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1. Jack Ryan (2018–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into dangerous field assignments.
Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Abbie Cornish
Votes: 176,364
2. Beck (1997– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Commissioner Martin Beck and his eccentric partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm, Sweden.
Stars: Peter Haber, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse, Måns Nathanaelson
Votes: 6,399
3. Wallander (2005–2013)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Swedish cop in a small town by the Baltic coast.
Stars: Krister Henriksson, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Mats Bergman, Douglas Johansson
Votes: 6,208 | Gross: $0.01M
4. Young Wallander (2020–2022)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follow recently graduated police officer Kurt Wallander as he investigates his first case.
Stars: Adam Pålsson, Leanne Best, Ellise Chappell, Sara Seyed
Votes: 13,430
5. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: François Damiens, Jean Dujardin, Khalid Maadour, Youssef Hamid
Votes: 23,202 | Gross: $0.30M
6. Backstrom (2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Portland Police Bureau's Elite Special Crimes Unit is led by Det. Lt. Everett Backstrom, an alcoholic smoker whose health is failing, but he takes on cases in special circumstances.
Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy
Votes: 9,889
7. Agent Hamilton (2020–2022)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In the wake of a series of bombings and cyberattacks in Stockholm, agent Carl Hamilton soon finds himself on a life-threatening mission against an invisible enemy with traces leading to Russian, Swedish and US intelligence forces.
Stars: Jakob Oftebro, Annika Hallin, Nina Zanjani, Jörgen Thorsson
Votes: 3,099
8. OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler, Alex Lutz
Votes: 16,577 | Gross: $0.09M
9. Agatha Christie's Hjerson (2021– )
44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
We get to follow the former criminal investigator Sven Hjerson who has been involved in solving some of Sweden's most difficult cases of all time.
Stars: Johan Rheborg, Hanna Alström, Maria Lundqvist, David Fukamachi Regnfors
Votes: 1,136
10. Miss Sherlock (2018)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic literary characters, the series follows Dr. Wato-san Tachibana and Sara Shelly "Sherlock" Futaba, an eccentric police consultant who uses deduction to solve strange cases in modern-day Japan.
Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Shihori Kanjiya, Ken'ichi Takitô, Tomoya Nakamura
Votes: 1,265
11. Fjällbackamorden: I betraktarens öga (2012 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Thriller
Anna visits her writer sister Erica and her cop husband Patrik in Fjällbacka. Anna dates a TV host filming in town. A woman's found unconscious, OD'd on insulin. Then a man's murdered. Patrik and Erica investigate.
Director: Jörgen Bergmark | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Ellen Stenman Göransson, Pamela Cortes Bruna
Votes: 922
12. Hassel (2017)
43 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hassel is a street-smart detective. When his father figure is brutally murdered, he leads a below-the-radar investigation to avenge his death which cause consequences for his family.
Stars: Ola Rapace, Aliette Opheim, Wilma Lidén, Shanti Roney
Votes: 725
13. Fjällbackamorden: Havet ger, havet tar (2013 TV Movie)
89 min | Crime
Fjällbacka's photographer is found murdered in his studio by writer Erica, who starts investigating even before her cop husband. Only negatives are missing.
Director: Marcus Olsson | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Eva Fritjofson, Pamela Cortes Bruna
Votes: 963
14. Fjällbackamorden: Vänner för livet (2013 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime
Erica mentions in a TV interview, that her next book's about her friend, Peter, who vanished when they were 13. Shortly after, Peter's brother gets murdered. Erica and her cop husband investigate separately.
Director: Richard Holm | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Eva Fritjofson, Pamela Cortes Bruna
Votes: 815
15. Fjällbackamorden: Ljusets drottning (2013 TV Movie)
89 min | Crime
Events have parallels in 1931-2. The Lucia bride goes missing. The herring factory majority owner is found dead there. Writer Erica and her cop husband investigate while also preparing for Christmas.
Director: Rickard Petrelius | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Eva Fritjofson, Pamela Cortes Bruna
Votes: 787
16. Your Name Here (I) (2008)
106 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
The lines between reality and perception blur in this comic journey into the life and mind (literally!) of one of sci-fi's most brilliant authors. Paranoid conspiracies of the highest order... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Wilder | Stars: Bill Pullman, Taryn Manning, Harold Perrineau, Traci Lords
Votes: 193
17. Fjällbackamorden: Strandridaren (2013 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Thriller
On the way to a romantic weekend, writer Erica and her cop husband stop in Kungshamn to investigate the possible murder of two French scuba divers, declared an accident by the coastguard. It may be related to an 1820 shipwreck.
Director: Rickard Petrelius | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Eva Fritjofson, Pamela Cortes Bruna
Votes: 752
18. Roland Hassel (2012)
74 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Retired police inspector is trying to solve the 1986 murder of prime minister Olof Palme.
Director: Måns Månsson | Stars: Lars-Erik Berenett, Roland Eriksson, Arne Malmgren, Paul Fried
Votes: 281
19. Hjärter knekt (1950)
84 min | Drama
Lieutenant Canitz only interests in life are women and horses. Soon, he has wasted his inheritance, and when he learns that his brother leave home to meet with an old flame, he tries to seduce his wife.
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Hasse Ekman, Margareta Fahlén, Hans Strååt, Eva Dahlbeck
Votes: 75
20. Eila, Rampe and the Baby Girl (2014)
93 min | Comedy
Director: Taru Mäkelä | Stars: Heidi Herala, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Emmi Parviainen, Riku Nieminen
Votes: 167
21. El afilador (2012)
11 min | Short, Drama
Director: Fabrizio Aguilar | Stars: Gabriela Velásquez, Eduardo Cesti
Votes: 6
22.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Market for Murder
(2002)
TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An investigation of a car fire and a bludgeon murder lead Barnaby and Troy to investigate the members of a local reading club which has an agenda that goes beyond books.
Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Jesse Birdsall
Votes: 1,014
23.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
A Fair Trial
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Capt. Monastario dispatches Sgt. Garcia to delay the arrival of Judge Vasca to Los Angeles, until the Capt. can insure a guilty verdict in the trial of Nacho Torres. Zorro must thwart Monastario's scheme.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Britt Lomond, Henry Calvin, Sebastian Cabot
Votes: 102
24.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Adios, Señor Magistrado
(1958)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Magistrado Galindo calls together a meeting of all the important landowners in the pueblo, and with his band of rogues he plans on framing the Commandante as an accomplice of Zorro, but the real Zorro shows up.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Vinton Hayworth
Votes: 84
25.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Agent of the Eagle
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
The new Commandante arrives at the pueblo, but he is really an impostor and a fellow member of the Eagle Feather Brotherhood with the Magistrado.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Vinton Hayworth
Votes: 84
26.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Ambush
(1958)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Joaquin tries to avenge the attempted ambush by killing Rico and the Governor, but he and Theresa are both caught, and Rico makes Joaquin an offer---to spare Theresa's life if Joaquin will kill the Governor.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Don Diamond
Votes: 76
27.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Amnesty for Zorro
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Hoping it will work to his advantage in getting Anna Maria to choose him, Ricardo persuades the Governor to offer amnesty to Zorro if the masked man will reveal his identity. Diego decides ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, John Litel
Votes: 87
28.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
An Affair of Honor
(1959)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Western
A professional swordsman, hoping to extract a large payment from the de la Vega household in exchange, provokes Don Diego into hitting him, and then challenges him to a duel. Diego is thus ... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Tony Russel
Votes: 78
29.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
An Eye for an Eye
(1958)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Acting governor Luis Rico and his men grow more and more desperate to capture the fugitive Joaquin Castenada as the population of Monterey grows more and more tired of the ever increasing new regulations.
Directors: Charles Barton, William Witney | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Don Diamond
Votes: 75
30.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Bernardo Faces Death
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
A European count arrives at the hacienda looking for the Eagle, not knowing that he has left to take new headquarters in the town. Investigating to find out what the count's business with ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Don Diamond
Votes: 77
31.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Death Stacks the Deck
(1958)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Don Ramon inherits the family ranch, but loses it in a card game to Carlos Urista. Magistrado Galindo plans on taking control of the hacienda and controlling the water supply to all the other ranches. Zorro steps in to prevent injustice.
Director: John Meredyth Lucas | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Vinton Hayworth
Votes: 90
32.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Double Trouble for Zorro
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
After witnessing a stranger's fencing skills, Capt. Monastario plans to discredit Zorro by disguising the stranger as Zorro, and have him rob the rich landowners during a social gathering--but the real Zorro arrives on the scene.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Britt Lomond, Henry Calvin, Romney Brent
Votes: 99
33.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Exposing the Tyrant
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
In another attempt to obtain wealth for himself, Basilio uses Garcia's dreams and an obsolete law in order to convict Moneta's father of treason--for owning property bought from countries other than Spain.
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Gloria Talbott
Votes: 69
34.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Finders Keepers
(1959)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Bernardo finds a young woman, unconscious, after she has been robbed and her carriage overturned. When she comes to, she thinks Bernardo is the one who attacked and robbed her. What's worse... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Fintan Meyler
Votes: 62
35.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Garcia Stands Accused
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Sgt. Garcia is framed for the theft of the soldiers' payroll by a false witness, who is a member of the eagle feather secret society. Zorro must prove Garcia innocent before he can be executed.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Vinton Hayworth
Votes: 89
36.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Garcia's Secret Mission
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Capt. Monastario and Sgt. Garcia hatch a plan to capture Zorro. Sgt. Garcia pretends to be dishonorably discharged from the military, letting it be known he wants revenge, in hopes of drawing near to Zorro.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Britt Lomond, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon
Votes: 103
37.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Horse of Another Color
(1958)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Senor Verdugo, whom Diego now realizes is trustworthy, agrees to deliver the investment money to San Francisco, along with Garcia and a newly arrived lieutenant sent to accompany them. ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Eduard Franz
Votes: 82
38.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Invitation to Death
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
After the Governor is injured in an apparent attack while traveling in Los Angeles, he appoints his aide, Captain Felipe Arellano, as acting Governor while he recuperates. But Arellano ... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Joan Evans
Votes: 66
39.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Long Live the Governor
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Arellano and the Rebatos plan once again to kill the Governor. Diego and Alejandro are aware of their plans but Diego decides not to act until they can get all of the Rebatos together so that they know who they are.
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Joan Evans
Votes: 66
40.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Manhunt
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Joe Crane again hides out at Carlotta's house, not intending to go on his way until he has retrieved his furs from the jail in town. What he doesn't know is that Garcia has sold the furs to... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Jean Willes
Votes: 73
41.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Masquerade for Murder
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Knowing that another attempt will be made against the Governor's life, Diego proposes that a party be thrown in his honor, hoping to force the conspirators' hand and expose them. But ... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Joan Evans
Votes: 67
42.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Monastario Sets a Trap
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Capt. Monastario wrongfully imprisons Nacho Torres' wife and daughter, in hopes of luring Zorro to their rescue. Hiding Sgt. Garcia's soldiers throughout the plaza, he plans on capturing Zorro.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Britt Lomond, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon
Votes: 112
43.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Please Believe Me
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
To show she is telling the truth about her claim that her father wrote her from Los Angeles, Anita looks for the letters he wrote, but cannot find them in her bags and claims they were ... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Carlos Rivas
Votes: 80
44.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
The Practical Joker
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
In Monterey, Diego and his friend Ricardo del Amo both serenade Anna Maria Verdugo. However, Ricardo is an incurable practical joker, and the practical joke he then plays on Diego has "boy who cried wolf" repercussions.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Jolene Brand
Votes: 82
45.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Presenting Señor Zorro
(1957)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Western
When Don Diego returns to his home in California and discovers the corrupt Commandante, he dons the mask of Zorro to right the wrongs.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Britt Lomond, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon
Votes: 192
46.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Quintana Makes a Choice
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Sgt. Garcia discovers that someone has stolen the pueblo's gunpowder, and replaced it with charcoal. Raquel, Enrique and Salvador plan to kill Sgt. Garcia, but Zorro tries to prevent it from happening.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Michael Pate
Votes: 77
47.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Rendezvous at Sundown
(1958)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Against Diego's advice, Romero persuades Anna Maria to agree to the kidnappers insistence that she meet them for proof her father is alive. When they arrive, however, the kidnappers take ... See full summary »
Director: William Witney | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Eduard Franz
Votes: 78
48.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Secret of the Sierra
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
A gypsy woman comes to the pueblo with a couple of golden nuggets, and a prospector sees them and kidnaps her. Forcing her to take him to where she found them, he discovers an Indian gold mine. Zorro must save her.
Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Vinton Hayworth
Votes: 85
49.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Señor China Boy
(1959)
TV-G | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Garcia and Reyes find a Chinese youth hiding in a merchant's warehouse. The youth can only speak Chinese and thus cannot communicate with anyone in town, though Bernardo, through sign ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, James Hong
Votes: 68
50.
Zorro (1957–1959)
Episode:
Shadow of Doubt
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Western
With the arrival of a new Commandante, Don Diego thinks his work as Zorro is done, until the Commandante is killed.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Vinton Hayworth
Votes: 96