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Plot Summary:
True crime docu-series about Maxine Carr and Ian Huntley.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags:
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Meet Marry Murder (2020)
Plot Summary:
What happens when the one you commit to spend your life with ends up taking it instead? This series looks at partner-homicide cases; stories of wives killing husbands, husbands killing wives (much more common), and love turning to loathing as passions get out of control.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
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Homicide City (2018)
Plot Summary:
Takes a deep dive into the stories of unforgettable murders from the streets of Philadelphia. Told through the eyes of veteran homicide detectives, local reporters and the victim's families who have lost so much, these are the cases they will never forget.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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66th North Precinct (2023)
Plot Summary:
Police work, boxing and family life in Lapland! Maria Pudas (Saara Kotkaniemi), a former boxing world champion, investigates crimes with her partner Samu Pajala (Karim Rapatti) in Lapland. The life of Maria's cordial and slightly chaotic family (Iina Kuustonen, Eero Saarinen, Katariina Kaitue and Heikki Ranta) changes when Maria's father Esko has a seizure and it is revealed that he has debts of 500,000 euros. In order to save her family, Maria decides to return to the ring once more, and to resolve the situation, only victory matters.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: Finland
Duration:
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Still a Mystery (2018)
Plot Summary:
Each episode re-examines a single crime case where unanswered questions still remain. Through original interviews those involved, the evidence is dissected and new theories are presented in a quest to uncover the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration:
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James Patterson's Murder is Forever (2018)
Plot Summary:
A crime series featuring real stories packed with shocking twists and turns.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: detective
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Hope Street (2020)
Plot Summary:
The arrival of DC Leila Hussain sets tongues wagging – what brings this big city girl to a sleepy Northern Irish seaside town? Warm-hearted detective drama in a stunning setting.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: detective
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Keisari Aarnio (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Jari Aarnio was younger, he was honored as ‘Police Officer of the Year’, and quickly became Chief of the Narcotics Squad. The Squad boasted quick results and flashy confiscations. Aarnio’s reputation as a hero cop grew when he used a pair of garden sheers to diffuse a grenade which was tossed into his backyard by a vengeful criminal. Now, the hero cop is in prison, serving a maximum sentence. King Liar follows how Aarnio’s abuse of power was discovered through hard work and persistent investigation by Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (KRP) and two reporters from the country’s largest newspaper. Together, they uncovered the most unbelievable tale of crime, bribery, prostitution, drug trafficking, and money laundering. When he was arrested, Aarnio denied all charges and tried to use his allies in the police department, media, and even the government to make it all seem like a witch hunt orchestrated by the KRP.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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The Walk-In (2022)
Plot Summary:
Forced to flee the UK and go into hiding in the 1990’s when he became a mole from within the BNP, Matthew Collins returned to Britain to make a new life for himself. As Collins works with young white men in the fight against radicalisation.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: social
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The Gold (2023)
Plot Summary:
November 26th 1983, six armed men steal £26m worth of gold from the Brink’s-Mat security depot and set about trying to dispose of the bullion.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags:
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The Lørenskog Disappearance (2022)
Plot Summary:
When a billionaire's wife vanishes, Norwegian police must deal with the frenzied press and deceitful informants to find the truth.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 259 min
Plot tags:
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The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies (2014)
Plot Summary:
This drama tells the real-life story of retired schoolteacher Christopher Jefferies who was initially questioned by police as a suspect in the murder of Jo Yeates who rented a flat from him. He was vilified by the press, partly on account of his eccentric appearance and long flowing hair, even after he had been released on bail by the police. It was only when the real suspect, a neighbour of Jo Yeates, was arrested and later convicted of the murder that the destructive media attention in Jefferies subsided. He later sued several newspapers for libel and received an official apology from the police.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, captivating, tense, costume drama, biting, suspense
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Murder on the Cape (2017)
Plot Summary:
An out-of-work fisherman has an affair with a fashion writer wintering on the Cape. She returns two years later with his child, and when she is murdered, the fisherman is the prime suspect.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 862
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: crime drama
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Appropriate Adult (2011)
Plot Summary:
Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 69 min
Plot tags: serious, disturbing, thought provoking, realistic, controversial, detective
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This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper (2000)
Plot Summary:
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had on the health and career of Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who led the enquiry.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000)
Plot Summary:
About the infamous murder of six year old child beauty pageant contestant JonBenét Ramsey and the hysterical media coverage that made the investigation even more difficult.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: psychological, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic, talky, sad, mind bending, adaptation directed by original author
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Prosecution Elite (2023)
Plot Summary:
An Ni, a prosecutor of the Jiangcheng Procuratorate, was assigned by Chief Prosecutor Xu Ailin to handle the case investigating a missing college student who jumped off into a lake. She started with Zhao Jikai, the General Manager of Huiquan Games, and found connection between him and overseas organizations that promote bullying, leading to the arrest of the crime perpetrators. While Huiquan Games’ stocks price plummeted, Yin Huiquan donates to Jiangxiao Academy which would in turn corrupt minors in the guise of charity. The student Li Xiaowen and other victims come forward, publicly denouncing the unorthodox means of Jiangxiao Academy to control youngsters. An Ni presents solid evidences in the court, leading to the academy’s shut down and punishment of those who were involved. Yan Qin, who took over the Huiquan Games, misappropriated the funds to invest in the development of a copper mine. However, this investment venture was a Ponzi scheme by an online financial fraud gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags:
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The Hunt for Raoul Moat (2023)
Plot Summary:
Follows the police operation in 2010 to apprehend fugitive Raoul Moat. He went to Northumbria after killing one person and wounding two others.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Major Case Squad (2014)
Plot Summary:
A criminal series set in Czech Republic, where a group of top class detectives are solving cases based on a true stories.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: detective, poliziottesco
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Home Before Dark (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young girl moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: inspirational, captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, sincere, spooky
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Code of a Killer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1984, Code of a Killer is a true story which tells of the discovery of DNA fingerprinting. Detective David Baker leads an investigation of the vicious murders of the two Leicestershire schoolgirls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth. Alec Jeffreys at the time was an ambitious scientist who uncovered a remarkable method to read each individual's unique DNA finger print. Convinced the murderer was local, Baker approached Jeffreys to utilise his newly discovered scientific technique as a way to solve the murders. The first ever DNA manhunt and blood testing of many men followed - all in the aid of catching the killer.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, serious, exciting, thought provoking, disturbing, detective, crime drama, realistic, suspenseful
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Four Lives (2022)
Plot Summary:
The true story of the courageous families of four young gay men who lost their lives to killer Stephen Port. Facing police failings, they fought for justice for their loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, detective
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The Thing About Pam (2022)
Plot Summary:
Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ’ conviction, though he insisted he did not kill her. His conviction later was overturned, but the brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 258 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Five Daughters (2010)
Plot Summary:
Factually-based drama telling the stories of five young women who were tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak, captivating, realistic
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The Monster of Florence (2009)
Plot Summary:
The miniseries tells the eight double murders committed from 1968 to 1985, in the Florentine countryside, where young couples who were massacred appartavano in their cars looking for intimacy. It particularly emphasizes the personal battle of Renzo Rontini, father of Pia killed with her boyfriend Claudio Stefanacci in Vicchio, in Mugello (29 July 1984), in the search for the culprit of the death of his daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing
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Unbelievable (2019)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 385 min
Plot tags: detective, serious, crime drama, tense, enigmatic, suspense, social, suspenseful, disturbing, compassionate
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Rillington Place (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1950, Timothy Evans was hanged for the murder of his baby daughter Geraldine. The police also believed that he had killed his wife Beryl. But to his final moments Evans protested his innocence. Three years later, a gruesome discovery at 10 Rillington Place revealed that his neighbour - star prosecution witness John Reginald Christie knew much more about the sinister goings on in the house. Set in the dark confines of Christie's home, this powerful drama imagines the relationships between Christie, his wife Ethel and the innocent young Evans couple. What twisted influence did Christie hold over the young newly-weds Timothy and Beryl? And how was he able to trick both judge and jury into sending an innocent man to the executioner?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, bleak, dark, melancholic, realistic, detective, costume drama, historical drama
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The Unlikely Murderer (2021)
Plot Summary:
After the assassination of prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, Stig Engström managed to elude justice right up to his death through a combination of audacity, luck, and a perplexed police force.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 228 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)
Plot Summary:
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, is terrorized by a rash of child murders occurring in its black community. When a black photographer is arrested for the crimes, controversy erupts over whether he is the actual killer or a scapegoat offered up by the city's mostly black leadership. Based on actual events.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 473
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 245 min
Plot tags:
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The Hunt for a Killer (2020)
Plot Summary:
Based on true stories about real homicide investigations in the south of Sweden between 1989-2004. The six-part series explores the murder of 10-year-old Helen Nilsson in Hörby, southern Sweden, a seemingly impossible case that remained unsolved for 15 years. On the March 1989 night when Helen disappeared, there were around 20 suspected paedophiles living in Hörby.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, psychological, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, tense
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A Confession (2019)
Plot Summary:
Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher intends on catching a killer of a missing woman, even if that may cost him his career and reputation.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: detective, tense, suspense, suspenseful, crime drama, crime thriller