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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.

Mindhunters

961. Mindhunters

Mystery Thriller Crime Whodunit Mind Game Thriller
6.3

20041h 46min

Finland, Netherlands

Director: Renny Harlin

Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst. Based very loosely on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.

Themes

Manipulation and control, Trust under pressure, Isolation and confinement, Deception within training, Group betrayal and suspicion, Psychological stress and fear

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Millions

962. Millions

Comedy Crime Drama Family Dark Comedy
6.8

20041h 38min

United Kingdom

Director: Danny Boyle

Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid to do?

Themes

Deception and trust, Wealth and generosity, Greed vs kindness, Family grief and resilience, Materialism vs charity, Religious influence on action

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Disney Plus
Apple TV
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2

963. Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Action Crime Thriller Epic Action Serial Killer Crime
8.0

20042h 16min

United States

Director: Quentin Tarantino

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.

Themes

Revenge and justice, Vigilante justice, Mother daughter bonds, Sibling relationship under strain, Martial arts mastery, Survival under captivity, Training under mockery

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Evilenko

964. Evilenko

Crime Drama Thriller
6.1

20041h 51min

Italy, United States

Director: David Grieco

For years, Andrei Evilenko eluded the obsessive Detective Lesiev and the psychiatric profiler Aron Richter. Spurred on by his rabid fury at the gradual crumbling of his precious Soviet Union, Evilenko is a man who will live, die and kill as a communist.


The Punisher

965. The Punisher

Action Crime Drama Superhero Action Organized Crime
6.4

20042h 4min

Germany, United States

Director: Jonathan Hensleigh

When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.

Themes

Organized crime dynamics, Power and influence, Identity and disguise, Revenge and family costs, Undercover justice, Vigilantism vs legal system

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Cash Truck

966. Cash Truck

Action Drama Crime Thriller
6.5

20041h 35min

France

Director: Nicolas Boukhrief

Vigilante, a small armored truck company, is in full crisis mode. Victim of three violent hold-ups in a year, which left no survivors, the company is on the verge of bankruptcy and its employees are extremely worried. Some even suggest a complicity between the robbers and the firm. It is in this difficult context that a man, Alexandre Demarre, one morning presents himself to start his first day of work at Vigilante.


The Ladykillers

967. The Ladykillers

Comedy Crime Thriller Dark Comedy Heist
6.2

20041h 44min

United States

Director: Ethan Coen

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Authority versus resistance, Class tensions, Greed and risk, Consequences of crime, Manipulation and loyalty

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Bad Education

968. Bad Education

Drama Crime Historical Drama Narcotics Crime
7.4

20041h 45min

Spain

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

Themes

Institutional abuse in schooling, Sexual identity and performance, Deception within artistic collaboration, Power dynamics in mentorship, Trauma resurfacing and memory, Manipulation and blackmail in relationships

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Spartan

969. Spartan

Mystery Action Drama Thriller Crime
6.5

20041h 42min

Germany, United States

Director: David Mamet

U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Sex trafficking networks, Deception within protection, Political coverups, Power and rule bending, Elite accountability

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Starsky & Hutch

970. Starsky & Hutch

Comedy Crime Buddy Comedy Undercover Sting Crime
6.1

20041h 41min

United States

Director: Todd Phillips

Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.

Themes

Undercover deception, Partnership under pressure, Informant collaboration risk, Untraceable cocaine threat, Crime underworld exposure, Suspension and reconciliation

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