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Taken 3(2014)

PG-13
| 1h 49min | Thriller, Action
3.1/5 (with 2,607 votes)

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.

The Pink Panther(1963)

PG
| 1h 55min | Comedy, Crime
3.5/5 (with 434 votes)

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

A Hard Day(2014)

PG-13
| 1h 51min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 189 votes)

After trying to cover up a car accident that left a man dead, a crooked homicide detective is stalked by a mysterious man claiming to have witnessed the event.

The Limehouse Golem(2016)

1h 49min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 277 votes)

A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.

Directed by Juan Carlos Medina - With Olivia Cooke, Bill Nighy, Douglas Booth, Eddie Marsan, Daniel Mays, Pete Sullivan, ...

The Inquisitor(1981)

1h 24min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 85 votes)

Martinaud, an illustrious notary suspected of being the perpetrator of two horrendous crimes, voluntarily agrees to be questioned by Inspector Gallien on New Year's Eve. What initially is a routine procedure, soon becomes a harsh interrogation that seems to confirm the initial suspicions.

Woman on the Run(1950)

1h 17min | Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 34 votes)

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.

Danger: Diabolik(1968)

1h 40min | Action, Crime, Comedy, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 91 votes)

International man of mystery Diabolik and his sensuous lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while European cops led by Inspector Ginko and envious mobsters led by Ralph Valmont are closing in on them.

Un Flic(1972)

1h 39min | Crime, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 95 votes)

A Parisian police chief has an affair, but unbeknownst to him, the boyfriend of the woman he’s having an affair with is a bank robber planning a heist.

The Replacement(2021)

1h 57min | Drama, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 17 votes)

Spain, 1982. Andrés Expósito, a young police inspector, accepts a posting in Denia, a small town on the Mediterranean coast, in the hope of leading a quieter life and that the natural environment will help improve the fragile health of his daughter; but once in his new post he becomes involved by chance in the investigation of the strange death of the inspector he has come to replace.

Crime and Punishment(1935)

1h 28min | Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 20 votes)

A man is haunted by a murder he's committed.

Les Misérables(1935)

3.6/5 (with 22 votes)

In early nineteenth-century France Jean Valjean, an ex-convict who failed to report to parole, is relentlessly pursued over a twenty-year period by Javert, an obsessive policeman.

Mark of the Vampire(1935)

G
| 1h | Horror, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 51 votes)

Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora, or perhaps his daughter, but receive little help from the law. Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with the investigation.

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Man on the Roof(1976)

1h 50min | Thriller, Action, Crime
3.6/5 (with 26 votes)

Stockholm policeman Martin Beck is called in to investigate the murder of a fellow officer. Beck and his partner, Einar Ronn, soon discover that the murdered policeman was well known to his colleagues for his excessive brutality, though his misdeeds were never reported to higher authorities. As they pursue their investigation, a sniper climbs to a roof in downtown Stockholm and starts firing at every uniformed officer he sees.

Hell Is a City(1960)

NR
| 1h 38min | Crime, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 11 votes)

Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming England's most wanted man. Ruthless villain Starling together with his cronies engineered a robbery that resulted in the violent death of a young girl. Detective Inspector Martineau has been assigned to hunt him down and bring him in. From seedy barrooms, through gambling dens the trail leads to an explosive climax high on the rooftops of the city.

So Sweet, So Dead(1972)

3.1/5 (with 12 votes)

A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.

The Vampire Bat(1933)

1h 4min | Horror, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 25 votes)

When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl Brettschneider remains skeptical, scientist Dr. Otto von Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop.

The Secret Agent(1996)

R
| 1h 35min | Drama, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 15 votes)

In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a lazy anarchist organization. In order for the anarchists to be arrested, an act of terrorism must occur. So Verloc decides to set up bombs – which leads to tragedy – not only for himself but also for his family, including wife Winnie and brother-in-law, Stevie.

Saab Bahadar(2017)

1h 52min | Thriller, Crime, Mystery
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)

A small town cop finds himself investigating the murder of a prominent citizen.

A Bullet for Joey(1955)

NR
| 1h 25min | Drama, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 11 votes)

Raoul Leduc is a police inspector trailing a spy who plots to kidnap an important American atomic scientist. Joe Victor a gangster who is hired to carry out the abduction, balks when he learns what is at stake and helps Leduc out instead.

Maigret in Montmartre(2017)

1h 30min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After telling Maigret she overheard a plot to kill 'the countess' club singer Arlette is strangled and soon afterwards the body of an elderly, reclusive countess is also discovered. Maigret believes a third person was present when Arlette was killed and is anxious to trace a man called Oscar, whose name Arlette cried out in her sleep. Meanwhile young rent boy Philippe, who shared the countess's drug addiction, n survives an attempt on his life but is too scared to help the police. Maigret finds out that both the dead women once lived at a Nice hotel, where the countess's husband died in odd circumstances and where Oscar also worked. This leads him to track down Oscar and to the closure of his case.

Palimpsest(2006)

1h 25min | Thriller
2.6/5 (with 5 votes)

Marek, the main character of "Palimpsest," is a police inspector, a man on the verge of psychological disintegration trying to solve an intricate case. The story is told on two planes. The first one is a crime story, which constitutes the framework of the film. In the course of events, another theme appears - psychological experiences of the main character. Vivid blend of picture with sound and music will draw the audience into the deepest recesses of Marek's mind, making the viewers face questions: What is reality and what is only an illusion? Where is the borderline between the real world and our perception of it? What makes suffering meaningful and what is really important in one's life"?

Sunrise(2014)

1h 25min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 9 votes)

Inspector Joshi is a grieving father searching for his daughter Aruna, kidnapped years ago when she was six. In his despair, life converges with a recurring dream in which Joshi pursues a shadowy figure who leads him to 'Paradise', a night-club where teenage girls dance to a leering crowd. He is convinced he will find Aruna there and vows to bring her back to Leela, his broken wife.

The Wind Dropped Before Dawn(1959)

1h 35min | Drama, War
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Members of Jasna's group are suspicious because of her firing from occupation Special police squad and they start avoiding her. She finds out the members of the group have been betrayed but they become even more suspicious. At the moment when they were ready to liquidate her the true traitor is revealed. Thanks to Jasna's courage an action becomes success and she regains their trust.

Neptunes Thunder(2008)

3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

After his brother disappears, police captain Adamsberg re-opens the case for serial killer Trident. But when a new victim is found in Canada, accusations point to Adamsberg. Based on Fred Vargas acclaimed psycho-thriller.

Directed by Josée Dayan

Framed(1930)

NR
| 1h 5min | Adventure, Crime
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

Rose Manning swears revenge for the unjust slaying of her father by Inspector McArthur. Five years later, as a nightclub hostess, she is sought by Chuck Gaines, secretly a bootlegger, but she centers her attentions on young Jimmy Carter, who, she learns, is the son of McArthur.

Directed by George Archainbaud - With Evelyn Brent

The Firebird(1934)

NR
| 1h 14min | Romance / Love, Mystery, Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Prohibited from seeing her actor sweetheart Herman Brandt by her tyrannical parents, sweet young Vienesse lass Mariette defies authority by regularly visiting Brandt's downstairs apartment. The lovers' signal is a song called "The Firebird," which Brandt sings whenever he wants Mariette to visit him. When the actor is murdered, poor Mariette and her parents are prime suspects. But the truth is a bit more complicated than that, involving as it does a haughty aristocrat, a powerful diplomat and a most unusual "candid camera" device.

Night Watch(2005)

R
| 1h 21min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

A long night's journey into day: Victor, a street hustler in the Santa Fe and Pueyrredón neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, from the evening of November 1, All Saints Day, to the dawn of November 2, All Souls Day. Victor's odyssey takes him from clients to friends to a gay gym then a hotel room and an all-night café. He plays pick-up soccer with kids whose parents are going through trash or waiting in parks. A vendor gives him a chrysanthemum. It seems he's being followed, and on the night streets, death is close at hand. Can Victor survive until dawn?

Directed by Edgardo Cozarinsky - With Gonzalo Heredia, Mariana Anghileri, Rafael Ferro, Jana Boková, Martín Céspedes, Susana Varela, ...

Enemies: Against the Clock(2021)

1h 30min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

When a young girl is kidnapped, ruthless police inspector Peter Nadler embarks on a race against time to rescue her.

Directed by Nils Willbrandt

Murder at Midnight(1931)

1h 9min | Mystery
2.8/5 (with 5 votes)

Wealthy Mr. Kennedy shoots his secretary, Channing, during a parlor game, but it turns out the gun was loaded with real bullets. Luckily, criminologist Phillip Montrose is on hand to help the police. When Kennedy quickly ends up dead as well, the police think it's a tidy murder-suicide, but the family lawyer knows of a letter that voiced Kennedy's suspicions about someone who was out to get him. Soon, the cops are on the trail of a ruthless and clever killer who is one step ahead of even Montrose.

Directed by Frank R. Strayer

The Criminal Who Stole a Crime(1969)

1h 34min | Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A retired police captain, Siwy, tells a reporter about his latest action, carrying on his own investigation into the mysterious death of a Eve Salm, a.k.a. Princess. She was a witness in a case where the defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Siwy doubts the defendant's guilt and risks his life to apprehend the real killer.

Directed by Janusz Majewski - With Zygmunt Hübner
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