Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "criminal-investigation", "murder-mystery"

1. Columbo (1971–2003)

TV-PG | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.

Stars: Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby

Votes: 42,082

2. The Killing (2011–2014)

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

A police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car.

Stars: Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Billy Campbell, Liam James

Votes: 123,535

3. Basic Instinct (1992)

R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn

Votes: 219,364 | Gross: $117.73M

4. Ringu (1998)

Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Mystery

A reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi, Hitomi Satô

Votes: 77,566

5. Brazen (2022)

TV-14 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When her sister is killed and her double life as a webcam performer is revealed, Grace ignores the warnings of a cool-headed detective and gets involved in the case.

Director: Monika Mitchell | Stars: Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, Malachi Weir, Emilie Ullerup

Votes: 13,763

6. Life Is Strange (2015 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

An awkward photography student named Max discovers her ability to rewind time, and reunites with her estranged best friend Chloe to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a local girl.

Directors: Raoul Barbet, Michel Koch | Stars: Hannah Telle, Ashly Burch, Nik Shriner, Dani Knights

Votes: 13,796

7. Black Angel (1946)

Passed | 81 min | Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir

When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford

Votes: 3,958

8. Dirty Linen (2023)

TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama

Four houseworkers of a well-known aristocratic family mysteriously vanished one by one without a trace, meanwhile four people are out to get their hellish revenge against the prominent family itself.

Stars: Zanjoe Marudo, Francine Diaz, Janine Gutierrez, John Arcilla

Votes: 181

9. Geisha of Death (2015)

TV-MA | 90 min | Action, Crime, Horror

Nilalang is about an NBI agent who teams up with the heiress to a transnational organized crime syndicate in Japan to put a stop to the centuries-old curse that might be responsible for the spate of serial killings happening in Manila.

Director: Pedring Lopez | Stars: Cesar Montano, Maria Ozawa, Meg Imperial, Cholo Barretto

Votes: 490

10. The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)

95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The witnesses of a train murder must take the investigation into their own hands if they want to survive.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Catherine Allégret, Jacques Perrin, Simone Signoret, Michel Piccoli

Votes: 2,241

11. Killer Toon (2013)

104 min | Horror, Thriller

Popular horror web-comic artist Ji Yoon finds life imitating her own work when her publisher turns up dead in a way, precisely mirrors the images in her latest comic.

Director: Yong-gyun Kim | Stars: Lee Si-young, Uhm Ki-joon, Lee Do-yeop, Oh Gwang-Rok

Votes: 2,271

12. Dragnet (1954)

Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Two homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member.

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson

Votes: 1,136

13. 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

14. Underage (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Family

Jamilla and Angeli reunite and fall in love, leading to dramatic scenes and slapping scenes.

Stars: Lexi Gonzales, Elijah Alejo, Hailey Mendes, Gil Cuerva

Votes: 21

15. Widows' Web (2022– )

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Four women hold hidden secrets because of a businessman's inexplicable assassination. Their lives will be shattered and trapped in a maze of lies, conflicts, betrayals, mysteries, ambition, murder, wealth, and power.

Stars: Pauline Mendoza, Ashley Ortega, Vaness Del Moral, Bernard Palanca

Votes: 52

16. The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu (1962)

100 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Inspector Palmu investigates the death of an old astronomer, whose body is found on Helsinki's Observatory Hill, but the investigation is complicated by the media's spreading of false information concerning the case.

Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela, Helge Herala

Votes: 1,294

17. Le dossier noir (1955)

115 min | Drama

Jacques Arnaud arrives in a small town somewhere in the province. Soon a citizen reports to him that strangers have broken into his house where they stole a mysterious "black dossier".

Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Antoine Balpêtré, Bernard Blier, Jean-Marc Bory, Daniel Cauchy

Votes: 183

18. Ika-5 utos (2018–2019)

TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Three families are shattered by a series of intrigues, secrets, and lies connected to a horrific crime. Among the members of the families, who is guilty and who is innocent?

Stars: Jean Garcia, Jeric Gonzales, Tonton Gutierrez, Valerie Concepcion

19. Irene Huss (2007–2011)
Episode: Glasdjävulen (2008)

87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In a small community near Gothenburg found three members of a family priest brutally murdered. The walls are covered with the inverted pentagram - the symbol of the devil's face - painted ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Moberg | Stars: Angela Kovacs, Lars Brandeby, Reuben Sallmander, Dag Malmberg

Votes: 467