Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)

Crime
1978
Movie

The Big Sleep

5.9
1978

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.

7.1

Comedy
2026
Movie

How to Make a Killing

7.1
2026

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

6.1

Crime
1969
Movie

Marlowe

6.1
1969

Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars, and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.

6.2

Crime
2010
Movie

Down Terrace

6.2
2010

After serving jail time for a mysterious crime, Bill and Karl get out of jail and become preoccupied with figuring out who turned them in to the police. On top of that, the "family business" is on the rocks, and the motley crew of criminals who operate out of Down Terrace aren't feeling terribly trusting of one another. It might look like an ordinary house, but at Down Terrace, the walls are closing in..

Mystery
1944
Movie

The Mask of Dimitrios

7
1944

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.

Genre : Mystery

Crime
1996
Movie

Before and After

5.9
1996

Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.

Comedy
2010
Movie

Death at a Funeral

5.9
2010

Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New York, broke but arrogant. To top it all off, a mysterious stranger wants a word with Aaron.

6.6

Comedy
2019
Movie

Being Frank

6.6
2019

A seventeen-year-old boy blackmails his father after discovering his secret second family

6.4

Drama
2018
Movie

The Clovehitch Killer

6.4
2018

A picture-perfect family is torn apart after Tyler finds a cache of disturbing images in his father's possession. He begins to suspect that the man he trusts most in the world may be responsible for the murder of 13 women ten years prior.

Genre : Drama

6.1

Action
2001
Movie

High Heels and Low Lifes

6.1
2001

Two friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.

Genre : Action

Crime
1986
Movie

52 Pick-Up

6
1986

Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.

6.7

Thriller
1945
Movie

Conflict

6.7
1945

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

Genre : Thriller

6.3

Crime
2014
Movie

A Walk Among the Tombstones

6.3
2014

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Thriller
2017
Movie

Suburbicon

5.9
2017

In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.

Genre : Thriller

7.2

Comedy
1985
Movie

Clue

7.2
1985

Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.

6.3

Comedy
1998
Movie

Zero Effect

6.3
1998

Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what to do with himself when he's not working; he has no social skills, writes bad music and drives Steve crazy.

6.6

Mystery
2014
Movie

Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters

6.6
2014

When her friend Martin turns up murdered just hours after auctioning off an abandoned storage unit full of unique items to Jennifer, she is immediately pulled on the case as a key eyewitness. Working with Detective Lynwood, Jennifer helps single out a disgruntled customer as the prime suspect, while she and her business partner, Danielle, sift through boxes from the auction.

Genre : Mystery

6.1

Drama
2015
Movie

Careful What You Wish For

6.1
2015

A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.

Genre : Drama