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Plot Summary:
Set in Charlotte, N.C., the story opens with everyone desperate to solve the latest crisis: a serial killer is specializing in out-of-town businessmen. Hammer and West make the murder investigation their top priority. But West is less than pleased when Hammer pairs her up with Brazil, a cub reporter assigned to cover the police department.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, tense, captivating, suspenseful
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Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
Plot Summary:
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a shocking and horrifying mob-related double homicide.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, captivating, suspense, detective, serious, suspenseful, neo noir
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Water & Power (2013)
Plot Summary:
Twin brothers nicknamed "Water" and "Power" from the hard scrabble Eastside streets of Los Angeles rise like prince's through the city's political and police ranks to become players in a complex and dangerous web of the powerful and corrupt of Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, crime drama, independent film
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Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
Plot Summary:
When Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, he fears he will relapse into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during a robbery. Meanwhile, Stone's investigation of an alleged rape draws him into conflict with the town council, which hopes to preserve Paradise's reputation as an ideal seaside resort.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic, detective, crime drama
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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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Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
Plot Summary:
In this prequel to 'Stone Cold,' Tom Selleck reprises his role as Jesse Stone, an L.A. cop who relocates to a small town only to find himself immersed in one mystery after the other.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective, crime drama
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Jack Irish: Black Tide (2012)
Plot Summary:
Life's gone pear-shaped for Jack Irish. He's back to takeaway Chinese for one after his girlfriend Linda abandoned him for a career in Sydney, a flashy Brisvegas type is muscling in on the racetrack action, and his cabinet-making still leaves a lot to be desired. So when an old teammate of his dad's turns up looking for help, it's a welcome distraction for Jack. Des Connors' son Gary has gone missing, having nicked off with all Des's money. But sometimes prodigal sons go AWOL for a reason. As Jack begins to dig he discovers Gary was a man with something to hide and a very good reason to disappear - or be disappeared.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, tense, captivating, detective, suspenseful
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Kojak: Ariana (1989)
Plot Summary:
One of Kojak's old enemies uses Ariana, a young Greek girl, as bait to trap the legendary New York detective. Meanwhile, Kojak finds himself a brash young associate.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 186
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: rough, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, witty, detective
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Code 37 (2011)
Plot Summary:
A famous writer is violated in a sex-movie-theatre. He had a date with Roos, a young student who works also as a prostitute. Quickly it becomes clear that more students are active in the prostitution. Enough reason for Hannah and her team to go undercover in club Sin City, a port for everyone who avoids the daylight and for girls who pick up their customers. When Hannah and her team investigate that the owner of both the sex-theatre as Sin City are Roos' uncle, the whole case takes a personal turn. In the first place for Hannah, because she knows as no-one else how heavy family secrets can weigh.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 762
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Badge (2015)
Plot Summary:
The only difference between a cop and a criminal is The Badge. Detective Vince McKinley and his partner Martin Goulet have to solve the biggest case of their careers: a series of evidence have been stolen from their own precinct. Through out the case, Vince discovers that the person responsible could be one of his closest friend. The Badge brings a unique view on how trust and friendship can switch to blood in an instant.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
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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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Borkmann's Point (2005)
Plot Summary:
Van Veeteren finds retiring from the police force is easier said than done when two decapitated bodies are found in quick succession. The matching MO in the two grisly murders brings the investigation teams of Maardam and Kaalbringen together - a collaboration that is not without its problems.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, realistic
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The Front (2010)
Plot Summary:
A detective uncovers a sinister conspiracy when he is sent to research a disintegrating neighborhood for a public relations campaign.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, realistic
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Hide (2011)
Plot Summary:
A Boston detective investigates the mummified remains of six women, based on a novel by Lisa Gardner.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 752
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, enigmatic
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1st to Die (2003)
Plot Summary:
A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on their wedding nights.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 714
Genere: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, dark, detective
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Verdict in Blood (2002)
Plot Summary:
When a female judge is found murdered in her home, television reporter and amateur detective Joanne Kilbourn finds herself neck-deep in a homicide investigation. Her only two clues are twin wills left by the victim -- one donating everything to the woman's daughters, another donating everything to a boarding house for former criminals.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating
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The Detective 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mysteries keep revolving around Tam’s life.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 582
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: realistic, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, stylized, tense, rough
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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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Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the international headline-grabbing story of the now infamous American exchange student accused by Italian authorities of brutally killing her roommate. Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy poses the question of whether Knox (Panettiere), the Seattle honors student accused of murdering her college roommate Meredith Kercher (Amanda Fernando Stevens) in 2007 with her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito (Paolo Romio) and acquaintance Rudy Guede (Djirbi Kebe), actually committed the crime or was herself a victim.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, realistic, contemplative, psychological thriller, detective, crime thriller, sincere
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Haven't We Met Before? (2002)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel by Mary Higgins Clark. Under hypnosis, a mental patient admits to several recent murders. He also offers a strange defense when he claims that he is the reincarnation of a 19th century man who was wrongly executed.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, detective, realistic
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Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
Plot Summary:
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, tense, realistic
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Circle of Deception (2021)
Plot Summary:
Based on Ann Rule's true crime book Practice to Deceive. In this New York Times Best Seller, a small, island community is turned upside down when Russel Douglas, a local businessman, is found dead the day after Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, emotional, contemplative
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The Virgin of Juarez (2006)
Plot Summary:
When a reporter travels to Juarez to cover the ongoing story of the mass murder of local working women, she uncovers the amazing story of "The Virgin Of Juarez," a survivor of an attack who has developed stigmata, a sign of holiness, and whose followers will do whatever she asks.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic, talky
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The Grim Sleeper (2014)
Plot Summary:
Journalist Christine Pelisek helps law enforcement investigate the alleged serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 583
Genere: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, scary, rough, mind bending
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The Ministers (2009)
Plot Summary:
A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, psychological, suspense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, detective
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SK1 (2014)
Plot Summary:
The hunt, capture and trial of Guy Georges, one of France's most notorious serial killer.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, non-linear
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Silent Witness (2011)
Plot Summary:
Prominent defense attorney Tony Lord returns to his hometown to defend an old friend, a teacher accused of murdering one of his students. The case re-opens the heartache from Tony's own high school days, when he was a student falsely accused of murdering his first love.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: realistic, tense, captivating, psychological, serious, suspenseful
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The Interceptor (2015)
Plot Summary:
A gripping eight-part series about a state-of-the-art law enforcement team whose unswerving mission is to hunt down some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals. The Interceptor delves into the adventures of a dedicated surveillance team known as the UNIT. Keeping their quarries under ultra-tight surveillance, they take us into the real world inhabited by the criminals of today. And it’s easy to recognize because it’s the same world the rest of us inhabit.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious
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Outlaw Country (2012)
Plot Summary:
A crime thriller/family drama set against the backdrop of southern organized crime and Nashville royalty where music, love, hope and tragedy collide. Created as a pilot for a TV Series which was not taken up, this has now been aired as a TV Movie.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense, independent film, rough
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Gone but Not Forgotten (2005)
Plot Summary:
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has gone missing: a detective knows more than she lets on: & a tough female attorney has entered a web of duplicity revenge & multiple murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 705
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: tense, realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful
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NYC 22 (2012)
Plot Summary:
NYC 22 is an American police procedural drama which ran on CBS from April 15 to August 11, 2012. The series was a mid-season replacement for CSI: Miami. On May 13, 2012, both series were canceled by CBS.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, tense, detective, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, rough, suspenseful