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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 Robber Bride (2007)
Plot Summary:
Journalist Zenia Arden has disappeared. When her finger turns up on the shores of Lake Ontario next to her blood-soaked car, the police believe they've uncovered a homicide.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 387
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Frame of Mind (2009)
Plot Summary:
What happens when the truth is not enough? A New Jersey police detective comes across new evidence in the Kennedy assassination.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective
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Portraits of a Killer (1996)
Plot Summary:
An attorney takes the lawyer/client relationship too seriously. She ends up falling for her client, a very charming photographer who has been charged with a multiple murder. She wants to believe he is innocent but she cannot deny her suspicions.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: neo noir, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, detective
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A Place in the Sun (2012)
Plot Summary:
A Swedish family found murdered in her home on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain - all except the 16-year-old daughter, who has disappeared. At first the police believe that there is a burglary gone wrong, but the more crime examined, the more remarkable it becomes. When the burglars also found dead paralyzed the entire investigation. The offense sends a shockwave that shakes, and even on the crime-ridden Costa del Sol.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, psychological
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My Gal Sunday (2014)
Plot Summary:
It was love at first sight for beautiful young lawyer Sandra "Sunday" O'Brien-Parker (Rachel Blanchard) and Henry Parker (Cameron Mathison), retiring White House Secretary of State, when Sunday's dad Danny (Jack Wagner), Henry's colleague and Secret Service Agent, introduced them at the picturesque Why Worry Ranch in California. Now, a year after their wedding, Sunday and Parker, living on the ranch near Lake Tahoe after Parker's recent term as beloved state governor, are an irresistible sleuthing team who enjoy the political spotlight while taking pleasure busting the bad guys. But when Parker's mom Miriam (Janet-Laine Green) and Danny are suddenly kidnapped on their way to a high-profile family event, Parker and Sunday are immediately on the case and this time it's personal.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 531
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, captivating, psychological, emotional, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful
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Uno bianca (2001)
Plot Summary:
Rimini, 1991. For more than a year, the uno bianca gang - they always use a white Fiat Uno - has plagued the area. Their crimes are violent, sometimes killing carabineri, and there's no particular pattern: a bank one day, a petrol station the next, extortion of a small business the next. Are they terrorists? A foreign gang? Tied to the Mafia? After a particularly bloody shootout, two detectives are assigned to start fresh: they go through the notebooks of previous investigators and they interview a few witnesses again. They find a pattern in the crimes and predict the next assault, but the special task force in Bologna is dismissive. Can they carry on alone; how far will they get?.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 190 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, factual
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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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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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Truth Be Told (2002)
Plot Summary:
Rayne Johnson is a shrewd investment company assistant who turns a mob slaying into a golden opportunity for a new improved lifestyle, managing to outsmart the crooked cops who are very eager to see her disappear.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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Blood Crime (2002)
Plot Summary:
For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. Enraged, Pruitt pummels the man. Once at the ER, however, she changes her mind and names a male nurse as her attacker. But before Pruitt can make amends, he learns that his victim, the son of Sheriff Morgan McKenna, is dead.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 670
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
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Into the White Night (2010)
Plot Summary:
A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter Yukiho and the pawn shop owner's son Ryouji. As time goes by, more mysterious deaths surround Yukiho & Ryouji. Detective Sasagaki still unable to let go of the pawn shop owner case discovers startling details about Yukiho and Ryouji.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, serious, psychological, captivating, twisted, realistic, suspenseful
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Swallow, Cat, Rose, Death (2006)
Plot Summary:
What's in a name but murder? Münster comes across the strangled body of a young woman in her home and surprises the murderer who is still on the premises. Though the murderer escapes, a rare book is found at the scene with a dedication by the killer. When another victim is uncovered, Van Veeteren's literary expertise is put to the test as it becomes clear they are dealing with a serial murderer who kills using names taken from 19th century crime novels. Which name will he use for his next victim?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Swedish tabloid Kvällspressen has set their crime reporter, Annika Bengtzon, to monitor a complex murder case. The victim is a colleague and the only witness is a 15-year-old boy. Bengtzons inquiries may be an unexpected turn when the tracks leading to a 40 year attack on an airbase.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing
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Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Prime Time (2012)
Plot Summary:
It is Midsummer's Eve and ten people are on a deserted castle for a TV recording. The next morning the program leader is shot dead. Kvällspressens Annika Bengtzon a mandate to monitor the murder, but she soon learns that her best friend Anne Snapphanevägen is one of the ten suspects. When the police released all one after another - all except Anne - it becomes personal for Bengtzon who will do anything to exonerate her friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense
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Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jessica Fletcher is off to solve another murder mystery, this time in Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, rough, captivating, suspense, uplifting
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The Runaway (2000)
Plot Summary:
At the birth of two boys, one white and one black, a mysterious and powerful Conjure Woman (Maya Angelou) prophesies that they will start the change. Growing up as best friends in rural Georgia in the 1940s, the boys make a discovery that leads the town's new sheriff, Frank Richards (Dean Cain), to reopen the investigation of the unsolved murders of three black men. While the town would prefer that the truth remain hidden, the sheriff pursues the case, determined to see justice prevail. The Runaway is a stirring story of how friendship, determination and conviction can generate racial change in one heart or an entire town.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 322
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful, serious, realistic
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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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Complicity (2000)
Plot Summary:
Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge and Cameron find himself inextricably and inextricably implicated by the brutal killer. The arms dealer that Cameron plans to expose is found literally 'disarmed' before he can put pen to paper. The brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold up at the expense of his workers, finds himself permanently unemployable. The police are convened of Cameron's guilt and so are half his friends and colleagues. Cameron is forced to employ all his investigative skills to find the real killer and his motive.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Thriller, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, bleak, serious, realistic, independent film
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Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Lifetime (2012)
Plot Summary:
When David Lindholm, Sweden's most famous police officer, found shot in bed identifies herself quickly with his young wife Julia. Julia is threatened with life imprisonment for murder, both her husband and her missing four year old son Alexander. However, Julia refuse. It was not her. There was another woman who shot her husband and kidnapped her son. While life is falling apart around Annika digs herself deeper into the murdered police's violent past.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, realistic, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense
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Nobel's Last Will (2012)
Plot Summary:
While covering the annual Nobel Banquet for tabloid Kvällspressen, crime reporter Annika Bengtzon witnesses a spectacular murder right in front of her. Two people are shot, one of them the controversial Laureate in Medicine, Aaron Wiesel. Annika is the key witness and is bound by the police not to disclose anything she has seen. A terrorist group with connections to the Middle East quickly admits responsibility for the murder. International press is all over the story, as are the police.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, neo noir
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In His Hands (2005)
Plot Summary:
In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insurance company analyzing losses of insured properties. When the single veterinary Laurent Kessler claims damage in his basement caused by a flooding due to water leakage, Claire resolves the situation favorably for him. The weird Laurent visits Claire in her office successively, inviting her for drinks and lunch, and they get close to each other. Meanwhile, a serial killer is terrorizing Lille, killing women with a scalpel. Claire feels a great attraction for Laurent, who has an unusual behavior in her apartment. When Claire sees a scalpel in the pocket of Laurent's jacket, she fears him, but still loves him.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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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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The Wandering Soul Murders (2001)
Plot Summary:
Widowed Joanne Kilbourn is an ex-police officer turned criminology professor. Her husband Ian was the Ontario provincial Attorney General when he was murdered, the murder never solved. Her current home life is on the most part a happy one, except that her eldest son Peter has had an on-again, off-again relationship with a young woman named Christy Sinclair, the relationship which is now on-again. There is something about Christy that does not sit right with Joanne. Joanne's professional life takes a turn when she is asked by an old colleague to act as the on-air crime and justice expert for a local television news show. The first story on which she is to report is the Little Flower Killings, a series of murders of prostitutes. The story has a personal connection to the Kilbourn's as the latest victim, Debbie Morin, was an employee of Joanne's daughter Mieka, who knew nothing about Debbie's past. The lead investigator for the police department on this case is Inspector Philip Millard,.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, mind bending
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A Show of Force (1990)
Plot Summary:
In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe may have been framed and murdered by undercover American agents.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 842
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Other Woman (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jill Plumley left her brilliant job as journalist when she married Derek, am important layer with a brilliant career. Now Jill is university teacher. But everything changes when she receive a message from her husbands' secretary and she start ti be scared about loosing hi.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 272
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, touching, serious, suspenseful
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Bloodlines (2005)
Plot Summary:
After Elaine Hopkin is found dead, apparent an OD suicide, her firstborn Mark wouldn't even inform his dad James Hopkin, who was locked up for murder. Kid sister Justine, a cocky uniformed cop, goes visit him, only to learn he was just released. After the autopsy concludes asphyxiation, she comprises friendly DC Jake Bannerman's official investigation by rash actions against procedure.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
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One Angry Juror (2010)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story of Sarah Walsh, a tough New Orleans attorney who serves on a murder trial jury and does some investigating of her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 279
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: sincere, serious, captivating, realistic, tense, independent film
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Lucky Day (2002)
Plot Summary:
Nora Barkin is an aspiring actress who supports herself by working for a courier service. No sooner has Nora's friend and coworker Bill Reagan jubilantly announced that he possesses a lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars than Bill is killed by an unknown assailant. Though discouraged from doing so by investigating detective Marinello, Nora insists upon trying to solve Bill's murder herself.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending
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A Crime of Passion (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young heiress has her life turned upside down after her business partner's wife is killed and foul play is suspected.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 350
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, enigmatic, captivating, realistic
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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