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1. Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
R | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford
Votes: 336,683 | Gross: $166.17M
2. The Crowded Room (2023– )
TV-MA | 47 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In Manhattan in the summer of 1979, a young man is arrested for a shocking crime, and an unlikely investigator must solve the mystery behind it before the true criminal strikes again.
Stars: Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Lane, Will Chase
Votes: 32,813
3. Megan Is Missing (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two teenage girls encounter an Internet child predator.
Director: Michael Goi | Stars: Amber Perkins, Rachel Quinn, Dean Waite, Jael Elizabeth Steinmeyer
Votes: 15,748
4. Patrick Melrose (2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
This series depicts how the son of an aristocratic family seeks redemption and recovery.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Maltz
Votes: 32,633
5. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023)
420 min | Drama
Follows a young girl, Alice Hart, whose violent childhood casts a dark shadow over her adult life.
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Frankie Adams
Votes: 12,928
6. Presumed Innocent (1990)
R | 127 min | Mystery, Thriller
As a lawyer investigates the murder of a colleague, he finds himself more connected to the crime than anyone else.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Harrison Ford, Raul Julia, Greta Scacchi, Brian Dennehy
Votes: 46,002 | Gross: $86.30M
7. Memory (I) (2022)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An assassin-for-hire finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Taj Atwal, Harold Torres
Votes: 35,462
8. A Dangerous Method (2011)
R | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel
Votes: 108,589 | Gross: $5.70M
9. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Unrated | 83 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
Director: John McNaughton | Stars: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas
Votes: 40,615 | Gross: $0.61M
10. Raising Cain (1992)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The oncologist wife of a prominent child psychologist suspects her husband has an unhealthy scientific obsession with their child, unaware of what - or who - is really going on inside his head.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen
Votes: 17,498 | Gross: $21.37M
11. A Christmas Carol (2019)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy
In Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future.
Stars: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn
Votes: 12,564
12. Dark River (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers.
Director: Clio Barnard | Stars: Ruth Wilson, Jonah Russell, Paul Robertson, Sean Bean
Votes: 4,392 | Gross: $0.01M
13. Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
The trials and tribulations of Eddie and other transvestites in Japan.
Director: Toshio Matsumoto | Stars: Pîtâ, Osamu Ogasawara, Yoshimi Jô, Koichi Nakamura
Votes: 7,314
14. The Offence (1973)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen
Votes: 8,026
15. The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)
R | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A disturbed woman is haunted by memories of childhood abuse, which culminates in a murder spree.
Director: Matt Cimber | Stars: Millie Perkins, Lonny Chapman, Vanessa Brown, Peggy Feury
Votes: 2,555
16. No Child of Mine (1997 TV Movie)
82 min | Crime, Drama
A British schoolgirl struggles to come to terms with the horrific and disgusting sexual abuse inflicted upon her by the adults in her life. When she resorts to self-harm to escape her troubles, a caring teacher tries to get her some help.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Brooke Kinsella, Colin Salmon, Billy Geraghty, Sharon Small
Votes: 671
17. Child of Rage (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
A pastor and his wife adopt a brother and a sister, but the girl has terrible outbursts of rage. They get her in treatment and try to find out the reason for this.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Mel Harris, Dwight Schultz, Ashley Peldon, Rosanna DeSoto
Votes: 850
18. Silent Fall (1994)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. A controversial therapist seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 4,899 | Gross: $3.18M
19. Who's Watching Oliver (2017)
TV-MA | 87 min | Drama, Horror
Oliver aimlessly wanders the streets on what can only be described as a truly shocking and humiliating killing spree. His only savior is the beautiful Sophia with her sweet eccentricity and naivety to the danger she has put herself in.
Director: Richie Moore | Stars: Russell Geoffrey Banks, Sara Malakul Lane, Margaret Roche, Kelly Woodcock
Votes: 1,286
20. Dedication (2007)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The romantic comedy follows a misogynistic children's book author who is forced to work closely with a female illustrator instead of his long-time collaborator and only friend.
Director: Justin Theroux | Stars: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson, Christine Taylor
Votes: 7,232 | Gross: $0.09M
21. Juuni Taisen (2017)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Twelve warriors representing the zodiac signs battle to the death, with the victor granted one wish. The quest for survival tests their courage and determination as only one can be the final survivor.
Stars: Ian Sinclair, Mark Stoddard, Jerry Jewell, Caitlin Glass
Votes: 996
22. Past Midnight (1991)
R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Ben's paroled after 15 years prison for killing his pregnant wife. His social worker helps him find work. She doubts his guilt and investigates.
Director: Jan Eliasberg | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Natasha Richardson, Clancy Brown, Kibibi Monie
Votes: 1,564
23. Psych:9 (2010)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Working alone at night in a recently closed hospital, an unstable woman witnesses events that may be connected to a string of murders.
Director: Andrew Shortell | Stars: Cary Elwes, Sara Foster, Michael Biehn, Colleen Camp
Votes: 2,367
24. Femme Fatale (1991)
R | 94 min | Drama, Mystery
A worried artist tries to locate his wife who suddenly abandoned him only to discover that she led a secret life - or two. He proceeds to investigate her past and stirs up a hornet's nest.
Director: Andre R. Guttfreund | Stars: Colin Firth, Lisa Zane, Billy Zane, Scott Wilson
Votes: 623
25. Prophet's Prey (2015)
TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, ... See full summary »
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Nick Cave, Elaine Anderson, Sam Brower, Andrew Chatwin
Votes: 1,992 | Gross: $0.01M
26. Keep This Between Us (2022)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary
Follows one woman's journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher.
Votes: 490
27. The Glitter Dome (1984 TV Movie)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In this seedy neo-noire tale, two Hollywood homicide cops investigating a movie mogul's murder stumble upon a child-pornography ring.
Director: Stuart Margolin | Stars: James Garner, Margot Kidder, John Lithgow, John Marley
Votes: 365
28. Look Away (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Women who were groomed in their early teen years come forward to tell their stories as this film exposes sex crimes committed by some of the music industry's biggest stars.
Directors: Sophie Cunningham, Ben Steele | Stars: Kari Krome, Lori Mattox, Trudie Arguelles, Jackie Fuchs
Votes: 127
29. Solstorm (2007)
103 min | Mystery, Thriller
The aurora borealis slithers like a dragon through the night skies when this story about religious and sexual dominance begins in the northernmost regions of Sweden above the Arctic Circle.
Director: Leif Lindblom | Stars: Izabella Scorupco, Mikael Persbrandt, Jakob Eklund, Krister Henriksson
Votes: 2,016
30. Groomed (I) (2021)
84 min | Documentary, Biography
Gwen van de Pas returns to her hometown in search of answers about the man who sexually abused her as a child.
Director: Gwen van de Pas | Stars: Gwen van de Pas, Ingeborg Ansing, Michael Beers, Dave Coyne
Votes: 165
31. Be-Shem Ha-Av (2023)
52 min | Documentary, Crime
With access to one of Israel's most orthodox Hasidic communities, a look at the scandal that erupted the rabbi who established and led the community died.
Stars: Moishi Schik, Eliezer Shlomo Schik, Sara Bolotin, Basi Bolotin
Votes: 52
32. 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
33. Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex-Trafficking (2017)
TV-14 | 79 min | Documentary, Crime
With 27 million victims worldwide, Stopping Traffic starts the conversation on a taboo topic through the eyes of survivors, activists, and front-line rescue teams to launch a movement to end modern-day slavery in the U.S. and abroad.
Director: Sadhvi Siddhali Shree | Stars: Susanne Dietzel, Carolina Douthit, Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, Mario Garfias
Votes: 138
34. Justice: A Big Deal (2021)
10 min | Short, Action, Drama
A young man abused by his philanthropic father stands up to him after a female friend helps him open up about his abuse.
Director: Achyut Prashast Singh | Star: Achyut Prashast Singh
35.
Being Human (2008–2013)
Episode:
Type 4
(2011)
TV-14 | 58 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two unwelcome guests visit the hotel: a roaring drunk zombie who follows Annie home, and an obsessive fan stalking MItchell. Meanwhile, George discovers Nina's pregnancy.
Director: Philip John | Stars: Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner, Sinéad Keenan
Votes: 226
36.
House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode:
Fall from Grace
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery
A young homeless man who is a former drug addict is found in a park showing signs of olfactory impairment and horrific scars and burn marks on his chest. With an uncertain identity and the ... See full summary »
Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard
Votes: 2,469
37.
A Friend of the Family (2022)
Episode:
Revelation
(2022)
TV-MA | 58 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
With Jan home, Bob and Mary Ann take steps toward healing, but as her 16th birthday approaches and the mission reaches its do-or-die moment, Jan prepares for the worst.
Director: Lauren Wolkstein | Stars: Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Hendrix Yancey
Votes: 184
38.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Why You Should No Longer Let Your Kids Watch MrBeast
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Topics include: Jimmy Donaldson's "transitioning" sidekick on the MrBeast YouTube channel; James O'Keefe's report on the violent male sex offenders in women's prisons; and Daniel Radcliffe's promotion of the trans ideology.
Star: Matt Walsh
39.
The Secrets of Hillsong (2023)
Episode:
Sins of the Father
(2023)
TV-MA | Documentary, Crime
A group of international reporters discover Hillsong's founding father, Frank Houston, laid the groundwork for the church's pattern of covering up misconduct with non-disclosure agreements and hush money.
Director: Stacey Lee | Stars: David Shoebridge, Alex French, Lech Blaine, David Fisher
Votes: 44
40.
Inside No. 9 (2014–2024)
Episode:
Sardines
(2014)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A family team-building game of sardines (similar to hide and seek) in a rural country mansion leads to a dark and sinister discovery.
Director: David Kerr | Stars: Katherine Parkinson, Tim Key, Luke Pasqualino, Steve Pemberton
Votes: 2,982
41.
Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode:
Monsters
(2016)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a criminal is shot dead by a police armed-response unit led by Sergeant Danny Waldron, AC-12 gather evidence suggesting it was a deliberate killing rather than self-defense.
Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Daniel Mays, Will Mellor, Shaun Parkes, Lisa Palfrey
Votes: 1,494
42.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Thin Lizzie
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sam and Dean investigate a series of murders at a local B&B that also happens to be Lizzie Andrew Borden's old home. When a man tells them he saw a little girl around the B&B around the ... See full summary »
Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jared Gertner, Tess Atkins
Votes: 3,283
43.
Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode:
Snake Pit
(2016)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
DS Steve Arnott believes there is a dark secret in Danny Waldron's past. Then the spotlight falls on his questionable conduct in a previous inquiry - the Lindsay Denton case.
Director: Michael Keillor | Stars: Leanne Best, Vicky McClure, Arsher Ali, Adrian Dunbar
Votes: 1,234
44.
Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode:
Negative Pressure
(2016)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Fresh testimony launches AC-12 back on the trail of the Caddy, a corrupt officer with links to organized crime.
Director: John Strickland | Stars: Keeley Hawes, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Craig Parkinson
Votes: 1,241
45.
Line of Duty (2012–2021)
Episode:
The List
(2016)
TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
AC-12's loyalties are divided when DS Arnott comes under scrutiny from his colleagues.
Director: John Strickland | Stars: Shashi Rami, Martin Compston, Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar
Votes: 1,553
46.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
Derek
(2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The BAU works against time to find Morgan after he is kidnapped. Danny Glover guest stars.
Director: Thomas Gibson | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook
Votes: 2,056
47.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
The Sandman
(2016)
TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team searches for an unknown subject who abducts children after visually impairing their parents while they sleep. Distracted father-to-be Morgan tries to find out who attacked him.
Director: Joe Mantegna | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook
Votes: 1,753
48.
Good Morning Britain (2014– )
Episode:
Episode dated 7 December 2016
(2016)
TV-14 | 150 min | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Piers Morgan, Susanna Reid, Richard Arnold, Jo Blythe
49.
Dispatches (1987– )
Episode:
Football's Wall of Silence
(2018)
47 min | Documentary, News
In an Al Jazeera investigation, Reporter Deboarah Davies reveals how former youth football coach Barry Bennell spent his days coaching children and nights abusing them.
Stars: Deborah Davies, Margaret Hazeldine, Anthony Etches, Gary Cliffe