Master crimes

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows master crimes

poster Sherlock: Case of Evil
Sherlock: Case of Evil
(2.9/5)
100mn - Action, Adventure, Crime
A young Sherlock Holmes believes he's killed his arch-nemesis Moriarty, only to discover the criminal mastermind is still alive. With his new ally Dr. Watson, Holmes must race to stop Moriarty from corner…
poster The Mechanical Man
The Mechanical Man
(3.0/5)
80mn - Comedy, Sci-Fi
The story begins with a scientist creating a device shaped like a man that can be remote-controlled by a machine. The mechanical man possess super-human speed and strength. The scientist is killed however…
poster Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
(2.9/5)
103mn - Drama, Mystery
Sherlock Holmes is a master at solving the most impenetrable mysteries, but he has his work cut out for him on his latest case. As the famed detective investigates an alleged theft, he’s brought face to f…
poster Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
(3/5)
72mn - Crime, Mystery
A convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes. When the innocent purchasers of the boxes start to be murdered, Holmes and W…
poster Barrabas
Barrabas
489mn - Crime
Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the leader of a brutal underground gang causing chaos and destruction in the lives of civilized people. A lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring S…
poster Robert Macaire and Bertrand
Robert Macaire and Bertrand
11mn - Comedy, Crime
Robert Macaire (Chevalier Macaire) was a noted criminal and assassin who appears in French plays. His name is renowned in French culture as that of the archetypal villain.
poster The Musgrave Ritual
The Musgrave Ritual
(2.6/5)
18mn - Mystery, Crime
Reginald Musgrave’s maître d’hôtel has disappeared! Called to the rescue, Sherlock Holmes goes immediately to his friend, to inspect the premises. He finds a stolen jewel in the new maître d’hôtel’s jacke…
poster Judex
Judex
(3.6/5)
300mn - Adventure, Drama, Mystery
When an unscrupulous banker ruins his family, a young man swears to bring him to justice, so he adopts a new identity, the mysterious Judex, and ominously disguised and sunk into the muddy path of vengean…
poster Kill or Be Killed
Kill or Be Killed
90mn - Action, Adventure, Drama
Two former ranking figures of the Axis powers (the evil General Von Rudloff and Japanese master Miyagi) schedule a deadly martial arts tournament in Von Rudloff's desert castle. They race to assemble the…
poster A Desperate Crime
A Desperate Crime
7mn - Thriller, Drama, Crime
A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.
poster Deadly Family Secrets
Deadly Family Secrets
95mn - Thriller
A New York executive, Martha, witnesses a murder and discovers that the killer is her new brother-in-law. When her sister is nearly killed and her sister's children kidnapped to silence her, she must unra…
poster Executor
Executor
90mn - Action
A ruthless assassin trained by a corrupt priest to kill in the name of God finds his deadly faith shattered when he saves a young boy from one of his own missions, sparking a dangerous war with his former…
poster The Kleptomaniac
The Kleptomaniac
10mn - Crime
A well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught by store employees. Meanwhile, a poor woman with two sma…
poster The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green
(3/5)
57mn - Mystery, Crime, Drama
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of gruesome murders where young women are found with severed fingers, uncovering a sinister plot involving hypnotism and blackmail orchestrated by his nemesis Profess…
poster Hydra
Hydra
94mn - Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Most Dangerous Game formula gets a monstrous twist as the mythical Hydra turns the tables on a group of wealthy human-hunters. Kidnapped along with three ex-convicts, former Marine Tim Nolan is transp…
poster Money Mad
Money Mad
9mn - Crime, Drama
The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar. While the miser is at the bank, exchanging stolen notes for gold coin, a couple…
poster The Long Day of the Massacre
The Long Day of the Massacre
103mn - Western
When a suspended sheriff is framed for murders committed by the ruthless Mexican bandit "La Muerte," he turns the tables by stealing the gang's bank robbery loot and going underground. Now a wanted man wi…
poster Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(3.3/5)
68mn - Action, Adventure, Crime
When Sherlock Holmes rescues a Swiss scientist with a revolutionary bomb-sight from Nazi hands, he must outwit his nemesis Professor Moriarty in a deadly game of espionage and coded messages to prevent th…
poster The Mystic Swing
The Mystic Swing
1mn - Fantasy
The professor shows his power to Mephisto by mysteriously placing a young lady in a swing. Mephisto then shows his power by making the young lady disappear from the swing, to the surprise of the professor…
poster The Dark Mist
The Dark Mist
101mn - Action, Adventure, Fantasy
With the future of the world hanging in the balance, one fearless hero's quest to solve "The Riddle of the Chosen". As the Lord Protector makes his way through a land of magic and mystery, his allies grow…
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