Movies and TvShows featuring "inquest" theme.
The Octopus is a captivating TV show set in Italy, revolving around a former cop who becomes entangled in a dangerous investigation involving organized crime, secret plots, and a web of conspiracy. As he delves deeper into the truth, he faces personal loss, betrayal, and a fight for justice.
When a poison pen letter begins circulating in a small village, Miss Marple becomes entangled in a complex murder mystery involving a squadron leader, a solicitor, and a village community. With her sharp wit and keen observation skills, Miss Marple uncovers the truth behind the poison pen letters and the murderer's motive.
Written on the Wind (1956) is a gripping melodrama that tells the story of Kyle Hadley, an alcoholic oil baron, and his troubled relationships with his sister Marylee, his friend Mitch, and Mitch's wife Lucy. Set against the backdrop of the oil industry in Texas, the film explores themes of wealth, power, and the destructive nature of obsession.
After a lawyer accidentally kills a gypsy woman, he is cursed to rapidly lose weight, facing terrifying consequences as he tries to break the curse.
After the death of her father, a paraplegic woman returns home and begins to suspect that her stepmother may have something to do with it. As she digs deeper into the mystery, she uncovers shocking secrets that threaten her own life.
In 'Wild in the Country,' a young man with a troubled past battles his inner demons and finds solace in love and self-discovery. Set in the American South, the film explores themes of poverty, family dysfunction, and the healing power of relationships. As the protagonist navigates his way through a series of trials and tribulations, he learns valuable lessons about forgiveness, redemption, and the importance of following one's dreams.
In a small village, people are turning up dead with their heads completely turned to stone. As the villagers try to understand the reason behind the murders, they discover that a Gorgon from Greek mythology is responsible. A university professor, with the help of a sceptical police inspector, tries to put an end to the killings and uncover the truth behind the Gorgon's reign of terror.
A police officer becomes obsessed with a married woman and resorts to murder to have her for himself. As he delves deeper into his dark desires, he becomes entangled in a web of deceit and manipulation.
During the Vietnam War, a group of Navy pilots must navigate their way through air strikes, combat missions, and personal conflicts.
A diamond is stolen at a houseboat party given by the district attorney. He gives the thief a chance to return it by putting an empty box on a table and turning out the lights. When the lights are turned back on the box is gone, and the district attorney has a knife in his back and is quite dead. The police and the coroner arrive. There are several attempts made on the life of the coroner. Ruth Whitman is found hiding in a grandfather-clock, holding the gem box. She claims the box was pushed into her hands and she was pushed into the clock. The district attorney's butler/valet tells the coroner he saw who killed his employer and a few minutes later he is also murdered. The mystery deepens.
Documentary following the work of senior coroner for Lancashire and Darwen Dr James Adeley, who runs a team that works from the moment a body arrives in the mortuary through to the inquest, when the cause of death is determined.
When a series of killings occur in a small town, suspicion falls on a man who owns a leopard as a publicity stunt. As the murders continue, the town descends into fear and paranoia.
When an ex-convict is framed for murder, he must navigate a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal to clear his name and seek revenge.
In this TV movie, a lawyer conducts an investigation and trial following the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko while in police custody in South Africa during the apartheid era.
When a pop singer collapses on live television from an apparent bee sting, a theatrical agent sends his client to the singer's remote island to investigate. Once there, he discovers a dysfunctional marriage, a pet cat that seems to be causing trouble, and a mysterious beekeeper with a secret beekeeping operation. As the island is plagued by killer bee attacks, the agent must uncover the truth and find a way to escape before it's too late.
A doctor's self-experimentation with a mysterious serum results in him transforming into a sinister alter ego named Mr. Hyde. As Dr. Jekyll struggles with his dual identity, he becomes consumed by obsession, revenge, and seduction.
In a small Mexican town, an ancient curse is awakened when an archeologist uncovers a hidden treasure. Soon, a monstrous flying serpent known as Quetzalcoatl begins to wreak havoc, killing anyone in its path. As the town falls into chaos, it is up to an ornithologist and a group of locals to stop the creature before it destroys everything.
A chorus girl is implicated in a murder and a detective sets out to solve the crime in Victorian England.
Johnny Flanagan did not have the privileges of a good education or wealthy background but the streets developed his natural talent to be a great fighter. His enormous potential to reach the top is born out of a string of spectacular successes. All of which is brought to a halt when he develops a physical relationship with his manager's wife, the beautiful but manipulative Lorna. His naive temperament is no match for her callous, dispassionate scheming and he unwittingly becomes a pawn in Lorna's ultimate plan... .to murder her husband.
John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for a blood transfusion that would have saved her life. Doctor Brown is determined to seek justice for what he sees as the needless death of a young girl.