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1. The Pledge (I) (2001)
R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Clarkson, Beau Daniels
Votes: 67,788 | Gross: $19.72M
2. It Happened in Broad Daylight (1958)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Having doubts about the guilt of the obvious suspect in the murder of an eight year old girl, a police detective decides to investigate the case on his own.
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Sigfrit Steiner, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon
Votes: 5,589
3. Rawhide (1959–1965)
TV-PG | 50 min | Western
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way.
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines, Eric Fleming
Votes: 4,621
4. The Visit (1964)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
An unwed pregnant teenager is run out of town and years later she returns there as a rich woman, raising the town's expectations with her generosity, but she's only out for revenge.
Director: Bernhard Wicki | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Quinn, Paolo Stoppa, Romolo Valli
Votes: 1,964
5. Hyenas (1992)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Dramaan is the most popular man in Colobane, but when a woman from his past, now exorbitantly wealthy, returns to the town, things begin to change.
Director: Djibril Diop Mambéty | Stars: Mansour Diouf, Ami Diakhate, Mamadou Mahourédia Gueye, Djibril Diop Mambéty
Votes: 1,343 | Gross: $0.02M
6. Majority (2021)
119 min | Drama
A mysterious woman is about to enter the village who is soon to overturn all the former principles of everybody's lives.
Director: Mohsen Gharaie | Stars: Parviz Parastui, Hediyeh Tehrani, Hadi Hejazifar, Baran Kosari
Votes: 1,095
7. End of the Game (1975)
PG | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Crime
When a Swiss cop is murdered, a veteran homicide inspector and a rookie are assigned to solve the case but they are obstructed by interfering Swiss politicians.
Director: Maximilian Schell | Stars: Jon Voight, Jacqueline Bisset, Martin Ritt, Robert Shaw
Votes: 1,088
8. The Cold Light of Day (1996)
101 min | Drama, Thriller
A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.
Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Lynsey Baxter, Perdita Weeks, Simon Cadell
Votes: 1,009
9. Twilight (1990)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a schoolgirl is found murdered in the woods, a retiring detective tries to find her murderer.
Director: György Fehér | Stars: Péter Haumann, János Derzsi, Judit Pogány, Kati Lázár
Votes: 1,002
10. The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A salesman chasing by car a beautiful female biker in order to flirt finds a castle where he is accused in a game trial for murder.
Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel, Claude Dauphin
Votes: 864
11. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 520
12. Der Besuch der alten Dame (2008 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
In her teens, Mme. Zachanassian had to flee her home town in disgrace. Now she's old and rich and the town is facing bankruptcy. But she returns with news that she wants to help - as long as the townsfolk kill someone for her.
Director: Nikolaus Leytner | Stars: Christiane Hörbiger, Michael Mendl, Muriel Baumeister, Lisa Kreuzer
Votes: 358
13. Studio One (1948–1958)
60 min | Drama
A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
Stars: Betty Furness, Paul Branson, Charlton Heston, Mary Sinclair
Votes: 329
14. Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1997 TV Movie)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Several young girls were killed in a rural area. Thus Inspector Matthaei has to travel to the region where it happened and has to search for the killer. When all the people suspect a roamer... See full summary »
Director: Nico Hofmann | Stars: Joachim Król, Barbara Rudnik, Axel Milberg, Judith Thayenthal
Votes: 289
15. Justiz (1993)
106 min | Drama
Senator Isaak Kohler shoots and kills Professor Winter in a crowded restaurant, while Winter is dining with the struggling idealistic young lawyer, Felix Spat. Kohler puts up no defense and... See full summary »
Director: Hans W. Geissendörfer | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Thomas Heinze, Anna Thalbach, Mathias Gnädinger
Votes: 228
16. Die Physiker (1964 TV Movie)
125 min | Comedy
Director: Fritz Umgelter | Stars: Therese Giehse, Gustav Knuth, Kurt Ehrhardt, Wolfgang Kieling
Votes: 204
17. Drôle de samedi (1985)
80 min | Comedy
For Véronique and Pierre, it's a funny Saturday: unusual meetings and unpredictable events follow one another.
Director: Bay Okan | Stars: Francis Huster, Carole Laure, Jacques Villeret, Michel Blanc
Votes: 191
18. Vizit damy (1989 TV Movie)
144 min | Drama
Ms. Tsakhanassyan, an American billionaire, visits the town where she was born. She decided to donate a billion dollars to the city, but on one condition: the city must kill Alfred Ill, whom she loved in her youth and who betrayed her.
Director: Mikhail Kozakov | Stars: Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Valentin Gaft, Igor Kashintsev, Valentin Nikulin
Votes: 182
19. The Deadly Game (1982 TV Movie)
112 min | Thriller
Retired Lawyers amuse themselves by prosecuting, defending and judging a hapless traveler.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: George Segal, Trevor Howard, Robert Morley, Emlyn Williams
Votes: 144
20. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 131
21. Der Besuch der alten Dame (1959 TV Movie)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
Many years after she has left her home town in disgrace, Claire Zachanassian, now an unimaginably wealthy millionairess, returns. The town is on the brink of bankruptcy and the officials ... See full summary »
Director: Ludwig Cremer | Stars: Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Rolf Wanka, Robert Taube, Al Hoosman
Votes: 125
22. La dama regresa (1996)
100 min | Drama
After being scorned out of her small hometown, Aurora returns as a millionaire to exact revenge on those who humiliated and ostracized her.
Director: Jorge Polaco | Stars: Isabel Sarli, Edgardo Nieva, Guadalupe, Juan Pablo Alem
Votes: 108
23.
Rawhide (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Greedy Town
(1962)
Not Rated | 51 min | Western
Clad in deepest mourning, a very wealthy woman comes to the small town where her dead son robbed a bank and killed a man. She is prepared to pay each resident several years' income if they agree to wipe her son's crimes off the books.
Director: Murray Golden | Stars: Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Charles H. Gray
Votes: 101
24. Vana daami visiit (2006)
99 min | Drama
As a young woman, Claire left her hometown in disgrace. Now she is old and unimaginably rich, as for the first time she returns. The town is nearly bankrupt and in urgent need of money. ... See full summary »
Director: Roman Baskin | Stars: Hannes Kaljujärv, Feliks Kark, Indrek Taalmaa, Arvo Kukumägi
Votes: 97
25. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 92
26. Estudio 1 (1965–2016)
Drama
Stars: Ana María Vidal, Fernando Delgado, José Bódalo, Luisa Sala
Votes: 91
27. Grieche sucht Griechin (1966)
89 min | Comedy
Director: Rolf Thiele | Stars: Heinz Rühmann, Irina Demick, Charles Regnier, Hannes Messemer
Votes: 85
28. Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
30 min | Drama
Goodyear Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC.
Stars: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Peter Leeds
Votes: 69
29. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
30. Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe (1971)
138 min | Drama
Political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy.
Director: Satyadev Dubey | Stars: Arvind Deshpande, Sulabha Deshpande, Vinod Doshi, Eknath Hattangadi
Votes: 62
31. Avariya (1974)
131 min | Crime, Mystery
Director: Vytautas Zalakevicius | Stars: Regimantas Adomaitis, Rostislav Plyatt, Bronius Babkauskas, Jüri Järvet
Votes: 61
32. Posledneye delo komissara Berlakha (1972 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A retired police commissioner in Bern becomes suspicious about two fatal road accidents. His private investigation brings him to a posh clinic near Zurich. Is the owner and a former doctor at a Nazi concentration camp one and the same?
Director: Vasili Levin | Stars: Nikolai Simonov, Andrei Popov, Nikolay Volkov, Svetlana Korkoshko
Votes: 59
33. Der Richter und sein Henker (1957 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Franz Peter Wirth | Stars: Karl-Georg Saebisch, Herbert Tiede, Robert Meyn, Maria Körber
Votes: 58
34. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television.
Stars: Robin Chadwick, Donald Sinden, Helen Lindsay, Paul Moriarty
Votes: 57
35. Fiziki (1989 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Mystery
Three murders of nurses take place at an asylum in quick succession . The known perpetrators are three patients who believe themselves to be Newton, Einstein and Möbius. How did they end up being neighbors and what drove them to murders?
Director: Oleg Ryabokon | Stars: Boris Plotnikov, Leonid Bronevoy, Boris Khimichev, Olga Volkova
Votes: 49
36. Theatre 625 (1964–1968)
90 min | Drama
Drama anthology series transmitted on BBC Two.
Stars: Michael Bryant, Judi Dench, Maurice Denham, Margery Mason
Votes: 48
37. Apostrophes (1975–1990)
Talk-Show
Apostrophes is a French literary television program produced and hosted by Bernard Pivot, broadcast live on Antenne 2 between January 10, 1975, and June 22, 1990, every Friday evening at 9:... See full summary »
Stars: Bernard Pivot, Claude-Jean Philippe, Gilles Lapouge, Jean d'Ormesson
Votes: 48
38. Der Besuch der alten Dame (1982 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama
An immensely rich woman, no longer young, returns to the town she had to flee in disgrace as a teenager. She can, she intimates, give the community the financial help it desperately needs. But there's a catch.
Director: Max Peter Ammann | Stars: Maria Schell, Günter Lamprecht, Jürgen Cziesla, Otto Mächtlinger
Votes: 42
39. Der Meteor (1968 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama
Director: Leopold Lindtberg | Stars: Leonard Steckel, Peter Brogle, Ellen Schwiers, Willy Birgel
Votes: 34
40. Die Panne (1957 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
A couple of elderly men are dining together, when a salesman arrives. He tells them, his new car had a breakdown, so he is invited to have dinner with them. During the dinner the men - ... See full summary »
Director: Fritz Umgelter | Stars: Peter Ahrweiler, Willy Rösner, Nora Minor, Kurt Horwitz
Votes: 31
41. Die Ehe des Herrn Mississippi (1961)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
A furious comedy about three incurable idealists, who want to go down in history as a prosecutor, a politician and a doctor. One desperately wants to introduce the death penalty in order to... See full summary »
Director: Kurt Hoffmann | Stars: O.E. Hasse, Johanna von Koczian, Martin Held, Charles Regnier
Votes: 29
42. Romulus der Große (1965 TV Movie)
98 min | Comedy
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Romuald Pekny, Camilla Spira, Brigitte Grothum, Martin Hirthe
Votes: 27
43. Operazione Vega (1962 TV Movie)
74 min | Sci-Fi
In a dystopian future, two superpowers have shared the Earth, and both try to conquer the Solar System. The penal colony of Venus becomes the missile base of one of the two superpowers, but the deportees oppose the project.
Director: Vittorio Cottafavi | Stars: Aldo Giuffrè, Ottorino Guerrini, Michele Malaspina, Raoul Consonni
Votes: 22
44. Návsteva staré dámy (1999 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A millionairess is only too willing to save a town from bankruptcy - if her demand is met.
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Alois Svehlík, Frantisek Nemec, Jan Stastný
Votes: 21
45. Meteor (1969 TV Movie)
58 min | Drama
The play is set in a painter's studio, where we find Nobel Prize author Wolfgang Schwitter, who has died and come back to life, as he will a second time in the course of the play. Declared ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Hetrich | Stars: Relja Basic, Ivo Jurisa, Jagoda Antunac, Djurdja Ivezic
Votes: 20
46. Il giudice e il suo boia (1972 TV Movie)
200 min | Drama
Director: Daniele D'Anza | Stars: Paolo Stoppa, Franco Volpi, Ugo Pagliai, Glauco Mauri
Votes: 17
47. Der Tunnel (2017)
11 min | Short
On his weekly train ride through Switzerland a student notices that the tunnel they are driving through is unusually long. The persistent darkness makes him increasingly apprehensive. His ... See full summary »
Directors: Christoph Daniel, Marc Schmidheiny | Stars: Detlev Buck, Aysima Ergün, Klaus Manchen, Michael Schertenleib
Votes: 17
48. Le juge et son bourreau (1974 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
The body of a young man in a dress suit is found on a country road by Lake Biel in Switzerland. The victim happens to be none other than Schmied, the new police inspector who had just been ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Le Comte | Stars: Charles Vanel, Gilles Ségal, Michel Vitold, André Le Gall
Votes: 16
49. Play Strindberg (1996 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
Director: Petr Koliha | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Ondrej Pavelka, Libuse Safránková
Votes: 16
50.
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965–1973)
Episode:
Conversation at Night
(1969)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Conversation at Night.
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: John Gielgud, Alec Guinness
Votes: 16