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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.

Fast Five

751. Fast Five

Action Thriller Crime
7.3

20112h 11min

Director: Justin Lin

Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.


Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence

752. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence

Animation Action Crime Mystery
6.6

20111h 49min

Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto

The explosion of a new Tokyo Subway line leads Conan and his friends in a snow-clad village. Here, after eight years, the little detective sheds light on the dynamics behind the shocking event that caused the death of a woman and the coma of a 15-year-old boy. Under the beautiful snow, Conan gets involved in something bigger than him.


Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

753. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Action Crime
8.7

20114h 13min

Director: Quentin Tarantino

A former assassin—known only as The Bride—wakes up from a coma to wreak vengeance on her former boss and lover, Bill, and his team of assassins, The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who betrayed her and left her for dead. Quentin Tarantino’s 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' combines the two films, Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), into the single movie it was originally intended to be. This new version removes the cliffhanger ending from Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and the recap that began Kill Bill: Vol. 2, and inserts a very brief intermission to separate the two volumes. It also includes a never-before-seen 7½-minute animated sequence, and restores to colour the 'House of Blue Leaves' fight sequence that was first presented in black and white in the U.S. theatrical cut to avoid an NC-17 rating. This unrated and unabridged version of the film has a runtime of 253 minutes.


The Lincoln Lawyer

754. The Lincoln Lawyer

Crime Drama Thriller Legal Drama Courtroom Thriller
7.3

20111h 59min

United States

Director: Brad Furman

Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.

Themes

Courtroom drama ethics, Wealth influence in justice, Attorney-client privilege, High-profile case, Credibility under pressure, Pro bono obligation

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Drive Angry

755. Drive Angry

Fantasy Thriller Action Crime Supernatural Fantasy
5.4

20111h 44min

United States

Director: Patrick Lussier

Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress, who's also seeking redemption of her own. Caught in a deadly race against time, Milton has three days to avoid capture, avenge his daughter's death, and save her baby before she's mercilessly sacrificed by the cult.

Themes

Survival under threat, Deception and impersonation, Race against time, Redemption arc, Revenge via violence, Supernatural punishment

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756. Children...

Crime Thriller Drama
7.1

20112h 12min

Director: Lee Kyu-man

On March 26, 1991, five boys set off to the mountain to go frog hunting and never come back to their family. While a documentary producer, detective and professor try to solve the mystery of the incident, one of the boys' parents is a suspect.


Bullhead

757. Bullhead

Crime Drama
7.3

20112h 9min

Director: Michaël R. Roskam

A young cattle farmer is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader.


The Mechanic

758. The Mechanic

Action Thriller Crime Epic Action Organized Crime
6.5

20111h 33min

United States, Germany

Director: Simon West

Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and mentor, is murdered, Harry's son comes to him with vengeance in his heart and a desire to learn Bishop's trade, signaling the birth of a deadly partnership.

Themes

Loyalty under manipulation, Revenge as motive, Mentorship and betrayal, Code of perfection, Agency vs control, Deception by power

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Sound of Noise

759. Sound of Noise

Comedy Crime
7.1

20101h 42min

Director: Ola Simonsson

A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.


The Yellow Sea

760. The Yellow Sea

Drama Thriller Crime Korean-Style Thriller Organized Crime
7.3

20102h 21min

South Korea

Director: Na Hong-jin

A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. But when the job is botched, he is forced to go on the run from the police and the gangsters who paid him.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Immigrant vulnerability, Cross-border crime, Crime network dynamics, Debt and desperation

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