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1. Ocean's Eight (2018)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's annual Met Gala.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling
Votes: 242,131 | Gross: $140.22M
2. The Reader (2008)
R | 124 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain
Votes: 260,019 | Gross: $34.19M
3. Vis a vis (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Thriller
She broke the law for the boss she fell in love with. Now this naive girl has to pay the price.
Stars: Alba Flores, María Isabel Díaz Lago, Marta Aledo, Najwa Nimri
Votes: 25,905
4. Shoplifters (2018)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka
Votes: 86,515 | Gross: $3.31M
5. The Big Doll House (1971)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Beautiful female prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison until five of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with reluctant help from two male fruit vendors.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Roberta Collins, Pam Grier, Judith Brown, Brooke Mills
Votes: 3,099 | Gross: $10.00M
6. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama
British hard-hitting drama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison.
Stars: Kika Mirylees, Victoria Alcock, Helen Fraser, Jack Ellis
Votes: 2,591
7. Lady Snowblood (1973)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza
Votes: 16,314
8. The Rapture (2023)
97 min | Drama
Lydia, a dedicated midwife, is in the middle of a breakup. At the time, her best friend Salomé tells her she is pregnant. One day, she comes across Milo - a one-night stand - as she is carrying her friend's baby in her arms.
Director: Iris Kaltenbäck | Stars: Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse, Younes Boucif
Votes: 549
9. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Robert Hobbs
Votes: 29,199 | Gross: $8.32M
10. Buffaloed (2019)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
In the underworld of debt-collecting, homegrown hustler Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY.
Director: Tanya Wexler | Stars: Zoey Deutch, Jai Courtney, Judy Greer, Jermaine Fowler
Votes: 7,575
11. Chained Heat (1983)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Young Carol Henderson ends up in prison where she must learn how to survive in an environment plagued by violence, murder, rape, racism, drugs and staff corruption and brutality.
Director: Paul Nicholas | Stars: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning, Tamara Dobson
Votes: 2,631 | Gross: $6.15M
12. Orphan (2016)
111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young woman moves to Paris with a disastrous past. When she becomes a woman and thinks she's finally free from her past's shadows, some characters show up and she gets the chance to become a unique heroine.
Director: Arnaud des Pallières | Stars: Adèle Haenel, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Solène Rigot, Vega Cuzytek
Votes: 1,353
13. 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: 12,392
14. Savage Island (1985)
R | 79 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Women who have been captured and sold as slave labor to a South American emerald mine hatch a plan for revolution and revenge.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson, Cristina Lay, Linda Blair
Votes: 822
15. Princess Caraboo (1994)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A mysterious young woman speaking a strange language shows up in an English village, where she is taken in by aristocrats who assume she is a foreign princess
Director: Michael Austin | Stars: Phoebe Cates, Jim Broadbent, Wendy Hughes, Kevin Kline
Votes: 2,981 | Gross: $3.02M
16. In the Mood (1987)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
A 14-year-old nicknamed the 'Woo Woo Kid', is a teenage casanova who has affairs and runs away to marry two older women, mothers themselves, fascinating the public and the media with his romantic prowess.
Director: Phil Alden Robinson | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Talia Balsam, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Constantine
Votes: 1,098 | Gross: $1.00M
17. Jiang hu er nü (2018)
Not Rated | 136 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017.
Director: Zhangke Jia | Stars: Tao Zhao, Fan Liao, Zheng Xu, Casper Liang
Votes: 10,621 | Gross: $0.42M
18. The Great Fire (2014)
Drama, History
An insight into what happened on the night of 2 September 1666, the Great fire of London.
Stars: Polly Dartford, Andrew Buchan, Trixiebell Harrowell, Joey Price
Votes: 782
19. Taxi (III) (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
Banned from making movies by the Iranian government, Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.
Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Jafar Panahi, Nasrin Sotoudeh
Votes: 16,550 | Gross: $0.32M
20. Love Crime (2010)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ruthless executive Christine brings on young Isabelle as her assistant taking delight in toying with her innocence. But when Christine starts passing on her protege's ideas as her own, things take a dark turn.
Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Mille, Guillaume Marquet
Votes: 5,638 | Gross: $0.53M
21. Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Crime, Horror
The head of a yakuza gang is being trailed by a mysterious, vengeful blind woman.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Hoki Tokuda, Makoto Satô, Hideo Sunazuka
Votes: 1,636
22. Hard Cell (2022)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
A documentary crew follows the inmates and staff of HMP Woldsley while Catherine Tate portrays multiple characters to capture the penal system at its brutal humorous best.
Stars: Catherine Tate, Donna Preston, Christian Brassington, Niky Wardley
Votes: 2,151
23. Two Friends (2015)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two best friends have their relationship tested when Abel tries to help his friend Clement with the latter's love interest Mona.
Director: Louis Garrel | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Vincent Macaigne, Louis Garrel, Mahaut Adam
Votes: 2,151
24. Locked Up: A Mother's Rage (1991 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
A recently-divorced woman with children meets a man who seems nice and gives her some cash to hold for him. What she doesn't know is that he is a drug dealer being watched by authorities. ... See full summary »
Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Jean Smart, Dean Norris, Ariana Richards
Votes: 291
25. Madonnen (2007)
125 min | Drama
A portrait of Rita, who claims that her mother was never a mother for her. Rita gives birth to her own six children and forces her mother to take the role of a mother for her grandchildren as she never did that for Rita.
Director: Maria Speth | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Luisa Sappelt, Coleman Swinton, Susanne Lothar
Votes: 196
26. Lady Avenger (1988)
R | 82 min | Action, Drama
When the door of freedom cracks open for inmate Maggie Blair at her brother's funeral, she doesn't let anything stand in her way. This begins her furious determination to unearth the gang that murdered her brother.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Peggy McIntaggart, Tony Josephs, Jacolyn Leeman, Michelle Bauer
Votes: 247
27. La Menace (1977)
117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The main character is unhappily married and has an affair. When his wife finds out, she lures his girlfriend to a cliff and throws herself of it, making the girlfriend look as her killer. ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Yves Montand, Carole Laure, Marie Dubois, Jean-François Balmer
Votes: 895
28. Frisco Jenny (1932)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The San Francisco earthquake shakes up the life of Jenny, a madam who gives birth to an illegitimate son and gives him up to protect him.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern, Helen Jerome Eddy, Donald Cook
Votes: 1,188
29. La diosa del puerto (1989)
90 min | Drama
A woman teacher in a rural village is raped. Her mother kills the rapist, and helped by circumstantial evidence, her daughter claims she did it, is arrested and condemned to serve twenty ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Quintanilla Rico | Stars: Fernando Almada, Lina Santos, Raúl Meraz, Alejandro Ruiz
Votes: 22
30. Bütün Kapilar Kapaliydi (1990)
90 min | Drama
Nil spends years in jail and is being tortured during September 12 junta period and alienates the new life after she is released.
Director: Memduh Ün | Stars: Asli Altan, Ugur Polat, Nalan Sayar, Ali Uyandiran
Votes: 78
31. The Gossip Columnist (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on amoral characters.
Director: James Sheldon | Stars: Bobby Vinton, Robert Vaughn, Dick Sargent, Kim Cattrall
Votes: 76
32. I Give My Love (1934)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama
A woman devotes her life to her son, who went to prison for killing her abusive husband.
Director: Karl Freund | Stars: Paul Lukas, Wynne Gibson, Eric Linden, Anita Louise
Votes: 29
33. At the Top of the Stairs (1983)
92 min | Drama
Suzanne's husband was a collaborator during WW2 and he was denounced by his own family at the Liberation ,a family who took advantage of him during the occupation.
Director: Paul Vecchiali | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Hélène Surgère, Françoise Lebrun, Nicolas Silberg
Votes: 115
34. La fille de l'air (1992)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman, madly in love, decides to organize the escape of her husband who has received a sentence of 18 years in prison.
Director: Maroun Bagdadi | Stars: Béatrice Dalle, Thierry Fortineau, Hippolyte Girardot, Roland Bertin
Votes: 159
35. Branded (VIII)
75 min | War | Completed
Director: Pauline Amos | Stars: Nazar Grabar, Pauline Amos, Kateryna Polischuk
36. Capital Execution (1903)
1 min | Short, Drama
A fragment of this lost film exists, showing a woman being led to her execution.
Director: Peter Elfelt | Stars: Francesca Nathansen, Victor Betzonich
Votes: 107
39.
Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode:
Knight Behind Bars
(1985)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
FLAG architect Matt Erickson is the victim of a pickpocket at his own party that Bonnie & Michael are attending. The thieves turn out to be two female prisoners let out by their scheming ... See full summary »
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Peter Parros
Votes: 218
40.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
The Posthumous Collection
(2004)
TV-14 | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A controversial photographer is murdered, and his last shoot holds the vital clue.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 301
41.
Red Shoe Diaries (1992–1999)
Episode:
Caged Bird
(1995)
R | 30 min | Drama, Romance
While jailed and in solitary confinement Dakota meets a guard, Charlie, she tries everything to seduce him but Charlie is different from the other men she's known, he teaches her that sometimes being in prison has nothing to do with bars.
Director: Rafael Eisenman | Stars: Jacqueline Lovell, Hector Hugo, Arroyn Lloyd, Shannon Atteberry
Votes: 37
42.
The Untouchables (1959–1963)
Episode:
The Doreen Maney Story
(1960)
52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A woman and her boyfriend, dubbed "The Lovebirds" by the press, rob an armored truck. When she is caught, Ness uses her as bait to catch her partner.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Robert Stack, Christopher Dark, Connie Hines, Anne Francis
Votes: 106
43.
Babylon Berlin (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #3.2
(2020)
TV-MA | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rath hits an unexpected snag while investigating the Benda case, and later tracks down the movie set gaffer. Charlotte is visited by her older sister.
Directors: Henk Handloegten, Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries | Stars: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Lars Eidinger
Votes: 648
44.
Babylon Berlin (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #3.3
(2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Wendt makes every effort to ensure that Greta changes her statement regarding the attack on Benda. Despite Betty Winter's death, the filming continues. Helga makes a difficult decision.
Directors: Henk Handloegten, Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries | Stars: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Lars Eidinger
Votes: 636
45.
Babylon Berlin (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #3.5
(2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rath, Charlotte and Böhm attend Rot's mysterious event. Nyssen visits Helga, who questions her recent actions. Greta returns to court for sentencing.
Directors: Henk Handloegten, Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries | Stars: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Lars Eidinger
Votes: 619
46.
Tony Robinson's History of Britain (2020–2022)
Episode:
The Georgians
(2020)
43 min | Documentary, History
Quirky real-life tales include a sailor's attempt to leave behind his scurvy existence for a Tahitian girl, and a gin entrepreneur who fell foul of the law. Plus, a hungry poacher has a cunning plan. Ch. 5 description.
Star: Tony Robinson
Votes: 13
47.
Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
Episode:
Run Boy Run
(2024)
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Frankie gets herself in trouble for protecting her sons. Eli searches for a way back home to look for his stepdad - and his missing stash.
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse | Stars: Simon Baker, Sophie Wilde, Bryan Brown, Travis Fimmel
Votes: 388
48.
The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2022)
TV-14 | Biography, Crime, Drama
The truth emerges when John and Anne are interviewed by the police. The case goes to trial where Anne pleads not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion.
Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Monica Dolan, Eddie Marsan, Mark Stanley, Dominic Applewhite
Votes: 139
49.
Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode:
Alicia Williamson & Patricia Donnelly
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
A single mother pleads self-defense after fatally stabbing a man she met on a dating website after he rejected her. A woman who strangled a man she just met at a swinger's club after changing her mind about having sex with him for money.
Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Ashley Crary, Alicia Williamson, Willie Kidd, Angela Kidd
Votes: 14
50.
Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode:
Denise Holsinger & Vanessa Crawley
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
A woman and her boyfriend were convicted in the fatal shooting of four people in the bar she was recently fired from. A teenage mother was in the car while her husband and another rob and murder a teen drug dealer for his cell phone and $1.
Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Ashley Crary, Shawn Hoffman, Denise Holsinger, Michelle Holsinger
Votes: 19