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The Deputy
Based on the book by
Victor Gischler
A young sheriff's deputy finds himself in the crosshairs of dangerous criminals when the dead body he is assigned to keep an eye on disappears from a crime scene.
TMDB ID: 1291366
The Sheep Detectives
Based on the book by
Leonie Swann
George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
TMDB ID: 1301421
Nuremberg
Based on the book by
Jack El-Hai
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.
TMDB ID: 1214931
The Thursday Murder Club
Based on the book by
Richard Osman
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
TMDB ID: 744653
The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Yarn Maker
Based on the book by
Candace Havens
Ainsley McGregor, a former Chicago criminologist, has moved back to her hometown of Sweet River, Texas, to teach criminology at the local university while also being the owner/operator of Bless Your Arts, a shop for community artists. Bless Your Arts is honoring a true Yarn Goddess, heiress of Real Wool, Ellie Mitchum who arrives with a cold demeanor before turning up cold, as in dead. At stake in the mystery is the future of Ellie's Fortune 500 company and her feuding family angling for control. As always, Ainsley relies on her brother, Sheriff Ryan, her boyfriend, fireman Jake, and the eccentric band of sleuths who masquerade as a Book Club to solve the crime. Whatever the mystery, Ainsley McGregor is always on the case.
TMDB ID: 1417444
A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Based on the book by
Joanne Fluke
Hannah and Chad flirt with their own paths to solve the same murder while working to clear a colleague who is implicated in the crime. Meanwhile, Delores gets her big break
TMDB ID: 1353278
Sing Sing
Based on the book by
John H. Richardson
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
TMDB ID: 1155828
Dutch II: Angel's Revenge
"Dutch II" seamlessly continues the success of its predecessor, "Dutch" (2020), delving into the complex underworld of crime and redemption. The film follows an ambitious heroin dealer with sights set on becoming the East Coast's most feared drug lord while simultaneously battling a high-profile court case.
TMDB ID: 1236035
Confess, Fletch
Based on the book by
Gregory McDonald
The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit - from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
TMDB ID: 724665
Cherry
Based on the book by
Nico Walker
Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.
TMDB ID: 544401
The Irishman
Based on the book by
Charles Brandt
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
TMDB ID: 398978
The Goldfinch
Based on the book by
Donna Tartt
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
TMDB ID: 472674
Riley Parra: Better Angels
Detective Riley Parra grew up in the bad part of town, the crime-ridden No Man's Land. Now, as a cop in a corrupt department, she strives to make sure the rough streets she left behind aren't forgotten. One case leads her to the discovery that No Man's Land is a battleground between angels and demons, a supernatural war that's been waged for centuries. Thrown into a world she never believed could exist and told that she's the only chance of defeating evil.
TMDB ID: 646034
Charlie Says
Based on the book by
Ed Sanders, Karlene Faith
Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them – and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.
TMDB ID: 471859
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Based on the book by
Elizabeth Kendall
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
TMDB ID: 457799
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Clipped Wings, They Do Fly
Based on the book by
William Michael Barbee
Billy Ray Michaels, diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorders, grows from an adventurous youth to him ending up in court for a crime in which he doesn’t remember committing.
TMDB ID: 1705910
Small Crimes
Based on the book by
David Zeltserman
A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mess he left behind.
TMDB ID: 411405
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Based on the book by
Joanne Fluke
Based on the New York Times bestselling book, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, the film will take viewers on a mouthwatering mystery that centers on Hannah Swensen, shop owner of the Cookie Jar where much of the town's gossip percolates along with the strong coffee. But when a mysterious murder occurs, Hannah turns into a culinary detective and finds herself trying to solve the crime while getting caught in an unexpected romantic mystery of her own.
TMDB ID: 328848
Child of God
Based on the book by
Cormac McCarthy
A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, he descends to the level of a cave dweller and falls deeper into crime and degradation.
TMDB ID: 152736
Every Secret Thing
Based on the book by
Laura Lippman
One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released into a town that hasn't fully forgiven or forgotten. Soon, another child is missing, and two detectives are called in to investigate the mystery in a community where everyone seems to have a secret.
TMDB ID: 258284
Homefront
Based on the book by
Chuck Logan
Phil Broker, a retired DEA agent, leads a quiet life with his daughter Maddy, until a school bullying incident draws them into a conflict with Morgan “Gator” Bodine, a local crime boss.
TMDB ID: 204082
The Craigslist Killer
Based on the book by
Michele McPhee
Based on a true story, seemingly flawless Philip Markoff, a charismatic and popular medical student at Boston University, leads a double life and starts to descend into a twisted world of gambling, crime, battery, and eventually murder, all while meeting his victims via Craigslist.
TMDB ID: 55680
The Reader
Based on the book by
Bernhard Schlink
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
TMDB ID: 8055
Atonement
Based on the book by
Ian McEwan
A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
TMDB ID: 4347