Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "rapist", "reporter"

1. The Green Mile (1999)

R | 189 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

8.6

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61 Metascore

A tale set on death row, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the lead guard, Paul Edgecombe, recognizes John's gift, he tries to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt

Votes: 1,409,807 | Gross: $136.80M

2. Watchmen (2009)

R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

7.6

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56 Metascore

In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman

Votes: 583,212 | Gross: $107.51M

3. The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

6.0

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In an abandoned house in Poughkeepsie, New York murder investigators uncover hundreds of tapes showing decades of a serial killer's work.

Director: John Erick Dowdle | Stars: Stacy Chbosky, Ben Messmer, Samantha Robson, Ivar Brogger

Votes: 24,830

4. Sleepers (1996)

R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

7.5

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49 Metascore

After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric

Votes: 237,787 | Gross: $49.10M

5. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

R | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.7

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52 Metascore

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

Director: Joe Berlinger | Stars: Lily Collins, Zac Efron, Angela Sarafyan, Sydney Vollmer

Votes: 103,616

6. Daredevil (2003)

PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Crime

5.3

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42 Metascore

A man blinded by toxic waste which also enhanced his remaining senses fights crime as an acrobatic martial arts superhero.

Director: Mark Steven Johnson | Stars: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, Michael Clarke Duncan

Votes: 229,282 | Gross: $102.54M

7. Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

6.1

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26 Metascore

Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission.

Director: Adrian Grunberg | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza

Votes: 109,709 | Gross: $44.82M

8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.8

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76 Metascore

A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.

Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling, Lena Endre

Votes: 223,448 | Gross: $10.10M

9. Boston Strangler (2023)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, History

6.5

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58 Metascore

Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to report on the city's most notorious serial killer.

Director: Matt Ruskin | Stars: Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper, Alessandro Nivola

Votes: 33,233

10. The Accused (1988)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama

7.1

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65 Metascore

After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi

Votes: 40,094 | Gross: $32.07M

11. The Life of David Gale (2003)

R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.5

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31 Metascore

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Cleo King

Votes: 126,175 | Gross: $19.59M

12. Dead Man Walking (1995)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama

7.5

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80 Metascore

A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.

Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry

Votes: 101,874 | Gross: $39.39M

13. The Bedroom Window (1987)

R | 112 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

6.4

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45 Metascore

A young executive starts an affair with his boss's wife which then escalates into a nightmare after he lies to the police in order to protect her.

Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert, Paul Shenar

Votes: 6,844 | Gross: $12.64M

14. Seeking Justice (2011)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.1

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38 Metascore

After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.

Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau

Votes: 48,031 | Gross: $0.04M

15. Criminal Law (1988)

R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

5.7

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A Boston defense attorney gets his wealthy client off for murder, then suspects him of killing again.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper, Karen Young

Votes: 4,632 | Gross: $9.97M

16. Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Horror

4.9

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A reporter wakes up in a morgue and finds herself a member of the undead, before vowing revenge against the sect which put her there.

Director: Sebastian Gutierrez | Stars: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, Robert Forster

Votes: 12,586 | Gross: $0.11M

17. 15 Minutes (2001)

R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

6.1

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34 Metascore

A homicide detective and a fire marshal must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings.

Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks

Votes: 51,960 | Gross: $24.40M

18. The Monster (1994)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

7.3

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After a series of bizarre actions, Loris is mistaken for a serial killer. Jessica, a policewoman in undercover, will try to induce him to commit a murder.

Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Michel Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi, Dominique Lavanant

Votes: 11,337 | Gross: $0.64M

19. The Central Park Five (2012)

Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary, Crime, History

7.7

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79 Metascore

A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.

Directors: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon | Stars: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Kharey Wise, Raymond Santana

Votes: 7,940 | Gross: $0.27M

20. Fatal Charm (1990 Video)

R | 94 min | Thriller

4.7

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He may have been convicted of raping and murdering six young women, but to a smitten teenage girl who's initiated a relationship-by-mail, he's just a cute guy who couldn't possibly be guilty. Did he...or didn't he?

Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Christopher Atkins, Amanda Peterson, Mary Frann, James Remar

Votes: 395

21. Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)

96 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

8.0

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A mentally-disturbed flower seller starts killing young girls on the streets of Belgrade. While the frustrated police inspector is trying to stop him, an aspiring musician finds his life and work deeply intertwined with that of a killer.

Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Tasko Nacic, Nikola Simic, Srdjan Saper, Sonja Savic

Votes: 4,360

22. Extreme Justice (1993)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama

5.5

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A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.

Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Chelsea Field, Yaphet Kotto

Votes: 1,392

23. Supernova (2005 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

3.7

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A scientific possibility becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force in the universe threatens to hurtle home.

Director: John Harrison | Stars: Luke Perry, Tia Carrere, Peter Fonda, Clemency Burton-Hill

Votes: 1,864

24. The Stranger Beside Me (2003 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.1

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While working at a Seattle clinic for women in the 1970s, aspiring crime writer, Ann Rule, unwittingly becomes friends with serial killer Ted Bundy.

Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Billy Campbell, Barbara Hershey, Suki Kaiser, Brenda James

Votes: 1,036

25. New Delhi (1987)

Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.8

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A journalist is illegally jailed for exposing two corrupt politicians, He exacts revenge through his new mysterious newspaper.

Director: Joshiy | Stars: Mammootty, Sumalatha, Suresh Gopi, Urvashi

Votes: 1,821

26. The Ravine of Goodbye (2013)

Not Rated | 116 min | Drama

6.7

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A child's horrific murder brings to light the haunted truth of an affair between her mother and a neighbor. As a magazine reporter investigates the case, he finds that nothing is as it seems.

Director: Tatsushi Ômori | Stars: Hirofumi Arai, Joe Hyûga, Mansaku Ikeuchi, Arata Iura

Votes: 504

27. A Lucky Man (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 13 min | Short, Drama

7.5

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When the star quarterback of the college football team can't remember what happened the night before, he goes on an unexpected journey of introversion and rage.

Director: Anna Gutto | Stars: Colin Bates, Chloe Williamson, Xavier Scott Evans, Joseph Adams

Votes: 37

28. Strange Justice (1999 TV Movie)

R | 95 min | Drama

5.6

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Fact-based story about the sexual harassment suit filed by Anita Hill during the appointment trials of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court during the George Bush Presidential ... See full summary »

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: Delroy Lindo, Mandy Patinkin, Regina Taylor, Paul Winfield

Votes: 190