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Plot Summary:
A one-time investigator gets back in the game when a family suffers a trauma similar to her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Witch Hunt (1999)
Plot Summary:
Set in Victoria, Australia, the made-for-TV Witch Hunt concerns an infant girl named Hannah, who is abducted by her grandmother Barbara Thomas (Jacqueline Bisset). Hannah's father David Overton (Cameron Daddo), convinced that Barbara is the head of a coven of witches, inaugurates a desperate nationwide search for his missing daughter. However, David may have a sinister agenda of his own, as indicated by the fact that his wife recently died under mysterious circumstances. Originally telecast by Australia's Network Ten on May 2, 1999, Witch Hunt later aired in the U.S. courtesy of cable's Lifetime network.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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A Complex Plot About Women, Alleys and Crimes (1985)
Plot Summary:
Rabal is a blind, elderly leader of the Camorra whose son ends up dead as he attempts to rape Molina. Somebody has stuck the corpse strategically with a hypodermic needle, which is to become the signature of a series of killings of Naples drug dealers.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Netherlands Antilles
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, poliziottesco
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Proof of the Man (1977)
Plot Summary:
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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They Returned (2015)
Plot Summary:
They Returned is a beautifully touching and unnerving story about the unexplained disappearance of three children, two boys and one girl, and their reappearance three days later in a semi-autistic state. Not even the children themselves are able to help anyone understand what happened.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, bleak, captivating
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Dark Measures (2009)
Plot Summary:
A gritty independent film which follows the crime spree of a vicious pack of thugs. Molly's calm 9-5 life is turned upside down when the gang brutally attacks her. She survives a horrific ordeal only to find the thugs want her dead before she can bring the law down on them. Her only hope to protect herself is to trust the detectives working on the case, and stand her ground and the fight the murdering thieves.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, detective
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Chandler (1971)
Plot Summary:
A private eye (Warren Oates) is hired to follow a mobster's former mistress (Leslie Caron).
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 605
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Ships in the Night: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (2020)
Plot Summary:
When an art gallery robbery leads to the death of the contemptible gallery manager, former Boston detective Jeff Jackson teams up with local doctor - and old flame - Dr. Zee Madeiras, to catch the killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 816
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: stylized, psychological, captivating, suspenseful
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Adam (1983)
Plot Summary:
After their child is abducted, John and Reve Walsh are trying to find him. But, shortly after that, Adam is found dead.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: depressing, crying
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Missing Persons (1993)
Plot Summary:
Missing Persons is a short-lived American crime drama television series, set in Chicago. It followed a fictitious missing persons unit; each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases. It ran on ABC from August 30, 1993 to February 17, 1994. It was produced by Gary Sherman Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, and often used local Chicago-based actors, as well as occasional big-name guest stars such as Nina Foch, Eddie Bracken and Lois Smith. Semi-regulars included Ian Gomez, Irma P. Hall, Laura Cerón and Valerie Harper. Unlike most series from Cannell's company, he did not create or co-create this series.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: detective
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Valan: Valley of Angels (2019)
Plot Summary:
Peter returns to his Transilvanian hometown, Valan, where a dead body was found in the snow-capped mountains. The investigation about his 22 years missing sister leads him to the maze of grave sins of present and the past, where he has to fight not only with local criminals but his own demons too.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Brass (1985)
Plot Summary:
The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
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Hero (2015)
Plot Summary:
Prosecutor Kohei Kuryu takes charge of a case with a foreign embassy possessing the key to solve the case. Due to the extraterritoriality involving the case, the investigation has not gone anywhere. A crisis then ensues. Kohei Kuryu and his office attempt to extract the truth behind the wall of the Neustrian Embassy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 598
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: captivating
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Frame by Frame (1996)
Plot Summary:
A pair of romantically entangled cops become suspects in the brutal murder of one of their mates.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: crime drama, tense, rough, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Partners in Crime (2000)
Plot Summary:
Gene Reardon (Hauer) is a twice-divorced police detective who lives with his daughter. When a well-heeled local man is kidnapped, the FBI is called in, which introduces Longsworth (played by Paulina Porizkova). Longsworth happens to have been Reardon's first wife. Reardon's police reputation stinks because he botched a high-profile kidnapping case many years ago, which resulted in a baby who was never found. When ransom demands are finally heard, Reardon must try to solve the case without repeating his mistakes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 568
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film, realistic, detective
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Hunter: Return to Justice (2002)
Plot Summary:
On enforced leave following a failed drug bust, LAPD Lieutenant Rick Hunter heads to San Diego, where he catches up with former partner Dee Dee McCall. But upon their reunion, Hunter and McCall become embroiled in a terrifying game of cat and mouse that has its roots in Russia.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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The Border (1982)
Plot Summary:
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: talky, neo noir, atmospheric, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, retro, crime drama, cult classic
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Homicide: The Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, clamor for an opportunity to help find the shooter.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sincere, clever, gloomy, crying
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Deceit (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ellen's life is turned upside down after her wealthy hubby vanishes at sea. Everyone close to her is a liar - especially Ellen's missing spouse. Was this a case of an affair gone bad? A corporate cover-up? Or something far more sinister? The truth can only be found when all of the deceit is finally revealed.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, mind bending
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Carolina Skeletons (1991)
Plot Summary:
After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls. The commando believes his brother to have been innocent and seeks a proof for that, but there are some people in the town who will stop at nothing to hide the secrets of their past.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 457
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, gloomy
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3 Acts of Murder (2009)
Plot Summary:
In 1928 Arthur Upfield, Australia’s premier crime writer, plotted the perfect murder for his novel The Sands of Windee. Meanwhile, one of his friends, stockman Snowy Rowles, put the scheme into deadly effect, even before the book was published. This true story resulted in one of Australia’s most sensational murder trials of the 1930’s and catapulted Upfield’s name onto the world stage.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: detective
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Doomsday Mom (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lori Vallow gained national attention when her children, JJ and Tylee, were reported missing from their Idaho home.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 220
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, detective
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My Son (2021)
Plot Summary:
When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, detective
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Adam: His Song Continues (1986)
Plot Summary:
Follows the true story of John and Reve Walsh who, after their child was murdered, fought to raise national awareness of the problem of missing children.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice (2021)
Plot Summary:
The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother’s Hunt for Justice tells the story of Mari Gilbert’s search for the truth behind what happened to her daughter Shannan, a sometime escort who disappeared after a ‘date’ on Long Island. After Shannan (Katharine Isabelle, Hannibal) fails to come home, her mother Mari (Kim Delaney) knows something is terribly wrong. Pleading to police to take her concerns seriously, she keeps pushing the police for answers. Mari’s insistence that her daughter not be overlooked eventually leads to a horror hidden on Long Island for more than a decade – 19 bodies of young women discovered buried in shallow graves along Ocean Parkway in the area of Jones Beach State Park.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative
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Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)
Plot Summary:
True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 535
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Sins of the Father (2002)
Plot Summary:
In 1965 a bomb was planted in a Church in Alabama, killing four black girls. Thirty years later, Tom Cherry breaks his silence to discredit his father's alibi for the night in question.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 448
Genere: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: rough, emotional, realistic, disturbing, thought provoking, bleak, serious, captivating
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Lost Girls (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered sex workers.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, serious, emotional, disturbing, compassionate, bleak, dark, perverse, powerful
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The Gunman (2004)
Plot Summary:
When Detective Ben Simm's wife is killed, he has to learn to be both father and mother to his little girl while searching for a Vigilante that has his own sense of justice.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: disturbing, tense, serious, suspenseful, independent film, bleak, realistic
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The Classified File (2015)
Plot Summary:
Busan in 1978. Gil-young, a veteran detective got the special request from the parents of a missing child, Eun-joo to investigate her case. As the clever kidnapper eludes the police, the case becomes more and more of a mystery. When Joong-san, the fortune-teller foretells Eun-joo’s whereabouts, people get to listen to what he says as the situation goes more despair with no remark on Eun-joo. He also tells that Gil-young is the only one who can save her. With no one to trust, Gil-yong and Joong-san come closing in around the kidnapper using any means possible. This movie is the record of 33 days of two men going through hell to find a missing girl and bring her back home alive.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, crime drama, detective, action thriller