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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.

291. Tread

Tread
Documentary Crime
7.1
20201h 28minUnited States
Director: Paul Solet

Overview

Pushed to his breaking point, a master welder in a small town at the foot of the Rocky Mountains quietly fortifies a bulldozer with 30 tons of concrete and steel and seeks to destroy those he believes have wronged him.


292. Beasts Clawing at Straws

Beasts Clawing at Straws
Mystery Thriller Crime Drama Organized Crime
7.0
20201h 48minSouth Korea
Director: Kim Yong-hoon

Overview

A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.

Themes

Transactional relationships, Deception and betrayal, Economic desperation, Debt and coercion, Debt to loan shark, Social precariousness, Bag of money pressure

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293. The Night Clerk

The Night Clerk
Thriller Crime Drama Investigation Suspense Serial Killer Crime
5.6
20201h 30minUnited States
Director: Michael Cristofer

Overview

Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

Themes

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294. Mafia Inc.

Mafia Inc.
Crime Drama
6.8
20202h 23minCanada
Director: Podz

Overview

The Gamache, tailors from father to son, have been dressing the Mafia family Paternò for three generation. Vincent "Vince" Gamache works on behalf of Frank the godfather with his eldest son Giaco. Vince, reckless and rash, seeks to earn his stripes by impressing the godfather. Without the Paternò knowing, he stages a big operation and is promoted. Fuming with jealousy, Giaco discovers that Vince committed a monstrous act during his stroke. The Gamache disown Vince and war begins.


295. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Action Crime Superhero Action Organized Crime
6.1
20201h 49minUnited States
Director: Cathy Yan

Overview

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

Themes

Betrayal within crime networks, Vigilante justice vs institutions, Trauma shaping resilience, Female empowerment through alliance, Power dynamics in organized crime, Outsider alliance building

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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296. Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case

Into the Deep: The Submarine Murder Case
Documentary Crime
6.5
20201h 27minDenmark
Director: Emma Sullivan

Overview

In 2016, a young Austrialian filmmaker began documenting amateur inventor Peter Madsen. One year in, Madsen brutally murdered Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine. An unprecedented revelation of a killer and the journey his young helpers take as they reckon with their own complicity and prepare to testify.


297. The Heist of the Century

The Heist of the Century
Comedy Thriller Crime Dark Comedy Heist
7.1
20201h 54minArgentina, United States
Director: Ariel Winograd

Overview

In 2006, a group of thieves performed what is considered one of the most famous and smart bank heists in the history of Argentina. How they robbed the Rio bank is as surprising as what happened afterwards. This is their story.

Themes

Group dynamics under pressure, Risk management under constraints, Collective action under danger, Cash haul as operation metric, Notoriety of crime, Public attention and scrutiny

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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298. Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys for Life
Thriller Action Crime Buddy Action Organized Crime
6.5
20202h 4minUnited States
Director: Adil El Arbi

Overview

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.

Themes

Detective duty vs retirement, Drug cartel pressure, Prison escape consequences, Buddy cop dynamics, Police chase intensity, Sequel legacy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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299. The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen
Comedy Crime Organized Crime Dark Comedy
7.8
20201h 53minUnited Kingdom, United States
Director: Guy Ritchie

Overview

American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

Themes

Deception as strategy, Betrayal amid schemes, Illicit empire under pressure, Class tension under scrutiny, Bribery and blackmail leverage

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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300. Just Mercy

Just Mercy
Drama Crime History Legal Drama Biographical History
7.6
20192h 17minUnited States
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Overview

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

Themes

Racial injustice under law, Coercion-driven testimony reversal, Appeal and retrial pressure, Advocacy confronting system bias, Disenfranchised seeking equality, Media scrutiny shaping juries

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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