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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.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

1621. National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Comedy Crime Action
6.2

19931h 24min

United States

Director: Gene Quintano

An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the 'Wilderness Girls' cookie drive.


Hoffa

1622. Hoffa

Crime History Drama
6.6

19922h 20min

United States

Director: Danny DeVito

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.


Trespass

1623. Trespass

Action Thriller Crime
6.3

19921h 41min

United States

Director: Walter Hill

Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't know is that the factory is on the turf of a local gang, who come by to execute one of their enemies. Vince sees the shooting, the gang spots Vince, and extended mayhem ensues. As Vince and Don try to escape, gang leader King James argues with his subordinate Savon about how to get rid of the trespassers.


Bad Lieutenant

1624. Bad Lieutenant

Crime Drama
7.0

19921h 36min

United States

Director: Abel Ferrara

While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.


Benny's Video

1625. Benny's Video

Crime Drama
7.1

19921h 50min

Austria, Switzerland

Director: Michael Haneke

A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.


Jennifer Eight

1626. Jennifer Eight

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
6.3

19922h 4min

United States

Director: Bruce Robinson

John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, Berlin meets a young blind woman named Helena, whom he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose—and only John knows it.


Innocent Blood

1627. Innocent Blood

Comedy Horror Crime Action Romance
6.2

19921h 52min

United States

Director: John Landis

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.


Glengarry Glen Ross

1628. Glengarry Glen Ross

Crime Drama Mystery
7.7

19921h 40min

United States

Director: James Foley

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.


Sneakers

1629. Sneakers

Comedy Crime Drama High-Concept Comedy Heist
7.1

19922h 5min

United States

Director: Phil Alden Robinson

When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.

Themes

Trust under manipulation, Impostor networks, Wealth redistribution pressures, Corporate-criminal collusion, Fugitive pursuit dynamics, Codebreaking tech ethics

Available on

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Reservoir Dogs

1630. Reservoir Dogs

Crime Thriller
8.3

19921h 39min

United States

Director: Quentin Tarantino

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.