Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "held-at-knife-point"

1. Identity (2003)

R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller

Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.

Director: James Mangold | Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes

Votes: 268,092 | Gross: $52.16M

2. Extremities (1986)

R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

A woman takes revenge on the man who invades her home and tries to rape her.

Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, James Russo, Alfre Woodard, Diana Scarwid

Votes: 4,307 | Gross: $13.42M

3. The Unknown (1927)

Unrated | 68 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.

Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz

Votes: 9,200 | Gross: $0.41M

4. Delirium (1987)

Unrated | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A former hooker runs a successful men's magazine. An obsessed admirer systematically slaughters her models (occasionally increasing the magazine's output) and supplies the mistress with ... See full summary »

Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Serena Grandi, Daria Nicolodi, Vanni Corbellini, David Brandon

Votes: 2,377

5. Sandra Brown's White Hot (2016 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Drama, Mystery

Sayre Hoyle is a single and strikingly beautiful interior designer, enjoying success in San Francisco after running away from her Louisiana hometown, where her family still resides, a ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Shenae Grimes-Beech, Sean Faris, John Schneider, Ken Tremblett

Votes: 879

6. Kansas (1988)

R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.

Director: David Stevens | Stars: Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, Leslie Hope, Alan Toy

Votes: 1,310 | Gross: $2.43M

7. Recruits (1986)

R | 90 min | Comedy

A Canadian sex comedy in the tradition of "Police Academy".

Director: Rafal Zielinski | Stars: Doug Annear, John Canada Terrell, Stephen Osmond, Alan Deveau

Votes: 397

8. Satan's Children (1975)

Not Rated | 87 min | Horror

Runaway teen Bobby is given shelter by a cult of Satanists, but his presence and questionable sexuality leads to conflicts within Satan's Children.

Director: Joe Wiezycki | Stars: Stephen White, Eldon Mecham, Joyce Molloy, Kathleen Marie Archer

Votes: 614

9. A Surrogate's Nightmare (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A woman acting as a surrogate for her estranged sister is put in peril when it turns out that someone doesn't want the baby to be born. With a mysterious man tracking her every move, she ... See full summary »

Directors: Vijay Sarin, Vic Sarin | Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Ty Olsson, Emily Tennant, Steven Krueger

Votes: 361

10. Animal Instincts III (1996 Video)

R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller

An exhibitionist female author is drawn to a "blind" voyeur record producer. Her exhibitionist tendencies draw the interest of his musical clients and leads to visual fireworks. Her sexual ... See full summary »

Director: Gregory Dark | Stars: Alexander Keith, James Matthew, Marcus Grahm, John Bates

Votes: 460

11. The Sad Sack (1957)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy

A bumbling hero with a photographic memory winds up in Morocco as a private in the French Foreign Legion. He still hasn't adjusted after 18 months. Among other things, he's lost a tank.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Phyllis Kirk, David Wayne, Peter Lorre

Votes: 768

12. Commotion on the Ocean (1956)

Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short

The stooges are would-be reporters, who are tricked into becoming stowaways by "Borscht", a spy for an enemy country. Stranded on a freighter on the high seas, they discover that Borscht ... See full summary »

Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Gene Roth

Votes: 279

13. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode: The Geometry of Shadows (1994)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Ivanova deals with a Drazi custom, which only occurs once every 5 years. Techno-mages arrive on the station.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan

Votes: 798

14. Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode: Horoscope for Murder (1978)

TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Four stabbings have taken place in Honolulu, but Five-O hasn't been able to come up with anything linking the victims, or any consistent pattern among the killings except the murder weapon ... See full summary »

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Herman Wedemeyer, Tab Hunter

Votes: 77

15. Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)
Episode: It Had to Be You (1988)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama

A friend of Jake's is accused of killing the man who allegedly raped her, but McCabe soon comes to suspect her psychiatrist of both the rape and the murder.

Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Ann Dusenberry

Votes: 38

16. Vigil (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2021)

TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Amy is trapped and running out of time. Vigil’s crew must identify the traitor or risk tragedy.

Director: Isabelle Sieb | Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Paterson Joseph

Votes: 858

17. Batwoman (2019–2022)
Episode: Prior Criminal History (2021)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Ryan Wilder is back to facing the daily challenges of life as herself; Alice has a new, devious plan to get the attention of both Gotham and Safiyah; Ryan comes face to face with Alice for the first time.

Director: Carl Seaton | Stars: Javicia Leslie, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang

Votes: 1,257

18. Dalgliesh (2021– )
Episode: A Taste for Death - Part Two (2021)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Dalgliesh digs into the Berownes' family secrets. He eventually confronts the killer - and reveals some deeply personal things about himself.

Director: Lisa Clarke | Stars: Bertie Carvel, Jim Norton, Jeremy Irvine, Carlyss Peer

Votes: 414

19. Detour (2019– )
Episode: Episode dated 4 February 2022 (2022)

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Director: Chaselyn Wade | Stars: Joseph Herrera, Jada Jay, Bryce McQueen, Krystal Summers

20. Magnum P.I. (2018–2024)
Episode: Appetite for Danger (2023)

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime

Magnum and Higgins enlist Katsumoto to go undercover when a chef at a high-end restaurant goes missing. Kumu works with Cade at the Cultural Center, confronting one of America's darker chapters.

Director: Ruba Nadda | Stars: Jay Hernandez, Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill

Votes: 196

21. 24 Hours in Police Custody (2014– )
Episode: Partners in Crime (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, Crime

A series of robberies at knife-point lead the robbery squad in Luton to two men who they suspect may be behind the crimes. Detectives need to link them to the crimes via the getaway car.

Director: Alisa Pomeroy | Stars: Simon Hancock, Kim Cresswell-Young, Cathie Layton

Votes: 13

22. Lucifer (2016–2021)
Episode: Orange Is the New Maze (2018)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Lucifer and Chloe enter the world of bounty hunting to investigate a murder.

Director: Nathan Hope | Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, Tricia Helfer

Votes: 4,138

23. All the Sins (2019– )
Episode: False Judges (2019)

44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The religious community is assembled, and Lauri's old scars rip open. Sanna has to relive a past trauma. Is forgiveness possible?

Director: Mika Ronkainen | Stars: Johannes Holopainen, Maria Sid, Matti Ristinen, Naava Aitto-Oja

Votes: 82