Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "attempted-murder", "socialite"

1. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

PG-13 | 164 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Eight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman

Votes: 1,826,082 | Gross: $448.14M

2. Death on the Nile (2022)

PG-13 | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While on vacation on the Nile, Hercule Poirot must investigate the murder of a young heiress.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand

Votes: 188,433 | Gross: $45.63M

3. Batman Returns (1992)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy

While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken

Votes: 327,302 | Gross: $162.83M

4. Death on the Nile (1978)

PG | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?

Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Simon MacCorkindale, Jane Birkin

Votes: 39,797

5. Laura (1944)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.

Directors: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price

Votes: 51,378 | Gross: $4.36M

6. The Shadow (1994)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In 1930s New York City, The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan (John Lone), who is building an atomic bomb.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle

Votes: 27,124 | Gross: $32.06M

7. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

PG | 76 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.

Directors: Kevin Altieri, Boyd Kirkland, Frank Paur, Dan Riba, Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach

Votes: 56,821 | Gross: $5.62M

8. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Passed | 124 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis

Votes: 19,119 | Gross: $0.33M

9. Undercurrent (1946)

Passed | 116 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

Middle-aged bride Ann Hamilton soon begins to suspect that her charming husband is really a psychotic who plans to murder her.

Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum, Edmund Gwenn

Votes: 3,527

10. A Free Soul (1931)

Passed | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable

Votes: 2,932

11. The Cheat (1915)

Not Rated | 59 min | Drama, Romance

A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to replace the stolen money.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Fannie Ward, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Dean, James Neill

Votes: 2,762 | Gross: $0.21M

12. Experiment Perilous (1944)

Approved | 91 min | Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller

In 1903, a doctor suspects murder in the gothic Bederaux family.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Hedy Lamarr, George Brent, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker

Votes: 2,126

13. Are You Lonesome Tonight (1992 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A rich wife who is searching for her missing husband, seeks help from a private eye and her husband's call girl.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Ed Brassard, Jane Seymour, Parker Stevenson, Beth Broderick

Votes: 219

14. Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)

109 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A closed room mystery begins when an infamous tycoon is found dead in his bath tub. The famous police lieutenant Palmu is summoned to investigate.

Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Elina Pohjanpää, Matti Ranin, Leo Riuttu

Votes: 2,099

15. Floaty

Drama | Pre-production

The son of an Italian sculptor endures the deranged behavior of his stepmother and a series of mishaps, preceding a banquet honoring his father's legacy.

Stars: Miko Hughes, Neil Vipond, Jennifer Nicole Stang, Emmett Lee Stang

16. London by Night (1937)

Passed | 69 min | Mystery, Romance

A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.

Director: Wilhelm Thiele | Stars: George Murphy, Rita Johnson, Virginia Field, Leo G. Carroll

Votes: 348

17. Maligno (1977)

128 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A blood-curdling motion picture about witchcraft, Satan's disciples, witches and warlocks to steal a beautiful maiden's soul.

Director: Celso Ad. Castillo | Stars: Susan Roces, Dante Rivero, Celia Rodriguez, Eddie Garcia

Votes: 22

18. Broadway Hostess (1935)

Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A woman becomes a successful singer, but can't do as well in love.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Wini Shaw, Genevieve Tobin, Lyle Talbot, Allen Jenkins

Votes: 421

19. Li Ting Lang (1920)

50 min | Drama

College student Li Ting Lang is a favorite of his friends until his attentions toward socialite Marion Halstead bring forth protests on all sides. In defiance, Marion announces her ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Swickard | Stars: Sessue Hayakawa, Allan Forrest, Charles Mason, Doris Pawn

20. The Flame of Youth (1917)

50 min | Drama, Adventure

James Gordon, Sr., owner of the Gordon syndicate, dispatches his roughneck son Jimmy to investigate why production has fallen off in his opal mine on an island off the coast of lower ... See full summary »

Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Jack Mulhall, Ann Forrest, Donna Drew, Hayward Mack

Votes: 20

21. Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952–1953)
Episode: Dead Right (1952)

Crime, Drama, Mystery

The weakling nephew of a Texas cattleman attempts to murder Craig Kennedy after he has been framed for an attempted murder and a robbery. Kennedy and his friends, Police Inspector J. J. ... See full summary »

Stars: Donald Woods, Sydney Mason, Lewis Wilson, Pamela Duncan

22. The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode: Dwarf in a Helium Hat (1978)

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

A threat to the wrong phone number has Jim scrambling to find out who it was meant for.

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, John Pleshette

Votes: 266