Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "witness-elimination"

1. Casino (1995)

R | 178 min | Crime, Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods

Votes: 564,402 | Gross: $42.44M

2. Collateral (2004)

R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo

Votes: 433,339 | Gross: $101.01M

3. My Cousin Vinny (1992)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Crime

Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.

Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield

Votes: 140,686 | Gross: $52.93M

4. The Ghost Writer (2010)

PG-13 | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Jon Bernthal

Votes: 170,860 | Gross: $15.54M

5. In Cold Blood (1967)

R | 134 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Two ex-cons murder a family in a robbery attempt, before going on the run from the authorities. The police try to piece together the details of the murder in an attempt to track down the killers.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart

Votes: 29,163

6. Scandal Sheet (1952)

Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The editor of an exploitation newspaper commits a murder and assigns his protégé to investigate hoping to divert attention away from himself.

Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: John Derek, Donna Reed, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp

Votes: 3,481

7. The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)

Unrated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A maid witnesses a murder at an upscale hotel and a policeman is assigned to the case, but it soon becomes clear that important people don't want the case solved.

Director: Tarik Saleh | Stars: Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Yasser Ali Maher, Ahmed Selim

Votes: 9,285 | Gross: $0.08M

8. The Lineup (1958)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.

Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Mary LaRoche

Votes: 4,430

9. The Mob (1951)

Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Johnny Damico botches a murder case and is suspended from the force. In reality, he is put undercover to identify the mysterious boss of the NY waterfront who has murdered everyone in his way. Will Johnny be next in line?

Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Betty Buehler, Richard Kiley, Otto Hulett

Votes: 2,633

10. I... For Icarus (1979)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.

Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz, Jean-Pierre Bagot

Votes: 4,570

11. Mado (1976)

135 min | Drama

Middle-aged businessman, Simon Léotard finds his future in jeopardy when his partner Julien commits suicide after having accumulated a mass of debts. Simon's unscrupulous business rival ... See full summary »

Director: Claude Sautet | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Ottavia Piccolo, Jacques Dutronc, Charles Denner

Votes: 918

12. Witness in the City (1959)

89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Seeking vengeance on his wife's former lover and assassin, a man sets in motion a string of killings.

Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Lino Ventura, Sandra Milo, Franco Fabrizi, Jacques Berthier

Votes: 864

13. The Long Haul (1957)

Approved | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After leaving his U.S. Army job in Germany, a trucker takes a long-haul driver job in Britain where he runs into an organized-crime syndicate that controls the trucking industry.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Victor Mature, Diana Dors, Patrick Allen, Gene Anderson

Votes: 992

14. A Pain in the Ass (1973)

PG | 85 min | Comedy

Milan must kill Louis Randoni before he testifies in a court of law. He is disturbed by his depressed roommate François Pignon who commits suicide by hanging himself from the toilet pipe flooding Milan's room. Here he is stuck in problems.

Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier, Jean-Pierre Darras

Votes: 3,692

15. The Flesh of the Orchid (1975)

110 min | Drama, Thriller

A disturbed young woman is kept prisoner in a castle by her aunt for her money. The game-keeper, her guardian, tries to rape her but she escapes. In her flight she meets a man also running away, from two killers.

Director: Patrice Chéreau | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Edwige Feuillère, Simone Signoret

Votes: 695

16. Un linceul n'a pas de poches (1974)

125 min | Crime, Drama

Michel Dolannes resigns from a major newspaper as a journalist to launch a new journal 'Le Cosmopolite' which reveals all kinds of shady deals. One day, he is killed but who is the killer?

Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Jean Carmet, Michel Constantin, Michel Galabru, Daniel Gélin

Votes: 246

17. Rogue Cop (1954)

Approved | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After witnessing a murder, honest cop Eddie Kelvaney is silenced by gangster Dan Beaumonte, prompting Eddie's brother, Detective Chris Kelvaney, to search for the killer.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Robert Taylor, Janet Leigh, George Raft, Steve Forrest

Votes: 1,019

18. Chicago Syndicate (1955)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A former military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with her own agenda.

Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Abbe Lane, Paul Stewart, Xavier Cugat

Votes: 624

19. New Orleans Uncensored (1955)

Approved | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A Navy veteran purchases a government surplus vessel and becomes involved in the capture of waterfront racketeers.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Arthur Franz, Beverly Garland, Helene Stanton, Michael Ansara

Votes: 412

20. The Secret (1974)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A stranger enters into and forever alters the life of a couple. He claims to be pursued by certain authorities who intend to prevent him from disclosing a secret that only he holds, whence ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Enrico | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marlène Jobert, Philippe Noiret, Jean-François Adam

Votes: 927

21. The Pusher (1960)

Not Rated | 81 min | Crime, Drama

A detective investigating the murder of a heroin addict discovers that there is a connection between the junkie and his fiance, who is his boss' daughter.

Director: Gene Milford | Stars: Kathy Carlyle, Robert Lansing, Felice Orlandi, Douglas Rodgers

Votes: 158

22. Last Known Address (1970)

105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Police inspector Léonetti, a tough, efficient policeman, has been sent to a second-rate police station after being reprimanded. There he is given a partner, young and beautiful Jeanne Dumas... See full summary »

Director: José Giovanni | Stars: Lino Ventura, Marlène Jobert, Michel Constantin, Paul Crauchet

Votes: 1,903

23. Salvage (I) (2009)

79 min | Horror

When a container washes ashore the residents of a sleepy cul-de-sac are plunged into violence, terror and paranoia. Ring fenced by the military a single mother must overcome all the odds to save her daughter.

Director: Lawrence Gough | Stars: Neve McIntosh, Shaun Dooley, Dean Andrews, Linzey Cocker

Votes: 2,213

24. American Mobsters

Crime, Drama, Thriller | Announced

Wanting to retire, the patriarch of an organized crime family recruits his nephew to help silence his enemies and take control of his empire.

Star: John Maciag

25. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Spuren eines Unsichtbaren (1983)

59 min | Crime, Drama

On a Sunday afternoon, Armin Dobling, floorwalker in a department store run by his friend Theo Kundler, gets a phone call and abruptly leaves his wife Inge to keep a mysterious appointment.... See full summary »

Director: Dietrich Haugk | Stars: Siegfried Lowitz, Michael Ande, Jan Hendriks, Henning Schlüter

Votes: 33

26. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Das Thema (1994)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Mr. Kindermann has dinner with his secretary Mrs. Kessler in a restaurant. Suddenly he remembers he didn't lock his car, and goes to sort it out. He never returns.

Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Jochen Horst

Votes: 53

27. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Der Augenblick der Wahrheit (1990)

59 min | Crime, Drama

Two men abduct a bank manager from his home and use him to get to the money.

Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Jochen Horst

Votes: 51

28. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Der Klassenbeste (1984)

59 min | Crime, Drama

Derrick investigates a hit and run case, the secondary effects of which tend to turn from bad to worse.

Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Dieter Eppler, Ralf Schermuly

Votes: 75

29. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Ein kleiner Gauner (1989)

58 min | Crime, Drama

Ali, a small time pocket picker and purse snatcher, is proposed a better paying career in breaking and entering. On his first gig he becomes involved in a sinister plan.

Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Oliver Rohrbeck

Votes: 55

30. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Eine Rechnung geht nicht auf (1980)

59 min | Crime, Drama

The Hofstetter couple are driving home from a party, but a fateful accident occurs. Derrick doesn't think it was purely accidental for long.

Director: Helmuth Ashley | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Arthur Brauss, Willy Schäfer

Votes: 75

31. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Pricker (1980)

59 min | Crime, Drama

A prisoner bus is ambushed and the driver and warden are killed. Alfred Pricker escapes.

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Dirk Galuba

Votes: 91

32. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Tod der Kolibris (1976)

59 min | Crime, Drama

An Asian girl runs for her life, but doesn't quite make it. A married couple finds her dead body crammed in their car trunk, and they try to get rid of her in fear of looking guilty of drunk driving.

Director: Dietrich Haugk | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Sylvia Manas, Ernst Schröder

Votes: 90

33. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Die Nacht kommt schneller als du denkst (2008)

Crime, Drama

The student Volker Herbst was in a bar with his friend Klaus Derwand.Then Volker left first the bar, was walking and calls his girlfriend Linda to tell her that he is busy.Then Volker ... See full summary »

Director: Vadim Glowna | Stars: Walter Kreye, Michael Ande, Markus Böttcher, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss

Votes: 21

34. Babeck (1968)
Episode: Ein Sarg aus Genua (1968)

65 min | Crime, Drama

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Director: Wolfgang Becker | Stars: Helmuth Lohner, Cordula Trantow, Senta Berger, Helmut Käutner

Votes: 6

35. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: Rising Malevolence (2008)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

General Grievous uses his latest weapon, the Malevolence, to destroy Plo Koon's fleet. Stuck in an escape pod with three clone troopers, Koon fends off more battle droids while Anakin and Ahsoka mount a rescue mission.

Director: Dave Filoni | Stars: Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker

Votes: 5,169

36. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Kaltes Grab (2011)

Crime, Drama

Three young women , Theresa and Antonia Aicher and their friend Katrin Hilbert have left their village for some holiday.On the road a driver is making some dangerous handling ,sudden a ... See full summary »

Director: Ulrich Zrenner | Stars: Anton Algrang, Michael Ande, Ulrike Arnold, Andreas Borcherding

Votes: 16

37. Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode: Working Girls (2012)

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

Erin's witness in the murder trial of a violent mobster is killed before giving testimony. Due to a leak, the next witness is threatened, but protected by Danny and Jack. Erin is offered the Deputy Mayor's position, but she declines.

Director: James Whitmore Jr. | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou

Votes: 437

38. The Old Fox (1977– )
Episode: Lautloser Tod (2012)

Crime, Drama

Alex Richter and Werner Riedmann were together this night in a bar.Alex left went home. A woman comes to the bar,she presents herself as Nicola and with Werner they begin to speak: suddenly... See full summary »

Director: Hartmut Griesmayr | Stars: Walter Kreye, Michael Ande, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Markus Böttcher

Votes: 16