Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "staged-suicide"

1. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)

R | 206 min | Crime, Drama, History

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 242,469

2. The Voyeurs (2021)

R | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, but notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite. This will set in motion a chain of events that will lead to disaster.

Director: Michael Mohan | Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Justice Smith, Ben Hardy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Votes: 32,837

3. Lethal Weapon (1987)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan

Votes: 276,791 | Gross: $65.21M

4. Badlands (1973)

PG | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town, and her older greaser boyfriend, embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota Badlands.

Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates, Ramon Bieri

Votes: 78,513

5. Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In 1950s New York, Lionel, a private detective with Tourette syndrome, sets out to uncover the mystery behind his mentor and only friend Frank's murder. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secrets.

Director: Edward Norton | Stars: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 62,894

6. Hide and Seek (2005)

R | 101 min | Horror, Mystery

As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace, at first, in her imaginary friend.

Director: John Polson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen, Elisabeth Shue

Votes: 88,850 | Gross: $51.10M

7. We Summon the Darkness (2019)

R | 91 min | Horror, Music, Thriller

Three best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls' country home for an after-party.

Director: Marc Meyers | Stars: Alexandra Daddario, Keean Johnson, Maddie Hasson, Amy Forsyth

Votes: 11,911

8. Department Q: The Absent One (2014)

Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The murder of young twins initially implicates a group of upper class students as the killers, though the case takes a turn or two from its starting point.

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk, David Dencik

Votes: 26,243

9. Julia's Eyes (2010)

Not Rated | 118 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The story of a woman who is slowly losing her sight whilst trying to investigate the mysterious death of her twin sister.

Director: Guillem Morales | Stars: Belén Rueda, Lluís Homar, Pablo Derqui, Francesc Orella

Votes: 37,464

10. Fear in the Night (1972)

PG | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown moves with her husband to a boys' school, and finds herself being terrorized by a mysterious one-armed man, but nobody believes her.

Director: Jimmy Sangster | Stars: Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Ralph Bates, Peter Cushing

Votes: 2,398

11. What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Horror

Police investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.

Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adorf, Franco Fabrizi

Votes: 2,402

12. Strange Bargain (1949)

Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In order to cash-in a life insurance policy, a failing business owner asks one of his employees, who has financial woes of his own, to aid him in disguising his suicide into a robbery-murder.

Director: Will Price | Stars: Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Harry Morgan, Katherine Emery

Votes: 866

13. 3 Faces (2018)

100 min | Drama

Three actresses at different stages of their career. One from before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, one popular star of today known throughout the country, and a young girl longing to attend a drama conservatory.

Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Behnaz Jafari, Jafar Panahi, Marziyeh Rezaei, Maedeh Erteghaei

Votes: 4,806 | Gross: $0.07M

14. Deadly Exchange (2017)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Samantha and daughter Blake invite Chloe, a foreign exchange student from Britain, into their California home. The two girls become close friends but Samantha's uneasiness begins with the ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Shell | Stars: Lindsay Hartley, Cynthia Watros, Valentina Novakovic, Victoria Konefal

Votes: 431

15. Time Table (1956)

Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In Arizona, a train's baggage car is robbed of a large payroll, prompting an investigation led by a railroad official-insurance investigator team.

Director: Mark Stevens | Stars: Mark Stevens, King Calder, Felicia Farr, Marianne Stewart

Votes: 920

16. The Second Woman (1950)

Approved | 91 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house.

Director: James V. Kern | Stars: Robert Young, Betsy Drake, John Sutton, Florence Bates

Votes: 1,433

17. Dear Murderer (1947)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A businessman plans to kill his cheating wife's lover and make it look like suicide.

Director: Arthur Crabtree | Stars: Eric Portman, Greta Gynt, Dennis Price, Maxwell Reed

Votes: 1,121

18. Circle of Friends (2006 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A woman returns home to investigate the mysterious deaths of her childhood friends.

Director: Stefan Pleszczynski | Stars: Julie Benz, Chris Kramer, Venus Terzo, Paula Costain

Votes: 525

19. The Woman on Pier 13 (1949)

Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Successful, newly married Brad Collins once belonged to the Communist Party of the USA, and now the Party will stop at nothing to use him.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Robert Ryan, Laraine Day, John Agar, Thomas Gomez

Votes: 1,276

20. The Stranger She Brought Home (2021 TV Movie)

TV-PG | Thriller

Amelia, a 911 operator who likes to secretly insert herself into her callers' lives, pretends to be the fiancee of an injured man who has fallen into a coma.

Director: Dave Thomas | Stars: Lesa Wilson, Cameron Jebo, Sara Torres, Don Jeanes

Votes: 170

21. Bad Blonde (1953)

Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A scheming blonde seduces a fighter and convinces him to murder her husband, a fight manager.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Barbara Payton, Frederick Valk, John Slater, Sidney James

Votes: 450

22. Guilty (2014 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A teenager becomes overwhelmed with guilt after her lies to support a friend's claim of sexual assault lead to the accused teacher's suicide.

Director: Anthony Lefresne | Stars: Erin Sanders, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Catherine Dent, Michael Woods

Votes: 608

23. Falling (I) (2008)

R | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Drama chronicling the tragic mental and spiritual collapse of a Hollywood videographer.

Director: Richard Dutcher | Stars: Richard Dutcher, Virginia Reece, Maria Eberline, Cesar Garcia

Votes: 82

24. Deep Take (2019)

Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When an actress discovers the sinister reason behind her director's fastidious result directing, she gets more than she bargained for.

Director: Norman Yi Li | Stars: Megs Calleja, Michael Diel, Sherry Duggal, Lee J. Poichuk

25. Realities Around the World (1969)

69 min | Documentary

Mutant mondo, discarding any attempt at making things look "real". The film's concept suggests that all stories are based on authentic news headlines. Fact or fiction, this is a fun, dumb ... See full summary »

Director: Gianni Proia | Stars: Elio Crovetto, Liù Bosisio, Ugo Fangareggi, Luigi Zerbinati

Votes: 12

26. Sinners in Love (1928)

60 min | Drama

Ann Hardy (Olive Borden) heads to the big city where she falls in love with Huntley Gordon but she is heartbroken to learn he is just using her.

Director: George Melford | Stars: Olive Borden, Huntley Gordon, Seena Owen, Ernest Hilliard

27. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: You'll Die Laughing (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A comedian becomes obsessed with his fatal destiny.

Director: Zale Dalen | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Newley, Gary Blumsack, Lorraine Landry

Votes: 86

28. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: A Night at the Movies (2003)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man is found stabbed to death in an art house cinema while a young shooting victim is found in a storage room with a bizarrely wide bullet hole pattern.

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 804

29. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Anonymous (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a man is found dead in his bathtub with a tape recorder telling that he has committed suicide, the CSI team recalls the case of Royce Harmon that was not well resolved. Grisson, ... See full summary »

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 1,067

30. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Pilot (2000)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A murder appears to be a suicide with very little evidence.

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 1,560

31. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Pledging Mr. Johnson (2000)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A severed leg is found in a lake while a fraternity pledge goes badly.

Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Jorja Fox, Gary Dourdan

Votes: 1,088

32. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Secrets & Flies (2005)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Catherine investigates the murder of a young mother who claimed God got her pregnant, while Grissom witnesses a very shady trial.

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 757

33. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Who Shot Sherlock? (2005)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Greg is doing his final proficiency test and he has a case to solve. Ironically, he investigates the death of a Sherlock Holmes- wannabe, obsessive to the point of recreating the great ... See full summary »

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 848

34. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Risk (2006)

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

The team investigates a college student found dead on the subway tracks and a stock broker hanging out his Wall Street window.

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 317

35. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Baseballs of Death (1988)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett and Tubbs are investigating the murders of prostitutes which appears to be the work of a sadist. They discover that the killer is a Chilean police official. They try to arrest him ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 336

36. Silk Stalkings (1991–1999)
Episode: Love Bandit (1994)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Rita refuses to believe that a good friend committed suicide.

Director: Ron Ames | Stars: Mitzi Kapture, Rob Estes, Christa Daniel, Mark Moses

Votes: 25

37. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Happenstance (2006)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

CSI investigates the deaths of estranged identical twins: one from a gunshot wound, and one from an apparent suicide. The two deaths do not appear to be related, but are they?

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 792

38. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Loco Motives (2006)

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

Gil finds a third miniature crime-scene replica at a murder site, and CSI tries to find a link between the three otherwise-unrelated murders.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 888

39. The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science (1996–2005)
Episode: Camera Clues (1997)

TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Crime

How crime scene photos can provide valuable clues during an investigation.

Director: Stacey A. Foiles | Stars: Gene Galusha, Lee Blasingame, Brad Breckinridge, Rick Clark

Votes: 16

40. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Red Brick and Ivy (2008)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An acquaintance of Patrick requests his help in solving a murder related to a neurological science project which involves animal testing.

Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,753

41. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Lat 40° 47' N/Long 73° 58' W (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mac and the crime lab deal with a killer who is using compasses to leave clues to his crimes.

Director: Matt Earl Beesley | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 283

42. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Cuckoo's Nest (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After a body falls from the 59th Street Bridge, the CSI team finds a compass near the body pointing east, and realizes it's the third victim of the Compass Killer. Meanwhile, detective Flack, still dealing with Angell's death, goes AWOL.

Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 279

43. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Cold Blooded (2010)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A college student suffers a death at the hands of an animatronic dinosaur from a Las Vegas show, while the death of a man whose daughter and friend disappeared years ago is tied a new lead on the locations of their dead bodies.

Director: Louis Shaw Milito | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 672

44. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Pretty Dead (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Mysterious murder occurs during a beauty pageant and the suspects are plentiful.

Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Votes: 1,213

45. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Freaks & Geeks (2011)

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

The murder of a popular sideshow performer sends the team behind the scenes at a carnival freak show. Rachel is found sadistically slain, the team goes behind the scenes of the carnival freak show to find her killer.

Director: Alec Smight | Stars: Ted Danson, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 690

46. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Brain Doe (2011)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The CSI crew is stumped when they discover a disembodied brain at a crime scene where all the other brains are accounted for.

Director: Brad Tanenbaum | Stars: Ted Danson, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 660

47. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Split Decisions (2012)

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

The task of figuring out who shot and killed a pediatrician in a casino becomes more difficult when the team discovers that the killer is one of three identical triplets.

Director: Brad Tanenbaum | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 666

48. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Ruby Slippers (2012)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jane and the CBI gang get involved in the world of Drag Queen Cabaret when a body is found burned to death in the alley behind their theater.

Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,871

49. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: If It Bleeds, It Leads (2012)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young television reporter is murdered, and CBI believes that the killer may have been one of the subjects she had been investigating.

Director: John F. Showalter | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman

Votes: 1,306

50. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: CSI on Fire (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mass burial site in the desert has an unlikely connection to an accused serial killer in Seattle from detective Finlay's past - but how far will she go to bring him to justice?

Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt | Stars: Ted Danson, Elisabeth Shue, George Eads, Jorja Fox

Votes: 492