Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "confession-under-torture"

1. The Mauritanian (2021)

R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud, Mohamed Yeslem Mousse

Votes: 61,824

2. Law of Tehran (2019)

131 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The police are after a drug lord named Naser Khakzad, but when they finally manage to catch him, he tries whatever he can think of to escape and save his family.

Director: Saeed Roustayi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Parinaz Izadyar, Farhad Aslani

Votes: 18,584

3. The Crucible (1996)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, History

A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen

Votes: 40,199 | Gross: $7.34M

4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance

In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 12,286 | Gross: $3.27M

5. Just Cause (1995)

R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific murder of a child.

Director: Arne Glimcher | Stars: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Capshaw, Blair Underwood

Votes: 29,502 | Gross: $36.85M

6. Matewan (1987)

PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, History

A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.

Director: John Sayles | Stars: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham

Votes: 8,918 | Gross: $1.68M

7. Day of Wrath (1943)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, History

The young wife of an aging priest falls in love with his son amidst the horror of a merciless witch hunt in 17th-century Denmark.

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Kirsten Andreasen

Votes: 11,094

8. Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (1977)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Adventure, Horror

16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.

Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Susan Hemingway, William Berger, Herbert Fux, Ana Zanatti

Votes: 1,253

9. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)

PG | 145 min | Biography, Drama, History

King Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Catharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Irene Papas, Anthony Quayle

Votes: 8,122 | Gross: $2.07M

10. O Lucky Man! (1973)

R | 178 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures that seem designed to challenge his naive idealism.

Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe

Votes: 8,793

11. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy

The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.

Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Jean Danet, Alain Cuny

Votes: 3,167

12. Alexander the Great (1956)

Not Rated | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C.), commonly known as Alexander the Great.

Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones

Votes: 4,121

13. Coven (2020)

TV-MA | 92 min | Drama, History

Basque Country, 1609. The men of the region are at sea and Amaia takes part for the first time in the nightly dances in the woods with the other villager girls. She is only 20. At dawn, they are all arrested.

Director: Pablo Agüero | Stars: Amaia Aberasturi, Alex Brendemühl, Daniel Fanego, Garazi Urkola

Votes: 5,788

14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance

Disfigured man Quasimodo (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is feared and tormented by the townspeople of Notre Dame, but he has a sensitive nature of which few are aware.

Directors: Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, David Suchet, Gerry Sundquist

Votes: 1,437

15. Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976)

R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A student of Bruce Lee travels to Hong Kong to search for answers regarding his masters death. He gets involved with the Hong Kong mafia and ends up having to avenge the brutal death of his girlfriend.

Director: Tso Nam Lee | Stars: Bruce Li, Yi Chang, Kang Chin, Shao Chun Chao

Votes: 417

16. Mark of the Devil Part II (1973)

97 min | Drama, History, Horror

A tribunal interrogates, tortures and murders "witches" and "heretics" during the Inquisition.

Director: Adrian Hoven | Stars: Erika Blanc, Anton Diffring, Percy Hoven, Lukas Ammann

Votes: 315

17. Blood & Orchids (1986 TV Movie)

240 min | Drama

Hester Murdoch is found naked and nearly beaten to death by four young Hawaiian men on the beach and taken to the hospital. Some of the men didn't want to get involved, fearing they might ... See full summary »

Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Jane Alexander, Sean Young, José Ferrer

Votes: 277

18. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo (2020)

TV-MA | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

Follows a mother's tireless crusade to jail her daughter's murderer after Mexico's justice system failed to do so.

Director: Carlos Perez Osorio | Stars: Juan Manuel Fraire Escobedo, Alejandro Fraire, Blanca Escobedo, Patricia González

Votes: 1,973

19. The White Meadows (2009)

92 min | Drama

Rahmat has been asked to meet the inhabitants of these islands to collect their tears. Although for years people have been giving their tears to Rahmat, no one knows exactly what he has been doing with them.

Director: Mohammad Rasoulof | Stars: Hassan Pourshirazi, Younes Ghazali, Mohammad Rabbani, Mohammad Shirvani

Votes: 1,054

20. Notre-Dame de Paris (1998 TV Movie)

150 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "Notre-Dame de Paris" which follows the gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the three men who vie for her love: the kind hunchback Quasimodo, the twisted priest Frollo, and the unfaithful soldier Phoebus.

Director: Gilles Amado | Stars: Hélène Ségara, Daniel Lavoie, Bruno Pelletier, Garou

Votes: 1,744

21. Prisoner of War (1954)

Approved | 81 min | Drama, War

During the Korean War, an American officer is tasked with infiltrating a Communist-run POW camp in order to investigate the treatment of American prisoners by the enemy.

Director: Andrew Marton | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Steve Forrest, Dewey Martin, Oscar Homolka

Votes: 288

22. The Confession (VI) (2016)

96 min | Documentary

A man returns from Bagram in Afghanistan and Guantanamo to tell the story.

Director: Ashish Ghadiali | Stars: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Colin Powell

Votes: 64

23. Johnny Virus (2005)

Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama

In the tradition of V for Vendetta, Underworld and X Men, Johnny Virus takes place in the Chicago Underworld of futuristic 1940's.

Director: W.W. Vought | Stars: Mark Kiely, Patricia Heller, Bob Golub, Gregory Scott Cummins

Votes: 67

24. It Takes a Thief (1968–1970)
Episode: A Friend in Deed (1969)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Al's friend Guido fingers him as the one who stole the Ceresian file, which contains records of the Italian brotherhood. Guido stole it to trade for US citizenship and needs Al to get him out of a tight spot.

Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Robert Wagner, Henry Silva, Frankie Avalon, Thomas Gomez

Votes: 35

25. Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode: Safe (2005)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team searches for missing 15-year-old Ryan Wallace who was obsessed with the safety of his school after losing a parent and watching the towers on 9/11 fall. Martin and Vivian both ... See full summary »

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano

Votes: 205

26. Lost Worlds (2005–2007)
Episode: Knights Templar (2006)

TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History

The remains of castle fortresses help reveal the truth behind the 12th-century organization of warrior monks known as the Knights Templar.

Director: Stuart Elliott | Stars: Tim Bugby, Paul Crawford, Corey Johnson, Helen Nicholson

Votes: 27

27. Your Honor (2020–2023)
Episode: Part Two (2020)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

On the anniversary of his wife's death, Michael and Adam create an alibi for the day of the accident. A favor for Michael pulls his close friends Charlie and Lee into the web of deception. Kofi gets approached about a job.

Director: Edward Berger | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan, Carmen Ejogo, Hope Davis

Votes: 2,730

28. Meadowlands (2007)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2007)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A vicious psychological game of cat and mouse ensues between Danny and Wintersgill, as Mark has a charged encounter with neighbor Brenda and Evelyn learns a shocking truth that affects both her past and future.

Director: Duane Clark | Stars: David Morrissey, Lucy Cohu, Ralph Brown, Tristan Gemmill

Votes: 45

29. Ozark (2017–2022)
Episode: You're the Boss (2022)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Marty travels to the Navarro estate, Ruth asks Frank Jr. for a favour, a new acting sheriff makes waves and Wendy tries to bring Jim back into the fold.

Director: Melissa Hickey | Stars: Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner

Votes: 3,474

30. Hitler's Bodyguard (2008– )
Episode: Jewish and Emigre Attempts to Kill Hitler (2010)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History

As the Nazis amped up their anti-Semitic and expansionist activities, Jewish groups, Soviet Communists, and Otto Strasser's rival Black Front all targeted Hitler.

Directors: Jonathan Martin, Philip Nugus | Stars: Haj Amin Al-Husseini, Yitzhak Ben-Ami, Kai-Shek Chiang, Sepp Dietrich

Votes: 41

31. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: Questions from History that Historians Can't Answer (2021)

14 min | Documentary

With gaps in the written record and in many cases lack of an eye witness there tend to be holes in historians understanding of historical events. Most are a bit obscure but the collapse of Minoan civilization is a big one.

Star: Simon Whistler

32. The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode: Why the Pope Murdered the Knights Templar (2022)

11 min | Documentary, Animation

Tried for Heresy and all found guilt the Knights Templar were executed, imprisoned or exiled for their skulduggery. Or were they the victims of skulduggery.

33. The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode: Death Row: Japan vs United States - What's the Difference? (2020)

12 min | Documentary, Animation

The United States and Japan are the only first world countries that still execute criminals. Their methods and legal systems vary considerably but both have been called into question.

34. Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
Episode: Second Star to the Right (2013)

TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

When Regina goes missing, Emma immediately suspects Tamara. Meanwhile, flashbacks show what happened to Baelfire after leaving the Enchanted Forest.

Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas

Votes: 1,618

35. The Paint Explainer (2023– )
Episode: Every Torture in 8 Minutes (2024)

8 min | Documentary

An inventory of the inhumane ways humans have tortured other humans to solicit information and confessions or for punishment and execution.

36. BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016–2021)
Episode: The Ghastly Cleveland Torso Murders (2018)

TV-MA | 26 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime

Ryan and Shane investigate the case of the Cleveland Torso Murderer, the brutal serial killer who stalked the streets of Cleveland in the 1930s, and whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

Director: Ryan Bergara | Stars: Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej

Votes: 75

37. A Tale of Two Sisters (2015– )
Episode: Anne Boleyn and Mary Boleyn (2018)

Documentary, Biography, History

Anne has been celebrated and damned, seen as either schemer or a victim. Her sister Mary is less remembered and often dismissed as a fool. But what was the truth?

Director: Edward Cotterill | Stars: Tracy Borman, Kyra Cornelius Kramer, Sarah Morris, Rachael Stirling

Votes: 18