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Organized Crime movies

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

261. 3-Iron

3-Iron
Drama Romance Crime Relationship Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.9
20041h 28minSouth Korea, Japan
Director: Kim Ki-duk

Overview

A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage.

Themes

Moral ambiguity, Domestic abuse, Silent romance, Stealth and concealment, Nomadic dwelling, Reality vs illusion

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262. Dead Man's Shoes

Dead Man's Shoes
Drama Thriller Crime Revenge Thriller Organized Crime
7.5
20041h 30minUnited Kingdom
Director: Shane Meadows

Overview

A soldier returns to his small town and exacts a deadly revenge on the thugs who tormented his disabled brother while he was away.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Revenge across a town, Vigilante violence and cost, Military trauma shaping vengeance, Trauma from past abuse, Gang intimidation and fear

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Apple TV
Amazon Video
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263. Collateral

Collateral
Drama Crime Thriller Organized Crime Modern Noir Thriller
7.5
20042hUnited States
Director: Michael Mann

Overview

Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.

Themes

Moral calculus under threat, Hitman coercion, Duty and self-preservation, Law and crime tension, Taxi vulnerability, Urban noir unease

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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264. The Punisher

The Punisher
Action Crime Drama Superhero Action Organized Crime
6.4
20042h 4minGermany, United States
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh

Overview

When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.

Themes

Organized crime dynamics, Power and influence, Identity and disguise, Revenge and family costs, Undercover justice, Vigilantism vs legal system

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265. Wonderland

Wonderland
Crime Mystery Drama Organized Crime Investigation Mystery
6.5
20031h 44minCanada, United States
Director: James Cox

Overview

On the afternoon of July 1, 1981, Los Angeles police responded to a distress call on Wonderland Avenue and discovered a grisly quadruple homicide. The police investigation that followed uncovered two versions of the events leading up to the brutal murders - both involving legendary porn actor John Holmes.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Desperation and debt, Violence and retaliation, Crime group dynamics, Illusion of control, Consequences of illicit crime

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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266. 21 Grams

21 Grams
Drama Crime Thriller Relationship Drama Mind Game Thriller
7.6
20032h 4minUnited States
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Overview

Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.

Themes

Class inequality, Family instability, Grief and guilt, Trauma and memory, Bodily integrity, Moral responsibility

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Apple TV
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267. Party Monster

Party Monster
Comedy Drama Crime Thriller Dark Comedy
6.2
20031h 38minUnited States, United Kingdom
Director: Fenton Bailey

Overview

The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.

Themes

Social climbing dynamics, Nightlife subculture pressures, Loyalty under peer scrutiny, Substance abuse consequences, Performative identity and fame, Crime risk

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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268. Intermission

Intermission
Comedy Crime Drama Dark Comedy Organized Crime
6.8
20031h 45minIreland, United Kingdom
Director: John Crowley

Overview

A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and poorly executed couple's break-up sets off a chain of events affecting everyone in town.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Fragile relationships, Romance under stress, Deception and disguises, Crime and policing, Docusoap realism

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
MUBI
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269. Gozu

Gozu
Horror Comedy Crime Thriller Mystery
6.9
20032h 10minJapan
Director: Takashi Miike

Overview

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty and betrayal, Power and control dynamics, Identity ambiguity through disguise, Surreal hotel environment, Underworld coercion

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Screambox Amazon Channel
Cineverse
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270. Dogville

Dogville
Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Psychological Drama
8.0
20032h 58minDenmark, Finland
Director: Lars von Trier

Overview

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

Themes

Class inequality, Violence and coercion, Exploitation and labor, Betrayal and complicity, Mob mentality, Moral testing under pressure

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MUBI
MUBI Amazon Channel
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