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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.

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

571. Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Comedy Crime
7.3

20201h 29min

United States

Director: Steve Franks

After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a case involving the personal, the professional – and even the supernatural.


Target Number One

572. Target Number One

Thriller Crime
6.2

20202h 15min

Canada, United States

Director: Daniel Roby

Ex heroin junkie, Daniel Léger, gets involved in a drug deal with the wrong people for the wrong reasons. When the deal goes sour, Daniel gets thrown into a Thai prison and slapped with a 100-year sentence. While he tries to survive his Bangkok incarceration, the news of his conviction captures the attention of Globe and Mail journalist Victor Malarek, who decides to go after the shady undercover cops responsible for wrongly accusing Daniel.


Ava

573. Ava

Action Thriller Crime One-Person Army Survival Thriller
5.5

20201h 36min

United States

Director: Tate Taylor

A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.

Themes

"movie: ava. genres: action, Thriller, Crime, Action, Thriller, Crime main themes: assassin, Secret organization, Murder, Assassin, Secret organization, Murder full keywords list: assassin, Secret organization, Murder, Female assassin, Professional assassin, Secret, Thriller. concept analysis: the film explores the themes of redemption and the struggle for personal connection amidst a life of violence. it delves into the consequences of one's choices and the haunting nature of past relationships, Highlighting the complexities of familial bonds and the quest for forgiveness."

Available on

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Berlin Alexanderplatz

574. Berlin Alexanderplatz

Drama Crime
6.9

20203h 4min

Germany, Netherlands

Director: Burhan Qurbani

In 2015, thirty year old refugee Francis, the sole survivor of a boat that illegally crossed the Mediterranean, is drawn into Berlin's seedy underbelly.


Lost Bullet

575. Lost Bullet

Action Thriller Crime Drama Vehicle-Driven Action
6.3

20201h 32min

Belgium, France

Director: Guillaume Pierret

A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception within institutions, Police corruption and frame-ups, Risk and loyalty dynamics, Illicit policing methods, Accountability under threat

Available on

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Innocence

576. Innocence

Crime Thriller
6.6

20201h 50min

South Korea, United States

Director: Park Sang-hyeon

A lawyer tries to prove her mother's innocence and uncover the secrets of a small village with the help of the local mayor. Her mother was accused of murder after the rice wine was poisoned at her husband's funeral, but she is suffering from memory loss and cannot defend herself.


Arkansas

577. Arkansas

Crime Thriller Action Mystery Narcotics Crime
6.0

20201h 57min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Clark Duke

Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.

Themes

Class inequality, Illicit economies, Deception and loyalty, Cycles of violence, Power and control, Survival under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector

578. Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector

Science Fiction Action Crime Animation
7.4

20202h 17min

Japan

Director: Naoyoshi Shiotani

Inspector Kei Mikhail Ignatov finds himself involved with an organization named Bifrost with the possibility of freeing his wife if he betrays Unit One. Koichi Azusawa coordinates an assault on the Public Safety Bureau tower using his hacker Obata, locking down the building and kidnapping Inspector Arata Shindo. Azusawa demands that governor Karina Komiya resign from her position.


Calm with Horses

579. Calm with Horses

Crime Drama
6.8

20201h 40min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Nick Rowland

In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.


The Burnt Orange Heresy

580. The Burnt Orange Heresy

Mystery Thriller Crime
6.1

20201h 39min

Italy, United States

Director: Giuseppe Capotondi

Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.