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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.

Mute Witness

1551. Mute Witness

Thriller Horror Crime
6.7

19951h 35min

Germany, Russia

Director: Anthony Waller

When a mute makeup/special effects artist working on a low-budget slasher film gets locked in a dilapidated Moscow movie studio late one night, she thinks she witnesses the making of a snuff film. Thus begins a night of terror.


Shanghai Triad

1552. Shanghai Triad

Drama Crime
7.1

19951h 48min

China, France

Director: Zhang Yimou

Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.


Hackers

1553. Hackers

Action Crime Thriller Drama
6.2

19951h 45min

United States

Director: Iain Softley

Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.


The Last Supper

1554. The Last Supper

Comedy Thriller Crime Drama
6.7

19951h 32min

United States

Director: Stacy Title

A group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.


Desperado

1555. Desperado

Thriller Action Crime Epic Action Narcotics Crime
7.1

19951h 44min

United States

Director: Robert Rodriguez

El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Revenge motive, Organized crime networks, Protection of others, Mercy within vengeance, Family conflict amid crime

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Kids

1556. Kids

Drama Crime Coming-of-Age Drama Narcotics Crime
7.0

19951h 31min

United States

Director: Larry Clark

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.

Themes

Illicit youth culture, Urban alienation, Peer pressure dynamics, Reckless experimentation, Health risk and stigma, Street violence and consequence

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Filmin
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The Net

1557. The Net

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Action
6.0

19951h 54min

United States

Director: Irwin Winkler

Angela Bennett is a freelance computer systems analyst who tracks down software viruses. At night she hooks up to the internet and chats to others 'surfing the net'. While de-bugging a new high-tech game for a cyber friend, she comes across a top secret program and becomes the target of a mysterious organization who will stop at nothing to erase her identity and her existence, in order to protect the project.


The Usual Suspects

1558. The Usual Suspects

Drama Crime Thriller Organized Crime Mind Game Thriller
8.5

19951h 46min

United States

Director: Bryan Singer

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception and perception, Crime networks and control, Multiple perspectives, Rumor and myth making, Police corruption

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Tales from the Hood

1559. Tales from the Hood

Horror Crime Thriller Drama Fantasy
6.5

19951h 38min

United States

Director: Rusty Cundieff

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.


Crying Freeman

1560. Crying Freeman

Action Crime
6.4

19951h 42min

Canada, France

Director: Christophe Gans

A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.