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1. The House That Jack Built (2018)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Votes: 92,518 | Gross: $0.09M
2. Insidious (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye
Votes: 339,876 | Gross: $54.01M
3. Red Dead Redemption II (2018 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Amidst the decline of the Wild West at the turn of the 20th century, outlaw Arthur Morgan and his gang struggle to cope with the loss of their way of life.
Stars: Benjamin Byron Davis, Roger Clark, Rob Wiethoff, Cali Elizabeth Moore
Votes: 55,035
4. Seven Psychopaths (2012)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime
A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken
Votes: 274,379 | Gross: $15.02M
5. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
PG | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Lana Wood
Votes: 114,335 | Gross: $43.82M
6. Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
PG-13 | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.
Director: Leigh Whannell | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell
Votes: 118,937 | Gross: $52.22M
7. Serena (I) (2014)
R | 109 min | Drama, History, Romance
In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Rhys Ifans, Toby Jones
Votes: 30,574 | Gross: $0.18M
8. Angst (I) (1983)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A troubled man gets released from prison and starts taking out his sadistic fantasies on an unsuspecting family living in a secluded house.
Director: Gerald Kargl | Stars: Erwin Leder, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Silvia Ryder, Karin Springer
Votes: 13,541
9. Cube²: Hypercube (2002)
R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Eight strangers awaken with no memory, in a puzzling cube-shaped room where the laws of physics do not always apply.
Director: Andrzej Sekula | Stars: Kari Matchett, Geraint Wyn Davies, Grace Lynn Kung, Matthew Ferguson
Votes: 70,489
10. Burke and Hare (2010)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, History
A black comedy about two 19th-century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Bill Bailey, Tom Wilkinson, Michael Smiley, Tim Curry
Votes: 21,371 | Gross: $0.00M
11. Ra.One (2011)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's only the game's less powerful protagonist who can save his creator's family.
Director: Anubhav Sinha | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Shahana Goswami
Votes: 46,877 | Gross: $2.51M
12. May God Save Us (2016)
TV-MA | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Inspectors Velarde and Alfaro must find what appears to be a serial killer. This hunt against the clock will make them realize something they'd never thought about: neither one of them is that different from the killer.
Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Roberto Álamo, Javier Pereira, Luis Zahera
Votes: 12,327
13. Tone-Deaf (2019)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A woman goes to the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She rents a country house from an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his psychopathic tendencies.
Director: Richard Bates Jr. | Stars: Kim Delaney, Ray Wise, Amanda Crew, Nelson Franklin
Votes: 3,119
14. L'Argent (1983)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama
A counterfeit bill that starts off as a schoolboy prank leads to incarceration and violence.
Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Christian Patey, Sylvie Van den Elsen, Michel Briguet, Vincent Risterucci
Votes: 11,894
15. Hundra (1983)
Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Born in a tribe of fierce warrior women, the archer and sword fighter, Hundra, has been raised to despise the influence of men. Superior to any male, Hundra takes a vow of revenge until one day she finds love.
Director: Matt Cimber | Stars: Laurene Landon, Cihangir Gaffari, María Casal, Ramiro Oliveros
Votes: 1,221
16. No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal, Eileen Heckart
Votes: 2,572
17. Comic Book Villains (2002 Video)
R | 92 min | Comedy
A guy dies after collecting comic books for decades. His mom inherits them and she ain't selling. Owners of 2 comic book stores want the collection. Their scheming gets ever more desperate.
Director: James Robinson | Stars: Donal Logue, Cary Elwes, Michael Rapaport, Natasha Lyonne
Votes: 2,419
18. The House on the Hill (2019 TV Movie)
83 min | Thriller
After years in a mental hospital, Megan goes home to visit her brother. But once she arrives her brother has vanished and no one in town remembers him ever existing. Is Megan losing her mind, or is something more diabolical at work?
Director: Nadeem Soumah | Stars: Samaire Armstrong, Rob Mayes, Bart Johnson, Lindsay Hartley
Votes: 380
19. The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)
Passed | 101 min | Drama, Western
In this western remake of Kiss of Death (1947), a convicted bank robber serving his sentence, and wishing nothing more than to finish his time and get back to his family, gets involved with... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Robert Evans, Dolores Michaels, Linda Cristal
Votes: 264
20. Harold Shipman (2014– )
120 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Dramatised documentary analyzing the crimes of serial killer Harold Shipman, the doctor believed to be responsible for the deaths of an estimated 250 people. Aired on Netflix in 2019.
Stars: Alistair Parker, Jeremy Dirckze, Bernard Postles, Susan Booth
Votes: 31
21. Edge of Fury (1958)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama
A psychopathic young beachcomber pretends to befriend a mother and two daughters living at their summer home.
Directors: Robert J. Gurney Jr., Irving Lerner | Stars: Michael Higgins, Lois Holmes, Jean Allison, Doris Fesette
Votes: 139
22. Nursie (2004)
R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
A young man is held captive by a sadistic nurse.
Director: Joe C. Maxwell | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Savannah Smith Boucher, David Parker, Frieda Jane
Votes: 603
23. Le furet (1950)
95 min | Crime, Drama
A mysterious "Le Furet" (the Ferret) sends letters to the Parisian Police telling them when murders are going to be perpetrated, and in which Paris district. Each time nothing is stolen, ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond Leboursier | Stars: Jany Holt, Colette Darfeuil, Pierre Renoir, Jacqueline Delubac
Votes: 54
24. De sang et d'encre (2008 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Thriller
A man who was walking with his dog on the banks of the Seine River has been attacked by somebody who broke his neck and stabbed him ; when the police arrive the corpse had the number 5 ... See full summary »
Director: Charlotte Brändström | Stars: Florence Pernel, Stéphane Freiss, Pascal Rénéric, Nicolas Briançon
Votes: 41
25. The Unreinable Compulsion (2013)
80 min | Crime, Drama
In a small town, a young man gives in to his irrational desire to recreationally murder a stranger.
Director: Jason LaRay Keener | Stars: Jarrod Cuthrell, Natalie Bonner, Mari Darley-Usmar, Jim Athon
Votes: 17
26.
Tatort (1970– )
Episode:
Annoncenmord
(1976)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Peter Weck | Stars: Fritz Eckhardt, Kurt Jaggberg, Albert Rolant, Lieselotte Plauensteiner
Votes: 34
27.
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: 253
28.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Cats in the Cradle...
(2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An old lady is found dead with a stab wound in her chest. There are over 20 cats in her house.
Director: Richard J. Lewis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 895
29.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Great Men
(1998)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Alvarez knows who raped Glynn's daughter, but refuses to tell the warden. Wangler is making progress at school, but his cellmate, Adebisi, isn't a fan of higher education. When Hill's judge... See full summary »
Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 2,107
30.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Legs
(1999)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In the boxing program, O'Reily spikes Robson's spritzer bottle before his bout with Cyril. Rebadow's mother tries to persuade him to meet his son and grandson. Meanwhile, Nappa finds out he's HIV-positive and is moved to Cell Block E.
Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 2,025
31.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Obituaries
(2000)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The African-American inmates point the finger at McManus for letting Em City get out of hand. After that and his recent erratic behavior, McManus gets the ax from Glynn. Mobay's cover is almost blown.
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney
Votes: 1,970
32.
Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode:
The Six Foot Stretch
(1977)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detectives DeHart and Ward go up against another team of officers Riggs and Salter in tracking down a criminal. A psychotic man is targeting elderly women and time is of the essence.
Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: George Maharis, Shelly Novack, Bernie Casey, Howard Duff
Votes: 22
33.
Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode:
Worse Than Murder
(1960)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When her dead husband's late uncle fails to leave her any money, a scheming temptress uses his diary to blackmail her sick mother-in-law, who may have committed murder.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Boris Karloff, Constance Ford, John Baragrey, Christine White
Votes: 242
34.
I Am a Killer (2018–2022)
Episode:
Pyro Joe
(2020)
TV-MA | Documentary, Crime
After 24 years on death row, Joseph Murphy saw his sentence commuted a week before his execution due to the extreme abuse he suffered as a child.
Director: Ned Parker | Stars: Joseph Murphy, Michael Murphy, Wayne Creasap, Linda Richter
Votes: 279
35.
Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode:
Jessica Gentry & Shannon Buard
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
First, a young "follower" convicted of the murder of her adoptive grandmother along with the boy she was obsessed with and a friend. Then, a drug addict fatally shot a teenage bystander after losing her crack money ($3) in a dice game.
Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Ashley Crary, Jessica Gentry, Sandy Malone, Mary Thornton
Votes: 14
36.
Shattered (2010–2011)
Episode:
In the Dark
(2010)
44 min | Crime, Drama
Sixty-seven year old Sylvia Brody is found strangled to death in her bed. It looks as if she was raped before being killed. The initial suspect is Bernard Stokes, a young man whose car was ... See full summary »
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: Callum Keith Rennie, Camille Sullivan, Clé Bennett, Martin Cummins
Votes: 16
37.
First Blood (2022– )
Episode:
Richard Ramirez: The Nightstalker
(2022)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History
One of the most well-known serial killers, Richard Ramirez terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, where anyone could be a target of the sadistic murderer.
Director: David Bispham | Stars: Gisele Lavigne, Glynn Martin, Alan Yochelson, Gary Brucato
Votes: 10
38.
I Am a Killer (2018–2022)
Episode:
Someone Else
(2022)
TV-MA | Documentary, Crime
On death row for murder, Deryl Madison reflects on his struggles with mental illness and finds support from an anti-capital punishment advocate.
Stars: John Edens, Sharon Evans, Deryl Madison, Michela Mancini
Votes: 118
39.
I Am a Killer (2018–2022)
Episode:
Family Matters
(2022)
TV-MA | Documentary, Crime
A killer recounts the crime that ended a life and destroyed his own. We also hear from those affected, including a police officer and the victim's family.
Director: Ollie Elliott | Stars: Valentino Barraza, Dana Crowl, Mike Johann, Cassandra Reed
Votes: 101
40.
Cold Justice (2013– )
Episode:
A Monster Among Us
(2014)
TV-14 | 39 min | Documentary, Crime, Reality-TV
The case of 78-year-old Willie Louise Kellum who was strangled to death in her own home in Camp Hill, Alabama in 2005.
Stars: Kelly Siegler, Yolanda McClary, Bobby Blake, Krystal Farris
Votes: 69