Category Archives: Crime

Office Space

IMDB Rating: 7.80
52664 votes

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Peter Gibbons just can't seem to catch a break. His girlfriend is cheating on him, he has an obnoxious neighbor, and he's completely miserable with his job as a small cog in a company called Initech. Then he visits a hypnotherapist, who dies just after putting Peter into a state of complete bliss. Free of worrying about making a living, he no longer feels the need to keep his job, just as the company is going through a massive downsizing. However, his new attitude only makes him more valuable in the company's eyes, and his friends Michael and Samir are fired instead. Together, they scheme to plant a virus inside Initech's computer system that will pull money into their own account.
Actors
Peter GibbonsRon Livingston
JoannaJennifer Aniston
Michael BoltonDavid Herman
Also posted in 1999, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

The Exterminator

IMDB Rating: 4.90
865 votes

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When John Eastland's best friend, Michael Jefferson, is mugged and left permanently crippled, he decides to do something about it. Jefferson had saved Eastland's life in Vietnam and now it's time for Eastland to get revenge for his friend. Using his old Army gear he sets out on a crusade to clean up the streets of New York using the name "The Exterminator."
Actors
Dr. Megan StewartSamantha Eggar
Detective James DaltonChristopher George
John EastlandRobert Ginty
Also posted in 1980, Action, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

IMDB Rating: 5.50
929 votes

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Nick Randall is a bounty hunter who's built up quite a resume. One notable resume highlight, though, happened before his current career began—as a CIA agent. Malak Al Rahim, an evil international terrorist, shows up on the scene and suddenly there is a new member of America's Most Wanted list. A deadly game of cat and mouse fine Nick as both the mouse and the cat— but has Nick finally met his match?
Actors
Nick RandallRutger Hauer
Malak Al RahimGene Simmons
Philmore WalkerRobert Guillaume
Also posted in 1987, Action, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Pearl of Death

IMDB Rating: 7.50
1024 votes

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When a pearl with a sinister reputation for causing misfortune to its owners is stolen from a museum by a master criminal because of Sherlock Holmes' show-boating, he is naturally obliged to find it. Soon, he learns of a series of brutal murders that seemed to have been commited by a malevolent man mountain known only as the Creeper. Now, Holmes must deal with the seemingly overwhelming menace of this man and his boss in order to retrieve the pearl.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Insp. LestradeDennis Hoey
Also posted in 1944, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery | Comments (0)

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

IMDB Rating: 8.10
1539 votes

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Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
Actors
AndyPhilip Seymour Hoffman
HankEthan Hawke
CharlesAlbert Finney
Also posted in 2007, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Woman in Green

IMDB Rating: 6.80
1484 votes

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Holmes and Watson investigate a series of bizarre and apparently unconnected murders, and the death of a possible suspect. The trail leads to a society of hypnotists and a mysterious, glamoruos woman. The fiendish Dr Moriarty, though reported hanged in Montevideo, is belived to be involved.
Actors
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Lydia MarloweHillary Brooke
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Also posted in 1945, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery | Comments (0)

The Spider Woman

IMDB Rating: 7.50
1102 votes

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Alarmed by a series of baffling suicides of prominent gamblers popularly dubbed "The Pajama Murders" by the newspapers, Holmes fakes his own death and assumes the identity of Rajni Singh, a retired Indian military man with a paralyzed arm. After losing a large sum in a casino and writing a bad check to cover his losses, he appears to try to take his own life. He is prevented by the mysterious and sophisticated Andrea Spedding with an offer of a loan with his life insurance policy as collateral. Shortly thereafter, there is an attempt on his life with a rare but deadly spider with the only other clue a child's footprint. A resurfaced Holmes consults arachniolgists in an effort to solve the mystery.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Adrea SpeddingGale Sondergaard
Also posted in 1944, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Terror by Night

IMDB Rating: 7.00
1358 votes

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Holmes is hired by Roland Carstairs to prevent the theft of the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond owned by Carstairs' mother, Lady Margaret. Believing the diamond will be stolen on a train trip from London to Edinburgh, Holmes deftly switches diamonds with Lady Margaret while in her compartment. Soon after, Roland is murdered and the fake diamond is stolen. Red herrings abound as Holmes, aided by Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade, discover the murderer's hiding place and deduce that long-time foe Moriarty's henchman Colonel Sebastian Moran is somehow involved in the crime.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Major Duncan-BleekAlan Mowbray
Also posted in 1946, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Pursuit to Algiers

IMDB Rating: 7.30
926 votes

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Holmes and Watson are recruited in a serpentine fashion to escort the heir to a European throne back to his native country following his father's assassination. Because the prince has been educated in Great Britain, Holmes persuades him to masquerade as Watson's nephew Nicolas on a ocean liner bound for Algiers. Unfortunately the ship is filled with red herrings as well as real assassins, and Holmes is challenged to outwit them all and deliver his charge to his destination. Among the suspects are a knife-throwing circus performer, two shadowy archaeologists, a hulking deaf mute, an enigmatic ship's steward, a chanteuse with a mysterious song case, and a gun-toting British dowager.
Actors
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Sheila WoodburyMarjorie Riordan
Also posted in 1945, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery | Comments (0)

The Scarlet Claw

IMDB Rating: 7.90
1195 votes

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A village in Canada has an old legend about a phantom that years ago killed three villagers. Many residents are afraid that the monster has come back, because some of them have seen strange luminous shapes, and then some sheep were found with their throats slashed. Their worst fears seem to be confirmed when Lady Penrose is found killed in the same way. Meanwhile, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are in Quebec, attending a meeting of the Royal Canadian Occult Society, where they are involved in a sharp debate with Lord Penrose about his village's legend. Not long after Lord Penrose receives word of his wife's death, Holmes receives a letter that the dead woman had written before she died, begging for his help and protection. When Holmes goes to the village to investigate, he finds himself hunting a determined murderer who is also a master of disguise.
Actors
Dr. John H. WatsonNigel Bruce
Sherlock HolmesBasil Rathbone
Alistair RamsonGerald Hamer
Also posted in 1944, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)