Best Action & Crime Movies & TV Shows

Weeds

8 / 10

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.

Stars: Alexander Gould Ethan Kent Gavin Kent Hunter Parrish Jennifer Jason Leigh Justin Kirk Kevin Nealon Mary-Louise Parker

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

Stars: Brian Dietzen Diona Reasonover Gary Cole Katrina Law Rocky Carroll Sean Murray Wilmer Valderrama

Smallville

8 / 10

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.

Stars: Cassidy Freeman Erica Durance Justin Hartley Tom Welling

Shameless

9 / 10

The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate. Whilst they won't admit it, they need help and find it in Steve, a young middle class lad who falls for Fiona, the oldest sibling, and increasingly finds himself drawn to this unconventional and unique family. Anarchic family life seen through the eyes of an exceptionally bright fifteen year old, who struggles to come of age in the context of his belligerent father, closeted brother, psychotic sister and internet porn star neighbors.

Stars: Aaron McCusker Alice Barry David Threlfall Karen Bryson Kira Martin Nicky Evans Qasim Akhtar Rebecca Atkinson Robbie Conway Tina Malone

Revenge

8 / 10

When Emily Thorne moves to the Hamptons, everyone wonders about the new girl, but she knows everything about them, including what they did to her family. Years ago, they took everything from her. Now, one by one, she's going to make them pay.

Stars: Brian Hallisay Elena Satine Emily VanCamp Gabriel Mann James Tupper Karine Vanasse Madeleine Stowe Nick Wechsler

Death Note

9 / 10

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?

Stars: Aya Hirano Kappei Yamaguchi Kazuya Nakai Keiji Fujiwara Kimiko Saito Mamoru Miyano Naoya Uchida Noriko Hidaka Ryou Naitou Shido Nakamura

Narcos

9 / 10

A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.

Stars: Alberto Ammann Andrea Londo Arturo Castro Damián Alcázar Francisco Denis Matias Varela Matt Whelan Michael Stahl-David Pedro Pascal Pêpê Rapazote

Bones

8 / 10

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

Stars: David Boreanaz Emily Deschanel John Boyd Michaela Conlin T.J. Thyne Tamara Taylor

Castle

8 / 10

After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

Stars: Jon Huertas Molly C. Quinn Nathan Fillion Seamus Dever Stana Katic Susan Sullivan Tamala Jones Toks Olagundoye

The Mentalist

8 / 10

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

Stars: Joe Adler Josie Loren Robin Tunney Rockmond Dunbar Simon Baker Tim Kang

Boardwalk Empire

8 / 10

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.

Stars: Gretchen Mol Jeffrey Wright Kelly Macdonald Michael Kenneth Williams Michael Shannon Paul Sparks Shea Whigham Stephen Graham Steve Buscemi Vincent Piazza

24

9 / 10

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.

Stars: Kiefer Sutherland Kim Raver Mary Lynn Rajskub Tate Donovan William Devane Yvonne Strahovski

Mr. Robot

9 / 10

A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot finds himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

Stars: Carly Chaikin Christian Slater Rami Malek

Homeland

8 / 10

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.

Stars: Claire Danes Costa Ronin Linus Roache Mandy Patinkin Maury Sterling Nimrat Kaur Numan Acar