Films about murder

The list Films about murder includes The Black Dahlia, Selena, Ghost, American History X and Alpha Dog. The list consists of 354 members and 11 sublists.

Films about contract killing
6L, 176T
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Films about assassination
9L, 105T
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Films about murderers
2L, 199T
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Films about honor killing
1L, 30T
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Films about snuff films
96T
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Films about filicide
87T
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- Shutter Island
- Excalibur
- Titus
- Medea
- Mom and Dad
Films about uxoricide
1L, 125T
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Films about patricide
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Films based on the Leopold and Loeb murder
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Mass murder in films
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Murder mystery films
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1.

Shootout at Wadala

2013 film by Sanjay Gupta

Overview: Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action crime film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. It is a prequel to the 2007 hit Shootout at Lokhandwala, and it is the second instalment of the ...

Release date: 3 May 2013

Genre: Action, Crime

Director: Sanjay Gupta

Cast: Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Tusshar Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Sonu Sood

Producer: Tanuj Garg, Anuradha Gupta

Writer: Sanjay Bhatia, Abhijeet Deshpande

Based on the true story of the first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai Police, which took place on November 1, 1982.

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2013 masala films 25T

2010s masala films 320T

2013 crime action films 15T
2.

The Black Dahlia

2006 film

Overview: The Black Dahlia is a 2006 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Josh Friedman, and starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, and Mia Kirshner ...

Release date: 9 August 2006

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History, Romance

Director: Brian De Palma

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr

Producer: T. Rafael Cimino, Rudy Cohen

Writer: Josh Friedman, James Ellroy

Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.

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English-language German films 842T

German detective films 8T

French detective films 23T
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Shootout at Lokhandwala

2007 film by Apoorva Lakhia

Overview: Shootout at Lokhandwala is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Apoorva Lakhia. It is based on the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout, a real life gun battle between gangsters and ...

Release date: 25 May 2007

Genre: Drama, Crime, Action

Director: Apoorva Lakhia

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Arbaaz Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi

Producer: Hanif Chunawala, Sanjay Dutt

Writer: Apoorva Lakhia, Suresh Nair

An account of the gangster Mahindra Dolas and his gang, which terrorized Mumbai City, and a massive war between Mumbai Police and gangs during 16 November ...

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Films directed by Apoorva Lakhia 6T

Indian historical action films 84T

2000s crime action films 112T
4.

Selena

1997 film by Gregory Nava

Overview: Selena is a 1997 American biographical musical drama film written and directed by Gregory Nava. The film is about the life and career of Tejano music star Selena Quintanilla-Pérez before she was murdered ...

Release date: 21 March 1997

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music

Director: Gregory Nava

Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Jackie Guerra, Constance Marie, Alex Meneses, Jon Seda, Edward James Olmos

Producer: Carolyn Caldera, Moctesuma Esparza

Writer: Gregory Nava

The true story of Selena, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart-topping albums on ...

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1990s Spanish-language films 222T

1990s English-language films 2,203T

Spanish-language American films 65T
5.

John Tucker Must Die

2006 film by Betty Thomas

Overview: John Tucker Must Die is a 2006 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Betty Thomas. The film is about a trio of girls who plot to break the heart of manipulative basketball star John Tucker after ...

Release date: 27 July 2006

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Betty Thomas

Cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel, Penn Badgley

Producer: Michael Birnbaum, Bob Cooper

Writer: Jeff Lowell

Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.

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2000s English-language films 2,271T

2006 romantic comedy films 95T

Films scored by Richard Gibbs 47T
6.

Hot Fuzz

2007 comedy film directed by Edgar Wright

Overview: Hot Fuzz is a 2007 action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright. The film was written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Pegg and Nick Frost play police officers investigating a series of mysterious deaths in a ...

Release date: 14 February 2007

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Director: Edgar Wright

Cast: Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Robert Popper, Joe Cornish, Chris Waitt

Producer: Karen Beever, Tim Bevan

Writer: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg

A skilled London police officer, after irritating superiors with his embarrassing effectiveness, is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers ...

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British buddy cop films 2T

2000s English-language films 4,264T

2007 black comedy films 20T
7.

Ghost

Film by Jerry Zucker

Overview: Ghost is a 1990 American romantic fantasy thriller film directed by Jerry Zucker, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, and starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, and Rick Aviles. The ...

Release date: 13 July 1990

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Director: Jerry Zucker

Cast: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Stanley Lawrence, Christopher J. Keene

Producer: Steven-Charles Jaffe, Bruce Joel Rubin

Writer: Bruce Joel Rubin

After being killed during a botched mugging, a man's love for his partner enables him to remain on earth as a ghost.

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1990s English-language films 3,955T

Limbo 43T

Best Fantasy Film Saturn Award winners 44T
8.

Drop Dead Gorgeous

1999 American black comedy film

Overview: Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 American black comedy mockumentary film directed by Michael Patrick Jann and starring Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Brittany Murphy, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie ...

Release date: 9 July 1999

Genre: Comedy

Director: Michael Patrick Jann

Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, Sam McMurray

Producer: Judy Hofflund, Donna Langley

Writer: Lona Williams

A small-town beauty pageant turns deadly as it becomes clear that someone will go to any lengths to win.

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1990s mockumentary films 20T

1999 directorial debut films 121T

1999 comedy films 297T
9.

American History X

1998 drama film directed by Tony Kaye

Overview: American History X is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. The film stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, as two brothers from Los Angeles who are involved ...

Release date: 30 October 1998

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Tony Kaye

Cast: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien, Ethan Suplee, Fairuza Balk

Producer: Bill Carraro, Michael De Luca

Writer: David McKenna

A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.

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1990s English-language films 3,880T

1998 crime drama films 40T

Films about neo-Nazis 14T
10.

Alpha Dog

2006 film

Overview: Alpha Dog is a 2006 American crime drama film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes based on the true story of the kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz in 2000. It was first screened at the ...

Release date: 27 January 2006

Genre: Crime, Drama, Biography

Director: Nick Cassavetes

Cast: Bruce Willis, Matthew Barry, Emile Hirsch, Fernando Vargas, Vincent Kartheiser, Justin Timberlake

Producer: Matthew Barry, Robert Geringer

Writer: Nick Cassavetes

Johnny and his pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Zach, then assign his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship. Zach ...

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2000s English-language films 2,267T

2006 biographical drama films 26T

Films scored by Aaron Zigman 60T
11.

12 Angry Men

1957 American film by Sidney Lumet

Overview: 12 Angry Men is a 1957 American courtroom drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, adapted from a 1954 teleplay of the same name by Reginald Rose. The film tells the story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate ...

Release date: 10 April 1957

Genre: Drama

Director: Sidney Lumet

Cast: Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns

Producer: Henry Fonda, George Justin

Writer: Reginald Rose

The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before ...

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1950s English-language films 1,584T

1957 drama films 276T

1957 directorial debut films 24T
12.

Murder on the Orient Express

2017 film by Kenneth Branagh

Overview: Murder on the Orient Express is a 2017 American mystery thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh with a screenplay by Michael Green, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film ...

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Cast: Paapa Essiedu, Yassine Zeroual, Asan N'Jie, Michael Rouse, Kenneth Branagh, Elliot Levey

Producer: Winston Azzopardi, Kenneth Branagh

Writer: Michael Green, Agatha Christie

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

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Maltese thriller films 2T

Avalanches in film 75T

2017 crime thriller films 62T
13.

Geostorm

2017 American science-fiction disaster film

Overview: Geostorm is a 2017 American science fiction disaster film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Dean Devlin in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris ...

Release date: 13 January 2017

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Dean Devlin

Cast: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara, Daniel Wu, Eugenio Derbez

Producer: Chen On Chu, Dean Devlin

Writer: Dean Devlin, Paul Guyot

When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover ...

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4DX films 74T

2017 action thriller films 121T

2017 science fiction films 25T
14.

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014 film by Wes Anderson

Overview: The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes leads a seventeen-actor ensemble cast as Monsieur Gustave H., famed concierge of a twentieth-century ...

Release date: 6 March 2014

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Adventure

Director: Wes Anderson

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum

Producer: Wes Anderson, Eli Bush

Writer: Stefan Zweig, Wes Anderson

A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel's glorious years under ...

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Indian Paintbrush (production company) films 17T

English-language German films 842T

Golden Eagle Award (Russia) for Best Foreign Language Film winners 19T
15.

Zoolander 2

2016 American film

Overview: Zoolander 2 (seen in promotional material as Zoolander No. 2) is a 2016 American action-comedy film directed by Ben Stiller and written by John Hamburg, Justin Theroux, Stiller, and Nicholas Stoller. It ...

Release date: 12 February 2016

Genre: Comedy

Director: Ben Stiller

Cast: Justin Bieber, Jon Daly, Penélope Cruz, Ben Stiller, Katie Couric, Amy Stiller

Producer: Allegra Clegg, Stuart Cornfeld

Writer: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller

Derek and Hansel are lured into modelling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy.

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Films produced by Clayton Townsend 22T

Golden Raspberry Award winning films 242T

2010s English-language films 5,184T
16.

Unknown

2011 film by Jaume Collet-Serra

Overview: Unknown is a 2011 action-thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, and Frank Langella. The film, produced by Joel Silver ...

Release date: 16 February 2011

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Action

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella

Producer: Aaron Auch, Olivier Courson

Writer: Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell

When a man awakens from a coma only to discover that someone has taken on his identity, he teams up with a young woman to prove who he is.

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2010s German-language films 206T

2010s English-language films 2,912T

English-language German films 842T
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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

2006 film directed by Agnieszka Holland

Overview: A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story is a 2006 LGBT biography television film directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring J. D. Pardo, Mercedes Ruehl, and Avan Jogia. It premiered on Lifetime Television ...

Release date: 19 June 2006

Genre: Drama

Director: Agnieszka Holland

Cast: Mercedes Ruehl, JD Pardo, Lupe Ontiveros, Henry Darrow, Corey Stoll, Leela Savasta

Producer: Gloria Allred, Zev Braun

Writer: Shelley Evans

The true story of a young transgendered teen and his self discover-ment of living life as a woman.

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Biographical films about LGBT people 65T

American LGBT-related television films 60T

2006 biographical drama films 26T
18.

Witness

1985 American neo-noir crime drama film by Peter Weir

Overview: Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, and Lukas Haas. Jan Rubeš, Danny Glover, Josef Sommer, Alexander Godunov, Patti ...

Release date: 8 February 1985

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Director: Peter Weir

Cast: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubes, Alexander Godunov

Producer: David Bombyk, Edward S. Feldman

Writer: William Kelley, Pamela Wallace

When a young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder while visiting Philadelphia with his mother, police detective John Book tries to protect the boy until ...

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1980s American films 3,412T

Films about witness protection 54T

Films produced by Edward S. Feldman 17T
19.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988 film by Robert Zemeckis

Overview: Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter ...

Release date: 21 June 1988

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, Alan Tilvern

Producer: Alan Dewhurst, Don Hahn

Writer: Gary K. Wolf, Jeffrey Price

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.

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American films with live action and animation 274T

Yosemite Sam films 48T

Animation controversies in film 102T
20.

In Secret

2013 American film

Overview: In Secret (also known as Thérèse) is a 2013 American erotic thriller romance film written and directed by Charlie Stratton. Based on Émile Zola's classic 1867 novel Thérèse Raquin and the 2009 stage play ...

Release date: 21 February 2014

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Director: Charlie Stratton

Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton, Jessica Lange, Shirley Henderson, Matt Lucas

Producer: Lynn Givens, William Horberg

Writer: Émile Zola, Neal Bell

Set in the lower echelons of 1860s Paris, Therese Raquin, a sexually repressed beautiful young woman...

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2010s English-language films 2,129T

Films with screenplays selected in The Black List 118T

American erotic romance films 32T