Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "making-a-public-plea-for-information"

1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,549,063 | Gross: $130.74M

2. High Crimes (2002)

PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A successful lawyer's husband is arrested for murdering nine villagers in El Salvador in 1988 as a US soldier under a different name. She decides to defend him in military court and find out the truth about what happened.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Adam Scott

Votes: 48,273 | Gross: $41.54M

3. Crimewatch UK (1984–2017)

50 min | Documentary, Crime

Looking at the range of criminal activity that plagues the United Kingdom, giving vital information on unsolved cases.

Stars: Nick Ross, Sue Cook, David Hatcher, Helen Phelps

Votes: 159

4. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Fallen Idols (2007)

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

A star high school basketball player disappears, and the investigation reveals that he gave an STD to a couple of his classmates.

Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 842

5. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 4 November 2019: Evening Bulletin (2019)

30 min | News

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Stars: Rob Smith, Lucy Meacock, Nicola Moore, Joanne Evans

6. Crime Stories (1998– )
Episode: The Missing Mom (2009)

46 min | Documentary, Crime

Stephen Grant reported his wife, Tara Lynn Grant, missing five days after he said she left their house in an unidentified black car. Macomb County Sheriff in Michigan focused on the mystery... See full summary »

Director: Steve Allen | Stars: Bill Courage, Jameson Cook, Stephen Grant, Mark Hackel

7. Bored to Death (2009–2011)
Episode: The Black Clock of Time (2011)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jonathan is to appear on Dick Cavett to pitch his new book only to learn that the guest who'll follow him is his nemesis Louis Green. Ray takes Spenser to the park where he sits in with a ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, Ted Danson, Heather Burns

Votes: 280

8. See No Evil: The Moors Murders (2006)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2006)

43 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After teenage parents Maureen and David Smith tragically lose their baby daughter, they turn to Maureen's older sister Myra and her boyfriend Ian for solace, but the twisted older couple has sick plans in mind for the grieving parents.

Directors: Christopher Menaul, Nicola Morrow | Stars: Joanne Froggatt, Maxine Peake, Sean Harris, Matthew McNulty

Votes: 39

9. The Investigators (2000– )
Episode: Trail of Clues (2004)

Documentary, Crime, Drama

During a harrowing ordeal, 17-year-old Anne M. Sluti of Kearney, Nebraska was bound and taken across four states by her kidnapper. Yet, somehow, she managed to leave a clever trail of clues that the police could follow in order to find her.

Director: Jonathan Grupper | Stars: Les Marshak, William Barron, Andy Cannon, Seth Denney

10. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 10 October 2018: Evening Bulletin (2018)

30 min | News

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Stars: Rob Smith, Lucy Meacock, Henry Rack, Judith Rack

11. A Confession (2019)
Episode: Episode 1 (2019)

TV-PG | 46 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Sian O'Callaghan goes missing after a Friday night out in Swindon Old Town. As the family desperately waits for news, the police search for any clues to where she could be.

Director: Paul Andrew Williams | Stars: Siobhan Finneran, Derek Riddell, Martin Freeman, John Thomson

Votes: 434