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Plot Summary:
Three different deaths. Three unique stories. Who is lying and who is telling the truth?.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, intellectual, talky
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Public Prosecutor (2015)
Plot Summary:
District attorney Kazimierz Proch with policeman Witold Kielak tries to figure out what happened with his family.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense
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Crimes of Passion: Roses, Kisses and Death (2013)
Plot Summary:
The country estate of Rödbergshyttan is surrounded by heavily fragrant roses in every color. There lives the beautiful Gabriella, who Christer loves, and an invitation to their engagement party is the reason for Puck and Einar to travel there. But the rose-scented idyll soon turn into a stifling background when Puck finds Gabriella's grandfather poisoned in his bed. Little by little we learn that the relations between the people living at the estate is everything but uncomplicated, and that there is a sexual frustration behind every well polished marriage. The question is to what extent beautiful Gabriella is involved in the intrigues and how much of a coincidence it is that her grandfather is killed just when Christer is in the house.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, detective, period piece, exciting, contemplative
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Contract (2021)
Plot Summary:
Contract is a ZEE5 Original Bengali action thriller series starring Arifin Shuvoo, Chanchal Chowdhury, Shamol Mawla, Zakia Bari Mamo, and Rafiath Rashid Mithila. Bastard, a young man, accepts the contract to kill gangster Black Ranju, but things get complicated with the entry of Begh, a gritty cop. Will Bastard succeed in his mission or will Black Ranju have the last laugh?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime
Country: Bangladesh
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Krik sovy (2013)
Plot Summary:
The story takes place in 1957. In the center of the plot - taking place in the small town of mysterious crimes, the investigation of which involved a policeman Balakhnin and KGB agent Mitin.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 140
Genere: Crime, Mystery
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, bleak, harsh
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Love You to Death (2015)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer prosecuting a man accused of killing his wife must battle with her emotions due to the similarities to the death of her own mother.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Crime
Country: Canada, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, talky
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Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (2017)
Plot Summary:
For more than 25 years, Dateline has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. This entry in the franchise takes a second look at some of the most mysterious cases of recent history.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Murder Maps (2015)
Plot Summary:
This drama-documentary series takes us back in time to the most shocking and surprising murder cases in London, England's history. Nicholas Day guides us into the world of the killer as we see how police ingenuity and early forensics helped bring them to justice.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 608
Genere: Crime, History
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, educational, thrilling
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Cologne P.D. (2003)
Plot Summary:
The SOKO Köln investigates the cathedral city with humor and often with hard work. Their cases take them into a variety of environments, from the Cologne clique to the terraced housing estates on the outskirts of the city.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful
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My Murder (2012)
Plot Summary:
A chance meeting with a girl leads to murder as a teenage boy is engulfed by a web of lies in this innovative and gripping factual drama. My Murder tells the true story of Shakilus Townsend, a 16-year-old boy who was led to his death by the 15-year-old he thought of as his girlfriend, in what became known as the honey trap killing.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Troubled Waters (2019)
Plot Summary:
Returning to her hometown following a police blunder that had dramatic consequences, investigator Marianne must resolve a murder as soon as she arrives. She throws herself into this affair that upsets the community and her own family.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Crime
Country: Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade (2016)
Plot Summary:
Investigation Discovery transports viewers on a bittersweet and terrifying journey back in time, revealing the dark side of America's favorite decade.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, thrilling
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Lovers' Lane Murders (2021)
Plot Summary:
Chilling and eerie connect similarities to four brutal double murders between 1986-1990. Now, a team of former FBI special agents intends to bringing them to justice and providing answers to the victims' families.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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Forensic Heroes IV (2020)
Plot Summary:
The forensics team and the crime team on Hong Kong's police force are challenged once again as the squad is staffed with new personnel. This time, the crime-solving police force led by Go Sir, Dr. Man, and King Sir, who all work together with their respective teams to solve murder mysteries.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, intellectual, unusual plot structure, disturbing, contemplative
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To Catch a Killer (2018)
Plot Summary:
(US) Step Inside the mind of a detective as he hunts down a ruthless murderer. Each episode unfolds as an epic game of cat-and-mouse, leading to the bombshell moment when these two iconic adversaries come together in an unexpected way.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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The Mind of a Murderer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Michelle Ward goes behind bars to interview violent murderers and offer insight into what drives people to kill. From her early doctorate research on psychopathy, to her ongoing study of criminal behavior, she possesses a unique ability to push murderers to the limit, getting them to admit things they wouldn't confess to anyone else. She is trained to go beyond excuses and get to the psychological core of why people commit heinous acts - and she does it alone in a room, face-to-face with coldblooded killers.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, captivating, realistic, thrilling
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Balthazar (2018)
Plot Summary:
Facing a series of complex murder cases, new police commander Hélène Bach must learn to work with the brilliant yet exasperating Raphaël, who can make the dead speak like no-one else.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: captivating, psychological, realistic, disturbing, serious, detective
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Crack / System (2021)
Plot Summary:
Contemporary Warsaw. A homeless alcoholic dies. Commissioner Monika Brzozowska, who leads the investigation, senses that there is more to the case than just a scam. Subsequent crimes with a similar modus operandi confirm her suspicions. During the investigation it turns out that the former sins of the murdered are related to the mistakes of the commissioner's youth. Brzozowska, suffering from memory lapses, becomes entangled in a dangerous game that will force her to look back and fight again with the demons of the past. Demons that she had only apparently defeated years ago.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, detective
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South (2019)
Plot Summary:
The series develops around cases of homicides that occurred during the summer, at the time of the economic and social crisis that affected Portugal.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Crime
Country: Portugal
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
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Captain Sharif (2013)
Plot Summary:
Police Captain Kader Cherif knows the city like the back of his hand, and, as someone could say, never leaves his duty, because his apartment located on the first floor of the building opposite to the police station. He is assigned to investigate unusual murders in Lyon. Of course, he is using only legitimate methods which sometimes seem to be unusual and are displeasing his new partner Adeline Briard, police captain as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 477
Genere: Crime
Country: France
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: detective, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized
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Vienna Crime Squad (2005)
Plot Summary:
SOKO Donau is an Austrian television series.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Crime
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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MosGaz. Delo N1 (2012)
Plot Summary:
1962. Moscow. Vladimir Ionesyan, nicknamed "Mosgaz," became he first officially recognized serial killer in the Soviet Union. His bloody deeds and his moniker are still used by Russian mothers to frighten their children.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Crime
Country: Russia
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, tense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, psychological, bleak
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CopyCat Killers (2016)
Plot Summary:
Go behind the headlines of real-life murder cases which copy memorable slayings seen in Hollywood movies. Each episode features a mystifying murder scene and law enforcement’s hunt for the killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Framed By the Killer (2021)
Plot Summary:
Elaborate who done it murder mysteries where every episode explores a case that points police to one suspect only to later discover that person was framed by the actual killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, disturbing, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, detective
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Spreewaldkrimi (2006)
Plot Summary:
Spreewald Krimi is a German television crime series by ZDF.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Fast Forward (2009)
Plot Summary:
Schnell ermittelt is an Austrian television series.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, detective
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Cold Blood (2005)
Plot Summary:
Brian Wicklow is jailed after a killing spree so macabre that he has become one of Britain's most notorious murderers. Vilified by the popular press and despised by fellow inmates, his notoriety is compounded by the fact that detectives, including Jake Osbourne, investigating his crimes have never found the body of his last victim.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Real Murders of Orange County (2020)
Plot Summary:
Horrific and salacious cases rock Southern California's wealthy coastal community. From a murder-for-hire gone wrong to families turning on their own, viewers hear the harrowing tales of when privilege leads to problems and greed leads to murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Inspector and the Sea (2007)
Plot Summary:
Der Kommissar und das Meer is a German television series.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 364
Genere: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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The Level (2016)
Plot Summary:
A police detective finds herself at the centre of the most dangerous case of her life when she is seconded on to the investigation into the murder of a drugs trafficker. What nobody around her knows is that she is the missing witness that the police and the killer are searching for.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, tense, captivating, suspense
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Death of a Girl (2015)
Plot Summary:
Police officer Hella Christensen is on her way to her new job in Kiel. But she doesn't get far because a dead girl was found at the pier in her hometown. Hella's new superior, Simon Kessler, has already arrived from Kiel and is awaiting her on the bridge. Hella recognizes the dead person immediately: it is 14-year-old Jenni, daughter of her neighboring family. Kessler orders the recently defunct local office to be used to investigate the murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 198
Genere: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, detective