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51. And Sudden Death (1936)

Approved | 67 min | Action, Drama, Romance

An heiress with a penchant for speeding runs afoul of a traffic cop. Romance develops between the two, but it's soon complicated when he believes she is responsible for killing someone by reckless driving.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Randolph Scott, Frances Drake, Tom Brown, Billy Lee

Votes: 71

52. Women Without Names (1940)

Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A newly married couple is framed for the murder of a police officer. She is sent to prison, while he is sentenced to die in the electric chair. She sets out to prove their innocence.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Ellen Drew, Robert Paige, Judith Barrett, John Miljan

Votes: 47

53. I Cheated the Law (1949)

Passed | 69 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A lawyer, John Campbell (Tom Conway) defends gangster Frank Bricolle (Steve Brodie), on a murder charge and gets him acquitted. Campbell later finds out that Bricolle was really guilty, but... See full summary »

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Tom Conway, Steve Brodie, Robert Osterloh, Barbara Billingsley

Votes: 12

54. The Drake Case (1929)

Passed | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Gladys Brockwell's last performance is as a maid accused of killing the lady of the house.

Director: Edward Laemmle | Stars: Gladys Brockwell, Robert Frazer, Forrest Stanley, James Crane

Votes: 29

55. End of the Trail (1936)

Approved | 70 min | Drama, War, Western

In the battle of San Juan Hill, Rough Rider Dale Brittenham saves the life, at the expense of losing the sight of one eye, of Bob Hildreth. Invalided to a hospital they meet nurse Belle ... See full summary »

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jack Holt, Louise Henry, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Douglass Dumbrille

Votes: 17

56. A Man Betrayed (1936)

Passed | 58 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Honest stock salesman Frank Powell attempts to verify the authenticity of his merchandise and his employer commits suicide. Dishonest partners in the company employ gangsters to make the ... See full summary »

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Edward J. Nugent, Kay Hughes, Lloyd Hughes, John Wray

Votes: 117

57. The Blind Goddess (1926)

Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hugh Dillon, a young lawyer, becomes a public prosecutor in New York City, and is soon forced to choose between his idealistic view of duty, and Moria Evans, the girl he loves, under circumstances, that seem to spell the end of his career.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Jack Holt, Ernest Torrence, Esther Ralston, Louise Dresser

Votes: 31

58. Hurricane Smith (1941)

Approved | 68 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rodeo rider Hurricane Smith is wrongly convicted of murder and robbery, but escapes and creates a new and happy life for himself. But one of the real criminals shows up to claim the loot ... See full summary »

Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: Ray Middleton, Jane Wyatt, Harry Davenport, J. Edward Bromberg

Votes: 44

59. The Woman on the Jury (1924)

Passed | 70 min | Drama

The story of a woman on trial for her life for shooting the man who had promised to love her but had deserted her...and of a woman on the jury who refused to condemn her when eleven men had... See full summary »

Director: Harry O. Hoyt | Stars: Sylvia Breamer, Frank Mayo, Lew Cody, Bessie Love

60. Once a Doctor (1937)

Approved | 57 min | Drama

Young doctors Steven and Jerry are rivals professionally and for Paula Norland. Jerry lets Steven take the blame for a mistake he made and sends him to prison. After his release, Steven gets redemption during a storm at sea.

Director: William Clemens | Stars: Jean Muir, Donald Woods, Gordon Oliver, Joe King

Votes: 148

61. Held by the Law (1927)

Passed | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The engagement party for Mary Travis and Tom Sinclair is thrown into turmoil when Tom's father is shot and killed. Tom unwittingly casts suspicion on Mary's father, who happens to be ... See full summary »

Director: Ernst Laemmle | Stars: Ralph Lewis, Johnnie Walker, Marguerite De La Motte, Robert Ober

62. White Lies (1934)

Passed | 63 min | Crime, Drama

John Mitchell is a powerful and ruthless newspaper publisher, who doesn't care who gets hurt if a good story can run in his paper. Caught speeding, by honest cop Terry Condon, his first ... See full summary »

Director: Leo Bulgakov | Stars: Victor Jory, Walter Connolly, Fay Wray, Leslie Fenton

Votes: 19

63. Scarlet Pages (1930)

Passed | 66 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Nora Mason becomes entangled in a family mix-up of murder and scandal that threatens to ruin her career and entire future; Unless the mother she does not know can find a way to save her.

Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Elsie Ferguson, Marian Nixon, John Halliday, Grant Withers

Votes: 140

64. Guilty? (1930)

Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A Senator accused of bribery on circumstantial evidence and sent to prison, decides to commit suicide so that his daughter will feel free to marry the son of a judge. Story told through the... See full summary »

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Virginia Valli, John Holland, John St. Polis, Lydia Knott

65. Pastor Anderson Full Trial: Border Patrol Checkpoint (2010– )

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Star: Steven L. Anderson

Votes: 10

66. Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
Episode: Just Desserts (1995)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

PJ is a key witness in a case concerning a death threat made by a campaign worker of local Member of Parliament George Tobias against an election rival.

Director: Julian McSwiney | Stars: Grant Bowler, Damian Walshe-Howling, Lisa McCune, William McInnes

Votes: 31

67. Bonanza (1959–1973)
Episode: The Fear Merchants (1960)

TV-G | 49 min | Western

The Cartwrights come to the aid of a Chinese-American stable hand accused of murder. Opposing them is a manipulative mayoral candidate who wants all "foreigners" to leave Virginia City.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker

Votes: 209

68. The Danny Kaye Show (1963–1967)
Episode: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Andy Williams, Charles Aznavour (1963)

Comedy, Music

In this Christmas-themed show, Danny welcomes as his guests Andy Williams, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. Danny and Dick are featured in a song-and-dance number, 'Puttin on the Ritz'. ... See full summary »

Stars: Danny Kaye, Charles Aznavour, Jamie Farr, Sylvia Lewis

Votes: 11

69. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Competence (1994)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Van Buren kills an intellectually disabled, unarmed teenager at an ATM. She claims it was a robbery attempt, and that there's a second, armed suspect on the loose. But not everyone believes her.

Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 315

70. Little Men (1998–1999)
Episode: Home for Christmas (1999)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Family

Nick is accused of murder, and the residents of Plumfield think his brother Ben is behind the crime.

Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Michelle Burke, Spencer Rochfort, Corey Sevier, Trevor Blumas

Votes: 10

71. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode: Operation Rogosh (1966)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Rogosh is an operative for a country hostile to the United States. When he strikes, he typically leaves dozens, if not hundreds, of bodies in his wake. Rogosh has been spotted in Los ... See full summary »

Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Steven Hill, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus

Votes: 503

72. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
Episode: The Trial (1967)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Briggs poses as an American tourist and subjects himself to a show trial in order to discredit a public prosecutor attempting to seize absolute power in his country.

Director: Lewis Allen | Stars: Steven Hill, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus

Votes: 317

73. The Practice (1997–2004)
Episode: Checkmates (2000)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Helen is called in to question the son of a well-known police detective. Because she uses the father to get the son to confess to a murder, Bobby and Eugene try to have the confession ... See full summary »

Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Dylan McDermott, Michael Badalucco, LisaGay Hamilton, Steve Harris

Votes: 100

74. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode: Raped - June 20, 1980 (1991)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sam leaps into a rape victim and must testify against the attacker who is an outstanding member of the community.

Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Penny Peyser, Nancy Lenehan

Votes: 489

75. The Richard Pryor Show (1977)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1977)

Comedy

Richard Pryor is a Black samurai, a Mississippi prosecutor, the owner of a pet head, an archeologist in Egypt, a come-from man, and a rock-star from Black Death.

Director: John Moffitt | Stars: Richard Pryor, Jeff Corey, Charles Fleischer, Roger Jacobs

Votes: 29

76. Stagecoach West (1960–1961)
Episode: Image of a Man (1961)

60 min | Western

Ethan Blount, a once famous attorney, now a drunken old man, is forced to prosecute a case for murder where the defendant is the son of the town's leading businessman. Blount is ordered to ... See full summary »

Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Wayne Rogers, Thomas Mitchell, John Milford, DeForest Kelley

Votes: 16

77. Suspicion (1957–1958)
Episode: The Deadly Game (1957)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A salesman seeks refuge from a blizzard in an old mansion. He meets three elderly men who convince him to participate in a mock-trial so they can practice their former callings of judge, prosecuting attorney and defense council.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Boris Karloff, Gary Merrill, Harry Townes, Joseph Wiseman

Votes: 15

78. No One Saw a Thing (2019–2021)
Episode: A Pound of Flesh (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

New clues bring hope for closure. Sheriff Espey is now confident that Branson Perry was a victim of homicide due to drug world connections, but will his evidence be enough to file charges? ... See full summary »

Director: Avi Belkin | Stars: David Baird, Steve Booher, Tom Carneal, Daniel Compo

Votes: 20

79. The Pallisers (1974–1975)
Episode: Part Eighteen (1974)

TV-PG | Drama, Romance

Awaiting trial for murder, Finn despairs that everyone has lost faith in him, but the Pallisers and Chilterns work on his behalf while Marie travels to Prague.

Director: Ronald Wilson | Stars: Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Donal McCann, Barbara Murray

Votes: 16

80. Crime 360 (2008–2009)
Episode: Blood on the Tracks (2008)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

The maggoty corpse of a teenage Latino boy is found in a sewage pipe with two bullet wounds. It's up to two Cleveland homicide detectives to catch his killer.

Director: Rob Dorfmann | Stars: Bill Lloyd, Tim Entenok, Joselito Sandoval, Kristine Rayburn

81. Public Prosecutor (1947–1951)
Episode: The Case of the Man Who Wasn't There (1947)

17 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Allen tries to convict Prince Zernie, an often accused but never convicted criminal, for a jewel theft and learns at the trial that the man has another air-tight alibi.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Howard, Anne Gwynne, Walter Sande, Dan Seymour

Votes: 8

82. They Stand Accused (1949– )
Episode: The Johnny Roberts Story (1954)

Crime, Drama

After being held incommunicado behind the Iron Curtain for seven years and declared legally dead, Tom Roberts returns to the United States and discovers that his wife, Mary, has remarried ... See full summary »

Director: Sheldon Cooper | Stars: Carmelita Pope, Lee Henry, Alice Dineen, John Himes

83. A Friend of the Family (2022)
Episode: Articles of Faith (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The Brobergs fight to restore normalcy as they prepare to face B. in court; Jan's anxiety about the mission snowballs with time; Mary Ann's questions about Mexico and growing disconnect with Bob lead her to a gut-wrenching decision.

Director: Rachel Goldberg | Stars: Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Hendrix Yancey

Votes: 190

84. Alaska Daily (2022–2023)
Episode: I Have No Idea What You're Talking About, Eileen (2022)

TV-PG | 43 min | Drama

When someone from Eileen's past comes to Alaska, she goes against orders, causing a frenetic scene; Eileen and Roz gain a new lead on Gloria's case.

Director: Patricia Riggen | Stars: Hilary Swank, Jeff Perry, Grace Dove, Meredith Holzman

Votes: 435

85. The Lincoln Lawyer (2022– )
Episode: Covenants and Stipulations (2023)

TV-MA | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mickey reevaluates his trial strategy after Andrea unveils a key piece of evidence and an unexpected final witness. Haley plans a birthday surprise.

Director: Shana Stein | Stars: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Becki Newton, Angus Sampson, Jazz Raycole

Votes: 617

86. Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996– )
Episode: Alleingang (2013)

45 min | Action, Crime, Drama

While Ben is on vacation in Canada, Semir does a traffic check with other police officers, including Dieter. After Dieter gets shot and badly injured by Serbian criminal Elena Kovic, Semir ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Dierbach | Stars: Erdogan Atalay, Tom Beck, Sophia Thomalla, Aleksandar Jovanovic

Votes: 44

87. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )
Episode: Prosecutors (2018)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

John Oliver talks about an important but less widely known element of America's criminal justice system: 'Prosecutors'. Prosecutors hold a powerful influence over cases, but they do not ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Pennolino | Stars: David Kaye, John Oliver

Votes: 262