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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.

Hunting Season

761. Hunting Season

Mystery Crime Thriller
7.4

20102h 20min

Director: Yavuz Turgul

Veteran homicide cop Fermanand his hot-headed partner İdris team up with rookie cop and anthropology major Hasan to investigate the murder of a young woman. The suspects include her conservative family, who might have killed her for honor, her drug-dealing boyfriend and aged billionaire Battal who had taken the victim as his second wife.


Faster

762. Faster

Crime Drama Action Thriller One-Person Army
6.4

20101h 38min

United States

Director: George Tillman Jr.

After 10 years in prison, Driver is now a free man with a single focus - hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother.

Themes

Revenge against the system, Double-cross and betrayal, Prisoner origins and vengeance, Hitman pursuit and danger, Police mistrust and pursuit, Secrets and cover-ups

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Next Three Days

763. The Next Three Days

Romance Drama Thriller Crime Domestic Thriller
7.3

20102h 13min

United States, France

Director: Paul Haggis

A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of murdering her boss. Her husband John would spend the next few years trying to get her released, but there's no evidence that negates the evidence against her. When the strain of being separated from her husband and son gets to her, John decides to find a way to break her out.

Themes

Family separation under pressure, Passport abetted deception, Appeal pressure, Escape artist tactics, Fingerprint evidence, Innocent misperception

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Point Blank

764. Point Blank

Action Thriller Crime Epic Action Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.8

20101h 24min

France

Director: Fred Cavayé

Samuel Pierret is a nurse who saves the wrong guy – a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's pregnant wife hostage to force him to spring their boss from the hospital. A race through the subways and streets of Paris ensues, and the body count rises. Can Samuel evade the cops and the criminal underground and deliver his beloved to safety?

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Protection under threat, Corrupted authority, Coercive hostage scenario, Crime and cover-up, Race against time

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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RED

765. RED

Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
7.0

20101h 51min

United States

Director: Robert Schwentke

After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives. Only their expert training will allow them to survive a near-impossible mission -- breaking into CIA headquarters.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Government deception, Genocide cover-up, Authority versus accountability, Past operations haunting present, Risk and protection of allies

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Inside Job

766. Inside Job

Documentary Crime Social & Political Documentary
8.2

20101h 49min

United States

Director: Charles Ferguson

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

Themes

Corporate influence on policy, Deregulation and risk, Systemic risk in finance, Predatory lending patterns, Unemployment and inequality, Bailout ethics and accountability

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

767. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Drama Action Crime Organized Crime Military Action
8.0

20101h 55min

Brazil

Director: José Padilha

After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.

Themes

Police corruption, Investigative journalism, Institutional complicity, Militia power, Political machine, State capture

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The Town

768. The Town

Crime Drama Thriller Heist Relationship Drama
7.5

20102h 5min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Ben Affleck

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Desire to exit crime, Family influence and addiction, Surveillance and suspicion, Violence and consequences

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Whistleblower

769. The Whistleblower

Drama Thriller Crime Political Thriller Political Drama
7.1

20101h 52min

Canada, Germany

Director: Larysa Kondracki

Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an international conspiracy that is determined to stop her, no matter the cost.

Themes

Institutional corruption, International power dynamics, Whistleblower risk, Accountability vs immunity, Gender-based exploitation, Victims' testimony

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Trust

770. Trust

Crime Drama Thriller Con Artist Crime Psychological Drama
6.9

20101h 44min

United States

Director: David Schwimmer

A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.

Themes

Online dating risk, Online predation and deception, Parental vigilance under strain, Digital harassment and doxxing, Teen trauma and recovery

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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