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1. Big Little Lies (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The apparently-perfect lives of upper-class mothers of students at a prestigious elementary school unravel to the point of murder when a single mother moves to their quaint California beach town.
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 224,256
2. Promising Young Woman (2020)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.
Director: Emerald Fennell | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown
Votes: 211,733
3. Upload (2020– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After his premature death, a man's consciousness is uploaded into a virtual world. As he gets comfortable with his surroundings, questions about his death arise.
Stars: Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards, Zainab Johnson
Votes: 80,289
4. 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: 139,021
5. The Neon Demon (2016)
R | 117 min | Horror, Thriller
An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Karl Glusman
Votes: 103,940 | Gross: $1.33M
6. Wind River (2017)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wildlife officer, who is haunted by a tragedy that happened because of him, teams up with an FBI agent in solving a murder of a young woman on a Wyoming Native American reservation and hopes to get redemption from his past regrets.
Director: Taylor Sheridan | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner, Graham Greene, Kelsey Asbille
Votes: 280,616 | Gross: $33.80M
7. Safe (2018)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After his teenage daughter goes missing, a widowed surgeon begins uncovering dark secrets of the people closest to him.
Stars: Michael C. Hall, Amy James-Kelly, Amanda Abbington, Freddie Thorp
Votes: 52,167
8. Hunters (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1977 New York City, a troubled young Jewish man bent on revenge is taken in by a secret group of Nazi hunters fighting a clandestine war against a cell of high-ranking Nazi officials in hiding who work to create the Fourth Reich.
Stars: Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, Lena Olin, Josh Radnor
Votes: 52,566
9. The X Files (1998)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Mulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, John Neville, William B. Davis
Votes: 110,188 | Gross: $83.90M
10. Arctic Circle (2018– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective and a virologist pursue an unusual investigation that places them on the wrong side of the law.
Stars: Iina Kuustonen, Pihla Viitala, Venla Ronkainen, Mikko Leppilampi
Votes: 2,799
11. I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In a town full of secrets, a group of teenagers are stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night.
Stars: Madison Iseman, Brianne Tju, Bill Heck, Zeke Goodman
Votes: 9,065
12. Tales from the Hood (1995)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.
Director: Rusty Cundieff | Stars: Clarence Williams III, Corbin Bernsen, Joe Torry, De'aundre Bonds
Votes: 9,610 | Gross: $11.80M
13. Parallel (II) (2018)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.
Director: Isaac Ezban | Stars: Aml Ameen, Martin Wallström, Georgia King, Mark O'Brien
Votes: 5,015
14. Super Dark Times (2017)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.
Director: Kevin Phillips | Stars: Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Amy Hargreaves
Votes: 25,630 | Gross: $0.03M
15. The Big Sleep (1978)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark
Votes: 5,436
16. Man-Thing (2005)
R | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Agents of an oil tycoon vanish while exploring a swamp marked for drilling. The local sheriff investigates and faces a Seminole legend come to life: Man-Thing, a shambling swamp-monster whose touch burns those who feel fear.
Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Jack Thompson, Matthew Le Nevez, Steve Bastoni, Rachael Taylor
Votes: 7,035 | Gross: $0.14M
17. American Gothic (2016)
TV-14 | 40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The members of a prominent Boston family suspect that one of their own is working with an infamous serial killer.
Stars: Juliet Rylance, Antony Starr, Justin Chatwin, Megan Ketch
Votes: 4,725
18. I Walk the Line (1970)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama
Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Estelle Parsons, Ralph Meeker
Votes: 2,335
19. Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
The malevolent spirit of Mary Lou Maloney returns to Hamilton High, where she manipulates a naive male student into helping her wreak havoc on the school.
Directors: Ron Oliver, Peter R. Simpson | Stars: Tim Conlon, Cynthia Preston, David Stratton, Courtney Taylor
Votes: 2,565
20. Hammett (1982)
PG | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Frederic Forrest, Peter Boyle, Marilu Henner, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 3,691 | Gross: $0.04M
21. Ooga Booga (2013)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Ooga Booga follows an innocent African American medical student who is brutally murdered by a dirty cop, but his soul is magically transferred into an action figure named Ooga Booga. With ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Band | Stars: Karen Black, Gregory Blair, Ciarra Carter, Siri Dahl
Votes: 868
22. Murder on the Orient Express (2001 TV Movie)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hercule Poirot, now in modern times, investigates the famous crime on the famed train with a modern twist.
Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Alfred Molina, Meredith Baxter, Leslie Caron, Amira Casar
Votes: 1,177
23. The Second (2018)
94 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The persona of a celebrated author is threatened when her best friend and muse reveals the dark secret behind her first novel's provenance, igniting an incendiary tale of sex, lies and betrayal.
Director: Mairi Cameron | Stars: Rachael Blake, Susie Porter, Vince Colosimo, Martin Sacks
Votes: 389
24. The Road to Salina (1970)
R | 96 min | Drama
A hippie moves in with a cafe owner who acts like his mother, and her daughter who doesn't act like his sister.
Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Mimsy Farmer, Robert Walker Jr., Ed Begley, Bruce Pecheur
Votes: 992
25. Pasadena (2001–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lily McAllister has lived a charmed life as part of the most powerful family in the upscale Southern California enclave of Pasadena. All that changes, however, when a murder and coverup in her own mansion thrusts Lily into a search to unlock her family's long-buried secrets.
Stars: Dana Delany, Martin Donovan, Balthazar Getty, Alison Lohman
Votes: 522
26. White Boy (2017)
TV-14 | 82 min | Documentary, Crime
In 1980's Detroit, 17 year-old Richard Wershe, Jr. allegedly ran a sophisticated inner-city drug dealing operation. Now, journalists, police, federal agents and hit men are speaking for the first time about the legend of "White Boy Rick."
Director: Shawn Rech | Stars: Richard Wershe Jr., Scott M. Burnstein, Dana Hathaway, Joe Swickard
Votes: 2,259
27. The Deceivers (1988)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.
Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell
Votes: 1,271 | Gross: $0.35M
28. Leave No Traces (2021)
R | 160 min | Drama
In 1983, communist Poland is shaken by the case of high school student Grzegorz Przemyk, who is beaten to death by police. The only witness of the beating becomes the number one enemy of the state.
Director: Jan P. Matuszynski | Stars: Tomasz Zietek, Sandra Korzeniak, Jacek Braciak, Agnieszka Grochowska
Votes: 1,901
29. Kid (1990)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
A mysterious man returns to his former hometown to take revenge on the locals who murdered his parents when he was a boy.
Director: John Mark Robinson | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Sarah Trigger, Brian Austin Green, R. Lee Ermey
Votes: 755
30. Her Odd Tastes (1969)
72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A woman's job as a sex researcher takes her all over the world and gets her into some difficult situations.
Director: Donald A. Davis | Stars: Marsha Jordan, Capri, Michael Perrotta, Sandra Wing
Votes: 72
31. Gasoline (2001)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Mechanic Stella owns a gas station with introvert Lenni. When Stella accidentally kills Lenni's abusive mother, they try to dump the body. They run into trouble, thugs and cops but stick together as they fall in love with each other.
Director: Monica Stambrini | Stars: Maya Sansa, Regina Orioli, Mariella Valentini, Chiara Conti
Votes: 399 | Gross: $0.00M
32. Shadows in the Storm (1988)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A married man suffering from midlife crisis obsesses over a girl from his romantic fantasy. He meets her exact duplicate on vacation and helps her get rid of her abusive husband. They run off together but a caller starts blackmailing him.
Director: Terrell Tannen | Stars: Ned Beatty, Mia Sara, Michael Madsen, Donna Mitchell
Votes: 253
33. We Monsters (2015)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A divorcing couple get back together to cover up their daughter's heinous crime.
Director: Sebastian Ko | Stars: Mehdi Nebbou, Ulrike C. Tscharre, Janina Fautz, Britta Hammelstein
Votes: 407
34. To Kill a Stranger (1984)
88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The wife of an American journalist on an assignment in an unnamed South American country run by a military junta is sexually assaulted by a stranger there. However, she manages to fight back, which leads to unexpected consequences.
Director: Juan López Moctezuma | Stars: Angélica María, Dean Stockwell, Donald Pleasence, Aldo Ray
Votes: 161
35. The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Posing as an insurance investigator, Tom Lawrence investigates a murder of a teacher disguised as a suicide at a women's college.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Paula Corday, Amelita Ward
Votes: 907
36. Battles: The Murder That Wouldn't Die (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Former Los Angeles police lieutenant Bill Battles is hired by Hawaii State university to not only become head of the campus police, but assistant coach in charge of special teams for the ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: William Conrad, Lane Caudell, Robin Mattson, Marj Dusay
Votes: 41
37. This Is the Police (2016 Video Game)
M | Crime, Drama
Neo-Noir adventure/strategy game about the disillusioned hardboiled police chief Jack Boyd who is forced to deal with the untouchable criminals who run his city in order to stay alive and get $500,000 when he retires in 180 days.
Director: Ilya Yanovich | Stars: Jon St. John, Michele Benzin, Chris Brandjes, Norman Daniels
Votes: 140
38. The Deadly Secret (1994)
98 min | Thriller
A real estate tycoon suddenly finds himself the victim of a blackmailer, who knows about his participation in the murder of a girl when he was a college student.
Director: Jason Hammond | Stars: Reggie Cale, Joe Estevez, Tracy Hagemann, Tracy Spaulding
Votes: 31
39.
Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Episode:
Black Carrion
(1984)
70 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Two journalists search for a rock band that was popular 20 years ago but just seemed to have vanished and was never heard from again. Their investigation leads them to discover more about the band than they bargained for.
Director: John Hough | Stars: Season Hubley, Leigh Lawson, Norman Bird, Allan Love
Votes: 172
40.
Fox Mystery Theater (1984)
Episode:
In Possession
(1984)
75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A terrified couple becomes trapped in what seems to be a replay of a sinister event that happened in their apartment in the past.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Carol Lynley, Christopher Cazenove, David Healy, Judy Loe
Votes: 252
41.
Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode:
Jar
(1989)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Neo-noir tale set in a motel about a shady private investigator and a femme fatale who uses the content of a mysterious jar to get rid of her husband.
Director: Bette Gordon | Stars: Fritz Weaver, Richard Edson, Gina Gershon, Ed Kovens
Votes: 98
42.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
If the Shoe Fits
(1987)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An unemployed actor kills his twin brother, an advertising agency executive, and then assumes his identity - along with his wealth and beautiful wife. However, his brother's complicated life is not all that It's cracked up to be.
Director: Allan King | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Ted Shackelford, Lawrence Dane, Lori Hallier
Votes: 97
43.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
The Initiation
(1987)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A fraternity prank backfires, when a group of frat boys who love morbid practical jokes tells their nerd pledge to shoot their housemother with a gun filled with blanks.
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Marion Ross, Peter Spence, Dean Hamilton
Votes: 109
44.
Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)
Episode:
Murder in the Doll's House
(1973)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An author whose novels feature his hometown disappears; the publisher hires Barnaby to find the last chapter of the newest novel. A senile aunt introduces Barnaby to the "family" in her ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Jack Cassidy, Estelle Winwood
Votes: 136
45.
CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode:
A Man a Mile
(2004)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A body turns up 700 feet under Manhattan in a water tunnel. Meanwhile, another case involving the death of a sixteen-year-old girl is being investigated.
Director: David Grossman | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito
Votes: 371
46.
The Hitchhiker (1983–1991)
Episode:
Split Decision
(1983)
TV-MA | 25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In this black comedy, desperate real estate salesman Jake McElhaney tries to convince a magician's strange, attractive twin daughters Frances and Priscilla Packard to sell their house.
Director: Ivan Nagy | Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Jackson Davies, Audrey Landers, Judy Landers
Votes: 104
47.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Precious
(1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A false kidnapping claim leads to the prosecution of a married couple after detectives discover that three of their infants have died under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 286
48.
Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode:
Skull and Bones
(1998)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Frank and Emma search for answers when an odd man reveals intricate details about victims discovered in a mass grave. They soon find out that some of the bodies have links with the Millennium Group.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Klea Scott, Peter Outerbridge, Arye Gross
Votes: 271
49.
Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode:
Taps
(1989)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A professional dancer and actress who seeks independence from her possessive dancing partner and boyfriend poisons and then dismembers him, but his severed leg in a red tap shoe seeks revenge, in this dark comedy.
Director: David Misch | Stars: Mary Jo Keenen, Neal Jones, Dan Frazer
Votes: 137
50.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
The Legacy of Borbey House
(1993)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While restoring her house in Cabot Cove, Jessica worries that her contractor is preoccupied by the remodeling of another house until the project is put on hold when the client who may or may not be a vampire is found murdered.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Angela Lansbury, David Birney, Roy Dotrice, Richard Gilliland
Votes: 348