Made by the production company Lightbox, ‘Sophie: A Murder in West Cork‘ is a three-part true crime Netflix documentary directed by John Dower. French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier frequently visited the Irish coastal town of West Cork where she also owned a vacation home. Loved the community, they are horrified when…
‘No Sudden Move‘ is a crime thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh, who also serves as the editor and cinematographer. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival before going to HBO Max streaming service. Small time criminals Curt Goynes (Don Cheadle) and Ronald Russo (Benicio del Toro) are recruited by the gangster…
Sherlock Holmes is one of the greatest detectives in the realm of classic mysteries. From the Victorian Era to the Edwardian Time, he solved murders, kidnappings, blackmail, burglaries, and more. During his time as solving crimes, his friend and companion Dr. John Watson recorded many of his famous sayings as he recorded his cases. Here…
Directed by Scott Cooper, ‘Black Mass‘ is a 2015 true crime biographical film about how the FBI struck a deal with the mobster Whitey Bulger in order to get information about other criminals. FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) arrives in his old neighborhood in Boston, being assigned to the FBI branch there. He convinces…
‘Sasquatch‘ is a three-part documentary series on Hulu directed by Joshua Rofé. It recounts the tale of investigative journalist David Holthouse who looking for clues about a triple murder that is said to be the work of Big Foot. Holthouse recounts a story from his youthful days in Mendocino County, California where he briefly worked…
Netflix and TriBeCa Productions bring us the four-part documentary series ‘This Is a Robbery: The World’s Greatest Art Heist.’ It covers the 1990 unsolved robbery of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and is directed by Colin Barnicle. In May 1990, two men disguised as Boston police officers rang the backdoor of the Isabella Stewart Gardner…
‘City of Lies‘ is a crime drama directed by Brad Furman. It was originally meant to premier in 2019 and even had a limited release in Italy, but was delayed. It was picked up in 2021 by Saban Films and released as a video-on-demand. LA reporter Jackson (Forest Whitaker) is assigned to work on a…
‘Murder Among The Mormons‘ is a three-part true crime documentary series produced by BBC Studios and released on Netflix. All three episodes are directed by Jared Hess and Tyler Measom. In 1980, Mark Hofmann is a counterfeiter, forger, and convicted murderer. This documentary tells the story of how he set up a grand scheme to…
Alfred Hitchcock directs another masterpiece with ‘Dial M For Murder,’ a murder mystery written by Frederick Knott, who also wrote the stageplay for which it is based. It was released by Warner Bros. in 1954. Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) is a retired pro-tennis player whose beautiful socialite Margot (Grace Kelly) is in love with American…
Anthony Waller directs the 2000 crime film ‘The Guilty,’ released through J&M Entertainment. It was produced by Thomas Hedman and Lisa Richardson with William Davies and Simon Burke serving as writers. Callum Crane (Bill Pullman) is a shark attorney who is up for a federal judgeship, but days before he gets the news, he rapes…
Mike Cahill writes and directs the science fiction drama ‘Bliss.’ It was produced by James D. Stern who made it with Endgame Entertainment and released via Amazon Prime. Greg Whittle (Owen Wilson) is a daydreaming pencil pusher recently divorced. He sketches a strange coastal house and fakes a shoulder injury to take painkillers. When his…
Paul Haggis writes and directs ‘The Next Three Days‘ a 2010 action-thriller produced by Lionsgate. It is a remake of the 2008 French film ‘Pour elle‘ (‘Anything for Her’), which I have not seen. College professor John Brennan (Russell Crowe) and his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) are living a normal life with their young son…
John Lee Hancock writes and directs ‘The Little Things,’ a described neo-noir thriller that was released simultaneously into theaters and on the HBO Max streaming service. Kern County deputy sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Denzel Washington) arrives in Los Angeles to get collect evidence for a case his department is working on. While there, he stumbles…
‘Murder in Coweta County‘ is a television film that aired on CBS in 1983. It is directed by Gary Nelson and based on a book of the same name by writer Margaret Anne Barnes. John Wallace (Andy Griffith) is a wealthy Georgia landowner who controls Meriwether County with an iron fist, running moonshine in what…
‘No Way Back‘ is an action thriller from 1995 directed by Frank A. Cappello. It was made by Overseas Filmgroup, originally premiering in Japan through Columbia Pictures. It would later be shown in the United States in 1996. LA-based FBI Agent Zack Grant (Russell Crowe) is shocked when rookie undercover agent Seiko Kobayashi (Kelly Hu)…
Marc Smerling directs this five-part FX true crime documentary series. ‘A Wilderness of Error‘ explores the case of Jeffrey MacDonald, who was convicted in 1970 of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters. With new evidence, hidden secrets, and salacious gossip, could he be innocent of the heinous crime? Colette, Kimberley, and Kristen MacDonald were…
‘American Murder: The Family Next Door‘ is a true crime documentary that tells the shocking and horrifying story of the Watts family murders. It is directed by Jenny Popplewell and was released on Netflix. Shan’ann Watts arrived at her Colorado home at 2 a.m. after a business trip to Arizona. After that, she and her…
Guy Ritchie produces, writes, and directs ‘The Gentlemen,’ a British action-comedy that premiered at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema and was one of the few films to make it to theaters in 2020. It was made by Miramax and released in the United States through STXfilms. American gangster Michael ‘Mickey’ Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) angers British tabloid…
‘Fear City: New York vs The Mafia‘ is a three-part true crime documentary series on Netflix. It is directed by Sam Hobkinson and discusses law enforcement’s attempts to break the Mafia’s control of New York City. In 1970s-80s New York, the Big Apple is known as Fear City with the Gambino, Colombo, Bonanno, Lucchese, and…
‘The Last Days of American Crime’ is a Netflix crime thriller directed by French filmmaker Olivier Megaton based on the graphic novel of the same name by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini. It was made by Radical Studios and Mandalay Pictures. Career criminal Graham Bricke (Édgar Ramírez) is living in the United States as the…
Rhett Vision Motion Pictures and Flyrock Media presents ‘Vindication,’ a faith-based police drama surrounding a veteran detective dealing a new partner and the return of his estranged daughter. The first season ran for eleven episodes and presents an episodic format. Detective Travis (Todd Terry) is a veteran detective living in a small Texas town with…
Released on Netflix, The Night Clerk is a crime thriller directed by Michael Cristofer from Saban Films. The movie explores the life of a young boy who suffers from mental health issues who is a suspect in a serious crime. Bart Bromley (Tye Sheridan) is a young man who suffers from Asperger’s syndrome and lives…
‘Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City‘ is a Spanish murder mystery and a slice of European cinema. It is directed by Daniel Calparsoro and based on a novel by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi. Detective Unai López de Ayala (Javier Rey) returns to the Ertzaina, the law enforcement agency in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country.…
‘The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez‘ is a harrowing and troubling six-part documentary of abuse, violence, and neglect in the case of an eight-year-old living in Palmdale, California. It is directed by Brian Knappenberger and made available through Netflix. Gabriel Fernandez was routinely beaten, starved, and locked in a cabinet by his mother and step-father. The…
Reelz and Netflix partner together for Unabomber: In His Own Words, a documentary series of serial killer Theodore Kaczynski, who terrorized the United States between 1969 to 1995. The television show is written and directed by Mick Grogan. Kaczynski was a brutal murderer who was highly intelligent and even briefly worked as a college professor…
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