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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.

Canary Black

1. Canary Black

Action Thriller Crime Spy Action Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
5.4
20241h 43min

Overview

Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.

Themes

Deception under pressure, Blackmail as leverage, State security ethics, Betrayal and allegiance, Private power and contractors, Cyber threat escalation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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Woman of the Hour

2. Woman of the Hour

Crime Drama Thriller Serial Killer Crime Entertainment Industry Drama
6.6
20241h 35min

Overview

An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."

Themes

Media sensationalism, True crime framing, Aspiring actress vulnerability, Audience complicity, Serial killer fascination, Sexual assault violence

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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Trouble

3. Trouble

Action Comedy Crime
6.2
20241h 38min

Overview

Wrongfully convicted of murder, a clumsy electronics salesman faces police corruption and criminal conspiracies in an attempt to prove his innocence.


In Her Place

4. In Her Place

Drama Crime Thriller
6.2
20241h 36min

Overview

After Chilean writer María Carolina Geel murders her lover, the case captivates shy legal secretary Mercedes, sparking a connection between the two women.


Cloud

5. Cloud

Action Drama Crime Thriller Horror
6.5
20242h 4min

Overview

Ryōsuke Yoshii, an ordinary reseller, carelessly earns grudges by people and becomes entangled in a life-threatening struggle.


Killer Heat

6. Killer Heat

Crime Drama Romance Detective Mystery Crime Relationship Drama
5.6
20241h 37min

Overview

An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

Themes

Romantic entanglements, Deception and impersonation, Sibling rivalry, Wealthy family control, Police manipulation, Stock-market pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Wolfs

7. Wolfs

Crime Comedy Parody Con Artist Crime
6.5
20241h 48min

Overview

Hired to cover up a high-profile crime, a fixer soon finds his night spiralling out of control when he's forced to work with an unexpected counterpart.

Themes

Deception and cover-up, Moral code under pressure, Crime networks and power, Professional ethics under strain, Collaboration under conflict, Loyalty under risk

Available on

Apple TV
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig

8. The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Drama Thriller Crime Political Drama Political Thriller
7.6
20242h 47min

Overview

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

Themes

Surveillance and coercion, Authoritarian control over justice, Paranoia within the family, Mistrust of institutions, Duty vs family protection, Political unrest shaping decisions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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I, the Executioner

9. I, the Executioner

Action Crime Comedy
6.4
20241h 58min

Overview

The veteran detective Seo Do-cheol and his team at Major Crimes, relentless in their pursuit of criminals, join forces with rookie cop Park Sun-woo to track down a serial killer who has plunged the nation into turmoil.


The Critic

10. The Critic

Thriller Crime Drama Mystery
6.0
20241h 41min

Overview

Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.