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1. Fringe (2008–2013)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An F.B.I. agent is forced to work with an institutionalized scientist and his son in order to rationalize a brewing storm of unexplained phenomena.
Stars: Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Jasika Nicole
Votes: 257,557
2. Public Enemies (2009)
R | 140 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke
Votes: 318,684 | Gross: $97.10M
3. Chaplin (1992)
PG-13 | 143 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw
Votes: 62,245 | Gross: $9.49M
4. The Majestic (2001)
PG | 152 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn
Votes: 57,677 | Gross: $27.81M
5. I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943)
Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A forger is forced to work for a Nazi spy ring. His conscience gets the better of him, though, and he secretly conspires with the FBI to turn over the gang.
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Dean Jagger, John Carradine, Mary Brian, William Henry
Votes: 228
6. Nixon (1995)
R | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History
A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, Ed Harris
Votes: 32,740 | Gross: $13.56M
7. Breach (2007)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
Director: Billy Ray | Stars: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Haysbert, Laura Linney
Votes: 61,770 | Gross: $33.23M
8. Bananas (1971)
PG-13 | 82 min | Comedy
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Carlos Montalbán, Nati Abascal
Votes: 37,820 | Gross: $11.80M
9. 13th (2016)
TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales
Votes: 37,684
10. The Brink's Job (1978)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A fictional retelling of the infamous Boston Brink's Company robbery on January 17th, 1950, of $2.7M, and cost the American taxpayers $29M to apprehend the culprits with only $58,000 recovered.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield, Warren Oates
Votes: 3,516 | Gross: $9.40M
11. The FBI Story (1959)
Approved | 149 min | Crime, Drama, History
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell
Votes: 3,880
12. Public Enemies (1996 Video)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Glorified, glamorized fact-based tale of Ma Barker and her boys, who robbed banks and generally terrorized the Midwest in the 1930s and were eventually gunned down by G-man Melvin Purvis.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Leah Best, Chip Heller, Theresa Russell, Richard Eden
Votes: 1,232
13. Panther (I) (1995)
R | 124 min | Drama
A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Kadeem Hardison, Bokeem Woodbine, Joe Don Baker, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 2,695 | Gross: $6.83M
14. Citizen Cohn (1992 TV Movie)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Joseph Bologna, Ed Flanders
Votes: 1,517
15. Lepke (1975)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama
Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter is head of Murder Inc., the syndicate that spattered the headlines of the day with blood.
Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Tony Curtis, Anjanette Comer, Michael Callan, Warren Berlinger
Votes: 438 | Gross: $0.20M
16. A Man Called Intrepid (1979)
360 min | Adventure, Drama, War
During World War II, a wealthy Canadian uses his own money to help the Allies form an espionage network.
Stars: David Niven, Michael York, Barbara Hershey, Paul Harding
Votes: 193
17. Timequest (2000)
R | 92 min | Sci-Fi
A story about a man who travels back in time to Fort Worth, Texas on November 22, 1963 and prevents the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Director: Robert Dyke | Stars: Victor Slezak, Caprice Benedetti, Vince Grant, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 723
18. Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985)
309 min | Drama
A personal portrait of one of the most controversial men of this century and the turbulent times in which he lived. An entire era, including the fight for civil rights, the Cuban Missile ... See full summary »
Stars: Jordan Charney, John Ericson, Danna Hansen, Mimi Kennedy
Votes: 147
19. Baby Face Nelson (1996)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bonnie and Clyde were no match for Depression Era gangster George "Babyface" Nelson and his moll Helen Womack. Constantly on the lam from the law and from Chicago's biggest crime lord Al ... See full summary »
Director: Scott P. Levy | Stars: C. Thomas Howell, Lisa Zane, Doug Wert, F. Murray Abraham
Votes: 223
20. Blind Ambition (1979)
480 min | Biography, Drama
This television docudrama series traces the career of John Dean, President Nixon's special counsel.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Michael Callan, William Daniels, Clifford David
Votes: 172
21. Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama
This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music is considered to be "BLACK" music. So,... See full summary »
Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Judd Nelson, Mädchen Amick, David Gianopoulos, Daniel Kash
Votes: 528
22. The Commission (2003)
102 min | Drama
Using transcripts from the Warren Commission Report, this film documents the workings of the Warren Commission, which investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Director: Mark Sobel | Stars: Martin Landau, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen, Edward Asner
Votes: 139
23. Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993 TV Movie)
TV-14 | Drama
When Marilyn Monroe fell in love with Bobby Kennedy sparks flew. He, the charismatic politician and she, the beautiful movie star jilted by his brother. She thought he would leave his wife, but that was not to be.
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Melody Anderson, James F. Kelly, Jonathan Banks, Kristoffer Tabori
Votes: 80
24. Blood Feud (1983 TV Movie)
210 min | Crime, Drama
Made for TV movie about Bobby Kennedy's campaign to bring Jimmy Hoffa to justice.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Robert Blake, Cotter Smith, Danny Aiello, Edward Albert
Votes: 212
25. Hoover (2000)
Not Rated | 93 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A solo performance by Ernest Borgnine in the character of J. Edgar Hoover, the controversial figure who founded and headed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Director: Rick Pamplin | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Cartha D. 'Deke' Deloach
Votes: 76
26. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Set mostly in the year 1922, Jack Walters, a mentally unstable private detective is hired to investigate in Innsmouth, a strange and mysterious town that has cut itself from the rest of the United States.
Stars: Marc Biagi, Deem Bristow, Brook Chalmers, Scott Dreier
Votes: 876
27. Down on Us (1984)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin, and how their message for their generation made them targets of a US government plot.
Director: Larry Buchanan | Stars: Sandy Kenyon, Joe Camp, Toni Sawyer, Steven Tice
Votes: 128
28. J. Edgar Hoover (1987 TV Movie)
PG | 108 min | Drama
He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the director of the FBI, Hoover erected the most sophisticated investigatory agency in the world.
Director: Robert L. Collins | Stars: Treat Williams, Rip Torn, David Ogden Stiers, Andrew Duggan
Votes: 82
29. The F.B.I. Story: The FBI Versus Alvin Karpis, Public Enemy Number One (1974 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI go after notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis and his gang.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Robert Foxworth, David Wayne, Kay Lenz, Gary Lockwood
Votes: 89
30. The Revenge of Al Capone (1989 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Drama
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.
Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Keith Carradine, Ray Sharkey, Debrah Farentino, Charles Haid
Votes: 156
31.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion
(1984)
219 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A dramatized account of the actual events that led to the 1950 conviction of former U. S. State Department official Alger Hiss of perjury before a federal grand jury and his resulting imprisonment.
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Gerry Bamman, John Harkins, Edward Herrmann, Maria Tucci
Votes: 52
32.
Dark Skies (1996–1997)
Episode:
The Warren Omission
(1997)
TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
The Attorney General convinces John to tell his story to the Warren Commission.
Director: Perry Lang | Stars: Eric Close, Megan Ward, J.T. Walsh, Jeri Ryan
Votes: 62
33.
Dark Skies (1996–1997)
Episode:
We Shall Overcome
(1996)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
John and Kim uncover a Hive breeding operation amidst the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi.
Director: Oscar L. Costo | Stars: Eric Close, Megan Ward, J.T. Walsh, Roger Aaron Brown
Votes: 57
34.
Dexter (2006–2013)
Episode:
Left Turn Ahead
(2007)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dexter dodges bullets both figurative and real as he is forced to decide the fates of those he cares about most; Lila attempts to blackmail Dexter and makes a startling discovery.
Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King
Votes: 5,665
35.
Dexter (2006–2013)
Episode:
The British Invasion
(2007)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the Season Two finale, Lundy and the FBI finally settle the case of the Bay Harbor Butcher, but the heat's not entirely off Dexter as his world literally becomes an inferno. Can he rise from the ashes once again?
Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King
Votes: 6,915