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1. Misfits (2009–2013)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A group of young offenders doing community service get struck by lightning during a storm, and begin to develop superpowers.
Stars: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Joseph Gilgun, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha
Votes: 88,723
2. Tough Guys (1986)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Crime
Two elderly gangsters are released from prison only to find they have trouble fitting in as old men who still take no guff from anyone.
Director: Jeff Kanew | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Alexis Smith
Votes: 6,255 | Gross: $21.46M
3. Coogan's Bluff (1968)
R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Arizona Deputy Sheriff Coogan (Clint Eastwood) is sent to New York City to escort an escaped fugitive back for trial.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb, Susan Clark, Tisha Sterling
Votes: 14,719
4. Presumed Innocent (1990)
R | 127 min | Mystery, Thriller
As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Harrison Ford, Raul Julia, Greta Scacchi, Brian Dennehy
Votes: 35,620 | Gross: $86.30M
5. Freeway (1996)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.
Director: Matthew Bright | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri
Votes: 25,289 | Gross: $0.30M
6. Barefoot (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He then takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Scott Speedman, J.K. Simmons, Treat Williams
Votes: 22,135 | Gross: $0.01M
7. The Woodsman (2004)
R | 87 min | Drama
A child molester returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.
Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Yasiin Bey, David Alan Grier
Votes: 31,003 | Gross: $0.04M
8. Call Northside 777 (1948)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Film-Noir
Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a ten year old murder case.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker
Votes: 7,530
9. The Angels' Share (2012)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Roger Allam, Gary Maitland
Votes: 22,358 | Gross: $0.30M
10. Veronica Guerin (2003)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Irish journalist writes a series of stories about drug dealers.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell, Brenda Fricker, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 18,499 | Gross: $1.57M
11. Stewardess School (1986)
R | 89 min | Action, Comedy
The zany "stewdents" at a wacky flight attendants' school have all sorts of wild and crazy high-flying adventures in this '80s comedy.
Director: Ken Blancato | Stars: Brett Cullen, Mary Cadorette, Don Most, Sandahl Bergman
Votes: 1,147
12. Twin Town (1997)
Unrated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Julian and Jeremy, two brothers prefer to spend their time on drugs and joyriding. When their father, Fatty Lewis, they show up demanding compensation.
Director: Kevin Allen | Stars: Llyr Ifans, Rhys Ifans, Dorien Thomas, Dougray Scott
Votes: 5,385 | Gross: $0.07M
13. Sexual Predator (2001 Video)
R | 85 min | Thriller
A female parole officer sheds her inhibitions as she begins a torrid affair with the man responsible for the death of her best friend.
Directors: Robert Angelo, Rob Spera | Stars: McKayla Matthews, Richard Grieco, David Jean Thomas, Angie Everhart
Votes: 916
14. Dear Wendy (2005)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A young boy in a nameless, timeless American town establishes a gang of youthful misfits united in their love of guns and their code of honor.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Alison Pill, Chris Owen, Bill Pullman
Votes: 9,666 | Gross: $0.02M
15. Henry Fool (1997)
R | 137 min | Comedy, Drama
Socially inept garbage man Simon is befriended by Henry Fool, a witty roguish, but talentless novelist. Henry opens a magical world of literature to Simon who turns his hand to writing the ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Maria Porter
Votes: 6,693 | Gross: $1.34M
16. Night Comes On (2018)
86 min | Drama
Angel LaMere is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, she embarks on a journey with her 10 year-old sister that could destroy their future.
Director: Jordana Spiro | Stars: Dominique Fishback, Jill Rene, Tatum Marilyn Hall, Nastashia Fuller
Votes: 510
17. Hateship Loveship (2013)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A wild teenage girl orchestrates a romance between her nanny and her father, who is a recovering addict.
Director: Liza Johnson | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld, Nick Nolte
Votes: 6,279 | Gross: $0.05M
18. The Parole Officer (2001)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
A failed parole officer framed for murder must enlist the help of his former clients to clear his name.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Steve Coogan, Lena Headey, Emma Gilmour, Susan Jane Tanner
Votes: 6,314
19. Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
15 year old Dawn runs away from what she feels is an intolerable home life. In the big city, she ends up turning to prostitution when she is unable to get a job due to her age. Life at home... See full summary »
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Eve Plumb, Leigh McCloskey, Lynn Carlin, William Schallert
Votes: 301
20. Crazy on the Outside (2010)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime
A recently paroled ex-con who has trouble adjusting to the wacky normalcy of life outside of prison. He has spent the last three years behind bars after getting caught committing a crime and taking the rap for his much more dangerous pal.
Director: Tim Allen | Stars: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ray Liotta
Votes: 5,376 | Gross: $0.06M
21. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, Crime
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
Director: Marina Zenovich | Stars: Andrew Braunsberg, Richard Brenneman, Douglas Dalton, Marilyn Beck
Votes: 4,680 | Gross: $0.06M
22. Beach Balls (1988)
R | 77 min | Comedy
Charlie Harrison dreams of being a rock star and, with the help of friends and a gang of local toughs, he arranges a concert in his house for a big time record producer, or at least that is... See full summary »
Director: Joe Ritter | Stars: Phillip Paley, Heidi Helmer, Steven Tash, Amanda Goodwin
Votes: 243
23. The Slasher (1953)
Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama
The life of a juvenile delinquent is threatened by his own incessant desire for trouble.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: James Kenney, Joan Collins, Betty Ann Davies, Robert Ayres
Votes: 259
24. The Secret Life: Jeffrey Dahmer (1993)
99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the life of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered 17 men and ate many of them before he was caught in 1991.
Director: David R. Bowen | Stars: Carl Crew, Cassidy Phillips, Donna Stewart Bowen, Jeanne Bascom
Votes: 584
25. Public Enemies (2012)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Released from prison after serving 10 years for murder, Eddie tries to adjust to life outside with the help of his probation officer, Paula.
Stars: Anna Friel, Daniel Mays, Lorraine Ashbourne, Peter Wight
Votes: 487
26. The Robber (2010)
Not Rated | 101 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A story based on Johann Rettenberger, an Austrian marathon runner and a bank robber.
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg | Stars: Andreas Lust, Markus Schleinzer, Roman Kettner, Hannelore Klauber-Laursen
Votes: 4,189 | Gross: $0.08M
27. Daddy-O (1958)
Approved | 74 min | Crime, Music, Mystery
Phil, a part-time truck driver and singer who wears his pants far too high, meets a feisty platinum blonde who challenges him to a drag race through Griffith Park. When he is caught and ... See full summary »
Director: Lou Place | Stars: Dick Contino, Sandra Giles, Bruno VeSota, Gloria Victor
Votes: 786
28. Kids for Cash (2013)
PG-13 | 102 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Kids For Cash is a riveting look behind the notorious judicial scandal that rocked the nation. Beyond the millions paid and high stakes corruption, Kids For Cash exposes a shocking American... See full summary »
Director: Robert May | Stars: Charlie Balasavage, Joanne Balasavage, Justin Bodnar, Lisa Griffiths
Votes: 1,848 | Gross: $0.09M
29. Hounded (2006)
87 min | Drama
Angelina Maccarone's intense drama deals with the obsessive relationship between a confused teenager and an elder woman. Elsa Seifert successfully works as probation officer, but the ... See full summary »
Director: Angelina Maccarone | Stars: Kostja Ullmann, Maren Kroymann, Moritz Grove, Sila Sahin
Votes: 496
30. Sun Scarred (2006)
117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Katayama (Aikawa Sho) is on the way home to his wife and little daughter when he stumbles on a gang of punks beating up an innocent man. Katamaya decides to help the stranger and ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Aiko Satô, Ken'ichi Endô, Sei Hiraizumi
Votes: 490
31. The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Rowland Brown | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper, Mickey Rooney, Ian Hunter
Votes: 370
32. Johnny Holiday (1949)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Young street tough sent to a reform farm is torn between friends from his past and those who are trying to help him change his life.
Director: Willis Goldbeck | Stars: William Bendix, Stanley Clements, Hoagy Carmichael, Allen Martin Jr.
Votes: 66
33. Berlin Is in Germany (2001)
99 min | Drama
When Martin, a former GDR citizen, is released from jail, he lately becomes confronted with the consequences of the German re-unification.
Director: Hannes Stöhr | Stars: Jörg Schüttauf, Julia Jäger, Robin Becker, Robert Lohr
Votes: 1,073
34. The Lost & Found Family (2009)
PG | 91 min | Drama
Formerly wealthy widow must move in with the lower middle-class foster family living in a house she owns in order to establish residency prior to selling it.
Director: Barnet Bain | Stars: Ellen Bry, Lynn Cole, Jeff Portell, Lucas Till
Votes: 283
35. The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Fernack asks Simon to watch over an old friend who's carrying $200,000 worth of postage stamps, but the friend is killed, and the stamps stolen.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Paul Guilfoyle, Jonathan Hale
Votes: 604
36. Rocker (1972 TV Movie)
85 min | Drama, Action, Crime
In Hamburg, a rocker biker gang helps a kid avenge his brother who was murdered by a rival gang, a mortal enemy of rocker gangs.
Director: Klaus Lemke | Stars: Hans-Jürgen Modschiedler, Gerd Kruskopf, Michael-Thomas Krannich, Paul Lys
Votes: 351
37. Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964)
80 min | Drama
A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.
Director: Don Owen | Stars: Peter Kastner, Julie Biggs, Claude Rae, Toby Tarnow
Votes: 226
38. The Alpha Caper (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A parole officer forced into retirement gets together three ex-convicts to pull of a $30-million armored car robbery.
Director: Robert Michael Lewis | Stars: Henry Fonda, Leonard Nimoy, James McEachin, Elena Verdugo
Votes: 158
39. Jack of Hearts (1999– )
50 min | Drama
Jack Denby, a tough-talking probation officer born and raised in London, finds that life - and crime - takes on a very different face when he is forced to move to Cardiff when his partner accepts her dream job as a university lecturer.
Stars: Siobhan Flynn, Keith Allen, Miranda Llewellyn-Jenkins, Ruth Madoc
Votes: 6
40. Where Are Your Children? (1943)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama
A teenager is accused of murdering a gas station owner.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Jackie Cooper, Gale Storm, Patricia Morison, John Litel
Votes: 24
41. The Weekend Nun (1972 TV Movie)
78 min | Drama
True story of Jane Duco, a young nun who also had a job as a probation officer.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Joanna Pettet, Vic Morrow, Ann Sothern, James Gregory
Votes: 66
42. She Was Murdered (2017 Video)
70 min | Talk-Show
Stefan Molyneux's caller is Brian, whose life has been aimless since the (still-unsolved) murder of his mother.
Stars: Stefan Molyneux, Mike M. DeMarco
Votes: 5
43. Ginger (1935)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ginger, an orphan, is living with her foster-uncle, Rexford Whittington, a broken-down Shakesperian actor. Although denied the love of a mother and father, Ginger looks after her uncle, ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Jane Withers, O.P. Heggie, Jackie Searl, Katharine Alexander
Votes: 26
44. The Violators (1957)
76 min | Crime, Drama
Solomon Baumgarden is a New York City probation officer assisting teenagers through the court system.
Director: John Newland | Stars: Arthur O'Connell, Nancy Malone, Fred Beir, Clarice Blackburn
Votes: 14
45. A Gentlemen's Agreement (2010)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Will is a troubled young man trying to get his life back on track. While at work one night delivering pizzas, he has an unfortunate run in with a charming hit man named Orbison. Orbison ... See full summary »
Director: Bradley Ward | Stars: Matt Fitzgerald, Douglas Sidney, Brandon Van Vliet, Amanda Day
Votes: 7
46. Tuxedo Junction (1941)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The Weaver Brothers and Elviry have migrated from their usual hard-scrabble digs in the Ozarks and have taken up truck-farming (raising fruits, vegetables and flowers) on some more-bucolic ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Leon Weaver, June Weaver, Frank Weaver, Thurston Hall
Votes: 9
47. Office Hostages (2004 Video)
48 min | Adventure
Stars: Monique Alexander, Charisma Cole, Frankie Dee, Christina Kazan
48. Präsenzlücke (2015)
23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Due to his probation Richard Ahrens can not risk any more slip-ups. Therefore trying to do everything right, everything goes wrong.
Director: Oliver Alaluukas | Stars: Maximilian Meyer-Bretschneider, Lars Rudolph, Alexandra Meyer, Stefan Lampadius
Votes: 6
49. One Last Chance (1983)
32 min | Documentary, Short
Short half-hour Australian documentary about probation officers, parole and the probation system in South Australia. Sponsored by the South Australian Department of Correctional Services.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Elizabeth Alexander, Sandie Lillingston, Brenton Whittle
50. No Going Back (1981)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Short Australian documentary filmed in South Australia about an ex-prisoner's social adjustment to the world outside of a correctional facility.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Ellen Freeman, Chris Haywood, Richard Moir, Jennifer Scott-Roberts