Crime movies

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Deliberate

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When a man's only son goes missing, he travels to the town where his ex-wife lives in search of answers. To play a man whose life is clouded by mystery, McAvoy will not be given a script of dialogue.

Themes

Divorce-driven parental strain, Absent parent determination, Child safety vs privacy, Police investigation pressure, Exposure of predatory networks, Family rupture under pressure

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Measured Gritty

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Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.

Themes

Power dynamics in crime, Family loyalty vs independence, Ethnic identity pressure, Mob loyalties under strain, Intergenerational ambition, Street violence normalization

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The seemingly casual reunion of three old friends at an out-of-the-way repair shop masks a hidden agenda fuelled by the arrival of a privileged young yuppie.

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Realistic Tense Raw Claustrophobic Dry

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On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns up at the precinct, an unsuspecting rookie cop finds herself caught in the crosshairs.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Police corruption, Deception and loyalty, Mob influence on justice, Conflicting loyalties, Shootout tensions

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Realistic Claustrophobic Brutal Bleak Dry

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William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Moral ambiguity, Revenge and violence, Gambling as escape, Military prison legacy, Haunted past trauma

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In the near future, the southern Italian city of Taranto is surrounded by barbed wire that no one, not even the police, dares to cross. The poorest are left fighting for survival, while gangs compete for the territory. Two thirteen-year-old orphans who grew up together, dream of joining one of the gangs.

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Charged

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Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coupon caper. After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box of cereal gone stale, and receiving an apology along with dozens of freebies, the duo hatch an illegal coupon club scheme that scams millions from mega-corporations and delivers deals to legions of fellow coupon clippers. On the trail to total coupon dominance, a hapless Loss Prevention Officer from the local supermarket chain joins forces with a determined U.S. Postal Inspector in hot pursuit of these newly minted “Queenpins” of pink collar crime.

Themes

Economic desperation, Authorities in pursuit, Money laundering risks, Scam as strategy, Gendered domestic life, Couponing economy

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Tense Bleak Dry Restrained Deliberate

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The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.

Themes

True story framing, Fbi ethics under pressure, Death row scrutiny, Confession under pressure, Gender dynamics in cinema, Institutional rivalry within hierarchy

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Realistic Claustrophobic Procedural Dry Relentless

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A police brigade works in the dangerous northern neighborhoods of Marseille, where the level of crime is higher than anywhere else in France.

Themes

Informant dynamics, Police under pressure, Corruption and coverups, Procedural detention and due process, Northern neighborhoods tension, Interagency scrutiny

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Not satisfied with the result of a murder investigation in Warsaw's gay community, an officer in 1980s communist Poland resolves to uncover the truth.