Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "husband-murders-wife"

1. The Long Goodbye (1973)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Private investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wife's murder.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell

Votes: 37,555 | Gross: $0.96M

2. Taken (2002)

TV-PG | 68 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

The lives of three families intersect over five decades, starting with the Roswell crash, as they experience abductions, secret government investigations, and the mystery of alien encounters.

Stars: Dakota Fanning, Matt Frewer, Emily Bergl, Heather Donahue

Votes: 21,057

3. Anne Boleyn (2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History

The final months of Boleyn's life, her struggle with Tudor England's patriarchal society, her desire to secure a future for her daughter, Elizabeth, and the brutal reality of her failure to provide Henry with a male heir.

Stars: Jodie Turner-Smith, Kris Hitchen, Thalissa Teixeira, Barry Ward

Votes: 28,059

4. The Pale Horse (2020)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Is a trio of witches responsible for a series of sudden deaths or is there a rational explanation?

Stars: Kaya Scodelario, Georgina Campbell, Rufus Sewell, Sean Pertwee

Votes: 6,227

5. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry Dawes, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Marius Goring

Votes: 12,795

6. Dragonwyck (1946)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Glenn Langan

Votes: 5,425

7. Dante (2024)

TV-14 | 113 min | Documentary

DANTE: Inferno to Paradise chronicles the life, work and legacy of the great 14th century Florentine poet, Dante Alighieri, and his epic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, one of the greatest achievements in the history of Western Literature.

Stars: Catherine Adoyo, Alan Cox, Dikran Tulaine, Antonio Fazzini

Votes: 111

8. Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty (2022)

Documentary, Crime

The ongoing Murdaugh family saga exposes murders, a suspicious death, and a complex labyrinth of corruption. Never-before-seen video footage reveals a deadly boat ride that spurs the toppling of a powerful dynasty.

Stars: Anne Emerson, Drew Tripp, Gregg Roman, D'Michelle DuPre

Votes: 1,636

9. At Granny's House (2015)

Not Rated | 83 min | Thriller

Marion Rogers (Granny), an elderly lady in the small town of Haley, reluctantly accepts the mysterious Rebecca Torrance as her live-in caregiver, but eventually the two form a strong friendship. Rebecca soon sells Granny on the idea of turning the house into a guest house for travelers looking for free accommodations., which, in turn, leads to revealing Rebecca's dark and fatal secret. A strange ... See full summary »

Director: Les Mahoney | Stars: Rachel Alig, Glenda Morgan Brown, Les Mahoney, Laura Lee

Votes: 2,038

10. My Father's Wife (1976)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama

Aging wife desperately wants to sexually satisfy her husband, but he's losing interest and cheats. She seeks advice even from prostitutes but nothing helps. Tired from trying, she falls for her husband's son who reciprocates.

Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Carroll Baker, Adolfo Celi, Cesare Barro, Luigi Pistilli

Votes: 233

11. 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: 3,511

12. Unfaithfully Yours (1948)

Approved | 105 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A man dreams of revenge when he suspects his wife is unfaithful.

Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee, Barbara Lawrence

Votes: 5,882

13. Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)

96 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A mentally-disturbed flower seller starts killing young girls on the streets of Belgrade. While the frustrated police inspector is trying to stop him, an aspiring musician finds his life and work deeply intertwined with that of a killer.

Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Tasko Nacic, Nikola Simic, Srdjan Saper, Sonja Savic

Votes: 4,381

14. Legacy of Blood (1978)

Not Rated | 77 min | Horror

Horror movie about three wicked sisters and their equally unsavory husbands who all arrive at a remote inn where they mean to attend the reading of their uncle's will. One by one, the heirs are dispatched by an unknown killer.

Director: Andy Milligan | Stars: Elaine Boies, Louise Gallandra, Jeannie Cusick, Dale Hansen

Votes: 402

15. The Loves of Carmen (1948)

Approved | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Music

A beautiful but amoral gypsy girl entices a young dragoon to betray his honor and get cashiered from the service, and for her sake he soon turns to a life of crime.

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory

Votes: 1,408

16. Will to Die (1971)

R | 82 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In order to qualify to inherit the family fortune, the four heirs, their in-laws, and the household servants must spend the night in the family estate. However, during the night someone starts killing them off.

Director: Carl Monson | Stars: Rodolfo Acosta, Merry Anders, Norman Bartold, Ivy Bethune

Votes: 907

17. Fascination (2004)

R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A young man becomes suspicious when his recently widowed mother decides to re-marry soon after his stepfather's death.

Director: Klaus Menzel | Stars: James Naughton, Jacqueline Bisset, Adam Garcia, Stuart Wilson

Votes: 1,596 | Gross: $0.02M

18. The Snorkel (1958)

Not Rated | 74 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Although the police have termed her mother's death a suicide, a teenage girl believes her step-father murdered her.

Director: Guy Green | Stars: Peter van Eyck, Betta St. John, Mandy Miller, Grégoire Aslan

Votes: 1,807

19. Agoraphobia (2015)

Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An agoraphobic inherits her father's house in a remote part of the Florida Keys. When weird things start happening, she discovers that there's something far more terrifying trapped inside the house with her.

Director: Lou Simon | Stars: Cassandra Scerbo, Adam Brudnicki, Tony Todd, Aniela McGuinness

Votes: 809

20. The Alpines (2021)

93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Long-held secrets follow seven old college friends to a weekend reunion at a secluded lake house where they soon find a potential killer among them.

Director: Dante Aubain | Stars: Aaron Latta-Morissette, Stephen Kazakoff, Mally Corrigan, Katrina Diehm

Votes: 4,950

21. A Praga (2021)

80 min | Horror

While out for a walk in the countryside, Marina and Juvenal stop to take some pictures in front of an old woman's house. Annoyed, the old woman turns out to be a witch and casts a curse on the young couple.

Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: Eucir de Souza, Felipe, Sílvia Gless, Wanda Kosmo

Votes: 91

22. The Arnelo Affair (1947)

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

A lawyer's wife starts an affair with a mobster but is confronted by his other flame who ends up murdered and the adulterous wife is set up to take the blame for the killing.

Director: Arch Oboler | Stars: John Hodiak, George Murphy, Frances Gifford, Dean Stockwell

Votes: 459

23. Darkness at the Open Cut (2020)

19 min | Short, Thriller

At the onset of Covid, while a medical worker is treating victims, his wife is cheating on him. The husband plots to take revenge on his cheating wife and her lover--and that's when things go wrong.

Director: Sasha Santiago | Stars: Jared Harrison, Chris Mott, Brianna Pfeiffer-Munoz

24. A Family Affair (I) (2016)

17 min | Short, Drama

For 15 years, Iris Grant has carried a burning hatred in her heart from having had to bury her mother at a tender age. Now a Navy Veteran, she's fresh out of the military ready to seek out the justice she feels she was richly denied.

Director: Michael Cook | Stars: Keyon Bowman, T.K. Richardson, Lauren Wilkins, India Howard

25. Date Night (IV) (2022)

15 min | Short, Horror

After a disappointing anniversary meal Henry takes Alice for a stroll in the woods, but when he comes home without her she's less than pleased.

Directors: Daniel Girling, Henry Luzi | Stars: Alice Arkley, Tom Arkley, Guy Axford, Henry Luzi

26. Thriller (1973–1976)
Episode: Once the Killing Starts (1974)

TV-14 | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Married college professor Michael Lane falls in love with one of his students and hatches an elaborate scheme to dispose of his wife, Elizabeth. His murder plot goes as planned. However, he... See full summary »

Director: John Scholz-Conway | Stars: Patrick O'Neal, Angharad Rees, Michael Kitchen, Gerald Sim

Votes: 216

27. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Sex, Lies and Larvae (2000)

TV-PG | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sara and Grissom investigate the death of a woman, Kaye Shelton, found wrapped in a blanket in the mountains. With no way to confirm the time of death, Grissom relies on the insects found ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 989

28. Cold Case (2003–2010)
Episode: Factory Girls (2004)

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

The detectives reopen a World War II era case of a female factory worker who died at work from what was believed to be an accidental fall.

Director: David Von Ancken | Stars: Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford

Votes: 509

29. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: Unnatural Disasters (1999)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

O'Reily and Keller plot to take care of Andrew. McManus is forced by prison brass to settle Howell's sexual-harassment suit. Hanlon's murder convictions get overturned and he's allowed back... See full summary »

Director: Chazz Palminteri | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney

Votes: 2,062

30. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: A Dead Ringer (1958)

60 min | Drama

A businessman fed up with his invalid wife's tyrannical behavior finds a solution during a business trip. A man that looks exactly like him might be able to provide the alibi he needs to eliminate his wife.

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Valerie Allen, Robert Carson, Marguerite Chapman, Richard Collier

Votes: 22

31. Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Episode: The Live Ones (2009)

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

The murder of a young woman introduces Grace to the world of free love and open relationships, Rhetta is surprised by the identity of the new explorer, and Earl tries to reach Leon who's sunk into hopelessness.

Director: Artie Mandelberg | Stars: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Bailey Chase

Votes: 99

32. Homicide for the Holidays (2016– )
Episode: The Last Thanksgiving (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime

A mother is brutally shot to death while driving her sons home from a Thanksgiving celebration. When the hunt for her killer leads to an unlikely suspect, investigators soon realize her murder is not as random as it once seemed.

Director: Chad Cunningham | Stars: Jessica Cori, Mark Greer, Liam Jones, Mary Miles Kokotek

33. Movie Macabre (1981–1993)
Episode: Legacy of Blood (1982)

TV-14 | Comedy, Horror

In order to qualify to inherit the family fortune, the four heirs, their in-laws, and the household servants must spend the night in the family estate. However, during the night someone starts killing them off.

Director: Larry Thomas | Stars: Cassandra Peterson, Richard Davalos, Faith Domergue, Brooke Mills

Votes: 34

34. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode: Nothing for Something (2011)

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

While the team stumbles upon a missing person case while investigating a murder, Mac has a brush with an ex-con who he and his first partner put away many years earlier.

Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Gary Sinise, Sela Ward, Carmine Giovinazzo, Anna Belknap

Votes: 254

35. The Truth About My Murder (2022– )
Episode: Helen Bailey (2022)

47 min | Documentary, Crime

Forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd investigates the murder of author Helen Bailey by her fiancé Ian Stewart, and the murder of his first wife, Diane Stewart.

Director: Andrew Tait | Star: Richard Shepherd

Votes: 6

36. Murder by the Sea (2018– )
Episode: Herbert Bennett: The Body in the Sands (2022)

47 min | Documentary, Crime

Herbert Bennett tired of his wife Mary Jane and strangled her with a bootlace in the sands off Yarmouth beach and was hanged for the crime at Norwich prison in 1901.

Director: David Howard | Stars: Nell Darby, Calista Davies

37. Cops Who Kill (2023– )
Episode: Steven Jones (2023)

60 min | Documentary, Crime

Will Mellor and a team of experts delve into the case of Steven Jones, who tried to use his police knowledge to get away with the murder of his wife Madallin.

Directors: Dan Bridger, Anna Evans, Matthew Lees | Star: Will Mellor

Votes: 5

38. Cops Who Kill (2023– )
Episode: Keith Farquharson (2023)

44 min | Documentary, Crime

Will Mellor and a panel of experts uncover the shocking case of ex-traffic officer Keith Farquharson, found guilty of murdering his wife Alice in 2019.

Directors: Lindsay Brown, Anna Evans, Matthew Lees | Star: Will Mellor

39. Cops Who Kill (2023– )
Episode: Karl Bluestone (2023)

60 min | Documentary, Crime

Will Mellor and a team of experts uncover the case of Karl Bluestone, who murdered his pregnant wife and two pre-school children with a claw hammer in 2001

Star: Will Mellor

40. Cops Who Kill (2023– )
Episode: Darren McKie (2023)

60 min | Documentary, Crime

Will Mellor and a panel of experts delve into the case of Darren McKie, an ex-police inspector who turned cold-blooded killer when he murdered his wife Leanne.

Star: Will Mellor

41. Blood & Money (2023– )
Episode: The Business of Divorce (2023)

44 min | Crime, Documentary

Reno, Nevada, June 12, 2006: The city of Reno, Nevada erupted into chaos after a public figure, Judge Chuck Weller was shot twice in his chest by an unknown sniper inside the Reno Municipal... See full summary »

Stars: Steven Zirnkilton, Ron Chalmers, Reut Fish, Rob Gill

Votes: 8

42. Donal MacIntyre's Killer Evidence (2023– )
Episode: The Wife Killer (2023)

47 min | Documentary, Crime

In 1998, detectives are certain that Joseph Romano is responsible for killing his wife. But with no trace of her body, they are struggling to build a case for the prosecution.

Directors: Jacqueline Paul, George Richardson | Star: Donal MacIntyre

43. Donal MacIntyre's Killer Evidence (2023– )
Episode: The Bloodless Hands (2023)

46 min | Documentary, Crime

Police get a frantic call from a man saying his wife has been killed. The caller is Dr Dirk Greineder, a respected Harvard physician, who has blood on his clothes and shoes.

Directors: Jacqueline Paul, George Richardson | Star: Donal MacIntyre

44. Secrets of a Murder Detective with Steve Keogh (2024– )
Episode: Forever Haunted (2024)

47 min

Former detective inspector Steve Keogh looks back at some of his most challenging cases, beginning with the investigation into the 2015 murders of actress Sian Blake, and her two sons, by her husband Arthur Simpson-Kent.

Directors: Jonny Leeder, Alex Levitschi, Andy Miles, Gary Rogers, Jaimi West