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Kanopy
90
7.5
/7749/
72
/206/
75
/150/
3.8
/14481/
98
/53/
91
/6/
82
/15/

There Is No Evil (2020)
Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the stories of four men who each face a moral crisis when having to deal with death penalties.
poster
Kanopy
89
8.3
/181487/
80
/2643/
81
/2381/
4.3
/201528/
100
/63/
95
/2238/

M (1931)
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
poster
MGM Plus
84
8.1
/389904/
79
/6316/
77
/3060/
3.9
/134504/
91
/188/
94
/12274/
79
/40/
cc age 15+

Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
poster
Kanopy
83
8.2
/203163/
80
/3678/
80
/2783/
4.2
/190264/
90
/48/
92
/1803/
75
/11/
cc age 13+

Dial M for Murder (1954)
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.9
/27451/
76
/915/
76
/402/
4.1
/44650/
100
/19/
90
/558/
79
/12/

The Thin Blue Line (1988)
This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.
poster
MGM Plus
82
7.8
/67380/
76
/1363/
74
/907/
4.0
/115503/
99
/104/
90
/1515/
cc age 12+

His Girl Friday (1940)
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
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Amazon Prime Video
82
7.5
/107705/
74
/1861/
73
/1453/
3.7
/3036/
97
/60/
86
/1955/
80
/26/
cc age 17+

Dead Man Walking (1995)
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
poster
Peacock Premium
82
8.6
/1542436/
86
/32174/
85
/18767/
4.3
/1159479/
78
/134/
94
/31677/
61
/36/
cc age 16+

The Green Mile (1999)
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
poster
MGM Plus
82
7.7
/20972/
76
/438/
75
/420/
4.0
/26356/
100
/17/
88
/247/

Scarlet Street (1945)
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
poster
82
7.9
/31431/
74
/536/
75
/413/
4.1
/26740/
75
/44/
88
/406/
89
/4/

In Cold Blood (1967)
After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.
poster
Kanopy
82
81
7.8
/20437/
76
/409/
76
/460/
4.0
/19852/
97
/37/
88
/242/

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
poster
81
7.9
/150995/
76
/3020/
75
/2310/
3.9
/119244/
93
/61/
87
/2365/
87
/17/
cc age 14+

Spartacus (1960)
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
81
7.9
/24044/
76
/399/
76
/385/
4.1
/48061/
91
/23/
90
/222/

A Short Film About Killing (1988)
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.3
/148434/
71
/2577/
69
/1584/
3.7
/104827/
89
/194/
82
/5259/
88
/40/
cc age 16+

Capote (2005)
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".
poster
FXNow
79
7.4
/31672/
72
/1201/
71
/759/
4.1
/70584/
82
/234/
72
/59/
80
/44/
cc age 13+

A Hidden Life (2019)
Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.
poster
79
7.7
/4113/
76
/102/
76
/205/
4.0
/5456/
70
/10/
88
/11/

Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are charged and unfairly tried for murder on the basis of their anarchist political beliefs.
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Amazon Prime Video
81
78
7.8
/15312/
74
/288/
70
/156/
4.0
/9069/
100
/23/
91
/272/
73
/11/

Breaker Morant (1980)
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.
poster
78
7.3
/171815/
73
/4144/
72
/2472/
3.7
/146158/
81
/189/
81
/4287/
74
/40/
cc age 18+

Monster (2003)
In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.
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MUBI
78
7.9
/123048/
77
/2244/
79
/1933/
4.2
/191129/
69
/120/
91
/4065/
63
/33/

Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
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Hoopla
77
7.6
/29655/
75
/514/
71
/446/
3.6
/10101/
87
/94/
88
/929/
76
/30/

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility.
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Kanopy
76
7.4
/5972/
74
/157/
70
/80/
3.6
/1409/
79
/53/
85
/307/
68
/15/

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.
poster
Hoopla
77
76
7.7
/26646/
73
/389/
72
/410/
3.9
/27796/
82
/39/
84
/477/
76
/11/
cc age 13+

A Place in the Sun (1951)
A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
poster
76
7.1
/5862/
68
/33/
65
/60/
3.5
/1235/
91
/77/
77
/98/
73
/27/

The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.
poster
76
7.1
/3992/
72
/74/
66
/47/
3.5
/1987/
84
/38/
86
/81/
cc age 14+

Let Him Have It (1991)
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
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Pluto TV
76
7.3
/17937/
72
/599/
68
/276/
3.9
/21554/
92
/117/
76
/422/
74
/30/

Into the Abyss (2011)
We do not know when and how we will die. Death Row inmates do. Werner Herzog embarks on a dialogue with Death Row inmates, asks questions about life and death and looks deep into these individuals, their stories, their crimes.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
7.5
/26413/
76
/2286/
72
/509/
3.6
/17594/
79
/194/
77
/435/
64
/38/
cc age 15+

Where to Invade Next (2015)
To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.
poster
AMC
76
7.6
/155930/
78
/5425/
75
/1777/
3.9
/300989/
85
/61/
87
/3579/
68
/23/
cc age 15+

My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!
poster
74
IMDb 27
7.4
/52130/
75
/2334/
73
/477/
3.5
/125561/
72
/189/
95
/787/
61
/37/
cc age 14+

Nuremberg (2025)
In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.
poster
74
7.0
/97928/
69
/1638/
67
/1049/
3.3
/33130/
85
/141/
67
/2253/
69
/32/
cc age 18+

Monster's Ball (2001)
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
poster
74
7.3
/239004/
76
/7577/
69
/2733/
3.5
/143544/
71
/147/
85
/18582/
62
/36/
cc age 17+

Dogma (1999)
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.5
/5789/
67
/360/
62
/117/
3.5
/8610/
92
/154/
65
/17/
77
/32/
cc age 17+

Clemency (2019)
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
poster
Kanopy
73
8.0
/144985/
78
/2758/
78
/2058/
4.0
/59414/
73
/33/
90
/1635/
58
/10/
cc age 15+

Papillon (1973)
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
73
7.4
/8429/
71
/182/
71
/158/
3.6
/7669/
100
/10/
85
/109/
cc age 12+

Compulsion (1959)
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
poster
MGM Plus
73
6.6
/3174/
62
/43/
60
/53/
3.4
/1177/
91
/11/
70
/44/

Dance with a Stranger (1985)
Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.
poster
The Roku Channel
72
7.2
/7230/
70
/101/
63
/92/
3.7
/5840/
83
/12/
85
/258/

The Ruling Class (1972)
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.
poster
Plex
78
71
7.5
/8112/
73
/145/
69
/113/
3.7
/4617/
94
/18/
83
/108/

I Want to Live! (1958)
Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.
poster
74
71
7.5
/10833/
73
/287/
73
/210/
3.8
/10370/
64
/14/
84
/183/

10 Rillington Place (1971)
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
poster
MUBI
71
6.7
/8828/
67
/296/
66
/276/
3.5
/16519/
87
/83/
69
/21/
68
/18/

The Third Murder (2017)
A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.
poster
Criterion Channel
70
7.6
/168286/
75
/3829/
75
/2861/
4.1
/388752/
69
/62/
87
/3627/
53
/21/
cc age 18+

Lost Highway (1997)
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
poster
Netflix
70
7.3
/268662/
72
/6383/
75
/4992/
3.5
/180226/
49
/277/
81
/23167/
47
/44/
cc age 16+

The Passion of the Christ (2004)
A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
poster
76
70
7.3
/7242/
75
/144/
69
/110/
3.6
/5765/
100
/10/
80
/89/
66
/4/

Dead Ringer (1964)
The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
69
7.7
/6446/
75
/122/
71
/82/
3.9
/3069/
95
/364/

Sometimes in April (2005)
Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
poster
69
6.9
/16025/
69
/301/
64
/308/
3.3
/4088/
72
/43/
74
/335/
56
/22/

Return to Paradise (1998)
Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
69
6.7
/13617/
66
/358/
64
/260/
3.4
/21562/
94
/17/
66
/298/

Witchfinder General (1968)
England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
poster
The Roku Channel
70
69
6.8
/17305/
69
/378/
64
/269/
3.3
/9665/
90
/31/
74
/387/
60
/7/
cc age 9+

Cat Ballou (1965)
A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.
poster
Hoopla
69
6.8
/2204/
63
/33/
67
/26/
3.3
/635/
85
/13/
74
/79/
71
/14/

Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
poster
68
6.7
/28474/
68
/989/
67
/551/
3.5
/39983/
74
/23/
70
/800/
62
/8/

Night of the Creeps (1986)
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
poster
fuboTV
68
6.5
/4498/
65
/115/
59
/72/
3.3
/2512/
100
/8/
48
/50/

The Detective (1968)
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.


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