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1. The Negotiator (1998)

R | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin

Votes: 155,011 | Gross: $44.48M

2. Man on a Ledge (2012)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.

Director: Asger Leth | Stars: Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Mandy Gonzalez

Votes: 158,572 | Gross: $18.62M

3. The Last Vermeer (2019)

R | 118 min | Drama, War

An artist is suspected of selling a valuable painting to the Nazis, but there is more to the story than meets the eye.

Director: Dan Friedkin | Stars: Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, Roland Møller

Votes: 5,744

4. La Cérémonie (1995)

Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A newly hired maid for a rich countryside family befriends a post-office clerk who encourages her to rebel against her employers.

Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel

Votes: 13,823 | Gross: $0.08M

5. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz

Votes: 6,098 | Gross: $3.38M

6. Boomerang! (1947)

Passed | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Cara Williams

Votes: 5,061

7. Under His Influence (2023)

TV-MA | 88 min | Thriller

A Social Media Influencer falls for an inmate and starts a crusade to prove his innocence, but after they win his appeal, she uncovers a dark secret that changes her life.

Director: DeShon Hardy | Stars: Sydney Mitchell, Iman Shumpert, Cynthia Bailey, Michael Michele

Votes: 137

8. Fugitive at 17 (2012 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 84 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Suspected of murdering her best friend, a teenage computer-hacker goes on the run to find the real killer.

Director: Jim Donovan | Stars: Marie Avgeropoulos, Christina Cox, Casper Van Dien, Danny Blanco Hall

Votes: 1,479

9. The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Perry interrupts his vacation plans when an ex-girlfriend, now newly married, asks him to help her with murder and bigamy charges.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Warren William, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Woods, Claire Dodd

Votes: 1,169

10. Don Q Son of Zorro (1925)

Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Romance

Don Cesar, son of Zorro, is framed for murder while visiting Spain, and becomes the whip-wielding outlaw Don Q.

Director: Donald Crisp | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Jack McDonald, Donald Crisp

Votes: 569

11. The Vanishing Man (1997–1998)

54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Nick Cameron is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. He takes part in a secret government experiment that as a side effect allows him to become invisible whenever he comes in contact with water. He escapes to prove his innocence.

Stars: Neil Morrissey, Lucy Akhurst, John Castle, Mark Womack

Votes: 208

12. Lands of Lore III (1999 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Copper LeGre', the shunned son of king Richard' s brother and a Dracoid barmaid, must find the pieces of the Shining Path mirror in order to retrieve his stolen soul, close strange rifts and prove that he didn't kill his family.

Stars: Susanne Blakeslee, Clancy Brown, Warren Burton, Darleen Carr

Votes: 37

13. Yakusoku - 16nenme no shinjitsu - (2024– )

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When Aoi Kiriyuu (Anne Nakamura) was a child, her mother died and her father then raised her alone in their suburban town. During the year 2008, a series of murders took place. One of the ... See full summary »

Stars: Anne Nakamura, Tetta Sugimoto, Yû Yokoyama

14. Delta (1969–1970)
Episode: The Short Sell (1970)

Adventure

Mallow is accused of accepting a bribe and suspended pending investigation when he tries to prevent a Canadian geologist from rigging a mining report and sending a company's shares rocketing.

Director: Wolfgang Storch | Stars: Kirrily Nolan, John Gregg, Kevin Miles, Patsy Trench

15. Ironside (1967–1975)
Episode: The Taker (1967)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A policeman that Ironside has known for some years is on an investigation and gets shot and killed. The evidence seems to look like the policeman is crooked, Ironside is determined to prove that this is not the case.

Director: Don Weis | Stars: Raymond Burr, Peter Mark Richman, Robert Alda, William Schallert

Votes: 89

16. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Whistle Stop (1994)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

Becker blames Belinda's personal malice for his becoming a suspect in the murder of Camilla Greer, while the rest of the firm rallies around him to prove the charges are false and Jinx is ... See full summary »

Director: Randy Roberts | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 27

17. My Favorite Martian (1963–1966)
Episode: Raffles No. 2 (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

After using a stranger's fingerprints to get a driver's license, Uncle Martin falls under suspicion of being a notorious jewel thief. Martin and Tim set a trap for the thief employing good old Martian know-how.

Director: Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby, Howard Morton, Pamela Curran

Votes: 63

18. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Deadly Assassin: Part Two (1976)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor is arrested for the President's murder and struggles to avoid his immediate execution.

Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Bernard Horsfall, George Pravda, Erik Chitty

Votes: 603

19. Once Upon a True Crime (2022– )
Episode: The Ice Cream Murders with Douglas Skelton (2022)

Crime

Douglas Skelton digs into the infamous 1980s gangland turf war which terrorised Glasgow's East End and influenced his book, Blood City.

Director: Richard Downes | Stars: Douglas Skelton, Les Trueman, Joseph Steele, Ian Miller

20. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Like Father, Like Daughter (2013)

TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Alexis volunteers in a criminal review organization to help prove a man was wrongly accused of murder 15 years ago. With his execution scheduled in three days, Alexis asks her father to bring a new look at the evidence.

Director: Paul Holahan | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,274

21. River (2015)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2015)

TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

John River is a detective who is grief stricken at the death of his colleague and appears haunted by the manifestations of murder victims.

Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Nicola Walker, Scott Hunt, Josef Altin

Votes: 844

22. Death Row Stories (2014– )
Episode: Feds vs. Outlaws (2018)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

Clarence "Smitty" Smith, the leader of the notorious biker club The Outlaws, is accused of a quadruple homicide in Fort Lauderdale.

Director: Justin Weinstein | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Don Moody, Vicki Benoit, T. Don Tenbrook

Votes: 11