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

1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,551,115 | Gross: $130.74M

2. The Last House on the Left (2009)

R | 110 min | Horror, Thriller

After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.

Director: Dennis Iliadis | Stars: Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Bowen

Votes: 100,556 | Gross: $32.75M

3. The Last House on the Left (1972)

R | 84 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Two teenage girls heading to a rock concert for one's birthday try to score marijuana in the city, where they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychopathic convicts.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln

Votes: 40,343 | Gross: $3.10M

4. Dead Reckoning (1946)

Passed | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A soldier runs away rather than receive the Medal of Honor, so his buddy gets permission to investigate, and love and death soon follow.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky, Charles Cane

Votes: 8,765

5. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

The next great killer and psychopath has given a documentary film crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the quiet town of Glen Echo.

Director: Scott Glosserman | Stars: Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Zelda Rubinstein, Robert Englund

Votes: 25,479 | Gross: $0.07M

6. Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi

Aliens land in the town of "Speelburgh" searching for the source of rock & roll. They find trouble with Dee Dee, Frankie and the pack.

Director: James Fargo | Stars: Pia Zadora, Craig Sheffer, Tom Nolan, Ruth Gordon

Votes: 1,574

7. Hitch-Hike (1977)

Unrated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A bickering couple driving cross-country pick up a murderous hitchhiker who threatens to kill them unless they take him to a sanctuary. In return he agrees to split some bank loot he has on him.

Director: Pasquale Festa Campanile | Stars: Franco Nero, Corinne Cléry, David Hess, Joshua Sinclair

Votes: 3,207

8. Dark Ride (2006)

R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of six friends on a road trip stop off at an amusement park attraction named 'Dark Ride', unaware that a psychopath who brutally murdered two girls, has just escaped a mental institution and is seeking refuge there.

Director: Craig Singer | Stars: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Patrick Renna, David Clayton Rogers, Alex Solowitz

Votes: 6,714

9. 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: 2,401

10. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Family, Horror

Two bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz

Votes: 6,110 | Gross: $3.38M

11. Curse of the Devil (1973)

R | 73 min | Horror

A man whose ancestors executed a witch is turned into a werewolf by modern-day descendants of the executed witch.

Director: Carlos Aured | Stars: Paul Naschy, Fabiola Falcón, Mariano Vidal Molina, Maritza Olivares

Votes: 903

12. Within These Walls (2020 TV Movie)

90 min | Thriller

Finding her relationship at a standstill, single mother Mel breaks up with her boyfriend. After he moves out, strange things start happening in her house that threaten her safety and well-being.

Director: Anne De Léan | Stars: Jen Landon, Joshua Close, Tara Redmond van Rees, Steve Lund

Votes: 318

13. Horror Island (1941)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A down-on-his-luck businessman organizes an excursion to Sir Henry Morgan's Island for a treasure hunt only to encounter a mysterious phantom and murder.

Director: George Waggner | Stars: Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo, Peggy Moran, Fuzzy Knight

Votes: 990

14. The Princess Comes Across (1936)

Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship.

Director: William K. Howard | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglass Dumbrille, Alison Skipworth

Votes: 1,238

15. Tanganyika (1954)

Approved | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In Kenya, in 1903, when escaped murderer Abel McCracken instigates the Nukumbi tribe to raid white settlements, colonist John Gale organizes a human hunt to capture McCracken.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Van Heflin, Ruth Roman, Howard Duff, Jeff Morrow

Votes: 254 | Gross: $1.30M

16. Glenville (1999 Video)

111 min | Horror, Mystery

The small town of Glenville, Ohio is menaced by an unseen killer, who may or may not be a convicted childhood murderer.

Director: Anthony Spadaccini | Stars: Rebecca Lynne, Michael Kubovcik, Robert Baker, Anthony Spadaccini

Votes: 32

17. Menschenleben (2002)

19 min | Short, Adventure, Drama

Austria-Hungary, during the late 19th century: Although a peasant and his wife are expecting a baby, the debt collector threatens them with eviction unless they settle their lease payment. ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Stecher | Stars: Gerhard Roiß, Elke Hagen, Carsten Zimmermann, Anton Iby

18. Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode: Good Night, Baby - Time to Die! (1972)

Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A convicted murderer escapes prison. He has been threatening a woman, spurring McGarrett to arrive at the woman's home with police officers. As the lawman arrives, the convict calls, ... See full summary »

Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong

Votes: 136

19. Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode: The Day of the Devil (1993)

TV-14 | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A sociopathic but clever murderer who believes in the occult escapes from prison and returns to Oxford, and it is up to Morse to stop him.

Director: Stephen Whittaker | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Keith Allen, Harriet Walter

Votes: 750

20. Karkurit (2021– )
Episode: Mastermind (2021)

60 min | Crime, Thriller

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Director: Jalmari Helander | Stars: Pirjo Lonka, Kristo Salminen, Mikko Leppilampi, Matti Onnismaa

Votes: 16

21. Border Patrol (1959)
Episode: Killer Abroad (1959)

30 min | Adventure

Deputy Chief Don Jagger joins the hunt for an escaped murderer. The crucial clue to man's location is provided by a friendly dog.

Stars: Richard Webb, Roberto Contreras, John Doucette, Lalo Rios

22. The Campbells (1986–1990)
Episode: 75 Miles from Anywhere (1986)

Adventure, Drama, Family

While hunting, Neil befriends a woodsman who says he will teach Neil to hunt. When he is injured, Neil brings him to the family cabin for medical treatment. When Dr. Campbell discovers he is wanted for murder, he takes the family hostage.

Director: George Bloomfield | Stars: Malcolm Stoddard, John Wildman, Amber Lea Weston, Eric Richards

23. Hannibal (2013–2015)
Episode: Rôti (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Dr. Abel Gideon escapes from custody and begins targeting the psychiatrists who attempted to treat him, displaying their bodies with a Colombian necktie. While Alana Bloom is put under ... See full summary »

Director: Guillermo Navarro | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park

Votes: 5,915

24. Amigas y rivales (2001)
Episode: Episode #1.164 (2001)

43 min | Drama, Romance

Jose goes to the university. Georgina feels sick. Roberto meets with Georgina's 'father'. Roxana flees. Angela confides in Manuel. Javier pulls a prank. Laura tells Abelardo everything.

Stars: Michelle Vieth, Angélica Vale, Ludwika Paleta, Arath de la Torre

25. Sirius the Jaeger (2018)
Episode: The Revenant Howls in Darkness (2018)

TV-MA | Animation, Action, History

Yuliy and the Jaegers plan an assault on a vampire meeting in Shanghai, then follow the ringleaders across the sea to Tokyo.

Director: Masahiro Andô | Stars: Yûto Uemura, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Nanako Mori, Yûsuke Kobayashi

Votes: 76