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51. Client 9 (2010)
R | 117 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine
Votes: 2,596 | Gross: $0.19M
52. Outside the Law (1956)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An ex-con is given the chance to redeem himself, and revenge the murder of an old army buddy, by going undercover in Germany and helping the authorities break up a ring of international ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Ray Danton, Leigh Snowden, Grant Williams, Onslow Stevens
Votes: 212
53. The Crooked Web (1955)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Government agent tries to trick a suspect into returning to Germany, the scene of his crimes.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Mari Blanchard, Richard Denning, John Mylong
Votes: 516
54. Mr. Nobody (2021)
15 min | Crime, Drama
In order to accomplish his mission, the stakes are high as Xiaobao pits his intelligence in a story revolving around a series of scammers involved in counterfeit drugs and other criminal activities.
Stars: Dongdong Xing, Yang Yu, Ziyu Zhang
Votes: 6
55. British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld (2012–2015)
268 min | Documentary, Crime
Villains, gangsters or "Faces" as they prefer to be called, are the men, gang and family members who have made headlines over the past 50 years for all the wrong reasons. Some are household... See full summary »
Stars: Bernard O'Mahoney, Frankie Fraser, Paul Ferris, Walter Norval
Votes: 83
56. Razzia (1955)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Decoin | Stars: Jean Gabin, Marcel Dalio, Lino Ventura, Albert Rémy
Votes: 1,315
57. PT Raiders (1955)
88 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A trio of ex-servicemen begin smuggling innocuous black market items into post-war Britain, but through greed they graduate to more sinister cargo.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna
Votes: 669
58. New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Navy veteran purchases a government surplus vessel and becomes involved in the capture of waterfront racketeers.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton, Michael Ansara
Votes: 416
59. The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
PG-13 | 99 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Directors: David Leaf, John Scheinfeld | Stars: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Stew Albert, Tariq Ali
Votes: 5,688 | Gross: $1.10M
60. The Pusher (1960)
Not Rated | 81 min | Crime, Drama
A detective investigating the murder of a heroin addict discovers that there is a connection between the junkie and his fiance, who is his boss' daughter.
Director: Gene Milford | Stars: Kathy Carlyle, Robert Lansing, Felice Orlandi, Douglas Rodgers
Votes: 158
61. Hafenpolizei (1963–1966)
25 min | Crime
The cases of the Hamburg port police.
Stars: Jochen Blume, Herbert A.E. Böhme, Josef Dahmen, Til Kiwe
Votes: 71
62. 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: 1,191
63. Hi-Jacked (1950)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A truck driver stops on a rainy road at night to help a stranded motorist, but it turns out to be a ruse--he is attacked, knocked out and his truck stolen. Since he has a criminal record, ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Jim Davis, Marcia Mae Jones, Sid Melton, David Bruce
Votes: 144
64. Grooming Gangs: Britain's Shame (2023 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary
GB News's first investigative documentary focuses on the grooming of mainly underage white girls by men of mainly Pakistani heritage across England, and why the police and authorities have allowed such a big cover up for so long.
Stars: Charlie Peters, Elisabeth, Emily, Jack
Votes: 16
65. Britain's Underworld (2010– )
45 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Behind upscale streets and tranquil parks, some of Britain's most ruthless gangsters keep police, judges and politicians busy protecting the public.
Stars: Shaun Dooley, Walter Norval, Michael Showers, Peter Walsh
Votes: 15
66. Vory v zakone (1988)
95 min | Crime, Thriller
This is a story of a war between two powerful criminal gangs and their 'dons' (vory v zakone) in the communist Soviet Union. Corruption, cynical rhetorics, deaths of innocent people.
Director: Yuriy Kara | Stars: Anna Samokhina, Valentin Gaft, Vladimir Steklov, Boris Shcherbakov
Votes: 304
67. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )
TV-14 | Documentary, Action, Crime
Violence and corruption pulsed through the soul of the Gangster Empire during the heyday of Prohibition and the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke
Votes: 31
68. Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York (2023)
Documentary, History
Once a failing city that by 1990 had over 2,200 murders and 93,000 violent robberies annually, New York went on to be the revitalized word capital.
Director: Matthew Taylor | Stars: Nicole Gelinas, Michael Goodwin, Larry Mone, Fred Seigel
Votes: 28
69. Breaking Code
Action, Drama | Announced
At the outbreak of the Gulf War, this action drama is based on the true story of an enlisted soldier who unexpectedly stumbles on a web of illegal activities involving the upper chain of ... See full summary »
Director: Gerry Lively | Star: Billy Campbell
70. Behind the Mask (2006)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals is a 2006 documentary film about the Animal Liberation Front. It took three years of filming, interviewing, and editing to complete.
Director: Shannon Keith | Stars: Shannon Keith, Keith Mann, Kevin Kjonaas, Rod Coronado
Votes: 201
71. Bony a klid (1988)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In Prague, a young man from Mladá Boleslav joins a criminal gang and adapts to the environment of big money, debauched parties, prostitutes, and police raids.
Director: Vít Olmer | Stars: Jan Potmesil, Veronika Jeníková, Josef Nedorost, Tomás Hanák
Votes: 342
72. Eco-Terrorist: The Battle for Our Planet (2019)
78 min | Documentary
An in-depth examination of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which was featured on the series Whale Wars (2008).
Director: Peter Brown | Stars: Peter Brown, Lon Haber, Peter Hammarstedt, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 22
73. Blaulicht (1959–1968)
Crime
Depicts the assignments of the Volkspolizei or VoPo, the national police force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
Stars: Alexander Papendiek, Horst Torka, Bruno Carstens, Werner Senftleben
Votes: 8
74. Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frisst... (1962– )
252 min | Drama
After serving five years Willi soon learns that his new life is another kind of prison since no one trusts an ex-convict. His uphill struggle for a job and shattered hopes of a normal existence grind him down to utter despair.
Stars: Klaus Kammer, Siegurd Fitzek, Peter Ehrlich, Ursula Dirichs
Votes: 10
75. Das Mädchen mit den Katzenaugen (1958)
89 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A police commissioner investigates an auto theft ring in Hamburg following the murder of an inspector.
Director: Eugen York | Stars: Vera Tschechowa, Joachim Fuchsberger, Wolfgang Preiss, Mady Rahl
Votes: 71
76. Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A film portraying the dedicated activists of Sea Shepherd, who have committed their lives to the global fight against crimes inflicted on marine life.
Director: Peter Brown | Stars: Peter Brown, Robert Hunter, Paul Watson
Votes: 367
77. Hafenmelodie (1949)
95 min | Crime
A gang of thieves plans to hit of a warehouse filled with precious stuff.
Director: Hans Müller | Stars: Kirsten Heiberg, Paul Henckels, Catja Görna, Heinz Engelmann
Votes: 31
78. Duel in the Forest (1958)
115 min | Crime, Drama, History
The movie reports the historical story of Schinderhannes, based on a play by Carl Zuckmayr. Johannes Bückler, this his real name, led a band of brigands in the Hunsrück mountains during Napoleonic times.
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Maria Schell, Christian Wolff, Fritz Tillmann
Votes: 207
79. Evasion fiscale: Le hold-up du siècle (2013 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary
Directors: Xavier Harel, Rémy Burkel | Stars: Xavier Harel, Mathilde Dupré, Lionel Verrière, Michel Bouvignies
Votes: 25
80. Der Sturm aufs Kapitol - Ein amerikanisches Trauma (2022 TV Movie)
53 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
On January 6, 2021, the assault on the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump caused the death of five people, including a policeman, and provoked astonishment. Described as an insurrection,... See full summary »
Directors: Dagmar Gallenmüller, Gaston Sasa Koren | Stars: Henrik Wöhler, Dave Choquette, Michael Fanone, Patrick Gatons
Votes: 35
81. Afganskiy prizrak (2008)
360 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Andrei Potyomkin, frontier guard cadet, learns that his MIA father who fought in the Soviet-Afghan war is accused of treason. He is trying to find out the truth about his father's death, ... See full summary »
Stars: Aleksey Anishchenko, Olga Pavlovets, Olga Kabo, Igor Gordin
Votes: 24
82. Die großen Kriminalfälle (2000–2006)
45 min | Documentary
Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Rolf Bossi, Elisabeth Müller-Luckmann, Josef Wilfling
Votes: 30
83. Malandrino (2022)
19 min | Short, Action
The fortunes and misfortunes of two Italian traffickers trying to develop their business in Switzerland.
Director: Luca Colucci | Stars: Luca Colucci, Christophe Gatto, Yoann Kongolo, Yvan Lecomte
84. Mani pulite (1997)
Documentary, News
A 4-part series which deals judicial investigation Mani pulite, in which many politicians and managers are arrested or put under investigation for corruption, extortion and illicit financing of political parties.
Stars: Pino Corrias, Renato Pezzini, Piercamillo Davigo, Giorgio Casadei
Votes: 6
85. Hjerter på Spil (2011)
16 min | Short, Drama
Tove is an older lady who don't wan to move form her house and beloved garden. She have troubles with taking care. Toves daughter Hanne who works as public servant press the om to sell. ... See full summary »
Director: Pernille Kierulff-Hansen | Stars: Behruz Banissi, Anne Louise Hassing, Bjørn Jørgensen, Rüya Kilic
86. Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (2011)
TV-PG | 110 min | Documentary
"Eco-Pirate" tells the story of a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans. The film follows professional radical ecologist, Captain Paul Watson as he repeatedly flouts the law, ... See full summary »
Director: Trish Dolman | Stars: Paul Watson, Patrick Moore, Rex Weyler, Chris Aultman
Votes: 286
87. Deutschlands größte Kriminalfälle: Dem Verbrechen auf der Spur (2014– )
88 min | Documentary
Stars: Gisela Friedrichsen, Nahlah Saimeh, Hans-Hermann Tiedje, Heinrich Schmitz
88. Divoká svine (1990)
107 min | Crime
Lieutenant Jares from the Ostrava CID is transferred to Prague due to some work inconveniences. His co-workers are his colleague Bílek, whom he knows from earlier years, and a young, dedicated Ivan.
Director: Jan Kubista | Stars: Ondrej Pavelka, Marek Vasut, Michal Dlouhý, Oldrich Vlach
Votes: 29
89. War Story (1995)
Documentary, Short
Stars: Flip Benham, Ingrid Newkirk, Cheryl Sullenger, Randall Terry
90. Der letzte Schuß (1951)
81 min | Drama
Director: Franz Seitz | Stars: Angelika Hauff, Viktor Staal, Heinrich Gretler, Adolf Gondrell
Votes: 22
91. Animal People: The Humane Movement in America (2006)
84 min | Documentary
The media has well documented the great social justice issues of the past and present-19th century struggles over the abolition of slavery, providing women with the vote, protecting ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Kaskel | Stars: Nanci Alexander, Cleveland Amory, Neal Barnard, Gene Baur
Votes: 11
92.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Der Tod schreibt das Ende
(1997)
58 min | Crime, Drama
Some months ago Manni Perutz, a second-hand vehicle dealer, escaped from an attempted murder.His wife Lucia an her lover Gert Valentin have been sentenced to prison .From then Manni lives ... See full summary »
Director: Hans-Jürgen Tögel | Stars: Rolf Schimpf, Michael Ande, Charles M. Huber, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 18
93.
Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode:
Via Genua
(1983)
59 min | Crime, Drama
A corpse is crammed in a laundry cart at a hotel. The victim's business partner tells Derrick that his friend was waiting for an old acquaintance.
Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Klaus Behrendt
Votes: 69
94.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003–2010)
Episode:
P.E.T.A.
(2004)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Documentary
Penn and Teller look at animal liberation and expose PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) as hypocrites.
Directors: Star Price, Kevin Barry, Christopher Poole, Scott Schaefer, Chip Selby, R.L. Shontell | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Steven Best, Rod Coronado
Votes: 283
95.
Commissaire Cordier (2005– )
Episode:
Témoin à abattre
(2006)
Crime, Drama
The magazine "L'info du jour" has published a report about the dubious activities of the group Lorcy.The brothers Lorcy visit Gabriel Bloch to complain about the report : Gabriel answers ... See full summary »
Director: Christophe Douchand | Stars: Pierre Mondy, Bernard Le Coq, Antonella Lualdi, Guillaume de Tonquédec
Votes: 5
96.
The Final Report (2006– )
Episode:
Getting Gotti
(2006)
45 min | Documentary
When John Gotti emerged as head of the Gambino crime family, the media took notice of this charismatic new boss who was tried several times but never convicted. NGC revisits Gotti's rise to... See full summary »
Stars: Jimmy Turnbull, George Gabriel, John Gleeson, Jerry Capeci
Votes: 7
97.
P.J. (1997–2009)
Episode:
Jugement dernier
(2008)
Crime, Thriller
Nadine and Agathe are observing secretly the activities of André Gérard who is suspect of money laundering using the shopkeepers of the neighborhood.Bernard and Rayann investigate a case of... See full summary »
Director: Thierry Petit | Stars: Charles Schneider, Valérie Bagnou-Beido, Raphaëlle Lubansu, Emmanuelle Bach
98.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Im freien Fall
(2009)
Crime, Drama
Franz Eckert , a former police commissioner, has come to Munich and is looking for Rolf Herzog who is happy to meet him.But Rolf sees that Franz is preoccupied: Franz explains Rolf that his... See full summary »
Director: Hartmut Griesmayr | Stars: Walter Kreye, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher
Votes: 15
99.
True Crime Authors (2003– )
Episode:
The Westies
(2003)
Documentary
Adapted from the critically acclaimed true crime bestsellers, each author tells their infamous stories on-camera. Each story is told only from the author's perspective. Even among the Mob, ... See full summary »
Stars: T.J. English, Brian Bogulski, Jimmy Coonan, Roy DeMeo
100.
The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode:
Blutiger Asphalt
(2013)
Crime, Drama
Sven Warnow, who has been released from prison,is killed by shooting while he was driving his motorcycle.Sven was member of the Skorpions Ridders,a band who had trouble with another band the Green Mambas.
Director: Michael Schneider | Stars: Jan-Gregor Kremp, Claude-Oliver Rudolph, Tristan Seith, Daniela Schulz
Votes: 17