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

1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )

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

This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.

Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek

Votes: 125,088

2. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.

Director: Justine Triet | Stars: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz

Votes: 121,626

3. Serpico (1973)

R | 130 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire

Votes: 134,860 | Gross: $29.80M

4. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city's police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, Hector Elizondo

Votes: 35,832 | Gross: $2.49M

5. Beyond Evil (2021)

TV-MA | 70 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The story of two fearless men who are willing to go through extreme lengths in their pursuit of a returning serial killer. To uncover the murderer's identity, the two are forced to look deeper than what the evidence seems to suggest.

Stars: Shin Ha-kyun, Yeo Jin-goo, Choi Dae-hoon, Choi Sung-eun

Votes: 5,323

6. The Silence (2010)

Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.

Director: Baran bo Odar | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Claudia Michelsen, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Katrin Sass

Votes: 8,174 | Gross: $0.10M

7. Interior Chinatown

Crime, Drama | Post-production

The story of an Asian-American actor struggling against clichéd roles and stereotypes, both at work and in his personal life.

Stars: Jimmy O. Yang, Chloe Bennet, Ronny Chieng, Lisa Gilroy

8. Rogue City (2020)

TV-MA | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Caught in the cross hairs of police corruption and Marseille's warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.

Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Lannick Gautry, Stanislas Merhar, Kaaris, David Belle

Votes: 9,979

9. Eleventh Hour (2008–2009)

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

A government scientist and his tough, attractive FBI handler try to save people from deadly scientific experiments, poisoners, rare diseases, and environmental hazards.

Stars: Rufus Sewell, Marley Shelton, Omar Benson Miller, Sarah Ospina

Votes: 4,250

10. A Cop (1972)

PG | 98 min | Crime, Thriller

After a shaky first heist, a group of thieves plan an even more elaborate and risky second heist.

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Alain Delon, Richard Crenna, Catherine Deneuve, Riccardo Cucciolla

Votes: 10,752 | Gross: $0.05M

11. The Seven-Ups (1973)

PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

Director: Philip D'Antoni | Stars: Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold, Jerry Leon

Votes: 6,650 | Gross: $2.32M

12. Let the Corpses Tan (2017)

Unrated | 92 min | Thriller

A grizzled thug and his gang head to an island retreat with a haul of 250 kilograms of gold bullion to lay low; however, a bohemian writer, his muse, and a pair of gendarmes further complicate things, as allegiances are put to the test.

Directors: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani | Stars: Elina Löwensohn, Stéphane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin, Michelangelo Marchese

Votes: 3,454 | Gross: $0.09M

13. What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)

R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Horror

Police investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.

Director: Massimo Dallamano | Stars: Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adorf, Franco Fabrizi

Votes: 2,399

14. Pustina (2016)

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

In a remote village where everyone knows each other, a girl goes missing under suspicious circumstances.

Stars: Zuzana Stivínová, Jaroslav Dusek, Eliska Krenková, Jan Cina

Votes: 2,362

15. Sled (2007– )

40 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A new governmental body is created to solve X-file and high-crime cases. Federal Expert Service brings together specialists in various areas: software development, ballistics, forensic, and... See full summary »

Stars: Olga Koposova, Ruslan Sasin, Evgeniy Kulakov, Anna Dankova

Votes: 279

16. Man on a Swing (1974)

PG | 110 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only... See full summary »

Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey, Dorothy Tristan, Elizabeth Wilson

Votes: 768

17. You Disappear (2017)

TV-MA | 117 min | Drama

A teachers' world is turned upside down when her husband, a successful headmaster, is caught embezzling from their own school. Did he do this of his own free will - or has his personality been altered by the tumor lurking in his brain? As the teacher is assisting an attorney in providing a legal defense, recent neuroscience forces her to rethink who her husband really is.

Director: Peter Schønau Fog | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Michael Nyqvist, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Votes: 1,151

18. Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A populist right-wing tabloid newspaper tries to derail the official police investigation of a brutal murder of a young girl in order to help the fascist and right-wing candidates it supports in the upcoming elections.

Director: Marco Bellocchio | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò, Jacques Herlin

Votes: 1,513

19. Pozadí událostí (2022)

Comedy, Crime, Drama

A controversial erotic novel at the university stirs up a wave of resentment and enthusiasm. Who wrote it and who was inspired by it to murder a student?

Stars: Jirí Havelka, Katarzia, Martha Issová, Jitka Cvancarová

Votes: 44

20. Cell Phone Investigator 7 (2008– )

Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

The series revolves around a high school boy, his transforming cell-phone robot, and his six detective partners that fight against an internet-based criminal organization.

Stars: Masataka Kubota, Reiko Igarashi, Yûko Itô, Hiroshi Katsuno

Votes: 33

21. Optillus (2023)

27 min | Short, Crime, Drama

With her pioneering work on Optical Illusions, a police consultant probes into the unconscious of her subjects to help her solve cases.

Director: John Babu | Stars: Bryna Weiss, Jeffrey Carl, Jessica D'angelo, Debashish Dash

22. The Intextigator 3: The Line of the Four (2022)

20 min | Short, Crime, Mystery

The local Art Gallery's prized painting has just been stolen and detective Leah Strade is on the case. In a unique experiment, she is joined by the Toronto Police's newest recruit, Sherlock the AI.

Director: John Babu | Stars: Nicole Jacobs, Julija Lapeña, Kristian Mitsku, Mariam Natsheh

23. The Art of Living

Drama | Announced

The complex relationships between a wrongly convicted Chicano ex-gang member on death row and the people on the 'outside' who dedicate their lives to proving his innocence.

24. All in My Head

Crime | Announced

Police Detective, Trish Rodriquez, resigns after an on-the-job head injury leaves her with unpredictable headaches which are followed by uncanny premonitions that come true.

25. Likeable (2025)

Short, Drama

Thomas Peterson has been rightfully accused of the murder of his neglectful father. Through his lawyer's (Marty) underhanded tactics he is quickly freed. Overwhelmed by guilt, Thomas takes Marty down and ends up serving life.

Director: Francesca Ling | Stars: Adam Mayfield, Alex Savage

26. Customer Service Intelligence (2015 Video)

45 min | Comedy, Drama

It's the not too distant future when civility has gotten so bad that a special uber-tech unit of behavioral psychology detectives has been created to solve high profile workplace problems. ... See full summary »

Director: Leigh Gregory | Stars: Richard Varga, Brennan Taylor, Patricia Grant, Jay Godfrey

27. The Intextigator 2: A Study in Samples (2020)

10 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Olivia Scanie is unexpectedly hurled into a 'crime' that has not yet happened. Helping her through the case is the Toronto Police's newest recruit, Sherlock the AI.

Director: John Babu | Stars: Shanna Lea, Michael Marshall

28. Shadow of the Blue Starling (2019)

Short, Drama

A loose, modern day interpretation of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" in the form of a crime procedural.

Director: Asif Sahota | Stars: Katie McGovern, Matthew T. Reynolds

Votes: 7

29. To Serve or Protect (2020)

4 min | Short, Crime

Detective Emily Romero has one shot to convince a fugitive's mother to give up her only son, but soon learns there's more to the story.

Director: David Garegnani | Stars: Sera-Lys McArthur, Zainab Musa

30. Innocents (2017– )
Episode: The Perfect Patsy (2017)

Not Rated | 11 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Inspired by the gritty docudrama style of TV's "Law and Order," this gripping series details various atypical actual crimes and mashes them together, all while maintaining the plausibility and themes worth discussing.

Director: Lani Jewett | Stars: Ryan Brogdon, David Eaton, Eliana Fisher, Janet Fisher