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1. The Sinner (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Ambrose employs some unusual tactics and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects.
Stars: Bill Pullman, Jessica Hecht, Dohn Norwood, Adam LeFevre
Votes: 139,471
2. A Nearly Normal Family (2023)
TV-MA | 273 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The world of a seemingly perfect family shatters when a shocking murder proves that they're willing to make desperate moves to protect one another.
Stars: Christian Fandango Sundgren, Björn Bengtsson, Alexandra Karlsson Tyrefors, Lo Kauppi
Votes: 14,115
3. A Time to Kill (1996)
R | 149 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey
Votes: 182,162 | Gross: $108.77M
4. When They See Us (2019)
TV-MA | 75 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
Stars: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Ethan Herisse, Marquis Rodriguez
Votes: 138,365
5. The Staircase (2022)
TV-MA | 65 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Tells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16-year judicial battle that followed.
Stars: Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Patrick Schwarzenegger
Votes: 34,073
6. You Should Have Left (2020)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A former banker, his actress wife, and their spirited daughter book a vacation at an isolated modern home in the Welsh countryside where nothing is quite as it seems.
Director: David Koepp | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Tiiu Essex, Colin Blumenau
Votes: 25,989
7. The Accused (1988)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama
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: 40,158 | Gross: $32.07M
8. Alexander (2004)
R | 175 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie
Votes: 176,873 | Gross: $34.30M
9. The Courier (2019)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A courier in London discovers that one of the packages she's transporting is a bomb.
Director: Zackary Adler | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson
Votes: 11,679
10. Hysteria (2011)
R | 100 min | Biography, Comedy, Romance
The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.
Director: Tanya Wexler | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce, Felicity Jones
Votes: 33,214 | Gross: $1.80M
11. 10x10 (2018)
88 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A man abducts a flower shop owner and holds her captive in a small, soundproof room in an effort to extract a dark secret from her past.
Director: Suzi Ewing | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Luke Evans, Noel Clarke, Jill Winternitz
Votes: 11,691
12. Young Adam (2003)
NC-17 | 98 min | Crime, Drama
A young drifter working on a river barge disrupts his employers' lives while hiding the fact that he knows more about a dead woman found in the river than he admits.
Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 14,687 | Gross: $0.77M
13. The Fountainhead (1949)
Approved | 114 min | Drama, Romance
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith
Votes: 10,941
14. Marshall (2017)
PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Thurgood Marshall, the crusading lawyer who would become the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown
Votes: 26,863 | Gross: $10.05M
15. Tell Them You Love Me (2023)
102 min | Documentary
A professor has a relationship with a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy. Their affair leads to a criminal trial over disability and consent. The film shows interviews and footage presenting both perspectives.
Director: Nick August-Perna | Stars: Kate Dulcich, Jerron Herman, Devva Kasnitz, Brenda McCullough
Votes: 251
16. Una (2016)
R | 94 min | Drama
When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at her much-older former lover's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of their dark past threaten to unravel his new life. What follows is an ... See full summary »
Director: Benedict Andrews | Stars: Ruby Stokes, Rooney Mara, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 11,603
17. Inside Deep Throat (2005)
NC-17 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Linda Lovelace, Harry Reems, Dennis Hopper, Gerard Damiano
Votes: 7,041 | Gross: $0.65M
18. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy, featuring interviews with him on death row.
Stars: Stephen Michaud, Bob Keppel, Kathleen McChesney, Ward Lucas
Votes: 32,995
19. Vera Drake (2004)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Richard Graham
Votes: 26,893 | Gross: $3.75M
20. Hope (2013)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
Story of an 8-year-old girl who faces a horrible rape that damages her internally and affects her emotionally, trying to overcome all the obstacles following the incident with the good support of those around her.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Lee Re, Sol Kyung-gu, Uhm Ji-won, Kim Hae-sook
Votes: 9,701
21. The Paradine Case (1947)
Approved | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn
Votes: 12,420
22. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
127 min | Comedy, Drama
A story about the love between a mentally-ill father and his lovingly adorable daughter.
Director: Hwan-kyung Lee | Stars: Ryu Seung-ryong, Kal So-won, Oh Dal-su, Jeong Man-sik
Votes: 24,025
23. The General (1998)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Votes: 9,265 | Gross: $1.21M
24. Alley Cat (1984)
R | 82 min | Action
A martial artist stops a street gang from stealing her car, but her grandmother ends up being killed by the same gang. She witnesses firsthand how corrupt and inept law enforcement is, and decides to take matters into her own hands.
Directors: Victor M. Ordonez, Ed Palmos, Al Valletta | Stars: Karin Mani, Robert Torti, Britt Helfer, Michael Wayne
Votes: 1,058
25. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)
120 min | Drama
Joselito (Aga Muhlach), an intellectually-disabled man, is wrongfully charged with sexual assault, kidnapping, and murder of a little girl. In prison he becomes friends with his fellow ... See full summary »
Director: Nuel C. Naval | Stars: Aga Muhlach, Bela Padilla, Xia Vigor, Joel Torre
Votes: 2,044
26. Colleen Stan: The Girl in the Box (2016 TV Movie)
Documentary, Drama
In the first hour of the two-part back-to-back special, Colleen Stan: The Girl in the Box, kidnapping survivor Colleen Stan tells the story of her seven-year ordeal. Abducted by a sadistic ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Turrell | Stars: Chris Hatcher, Stephanie Herrera, Cameron Hooker, Greg Lefevre
Votes: 63
27. Arrest and Trial (1963–1964)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Los Angeles is where Sergeant Nick Anderson and his fellow officers work to keep the streets safe. After the arrest of the accused, attorney John Egan plans their defense, while the prosecution is led by Jerry Miller.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Ben Gazzara, Roger Perry, John Larch
Votes: 155
28. Eva - Den utstötta (1969)
R | 93 min | Drama
A girl of 14 is embarrassing her foster parents. She exposes herself to a homeless and police. It turns out that the girl has had sex with various men in exchange for a little kindness and ... See full summary »
Director: Torgny Wickman | Stars: Solveig Andersson, Hans Wahlgren, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Einar Axelsson
Votes: 129
29. Marguerite & Julien (2015)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance
An aristocratic brother and sister embrace passion and hope as they flee from society. A story of desire, love and death beyond all morality.
Director: Valérie Donzelli | Stars: Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Elkaïm, Frédéric Pierrot, Aurélia Petit
Votes: 1,107
30. The Black Candle (1991 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama
Yorkshire in the 1880's: Joe Skinner marries Lily Whitmore, the woman he has long admired, to give a name to her illegitimate child by Lionel Fillmore, the opportunistic son of an ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: Cathy Sandford, Nathaniel Parker, James Gaddas, Bob Smeaton
Votes: 356
31. The Allegation (2021)
225 min | Drama
In the small German town of Ottern, a pediatrician diagnoses "chronic sexual abuse", while examining a young girl, setting events in motion that lead to a judicial scandal of devastating proportions.
Stars: Peter Kurth, Narges Rashidi, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Katharina Marie Schubert
Votes: 564
32. 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: 5,211 | Gross: $0.06M
33. Murder Most Likely (1999 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Crime
A Mountie is accused of killing his wife in a fatal fall from a luxury condo in 1981.
Director: Alex Chapple | Stars: Paul Gross, Marie-Josée Croze, Janine Theriault, Kim Huffman
Votes: 332
34. Oscar Wilde (1960)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Playwright Oscar Wilde's homosexuality is exposed when he brings a libel action against his lover's father, leading to his own prosecution.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Robert Morley, Phyllis Calvert, Ralph Richardson, John Neville
Votes: 631
35. A Plumbing We Will Go (1940)
TV-G | 18 min | Comedy, Short
To escape the police, the Stooges pose as plumbers contracted to fix a mansion's plumbing, which inevitably causes destructive chaos.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Wilson Benge
Votes: 1,205
36. Darrow (1991 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 101 min | Biography, Drama
The life and career of Clarence Darrow, the noted American lawyer and civil libertarian.
Director: John David Coles | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Bob Tracey, Paul Klementowicz, Gerard Malone
Votes: 455
37. Rockabye (1932)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Actress Judy Carroll, from the gas-house district has been trained, educated and developed so well by her manager, that not even the publicity-seeking world of the theater has guessed her ... See full summary »
Directors: George Cukor, George Fitzmaurice | Stars: Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Paul Lukas, Jobyna Howland
Votes: 523
38. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001 Video Game)
T | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is a video game made by Capcom in which you play the role of Phoenix Wright, a funny, likeable defense lawyer who has to face countless and often bizarre court cases against ruthless prosecutors.
Director: Shu Takumi | Stars: David Crislip, Brandon Gay, Kou Hamasaki, Tatsuro Iwamoto
Votes: 617
39. Courted (2015)
TV-PG | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Michel Racine is a feared president of Assize Court, as strict with himself as with others. Everything changes when he meets again Ditte when she's selected as a juror in a criminal trial over which he presides.
Director: Christian Vincent | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Eva Lallier, Corinne Masiero
Votes: 2,410
40. The Unspoken Truth (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Crime
In this fact-based story, a woman is convinced by her bad-boy husband to take the blame for a crime he committed, and her life is soon thrown into turmoil.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Lea Thompson, Patricia Kalember, Robert Englund, Dick O'Neill
Votes: 188
41. Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, History
Amber Frey thought she met the man of her dream, Scott Peterson, on a blind date. After fully trusting him with her heart, secrets are revealed that scott's Pregnant wife is missing and he ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Janel Moloney, Terry Kinney, Nathan Anderson, Paget Brewster
Votes: 286
42. Suspicion (1982)
127 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
The story follow a court case of a woman accused of having killed her husband.
Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Kaori Momoi, Shima Iwashita, Akira Emoto, Akihiko Hanyû
Votes: 204
43. Idiots Deluxe (1945)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
Moe is on trial for assaulting Curly and Larry with an ax. Moe relates how Curly and Larry took him on a hunting trip for his nerves. Out in the woods they confronted a bear which Curly and... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent
Votes: 562
44. O.J. Speaks: The Hidden Tapes (2015 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, Crime
Provides unique access inside Simpson's civil trial and his rare deposition tapes. Fred Goldman and members of the civil trial legal team, including Daniel Petrocelli, are interviewed exclusively for the special.
Stars: O.J. Simpson, Daniel Petrocelli, Fred Goldman, Kim Goldman
Votes: 89
45. Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder (1989 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, History
Three black men run into trouble when their car breaks down in a middle-class area of New York and they seek refuge in a small local restaurant. The events and courtroom drama which followed reverberated throughout America.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, William Daniels, Joe Morton, Cliff Gorman
Votes: 119
46. Cruel Justice (1999 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
A man seeks revenge after his daughter's rapist is found not guilty in court.
Director: Gregory Goodell | Stars: A Martinez, Nicki Aycox, Mimi Kuzyk, Christian Campbell
Votes: 280
47. Art/Crime (2011)
100 min | Documentary
A Documentary about violence, horror, censorship and legislation on the web. In 2009, Remy Couture, a special effects makeup artists from Quebec was arrested by the police right in front of... See full summary »
Director: Frederick Maheux | Stars: Nacho Cerdá, Rémy Couture, Joseph Elfassi, Éric Falardeau
Votes: 19
48. Too Young to Love (1960)
88 min | Drama
A court case ensues when a 47-year old man is caught with a 15-year old girl, and he claims he never knew she was so young.
Director: Muriel Box | Stars: Thomas Mitchell, Pauline Hahn, Joan Miller, Austin Willis
Votes: 133
49. The Benefit of the Doubt (2017)
94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
David is a full family man: a woman he loves, two adorable children, a gang of friends. Returning from their last vacation, David is interrogated by the police as part of a murder. Quickly,... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Tilman | Stars: Fabrizio Rongione, Natacha Régnier, Baptiste Lalieu, Myriem Akheddiou
Votes: 359
50. Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After testifying in court against a dangerous criminal, the boys plan to skip town, but the criminal escapes prison and comes after them.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,530