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  • Thunderheart (1992)

    1. Thunderheart

    19921h 59mR58Metascore
    6.8 (18K)
    A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.
    DirectorMichael AptedStarsVal KilmerSam ShepardGraham Greene
  • Charles Bronson in 10 to Midnight (1983)

    2. 10 to Midnight

    19831h 41mR12Metascore
    6.3 (10K)
    An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.
    DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsCharles BronsonLisa EilbacherAndrew Stevens
  • Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner in Wind River (2017)

    3. Wind River

    20171h 47mR73Metascore
    7.7 (297K)
    A wildlife officer, who is haunted by a tragedy that happened because of him, teams up with an FBI agent in solving a murder of a young woman on a Wyoming Native American reservation and hopes to get redemption from his past regrets.
    DirectorTaylor SheridanStarsElizabeth OlsenJeremy RennerGraham Greene
  • Bruce Willis, Tito Ortiz, and Nicky Whelan in Trauma Center (2019)

    4. Trauma Center

    20191h 27mR
    4.0 (12K)
    Alone and trapped in a locked-down hospital, an injured young woman must escape a pair of vicious killers who are after the only piece of evidence that can implicate them in a grisly murder, the bullet in her leg.
    DirectorMatt EskandariStarsNicky WhelanBruce WillisTito Ortiz
  • Steven Seagal and DMX in Exit Wounds (2001)

    5. Exit Wounds

    20011h 41mR39Metascore
    5.6 (38K)
    Orin Boyd, a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web of dirty cops and corruption.
    DirectorAndrzej BartkowiakStarsSteven SeagalDMXIsaiah Washington
  • Sean Connery and Mark Harmon in The Presidio (1988)

    6. The Presidio

    19881h 37mR31Metascore
    6.0 (21K)
    A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter.
    DirectorPeter HyamsStarsSean ConneryMark HarmonMeg Ryan
  • Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

    7. Eyes of Laura Mars

    19781h 44mR49Metascore
    6.2 (13K)
    Fashion photographer Laura Mars, whose photographs contain violent images, develops the ability to see through a killer's eyes. Those around her include her driver Tommy, her manager Donald, her ex-husband Michael, and policeman John.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsFaye DunawayTommy Lee JonesBrad Dourif
  • Agnes of God (1985)

    8. Agnes of God

    19851h 38mPG-1352Metascore
    6.6 (8.4K)
    Norman Jewison's adaptation of John Pielmeier's stage play. When naive novice nun Agnes is discovered with a dead newborn baby in her convent quarters, court-appointed psychiatrist Dr. Martha Livingston investigates her case.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsJane FondaAnne BancroftMeg Tilly
  • Tupac Shakur and Jim Belushi in Gang Related (1997)

    9. Gang Related

    19971h 51mR49Metascore
    6.4 (11K)
    After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
    DirectorJim KoufStarsJim BelushiTupac ShakurLela Rochon
  • Sharon Stone in Last Dance (1996)

    10. Last Dance

    19961h 43mR
    5.7 (4.8K)
    A lawyer assigned to the clemency case of a woman on death row finds himself forming a deep friendship with her while he tries to prevent her impending execution.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsSharon StoneRob MorrowRandy Quaid
  • Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

    11. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    20112h 38mR71Metascore
    7.8 (515K)
    Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by hacker Lisbeth Salander.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsDaniel CraigRooney MaraChristopher Plummer
  • Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)

    12. Zodiac

    20072h 37mR79Metascore
    7.7 (637K)
    Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsJake GyllenhaalRobert Downey Jr.Mark Ruffalo
  • Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962)

    13. Dr. No

    19621h 50mPG78Metascore
    7.2 (186K)
    A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.
    DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryUrsula AndressBernard Lee
  • The Midnight Man (1974)

    14. The Midnight Man

    19741h 57mR
    6.4 (1.5K)
    Ex-convict Jim Slade, once a cop in Chicago and now working as security in a college, decides to investigate the murder of student Natalie Clayborne, the daughter of a United States Senator.
    DirectorsRoland KibbeeBurt LancasterStarsBurt LancasterSusan ClarkCameron Mitchell
  • Frailty (2001)

    15. Frailty

    20011h 40mR64Metascore
    7.2 (96K)
    A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
    DirectorBill PaxtonStarsBill PaxtonMatthew McConaugheyPowers Boothe
  • Lana Turner and John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

    16. The Postman Always Rings Twice

    19461h 53mApproved84Metascore
    7.4 (24K)
    A married woman and a drifter fall in love and plot to murder her husband.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsLana TurnerJohn GarfieldCecil Kellaway
  • Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling in Fracture (2007)

    17. Fracture

    20071h 53mR68Metascore
    7.2 (227K)
    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.
    DirectorGregory HoblitStarsAnthony HopkinsRyan GoslingDavid Strathairn
  • The First Deadly Sin (1980)

    18. The First Deadly Sin

    19801h 52mR
    5.9 (2.4K)
    Police inspector Edward Delaney, nearing retirement, is trying to care for his bedridden wife Barbara while he tracks a serial killer who is terrorizing New York.
    DirectorBrian G. HuttonStarsFrank SinatraFaye DunawayDavid Dukes
  • Teri Hatcher, Alec Baldwin, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Kelly Lynch in Heaven's Prisoners (1996)

    19. Heaven's Prisoners

    19962h 12mR
    5.8 (6K)
    A hardened New Orleans cop, Dave Robicheaux, finally tosses in the badge and settles into life on the bayou with his wife. But a bizarre plane crash draws him back into the fray when his family is viciously threatened.
    DirectorPhil JoanouStarsAlec BaldwinKelly LynchMary Stuart Masterson
  • Roy Scheider in The Seven-Ups (1973)

    20. The Seven-Ups

    19731h 43mPG
    6.8 (7.3K)
    Tough detective Buddy leads an elite New York City unit to convict felons and jail them for a minimum of seven years. Buddy is trying to find out who killed his partner but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
    DirectorPhilip D'AntoniStarsRoy ScheiderTony Lo BiancoVictor Arnold
  • Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal in Analyze That (2002)

    21. Analyze That

    20021h 36mR37Metascore
    5.9 (91K)
    Mobster Paul Vitti is released into Dr. Ben Sobol's care, where only more chaos ensues.
    DirectorHarold RamisStarsRobert De NiroBilly CrystalLisa Kudrow
  • Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Fred Ward in Miami Blues (1990)

    22. Miami Blues

    19901h 37mR72Metascore
    6.4 (11K)
    An ex-con's first act of freedom is moving to Miami where he restarts his old criminal ways with even more potency.
    DirectorGeorge ArmitageStarsFred WardAlec BaldwinJennifer Jason Leigh
  • Kojak: The Belarus File (1985)

    23. Kojak: The Belarus File

    19851h 35mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.8 (341)
    Lieutenant Theo Kojak teams up with Dana Sutton, a comely federal agent, to uncover a conspiracy reaching back to the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union.
    DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsTelly SavalasSuzanne PleshetteMax von Sydow
  • Prince of the City (1981)

    24. Prince of the City

    19812h 47mR80Metascore
    7.4 (10K)
    A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsTreat WilliamsJerry OrbachRichard Foronjy
  • Deceiver (1997)

    25. Deceiver

    19971h 46mR
    6.4 (7.4K)
    A hooker is found cut in two. Two cops give polygraph tests to the only suspect, James Wayland (Tim Roth), an unstable genius. After some time, the roles change.
    DirectorsJonas PateJosh PateStarsTim RothChris PennMichael Rooker
  • Death on the Nile (1978)

    26. Death on the Nile

    19782h 20mPG59Metascore
    7.3 (42K)
    As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
    DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsPeter UstinovMia FarrowSimon MacCorkindale
  • Nicolas Cage and Jenny Powell in 8MM (1999)

    27. 8MM

    19992h 3mR21Metascore
    6.6 (148K)
    A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsNicolas CageJoaquin PhoenixJames Gandolfini
  • Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, and Valentina Vargas in The Name of the Rose (1986)

    28. The Name of the Rose

    19862h 10mR54Metascore
    7.7 (123K)
    An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
    DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsSean ConneryChristian SlaterHelmut Qualtinger
  • Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube (1989)

    29. Gleaming the Cube

    19891h 45mPG-1340Metascore
    6.3 (9.5K)
    A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.
    DirectorGraeme CliffordStarsChristian SlaterSteven BauerRichard Herd
  • Adam Sandler and Damon Wayans in Bulletproof (1996)

    30. Bulletproof

    19961h 24mR30Metascore
    5.8 (41K)
    Two criminals, Keats and Moses, end their friendship, when Keats turns out to be an undercover cop. Many years later, the two are forced to work together when Keats is assigned to protect Moses as a witness.
    DirectorErnest R. DickersonStarsDamon WayansAdam SandlerJames Caan
  • Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy in F/X2 (1991)

    31. F/X2

    19911h 48mPG-1348Metascore
    5.9 (12K)
    A special effects man helps his girlfriend's ex, a cop, with a sting operation, where the ex gets killed. Something's off and he investigates with help from an ex-cop PI friend.
    DirectorRichard FranklinStarsBryan BrownBrian DennehyRachel Ticotin
  • Paul Newman, Edward Asner, and Ken Wahl in Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)

    32. Fort Apache the Bronx

    19812h 5mR49Metascore
    6.7 (7.4K)
    In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
    DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsPaul NewmanEdward AsnerKen Wahl
  • Charles Bronson in Borderline (1980)

    33. Borderline

    19801h 37mPG
    6.0 (2.6K)
    On the U.S.-Mexican border, border cop Jeb Maynard is hunting for a human smuggler responsible for Jeb's partner's murder.
    DirectorJerrold FreedmanStarsCharles BronsonBruno KirbyBert Remsen
  • Joe Mantegna in Homicide (1991)

    34. Homicide

    19911h 42mR84Metascore
    6.9 (8.6K)
    A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result.
    DirectorDavid MametStarsJoe MantegnaWilliam H. MacyVincent Guastaferro
  • Sam Neill and Meryl Streep in A Cry in the Dark (1988)

    35. A Cry in the Dark

    19882hPG-13
    6.9 (12K)
    A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder.
    DirectorFred SchepisiStarsMeryl StreepSam NeillBruce Myles
  • Mimi Rogers and Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

    36. Someone to Watch Over Me

    19871h 46mR55Metascore
    6.1 (13K)
    A married New York cop falls for the socialite murder witness he's been assigned to protect.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsTom BerengerMimi RogersLorraine Bracco
  • John Cusack and Kevin Spacey in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

    37. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    19972h 35mR56Metascore
    6.6 (43K)
    A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, who he befriends.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsJohn CusackKevin SpaceyJack Thompson
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)

    38. Dial M for Murder

    19541h 45mPG75Metascore
    8.2 (198K)
    A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful Wife.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert Cummings
  • Trade (2007)

    39. Trade

    20072hR42Metascore
    7.3 (19K)
    Adriana, 13, is kidnapped in Mexico City by Russian sex traffickers. Her criminal 17 y.o. brother starts looking for her. Across the border in Texas, he gets help from a cop.
    DirectorMarco KreuzpaintnerStarsKevin KlineKathleen GatiPaulina Gaitan
  • Harvey Keitel in The Young Americans (1993)

    40. The Young Americans

    19931h 43mR
    5.7 (2.9K)
    Experienced NYPD detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of killings organized by a new player in town, an American gangster. Harris uses a teen wronged by gangsters to get to him.
    DirectorDanny CannonStarsHarvey KeitelIain GlenJohn Wood
  • Dean Stockwell and Bradford Dillman in Compulsion (1959)

    41. Compulsion

    19591h 43mApproved
    7.4 (8.1K)
    Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsOrson WellesDean StockwellDiane Varsi
  • Burt Lancaster in The Young Savages (1961)

    42. The Young Savages

    19611h 43mNot Rated
    6.9 (3.1K)
    A district attorney investigates three white teenagers accused of murdering a blind Puerto Rican kid.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsBurt LancasterDina MerrillEdward Andrews
  • Hickey & Boggs (1972)

    43. Hickey & Boggs

    19721h 51mPG
    6.3 (1.5K)
    Two Los Angeles private eyes follow a missing woman to her bank loot.
    DirectorRobert CulpStarsBill CosbyRobert CulpTa-Ronce Allen
  • Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman in In the Electric Mist (2009)

    44. In the Electric Mist

    20091h 57mR
    6.1 (21K)
    A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of ghostly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.
    DirectorBertrand TavernierStarsTommy Lee JonesJohn GoodmanPeter Sarsgaard
  • Michael Keaton in Knox Goes Away (2023)

    45. Knox Goes Away

    20231h 54mR54Metascore
    7.0 (27K)
    When a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son.
    DirectorMichael KeatonStarsMichael KeatonRay McKinnonCassie Moronez
  • Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, and Fred Gwynne in My Cousin Vinny (1992)

    46. My Cousin Vinny

    19922hR68Metascore
    7.6 (150K)
    Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.
    DirectorJonathan LynnStarsJoe PesciMarisa TomeiRalph Macchio
  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)

    47. Rear Window

    19541h 52mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (548K)
    A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell Corey
  • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

    48. Beverly Hills Cop II

    19871h 43mR46Metascore
    6.6 (144K)
    Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsEddie MurphyJudge ReinholdJürgen Prochnow

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