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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,422 films · Page 218.
Crime, Drama, Noir
Clara Calhoun is a beautician with a shop in New York. Her shop is in fact a front for a bookmaking operation. One evening when she closes up for the night, she gives a silent signal to two masked gunmen lurking outside.
Drama, neo-noir
Claire (Juliette Lewis) is a woman from Quebec who gets in trouble with the vengeful heroin dealers she helped finger. They retaliate by burning her out of her apartment. Frightened and in need of refuge, she heads to Toronto for to stay with ex-lover photographer Billy Stuart (Kelly Harms).
Crime
Janet Miller has been happily married to her barrister husband John for two years. Janet's former fiancé Brian contacts her, asking her to meet him at the flat of his friend Corby, who is absent. Though her intentions are mostly nostalgic and harmless, she keeps the meeting a secret from her husband to avoid unnecessary friction.
Crime
Arriving late at night in the (fictional) seaside town of Seagate, Jim Medway heads for his estranged wife Lorna's isolated coastal cottage. As he arrives, he sees prominent local businessman Charlie Durham coming out of the house. Knowing that Lorna had been having an affair with Charlie, did Jim Medway kill her, or was it Charlie – or someone else entirely?
Crime, Drama, Noir
The film opens with Miss Thorpe, chairwoman of the Juvenile Court, giving advice to troubled teenager Lyla Lawrence. Miss Thorpe tells Lyla that her life has a similar beginning to that of Gwen Rawlings. She then recounts Gwen's story in a series of flashbacks.
Crime
10-year-old Mickey is late home from school. He tells his parents he was thrown off the school bus by the conductor for not having a ticket, obliging him to walk four miles. The local press makes an issue of the incident and the story snowballs out of control.
Crime, Erotic Film, LGBTQ-related film, mystery film
Stephen Redding is a successful reality television producer with a big house in the hills and a trophy boyfriend, Dusty Young. But at Stephen's birthday party, Dusty discovers he has been having an affair with another man, Craigery. Humiliated, Dusty leaves the party, walks down to a convenience store.
Crime, Drama
Audrey Barton is the teen daughter of rich, irresponsible parents. When school classmate Tommy brings her home from a date, they spy on Ruth Barton, her mother, passionately kissing a neighbor. Audrey's girlfriends have troubled home lives, too.
Crime, thriller film
The wealthy Melanie and Keith Bauers are a married couple with two beautiful children. Melanie decides to hire a French au pair, Janine. At first, things in the household run smoothly under Janine's care.
Crime, Drama
Classmates at the Los Angeles police academy, Chuck O'Fair, Russ Hartley and Harry Whenlon bond as friends. When they socialize at one's house, Russ and his wife, Mary, observe as the extroverted Chuck expresses an interest in Mary's sister, Jane, who seems to prefer the shy Harry instead. The three rookie cops become bored on the job.
Action, Crime, spy film
Nielsen plays John Trevor, who for six years has been training and leading a team of highly trained special forces men (Code Name: Project: Kill) whose performance is enhanced by drugs. Over time Trevor realises that his men, who work independently, are being used as assassins rather than to protect government installations and individuals. Trevor relates his worries to his second-in-command Frank Lassiter (Gary Lockwood), then decides to escape from his secret government base to the Philippines where two of his former comrades in arms reside.
Crime, Detective, mystery film
Chan is on his way back from completing the London case—they always mentioned the previous case—to go on "vacation" to Paris, but this is just a way to make people think that he is innocently there. He is on a case for some London bankers and customers who say that some bonds from the Lamartine Bank in Paris are forged, so they hired Chan to solve the case. Chan is on his way to meet the new ward of the head of the Lamartine Bank, Paul.
Horror, Psychological Thriller
Clark and Summer, a young married couple, are on their way to see Summer's parents. Their car has a blowout and, as they do not have a spare tire, the couple decides to walk onwards and find help. Upon arriving at a small collection of buildings, they realise that the town is abandoned.
Crime, documentary film
Crime, Mysterie, thriller film
The sheriff of China Lake is confronted with a series of grisly murders that have shocked the small desert town. During the investigation, he befriends a vacationing highway patrolman who is eager to join in the investigation. As facts about the killings surface, the sheriff is forced to put his new friendship to the test.
Crime, Horror, Science fiction, thriller film
Action, thriller film
Carlo Antonelli is an engineer from Genoa who is robbed, kidnapped and beaten during an armed bank robbery. After the police drop their investigation, he decides to find the gang and take justice into his own hands, with the help of a criminal who he blackmails to assist him.
Crime, Drama
Middle-aged Tony Bradmore privately thinks back on his wild youth and his love affair with Doris Randall. Tony's memories are interspersed with scenes from his current life as a cheese factory worker. The young Tony is unemployed and lives with his working-class parents in a poor neighbourhood of crumbling terraces (rowhouses).
Action, Crime
Simon Templar, alias "the Saint," meets and hires a reformed pickpocket and ex-convict named Dugan. Templar is recruited by Sir Richard Blake of British Intelligence to investigate Bruno Lang, a suspected spy. Templar tails Lang to his home after meeting a beautiful, adventurous young woman named Penny Parker, who has been fascinated by his exploits.
Crime, Horror
In Paris in 1880, a series of murders is distinguished by a grotesque face appearing at each victim's window. The crimes are attributed to a mysterious Wolf Man. Bank clerk Lucien Cortier is accused of being the perpetrator, and seeks to uncover the true identity of the murderer.
Crime, Drama
Three burglars check out a house. One of them then delivers a fake letter summoning the house's owner, Mr. Cullison.
Horror, vigilante film
A young man named Richard visits Beverly, a local prostitute, and runs into her boyfriend, a police officer named Ryan, on the way into Beverly's home. Richard and Beverly get into an argument, which ends with Richard accidentally shoving Beverly through a window, killing her. Richard cleans up the scene, evades Ryan when he returns from running errands, and hitchhikes to New York City after disposing of Beverly's body.
Action, Crime, Drama
The scene takes place in a male striptease club of Los Angeles, where the performers are being murdered by an unknown female assailant. There are multiple suspects: Morganna King, the owner of the club; Lilah Corbett, the club's promot and the head stripper, who has mysteriously disappeared after being fired. Unable to gain a lead, investigating officer Lt.
documentary film, true crime