murder movies

Law & Order (1990)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery
Countries: USA
Available seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

In New York City, when a crime is committed, the victims are represented by two distinct yet forever intertwined forces. There’s the police department, represented here by the 27th precinct Homicide Detectives. Theres Senior Homicide Detective Cyrus Lupo and his partner Detective Kevin Bernard who both report to their boss Lieutenant Anita Van Buren. It is their job to investigate the crime, collect evidence, interview witnesses and then, when the evidence points to a suspect or suspects, place the suspect(s) under arrest. The matter is then taken over by the prosecutors of the Manhatten District Attorney’s office, Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter with support from his assistant prosecutor Connie Rubirosa who work under the watchful eye of Manhatten District Attorney John James McCoy, together they discuss deals, prepare the witnesses and evidence and conduct the people’s case in the trial. Both teams work with the Medical Examiners Office, Crime Lab and Police and District Attorney psychiatrists. Matters are rarely resolved easily, or for the people involved, satisfactorily. Crimes are committed which frequently create public unrest and controversy, race, morals and beliefs are frequently challenged and manipulated, the guilty can go unpunished and the innocent ruined forever. The detectives and prosecutors are weary, cynical, flawed, human and vulnerable. And yet they are somehow still dedicated to their jobs, to make the guilty answer for their crimes and gain some sense of justice for the victim and the victim’s family. These are their stories…

Lonesome Dove (1989)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Duvall, Robert | Jones, Tommy Lee | Glover, Danny | Lane, Diane | Urich, Robert | Forrest, Frederic | Sweeney, D.B. | Schroder, Rick | Huston, Anjelica | Cooper, Chris | Scott, Timothy | Headly, Glenne | Corbin, Barry | Sanderson, William | Tubb, Barry
Directors: Wincer, Simon
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Retired Texas Rangers Gus McRae and Woodrow Call are content to live out their remaining years in the tiny Texas town of Lonesome Dove. Then their old friend Jake comes to town, and tells them about the incredible oppurtunities for cattle ranching in Montana. Encouraged by this, Call convinces Gus and many other townspeople to go on a perilous cattle drive to Montana. Gus has another agenda though: his former sweetheart now lives in Nebraska, and he hopes for a second chance with her. As the drive goes on it takes on an epic scale, ultimately becoming what could well be called the central event in the lives of all involved.

Vertigo (1958)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Stewart, James | Novak, Kim | Bel Geddes, Barbara | Helmore, Tom | Jones, Henry | Bailey, Raymond | Corby, Ellen | Shayne, Konstantin | Patrick, Lee | Ano, Jack | Benson, John | Bryar, Paul | Della Santina, Bruno | Dotto, Carlo
Directors: Hitchcock, Alfred
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John “Scottie” Ferguson is a retired San Francisco police detective who suffers from acrophobia and Madeleine is the lady who leads him to high places. A wealthy shipbuilder who is an acquaintance from college days approaches Scottie and asks him to follow his beautiful wife, Madeleine. He fears she is going insane, maybe even contemplating suicide, because she believes she is possessed by a dead ancestor. Scottie is skeptical, but agrees after he sees the beautiful Madeleine.

State of Play (2009)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Crowe, Russell | Affleck, Ben | McAdams, Rachel | Mirren, Helen | Wright Penn, Robin | Bateman, Jason | Daniels, Jeff | Berresse, Michael | Lennix, Harry | Mostel, Josh | Weston, Michael | Henley, Barry Shabaka | Davis, Viola | Harbour, David | Lord, Sarah
Directors: Macdonald, Kevin
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A team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress.

Schindler’s List (1993)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Neeson, Liam | Kingsley, Ben | Fiennes, Ralph | Goodall, Caroline | Sagall, Jonathan | Davidtz, Embeth | Gebel, Malgoscha | Levy, Shmuel | Ivanir, Mark | Macola, Béatrice | Seweryn, Andrzej | von Thun, Friedrich | Luft, Krzysztof | Nehring, Harry | Weisser, Norbert
Directors: Spielberg, Steven
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“Schindler’s List” is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler’s motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.

Insomnia (2002)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Pacino, Al | Donovan, Martin | Williams, Robin | Zemen, Oliver 'Ole' | Swank, Hilary | Dooley, Paul | Katt, Nicky | Holden, Larry | Brazeau, Jay | Cardinal, Lorne | Hutson, James | Campbell, Andrew | Shaw, Paula | Lowe, Crystal | Simms, Tasha
Directors: Nolan, Christopher
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Sent from the city to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaska town, a police detective (Pacino) accidentally shoots his own partner while trying to apprehend a suspect. Instead of admitting his guilt, the detective is given an unexpected alibi, but this “solution” only multiplies the emotional complexity and guilt over his partner’s death. He’s also still got a murder to solve, in addition to the blackmail and framing of an innocent bystander being orchestrated by the man they were chasing. There’s also a local detective (Swank) who is conducting her own personal investigation… of his partner’s death. Will it all come crashing down on him?

Piggy Banks (2005)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Muxworthy, Jake | German, Lauren | Mann, Gabriel | Sizemore, Tom | Michaely, Joel | Sprouse, Dylan | Osborne, Drew | Garner, Kelli | Wynne, Toni | Daley, Jazmin | Adachi, Lisa | Eakland, William L. | Neward, JJ | El-Bakhi, Bridger | Shaye, Lin
Directors: Freeman, Morgan J.
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Piggy Banks tells the story of two charming and brilliant brothers who finance their lifestyle by robbing and murdering pretty much anyone foolish enough to get in the car with them. They learn the business from their sociopath father (Tom Sizemore) who doesn’t bother to hide his crimes, or the brutal philosophy which drives it. He tells his sons people are just piggy banks. You need money? Just break one open. Michael is sloppy and reckless he goes about his work with a demented glee, John perhaps even more horrifyingly, understands the misery he inflicts he simply doesn’t care. It’s just a job. Lock all your doors.

Deliverance (1972)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Voight, Jon | Reynolds, Burt | Beatty, Ned | Cox, Ronny | Ramey, Ed | Redden, Billy | Glass, Seamon | Deal, Randall | McKinney, Bill | Coward, Herbert 'Cowboy' | Crone, Lewis | Keener, Ken | Popwell, Johnny | Fowler, John | Rickman, Kathy
Directors: Boorman, John
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Based on James Dickey’s novel, this film tells the story of an ill-fated canoe trip in deep backwoods America, where the people are as scary as the country is beautiful.

Hannibal Rising (2007)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Czech Republic | France | Italy | UK
Actors: Thomas, Aaran | Ulliel, Gaspard | Gong, Li | Tachovská, Helena-Lia | Leaf, Richard | West, Dominic | Ifans, Rhys | Wade, Michele | Brake, Richard | Hub, Martin | McKidd, Kevin | Dapkunaite, Ingeborga | Stadler, Joerg | Walters, Stephen | Marevich, Ivan
Directors: Webber, Peter
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Based on Thomas Harris’ book of the same name, this prequel shows a young Hannibal Lecter in three different phases of his life from childhood in Lithuania to his ten years in England up to his time in Russia before his capture by FBI agent Will Graham in Red Dragon.

Hills Have Eyes, The (2006)

Monday, October 12th, 2009
Genres: Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Stanford, Aaron | Quinlan, Kathleen | Shaw, Vinessa | de Ravin, Emilie | Byrd, Dan | Bower, Tom | Drago, Billy | Joy, Robert | Levine, Ted | Askew, Desmond | Buzzington, Ezra | Smith, Michael Bailey | Ortiz, Laura | Nicotero, Gregory | Camilleri Preziosi, Maisie
Directors: Aja, Alexandre
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Wes Craven produces this remake of his 1977 classic of the same name, about the Carters, an idyllic American family travelling through the great American southwest. But their trip takes a detour into an area closed off from the public, but more importantly from society. An area originally used by the U.S. Government for nuclear testing that was intended to be empty…or so they thought? When the Carter’s car breaks down at the old site, they’re stranded…or are they? As the Carters may soon realize that what seemed like a car casually breaking down, might actually be a trap. This trap might be perpetrated by the inhabitants of the site who aren’t pulling a prank, but are out to set up a gruesome massacre.