How Well Do You Remember These Crime Series?
Do you call yourself as a Crime Lover? How well do you remember crime movies? How much do you know about True Crime and assassinations? Are you a die hard crime fan and/or are you a crime expert? What about murders?
Crime stories have always been the interest of writers. True crime is everywhere, Fuelled by this serial's success in 2014 and documentaries like making a murderer from Netflix. There are hundreds of TV shows and movies focused purely on every aspect of crime and justice.
It seems weird that people are obsessed with crime movies or TV shows, where some dark parts of human beings are shown in a significantly highlighted way. Some say that they appreciate the storyline or theme, where you have been given only clues to solve the mystery without revealing everything at once. Others say that they watch only to be aware of crime so that they will save themselves. Others only watch to get satisfaction by seeing the bad guys face punishment.
True crime gives a glimpse into the minds of people who have committed crimes. It is a tension between good and evil.
True crime comes in many forms like non-fiction, literary podcast, and film genre. In the true criminal act, actual crime and details of real people are shown or written. The crimes include mostly murder. It has high-profile sensational crimes such as Jon Benet Ramsey Killing, the O.J Simpson murder case, and the Pamela Smart murder. True crime books are often written on sensational, shocking, strange events, particularly murder. Serial killers have always been a profitable sub-genre. One can never forget Norman Mailer’s, The Executioner’s Song (1979), which won Pulitzer Prizes.
Several documentaries have been made like The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris, The Jinx, and The Keepers.
There are several movies based on true Crime like Unbelievable, Last Girls, All Good Things, Can You Ever Forgive Me, Reversal of Fortune, Black Mass, In Cold Blood, Catch me If You can, Casino, Bully Wolf Creek, JKF Anatomy of a Murderer.
True crime is not just a television thing now. Movies, books, fiction are written all around crime as a subject. You can watch Crime shows on any TV Channel, showing true crime, criminals on bike, supernatural detectives, etc. We have decided to compile our reviews of the popular crime shows over the year, get feedback from views and critics, and create quizzes based on them. The list below has delighted the viewers old and young equally.
Top Boy
The first one which is on the list is Top Boy. Ronan Bennett’s East London series first touched the TV screen on channel 4 in 2011. It started Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson in the lead roles. The two drug-dealing gangsters dreaming big on the Hackney Council state. But in 2019, the top boy came back in a better version. There is plenty to love about it, but the credit goes to Kano, rating 8.3
A Confession
It tells us A true story of detective superintendent Steve Fulcher played by Martin Freeman. The story revolves around the confession he got from the killer of Sian’O Callaghan and Becky Godden Edwards. The man behind such thriller is Jeff Pope, Who gave such real-life dramas as Pierre point, See No Evil: The Moors Murders, and Little blue boy, rating 7.5
Dublin Murders
This crime drama is an adaptation of Tana French’s first two Dublin Murders. Squad books is far from the run of the mill. The murder mystery is an exploration of trauma and identity. The performance of Sarah Greene and Killian Scott raised the level of Dublin murders, rating 7.1
Prison Break
It is about a prisoner trying to break out of prison. This serialize drama tells about a man sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. With his brother's help, he hatched a plan to break out of the prison. Prison Break was one of best crime TV Series of millennium according to IMDB.
American Crime Story
This anthology series deals with different crimes each season. The first season was with Amy winning showing O.J. Simpson's trial. The second season pictured Gianni Versace murder, and the third season deals with hurricane Katrina.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
It is a suspenseful 8.6 anthology series that shows news truly line with the new characters and with lots of twists. It was an all-time favorite of the audience. It was hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock himself.
Agatha Christie‘s Poirot
This was the adoption of Agatha Christie‘s book. David Suchet plays the peculiar Hercule Poirot, A Belgian detective that uses his wits and humor to solve the mystery.
Mind Hunter
This is based on a True story version of creating the FBI’s elite serial crime unit. The unit’s primary duty is to track serial killers. Directed by David Fincher is based on the late 70s book called mind hunter: inside the FBI‘s elite serial crime unit.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
It is an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s classic detective series Sherlock Holmes. The all-time favorite is the hounds of the Baskervilles. Jeremey Brett Play is Edward Hardwicke played the finicky Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson’s character.
Dexter
It is about a serial killer who controls his urge of murdering other serial killers. Michael C Hall, who made 6 feet under, is the creator of it.
These are some samples of true crime shows. There are numerous quizzes based on true crime. We are sharing the type of questions that can be asked to the participants.
The list is endless, and so as the questions related to them:
- Which serial killer enjoys dressing up as a clown and working for charity events?
- Ian Brady
- Dennis Rader
- John Wayne Cacy
- How did the angel of death kill most of his elderly patients?
- He dragged them
- He smothered them
- He drained them of blood
- Alcatraz was in which bay?
- How was President Kennedy assassinated?
- Which actress was murdered by Charles Manson?
- Which “casanova killer” was claimed to kill 35 people?
- Who lived at the address 25 Cromwell street?
- If you are really obsessed. You can ace this!
- Can you pick these notorious serial killers
- Can you solve the mystery of true crime quiz?
Let's see and find out if you are only a crime fan or a Crime Expert!
This is a medium difficulty quiz that has 50 questions about Crime.
"Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men." –
