Crimes of passion movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant crimes of passion movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, tense and psychological films and TV shows about / with crimes of passion, couples, infidelity, murder, dishonesty, adultery, obsession, deadly, couple relations and love and romance plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
crimes of passion
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crimes of passion movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as crimes of passion: Unfaithful (2002), Backfire (1987), The Intended (2002), The Woman Next Door (1981), Savage Grace (2007), The City Below (2010), Swimming Pool (2003), Jade (1995), Boxing Helena (1993), Murder (2004).

List of crimes of passion movies

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 6.7
 98K
Unfaithful (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Connie is a wife and mother whose 11-year marriage to Edward has lost its sexual spark. When Connie literally runs into handsome book collector Paul, he sweeps her into an all-consuming affair. But Edward soon becomes suspicious and decides to ...
Style: sexy, erotic, sexual, romantic, psychological ...
Audience: girls' night, adult
Plot: infidelity, adultery, unfaithful wife, lust, sex, cheating wife, hot and sexy, older woman younger man relationship, fatal attraction, extramarital affair, dangerous attraction, husband wife relationship ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, turkey
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 5.4
 725
Backfire (1987)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Mara McAndrew's marriage is falling apart. Her husband, Donnie, a Vietnam veteran, suffers troubling flashbacks about the war, leaving him unresponsive to her needs. Mara wants out, but she also wants Donnie's money. When Mara meets a ...
Style: tense, realistic, suspenseful, psychological, serious ...
Plot: female nudity, murder, vietnam veteran, cheating wife, inheritance, vietnam war, family problems, couple relations, infidelity, woman with a gun, dangerous attraction, betrayal ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: vietnam
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 5.8
 384
The Intended (2002)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Denmark
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A period drama/thriller about a surveyor and his fiancée who arrive in a remote Malaysian trading post and encounter a closed-fisted ivory trader and her ill-meaning family.
Style: tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: jungle, nothing goes right, obsessive quest, crimes of passion, danger, culture clash, dysfunctional family, greed, older woman younger man, age-gap relationship, couple relations, escapades ...
Time: year 2002, 1920s, 20th century, post world war one
Place: malaysia, asia
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The Woman Next Door (1981)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Madame Jouve, the narrator, tells the tragedy of Bernard and Mathilde. Bernard was living happily with his wife Arlette and his son Thomas. One day, a couple, Philippe and Mathilde Bauchard, moves into the next house. This is the accidental reunion ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, captivating, emotional, anthology ...
Plot: adultery, neighbor, obsession, crimes of passion, love story, extramarital affair, love triangle, tragic love, couples, destructive relationship, dishonesty, infidelity ...
Time: year 1981, 20th century, 80s
Place: france
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Mother, May I Sleep with Danger? (1996)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Laurel has the boyfriend of her dreams, Kevin. He can and will do anything for her. He is totally devoted to her but the downside is that he won't leave her alone. When she tries to get some distance he responds with aggressiveness. It finally ...
Style: tension, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: fatal attraction, obsession, obsessive love, stalker, trouble, campus, college, crimes of passion, paranoia, visceral, stalking, toxic masculinity ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa
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 5.7
 12K
Savage Grace (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on ...
Style: disturbing, sexy, controversial, talky, emotional ...
Plot: incest, mother son incest, gay, murder, mother son relationship, adultery, sexual relations, older woman younger man, incestuous relationship, dysfunctional family, unhappy marriage, sex scene ...
Time: 1940s, year 2007, 60s, 70s, 50s ...
Place: europe, london, new york, spain, england ...
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 6.2
 737
The City Below (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A man and a woman at an art exhibition share a fleeting moment of attraction, which neither can act upon. Days later, a chance second meeting leads to an innocent coffee and the two strangers – both married - toy with their unexplainable ...
Style: serious, tense, emotional, realistic, contemplative
Plot: unfaithful wife, forbidden love, infidelity, adultery, horny woman, couple relations, workplace, love affair, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, lovers apart, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe, asia, frankfurt germany, indonesia
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 6.7
 48K
Swimming Pool (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In the middle of this amusing thriller is a relationship between two different types of females, one is a well know British author and the other is a sex-crazed French teen. The two get into some relationship trouble while living together in this ...
Style: sexy, sensual, ambiguous ending, art house, suspense ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: murder, twists and turns, swimming, swimming pool, writers, sex, obsession, porn, self discovery, writer's life, lust, voyeurism ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: france, cote d'azur, europe, south of france, london ...
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 5.3
 14K
Jade (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Someone does a nasty hatchet job on a San Fransisco big noise and the Assistant D.A. takes charge of the investigation. Through a web of blackmail and prostitution involving the Governor, an old lover of the law man emerges as a prime suspect and he ...
Style: erotic, suspense, sexy, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: serial killer, murder, femme fatale, adultery, investigation, nudity, murder mystery, manipulation, sex, femdom, prostitution, seduction ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: san francisco, usa
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 4.7
 13K
Boxing Helena (1993)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once ditched him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but an horrific accident leaves her at his mercy. The plot ...
Style: erotic, disturbing, psychological, sexual, surreal ...
Audience: adult
Plot: obsession, crimes of passion, obsessive love, amputation, unfulfilled love, captivity, danger, estate, confined, power relations, unrequited love, sexual dysfunction ...
Time: 90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: usa, georgia, atlanta georgia
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 5.5
 4K
Murder (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Simran and Sudhir Saigal have been married for several years, and are settled in Bangkok, Thailand. They live a fairly harmonious but busy lives, and have a child, a son. When Sudhir returns unexpectedly, he finds his wife is having an affair with ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, mind bending, erotic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: infidelity, murder, extramarital affair, private detective, crimes of passion, investigation, love and romance, dishonesty, couples, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, betrayal, guilt ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, thailand, bangkok thailand
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 5.6
 494
Deadbolt (1992)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When medical student Marty places an ad for a roommate, her ad is answered by handsome, clean-cut Alec. At first Alec seems to be a wonderful roommate; supportive, considerate and a real friend. However, Alec's affection turns to obsession as ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, tense, rough, dark ...
Plot: obsessive love, woman in danger, murder, investigation, betrayal, mentally unstable, obsession, captivity, couples, prison life, kidnapping, maniac ...
Time: 90s
Place: boston
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 7.2
 218K
Fracture (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of ...
Style: suspense, psychological, intellectual, twist ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot: twists and turns, courtroom drama, lawyer, murder, adultery, manipulation, investigation, murder mystery, mind game, obsession, perfect crime, police investigation ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 1900s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, persia, usa, california
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 7.0
 3K
Jerichow (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Turkish diaspora in Germany proves the catalyst for this noir-flavored drama concerning the unlikely friendship between a veteran of the Afghan-Soviet war and a middle-aged Turk in need of a helping hand.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, touching, suspense ...
Plot: abusive husband, immigrant, forbidden love, hot and sexy, adultery, dangerous attraction, crimes of passion, estrangement, couples, dishonesty, life is a bitch, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, europe
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 5.3
 2K
Jism (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Kabir Lal is an alcoholic lawyer whose life is looking as if going down the drain. One morning he sees a stunningly attractive woman on a beach and is instantly enamored by her. By chance he sees her again in a restaurant and offers to buy her a ...
Style: tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, sexy, erotic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: dangerous attraction, sexual arousal, obsession, fatal attraction, femme fatale, crimes of passion, power relations, love affair, couples, dishonesty, unlikely criminals, investigation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
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A Killing in a Small Town (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The gory ax-murder of one mousy, suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense. Could it be so?
Style: spooky, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot: self defense, lawyer, extramarital affair, true crime, law, serial killer, murder, couples, dangerous attraction, vengeance, life is a bitch, legal ...
Time: 80s
Place: texas, usa
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 6.7
 6K
The Square (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and ...
Style: neo noir, realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: twists and turns, murder, revenge, tragedy, extortion, infidelity, nothing goes right, dishonesty, crime gone awry, danger, disorder, life turned upside down ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: australia
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 5.9
 2K
Mrs. Harris (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean Harris.
Style: clever, realistic, serious, biting, witty ...
Plot: crimes of passion, murder, vengeance, destructive relationship, obsession, addiction, couples, couple relations, womanizer, love and romance, dishonesty, life is a bitch ...
Time: 80s, year 1980, year 1976, 60s, 70s
Place: florida, virginia, philadelphia, new york
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 6.8
 40K
The Crucible (1996)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The movie is centered around the Salem Massachusetts witch trials of 1692. The movie is based on the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. He also wrote the screen play adaptation.
Style: talky, suspense, disturbing, rough, dramatic ...
Plot: witch, witch hunt, salem witch trial, courtroom drama, witchcraft, colonial america, legal, politics, vengeance, curse, court, manipulation ...
Time: 17th century, 90s
Place: massachusetts, salem massachusetts, usa, new england
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Broken Embraces (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Style: neo noir, emotional, stylized, sexy, suspenseful ...
Plot: obsession, filmmaking, jealousy, betrayal, destructive relationship, tragic love, actress, blind character, couple relations, blindness, family drama, suffering ...
Time: 2000s, year 2009, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place: madrid, spain, iberian peninsula, ibiza, europe ...
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 7.0
 217K
Basic Instinct (1992)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A police detective is in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder, in which a beautiful and seductive woman could be involved.
Style: sexy, erotic, neo noir, sexual, detective ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: femme fatale, obsession, sex, manipulation, serial killer, nudity, seduction, murder, sexual tension, dangerous attraction, hot and sexy, strong sexual content ...
Time: 90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place: san francisco, bay area, persia, california, oakland california ...
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Wedding in Blood (1973)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is ...
Style: neo noir, slasher, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot: affair, european, manipulation, wedding, dull life, disorder, couples, obsession, couple relations, unfulfillment, love and romance, unlikely criminals ...
Time: 70s
Place: france, europe, paris france
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 6.5
 739
Carmen (2005)
Genre: Musical, Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa
Duration: 122 min.
Story: U-CARMEN is a feature film based on Georges Bizet's 19th-century opera that was filmed on location in a modern South African township setting. The energy, compassion, and heat of township life in all its elements create a constantly visually ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, suspense
Plot: opera, murder, tragic love, dangerous attraction, vengeance, crimes of passion, love affair, love triangle, couples, destructive relationship, dishonesty, obsession ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
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 7.1
 45K
No Way Out (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, ...
Style: neo noir, suspenseful, political thriller, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: twists and turns, conspiracy, murder, espionage, cold war, investigation, love triangle, political corruption, sex scene, spy, plot twist, secretary of defense ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: washington d.c., pentagon, manila philippines, usa
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Divorce Italian Style (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife.
Style: black comedy, humorous, witty, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot: divorce, murder, cousin cousin relationship, manipulation, sicilian, husband wife relationship, marriage, forbidden love, couple relations, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, family problems ...
Time: 20th century, year 1961, 60s
Place: italy, sicily, europe
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Wives with Knives (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Criminal Behavior Analyst, Casey Jordan, interviews women who have been accused and/or charged with stabbing their spouses or boyfriends. The viewer sees an interview with the accused women and a reenactment of the alleged history of the ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, sincere
Plot: destructive relationship, domestic disturbance, woman in danger, couples, spouse killer, danger, testimony, strong female presence, jealous spouse, interview, poisoning, true crime ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Silk Stalkings (1991)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series premiered on CBS on November 7, 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package. It originally aired on CBS for two seasons until June 1993 ...
Style: detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, neo noir
Plot: murder, crimes of passion, deep south, woman with a gun, magician, police detective, murder investigation, sergeant, policewoman, sex, police, talk show host ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, year 1999, year 1992, year 1991 ...
Place: florida, usa
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Red : The Dark Side (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Neil Oberoi(Aftab Shifdasani), is a billionaire with a serious heart condition and is in need of a new heart. He finds a donor who has left behind the beautiful Anahita.(Celina Jaitley). They fall in love but the death of her husband has left the ...
Style: suspense, captivating, serious, suspenseful, neo noir
Plot: crimes of passion, police investigation, femme fatale, murder, deception, betrayal, sexual tension, lust, erotica, doctor, blood, sensuality ...
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The Cat's Meow (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
Style: stylized, witty, tense, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot: hollywood, murder, yacht, infidelity, adultery, police investigation, secrets, gossip, mistress, crimes of passion, artists and showbiz, actor's life ...
Time: 1920s, year 2001, 20th century
Place: california, greece, los angeles, usa, san diego california
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 6.1
 10K
In Secret (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia, Hungary, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, captivating, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot: forbidden love, female masturbation, tragic love, infidelity, marital infidelity, murder, husband wife relationship, dishonesty, couple relations, cousin cousin relationship, couples, love affair ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place: france, paris france, europe
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