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1. Cure (1997)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Masato Hagiwara, Koji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa
Votes: 23,402 | Gross: $0.09M
2. Crime Wave (1953)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Gene Nelson, Sterling Hayden, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia
Votes: 4,575
3. Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand
Votes: 8,173
4. The Hit (1984)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Freddie Stuart, Ralph Brown, A.J. Clarke, Terence Stamp
Votes: 9,572 | Gross: $0.88M
5. Zulu (2013)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Policemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Forest Whitaker, Conrad Kemp, Inge Beckmann
Votes: 19,878
6. The Diplomat (2009 TV Movie)
190 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.
Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Dougray Scott, Rachael Blake, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Richard Roxburgh
Votes: 771
7. The Narrow Margin (1952)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A woman planning to testify against the mob must be protected against potential assassins on the train trip from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Directors: Richard Fleischer, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Gordon Gebert
Votes: 8,669
8. Dressed to Kill (1946)
Passed | 76 min | Crime, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes sets out to discover why a trio of murderous villains, including a dangerously attractive female, are desperate to obtain three unassuming and inexpensive little music boxes.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison, Edmund Breon
Votes: 6,936
9. Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A mentally-disturbed flower seller starts killing young girls on the streets of Belgrade. While the frustrated police inspector is trying to stop him, an aspiring musician finds his life and work deeply intertwined with that of a killer.
Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Tasko Nacic, Nikola Simic, Srdjan Saper, Sonja Savic
Votes: 4,373
10. Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Prowl car cops on night duty romance a reluctant young woman who works for the department while in danger from a vengeful racketeer.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Mark Stevens, Edmond O'Brien, Gale Storm, Donald Buka
Votes: 1,285
11. Naked Alibi (1954)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A chief of police detectives fired for brutality, tries to get evidence on a man suspected of killing 3 of his officers.
Director: Jerry Hopper | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry, Marcia Henderson
Votes: 1,526
12. The Fatal Hour (1940)
Approved | 68 min | Crime, Mystery
When Captain Street's best friend Dan Grady is murdered, Street receives help from Chinese detective James Lee Wong and local newspaper reporter Bobbie Logan.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers, Charles Trowbridge
Votes: 1,318
13. Lights of New York (1928)
Passed | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A gangster frames two bootleggers for the shooting of a police officer in New York during the prohibition.
Director: Bryan Foy | Stars: Helene Costello, Cullen Landis, Mary Carr, Wheeler Oakman
Votes: 949 | Gross: $1.20M
14. Boomerang (1976)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Under the influence of drugs, a teenager, Eddy, kills a policeman. His father, Jacques, pleads extenuating circumstances and nearly succeeds in gaining the confidence of the policeman's widow. But the press reveals that Jacques is an ex-gangster who has spent time in prison.
Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Alain Delon, Carla Gravina, Dora Doll, Louis Julien
Votes: 675
15. This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
Approved | 97 min | Drama
A tough lady gangster learns that she will be totally blind within a week. She seeks help from the one eye surgeon who may be able to save her sight. In the process, he also causes her to have a change of heart.
Director: Felix E. Feist | Stars: Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan, David Brian, Richard Webb
Votes: 1,185
16. Gambler's Choice (1944)
Approved | 66 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York. Hadley's main antagonist is his childhood friend Mike McGlennon who is determined to stop the gambling activities of Ross.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Russell Hayden, Lee Patrick
Votes: 188
17. Brother, Cry for Me (1976)
G | 95 min | Adventure, Crime
Three brothers resort to kidnapping, extortion and murder as they search the jungle for a fortune in Inca treasure.
Director: William White | Stars: Steve Drexel, Larry Pennell, Leslie Parrish, Richard Davalos
Votes: 27
18. Kainov znak (1970 TV Movie)
62 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Ivan Hetrich | Stars: Tonko Lonza, Rade Serbedzija, Hermina Pipinic, Izet Hajdarhodzic
Votes: 26
19.
Run for Your Life (1965–1968)
Episode:
Hoodlums on Wheels
(1966)
60 min | Drama
A motorcycle gang, The Saints (wearing Nazi swastikas), beats up and robs a man who ends up dead from his injuries. The gang is led by John Drew Barrymore. They seek a hiding place from the... See full synopsis »
Director: Richard Benedict | Stars: Ben Gazzara, John Drew Barrymore, Marsha Hunt, Karen Jensen
Votes: 15
20.
The Lazarus Project (2022–2023)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2022)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
George continues on his mission to create chaos and turn back time. Trying desperately to keep the Lazarus Project off the scent, George tries to shift the suspicion from himself by making a longtime Lazarus employee the scapegoat.
Director: Laura Scrivano | Stars: Paapa Essiedu, Anjli Mohindra, Rudi Dharmalingam, Charly Clive
Votes: 316
21.
Grantchester (2014–2025)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2014)
TV-14 | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sidney and Geordie investigate the murder of a local policeman, and find the killer's motive is connected to events that took place in the Second World War.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: James Norton, Robson Green, Morven Christie, Al Weaver
Votes: 518
22.
ZeroZeroZero (2019–2020)
Episode:
Tampico Skies
(2019)
TV-MA | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lynwood dies in the shootout with the Mexican armed forces. The armed forces suspect a mole. One of the members is made a scapegoat. The mole attacks the ship with the drugs but turns tables on his Captain and allows it to escape.
Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Dane DeHaan, Giuseppe De Domenico, Adriano Chiaramida
Votes: 936