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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.

Dogman

1. Dogman

Action Drama Crime Psychological Drama Organized Crime
6.8
20231h 55min

Overview

A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Abusive father, Dog companionship, Crime and survival, Education through theatre, Performance as identity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Kill Room

2. The Kill Room

Comedy Crime Dark Comedy Organized Crime
5.5
20231h 38min

Overview

A hitman, his boss, an art dealer and a money-laundering scheme that accidentally turns the assassin into an overnight avant-garde sensation, one that forces her to play the art world against the underworld.

Themes

Power dynamics in crime networks, Art market manipulation, Deception in business deals, Underworld vs art world tension, Crime-driven fame, Money laundering through art

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Haunting in Venice

3. A Haunting in Venice

Mystery Thriller Crime Whodunit Investigation Suspense
6.5
20231h 44min

Overview

Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Appearance manipulation, Postwar trauma triggers secrecy, Secret keeping fuels jealousy, Protective obsession drives control

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Restore Point

4. Restore Point

Science Fiction Crime Thriller
6.2
20231h 54min

Overview

It’s 2041 and the gaps in social and economic inequality have left the world on the brink. A breakthrough in science has given humanity the ability to bring victims of a violent crime back to life by backing up their brain every 2 days. This allows an ambitious, young detective the opportunity to solve a case of a murdered couple when the restoration team is able to bring one of them back.


Finestkind

5. Finestkind

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Family Drama
6.1
20232h 6min

Overview

Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. Desperate circumstances force them into a deal with an organized crime syndicate in Boston, and a young woman gets caught in the middle.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Class pressure and crime, Brotherly loyalty vs crime, Illicit trade risk, Law enforcement consequences, Family illness and obligation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Equalizer 3

6. The Equalizer 3

Action Thriller Crime One-Person Army Organized Crime
6.8
20231h 49min

Overview

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

Themes

Community resilience under threat, Vigilante justice vs law, Organized crime coercion, Illicit networks and money flows, Ethical ambiguity of vigilantism, External intervention and local response

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Don't Buy the Seller

7. Don't Buy the Seller

Thriller Mystery Crime
6.4
20231h 41min

Overview

Soo-hyun, who has recently moved into a new house, buys a used washing machine through a second-hand app but finds out it doesn't work. Annoyed by the seller's irresponsibility, she leaves a comment calling the seller a con man, and reports it to the police. Little does she know that the seller is a psychopathic serial killer who uses an online second-hand market to lure his victims. Her comment renders his hunt for a new victim all but impossible so she becomes his next target. She starts receiving obscene phone calls, countless unwanted food deliveries, and strange men knocking on her door looking for a good time. A trip to the sender's address proves deadly serious when the police and Soo-hyun find a man’s dead body.


The Retirement Plan

8. The Retirement Plan

Action Comedy Crime Buddy Action Buddy Comedy
5.1
20231h 43min

Overview

When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help: her estranged father Matt, currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Their reunion is fleeting as they are soon tracked down on the island by crime boss Donnie and his lieutenant Bobo. As Ashley, Sarah, and Matt become entangled in an increasingly dangerous web, Ashley quickly learns her father had a secret past that she knew nothing about and that there is more to her father than meets the eye.

Themes

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Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Anatomy of a Fall

9. Anatomy of a Fall

Thriller Mystery Crime Courtroom Thriller Whodunit
7.6
20232h 31min

Overview

A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.

Themes

Mother son relationship, Moral dilemma, Bisexual woman, Courtroom drama, Autopsy inquiry

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Red Rooms

10. Red Rooms

Thriller Crime Courtroom Thriller Serial Killer Crime
7.1
20231h 58min

Overview

Kelly-Anne treats the serial killer trial like her latest obsession, camping out in court and feeding her homegrown AI with every detail, UNTIL her fantasies spill offline and she starts stalking a victim’s mother, dragging herself into a dark web of red rooms, snuff videos, and a case that refuses to stay on the screen.

Themes

Cyber surveillance and stalking, Obsession and compulsion, Online gambling economy, Voyeurism and fandom, Trial spectacle and media, Digital manipulation and control

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
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