Crime movies
A deep dive into the underworld of gangsters, detectives, and heists where the line between right and wrong blurs.
Subgenres include: Organized Crime, Heist, Con Artist Crime.
Former detective Brenner has become an ambulance driver and finds himself, much to his dismay, caught up in a war between two rival first aid organizations.
1112. Miss Congeniality
Comedy Crime Action Buddy Comedy Undercover Sting Crime2000•1h 50min
United States
Director: Donald Petrie
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When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the contestant from New Jersey.
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1113. Brother
Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Family Drama2000•1h 53min
Japan, United Kingdom
Director: Takeshi Kitano
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A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
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Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.
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Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful part of his life. He seeks the help of a therapist and meets a woman in the waiting room that he connects with.
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1116. Flickering Lights
Action Comedy Crime Dark Comedy Heist2000•1h 49min
Denmark, Sweden
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
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Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.
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1117. Animal Factory
Crime Drama Prison Crime Coming-of-Age Drama2000•1h 34min
United States
Director: Steve Buscemi
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Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
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1118. Requiem for a Dream
Crime Drama Narcotics Crime Tragic Drama2000•1h 42min
United States
Director: Darren Aronofsky
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The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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After finding an enormous amount of money hidden in a dead man's apartment, real estate agent Julia must face the wrath of the very peculiar inhabitants of the apartment building, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the money.
1120. The Crimson Rivers
Crime Mystery Thriller Serial Killer Crime Investigation Mystery2000•1h 46min
France
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
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A series of terrifying ritual crimes sweeps the country, seemingly unrelated at first. The investigation leads a young detective and a seasoned police commissioner into the mountains, where they soon realize it’s all part of a single sinister plan.
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