Best movies like Bad to the Bone
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Plot Summary:
A bad girl uses her brother to kill her lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: ridiculous
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The Awakening of Candra (1983)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true-life story of teenage bride Candra Torres who was abducted in 1975 while on a honeymoon camping trip in the High Sierras.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological thriller
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The Conviction of Kitty Dodds (1993)
Plot Summary:
An abused woman escapes from prison, is recaptured, and sent back then tries to get her sentence reduced. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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A Promise to Carolyn (1996)
Plot Summary:
When two sisters can no longer go on living with the painful memory of their baby sister being murdered 37 years ago by their stepmother, together they try to uncover the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: sad, detective
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Right to Kill? (1985)
Plot Summary:
Based on true story of teens Richard and Deborah Jahnke charged in Wyoming for the killing of their abusive father.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer (2021)
Plot Summary:
Multimillionaire Steven Beard, a retired broadcasting executive, who fell hard for Celeste , an attractive waitress who served him his nightly cocktail at the local country club in Austin, Texas.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, emotional
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And the Sea Will Tell (1991)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy couple (James Brolin and Deidre Hall) are killed on their yacht off the coast of a secluded South American island called Palmyra. The suspects are a hippyish pair (Hart Bochner and Rachel Ward) whom the rich folks had befriended. It’s fairly clear that the hippies were involved in the crime: The question is, did the man do it while the girl looked on helplessly, or was she a willing accomplice?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags:
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The High Price of Passion (1986)
Plot Summary:
A college professor becomes obsessed with a prostitute.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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The 1990s: The Deadliest Decade (2018)
Plot Summary:
A look at notorious murders and crimes that happened during the 1990s.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
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Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1992)
Plot Summary:
The sequel to "A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story" in which Betty Broderick is on trial for the murder of her ex-husband and his new wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 639
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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He's Not Worth Dying For (2022)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story, Isla and Grace were two typical teenage girls in love. Unfortunately, they fell for the same guy. Jake, a "ladies man", was dating them both without their knowledge. When they discover that Jake is cheating on them, the girls turn on each other in a jealous rivalry and use their arsenal of social media platforms to badmouth and attack on another. While their followers take sides and pit them against each other, their hatred for one another escalates into a real-life fight that ultimately turns deadly.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Waters Rising (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two Hurricane Katrina evacuees from the Desire Projects in New Orleans who both end up in Houston after the storm. The storm twists the fates of these two men. The first, Jay Dee, was a feared and powerful crime boss who is humbled when he loses everything and winds up as a lowly clerk at a retail chain store. The second, Shawn, an underachieving poor kid from the neighborhood gets a fresh start and becomes a writer/novelist.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: rough, suspense, suspenseful, independent film, disaster movie
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Trading Favors (1997)
Plot Summary:
She was running from her past , He was walking to his future... everything after that was destiny.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 432
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: tension, independent film, suspense
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The Versace Murder (1998)
Plot Summary:
This docu-drama focuses on the true story of the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace by alleged serial killer Andrew Cunanan.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 301
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Murder or Memory: A Moment of Truth Movie (1994)
Plot Summary:
A mother fights to prove her 14-year-old son is innocent of a murder he confessed to under hypnosis.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: factual
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Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story (1995)
Plot Summary:
True life drama about a working mum (Henner) whose life is put back in jeopardy when the man who was convicted of stalking her (Savant) and killing her cousin comes up for parole.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags:
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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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If Looks Could Kill (1996)
Plot Summary:
The true story of John Hawkins as featured on America's Most Wanted.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags:
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Jack Reed: One of Our Own (1995)
Plot Summary:
Jack Reed investigates a young woman whom he and his wife take into their household when she turns out to be targeted by unknown assassins.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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She Made Them Do It (2013)
Plot Summary:
"She Made Them Do It" follows the twisted life of Sarah Pender (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) a charismatic, intelligent young woman who would become one of the country’s most sought after fugitives.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama, crime thriller
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The Preppie Connection (2015)
Plot Summary:
A student at a private school uses his connections to establish a drug trafficking network.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, psychological, suspense
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Beaten (2004)
Plot Summary:
Justina is a fifteen years old girl who lives with her mother and stepfather in Mexico City. In her sexual-awakening, she starts flirting with the only man in her life, her stepfather, causing the accidental murder of her mother and stepfather. Shocked, she runs away from home, crazy, just dressed with her nightgown. Ivan, a police detective who practices torture as daily routine and is reduced to the rank of street cop, looks for her all night long.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, suspense, suspenseful, neo noir
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Twisted Desire (1996)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl convinces a young, love-struck ex-con that the only way they can be together is to do away with her domineering parents.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: ridiculous
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Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (1994)
Plot Summary:
TV movie based on the novel "Blood Brothers," about the murder of Jose Menéndez and his wife Kitty by their sons, Erik and Lyle.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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Who Killed JonBenét? (2016)
Plot Summary:
The disturbing true story of JonBenet Ramsey, the six-year-old beauty queen whose murder in her Colorado home remains unsolved.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)
Plot Summary:
A crime drama dircted by Anthony Page.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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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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Crime of the Century (1996)
Plot Summary:
In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindberg was kidnapped, held for ransom, and murdered. Two years later, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested, convicted, and executed. This film dramatizes the investigation against Hauptmann, the trial, and the execution, painting a picture of a corrupt police force under pressure to finger a killer framing an innocent man by manufacturing evidence, paying-off and blackmailing witnesses, and covering up exculpatory evidence.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 888
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
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Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial (2022)
Plot Summary:
Follows the tumultuous relationship—in and out of court—of Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Amber Heard.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 339
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags:
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Innocent Victims (1996)
Plot Summary:
Army Sergeant Tim Hennis is wrongly convicted of killing the wife and children of an Air Force captain. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 233
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags:
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Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
Plot Summary:
Following the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful