Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "polygraph-test"

1. Red Sparrow (2018)

R | 140 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to 'Sparrow School,' a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.

Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling

Votes: 201,800 | Gross: $46.87M

2. Nightmare Alley (2021)

R | 150 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychologist bent on exposing him.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 165,593 | Gross: $11.34M

3. Meet the Parents (2000)

PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Romance

Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner

Votes: 355,557 | Gross: $166.24M

4. Fire in the Sky (1993)

PG-13 | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Fantasy

An Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975. His co-workers endure ridicule and contempt as they are wrongly accused of murder.

Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg

Votes: 28,484 | Gross: $20.10M

5. High Crimes (2002)

PG-13 | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A successful lawyer's husband is arrested for murdering nine villagers in El Salvador in 1988 as a US soldier under a different name. She decides to defend him in military court and find out the truth about what happened.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Adam Scott

Votes: 48,324 | Gross: $41.54M

6. Dead Man Walking (1995)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama

A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.

Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry

Votes: 101,866 | Gross: $39.39M

7. Hannibal Rising (2007)

R | 121 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

After the death of his parents during World War II, young Hannibal Lecter moves in with his beautiful aunt and begins plotting revenge on the barbarians responsible for his sister's death.

Director: Peter Webber | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Rhys Ifans, Gong Li, Aaran Thomas

Votes: 115,988 | Gross: $27.67M

8. American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)

TV-MA | 83 min | Documentary, Crime

In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.

Director: Jenny Popplewell | Stars: Nickole Atkinson, Jim Benemann, Luke Epple, Mark Jamieson

Votes: 32,851

9. Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)

R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

In 1961, a divorced Catholic couple's life is turned upside-down when one of their two adolescent daughters is suspected of her younger sister's brutal murder during her First Holy Communion and a series of subsequent stabbings.

Director: Alfred Sole | Stars: Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard, Niles McMaster

Votes: 12,977

10. Prince of the City (1981)

R | 167 min | Crime, Drama

A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett

Votes: 9,532 | Gross: $8.12M

11. The Serpent (1973)

PG | 113 min | Drama, Thriller

A Soviet diplomat hatches a complicated plan to enable him to defect to the West.

Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret

Votes: 1,209

12. Without a Trace (1983)

PG | 120 min | Drama, Mystery

Estranged New Yorker (Kate Nelligan) turns to the police after her son disappears.

Director: Stanley R. Jaffe | Stars: Kate Nelligan, Judd Hirsch, David Dukes, Stockard Channing

Votes: 2,352

13. The Dark Mirror (1946)

Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A man is found murdered, and witnesses are sure about the woman they saw leaving his apartment. However, it becomes apparent that the woman has a twin, and finding out which one is the killer seems impossible.

Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Lew Ayres, Thomas Mitchell, Richard Long

Votes: 5,694

14. Forbidden Sins (1999)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Shannon Tweed stars as the divorced defense attorney who gets caught in a passionate love affair with an accused murderer.

Director: Robert Angelo | Stars: Michael A. Licata, Kirstin Pierce, Corbin Timbrook, Myles O'Brien

Votes: 578

15. Case 63 (2022 Podcast Series)

Documentary, Sci-Fi, Thriller

New York psychiatrist Dr. Eliza Knight (Academy Award winner Julianne Moore) begins treating a patient registered as Case 63 (Emmy nominee Oscar Isaac) who claims to be from the year 2062.

Stars: Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Zoe Winters, Arian Moayed

Votes: 269

16. Famously Haunted: Amityville (2021 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 84 min | Documentary

This Tubi Original documentary delves deeply into one of the most famous and exploited hauntings in the United States, along with the tragic, real-life murderers of the DeFeo family.

Stars: Jay Anson, Beverly Banks, Geralyn Bazza, James Brolin

Votes: 106

17. Broken Condom (2004)

13 min | Short, Comedy

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Directors: Huck Botko, Andrew Gurland | Stars: Jim Fields, Andrew Gurland, Michelle Gurland, Stephanie Gurland

Votes: 10

18. Did the Mob Kill JFK? (2009 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, History

Did the Mafia order the killing of JFK? The compelling evidence includes a never before seen interview with an FBI informant who shared a prison cell with a Mafia kingpin.

Stars: Jack Van Laningham, Gerald Posner, Ronald Goldfarb, Lamar Waldron

Votes: 30

19. Captain Mephisto and the Transformation Machine (1966 TV Movie)

Approved | 100 min | Sci-Fi

Truncated feature version of the serial 'Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)', in which Captain Mephisto attempts to take over the world's supply of a valuable ore.

Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell | Stars: Richard Bailey, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan

Votes: 19

20. Madness! When Everyone Else Is Responsible for Awful Decisions Except You! (2018 Video)

113 min | Talk-Show

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Stars: Stefan Molyneux, Mike M. DeMarco

21. Zipper (2012)

12 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After totaling his car, a hotel worker is left with puzzling questions about the cause of the crash and his surprising lack of injuries.

Director: Fantina Carvajal | Stars: Israel Hall, Lindsy Campbell, Eric D. Young, Dominic Batista Jr.

Votes: 29

22. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Formalities (2004)

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

While in a dinner party to celebrate the retirement of Director of Robert Cavallo and the promotion of Conrad Ecklie, Grissom is summoned by Capt. Brass to investigation a homicide in the ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 775

23. Early Edition (1996–2000)
Episode: Fatal Edition: Part 1 (1999)

TV-PG | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gary is arrested and charged with murder after he is found standing right next to the slain body of a man who had earlier threatened to investigate his propensity to show up at crime scenes.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Shanesia Davis, Luis Antonio Ramos, Brian Reddy

Votes: 80

24. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: The Lie Detector (1976)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

On his first day at his new job, Lionel is expected to submit to a polygraph test and then quits because he feels the test is a violation of his privacy.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 102

25. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: From Here to Paternity (1992)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

Grace receives a lot of hostility from her female colleagues when she defends a college baseball player accused of date rape. Meanwhile, Alex DePalma becomes embroiled in a complex ... See full summary »

Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins

Votes: 32

26. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: The Gods Must Be Lawyers (1991)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

Victor asks Grace to have dinner with him and his family, but the evening ends in tragedy when his brother Charlie is put in a coma of as a result of a car accident, in which Victor pushes ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Moore | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 39

27. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: The Mouse That Soared (1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

Victor once again faces off against the crafty dwarf attorney, Hamilton Schuyler, who's the opposing counsel representing a nightclub owner where Victor's client brings a complaint to stop ... See full summary »

Director: Sandy Smolan | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 35

28. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Turnaround (1997)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Briscoe and Curtis serve an arrest warrant on a Hollywood director in the film-executive murder case. Opposing counsel--Jamie's ex husband--challenges the warrant. Jack and Jamie now must go to L.A. to defend it.

Director: Edwin Sherin | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 325

29. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode: Strange Visitor (From Another Planet) (1993)

TV-PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A paranoid rogue Federal agent's investigation of Superman leaves Clark wondering about his true origins.

Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Michael Landes

Votes: 451

30. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Amen... Send Money (1987)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The wife of a televangelist is arrested on drug charges by Tubbs who finds himself the target of preacher's vengeance. However, a rival televangelist makes his play.

Director: James Quinn | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 359

31. Newhart (1982–1990)
Episode: The Boy Who Cried Goat (1983)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy

Kirk must take a lie detector test to prove his claims that the Minuteman Café was robbed.

Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Steven Kampmann, Jennifer Holmes

Votes: 110

32. Roseanne (1988–2018)
Episode: Lies (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama

Roseanne frets when she must take a lie detector test at work.

Director: Andrew D. Weyman | Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman

Votes: 246

33. Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Episode: Special Relationship: Part 1 (2002)

TV-14 | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After the police cannot get a conviction, the cold case team takes on the murder of a feminist who worked for the Home Office.

Director: David Thacker | Stars: Trevor Eve, Sue Johnston, Holly Aird, Claire Goose

Votes: 159

34. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Squeeze (1993)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mulder and Scully search for a humanoid killer whose savage murder spree reoccurs every 30 years.

Director: Harry Longstreet | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Doug Hutchison, Donal Logue

Votes: 8,465

35. Everglades! (1961–1962)
Episode: The Experts (1961)

30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A number of Glades County businesses have been victimized by a safecracker and Captain Benson is on the hot seat. The safe company sends a pair of private detectives to assist the local ... See full summary »

Director: John Florea | Stars: Ron Hayes, Norman Alden, Warren J. Kemmerling, Norman Dupont

36. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 15 August 2019: Evening Bulletin (2019)

30 min | News

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Stars: Tony Morris, Lucy Meacock, Chelsea F.C., Liverpool F.C.

37. Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode: Chapter Sixty-Three: Hereditary (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Tension mounts as Archie tries to dethrone Dodger; Betty and Jughead examine their family histories; Cheryl grows suspicious of her new houseguest; Veronica deals with a major shake-up at home.

Director: Gabriel Correa | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse

Votes: 949

38. Murder by the Book (2006– )
Episode: Lisa Gardner (2007)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

Best-selling author Lisa Gardner presents the case of 25-year-old South Berwick, ME resident Amy St. Laurent. After St. Laurent disappears, what follows is a vast, multi-jurisdictional ... See full summary »

Directors: Scooter Yancey, Gabe Torres | Stars: Ron McLarty, Teresa Berkin, John Boatman, Michael Boseman

Votes: 7

39. Mind of a Monster (2019–2021)
Episode: The Green River Killer (2020)

TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime

Documentary about Gary Leon Ridgway, an American serial killer who was active during the 1980s and 1990s. He was known as the "Green River Killer."

Director: Nick Poyntz | Stars: Gary Ridgway, Patsy Coffield, Galen Hirschi, Fae Brooks

Votes: 96

40. Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003–2010)
Episode: Lie Detectors (2009)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Documentary

Why the polygraph sometimes gives false positives? More importantly - how do you learn to cheat the machine?

Directors: Star Price, Tim Rogan, Chip Selby, David Wechter | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Gabrielle Dennis, Billy Joe Brewer III

Votes: 111

41. NCIS: Hawai'i (2021–2024)
Episode: Gaijin (2021)

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

A Japanese sailor is killed and evidence links the case to the murder of the victim's girlfriend back in Japan, NCIS must find the murderer before the wrong person is accused and the case triggers a diplomatic crisis.

Director: Tim Andrew | Stars: Vanessa Lachey, Alex Tarrant, Noah Mills, Yasmine Al-Bustami

Votes: 501

42. Dr. Brain (2021– )
Episode: Chapter 3 (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Sewon's investigation makes him a target, and he discovers a disturbing truth about the private investigator that rocks both their worlds.

Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Park Hee-soon, Lee Sun-kyun

Votes: 175

43. The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode: Hi (2010)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Alicia defends a husband accused of murdering the babysitter, she and her family prepare for the outcome of Peter's appeal and his possible homecoming.

Director: John Gallagher | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips

Votes: 769

44. Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode: And the Winner Is... (2010)

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

Larry turns up again after having wandered the desert for quite some time, while the FBI works to solve jewelry heist at an awards show, while dealing with celebrities...and their egos.

Director: Ralph Hemecker | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard

Votes: 241

45. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Moonlighting (2010)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The body of a Navy petty officer, shot and drowned, washes up on a beach; while Gibbs and company investigate, another body, wrapped in chain, turns up. The FBI becomes involved, the gang find clues, and Fornell and Gibbs find a leak.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette

Votes: 680

46. Covert Affairs (2010–2014)
Episode: Pilot (2010)

TV-PG | 77 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

New CIA recruit Annie Walker is brought in to retrieve secrets from a Russian spy seeking asylum, but he is assassinated by a sniper before the exchange can be finished.

Director: Tim Matheson | Stars: Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett, Eric Lively

Votes: 606

47. White Collar (2009–2014)
Episode: In the Red (2010)

TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The arrest of a jewel thief puts Peter and Neal, who poses as fence-collector, on the trail of the laundering agent, adoption lawyer Donovan, who extorts adoptive parents with fake claims ... See full summary »

Director: David Straiton | Stars: Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason

Votes: 831

48. Crime Stories (1998– )
Episode: The Happy Face Killer (2009)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, Crime

A common-law couple were found guilty of the 1990 rape and murder near Portland of Taunja Bennett. But a letter signed with a happy face sent to a Portland newspaper claimed responsibility ... See full summary »

Directors: Steve Allen, Chris Triffo | Stars: Bill Courage, Rick Buckner, Don Findlay, Keith Hunter Jesperson

Votes: 8

49. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: JJ (2010)

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

While trying to get two suspects to reveal what they've done with a missing woman, the BAU brace themselves for the loss of one of their own.

Director: Charles S. Carroll | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler

Votes: 2,294

50. The Listener (2009–2014)
Episode: In His Sights (2011)

TV-14 | 37 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

As a new confidential informant for the IIB, Toby investigates an assassination threat against a Conservative leadership front-runner who may have been involved in the mysterious disappearance of an army private in Afghanistan.

Director: Charles Binamé | Stars: Craig Olejnik, Lauren Lee Smith, Ennis Esmer, Arnold Pinnock

Votes: 85