Motive movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant motive movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, detective and dark films and TV shows about / with motive, investigation, murder, murder investigation, revenge, betrayal, whodunit, police procedural, alibi and urban plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Mystery genres shot in USA, Canada, India and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as motive: The Motive (2019), Scream (2022), Model Behaviour (2013), Motive (2013), Emergency: LA (2021), Population Zero (2016), The Wolves (2019), V/H/S/2 (2013), Secret of the Blackbirds (1983), Murder (2002).
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| Silent Parade (2022) | 6.2 | |
| Pratyartha (2025) | 6.6 |
List of motive movies
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Style:
tense, suspenseful, enigmatic, suspense, surprise ending ...
Plot:
motive, investigation, polish, secret revealed, police investigation, revenge motive, ruse, ex classmate, deception, secret past, femme fatale, dark past ...
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183K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
Style:
slasher, suspense, slasher horror, scary, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
masked killer, serial killer, characters killed one by one, homicidal maniac, whodunit, mystery killer, threatening telephone call, killing spree, characters murdered one by one, sister sister relationship, murder mystery, gory violence ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A detective hunts a serial killer who resides within the fashion and modeling industry.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
police detective, serial killer, murder, revenge, model, fame, suspect, mystery killer, race against time, crime scene, deception, talent agent ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A cat-and-mouse series with a twist on the everyday whodunit, "Motive" centers on Angie Flynn, a detective on a backwards chase for clues to a killer that has already been revealed to viewers. The series, filmed in Vancouver, is an ...
Style:
detective, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, female detective, murder mystery, police detective, honest law enforcer, investigation, fighting crime, police investigation, unsolved crime, sergeant, law enforcement, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, vancouver
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Emergency:LA revolves around the Fictional Emergency services based out of Station 77 of the LA City Fire Department, Downtown LA district of the LAPD and the Emergency Hospital treatment center Trauma One. The series will focus on the day to day ...
Style:
non-linear, clever, exciting, suspense, costume drama ...
Plot:
plot twist, trial, vengeance, corpse, cure, murder, mind game, private detective, clue, murder suspect, murder victim, robbery ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
In 2009 three young men were killed in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park. Authorities never found the murderer. He found them! Hours after the trio were gunned down, Dwayne Nelson confessed to the crime. Despite this Nelson was allowed to ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
murder, murderer, national park, confession, murder investigation, law and order, criminal, killing, crime investigation, motive, investigation, legal ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
montana
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Max and Leo are 8 and 5 years old and have just immigrated to the US with their mother. Their days pass inside a tiny apartment, while they wait for their mother to come back, as they hold on to the hope of traveling to Disney.
Style:
sentimental, sincere, disturbing, controversial, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, immigration, grownups, motive, illegal immigration, immigrant family, bigger dreams, secret, female protagonist, theft, airport, working mom ...
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48K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Indonesia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration. But ...
Style:
disturbing, anthology, tense, bloody, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
found footage, violence, supernatural, gory, male nudity, ghost child, danger, murder, alien abduction, mountain biking, zombie, evil ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On the set of a popular daytime soap opera 'Mile High', actress Kris Buckner is being forced off by co-star Mark Stratton. When she says that she'll 'kill him before she leaves the show', she makes herself the prime suspect ...
Style:
detective, dramatic, tense, suspense, twist ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
courtroom, murder, trial, defense attorney, lawyer, amateur detective, false accusation, suspect, motive, evidence, cross examination, whodunit ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Mr. Fortescue, owner of a big company, unexpectedly dies. The autopsy shows that he has been poisoned. Nobody actually loved him, and even his family members had their reasons to kill him. But who really did it? And who is responsable for killing ...
Style:
exciting, detective, enigmatic, twist ending, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder investigation, murder, family relations, romancing a criminal, inheritance, whodunit, investigation, deduction, motive, poisoning, secrets, amateur sleuth ...
Time:
1950s, 60s, 70s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story:
Chris Maurer is killed the day after his 21st birthday and his grieving mother, Angela Maurer, is unable to come to grips with that fact. She is taken advantage of by a self-interested journalist who only cares about getting a front-page story and ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, tense, realistic, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grief, murder, loss, bereavement, investigation, whodunit, family drama, motherhood, journalism, motive, suspect, witness ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A small criminal who is reported missing is found murdered in the safe of a known bank manager. While working with the motive behind the murder it is discovered that a large amount of counterfeit shares and bonds are in circulation. Hassel and his ...
Style:
detective, tense, suspenseful, realistic, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
police procedural, murder, bank, forgery, corruption, law enforcement, investigation, conspiracy, fraud, motive, evidence, organized crime ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
The story is about the murder of Venetia Aldridge, a QC (Queen's Council) in a London "Chambers" and a very ambitious barrister who has a track record of winning her cases. She doesn't necessarily prove that her clients are ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, suspenseful, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder investigation, police procedural, british, justice, whodunit, motive, evidence, english countryside, alibi, ethical dilemma, interrogation, secret life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
scotland yard
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When a physician is murdered, his eldest daughter is accused of the crime, but the man's seductive new wife may not be all that she appears.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, twisted, dark, detective ...
Plot:
murder, false accusation, stepmother, physician, daughter, investigation, motive, accusation, suspect, deception, father daughter relationship, manipulation ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Story:
The Suspect story is a Crime drama and Murder mystery, where every investigation step forward is leading towards a new suspect. Will the Inspector Arjun overcome the obstacles and reveal the truth, or will he unmask the real murderer?
Style:
suspenseful, crime drama, tense, detective, twisted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
crime scene, murder mystery, investigation, murder investigation, police procedural, whodunit, interrogation, alibi, twists and turns, motive, conspiracy, cat and mouse ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A businessman Jay's wife mysteriously goes missing. Based on the evidence found by the Forensic Department, their lawyer Yogi suspects Jay and interrogates him to untangle the truth. Who is the real culprit?
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspense, psychological, twist ending ...
Plot:
missing person, investigation, forensics, interrogation, suspect, evidence, motive, justice, deception, secret, businessman, alibi ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Bangladesh, India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A series of sudden murders unfold in the city of Varanasi, targeting prominent individuals. The escalating violence shocks the local police as they grapple with the growing list of victims. As the investigation progresses, an auto driver named Dulu ...
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, detective, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, motive, suspect, police procedural, whodunit, urban, justice, interrogation, violence, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, evidence ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Findlay Crawford, a Hollywood film composer and conductor, murders a talented composer/musician who has been ghostwriting most of Crawford's work in recent years, including the entire score for the last film, which won an Oscar. Crawford is ...
Style:
detective, psychological, tense, suspense, crime drama
Plot:
composer, investigation, jealousy, hollywood, murder, evidence, whodunit, police procedural, deception, motive, showbiz, interrogation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey, Canada, France
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A murder investigation is flipped inside out in Burak Çevik's second feature, a spellbinding and surprising work that questions whether we can ever truly understand criminal motives. We begin in the present as an unseen narrator recounts the ...
Style:
atmospheric, art house, tense, suspenseful, experimental ...
Plot:
murder, motive, flashback, narration, alienation, haunting, love, urban, relationships, confession, city, investigation ...
Place:
turkey
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In order to solve the mystery of her best friend's murder, Darcy decides to date each one of her friend's on-line pals to see which one of them might have something to do with it.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, female protagonist, murder mystery, online dating, internet dating, problem, crime solving, murderer, murder investigation, uncover truth, crime investigation ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Eccentric millionaire Olivia sends her half sister Agatha, and a group of old acquaintances, a mysterious invitation for a weekend on her yacht, where they will discover the true motive behind this invitation: the celebration of… a murder?
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, twist ending, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, murder, yacht, whodunit, inheritance, revenge, problem, divorce, scheming, secrets, motive, deception ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Egypt
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The storyline of this series revolves around seven brothers who have been estranged for years, each having followed his own path. After the death of their father, the brothers are reunited and uncover a commandment left to them by their late father. ...
Style:
psychological, serious, detective, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, corpse, greed, sibling rivalry, inheritance, disappearance, family drama, brothers, siblings relations, siblings, murder of father, death of father ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Devon Major thought that his share of difficulties were over. Having gone through a difficult divorce with his wife he was now on the way to rebuilding his life when tragedy strikes leaving him in a fight for his freedom and his innocence. ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, betrayal, deception, divorce, murder, courtroom, murder mystery, courtroom drama, defense attorney, advocate, accusation, murder investigation ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident is a self defense case, but after an investigation there's doubts in ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, detective, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, ballet, ballet school, mysterious villain, homicide detective, suspicion, murder investigation, murder mystery, sleuth, crime investigation, dancer ...
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Author Nancy Crampton-Brophy often writes stories about female protagonists who fantasize about killing their own husbands. In a shocking and ironic turn of events, Brophy faces accusations of doing the same thing in real life.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, murder mystery, female protagonist, murder of husband, true crime, faking one's own death, writers, relationship problems, female writer, secret, criminal, murderer ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Horrific and salacious cases rock Southern California's wealthy coastal community. From a murder-for-hire gone wrong to families turning on their own, viewers hear the harrowing tales of when privilege leads to problems and greed leads to ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating, non fiction ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, true crime, homicide, murder investigation, killing, uncover truth, crime solving, murder mystery, murderer, forensics, crime investigation ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
california, southern california
Is relevant?
569
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An Oakland widower's thirst for justice is rekindled when a local killing is oddly similar to his wife's unsolved murder from decades ago.
Style:
tense, suspense, bleak, detective, dark ...
Plot:
murder, justice, investigation, unsolved crime, cold case, widower, revenge, grief, obsession, loss, motive, vigilante ...
Place:
oakland california, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Private Detective Kiyoshi Mitarai and Miyuki Ogawa arrive in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. They are interested in a case which involves discovered bodies. The bodies were found drifting in the Seto Inland Sea, where the currents repeat every 6 ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, detective, captivating ...
Plot:
investigation, puzzle, uncover truth, crime solving, forensics, crime investigation, sleuth, murder investigation, whodunit, secret, forensic, neurologist ...
Is relevant?
614
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A psychopath, who claims to be a saviour for men, murders women who are involved in more than one relationship. Who is he, and what made him such a monster?
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot:
psycho killer, serial killer, sex crime, killing, murderer, homicidal maniac, killing spree, serial murder, passion, murder, misogyny, violent ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Physicist Manabu Yukawa returns to Japan from America. Detective Kaoru Utsumi visits him and talks about a case. The case is about a popular girl in a town who disappeared and, several years later, her body was found. A suspect was arrested for her ...
Style:
crime drama, detective, serious, enigmatic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, genius, physicist, mysterious death, suspect, police procedural, investigation, murder investigation, crime investigation, true crime, victim, criminal ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
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