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Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg's money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla's scheme, however, doesn't go off as planned.
A tense vignette about the fate of an unlucky man in poverty-stricken Weimar-era Germany.
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.
Roman TV technicians Fabio and Enzo have been unable to find decent jobs. They decide to crack a safe at a jewelry in Milan. To get the layout of the store, they enlist a beautiful but unsophisticated young woman, Deborah. To find underground access to the store, they get help from a sewage worker. An obese trapeze artist is called for disarm the store alarms. The clever Mrs. Motta, old hotelier, is also involved. Will they succeed?
Catherine's seemingly perfect rural life is turned upside down after she discovers her husband is hiding a dark secret that leads her to the unthinkable: murder.
From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then considered the other cases closed. Some of the parents of the slain children were critical of the way the cases were handled and believed there was some sort of cover up. Nearly four years after the conviction of Williams, "Spin" magazine editor Ron Larson and reporter Pat Laughlin come to Atlanta in search of the truth.
The unsolved murder of Billy London, a gay adult film performer brutally killed in West Hollywood, was an urban legend for 33 years. A documentary intended to honor his life took an unexpected turn when members of the community joined forces to uncover overlooked clues, and seek a resolution to the mystery of who killed him. Drawing on a rare trove of VHS and personal footage, the film reveals a chilling overlap between the victim and some of the suspects who were captured on camera in films made in the narrow window of Billy's death.
Three young women struggle to survive on the streets of Hong Kong via any means necessary.
A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
A woman becomes embroiled in a life-or-death struggle after kidnappers spirit her away to a remote area of Costa Rica.
In this modern day version of Shakespeare's Macbeth, a hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame on others. However, with power comes consequences that are also predicted by the seer.
A film set to "Batman" by Naked City. Taking the band’s name and first album cover as a clue, Henry Hills drew heavily on themes in WeeGee’s photographs, recreating many of his pictures in their actual Lower East Side/Little Italy locations.
Steph McGovern reveals the hidden dangers of rural life – from daring rescues to ruthless crimes, as farmers and first responders battle to save life and livelihood.
A failed art forger keeps his head above water through contacts with rich women, and he is particularly close friends with an old widow. However, when he becomes acquainted with her children, the artist finds himself in a precarious situation: his son dies after falling into the Spree, while his sister proves to be an unpredictable and aggressive contemporary.
An aging gangster (Jean-Pierre Mocky) escapes from prison and is taken in by a very beautiful blonde who asks him to kill her uncle (Richard Bohringer) because he guards her money but prevents her from using it. She asks the gangster to kill him and that way she won't turn the gangster in - she knows he's escaped. The gangster prepares to kill the uncle, except that he realizes he's a very good guy. He becomes friends with the uncle. He won't kill him and will simulate the murder.
The saga of Alias Jimmy Valentine began with the O. Henry story "A Retrieved Reformation". This surprise-ending tale was adapted into a stage play by Paul Armstrong, which subsequently was adapted to film several times
A short crime film.
A man comes to a small town in France and witness the apparent murder of a woman pharmacist. He teams up with the victim's vulgar assistant to try to solve the mystery.
Anatol Kowalski is an old man who works in a bank and loves his old-fashioned hat. One day the hat gets lost and Anatol decides to buy a new one.
A very, very, very, very, very serious crime thriller series about a tormented detective on a mission to catch a ritualistic serial killer before they run out of people to kill. Contains blood and frowning.
Katharina Wallner is the owner of a long-established business for film videos. After the will of her disinherited landlord Heinz Ortner she should now close the lovingly run shop. So far, she was able to withstand Ortner's harassment, but the dreamy old lady is annoyed at the end. Her sister Hannah, surprisingly returning from South America, encourages Katharina to do something about the homeowner. When Ortner lies dead in the stairwell the next morning, Katharina comes over a terrible suspicion.
Thriller about Antti, an unemployed architect who is hired by the Security Police to infiltrate an ultra-right-wing organisation in a town in southern Finland. The group is passive and not dangerous. To keep his job Antti starts to invent action for the group.
Each episode re-examines a single crime case where unanswered questions still remain. Through original interviews those involved, the evidence is dissected and new theories are presented in a quest to uncover the truth.
Serial murder case of four dog lovers in Saitama-ken.
‘Cross-Border Investigation’ (Ekkyō Sōsa) is a series of Japanese police novels by Ryōhei Sasamoto. It has been published by Futabasha since 2006. It has been adapted into television dramas on the TV Asahi and TV Tokyo networks. A one-off special episode was broadcast on the TV Asahi network on 11 September 2008. The second instalment, ‘Provocation’, was broadcast on ‘Saturday Wide Theatre’ on 22 May 2010, whilst the third instalment, ‘Rupture’, was broadcast as a drama special on 22 December 2011. Kyohei Shibata starred in both.
John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone: these are just some of America's most notorious outlaws. Their violent crime sprees are the stuff of American legend, but there are two sides to every story. Natural Born Outlaws explores the true stories of iconic American desperados and the epic manhunts that would eventually bring them down.
A three‑part documentary co‑produced by the Ministry of Public Security and China Media Group, chronicles the arduous process and remarkable achievements of China’s cross‑border crackdown on criminal gangs targeting Chinese citizens in northern Myanmar. The documentary exposes the dark, violent operations inside fraud compounds, where victims were tricked into travelling overseas and subjected to illegal detention, forced labour and abuse. It recounts how Chinese law‑enforcement agencies broke through cross‑border barriers, conducted joint operations with Myanmar, Thailand and other nations, hunted down ringleaders of the notorious “Four Big Families”, and arranged large‑scale repatriation of suspects and rescued victims. The final part illustrates the establishment of an international anti‑fraud alliance involving 46 countries, building a long‑term governance framework to eradicate transnational telecom fraud.
To hunt down the most heartless of killers, investigators must carefully gather clues to build an accurate profile. From Medical Examiners, Forensic Psychologists, Artists, Botanists and Ballistic Experts, Toxicologists and Crime Scene Re-constructionists every tool and skillset in the world is used when police are FACING EVIL.
Housewife Gan Ya endured long-term violence and financial control from her husband. In self-defense, she killed her husband, who had attempted to murder her for insurance money, and his lover. Police officer Su Rui, after receiving the report, launched an investigation. Through meticulous piecing together of the case, Su Rui uncovered many hidden secrets, revealing complex human relationships and conflicts of interest behind the truth.
With attacks on emergency service workers on the rise, this series uses bodycam and CCTV footage to tell the stories of brave 999ers assaulted in the line of duty.
Two guys fall in love with each other. Bai Yan is a gangster. Qing Yun is a detective. This is their story.
A body of a murdered woman is found. Detectives Frīda and Georgs determine that they're dealing with a serial killer who is after a particular type of women. PA Monta, who fits the type, gets fired from her job and finds herself in the bed of handsome Andrejs. It starts to look like she might be in trouble...
Using the latest developments in forensic science to uncover new evidence, a specialist team of cold case detectives from South Wales Police are determined to finally get justice for six-year-old Carol Ann Stephens.