Movies and TV series about blackmail

The 33 best titles about blackmail, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

The Godfather Part II
iRank91
1974 · Francis Ford Coppola
MovieDramaCrime
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vega
High and Low
iRank89
1963 · Akira Kurosawa
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.
The Lives of Others
iRank87
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
MovieDramaThriller
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces co
The Promised Neverland
iRank83
2019
SeriesAnimationDramaMystery
Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean c
Vagabond
iRank83
2019
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMystery
Stuntman Cha Dal-geon gets involved in a tragic airplane crash and ends up discovering a national corruption scandal in the process. Go Hae-ri, the oldest daughter of a deceased marine, decides to wor
The Player
iRank83
1992 · Robert Altman
MovieComedyCrimeDrama
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Charlotte
iRank83
2015
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
All thanks to the special ability that he developed, Yuu was able to cheat his way into a very prestigious high school. With his power, he thought nothing was going to stand in his way, until he met
Noragami
iRank82
2014
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Hiyori Iki is a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to frequently slip out of her body, and she beco
The King of Comedy
iRank80
1982 · Martin Scorsese
MovieComedyDrama
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Taboo
iRank79
2017 · Dean Baker
SeriesDramaMystery
Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Insomnia
iRank78
2002 · Christopher Nolan
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
Zatoichi
iRank77
2003 · Takeshi Kitano
MovieAdventureDramaAction
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople
Love Lies Bleeding
iRank76
2024 · Rose Glass
MovieCrimeRomanceThriller
Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of L
The Drop
iRank74
2014 · Michaël R. Roskam
MovieCrimeDrama
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to ma
Dogville
iRank73
2003 · Lars von Trier
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
iRank73
2017 · Yorgos Lanthimos
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fath
The Bank Job
iRank73
2008 · Roger Donaldson
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine pr
Burn After Reading
iRank70
2008 · Ethan Coen
MovieComedyDrama
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. P
The Firm
iRank69
1993 · Sydney Pollack
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on h
A Time to Kill
iRank68
1996 · Joel Schumacher
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
Clue
iRank67
1985 · Jonathan Lynn
MovieComedyCrimeMystery
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, th
Lolita
iRank64
1997 · Adrian Lyne
MovieDrama
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon
Wild Things
iRank62
1998 · John McNaughton
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life b
The Amateur
iRank62
2025 · James Hawes
MovieActionThriller
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take
A Perfect Murder
iRank60
1998 · Andrew Davis
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers
The Proposal
iRank58
2009 · Anne Fletcher
MovieComedyDramaRomance
When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.
Entrapment
iRank55
1999 · Jon Amiel
MovieDramaMysteryRomance
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
iRank55
1997 · Jim Gillespie
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-ha
The Longest Yard
iRank52
2005 · Peter Segal
MovieComedyCrimeDrama
Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe sugg
Gone in Sixty Seconds
iRank48
2000 · Dominic Sena
MovieActionCrimeThriller
Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to meet the demands of notorious crime boss Ray
Blacklight
iRank36
2022 · Mark Williams
MovieActionAdventureThriller
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highe
Striptease
iRank36
1996 · Andrew Bergman
MovieComedyCrimeDrama
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to
The Boy Next Door
iRank35
2015 · Rob Cohen
MovieThriller
A recently cheated on married woman falls for a younger man who has moved in next door, but their torrid affair soon takes a dangerous turn.