Highest-Rated Movies about 'Attempted Murder', Sort by Popularity

Beware the Slenderman (2016), Walkabout (1971), Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010), The Hidden Room (1949), Pursuit to Algiers (1945), U Turn (1997), Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941), Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Attempted Murder movies.

#2. Walkabout (1971)

Storyline: A privileged British family consisting of a mother, a geologist father and an adolescent daughter and son, live in Sydney, Australia. Out of circumstance, the siblings, not knowing exactly where they are, get stranded in the Outback by themselves while on a picnic. They only have with them the clothes on their backs - their school uniforms - some meagre rations of nonperishable food, a battery-powered transistor radio, the son's satchel primarily containing his toys, and a small piece of cloth they used as their picnic drop-cloth. While they walk through the Outback, sometimes looking as though near death, they come across an Australian boy who is on his walkabout, a rite of passage into manhood where he spends months on end on his own living off the land. Their largest problem is not being able to verbally communicate. The boy does help them to survive, but doesn't understand their need to return to civilization, which may or may not happen based on what the Australian boy ends up ...

Plot Keywords: geologist, teen girl, little boy, aborigine, father, dreamy, gripping ...

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#3. Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)

Storyline: During March 1993, after his Ambassador car is being fished out of water, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Agnel Wilson, narrates to the Commissioner as to how he commenced his investigation against an underworld gangster, Sultan Mirza. He details how Sultan had survived floods in Madras, shortly after Independence; his arrival in Bombay; and his employment which earned him a mere 25 Paisa daily. Agnel's attempts to rein in Sultan fail, but he keeps tabs on him and his romance with Bollywood actress, Rehana; as well as his new recruit, Shoaib, the son of Sub-Inspector Khan. Agnel will find his investigation slipping out of his hands after Sultan temporarily delegates complete responsibility to Shoaib.

Plot Keywords: commissioner, smuggler, gang leader, actress, gangster, police captain, dark ...

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#4. The Hidden Room (1949)

Storyline: London psychiatrist Clive Riordan, royally fed up with the repeated affairs of his wife Storm, plots a seemingly 'perfect' revenge against her latest lover, American Bill Kronin. Catching them in the act, he marches Bill off at gunpoint; and from the viewpoint of Storm and the rest of the world, Bill simply vanishes. But there's far more to the meticulously worked out plot than Clive's victims suspect, with the end slowly preparing in his private laboratory. Enter a mild-mannered Scotland Yard man, who seemingly has no clue beyond a missing dog...—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: psychiatrist, wife, lover, scotland yard detective, butler, american, chilling ...

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#5. Pursuit to Algiers (1945)

Storyline: Holmes and Watson are recruited in a serpentine fashion to escort the heir to a European throne back to his native country following his father's assassination. Because the prince has been educated in Great Britain, Holmes persuades him to masquerade as Watson's nephew Nikolas on an ocean liner bound for Algiers. Unfortunately, the ship is filled with red herrings as well as real assassins and Holmes is challenged to outwit them all and deliver his charge to his destination. Among the suspects are a knife-throwing circus performer, two shadowy archaeologists, a hulking deaf mute, an enigmatic ship's steward, a chanteuse with a mysterious song case, and a gun-toting British dowager.—Gabe Taverney(duke1029@aol.com)

Plot Keywords: sherlock holmes, doctor watson, prince, prime minister, singer, thug, spirited ...

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#6. U Turn (1997)

Storyline: When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a (unbeknownst to him) young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband.

Plot Keywords: racketeer, love interest, sexy woman, husband, murderer, engaging, gripping ...

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#8. Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)

Storyline: When Ed Wheeler shoots Jim Granby, Gene brings him in. But Wheeler says even if Granby dies he cannot he charged because he has already served 10 years for Granby's supposed murder. Then in flashback Wheeler relates how he and Granby founded Goldtown based on an exaggerated supply of gold and how when Granby blackmailed him, he thought he killed him and confessed to the murder.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: gene autry, sidekick, defendant, love interest, villain, henchman, rousing ...

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#11. Pain & Gain (2013)

Storyline: Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains and they're left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream.

Plot Keywords: gym instructor, businessman, wealthy man, private detective, motivational speaker, brash, unrestrained ...

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#12. The Sea Beast (1926)

Storyline: This silent movie is based on Melville's classic Moby Dick. Ahab and his brother compete for the affections of minister's daughter Esther. But the great white whale has been eluding the harpooners, bearing many scars of failed attacks. Can our hero Ahab succeed where others have perished?—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: whaler, half brother, whale, daughter, reverend, captain, spectacular ...

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#15. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Storyline: Snow White, imprisoned daughter of the late king, escapes just as the Magic Mirror declares her the source of the Evil Queen's immortality. The Queen sends her men, led by a local huntsman, to bring her back. But upon her capture, the huntsman finds he's being played and turns against the Queen's men, saving Snow White in the process. Meanwhile, Snow's childhood friend, William, learns that she is alive and sets off to save her.

Plot Keywords: snow white, evil queen, huntsman, dwarf, prince, stepmother, intense ...

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