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Plot Summary:
Marie Madeleine Dreux, Marquise of Brinvilliers, was executed in 1676 for poisoning. Manipulated by her lover and having kept the aftereffects of her childhood, she does not hesitate to poison her father and two brothers to recover their inheritance.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 180 min
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Dr. Petiot (1990)
Plot Summary:
A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petiot (Michel Serrault) offered to help Jews escape the Nazis. They would come to his house, and he would kindly give them lethal "vaccinations" for their anticipated travel to Argentina. Then he would steal everything the brought with them (in addition to their up-front payment to him) and burn their bodies in his home-made crematorium.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 788
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: anthology, neurotic, freeze frame
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Bluebeard (1963)
Plot Summary:
France, WWI. Landru, the father of four Children, contacts Parisian women through newspapers, seduces and eventually kills them in order to feed his little family.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, factual, double entendre
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Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
Plot Summary:
The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered assassinations of his opponents.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993)
Plot Summary:
The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband's ex-wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 200 min
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The People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
Plot Summary:
A re-enactment of the trial of the mistress of the Scarsdale Diet doctor for his March 1980 murder, with excerpts from the transcript of the proceedings serving as the script.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min
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In the Blink of an Eye (1996)
Plot Summary:
Hamel portrays director Dickoff who suspends her career in order to help a friend who's been in prison for quite some time in connection with a murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 329
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 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
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Just a Cop (2015)
Plot Summary:
Serial killer Guy Georges' hunt by a female captain who created a DNA database that revolutionized the police methods.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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492: A Man Called Death (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of Júlio Santana, a professional killer who was responsible for almost 500 hundred murders in Brazil.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 696
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer (2018)
Plot Summary:
The story of the investigation and trial of abortion provider Dr Kermit Gosnell.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, captivating, suspense, sad
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Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992)
Plot Summary:
This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who preyed mostly on truck drivers.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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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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Roberto Succo (2001)
Plot Summary:
'Kurt' claims to be a sales rep. He also claims to be English in spite of his heavy Italian accent. Kurt is an habitual liar and a dangerous driver, at the very least. In the south of France he meets Léa, age 16. Between his increasingly strange dates with Léa, Kurt engages in a number of armed robberies, some successful, some not... The police are perplexed by a series of crimes including disappearances and a murder. They conclude that they are dealing with a madman... After he proposes, Léa breaks up with Kurt. The attempt to find a new girlfriend leads to a shooting by Kurt, now calling himself André. Léa's information identifies Kurt/André as Roberto Succo, psychiatric patient and parental murderer. The police hunt for Roberto covers three countries.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: rough, melancholic, suspenseful, captivating
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
Plot Summary:
Fact-based story of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr., son and namesake of the famed pilot, and ensuing trial of accused and convicted killer, Bruno Hauptmann.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 501
Genere: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: rough, thought provoking, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
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Murderous Maids (2000)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of two chambermaids (the Papin sisters) of 1930s France who murdered their employer and her daughter. Christine Papin (Sylvie Testud), and Léa Papin (Julie-Marie Parmentier) are sisters with an already troubled past. Madame Lancelin takes them into her home and employs the girls as maids. Christine sees in Madame Lancelin an ideal mother figure — in spite of her severity. But their wretched background — an indifferent mother and drunken abusive father — casts a shadow over the girls and over time their ill-fated situation darkens. The sisters withdraw into themselves and finish by committing the worst — killing Madame Lancelin and her daughter after six years of service, on the 2 February 1933 in Le Mans.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, disturbing, realistic, suspense, exciting, captivating, independent film, queer cinema, weird
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A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992)
Plot Summary:
A married man meets a beautiful woman and they begin an affair.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 373
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012)
Plot Summary:
Lifetime biopic based on the story of Susan Wright. Susan appeared to be the model wife and mother, living the fairytale life, literally married to Mr. Wright. In a shocking turn of events, the media dubs Susan Wright the "Blue-Eyed Butcher" when her loving husband is discovered buried in the backyard, with close to 200 stab wounds.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: suspense, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Pastor's Wife (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew's wife, Mary, as the prime suspect in the murder. After her capture, the residents of Selmer were left to wonder what would drive Mary to shoot her husband in the back as he slept. They would get their answers during her trial, when what went on behind the closed doors of this seemingly perfect family was revealed for all to see.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 571
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, detective
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Louis, the Child King (1993)
Plot Summary:
History buffs will glory in the riches of Louis, Enfant Roi, others will perhaps find this complex story of intrigues and betrayals in the court of the young king tough sledding. When Louis the Fourteenth (1638-1715) was born, the power of government was shared between the monarchy, the church, the nobility, and the Parlement. His predecessor had greatly centralized the powers of government following the advice of Cardinal Richelieu. Louis XIV (often called "The Sun King" for the brilliance of his rule) followed the advice of Richelieu's successor, Cardinal Mazarin (Paolo Graziosi), and brought the powers of government under the sole sway of the monarch. He expanded the territory and influence of France in a series of wars throughout his reign. How he came to be so autocratic and ruthless both personally and politically is the subject of this biographical drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: historical drama, baroque, period drama
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Jack (2015)
Plot Summary:
Delving deep into the soul of one of Austria’s most infamous real-life convicts, Jack is a fascinating, unprejudiced look at the path to redemption and the obstacles that bar the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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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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Happy Face Murders (1999)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric older woman (Ann-Margret) implicates her brutal & controlling lover in the murder of a young retarded girl. Absorbed with "Murder She Wrote" and "Matlock", she creates details of the murder from clues she picks up from the detectives (Marg Helgenberger, Henry Thomas) on the case. Implicating herself and sentenced to jail, she then recants her testimony. But no one believes her until clues surface from the real killer that he is still out there, has killed before, and will kill again. He signs his messages with Happy Faces.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 392
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags:
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Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story (1993)
Plot Summary:
Elizabeth Montgomery plays serial killer, churchgoer, and grandmother Blanch Taylor Moore in this, one of her last films before her untimely passing. Childhood memories of her womanizing and abusive father fill Moore with a hidden rage towards all men. Her former boyfriend, first husband and father all died of arsenic poisoning. Now her fiancé, the town's minister, is stricken the same way. Based on the true crime book Preacher's Girl: The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore, the film is buoyed by Montgomery's startling performance, and keeps you on the edge of your seat until its final moments.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985 and the two Los Angeles police detectives who try to track him down.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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Unabomber: The True Story (1996)
Plot Summary:
The real story behind the hunt for Theodore J. Kaczynski, later known as the Unabomber, a terrorist who sent several bombs through the mail, alarming authorities and society. The movie follows a postal inspector who tracks down the suspect; a obstinate detective; and Kaczynski's brother, who suspected of Ted after the publishing of his manifesto explaining the reasons for the bombings.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Murder One (1988)
Plot Summary:
This crime drama is based on the true story of Billy Isaacs. Freshly escaped from prison, Isaac is picked up by his brothers, and the entire dysfunctional brood embarks on a crime spree that takes them through a dozen states, claiming the lives of six innocent people.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, serious, realistic, disturbing, gloomy
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Raising Jeffrey Dahmer (2006)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of the mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer, the events within the family behind, and leading up to, his capture.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, serious, tense, realistic, disturbing, suspense, non-linear, queer cinema
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Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman (2021)
Plot Summary:
Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the FBI rookie who coined the phrase ‘serial killer’.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological
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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
Plot Summary:
The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, touching, rough, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, tense