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1. The Silencing (2020)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.
Director: Robin Pront | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Caleb Ellsworth-Clark, Josh Cruddas, Annabelle Wallis
Votes: 34,585 | Gross: $0.10M
2. Searching (III) (2018)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.
Director: Aneesh Chaganty | Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La
Votes: 180,471 | Gross: $26.02M
3. Klute (1971)
R | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, Roy Scheider
Votes: 29,744 | Gross: $17.44M
4. American Woman (2018)
R | 111 min | Drama, Mystery
A woman raises her young grandson after her daughter goes missing.
Director: Jake Scott | Stars: Sienna Miller, Sky Ferreira, Kentucker Audley, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 7,753 | Gross: $0.24M
5. Wolf Lake (2001–2002)
60 min | Horror
Set in the Pacific Northwest, this suspense thriller explores what happens when werewolves overtake a small Seattle suburb.
Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Tim Matheson, Paul Wesley, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Votes: 1,559
6. Dead Mountain (2020)
54 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In the Ural Mountains, nine students go on a ski hike, but never return. Local investigators must piece together what happened to them when their bodies are found a month later.
Stars: Andrey Dobrovolskiy, Andrey Arzyaev, Polina Chernyshova, Georgiy Bessonov
Votes: 3,224
7. Only the Animals (2019)
117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman disappeared. After a snowstorm, her car is discovered on a road to a small remote village. While the police don't know where to start, five people are linked to the disappearance. Each one with his or her own secret.
Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: Denis Ménochet, Laure Calamy, Damien Bonnard, Nadia Tereszkiewicz
Votes: 7,825
8. Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Keir Dullea, Carol Lynley, Laurence Olivier, Martita Hunt
Votes: 10,276
9. Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A woman takes advantage of her growing celebrity status when the police and the public think her dead husband is just missing.
Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Allison Janney, Mila Kunis, Regina Hall, Awkwafina
Votes: 7,183
10. Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Crime
Follow officers from a South Carolina sheriff's department as they urgently search for individuals who've disappeared under troubling circumstances.
Stars: Vicki Rains, Heidi Jackson, J.P. Smith, Nina Mauldin
Votes: 1,851
11. The Tracey Fragments (2007)
R | 77 min | Drama
15-year-old Tracey Berkowitz is naked under a shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny, who thinks he's a dog.
Director: Bruce McDonald | Stars: Elliot Page, Zie Souwand, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Ari Cohen
Votes: 7,683 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Toad Road (2012)
Unrated | 76 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A portrait of contemporary youth culture, where the lines between reality and fiction are blurred with often frightening results.
Director: Jason Banker | Stars: James Davidson, Sara Anne Jones, Whitleigh Higuera, Jamie Siebold
Votes: 1,449
13. Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019)
112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Desperate measures are taken by a man who tries to save his family from the dark side of the law, after they commit an unexpected crime.
Director: Sam Quah | Stars: Yang Xiao, Zhuo Tan, Joan Chen, Philip Keung
Votes: 1,892
14. Windows on the World (2019)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
After watching the news on 9/11 with his family, Fernando travels from Mexico to New York City to find his father, an undocumented worker at the World Trade Center's famous Windows on the World restaurant.
Director: Michael D. Olmos | Stars: Ryan Guzman, Edward James Olmos, Chelsea Gilligan, Glynn Turman
Votes: 255
15. Elvira (2022– )
40 min | Crime, Drama
It follows the transformation of Elvira Gregersen's from being an "overly protective introvert " to an energetic woman who solves crimes for people in society.
Stars: Anton Hjejle, Bodil Jørgensen, Anders Mossling, Morten Brovn
Votes: 276
16. TWINS IN CRIME (2023)
72 min | Mystery, Thriller
Ines's life is turned upside down after receiving her twin's naked photo. Exploited by a relentless blackmailer who plays the game hard.
Directors: Shae Mostinckx, Tantane | Stars: Louise Buysschaert, Freek Meeusen, Ivan Pecnik, Victor Peeters
Votes: 14
17. Discworld Noir (1999 Video Game)
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Third game based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. On a dark and stormy night in the city of Ankh-Morpork, the first and only private investigator on the Discworld, Lewton (you), is ... See full summary »
Director: Gregg Barnett | Stars: Rob Brydon, Robert Llewellyn, Nigel Planer, Kate Robbins
Votes: 275
18. Marilyn Martin: Night Moves (1986 Music Video)
5 min | Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Story-driven music video for Marilyn Martin's minor hit 'Night Moves.' Stylish scenes of Marilyn singing are combined with the story of a homicide detective investigating the disappearance of several young men.
Director: James Yukich | Star: Marilyn Martin
Votes: 6
19.
Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode:
Beyond the Golden Door
(1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cagney and Lacey uncover a deadly smuggling ring when searching for a missing child.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Tyne Daly, Meg Foster, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 68
20.
Haunted (2002)
Episode:
Pilot
(2002)
Crime, Drama, Horror
After almost getting killed by a pedophile serial killer, ex cop turned P.I. Frank Taylor, whose life fell apart when his son vanished, realizes that he can now see the dead, but the dead can also haunt him. One more boy needs to be found.
Director: Michael Rymer | Stars: Matthew Fox, Russell Hornsby, Lynn Collins, Michael Irby
Votes: 63
21.
Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode:
Taps, Play It Louder
(1972)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The trio searches for Julie's cousin, a Vietnam veteran who missed his stop when he took the bus home.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 39
22.
The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode:
Rogue Element
(2022)
TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Eugene looks for Stephanie after she mysteriously goes missing. Connie investigates a story on Trooper Davis. Carol helps Hornsby with a labor dispute at a drug farm.
Director: Michael Cudlitz | Stars: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Christian Serratos
Votes: 6,706
23.
Letzte Spur Berlin (2012– )
Episode:
Nähe
(2021)
Crime, Drama
Patrick evades his girlfriend Emily on an excuse. When she looks for him, she only finds his backpack on the street. The investigation uncovers a dark family secret.
Director: Peter Ladkani | Stars: Hans Werner Meyer, Jasmin Tabatabai, Josephin Busch, Aleksandar Radenkovic
Votes: 21
24.
Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode:
An Anvil Hits Bill
(2021)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy
An anvil hits Bill on the head, changing his persona to that of a classic television character.
Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein
Votes: 6
25.
Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi (2022)
Episode:
Part 2
(2022)
TV-14 | 58 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A promising lead in a Luxembourg convent goes nowhere. Ten years later, a startling connection between the Vatican and the Italian Mafia is uncovered.
Director: Mark Lewis | Stars: Pietro Orlandi, Andrea Purgatori, Natalina Orlandi, Maria Cristina Orlandi
Votes: 206
26.
Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2023)
TV-MA | 68 min | Documentary, Crime
Richland County, South Carolina, Sheriff's department missing person squad searching for a missing woman, whose son has a history of violence and socio-pathology, according to his ex-wife.
Director: Alexander Irvine-Cox | Stars: Lorraine Garcia, Vicki Rains, J.P. Smith, Nina Mauldin
Votes: 170
27.
Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Crime
When 10-year-old Amirah Watson disappears with her mother after a weekend visit, a family history of custody battles has police unsure of whom to trust.
Director: Alexander Irvine-Cox | Stars: Tony Garcia, Vicki Rains, Heidi Jackson, Nina Mauldin
Votes: 121
28.
Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2023)
TV-MA | 46 min | Documentary, Crime
When 17-year-old Sierra Stevens doesn't return home after going to the movies, police fear she might have fallen prey to sex trafficking - or worse.
Director: Alexander Irvine-Cox | Stars: David Taylor, Vicki Rains, Cathy Taylor, Rob Taylor
Votes: 112