a courier with a criminal record disappears with $31,000 after an automobile accident.

Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Lee Roberts, House Peters Jr., Terry Frost

Votes: 85

50. Days of Our Lives (1965– )
Episode: Episode #1.10624 (2007)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Jeremy explains he already told Stefanie about his criminal record, and indeed she only resents Steve and Bo checking up on her lover. Lucas is delighted to be the twin's father and now ... See full summary »

Director: Roy B. Steinberg | Stars: Blake Berris, Bryan Dattilo, Trevor Donovan, Deidre Hall