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Organized Crime movies

Crime centered on syndicates: hierarchy, loyalty, territory, operations, and internal power struggles.

191. Safe

Safe
Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Organized Crime
6.5
20121h 34minIndia, United States
Director: Boaz Yakin

Overview

After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police.

Themes

Trust under duress, Information as leverage, Triad influence, Police mafia collusion, Institutional power struggle, Corrupt politician leverage

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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192. Colombiana

Colombiana
Action Thriller Crime Drama One-Person Army
6.4
20111h 48minFrance
Director: Olivier Megaton

Overview

After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Themes

Street gang influence, Trauma and revenge, Vigilante justice and the system, Female assassin autonomy, Uncle loyalty under threat, Witness to murder resilience

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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193. The Mechanic

The Mechanic
Action Thriller Crime Epic Action Organized Crime
6.5
20111h 33minUnited States, Germany
Director: Simon West

Overview

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

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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194. The Yellow Sea

The Yellow Sea
Drama Thriller Crime Korean-Style Thriller Organized Crime
7.3
20102h 21minSouth Korea
Director: Na Hong-jin

Overview

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

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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195. Point Blank

Point Blank
Action Thriller Crime Epic Action Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.8
20101h 24minFrance
Director: Fred Cavayé

Overview

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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196. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Drama Action Crime Organized Crime Military Action
8.0
20101h 55minBrazil
Director: José Padilha

Overview

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

Available on

Fandango at Home Free
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197. The Whistleblower

The Whistleblower
Drama Thriller Crime Political Thriller Political Drama
7.1
20101h 52minCanada, Germany
Director: Larysa Kondracki

Overview

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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198. Batman: Under the Red Hood

Batman: Under the Red Hood
Mystery Crime Animation Action Drama
8.1
20101h 15minUnited States
Director: Brandon Vietti

Overview

One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty and betrayal, Vigilante ethics and crime, Power struggles in crime networks, Identity and masks, Revenge and restraint

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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199. Carlos

Carlos
Crime Drama Thriller History Historical Event
7.6
20105h 39minGermany, France
Director: Olivier Assayas

Overview

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.

Themes

Ideological extremism, Shifting alliances, Backer dependence, Arms trafficking, Mercenary politics, State security dynamics

Available on

AMC+ Amazon Channel
Criterion Channel
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200. Outrage

Outrage
Action Crime Thriller Drama Epic Action
6.8
20101h 49minFrance, Japan
Director: Takeshi Kitano

Overview

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.

Themes

Criminal underworld loyalty under pressure, Gang member manipulation, Power politics in crime networks, Restaurant underworld leverage, Power struggle within syndicate, Hand grenade risk

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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