Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "witness-intimidation"

1. Z (1969)

M/PG | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer

Votes: 31,363 | Gross: $0.08M

2. Titanic 666 (2022)

TV-MA | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

Dark forces from the deep rise to the surface, terrorizing all aboard from Titanic III and threatens to repeat one of history's greatest disasters.

Director: Nick Lyon | Stars: Keesha Sharp, Jamie Bamber, Lydia Hearst, AnnaLynne McCord

Votes: 2,672

3. Sunset (1988)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway

Votes: 4,625 | Gross: $4.59M

4. Five Deadly Venoms (1978)

R | 101 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

The sixth and final pupil of a dying martial arts teacher is instructed to find the teacher's five former pupils and defeat any evil ones that are among them.

Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Sheng Chiang, Chien Sun, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Meng Lo

Votes: 7,984

5. Alley Cat (1984)

R | 82 min | Action

A martial artist stops a street gang from stealing her car, but her grandmother ends up being killed by the same gang. She witnesses firsthand how corrupt and inept law enforcement is, and decides to take matters into her own hands.

Directors: Victor M. Ordonez, Ed Palmos, Al Valletta | Stars: Karin Mani, Robert Torti, Britt Helfer, Michael Wayne

Votes: 1,053

6. Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)

GP | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

In 1920s Boston, Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are scrutinized for their anarchist beliefs while on trial for robbery and murder.

Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Riccardo Cucciolla, Cyril Cusack, Rosanna Fratello

Votes: 3,731 | Gross: $0.19M

7. Storm Warning (1950)

Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Marsha Mitchell, a traveling dress model, stops in a southern town to see her sister who has married a Ku Klux Klansman. Marsha witnesses the KKK commit a murder and helps District Attorney Burt Rainey bring the criminals to justice.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Doris Day, Steve Cochran

Votes: 2,664

8. The Turning Point (1952)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Jerry McKibbon is a tough, no nonsense reporter, mentoring special prosecutor John Conroy in routing out corrupt officials in the city, which may even include Conroy's own police detective father as a suspect.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: William Holden, Edmond O'Brien, Alexis Smith, Tom Tully

Votes: 1,776

9. The Walking Dead (1936)

Passed | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

After hapless pianist and ex-con John Elman is framed for murder, he is resurrected by a scientist after his execution.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn, Marguerite Churchill

Votes: 3,068

10. The Boy Next Door (2008 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 90 min | Crime, Thriller

Published author and photographer Sara Wylde takes a writer's break--a trip--to gain inspiration for a novel. She soon finds sensual intrigue, and a clue, before realizing she's stepped into a mysterious and life-threatening reality.

Director: Neill Fearnley | Stars: Dina Meyer, Woody Jeffreys, Marc Menard, Barclay Hope

Votes: 439

11. Noll tolerans (1999)

108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Johan is a two-fisted Gothenburg cop who finds himself in a shoot-out with jewel robbers. After the smoke has cleared, one robber, shot by his accomplice, and an innocent bystander, are ... See full summary »

Director: Anders Nilsson | Stars: Jakob Eklund, Peter Andersson, Marie Richardson, Hanna Alsterlund

Votes: 4,180

12. The Racket (1951)

Approved | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In New York, two honest cops try to hinder a crime syndicate from moving into the precinct and also to prevent the mob's plan of electing a corrupt prosecutor to a judgeship.

Directors: John Cromwell, Mel Ferrer, Tay Garnett, Edmund Grainger, Nicholas Ray, Sherman Todd | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman

Votes: 3,366

13. Big Brown Eyes (1936)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring and solve the murder of a baby.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett, Walter Pidgeon, Lloyd Nolan

Votes: 1,173

14. The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story (1994 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama

Married couples unable to conceive are thrilled to find they are going to become parents, thanks to a larger-than-life "miracle doctor" and his unusual treatments. However, joy soon turns ... See full summary »

Director: Arlene Sanford | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Shanna Reed, Tom Verica, Shannon Lawson

Votes: 291

15. The Naked Street (1955)

Passed | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A mobster (Quinn) springs a condemned murderer (Granger) because he got his sister (Bancroft) pregnant.

Director: Maxwell Shane | Stars: Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves

Votes: 1,314

16. Police Python 357 (1976)

Not Rated | 126 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An inspector is having a secret relationship with a woman. When she is murdered by his boss, all proof is against him.

Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Yves Montand, François Périer, Simone Signoret, Stefania Sandrelli

Votes: 2,076

17. Blanquita (2022)

94 min | Drama

Blanca lives in a foster home for minors run by father Manuel. A sexual scandal involving businessmen and politicians puts Blanca and Manuel in the eye of the press, turning Blanca into a feminist martyr and key witness of the case.

Director: Fernando Guzzoni | Stars: Laura López, Alejandro Goic, Ariel Grandón, Amparo Noguera

Votes: 288

18. Perfect Witness (1989 TV Movie)

R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A witness to a mob killing has second thoughts about testifying when he realizes his family might become a target.

Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Brian Dennehy, Aidan Quinn, Stockard Channing, Laura Harrington

Votes: 496

19. The Big Operator (1959)

Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama

During the 1950s, a corrupt labor union boss and the mob silence all those who witness their shady activities but an honest union member threatens to testify in front of a Senate Committee, thus becoming a murder-target.

Director: Charles F. Haas | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Mel Tormé

Votes: 340

20. The Sellout (1952)

Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

During the 1950s, a small-town newspaper editor and a state assistant attorney-general fight corrupt local officials from one rotten county.

Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Audrey Totter, Paula Raymond

Votes: 675

21. The Hi-Jackers (1963)

69 min | Crime, Drama

1963. Drama. Directed by Jim O'Connolly. Starring Anthony Booth & Jacqueline Ellis. A lorry driver meets Shirley at a cafe and offers her a lift. His truck carrying valuable whiskey is later hijacked.

Director: Jim O'Connolly | Stars: Anthony Booth, Jacqueline Ellis, Derek Francis, Patrick Cargill

Votes: 235

22. Crossfire (2016 TV Movie)

88 min | Drama, Thriller

When National Guard soldier Samantha Harrison returns from the front lines of Iraq, she realizes that none of her training helps her deal with PTSD or the struggles of returning to a normal... See full summary »

Director: Claude Desrosiers | Stars: Roxanne McKee, Steve Lund, Tim Rozon, Stacey Farber

Votes: 452

23. I Am the Law (1938)

Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama

Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.

Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, John Beal, Wendy Barrie

Votes: 498

24. Driven Underground (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama

Single mother Sarah Palmer hides her family in Oregon when her daughter Christy becomes a key witness in a murder against the mob.

Director: George Erschbamer | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Emily Tennant, Lochlyn Munro, Rick Ravanello

Votes: 269

25. Les assassins de l'ordre (1971)

107 min | Crime, Drama

A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.

Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Jacques Brel, Catherine Rouvel, Paola Pitagora, Roland Lesaffre

Votes: 381

26. Simple Justice (1989)

R | 97 min | Crime

When an unknown assailant viciously murders the participants in a bank robbery and murder case, it could be a case of vigilante justice - that is, if the two cases are connected. That's for... See full summary »

Director: Deborah Del Prete | Stars: Cady McClain, Matthew Galle, Doris Roberts, Cesar Romero

Votes: 50

27. The Star Witness (1931)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama

Members of a family witness two murders, but the gang uses threats, violence and kidnapping to try to keep the members from testifying.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Walter Huston, Frances Starr, Grant Mitchell, Sally Blane

Votes: 753

28. Crimes and Confessions (2022– )

Documentary

This three-part true-crime series looks at three of the most notorious miscarriages of justice cases from the 1970s and 1980s in Ireland and draws links between them.

Stars: Mick Peelo, Stephen Robert-Walters

29. Topless, Roped and Gagged (2011 Video)

40 min | Short, Adventure

Five vignettes full of bondage peril - computer wizards, trial witnesses, intriguers, imperious supervisors and protective daughters all find themselves bound, gagged and topless; the ... See full summary »

Stars: Aiden Ashley, Loren Chance, Melissa Jacobs, Nina James

30. 26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode: False Witness (1958)

26 min | Western

When a wealthy land owner accused of murder can't bribe the circuit judge, he turns to witness intimidation to escape conviction. The judge requests Capt. Rynning to protect those called to testify.

Director: Reg Browne | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Ted de Corsia, Morris Ankrum

31. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Die zweite Kugel (1996)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Johannes Kahlert extorts a lot of Italian shopkeepers in Munich.One of them refuses to pay,so Kahlert sends the young Valentino and his son Konrad to menace the man.But when they arrive at ... See full summary »

Director: Horst Tappert | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Oliver Hasenfratz, Dirk Galuba

Votes: 52

32. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Eine Falle für Derrick (1982)

59 min | Crime, Drama

Derrick gets a phone call late at night. An anonymous lady wants to testify in a case.

Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Cornelia Froboess

Votes: 81

33. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Judith (1990)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Judith Loska, a successful pianist, is on tour in New York. Her daughter calls her in fear of death. Someone is threatening to kill her. Judith takes the first plane back but the worst has already happened.

Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Evelyn Opela

Votes: 54

34. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Lissas Vater (1978)

59 min | Crime, Drama

Georg Hassler has invited his accountant, Mr. Schröder to his home to discuss business. In the night when Schröder is leaving, three shots are fired in the dark, and Schröder is killed.

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Ullrich Haupt

Votes: 82

35. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Naujocks trauriges Ende (1986)

59 min | Crime, Drama

A couple arrives home on a cab. Stepping out and preparing to pay the fare, they hear three gunshots. Sales consult Alfred Naujocks lies dead on the street.

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Sissy Höfferer

Votes: 63

36. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Pecko (1976)

59 min | Crime, Drama

Four boys play bicycle soccer. When one of they boys goes to retrieve the ball, he becomes eyewitness to murder.

Director: Zbynek Brynych | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Pierre Franckh, Karl Walter Diess

Votes: 85

37. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Störungen in der Lust zu leben (1991)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Two men aggressively negotiate with Mr. Dustler about the sale of his restaurant.

Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Richy Müller, Liane Hielscher

Votes: 55

38. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Verlorene Würde (1991)

58 min | Crime, Drama

The police suspects that a junkie couple has witnessed the murder of a cop.

Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Peter Ehrlich

Votes: 53

39. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: We Like Mike (1997)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A good Samaritan's life is thrown into turmoil when he is accused of murder. And when Jack asks him to testify against the real killer, things only get worse for him.

Director: David Platt | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 322

40. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Contempt of Court (1987)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crocket goes to jail to protect his source when he and Tubbs tackle organized crime.

Director: Jan Eliasberg | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 389

41. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Line of Fire (1988)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A drug kingpin on trial for murder puts a million dollar contract out on a punk rocker who is the star witness for the prosecution. The FBI want Crockett and Tubbs to safe house the witness, but keeping him alive is going to be a challenge.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 321

42. T.J. Hooker (1982–1986)
Episode: The Empty Gun (1982)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Romano struggles with the cold hard reality of being a cop on the street when he fails to shoot a cop killer. When the killer gets released on a bargained-down technicality by lying, Hooker and Romano strive to bring him to justice.

Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: William Shatner, Adrian Zmed, Heather Locklear, Richard Herd

Votes: 98

43. Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018– )
Episode: Episode #2.12 (2019)

44 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Sasha and Jeremy look back at their investigation of the poisoning of Frederick Bryant in 1935 and discover that a family torn apart by the incident has finally been reunited.

Directors: Hannah Eastwood, Simon Cooper | Stars: Tony Hirst, Jeremy Dein, Sasha Wass, David Radford

44. Murder, Mystery and My Family (2018– )
Episode: Episode #2.15 (2019)

44 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Barristers Jeremy and Sasha revisit a rural case of murder and moonlighting in Ireland in 1894 and discover that the convicted man's relatives are hoping for an official pardon.

Directors: Hannah Eastwood, Simon Cooper | Stars: Tony Hirst, Jeremy Dein, Sasha Wass, David Radford

45. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Snitch (2007)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A 15-year-old African immigrant is murdered and the evidence points to a neighborhood thug who intimidates murder witnesses. However, the case is complicated by the discovery that she was married to a 35-year-old polygamist.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 848

46. Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Episode: Keep Your Damn Wings Off My Nephew (2007)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A 17-year-old devout Christian fundamentalist comes under attack just days before he's scheduled to testify in a murder trial. In order to ensure his safety, Grace allows him to move in ... See full summary »

Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Stars: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Bailey Chase

Votes: 148

47. A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode: If Dogs Run Free: Part 1 (2010)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Small time hood Gerry Berland, who sponsors illegal dogfighting, tries to intimidate RSPCA officer who witnessed a murder committed by his son.

Director: Paul Harrison | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, John Lyons, Arthur White

Votes: 329

48. Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021–2022)
The Skylight in the Nursery (2021 Podcast Episode)

TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Robin wonders if his partner is too close to the Two-Face situation, while at the new Bat-Signal's unveiling, Joker sends a message. And a Senator prepares to testify against the Penguin, unless the Penguin can get to him first.

Director: Dennis McNicholas | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Ike Barinholtz, Toby Huss, Dennis McNicholas

Votes: 41

49. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode: Green Light (2010)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Walt's world crumbles even more after finding out that Skyler is cheating on him. Jesse tries to set up a meeting with Gus to try and sell his own version of the blue meth. Meanwhile, Hank is growing obsessed with finding Heisenberg.

Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris

Votes: 23,865

50. Kin (2021– )
Episode: Episode #2.6 (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama

Bren openly seeks out Anna against Michael's wishes. Amanda looks global for business opportunities. Viking's allegiances are tested when the police interrogate Nikita.

Director: Kate Dolan | Stars: Charlie Cox, Clare Dunne, Aidan Gillen, Emmett J Scanlan

Votes: 196