Criminal on the run movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant criminal on the run movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, detective, suspenseful, psychotronic, slasher and crying films and TV shows about / with criminal on the run, criminal, murder, cigarette smoking, knocking on a door, police officer, manipulative behavior, photograph, chase and gunshot plots mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres shot in Italy, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as criminal on the run: Police Ten 7 (2002), The Highwayman (2022), Val (2021), The Sleeping Car Murder (1965), The Strange Ones (2017), Percentage (2014), Bloodstained Shadow (1978), Ben and Charlie (1972), Hitcher in the Dark (1989), Wheels on Meals (1984).

List of criminal on the run movies

 7.7
 47
Police Ten 7 (2002)
Genre: Crime
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Police Ten 7 is a New Zealand reality television show, produced by Screentime with the assistance of the New Zealand Police for Television New Zealand's TV2. The show profiles wanted criminals and asks the public to help the police in their ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, realistic
Plot: true crime, investigation, crime investigation, police investigation, criminal, criminal on the run, crime spree, murder investigation, crime solving, forensics, uncover truth, workplace ...
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The Highwayman (2022)
Genre: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Famed highway robber Dick Turpin finds himself on the run in the English countryside having accidentally kidnapped the Earl of Pembroke's feisty daughter, Elizabeth. As her fiance Winthroppe attempts to track them down, Elizabeth begins to fall ...
Style: romantic, captivating, psychological, disturbing, costume drama ...
Plot: romantic rivalry, love triangle, kidnapping, highwayman, criminal on the run, relationship problems, love interest, on the lam, romantic relationship, romantic triangle, love and romance, love affair ...
Time: 18th century
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 5.1
 901
Val (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Fin is a criminal on the run, wanted for the murder of his boss and the accidental shooting of an officer. He breaks into the home of a high-class escort, only to discover that you get more than you bargain for with Val, short for “Valefar” – ...
Style: tense, intense, dark, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: criminal, escapades, attempted seduction, seduction, prostitute, satire, seductress, home invasion, fate, supernatural, murder, manipulation ...
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The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, ...
Style: neo noir, detective, noir, perverse, political ...
Plot: train, police, investigation, serial killer, boxing, killing spree, flashback, teenage girl, teenage boy, running from police, strangulation, loneliness ...
Time: 60s
Place: paris france, france
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The Strange Ones (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Mysterious events surround the travels of two brothers as they make their way across a remote American landscape. On the surface all seems normal, but what appears to be a simple vacation soon gives way to a dark and complex web of secrets. This is ...
Style: road movie, suspense, rough, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot: motel, man boy relationship, male masturbation, sexual attraction, gay, pedophile, teenage boy, on the run, investigation, road trip, sibling relationship, hiding place ...
Time: year 2017
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 4.1
 7K
Percentage (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After a drug deal gone wrong, two New York City hustlers relocate to Miami, where they set up a lucrative credit card fraud operation. Unfortunately, their new business not only attracts the police, but the city's top criminals -- and both want ...
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, hood ...
Plot: shaolin, credit card fraud, criminal on the run, criminal, fraud, black, urban, bandit, con artists, criminal underworld, cons and scams, criminal gang ...
Place: miami
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A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Western
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Three rogues set out to rob $300,000 from an Indian-hating cavalry major.
Style: spaghetti western, cult classic, semi serious, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cowboy, wild west, humour, idiot, society, prison, gambling, rivalry, hostage, outlaw, cons and scams, old west ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: arizona
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Bloodstained Shadow (1978)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A murder mystery set on an island near Venice. A schoolgirl was murdered seven years ago, and the case was never solved; now, the murderer seems to be back.
Style: erotic, slasher, sexual, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot: nobility, serial killer, amateur detective, passion, desire, seance, male nudity, voyeur, nobleman, peasant, sexual attraction, strangler ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 20th century, victorian era
Place: italy, venice, europe, turin italy
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Ben and Charlie (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Western
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: When Ben Bellow is released from prison, Charlie Logan is there waiting for him. Not to welcome him, but to tell him that he does not want to hear from him again. But his wish won't be granted as the the two men constantly forced to reconnect ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, funny, buddy comedy, slapstick ...
Plot: odd couple, criminal as protagonist, gang, love hate relationship, post office, seductive behavior, gang of outlaws, gun store, bondage, carriage, map, passive aggressive man ...
Time: year 1972, 19th century
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Hitcher in the Dark (1989)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Sick young man drives around in his daddy's camper, looking for lone stray females to kidnap, torture, rape, and murder.
Style: slasher, independent film, scary, serious, erotic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, kidnapping, captive woman, rape, sex scene, hitchhiking, driver, automobile, terror, taxi, captive ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: virginia
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Wheels on Meals (1984)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.
Style: exciting, humorous, stylized, tense, action comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, private detective, chase, kung fu, van, hand to hand combat, kung fu fighting, fencing, tough guy, buddies, wuxia, woman in danger ...
Time: 80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place: spain, italy, europe, barcelona, asia ...
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In Italy, the American writer Sam Dalmas witnesses an attempt of murder of the owner of an art gallery, a couple of days before his foreseen return to the United States of America. He decides to stay with his girlfriend Julia and help the police in ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, slasher, grindhouse, creepy ...
Plot: serial killer, murder mystery, maniac, police detective, investigation, female psychopath, psychopath, voyeurism, attempted murder, amateur detective, murder, killer ...
Time: 70s, year 1970, 60s, 20th century
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
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Chamber of Horrors (1966)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A one-handed madman (he lost the hand while escaping a hanging) uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.
Style: psychotronic, slasher, scary, realistic, serious ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, murder, necrophilia, jack the ripper, prosthetic hand, insanity, investigation, strangulation, wax museum, dismemberment, amputation ...
Time: year 1966, 19th century, 1860s, 1800s
Place: baltimore, latin america, mexico, usa, maryland ...
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Apartment Zero (1988)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Argentina
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The owner of a failing cinema and his mysterious boarder are caught up in the political intrigue of Argentina.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, homoerotic, serious, captivating ...
Plot: homoerotic friendship, homosexual subtext, closeted homosexual, mental illness, neighbor, dark humor, serial killer, loneliness, closeted gay, murder, twists and turns, lgbt ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1988
Place: buenos aires argentina, argentina, latin america, california
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Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owner’s three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.
Style: disturbing, serious, touching, detective, independent film ...
Plot: farm, fugitive, on the run, little girl, innocence, faith, blacks and whites, childhood, adolescence, post war, hiding, family relations ...
Time: year 1961, 60s
Place: england, europe
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 5.5
 19K
Shocker (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 109 min.
Story: After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.
Style: cult classic, slasher, sadistic, suspense, splatter ...
Audience: teens
Plot: serial killer, killer, malice, police investigation, vengeance, gory, electric chair, possessed girl, shapeshifter, obsession, evil, reincarnation ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, year 2016
Place: california
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 4.7
 509
Satanik (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A youth potion transforms an old crone into a ravishing beauty. Unfortunately, her new-found gorgeousness forces the heroine to form a pact with the Devil.
Style: slasher, freeze frame, psychotronic, ambiguous ending, detective ...
Plot: superhero, exploitation, female sexual predator, striptease, jazz, anti hero, psychological manipulation, death of protagonist, criminal as protagonist, photograph, criminal, airport ...
Place: madrid, geneva switzerland
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So Sweet, So Dead (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.
Style: slasher, detective, suspense, sexy, erotic ...
Plot: massage parlor, serial killer, gay, murderer, murder, maniac, female nudity, massage, affair, wedding, erotica, illicit affair ...
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 6.1
 563
Shadowman (1974)
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Clad in a featureless red mask, The Man Without A Face is involved in a single-minded pursuit of the fabled treasure of the Knights Templar in this tribute to the pulp adventure stories of Louis Feuillade.
Style: detective, psychotronic
Plot: relic hunter, fantomas, photography, shootout, dead body, car crash, reading a newspaper aloud, spying, brainwashing, man on the run, mad doctor, secret society ...
Time: 70s
Place: paris france, scotland yard, london
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 6.8
 1K
The Apostle (2012)
Genre: Animation, Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A prisoner recently escaped from prison tries to recover the loot he hid a few years earlier in a remote and secluded village, but what there is is a sentence worse than jail. Claims elderly, strange disappearances, spirits, a peculiar priest and to ...
Style: suspense, adult animation, captivating, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot: stop motion, prison escape, village, curses spells and rituals, danger, social relations, escapades, obsessive quest, imaginary, surrealism, halloween, folklore ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: spain, europe
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The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: An 18-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and decides to have a slumber party. Meanwhile, a mass murderer with a propensity for power tools has escaped from prison, and eventually makes his way to the party where the guests ...
Style: slasher, scary, creepy, grindhouse, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, murder, high school, teenager, marijuana, gory, psychopath, blood, camp, female nudity, killer, women ...
Time: 80s, year 1982
Place: venice california, los angeles, venice beach california, california
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Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his new partner K. C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, funny ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: reluctant partners, partners against crime, chase, murder, hollywood, man dressed as a woman, hip hop, police investigation, police, gunfight, buddy cop, odd couple ...
Time: 20th century, year 2003, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A serial killer uses a scythe to slash his murder victims--or maybe it's *her* murder victims?
Style: slasher, gothic, crying, neo noir, freeze frame ...
Plot: rape, serial killer, murder, puppet, female sexist, sexual harassment, rabbit, blood, sex scene, love triangle, drifter, killing spree ...
Time: 70s
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 6.9
 29K
The Ref (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Caroline and Lloyd are a married couple constantly at each other's throats, masters at crafting acid-tongued barbs at the other's expense. Indeed, they are so obsessed with belittling each other that they never stop -- not even at ...
Style: dark comedy, talky, witty, humorous, funny ...
Plot: christmas, hostage, dysfunctional family, farce, holiday, robbery, marriage counselor, marital crisis, extramarital affair, manhunt, blackmail, dinner ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 18th century
Place: connecticut, usa
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Danger: Diabolik (1968)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: One of the great comic book movies of all time from director Mario Bava.
Style: erotic, grindhouse, psychedelic, crime drama, art house ...
Plot: anti hero, heist, superhero, master criminal, police inspector, robbery, crime spree, exploitation, criminal, masked robber, modern western, modern west ...
Time: year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place: europe, italy
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 7.3
 12K
The Monster (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising situations (for which there is always a totally innocent ...
Style: dark comedy, parody, humorous, slapstick, spoof ...
Plot: mistaken identity, farce, serial killer, odd couple, chase, dark humor, unemployment, sexual deviant, sexual attraction, pervert, mysticism, parents ...
Time: year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place: italy, europe
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The Borrowed Face (1965)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 73 min.
Story: It is the 1930s. Physician Bartos devotedly attends poor patients in the city suburbs, at the same time researching the possibilities of regeneration of human tissues after transplantation. His former colleague Rosen, now working as an assistant at ...
Style: psychotronic, neo noir, dark comedy, poliziottesco, period drama
Plot: body swapping, murderer, killer, wanted, plastic surgeon, identity crisis, serial killer, gangster, on the run, science gone wrong, police officer, political persecution ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: europe, prague, central europe
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 6.2
 477
The Big Wash (1968)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Sickened to see his students always sleeping in class, a teacher with a colleague and an anarchist start a war against the television. They climbed on Paris roofs to coat the T.V. antennas with a special product cutting the signal reception.
Style: detective, slapstick comedy
Plot: anarchist, english class, mogul, vandal, wanted, school janitor, squad, kidnapped man, cell, director, backfire, political persecution ...
Time: 60s
Place: france, paris france
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 4.7
 219
Darkness (2009)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A man leaves his busy city life for the peace of the country home where he spent his early childhood. His new life is soon disturbed by strange events.
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, scary, crying ...
Plot: violent sex, haunted by the past, homecoming, countryside, secret past, hallucination, old dark house, secret, childhood trauma, painting, sex scene, female nudity ...
Time: 2000s, 1940s, 21st century
Place: europe, central europe
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 7.2
 162K
They Live (1988)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No ...
Style: cult classic, homoerotic, suspenseful, serious, black comedy ...
Plot: conspiracy, alien invasion, dystopia, alien, distopia, mind control, social commentary, anti conformity, violence, resistance, evil alien, capitalism ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place: los angeles
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