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Organized Crime movies

Crime centered on syndicates: hierarchy, loyalty, territory, operations, and internal power struggles.

Dogman

1. Dogman

Crime Drama Thriller Revenge Thriller Organized Crime
7.2
20181h 43min

Overview

Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.

Themes

Moral ambiguity, Revenge as motive, Power imbalance, Subjugation and coercion, Pariah status, Crime under economic strain

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Terminal

2. Terminal

Crime Drama Thriller Action Comedy
5.4
20181h 35min

Overview

In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, two assassins carry out a sinister mission, a teacher battles a fatal illness, and an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress lead dangerous double lives. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night, as their lives intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind who is hell-bent on revenge.

Themes

Surveillance and control, Illness as leverage, Power and disguise, Revenge and deceit, Contract killings, Double lives

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Everybody Knows

3. Everybody Knows

Crime Mystery Thriller Investigation Mystery Domestic Thriller
6.9
20182h 12min

Overview

Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Trust vs suspicion, Family under pressure, Secrecy within kinship, Financial precarity and risk, Deception within kinship

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Breaking In

4. Breaking In

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
5.5
20181h 28min

Overview

Shaun Russell takes her son and daughter on a weekend getaway to her late father's secluded, high-tech vacation home in the countryside. The family soon gets an unwelcome surprise when four men break into the house to find hidden money. After managing to escape, Shaun must now figure out a way to turn the tables on the desperate thieves and save her captive children.

Themes

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Bad Samaritan

5. Bad Samaritan

Thriller Crime Horror Drama Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.4
20181h 51min

Overview

A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are no longer how he expected.

Themes

Manipulation and control, Deception and betrayal, Trust under threat, Revenge through harm, Power and insecurity, Victimization of the vulnerable

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Benji

6. Benji

Drama Family Adventure Crime Animal Companion Family
6.4
20181h 27min

Overview

Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Family loyalty, Duty to protect others, Bond with animals, Parental control vs attachment, Moral agency in crisis

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The Outsider

7. The Outsider

Crime Drama Mystery Organized Crime Historical Drama
6.3
20182h

Overview

A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.

Themes

Patriarchal pressure to adapt, Outsider integration into organized crime, Ritual obligation and hierarchy, Violence as currency of power, Postwar economic upheaval shaping loyalties, Loyalty and betrayal within clans

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Gringo

8. Gringo

Comedy Action Crime Dark Comedy Organized Crime
6.1
20181h 51min

Overview

An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Corporate merger pressure, Extortion as leverage, Law enforcement intervention, Trust and betrayal under stress, Power realignment after crisis

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Accident Man

9. Accident Man

Action Crime Thriller Organized Crime Revenge Thriller
6.2
20181h 41min

Overview

Mike Fallon, the Accident Man, is a stone cold killer. When a loved one is murdered by his own crew, Fallon is forced to avenge the one person who actually meant something to him.

Themes

Revenge and consequences, Corruption and complicity, Mentorship and loyalty, Deception and cover stories, Vigilantism and moral ambiguity, Power and control in criminal networks

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Sweet Country

10. Sweet Country

Western Crime Thriller Drama Revisionist Western
6.9
20181h 53min

Overview

In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.

Themes

Class inequality, Frontier justice, Abuse of power, Racial tension, Legal ambiguity, Gender violence

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