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A crime of passion refers to violence, especially murder, that the perpetrator commits because of sudden strong impulse.

Crime of passion or crimes of passion may also refer to:

Film and television

• Crime of Passion (1957 film), directed by Gerd Oswald
• Crimes of Passion (1984 film), directed by Ken Russell
• Crimes of Passion (2013 film), directed by Gao Qunshu
• Crimes of Passion (TV series), a Swedish television series
• Crimenes de Lujuria (Crimes of Passion), a 2011 Mexican direct-to-video film featuring Alejandra Ambrosi
• Love Crime, directed by Alain Corneau

Literature

• A Crime of Passion, a novel by Mary Higgins Clark
• Crimes of Passion, a play by Joe Orton
• Crime of Passion, a character play by Jérôme Pradon
• Crime Passionel, also known as Dirty Hands, a 1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre

Art

• Crime passionnel, oil painting by Nils von Dardel

Music

• Crimes of Passion (Pat Benatar album), 1980 release from Chrysalis Records
• Crimes of Passion (Big Head Todd and the Monsters album), 2004
• Crimes of Passion (Crocodiles album), 2013 release from French Kiss Records
• "Crime of Passion" (Mike Oldfield song), 1984 recording
• "Crime of Passion" (Ricky Van Shelton song), 1987 recording
• "Crime of Passion", from the 1975 album Unrequited by Loudon Wainwright III
• "Crime of Passion", from the 1985 album Eaten Alive by Diana Ross
• “Crime of Passion”, from the 1986 album All Right Now by Pepsi & Shirlie
• "Crime of Passion", from the 2006 album Edge of the World by Glenn Tipton