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1. Wicked Little Letters (2023)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.
Director: Thea Sharrock | Stars: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones
Votes: 13,090
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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: 223,566 | Gross: $10.10M
3. Call Northside 777 (1948)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker
Votes: 10,283
4. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
R | 130 min | Biography, Drama
The story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Brett Harrelson
Votes: 100,913 | Gross: $20.19M
5.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Criminal Libel: Part One
(1972)
TV-14 | 24 min | Drama
Roddy Maitland, the rising if temperamental star of British tennis, stormed off court during a Wimbledon semi-final. He then drove up to Fulchester to confront Dr. Holt-Matthews, the father... See full summary »
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Bernard Gallagher, Neil Seiler, Richard Warner, Charles Keating
Votes: 27
6.
Telephone Time (1956–1958)
Episode:
Grandpa Changes the World
(1956)
30 min | Drama
Once upon a time in Colonial America, publishers could be jailed for libel -- even if the libel was the truth. This is the story of Andrew Hamilton and the Zenger case, which would lead to the modernization of freedom of the press.
Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Thomas Mitchell, John Nesbitt, Reginald Denny, Peter Hansen
Votes: 12
7.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Criminal Libel: Part Two
(1972)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama
Gail Holt-Matthews is in the witness box following the revelation that her father gave her an abortion against her will. Her mother admits that Rodney Maitland was threatening to expose her husband for forcing Gail to have an abortion.
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Bernard Gallagher, Neil Seiler, Richard Warner, Charles Keating
Votes: 22
8.
Crown Court (1972–2007)
Episode:
Criminal Libel: Part Three
(1972)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama
Defendant Rodney Maitland is on the stand for a second day with the prosecution claiming that Gail Holt-Matthews' abortion was really an act of God. Maitland maintains that the doctor performed an illegal abortion on his daughter.
Director: Gerry Mill | Stars: Bernard Gallagher, Neil Seiler, Richard Warner, Charles Keating
Votes: 22