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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.

Keanu

531. Keanu

Action Comedy Crime Parody Narcotics Crime
6.2

20161h 40min

United States

Director: Peter Atencio

Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Kitten protection, Designer drug dangers, Drug money tensions, Strip club leverage, Aftercreditsstinger mood

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Green Room

532. Green Room

Horror Crime Thriller Gore Horror Organized Crime
7.0

20161h 35min

United States

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Survival under threat, Cover-ups and deception, Violence under extremism, Self-defense and retaliation, Group vulnerability and resilience

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Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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I Am Wrath

533. I Am Wrath

Action Crime Drama Thriller One-Person Army
5.4

20161h 32min

United States

Director: Chuck Russell

A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception within institutions, Government corruption and accountability, Vigilante justice and consequences, Power vs public safety, Political manipulation and cover-ups

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Criminal

534. Criminal

Action Crime Science Fiction Spy Action Undercover Sting Crime
6.3

20161h 53min

Bulgaria, France

Director: Ariel Vromen

CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict. When he wakes up Pope's memories, his mission is to eliminate The Dutchman before the hacker launches ICBMs and starts World War III.

Themes

Loyalty under manipulation, Memory as weapon, Collateral harm, Memory graft, Covert memory warfare, Ethical boundaries in espionage

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Beware the Slenderman

535. Beware the Slenderman

Documentary Crime True Crime Documentary Serial Killer Crime
6.2

20161h 55min

United States

Director: Irene Taylor

In this horrifyingly modern fairytale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. The entrance to the internet quickly leads to its darkest basement. How responsible are our children for what they find there?

Themes

Media framing of crime, Online influence on youth, Parental responsibility in digital age, Online communities and harm, Creepypasta culture and fear, Peer pressure within internet folklore

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Missing You

536. Missing You

Crime Thriller
6.7

20161h 48min

Director: Mo Hong-jin

A girl who lost her father to a serial killer, a detective and a killer are intertwined in a chaotic relationship and are met with an unprecedented series of events.


A Conspiracy of Faith

537. A Conspiracy of Faith

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Detective Mystery Crime
7.0

20161h 48min

Denmark, Germany

Director: Hans Petter Moland

Denmark, 2016. A blurred note is found in a bottle that has traveled across the ocean for a long time. After deciphering the cryptic note, Department Q follow a sinister trail that leads them to investigate a case that occurred in 2008. At the same time, new tragic events take place that test their faith and deepest beliefs.

Themes

Faith vs atheism, Secrecy within insular communities, Unreported disappearances, Insular religious networks, Cold case investigation, Ethical strain on investigators

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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To Steal from a Thief

538. To Steal from a Thief

Crime Thriller Heist Political Thriller
6.2

20161h 36min

Argentina, France

Director: Daniel Calparsoro

Valencia, Spain. On a rainy morning, six armed men in disguise assault a bank. But what seemed like an easy heist, quickly goes wrong with nothing unfolding as planned, and mistrust quickly builds between the two leaders of the gang.

Themes

Political corruption exposure, Power and control dynamics, Profit versus loyalty tensions, Deception within a group, Institutional mistrust and secrecy, Risk management under pressure

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Mr. Right

539. Mr. Right

Comedy Romance Crime Romantic Comedy Dark Comedy
6.3

20161h 35min

United States

Director: Paco Cabezas

A girl falls for the "perfect" guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he's a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Romance under danger, Loyalty under pressure, Power dynamics in crime, Moral ambiguity of violence, Violence shaping relationships

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Triple 9

540. Triple 9

Action Crime Adventure Thriller Heist
6.3

20161h 55min

United States

Director: John Hillcoat

A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Money as leverage, Power and control, Corruption and complicity, Crime and family ties

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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