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1. Fracture (2007)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After shooting his wife, Ted confesses his crime and asks the court to move his case to trial. He represents himself against Willy, a successful lawyer. But there's more to the case than meets the eye.

Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike

Votes: 218,890 | Gross: $39.02M

2. Double Jeopardy (1999)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Greenwood, Benjamin Weir

Votes: 95,858 | Gross: $116.74M

3. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Approved | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 137,818 | Gross: $8.18M

4. Side Effects (I) (2013)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Votes: 197,120 | Gross: $32.17M

5. Midnight Express (1978)

R | 121 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli

Votes: 88,230 | Gross: $35.00M

6. 15 Minutes (2001)

R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A homicide detective and a fire marshal must stop a pair of murderers who commit videotaped crimes to become media darlings.

Director: John Herzfeld | Stars: Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks

Votes: 51,929 | Gross: $24.40M

7. Double Jeopardy (1992 TV Movie)

R | 99 min | Thriller

Jack is married to a lawyer and has a daughter. Lisa, an ex, pops up after ten years. Lisa kills a man raping her in her apartment. Complications - Jack just left her after sex.

Director: Lawrence Schiller | Stars: Rachel Ward, Bruce Boxleitner, Sela Ward, Sally Kirkland

Votes: 745

8. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Approved | 85 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.

Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, Alan Marshal

Votes: 7,465

9. Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)

Passed | 57 min | Western

Circuit judge Gene must judge a man who claims he's already done time for the killing he's accused of.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Laton Riley Kirk Sr.

Votes: 99

10. Jeopardy! (1984 Video)

Game-Show

A returning champion and two challengers test their buzzer skills and their knowledge in a wide range of academic and popular categories.

Director: Anthony Taliercio | Star: Alex Trebek

11. 26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode: Showdown (1959)

Western

Ralph Kincaid, a wealthy rancher, catches his son, Juro, stealing money from his desk so he can pay his gambling debts and brutally beats him. The next day, the father is found murdered and... See full summary »

Director: Reg Browne | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, David Cross, Leo Gordon

12. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Good to the Last Drop (1991)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

While representing a couple suing a hospital that gave the woman an unnecessary hysterectomy, Victor rashly counsels the couple to refuse a settlement that would keep the hospital's ... See full summary »

Director: Menachem Binetski | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 218

13. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Guess Who's Coming to Murder (1992)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

Mullaney and Zoey are on opposite sides in the prosecution of John Harvey, an accused, Ted Bundy-type serial killer, who manipulates the jury and both of them. Meanwhile, Brackman, Kelsey ... See full summary »

Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins

Votes: 36

14. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Control (2003)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Detectives find themselves hunting for a person who cut off a man's genitals and left him to die.

Director: Ted Kotcheff | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,080

15. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Uncivilized (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a young boy is found raped and murdered in Central Park, suspicion obviously falls on a known child molester in the area, but the true offender may be closer than anybody knows.

Director: Michael Fields | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek

Votes: 1,243

16. Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode: The Black Widow (1989)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After seven years in prison for killing his wife Ann, Ken Wilson gets out and finds her working in a real estate office. Anne soon turns up dead and Ken is tried, once again, for killing his wife.

Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Kene Holiday

Votes: 121

17. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Lucky Loser (1958)

TV-PG | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ted Balfour is convicted of vehicular manslaughter and given a suspended sentence through a plea bargain. When the police discover the victim actually died of a gunshot wound to the head, Ted is charged with first-degree murder.

Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Votes: 413

18. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: Blessed Are They (2003)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Alan gets appointed to defend a serial toilet cleaner. Sheila, becoming more unstable, jumps at defending a taxidermist stuffing his mom's head. Brad gets another lawyer,

Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Steve Harris, Camryn Manheim, Michael Badalucco, Jessica Capshaw

Votes: 108

19. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: The Chosen (2003)

TV-PG | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Alan takes the case of a lawyer (Sharon Stone) fired for claiming that she can talk to God. Ellenor's client Stanfield (Chris O'Donnell) takes the stand but doesn't come off well. His daughter exposes a shocking secret.

Director: Leslie Libman | Stars: Camryn Manheim, Michael Badalucco, Steve Harris, Jessica Capshaw

Votes: 122

20. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: Cry Justice (1956)

30 min | Drama

Rather than allow his partner to marry the woman he loves, a man fakes his own murder and frames his partner for the supposed crime. When the partner is released from prison ten years later, he plots revenge.

Director: George Sherman | Stars: Macdonald Carey, James Dunn, Dick Haymes, June Vincent

Votes: 31

21. Monk (2002–2009)
Episode: Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man (2007)

TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A convicted murderer put away by Monk is exonerated. Monk must figure out what really happened to keep his remaining shred of confidence.

Director: Anton Cropper | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,119

22. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 18 February 2020: Evening Bulletin (2020)

30 min | News

Add a Plot

Stars: Tony Morris, Lucy Meacock, Debbie Lewis, Ian Critchley

23. Underworld Histories (2006– )
Episode: Montreal (2007)

Crime, Drama

Add a Plot

Director: James Hyslop | Stars: Peter Banks, Gary Biggar, Maurice 'Mom' Boucher, Guy Castonguay

24. The Lincoln Lawyer (2022– )
Episode: The Uncanny Valley (2022)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Determined to clear his name, Trevor pushes to take the stand but the risky strategy leaves Mickey with more questions than answers.

Director: Alonso Alvarez | Stars: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Angus Sampson

Votes: 1,194

25. Cold Case Killers (2021– )
Episode: The Babes in the Wood Murders (2021)

45 min | Documentary, Crime

After two young girls were killed, a mishandled prosecution ended in a murderer walking free until a later, more dedicated investigation brought him to justice.

Director: John-Pierre Newman | Stars: Melanie Kilburn, Graham Bartlett

Votes: 15

26. Cold Case Killers (2021– )
Episode: The World's End Murders (2021)

45 min | Documentary, Crime

Soon after the corpses of two teens were found, a decades-spanning investigation began, with officers labouring for years to bring the killers to justice.

Director: John-Pierre Newman | Stars: Melanie Kilburn, Megan Frazer

Votes: 12

27. Futurama (1999– )
Episode: Overclockwise (2011)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Cubert overclocks Bender's CPU to make him more powerful, but that creates some unexpected results. Meanwhile, Leela decides to dump Fry and move on.

Directors: Raymie Muzquiz, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 2,050

28. The King Who Never Was (2023)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2023)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Years later, Vittorio Emanuele goes to trial. Birgit hopes that the truth will be finally unveiled, but unexpected witnesses show up for the Prince.

Director: Beatrice Borromeo | Stars: Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, Birgit Hamer, Pino Aprile, Fabiana Balestra

Votes: 21