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While a policeman is investigating the discovery of the remains of an apparent murder victim, a single mother is struggling to get her daughter into school. Presented at the Shanghai Film Festival, Within is a thriller that paints a poignant portrait of a China where social injustice determines a child’s future.
When a hired thief's attempt to steal a local pizza shop's secret recipe goes awry, he finds himself on a revelatory ride along with the delivery driver kind enough to help him out.
Two inept criminals are mistakenly delivered a package of cocaine and think they've hit the jackpot, triggering a series of events that changes ten people's lives forever.
Investigator for especially important cases, police lieutenant colonel Andrei Basov arrives from Moscow to investigate the case of a cash register robbery.
A prosecutor's career and his adopted daughter's happiness hang in the balance when he is blackmailed by a gangster.
Hilmar Hodiak comes home conspicuously after eight years abroad, apparently to attend his mother's funeral. He initiates an affair with Simone, the maid aboard the ship which brings him home. A series of events take place to explain the deeper reasons for his homecoming as he tries to reestablish contact with his estranged wife Carole and Stian, the son he has never seen.
After a tragedy, Angelo, an idealistic cop throws himself into the troubled life of his new neighborhood of Château Rouge, Paris. But one case, for which he will sacrifice everything, obsesses him more than the rest.
"Assassination" - A far-right political organization called "Fellowship Loyalty" seeks contact with an easily seducable man whom she finds in Joachim Burthe. The leader of this deeply democratizing group, the equally characterless and unscrupulous Gregor of Askanius, whispers to the fanatical student seeking guidance that it is finally time to put the death sentence on the corrupt system and its representatives.
Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.
Claudia Cardinale is Popsy, who double-crosses her older partner Silva (Stanley Baker). Silva has arranged to divert diamonds from a large corporate-run diamond mine in the South American jungle, and Popsy does her “pop” wrong as they are both pursued by police.
Up-and-coming district attorney Jillian takes on the case of a young woman who has accused three men of sexual assault. She puts her career on the line in order to uncover a deeper web of mystery, murder and deception.
Himuro and Tamura of the Kyowakai finally take revenge by taking down the perpetrator of Shibuya's murder. While he was pouring out his thoughts in front of a grave in Shibuya, Baba, who was supposed to have defected to the Kyojinkai, appeared. On the other hand, the Marukami-kai in the Kanto region will no longer be under pressure from politicians, and a conflict with the Kyowa-kai in the Hokuriku region will become inevitable.
Two shareholder brothers close several factories due to economic problems, except for their chemical plants.
Alvaro Rodriguez, an old swindler, owes a lot of money to a dangerous moneylender. To pay off the debt, he proposes to the man, who is also his boss, to finance one of his businesses. In the end, the 'indigenous malice' wins out and he ends up cheating his boss.
In danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, two women, unknown to each other, live across the hall on the second floor. Galia is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-traffic mafia. All she wants is to reunite with her little daughter that she left back home in Ukraine . Eleanor is a grocery store cashier and a battered wife. She dreams of winning the lottery and running away from her abusive husband. Galia and Eleanor don't know each other, but as neighbors they share two things: an adjoining wall and a strong need to plan their escape. As Galia disobeys her latest contract, a woman target, and Eleanor discovers that she's pregnant, the two women decide to take action against their oppressors in a fight for survival and freedom.
Four women were murdered, each was knifed and, though they had their clothes torn, they weren't molested. As the famed police inspector Jules Maigret pieces the clues together, he comes to realize that for the elusive man that he suspects to be unmasked, he has to set him a trap.
"Down Town" is an action comedy that follows the stories of T-Mo - the hustler, Hunny - the prostitute, and Jerry - the junkie, over the course of 24 hours in the criminal underbelly of Downtown Los Angeles.
In 1999, radical VHS is in and so is murder on the low-budget show "Burning Talent and for our main cast murder is the winning contestant.
Lovers re-uniting. Families looking to reconcile. A gathering of high-school buddies. In each case, the reunion is the spark that sets events in motion. Deadly Deception investigates stories of everyday reunions that ending in tragedy.
Wu-Tang Clan members and former residents recount the harrowing stories of violence that plagued the Park Hill Apartments in Staten Island during the crack epidemic, exploring the dark legacy that still haunts survivors.
The dramatic twists and turns of the investigation into Rachel O’Reilly’s murder in 2004, and the devastating impact it had on her loved ones, featuring testimony from those who were closest to the case.
Examining the twisted and true stories of people in positions of power and prominence taking advantage of their authority to commit heinous acts of crime, all stemming from their control and unyielding power.
The Playboy Bunny Murder will see Marcel Theroux investigate a set of disturbing murders of young women that have remained unsolved since the 1970s and reveal a dark and violent side hidden beneath the wealth and glamour of exclusive corners of London’s nightlife at that time. The journalist and filmmaker’s long-standing interest in the brutal murders, which shocked the London he grew up in, led him to return to the killings of Eve Stratford, a Playboy Bunny who aspired to be a famous model, Lynda Farrow, a croupier with years of experience working in nighttime London, and Lynne Weedon, a schoolgirl whose whole life lay ahead of her.
Detectives reinvestigate the murder of Carol Morgan in the storeroom of her Bedfordshire corner shop in 1981 - re-examining the files, revisiting the crime scene, and looking for new witnesses as previously missed evidence points to a different theory.
Discover the demons behind the 2006 Nithari serial killings.
Television series often depict the lives of law enforcement, lawyers, and victims, but while they attempt to make sense of tragedy, who stays behind to remove the gruesome mess? "TRUE GRIME" introduces viewers to the strong-stomached team at Crime Scene Cleaners who do just that. Follow owner Neal Smither and his crew as they respond to calls in real time and try to erase the physical reminders of graphic events. From sports cars toting murder scenes to homes hiding unsanitary secrets, the team's "office" changes daily. It's the type of company you hope never to call, but if you do, you're glad it exists.
TWISTED: The 10 Most Sadistic Acts of Serial Killers is a wild, true-crime ride that delves into the sick and sadistic methods of the world’s 10 worst serial killers. In this gruesome special, we rank the world’s most notorious serial killers beginning at number 10, until we reach the most sadistic sicko of all!
We explore the untold story of the sizeable British contingent of David Koresh's Branch Davidian cult, and their experiences during the 51 day ordeal at Waco and its storming by the FBI in 1993.
Three unsolved homicides explored: Nanette Krentel, dead in her burned Louisiana home; Elizabeth Salgado's murder in Utah; Brian Egg's killing during a California camping trip. Investigators pursue leads and evidence to crack these cases.