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51. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story) (2008)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

Sandra Gregory is arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle heroin into Japan.

Votes: 35

52. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Brazil/Sao Paulo Death Trap (2009)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Drama

Brendan and his friends accept an offer to go to Brazil, pick up a package of cocaine and take it to Hungary. They are sent to the local police station and locked in a service elevator for two days because of space limitations.

Director: Kim Flitcroft | Stars: Brogan West, Julio Adrião, Joaquim de Castro, Silvano Monteiro

Votes: 24

53. The Trouble with Black Men (2004– )
Episode: Work and Education (2004)

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Director: Bart Layton

54. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Mexico/Teen Smuggler (2009)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, Drama

Grew up in the ghetto of El Paso Texas. Son to a single mother who didn't care he wasn't going anywhere. A small job at an auto shop got him involved in smuggling drugs from Mexico. Which eventually took a turn for the worst.

Director: Gillian Pachter | Stars: Alberto Wolf, Tania Ángeles, Alejandro Belmonte, Manuel Villaseñor

Votes: 29

55. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Caracas/Venezuela Blues (2009)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

David Evans is arrested trying to smuggle drugs from Venezuela to Amsterdam.

Director: Renny Bartlett | Stars: Wendy Albiston, Roger Evans

Votes: 27

56. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Cuba/Hooked In Havana (2009)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Drama

When Kahlilah met big-shot music producer Roy, she didn't expect that her life would change forever. Just months into their relationship, Roy forced her to smuggle 18 pounds of cocaine.

Director: Srik Narayanan | Stars: Juan Reyes, Simone James, Claudia Perdomo, Corine Zehnder

Votes: 31

57. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Indonesia/Busted In Bali (2009)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Drama

A random encounter with a family friend at the Bali airport was all it took to land Chris Parnell in jail and arrested on charges of smuggling 12 kilos of hashish.

Director: Carl Hindmarch | Stars: John McCraw, Chris Parnell

Votes: 37

58. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Jamaica/Jamaican Getaway (2009)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

T.K. White and her girlfriend are sent to Kingston's notorious central prison after attempting to smuggle marijuana.

Director: Stephen Kemp | Stars: Martin Clarke, Shannon Foster, Eon Grey, Chris McFarlane

Votes: 32

59. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Kidnapped in the Philippines (2009)

TV-14 | Documentary, Drama

Greg Williams is a volunteer who worked for the church, until he in 1996 got kidnapped by a terrorist group who have connections with Al-Qaeda.

Director: Russell Eatough | Stars: Francis Adams, Greg Williams

Votes: 32

60. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Puerto Vallarta/Mexican Justice (2009)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Drama

Jake Libbon gets arrested in Mexico for selling marijuana, then is falsely accused of shooting two police officers.

Director: Stephen Kemp | Stars: Nicholas Bishop, Eme Guitron, Manuel Villaseñor, Wayne York

Votes: 28

61. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege (2009)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Drama

During a U.N. peace mission, a minor incident sparks nationwide fighting, leading Major Phil Ashby to flee his disarmament camp and chance survival in a daring escape through the jungle.

Director: Renny Bartlett | Stars: Adrian Bennett, Lenny Juma, Charles McClintic, James Tovell

Votes: 34

62. The Fugitive Chronicles (2009– )
Episode: Dimeo (2010)

Action, Crime, Drama

Christopher RoMeo and his girlfriend embark on a violent, drug-fueled crime spree, leading to a final confrontation with police in Altantic City, NJ.

Director: James Bryce | Stars: Martin Garcia, Christopher Kloko, Joe Leon, Roy Mazzacane

63. Distraction Pieces Podcast (2014– )
Bart Layton & Barry Keoghan - Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip #226 (2018 Podcast Episode)

Comedy

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Stars: Barry Keoghan, Bart Layton, Scroobius Pip

64. The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (2022)
Episode: They Vanished (2022)

TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Crime

In 1993, Robert convinces his college friends he's and MI5 agent. Decades later, a man named David exerts and extreme level of control over a family.

Directors: Sam Benstead, Gareth Johnson | Stars: John Atkinson, Jake Clifton, Mark Clifton, Sandra Clifton

Votes: 240

65. The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (2022)
Episode: Setting the Trap (2022)

TV-MA | 50 min | Documentary, Crime

As Robert continues to exploit and ruin lives, the authorities set a trap in London. Meanwhile, in the present, Sandra's children hold out hope.

Directors: Sam Benstead, Gareth Johnson | Stars: John Atkinson, Jake Clifton, Mark Clifton, Sandra Clifton

Votes: 206

66. The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (2022)
Episode: Chasing a Ghost (2022)

TV-MA | 29 min | Documentary, Crime

The father of an early victim raises the alarm with authorities about his daughters safety. Decades later, the police chase down a bizarre lead.

Directors: Sam Benstead, Gareth Johnson | Stars: John Atkinson, Jake Clifton, Mark Clifton, Sandra Clifton

Votes: 214

67. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Panama / Colombia Ambush (2010)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama

A jungle adventure turns sour when American backpacker Mark Wedeven and his travel companions are taken hostage by armed guerilla soldiers in Panama.

Director: Stephen Kemp | Stars: Robert Beckman, Cassie Fliegel, Renzo Rios

Votes: 20

68. The Big Picture (2017– )
Truth, Fiction, and a Hollywood Heist Movie, with Bart Layton (2018 Podcast Episode)

31 min | Talk-Show

Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with writer-director Bart Layton about his path from unconventional documentaries to his ambitious new docufiction heist movie, 'American Animals.'

Stars: Sean Fennessey, Bart Layton

69. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Saddam's Iraq (2010)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Drama

Follow the story of oil field contractors in Iraq that found themselves in a two-month-nightmare after attempting to flee the country on the heels of impending war.

Director: Simon George | Stars: Simon Lee Phillips, James Scales

Votes: 19

70. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: The Real Midnight Express (2010)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Drama

In intimate detail, Locked Up Abroad reveals Billy Hayes' real-life experience behind the Oscar-winning 1978 film, "Midnight Express."

Director: Ben Chanan | Stars: Robbie Jarvis, Billy Hayes, Alexandre Ottoveggio

Votes: 72

71. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Tokyo Takedown (2010)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Drama

Witness the grueling sentence Jackie Nichols faces after attempting to smuggle hashish in Japan.

Director: Diene Petterle | Stars: Jackie Nichols, Julie Patzwald, Christian Storms

Votes: 24

72. Breakout (2010– )
Episode: The Texas Seven (2010)

Documentary, History

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Director: Kim Flitcroft | Stars: David Amito, Paquito 'Paco' Hernaci, Scott Hilton, Christian Bako

Votes: 20

73. Breakout (2010– )
Episode: Escape to Vegas (2010)

Documentary, History

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Director: Jim Nally | Stars: Scott Edwards, Frank J. Zupancic, Sharma MacDonald, Raymond Bowen

Votes: 22

74. Breakout (2010– )
Episode: Prison Romance (2010)

Documentary, History

When gang leader George Hyatte escaped from prison custody outside a court in Tennessee, he had an unlikely accomplice: his wife Jennifer, a prison nurse. The pair had fallen in love and ... See full summary »

Director: Gillian Pachter | Stars: Emmanuel Kabongo, Yulia Petrauskas, Charles McGeoghan, John Jordan

Votes: 18

75. Breakout (2010– )
Episode: Through the Roof (2010)

Documentary, History

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Director: Matthew Catling | Stars: Antonino Pruiti, Denis Germain, Derek Lackenbauer, Barry Aithchison

Votes: 17

76. Breakout (2010– )
Episode: Ohio's Most Wanted (2010)

Documentary, History

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Director: Gillian Pachter | Stars: Steve Vieira, Brent Crawford, Ido Visentin, David Lepp

Votes: 22

77. Breakout (2010– )
Episode: The Running Man (2010)

Documentary, History

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Director: Matthew Catling | Stars: David Wontner, Robert Skeates, Gregory Dasilva, Phil Dubrovsky

Votes: 23

78. Get Out Alive (2010– )
Episode: Jungle Abduction (2011)

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Director: Kim Flitcroft | Stars: Wolframio Sinué, Dominic Kinnaird

79. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Saudi Bootlegger (2011)

TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Drama

Scottish chef Gordon Malloch arrives in Saudi Arabia to start a new life as a catering manager, but quickly finds himself a profitable sideline as a bootlegger.

Director: Carl Hindmarch | Stars: Max Wrottesley, Maxeem Ayyad, Peeka Emna Poell Rejel, Yousef Shweihat

Votes: 37

80. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: The Real Goodfella (2011)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama

Henry Hill--who inspired the movie Goodfellas--relays the true story of his rise and fall as a drug dealing wiseguy in the New York mob.

Director: Mark Lewis | Stars: Henry Hill, Cale Epps, Carissa Dalton, Joe Jones

Votes: 56

81. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Daredevil Drug Runner (2011)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama

A former soldier must rely on his combat training to survive a violent Spanish prison after being convicted of smuggling 500 kilos of hashish.

Director: Srik Narayanan | Stars: Chris Chance, Dominic Kinnaird, Mark Wingett

Votes: 31

82. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Drug Dealer Revenge (2011)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama

Addicted to cocaine, unable to keep a job and desperate for money, Robert Pringle agrees to smuggle cocaine out of Peru. When Robert has second thoughts and tries to back out of the deal, drug dealers threaten him and his family.

Director: David Bartlett | Stars: Lily Alejandra, Alberto Pablo Rivera, Toby Walton

Votes: 20

83. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Heroin Sting (2011)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama

A fantasy vacation turns into a seven-year nightmare when Brigene Young is busted for smuggling drugs hidden in her shoes.

Director: Kim Flitcroft | Stars: Peter Butler, Jodi Deerling, Chrisel Mouton, Vuyisile Pandle

Votes: 33

84. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Mexico Money Machine (2011)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama

Jeremy Khinoo pushes his luck when he tries to buy illegal prescription drugs with fake cash in Mexico.

Director: Thomas Viner | Stars: Tato Alexander, James Le Feuvre

Votes: 30

85. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: The Cocaine Trap (2011)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama

Stephen Sutton agrees to transport gold from Argentina to Australia in exchange for $15,000, but he's tricked into carrying cocaine and gets caught.

Director: Chris Martin | Stars: Pablo Rueda, Jonah Russell

Votes: 26

86. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: Emily the Imaginary Friend/The Girl with No Face (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

"Emily the Imaginary Friend" talks to the Poremski family who are tormented by a force that their daughter recognizes as her invisible friend. "The Girl with No Face" talks to a mother and ... See full summary »

Director: Gillian Pachter | Stars: Laurel Poremski, Brian Poremski, Judy Taber, Stephanie Tasker

Votes: 116

87. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Backstabbed in Thailand (2011)

TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Drama

Faced with an impending manslaughter trial, a military veteran travels to Thailand for a quick getaway. While there, she learns her travel companion is planning on smuggling heroin back to the U.S., and she agrees to help her out.

Director: Ben Chanan | Stars: Jim Gaines, Kim Hood, Lisa Taylor, Keisha Tillis

Votes: 35

88. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: Haunted Highway/Kentucky UFO Chase (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

"Haunted Highway" examines the disappearance of a Christine Skubish and her son on a California road and the bizarre activity that eventually lead police to discover them. "Kentucky UFO ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Nikolic-Dunlop | Stars: Deborah Hoyt, Dave Stautzenbach, Rich Strasser, Nick Skubish

Votes: 86

89. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: The Poltergeist/Watched in the Wilderness (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

The episode starts with paranormal action-fest 'The Poltergeist'. When Susan and Matt move into a new home in Moreno Valley, California, with their respective daughters Jamie and Marie, ... See full summary »

Director: Diene Petterle | Stars: Susan Lewis, Jamie Skipper, Jeff Boiler, Anna Huh

Votes: 95

90. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Cocaine Mule Mom (2012)

TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Drama

A middle aged mother of three decides to smuggle drugs to survive.

Director: Tim Conrad | Stars: Jacob Cepeda, Pippa Winslow, Patrick Ziliax

Votes: 30

91. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: The Haunting of Mansfield Mansion (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

When Amy Moore buys her dream home, a rundown Connecticut mansion, at a knock down price she cannot believe her luck. Amy wants to renovate the house and restore it to its former glory - 3 ... See full summary »

Director: Simon George | Stars: Amy Moore, Alyssa Noller, Dave McGann, Casey Guererri

Votes: 87

92. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: Trumbull County UFO/The Dangerous Game (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

First, a board game unleashes an evil spirit who wreaks havoc on the lives of an innocent family. And then the skies of a small town play host to one of the most widely-witnessed UFO events ever.

Director: Stephen Kemp | Stars: Toby Meloro, Roy Ann Rudolph, Lisa Dobrowolski, Mike Dobrowolski

Votes: 73

93. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: The Rain Man (2011)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

Young Don Decker is in trouble with the law, but he's been released from Stroudsberg Jail, Pennsylvania, on a weekend furlough to attend his grandfather's funeral. The Kieffer family, who ... See full summary »

Director: Neil Rawles | Stars: Dave Keenhold, Don Decker, Bob Kieffer, Ron Van Why

Votes: 78

94. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: I Am Not a Terrorist (2012)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Drama

Duane Wollum has two kilos of cocaine strapped to his body but the police think it's a bomb.

Director: Tim Conrad | Stars: Sandra Barrios, Aaron Benton, Nick Burr, Vivi Hernandez

Votes: 27

95. Locked Up Abroad (2007– )
Episode: Son of Saddam (2012)

TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, Drama

Iraqi soldier Latif Yahia is fighting in the Iran-Iraq War when he is summoned to the Palace. Here, Latif claims Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday demanded Latif become his body double.

Director: David Bartlett | Stars: Sam Vincenti, Latif Yahia

Votes: 126

96. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: Man in the Attic (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

A young mother rents a California bungalow for her growing family. All's well, until she starts hearing strange noises coming from overhead. Soon, she's plagued by unseen hands moving ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Kemp | Stars: Jackie Hernandez, Tina Lawler, Al Hernandez, Barry Conrad

Votes: 85

97. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: The Brooklyn Haunting (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

A family moves into a dilapidated Brooklyn, NY townhouse that could be their dream home. A basement excavation reveals a strange door leading to a dirt-filled room. When the kids go inside ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Clifton | Stars: Elaine Mercado, Joe Bevilacqua, Christine Mercado, Matthew Mercado

Votes: 68

98. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: The Dybbuk Box (2012)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

Portland, Oregon antique store owner Kevin Mannis buys an old wine box from the estate sale of a 103-year old Holocaust survivor in Portland, Oregon. The late woman's granddaughter tells ... See full summary »

Director: Russell England | Stars: Heath Hudson, Anne Harper, Johnny Quinn, Marianna Phung

Votes: 92

99. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: Capitol Theatre Haunting (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

A Salt Lake City police officer is thrilled to be posted to graveyard shift guard duty at the prestigious Capitol Theatre as his first assignment. But, night after night, the cop and his ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Clifton | Stars: Bill Giannou, Karl Balluch, Jim Campbell, Jean-Claude Paquet

Votes: 68

100. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: The Cabin/Ghost in the Garden (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

A married couple and their daughter moves into a small ranch house in the outskirts of London, Ohio. Soon, the wife feels like she's being watched and is convinced that there's a "Peeping ... See full summary »

Directors: Sam Hobkinson, Neil Rawles | Stars: Keith Williams, Diane Ford, Ray Boykin, David Boykin

Votes: 56