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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.

One False Move

1651. One False Move

Crime Drama Thriller
7.1

19911h 45min

United States

Director: Carl Franklin

Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.


Ricochet

1652. Ricochet

Crime Thriller Action Drama
6.2

19911h 42min

United States

Director: Russell Mulcahy

An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.


Under Suspicion

1653. Under Suspicion

Crime Thriller
6.4

19911h 39min

United Kingdom

Director: Simon Moore

In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In his new job as a fake private investigator, he helps couples get divorces by photographing Hazel having "affairs" with the husband. When she is murdered during a job, Tony begins having an affair with the dead man's mistress, Angeline, while trying to prove his innocence.


Dead Again

1654. Dead Again

Mystery Drama Crime Thriller
6.8

19911h 47min

United States

Director: Kenneth Branagh

In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.


Showdown in Little Tokyo

1655. Showdown in Little Tokyo

Action Comedy Crime
6.1

19911h 19min

United States

Director: Mark L. Lester

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.


A Brighter Summer Day

1656. A Brighter Summer Day

Crime Drama Romance
8.2

19913h 57min

Taiwan

Director: Edward Yang

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.


Boyz n the Hood

1657. Boyz n the Hood

Crime Drama
7.8

19911h 52min

United States

Director: John Singleton

In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...


Point Break

1658. Point Break

Action Thriller Crime Heist Buddy Action
7.3

19912h 2min

United States

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.

Themes

Belonging and identity, Undercover deception, Risk versus responsibility, Adrenaline culture, Authority versus rebellion, Loyalty and manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1659. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Comedy Crime
6.9

19911h 26min

United States

Director: David Zucker

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.


Europa

1660. Europa

Crime Drama Thriller
7.5

19911h 53min

Denmark, France

Director: Lars von Trier

Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.