small town murder
9 movies and shows
The Tattered Dress
Thu, 14 Mar 1957
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top New York defense lawyer J.G. Blane, whose own marriage exists in name only, arrives in Desert View, Nevada to find the townsfolk and politically powerful Sheriff Hoak distinctly hostile to the Restons. In due course, Blane discovers he's been "taken for a ride," and that quiet desert communities can be deadly.
Fireworks
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
The troubled relationship between Gianni and Nino, set in the narrow-minded and prejudicial Sicily of 1982.
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Fri, 17 Aug 1973
An adopted teen runs away to what he believes to be his birth town and mother, in the hopes of putting together the missing pieces of his identity. He arrives during a wave of disappearances and murders, only to encounter New England aloofness and some very eccentric relatives.
Murder House
Mon, 01 Oct 2018
Every small town has a haunted house located within its borders. If not haunted by things unseen and unknown, then a place borne of violent tragedy. Some of these houses become legendary and enter the national conscience. The Amityville Horror in upstate New York comes to mind. Tonight is the five-year anniversary of the Cavanaugh family massacre, and for the first time in several years someone will dare to enter the belly of the beast in Edgewood, Maryland--the Murder House.
Boys Don't Cry
Thu, 02 Sep 1999
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
Feet of Death
Thu, 29 Aug 2024
When paranormal social media influencer, Chris Dixon, winds up dead near the base of Mt. Saint Helens, Jason Esterly, a USFS ranger, must pull himself out of mourning his late wife to grapple with the reality that Bigfoot could actually exist. The supposed mythical creature might even be responsible for a string of unusual deaths in his small town.
Brigham City
Fri, 30 Mar 2001
Wes Clayton is a lawman and a bishop in a Mormon community called Brigham. The town is shaken when a woman from California is found murdered. Clayton and his young deputy work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in the frightened town, Clayton must uncover the town's deepest secrets, find the murderer and keep Brigham from ripping itself apart.
Shimmer
Tue, 07 Sep 2021
Dr. Thea Kait is a forensic scientist with the Seneca Police Department. She is called to the scene of a crime by her friend, Detective Kurt Blas. There’s been a murder… or has there? The body isn’t like anything either of them have seen, and the widow of the deceased issues a warning: “It’s in the light.” Soon, the bodies start racking up – and the remains are just as baffling. With mounting pressure from Captain Rose, Thea and her forensics team must work quickly to find the culprit… if there is one. The more evidence they find, the less it seems like a human killer. But what could be behind these deaths? How can they stop it? And what, if anything, is in the light?
Detour
Invalid Date
A former thief driving through a small town is coerced into stealing a valuable statue but finds himself in hot water after he's accused of murder.