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  1. Mare of Easttown 2021

    Series

    A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

    The sides of Mare of Easttown

    • A detective in a small Pennsylvania town
    • A teenage mother found dead
    • A grandmother raising her late son's child

    Good for you if

    • you like a small-town murder where every neighbour could be hiding something.
    • you like Kate Winslet as a tired, stubborn local cop.
    • you like a crime story that cares as much about Mare's family as the case.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take grief, addiction and a son's suicide on screen.
    • you need chases and shootouts more than slow detective work.

    About: grief · small towns · motherhood · guilt

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  2. Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

    The sides of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    • A journalist and a hacker
    • A girl missing for forty years
    • A cold Swedish island

    Good for you if

    • you like a dark, intricate investigation.
    • you like dread in cold, clean images.
    • you like an unforgettable, fierce heroine.

    Bad for you if

    • rape and torture scenes are too much for you.
    • you'd rather not watch frank sex scenes, or not with company.
    • over two and a half hours is too long for you.

    About: violence against women · truth · revenge

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  3. Mystic River 2003

    Film

    The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

    The sides of Mystic River

    • Three childhood friends in Boston
    • A murdered daughter
    • A past that never healed

    Good for you if

    • you like raw, powerful acting.
    • you like a tragedy with no clean ending.
    • you like a murder investigation in a tight neighbourhood.

    Bad for you if

    • child abuse and a parent's grief are too heavy for you.
    • you need momentum. Eastwood lets the grief and the silences run long.

    About: trauma · guilt · loyalty

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  4. Top of the Lake 2013

    Series

    A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

    The sides of Top of the Lake

    • A detective back in her New Zealand hometown
    • A pregnant twelve-year-old girl who vanishes
    • A lake town ruled by a dangerous father

    Good for you if

    • you like a missing-girl case in a remote New Zealand town.
    • you like a patient story that lets the lake and the mountains breathe.
    • you want to watch Elisabeth Moss carry a detective who is barely holding on.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch stories about the sexual abuse of girls and women.
    • you want a crime show with chases and shootouts.

    About: trauma · abuse · going home · motherhood

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  5. Prisoners 2013

    Film

    When his young daughter and her friend disappear on Thanksgiving, a father takes the law into his own hands while a detective works the case.

    The sides of Prisoners

    • A detective who won't let go
    • How far a father will go
    • A case built like a maze
    • Rain, cold, and grey light

    Good for you if

    • you like being tense for two and a half hours straight.
    • you like collecting clues and trying to get ahead of the detective.
    • you like watching an actor go somewhere raw. Hugh Jackman does.

    Bad for you if

    • a child in danger is too much for you.
    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.

    About: faith · revenge · guilt · fatherhood

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  6. The Outsider 2020

    Series

    When an insidious supernatural force edges its way into a seemingly straightforward investigation into the gruesome murder of a young boy, it leads a seasoned cop and an unorthodox investigator to question everything they believe in.

    The sides of The Outsider

    • A boy's murder in a Georgia town
    • A suspect seen in two places at once
    • An investigator who sees what others miss

    Good for you if

    • you like dread that builds in quiet rooms and dark caves.
    • you like a case with proof that a man was in two places at once.
    • you like a patient story that takes its time with grief.

    Bad for you if

    • the murder of a child and a grieving family are too much for you.
    • you need a crime explained without anything supernatural.

    About: grief · belief · evil

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  7. Big Little Lies 2017

    Series

    The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

    The sides of Big Little Lies

    • Three mothers in a rich seaside town
    • A death at a school fundraiser
    • A marriage hiding violence

    Good for you if

    • you like Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern at full force.
    • you like knowing someone died at trivia night but not who.
    • you like friendships and rivalries between mothers at the school gate.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take domestic abuse and rape on screen.
    • you'd rather not see sex scenes, or you watch with others.

    About: domestic violence · friendship · motherhood · secrets

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  8. Gone Girl 2014

    Film

    On their fifth wedding anniversary, a man's wife disappears, and as the police and the press dig in, he becomes the main suspect.

    The sides of Gone Girl

    • A marriage seen from both sides
    • A trial on television
    • A story that changes shape halfway
    • Cold, precise, and darkly funny

    Good for you if

    • you love it when the floor drops out from under you halfway.
    • you like a lead performance you can't look away from. Rosamund Pike holds every scene Amy is in.
    • you like people who are hard to like.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather skip sex scenes, or you're watching with family.
    • one sudden, very violent scene would ruin the evening for you.

    About: marriage · lies · the media · image

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  9. The Fall 2013

    Series

    When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.

    The sides of The Fall

    • A London detective sent to Belfast
    • A family man who is a serial killer
    • A slow cat-and-mouse hunt

    Good for you if

    • you like knowing who the killer is and waiting for Stella Gibson to close in.
    • you want to watch Gillian Anderson's cool, unshakable detective.
    • you like a Belfast police task force working a serial killer case.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch killings of women shown up close.
    • you'd rather not spend hours inside a killer's daily life with his own children.

    About: obsession · control · violence against women

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  10. Flight attendant Cassandra Bowden wakes in her hotel room hungover from the night before in Dubai with a dead body lying next to her. Afraid to call the police, she continues her morning as if nothing happened. In New York, she is met by FBI agents who question her about her recent layover in Bangkok. Still unable to piece the night together, she begins to wonder if she could be the killer.

    The sides of The Flight Attendant

    • A flight attendant waking next to a dead man
    • A blackout night in Bangkok
    • FBI agents and a hidden drinking problem

    Good for you if

    • you like piecing together a night nobody remembers.
    • you like a murder plot with a comic edge.
    • you like Kaley Cuoco carrying every scene as Cassie.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch alcoholism and trauma on screen.
    • you can't stand a bloody murder scene.

    About: addiction · memory · guilt

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  11. Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

    The sides of The Girl on the Train

    • A divorced woman watching houses from a train
    • A missing young wife
    • A night she can't remember

    Good for you if

    • you like piecing together what happened on a night nobody remembers right.
    • you like a story told by someone you can't fully trust.
    • you can't look away from Emily Blunt as Rachel.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't bear alcoholism and domestic abuse on screen.
    • you need a thriller that moves faster than a daily commute.

    About: memory · obsession · abuse

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  12. Bates Motel 2013

    Series

    A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

    The sides of Bates Motel

    • A young Norman Bates and his mother
    • A motel bought for a fresh start
    • A small Oregon town full of secrets

    Good for you if

    • you like Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore as a mother and son too close.
    • you like knowing where Norman ends up and dreading every step.
    • you like a quiet Oregon town that lives off a hidden drug trade.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take abuse and mental illness on screen.
    • you can't watch murders on screen.

    About: mothers and sons · madness · secrets

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  13. The Crowded Room 2023

    Series

    In 1979 Manhattan, a young man is arrested for a shocking crime — and an unlikely investigator must solve the mystery behind it.

    The sides of The Crowded Room

    • A young man arrested after a shooting in 1979 Manhattan
    • An investigator who keeps questioning him
    • A childhood marked by abuse

    Good for you if

    • you want Tom Holland in a dark, dramatic role.
    • you like an investigator piecing together why a young man fired a gun in 1979 Manhattan.
    • you like long interviews that dig into one mind.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch child abuse and trauma on screen.
    • you need momentum, and the answers come slowly over the season.

    About: trauma · identity · mental health

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  14. Incendies 2010

    Film

    A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

    The sides of Incendies

    • Twins reading their mother's last wishes
    • A search through a country torn by civil war
    • A family secret buried for decades

    Good for you if

    • you like a revelation at the end that changes everything you saw.
    • you like a film that leaves you shaken long after.
    • you want to understand a civil war through one woman's life.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take massacres, prison and rape on screen.
    • you won't read subtitles, and the twins' search unfolds in French and Arabic.

    About: family secrets · war · forgiveness

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  15. Broadchurch 2013

    Series

    The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

    The sides of Broadchurch

    • The murder of an eleven-year-old boy
    • Two detectives who clash
    • A seaside town in Dorset under suspicion

    Good for you if

    • you like a whodunit where every neighbor could be the killer.
    • you like Olivia Colman and David Tennant as mismatched detectives.
    • you like a story about a family's grief, not only the case.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take a child's death and a family's grief.
    • you need chases and action, and this investigation takes its time.

    About: grief · community · guilt · trust

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  16. The Undoing 2020

    Series

    Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.

    The sides of The Undoing

    • A Manhattan therapist whose husband vanishes
    • A murdered mistress
    • A trial that tears a family open

    Good for you if

    • you like guessing whether the husband did it until the last episode.
    • you want Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant face to face.
    • you like a marriage where every new fact makes things worse.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a mystery that moves fast.
    • you'd rather skip nudity and sex scenes.

    About: marriage · trust · wealth

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  17. HIS & HERS 2026

    Series

    Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.

    The sides of HIS & HERS

    • Two estranged spouses
    • A detective and a news reporter
    • A murder each thinks the other did

    Good for you if

    • you like a story told from two sides that keeps changing what you believe.
    • you like trying to solve a murder before the characters do.
    • you like a marriage where neither one trusts the other.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch bullying, grief and dementia on screen.
    • you'd rather not see a frank sex scene in the very first episode.

    About: revenge · marriage · the past

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  18. Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

    The sides of Nocturnal Animals

    • A gallery owner reading her ex-husband's novel
    • A story inside the story
    • A night on a Texas highway

    Good for you if

    • you like cold, elegant images.
    • you like a roadside scene that's hard to breathe through.
    • you like a story within a story, where the novel Susan reads keeps echoing her own past.

    Bad for you if

    • brutal scenes in the novel Susan reads are too much for you.
    • cruelty told without comfort is too heavy for you.

    About: revenge · regret · art

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  19. The Act 2019

    Series

    Gypsy Blanchard struggles to deal with the toxic relationship with her overprotective mother, but her attempts to free herself lead to murder.

    The sides of The Act

    • The true story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard
    • A mother who kept her daughter ill
    • A murder in Missouri

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a true crime from inside the house.
    • you like Joey King and Patricia Arquette in a mother-daughter story.
    • you like dread that builds toward something you know will happen.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand child abuse and medical cruelty on screen.
    • you need some hope, and Gypsy's life is a cage that keeps closing in.

    About: control · abuse · freedom · motherhood

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  20. Hannibal 2013

    Series

    Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

    The sides of Hannibal

    • An FBI profiler who thinks like killers
    • A psychiatrist who cooks his victims
    • Murder scenes staged like works of art

    Good for you if

    • you like crime scenes composed like paintings and dinners shot like still lifes.
    • you can't take your eyes off Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter.
    • you like watching Will Graham get closer to the man sitting across from him.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand corpses turned into displays.
    • you want a crime show that plays like real police work.

    About: manipulation · obsession · friendship · madness

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