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.
381. The Purity of Vengeance
Crime Thriller Mystery Drama Detective Mystery Crime2018•1h 58min
Denmark, Germany
Director: Christoffer Boe
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Copenhagen, 2018. A frightening discovery is made in an old apartment. The subsequent investigation of Department Q leads them to an infamous institution for girls that was suddenly closed in the early sixties.
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382. Bad Times at the El Royale
Thriller Mystery Crime Drama Mind Game Thriller2018•2h 21min
United States, Canada
Director: Drew Goddard
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Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.
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383. The House That Jack Built
Drama Horror Crime Thriller Serial Killer Crime2018•2h 32min
Denmark, France
Director: Lars von Trier
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Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.
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384. 22 July
Crime Drama History Thriller Historical Event2018•2h 23min
United States
Director: Paul Greengrass
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On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.
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385. Border
Fantasy Drama Crime Supernatural Fantasy Psychological Drama2018•1h 50min
Denmark, Sweden
Director: Ali Abbasi
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When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind.
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386. The Old Man & the Gun
Comedy Crime Drama Heist Psychological Drama2018•1h 34min
United States
Director: David Lowery
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The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman, who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.
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The true events of Lieutenant Commander Arman Anwar of PASKAL, an elite unit in the Royal Malaysian Navy, and his team's mission to rescue the MV Bunga Laurel, a tanker which was hijacked by Somalian Pirates in 2011.
388. A Twelve-Year Night
Drama Crime History Historical Event Historical Drama2018•2h 2min
Argentina, Spain
Director: Álvaro Brechner
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Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.
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An ace crisis negotiator attempts to figure out the real motivation of a man who has kidnapped two people and crack his calm demeanour.
390. White Boy Rick
Crime Drama Narcotics Crime Coming-of-Age Drama2018•1h 51min
United States
Director: Yann Demange
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The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
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