Organized Crime movies

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Tense Dry Fast-paced Witty Satirical

Overview

After a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long before a couple of his new neighbours figure out his true identity and come knocking to see if he'd be up for one more hit—suburban style.

Themes

Deception in relationships, Witness protection strain, Money-driven manipulation, Loyalty vs survival, Suburban disguise, Crime and family ties

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Procedural Clinical

Overview

A former U.S. intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that both Russian and Irish secret services are hunting at the same time.

Themes

Loyalty vs self-interest, Deception and betrayal, Risk and consequence, Trust under scrutiny, Mercenary ethics under pressure, Power and money dynamics

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry

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A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner unexpectedly shows up with heroin and gangster business, attracting a slew of violent unsavory characters.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Violence and control, Money and coercion, Corrupt authority pressure, Suburban disguise vs crime, Past crime resurfacing

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Relentless Stylish

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Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Debt and obligation, Poker culture, Gambling debt, Gangster influence, Gambling networks

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Tense Intimate Claustrophobic Brutal Fast-paced

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Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception through intimacy, Risk of violence in scheming, Wealth as leverage, Power dynamics in crime networks, Gendered dynamics of crime plots

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Tense Dry Oppressive Charged Cynical

Overview

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Crime and wealth dynamics, Rise and fall of empire, Media scrutiny and control, Risk and corruption

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Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Dry Stylish

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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Deception and perception, Crime networks and control, Multiple perspectives, Rumor and myth making, Police corruption

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Realistic Tense Raw Claustrophobic Stylish

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Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

Themes

Loneliness and found family, Urban corruption and violence, Mentorship through danger, Power dynamics and coercion, Revenge as survival, Immigrant vulnerability in crime

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Relentless

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Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Class inequality: mobility limits, Racial tension: neighborhood fault lines, Nostalgia vs violence, Mentorship vs crime, Family duty vs independence

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Tense Raw Claustrophobic Brutal Relentless

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The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Social ascent through crime, Deception and betrayal dynamics, Risk and reward cycle, Selfhood under crime, Crime network tensions

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