The Life and Crimes of William Palmer (1998)

6.2

Crime
1989
Movie

True Believer

6.2
1989

Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic prodding, Eddie reluctantly takes on a case of a young Korean man who, according to his mother, has been in jail for eight years for a murder he didn't commit.

5.9

Crime
2009
Movie

Winged Creatures

5.9
2009

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.

6.6

Thriller
1993
Movie

The Pelican Brief

6.6
1993

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

Genre : Thriller

7.4

Drama
2019
Movie

Richard Jewell

7.4
2019

Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

Genre : Drama

6.2

Thriller
2002
Movie

Blood Work

6.2
2002

Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.

Genre : Thriller

6.5

Crime
1953
Movie

The Blue Gardenia

6.5
1953

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

6.1

Mystery
1980
Movie

The Mirror Crack'd

6.1
1980

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Genre : Mystery

Crime
2004
Movie

The Reckoning

6.4
2004

In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.

6.9

Drama
1996
Movie

No One Would Tell

6.9
1996

Shy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her. At first she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he becomes possessive and jealous-telling her who she can speak to and what she can wear. Threats escalate into violence when Bobby thinks Stacy has stepped out of line. Soon she is walking on egg shells and living in fear. Having seen the tell-tale bruises, Stacy's best friend convinces her to break things off with Bobby-but in a moment of weakness, Stacy goes to meet him. It will be the last time she is seen alive.

Genre : Drama

Mystery
2017
Movie

Crooked House

6.4
2017

A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

Genre : Mystery

Action
1997
Movie

Gang Related

6.4
1997

After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.

Genre : Action

6.7

Crime
1942
Movie

The Glass Key

6.7
1942

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

6.2

Crime
2011
Movie

Blitz

6.2
2011

A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.

7.5

Crime
1987
Movie

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

7.5
1987

Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?

6.5

Crime
1940
Movie

Stranger on the Third Floor

6.5
1940

Newspaper reporter Michael Ward plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his "evidence" has sentenced the wrong man to death.

Crime
2019
Movie

American Skin

7
2019

A Marine veteran working as a school janitor tries to mend his relationship with his son after a divorce. When his son is killed by a police officer found innocent without standing trial, he takes matters into his own hands.

Crime
2021
Movie

Monster

6.4
2021

The story of Steve Harmon, a 17-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.