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1. Strangers on a Train (1951)
PG | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll
Votes: 141,053 | Gross: $7.63M
2. Rope (1948)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Dick Hogan
Votes: 153,708
3. A Perfect Enemy (2020)
89 min | Drama, Thriller
A successful architect is approached on his trip to the Paris Airport by a chatty girl. Although the meeting seems fortuitous, soon there be a turn that will transform the encounter into something much more sinister and criminal.
Director: Kike Maíllo | Stars: Tomasz Kot, Athena Strates, Marta Nieto, Dominique Pinon
Votes: 3,689
4. The Fan (1982)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Music
The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until she passes out when she finally sees him up-close in a crowd of fans. She is later shocked when he lets her know that he does not love her.
Director: Eckhart Schmidt | Stars: Désirée Nosbusch, Bodo Staiger, Simone Brahmann, Jonas Vischer
Votes: 1,921
5. Let's Kill Ward's Wife (2014)
Unrated | 82 min | Comedy, Crime
Everyone hates Ward's wife and wants her dead, but when his friends' murderous fantasies come true, additional complications arise. A blackly comic caper about helping a friend out of a bad relationship by any means necessary.
Director: Scott Foley | Stars: Amy Acker, Ava Carpinello, James Carpinello, Dagmara Dominczyk
Votes: 6,813
6. Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
Edward "Teddy" Bare is a delusional psychotic with a lust for wealth, older women and murder. Having committed what he thinks is the perfect murder of his elderly wife; Teddy sets his sights on new targets when her fortune goes elsewhere.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Kathleen Harrison
Votes: 3,124
7. A Is for Acid (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John George Haigh, the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatization.
Director: Harry Bradbeer | Stars: Martin Clunes, Keeley Hawes, Richard Hope, Celia Imrie
Votes: 854
8. Dominique (1979)
PG | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
A millionaire, who drove his wife to commit suicide, starts believing that he is being haunted by her spirit.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter, Simon Ward
Votes: 1,177
9. Ben & Arthur (2002)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A pair of recently married gay men are threatened by the brother of one of the partners, a religious fanatic who plots to murder them after being ostracized by his church.
Director: Sam Mraovich | Stars: Sam Mraovich, Jamie Brett Gabel, Michael Haboush, Bill Hindley
Votes: 8,262
10. Candlestick (2014)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A social gathering is rocked to its core when Jack accuses his best friend's wife of infidelity. But as the allegations start flying, it soon emerges that a far more sinister game may be at play.
Director: Christopher Presswell | Stars: Andrew Fitch, Isla Ure, Nigel Thomas, Tom Knight
Votes: 401
11. Murder 101 (1991 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Mystery, Thriller
After writing/publishing a book about a real murder trial, Charles returns to his college to teach creative writing - art of the thriller. 1st essay assigned: plan a perfect murder. Later someone uses it for murder.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Dey Young, Antoni Corone, Raphael Sbarge
Votes: 1,307
12. A Singular Crime (2022)
113 min | Crime, Thriller
Rosario in the 80s. The disappearance of a man during the military dictatorship. Two young people from the court must do everything possible to solve the case while facing police corruption and various dangers that put their lives at risk.
Director: Lucas Combina | Stars: Alberto Ajaka, Joaquin Batista Yaber, César Bordón, Pol Bossi
Votes: 605
13. Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Red Skelton, Conrad Veidt, Ann Rutherford, Virginia Grey
Votes: 1,098
14. Le dernier saut (1970)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
Director: Édouard Luntz | Stars: Maurice Ronet, Michel Bouquet, Cathy Rosier, Eric Penet
Votes: 79
15. A Gigot (1975)
Short, Comedy, Crime
Director: Jozefína Petrásová | Stars: Karel Augusta, Petr Cepek, Jirí Hrzán, Václav Kotva
16. Aviomiehen ystävä
Crime, Drama, Mystery | Announced
When a middle-aged woman is stalked and then assaulted by a mysterious man, she kills the man in self-defense, and in a moment of misjudgment, she dumps his corpse over a cliff into the sea instead of calling the police.
17. Scratch (II) (2015)
23 min | Short, Thriller
Three people come together to help one another. One of them wants to die. One of them wants to kill. One of them wants to go to prison. They can each scratch another's back to commit the perfect murder...but things are never that simple.
Director: David Pustansky | Stars: Brendan Carr, Eliza Leonard, David Pustansky
18. Two for One (2009)
14 min | Short, Mystery
A love triangle leads to the perfect murder. Which one of these discount grocery clerks is responsible?
Director: Ryan Clausen | Stars: Sean Baldwin, Mike Burgess, Stephanie Lor, John McKay
19. The Last Ache (2009)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
In a film noir modernization of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," Ezra is driven to madness by his roommate's incessant knuckle cracking.
Directors: Aaron Botwick, Joshua Meadow | Stars: Nolan Wanecke, Zeke Eagan, Tessa Emmer, Geoff Pingree
Votes: 31
20. Imp of the Perverse (1973)
Short, Drama, Horror
Having a theory that "The Imp of the Perverse" causes people to commit acts against their self-interest, narrator of the story tries to explain a murder he did.
Director: Josh Becker | Star: Josh Becker
21.
Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode:
Chapter Seventy-Three: The Locked Room
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Betty continues her Stonewall Prep takedown with the help of two unique allies; A tense confrontation leads to a tender reunion.
Director: Tessa Blake | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse
Votes: 1,297
22.
Murders, Mysteries and Meows (2020– )
Less than Brilliant Murder
(2021 Podcast Episode)
Documentary
June and Kris each come up with a potentially perfect murder for a fictional boss in the gambling industry.
Star: June
23.
The Whistler (1954– )
Episode:
The Other Hand
(1955)
Mystery
Stressed businessman Clint Markham checks into a sanitarium for a rest. Sneaking out at night for a rendezvous with his lover he encounters a vengeful ex, leading to his murdering her and ... See full summary »
Director: William F. Claxton | Stars: John Howard, Dorothy Green, Angela Greene, Danni Sue Nolan
Votes: 8
24.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
I Can't Describe Today's Show. That Means It Will Be a Good One. Wink
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams