Tommy (James Marsden) returns to his tough Philadelphia neighborhood after serving in Desert Storm. Facing hard time for some trouble he caused in the service, Tommy is offered a deal by the FBI. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself mixed up with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier. Directed by Robert Moresco. With Giovanni Ribisi, Brian Dennehy, Dennis Hopper and Piper Perabo. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
10th & Wolf
Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager (Apti Magamaev) who allegedly killed his Russian stepfather. While all signs point to the boy being the killer, one juror (Sergei Makovetsky) votes for aquittal. With the knowledge that they hold a life in their hands, the jurors review every detail of the case to see if they can come to a unanimous decision. Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. With Mikhail Yefremov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Garmash, Aleksei Petrenko, Yuriy Stoyanov, Sergei Gazarov, Valentin Gaft, Mikhail Yefremov, Aleksey Gorbunov, Sergei Artsybashev, Viktor Verzhbitsky and Roman Madyanov. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War, Foreign Film. Year: 2007.
12
After the defense and prosecution have rested, the jury files into the jury room to deliberate on what seems to be an open and shut murder case. But, one dissenting juror (Henry Fonda) slowly tries to convince the others that the case is not as clear as it seemed in court. As they discuss the murder case, the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other come to light. Directed by Sidney Lumet. With Martin Balsam, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman and Jack Warden. Categories: Drama, Crime. Year: 1957.
12 Angry Men
After finding a set of instructions intended for someone else, the normally unadventurous Sebastian (George Babluani) decides to follow them, even though he's not sure where they will lead. Trailed by policeman, Sabastian eventually makes it to his destination and finds himself in the middle of an sinister underground society where men bet on the lives of other men. Directed by Géla Babluani. With Pascal Bongard, Aurélien Recoing, Fred Ulysse and Nicolas Pignon. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2005.
13 Tzameti
Cristina Peck (Naomi Watts) is forced to suffer the loss of her husband Michael (Danny Huston) and their two daughters, killed in a hit-and-run by born-again ex-con Jack Jordan (Benicio Del Toro). Paul Rivers (Sean Penn), a college professor dying of heart failure, becomes the recipient of Michael's transplanted heart and is drawn to Cristina out of the debt of life he owes to her husband. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Categories: Drama, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
21 Grams
In this tense drama based on the Elmore Leonard bestseller, Russell Crowe stars as a dangerous outlaw who must be transported from one jail to another. Christian Bale is a poor but honest farmer, desperate for money to pay for medical care for his younger son. So the farmer accepts the assignment to escort the outlaw from jail to a train that will take him to another state. The farmer is also motivated by a desire to impress his older son (Ben Foster), who is attracted to the outlaw life. Peter Fonda plays a former gunslinger who helps the farmer. Directed by James Mangold. With Logan Lerman and Dallas Roberts. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Western. Year: 2007.
3:10 to Yuma
On the eve of serial killer Jon Forster's execution, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), the forensic psychiatrist who influenced the jury to send Forster to death row, receives a phone call stating that he has eighty-eight minutes to live. While Gramm tries to track down possible suspects, a copycat killer strikes in Seattle using Forster's same twisted methods. To save his life and prevent himself from being framed for murder, Gramm will need to use all of his skills and years of training, along with the help of his ex-wife (Amy Brenneman), his assistant (Alicia Witt) and an FBI agent (William Forsythe). Directed by Jon Avnet. With Leelee Sobieski and Benjamin McKenzie. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
88 Minutes
Tired of struggling for success, Chazz (Brendan Fraser), Rex (Steve Buscemi) and Pip (Adam Sandler), the three members of the rock bank The Lone Rangers, decide to break into a local radio station to have their demo played. When their plan backfires and their demo is accidentally destroyed, the band panics and takes the station hostage with a bunch of water guns. With the police outside, Chazz and his friends find an unlikely ally in Ian (Joe Mantegna), a popular DJ, and eventually a hoard of rock fans descend on the station, demanding to hear the band's music. Directed by: Michael Lehmann. With: Chris Farley, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Ernie Hudson, David Arquette, Reg E. Cathey and Michael Richards. Category: Comedy, Music, Crime. Year: 1994.
Airheads
In the L.A. suburbs, Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) and his friends live a privileged life with too much time and too much money. But, when their initiation of the thug life they idolize from rap music, video games and movies gets out of control, Johnny and his friend Frankie (Justin Timberlake) realize that sooner or later they'll have to face the consequences of their actions. Based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, one of the youngest men to ever be put on the FBI's most wanted list. Directed by Nick Cassavetes. With Anton Yelchin, Ben Foster, Sharon Stone, Lukas Haas and Bruce Willis. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2006.
Alpha Dog
After the death of the top gangster in Harlem, Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), the man's former driver, moves into a position of great power in the drug market. Striking a deal with a Thai general, Lucas is able to smuggle heroin in the coffins of soldiers who died in Vietnam and makes a fortune. But, Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe), a NJ detective with close ties to the streets, aims to bring Lucas down after he is put in charge of a drug trafficking task force. With Roberts bearing down on him, Lucas must do everything he can to stay on top, including dealing with the Italian mafia and corrupt NYPD officers. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Armand Assante and T.I.. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
American Gangster
Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) is transformed into the hateful, charismatic leader of a local white power movement following his father's death. Seeking retribution and burning with rage, Derek commits a brutal murder and is sent to prison. Upon his release three years later, a changed Derek, who is ashamed of his former ultra-racist self, returns home to find that his younger brother (Edward Furlong) has followed in his footsteps. Directed by Tony Kaye. With Beverly D'Angelo, Avery Brooks, Fairuza Balk, Elliott Gould, William Russ and Ethan Suplee. Categories: Drama, Crime. Year: 1998.
American History X
When mentally unstable mafia don Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) is released from prison, he returns to the care of Dr. Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal), the only psychiatrist who could work with the unsound killer. Unfortunately, Sobol is in need of help himself, as his inheritance of the family practice and the stress of married life is threatening to put him out of service. Directed by Harold Ramis. With Joe Viterelli, Cathy Moriarty and Lisa Kudrow as Laura Sobel. Categories: Comedy, Crime, New York. Year: 2002.
Analyze That
Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro), a cold-blooded mob boss who has been suffering from anxiety attacks, looks to psychiatrist Ben Sobol (Billy Crystal) to help him sort things out. Sobel isn't thrilled with the idea of working for a criminal but, after being persuaded by Vitti, he decides it's in his best interests to assist his new client. As Vitti's problems escalate, Sobol does his best to satisfy the needy mobster, while contending with the demands of his bride-to-be (Lisa Kudrow). Directed by Harold Ramis. With Chazz Palminteri. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 1999.
Analyze This
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) investigates the murder of a prominent physicist with the help of his daughter Vittoria (Ayelet Zurer). As the trail leads them to the Vatican, Robert and Vittoria find clues linking the murder, as well as the kidnapping of four cardinals, to the Illuminati, a powerful ancient group long thought to be extinct. With the group intending to carry out a terrorist attack during a papal conclave, Robert and Vittoria must discover the truth before more innocent lives are lost. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, David Pasquesi, Cosimo Fusco and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Angels & Demons
Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) and Jerry Connolly (Pat O'Brien) grow up together in a tough New York City neighborhood. After being caught by the law, Rocky is sent to reform school and continues on his criminal path. But, Jerry, who escapes from the police, goes straight, eventually, becoming a priest who works with troubled kids. After being released from jail, Rocky returns to his old neighborhood and looks for a safe place to stay with his old pal. Humphrey Bogart is featured as Cagney's deadly enemy, "The Mouthpiece." Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Ann Sheridan and George Bancroft. Categories: Crime, Drama, Classic. Year: 1938.
Angels with Dirty Faces
Bobbie (Vincent Kartheiser) is happy making money by breaking into vending machines. But following a botched raid on a college, this drug-addicted teenage runaway is approached by a drug buddy's charismatic uncle, Mel (James Woods), with an offers to bring Bobby into the big-time. Bobbie and his pregnant girlfriend Rosie (Natasha Gregson Wagner) follow Mel and his partner Sid (Melanie Griffith) into the fast paced world of grand larceny, hard drugs and shopping sprees. Directed by Larry Clark. With Peter Sarsgaard. Categories: Drama, Crime, Independent Film. Year: 1997.
Another Day in Paradise
As the notorious and charismatic outlaw Jesse James (Brad Pitt) plans his next great robbery, he must battle against the men who want to capture him for fame and a fortune in reward money. Meanwhile, Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), an admire of James, joins his gang, only to become resentful of his former hero and hatch a plan to kill the fastest gun in the West. Directed by Andrew Dominik. With Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell and Sam Shepard. Categories: Crime, Drama, Western. Year: 2007.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Robert Rath (Sylvester Stallone ) is a tired killer who wants out of the business. Opposing him is Bain (Antonio Banderas), an eager young hitman who wants to scrap the older model and reign as assassin supreme. Teaming up with a hacker named Electra (Julianne Moore), Rath must take down Bain so that he can retire from the game with his body and mind intact. Directed by Richard Donner. With Anatoli Davydov, Muse Watson and Steve Kahan. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1995.
Assassins
1960s swinger and British secret agent, Austin Powers (Mike Myers), returns to life after being cyrogenically frozen for 30 years in order to battle his arch-nemisis, Dr. Evil (also played by Mike Myers). With Austin permanently stuck in a shagadelic time warp, he'll need the help of his new partner, Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), if he hopes to save the world from Dr. Evil's doomsday device. Directed by Jay Roach. With Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling and Seth Green. Categories: Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime. Year: 1997.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Clay Beresford (Hayden Christensen) suffers from a heart condition that requires a heart transplant. When he receives a call informing him that a donor has been found, he believes that his life has been saved. But, during surgery, Clay experiences a phenomenon called "anesthetic awareness," leaving him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. To escape the pain, Clay has an out of body experience, and discovers that his new wife, Sam (Jessica Alba), and his trusted friend, Dr. Jack Harper (Terrence Howard) are involved in a plot to take his life. Directed by Joby Harold. With Lena Olin and Christopher McDonald. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Awake
Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowry (Will Smith) are two Miami policemen on the most dangerous case of their careers. Tasked to recover a large amount of stolen heroin, they have to find the criminals responsible while protecting a hysterical murder witness (Téa Leoni). Directed by Michael Bay. With Michael Imperioli, Joe Pantoliano and Theresa Randle. Categories: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1995.
Bad Boys
While working as part of a high-tech task force assigned to stop the flow of ecstasy into Miami, detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) uncover a conspiracy involving Johnny Tapia (Jordi Mollà), a ruthless drug lord determined to take control of the city’s narcotics trade. The assignment is further complicated when a romance begins between Mike and Syd (Gabrielle Union), Marcus's beautiful sister who is an undercover DEA agent. Directed by Michael Bay. With Joe Pantoliano and Peter Stormare. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Bad Boys II
Directed by Werner Herzog. With Nicolas Cage, Xzibit, Eva Mendes, Lance E. Nichols, J.D. Evermore, Shea Whigham and Val Kilmer. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2009.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) and Marcus (Tony Cox) are two con men who disguise themselves as Santa and an elf in order to rob malls after hours on Christmas Eve. Drunk and foul-mouthed, Willie begins to undergo a change of heart when a persistent, wide-eyed child (Brett Kelly) welcomes him into his home, believing he is the real Santa. Doing good for once in his wretched life proves difficult for Wille, but in the end the Christmas spirit prevails. Directed by Terry Zwigoff. With Lauren Graham, Bernie Mac and John Ritter. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2003.
Bad Santa
Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler), a washed-up former ping pong prodigy, is recruited by FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez (George Lopez) to infiltrate a mysterious life-or-death tournament held by Feng (Christopher Walken), the ruthless criminal mastermind who kille dhis father (Robert Patrick). With his skills a little rusty, Daytona is sent into training with Master Wong (James Hong) and his beautiful niece, Maggie (Maggie Q). If Daytona plans on avenging his father and keeping his life, he will have to play the best ping pong of his life and defeat his arch-enemy, Karl Wolfschtagg (Thomas Lennon). Directed by Robert Ben Garant. With Terry Crews, Diedrich Bader, Aisha Tyler and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Sports. Year: 2007.
Balls of Fury
Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek star as two female Latinas who begin robbing banks in turn-of-the-century Mexico when a corrupt railroad baron starts bankrupting the locals. Cruz plays a farmer's daughter, while Hayek is from a wealthy family. Sam Shepherd plays the retired robber who shows them the ropes in this action-packed, comic Western. Directed by Espen Sandberg. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Western. Year: 2006.
Bandidas
When Joe (Nicolas Cage), a cold-blooded assassin, travels to Bangkok for a series of contract killings, he hires a street punk named Kong (Shahkrit Yamnarm) to run errands, intending to execute him when the job is over. Instead, Joe begins mentoring the young man and falls for Fon (Charlie Yeung), a local shop girl. When the true nature of his latest assignment comes to light, Joe begins to question his isolated existence and must fight for his life when his boss decides it's time to clean house. Directed by Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang. With James With and Panward Hemmanee. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2008.
Bangkok Dangerous
When Martine (Saffron Burrows) offers her old friend Terry (Jason Statham) a lead on a foolproof job targeting a London bank, Terry assembles a crew to tunnel into a room containing the safety deposit boxes of some of Great Britain's richest and most powerful people. Terry and his team are after millions in cash and jewelry, but along with the loot they discover a collection of dirty secrets. Realizing that Martine had other motives in organizing the robbery, Terry and his partners are thrust into a storm of corruption and scandal that leads to the highest levels of the British government, and must make a mad dash for freedom and their lives. Directed by Roger Donaldson. With Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, Richard Lintern and Peter Bowles. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
The Bank Job
When a former rock star and nightclub owner (Bill Cable) is found murdered, Detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) is put on the case. A recovering alcoholic and drug addict, Curran starts suspecting Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), an intelligent and manipulative novelist. As Curran becomes more involved with Tramell, everyone becomes a suspect and he realizes that he is in over his head. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. With George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Wayne Knight. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Basic Instinct
Gotham City teems with corruption and decay, made worse by the presence of the Joker (Jack Nicholson), a deformed psychopath who wishes only to kill. Ready to take him on is Batman (Michael Keaton), the alter-ego of billionaire Bruce Wayne. With reporter Vicky Vale (Kim Basinger) hot on the case and threatening to win his heart, Batman must put everything on the line to keep the Joker from taking out the entire city. Directed by Tim Burton. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime, Fantasy. Year: 1989.
Batman
As a young child, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) watched helplessly as his parents were gunned down, victims of a petty criminal in corrupt Gotham city. Grown up and hardened by training under the ninja lord Ra's Al-Ghul (Ken Watanabe), Wayne returns to Gotham to become a force of justice: Batman. His first task is dealing with and old friend-turned-foe, Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), whose League of Shadows intends on driving the Gotham's citizens mad using an exotic poison. Director Christopher Nolan (Memento) returns the series to its dark and serious roots. With Michael Caine, Katie Holmes and Morgan Freeman. Categories: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Batman Begins
As Batman, Bruce Wayne (Val Kilmer) must contend with a pair of his most feared enemies: Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), who are determined to destroy the city and discover Batman's true identity. The Caped Crusader must use the help of the lovely Dr. Chase Meridan (Nicole Kidman) and brave young Robin (Chris O'Donnell) to save the city without losing his life or having his secret revealed. Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Michael Gough and Drew Barrymore. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Crime, Romance. Year: 1995.
Batman Forever
John Travolta is back as Chilly Palmer, the loan shark turned movie producer in the sequel to Get Shorty. In this film, based on the bestselling novel by Elmore Leonard, Chilly gets into the rap music business. But even the cut-throat movie scene didn't prepare him for the types he meets here, including a sleazy music producer (Vince Vaughn), his gay bodyguard (Dwayne Johnson) and his partner (James Woods). He still finds time to romance the widow (Uma Thurman) of a murdered music executive and a young singer who may become the next big pop diva (Christina Milian). Musicians Steven Tyler, Andre Benjamin, Wyclef Jean, Sergio Mendes and Gene Simmons have cameos. Directed by F. Gary Gray. With Cedric the Entertainer. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2005.
Be Cool
When Detroit cop Axel Foley's (Eddie Murphy) friend is killed right in front of him, he follows the killer to Beverly Hills. After detectives Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) are assigned to keep an eye on him, Axel investigates the case and learns that the murder is connected to a drug ring run by Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff), a vicious kingpin. Directed by Martin Brest. With Lisa Eilbacher. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1984.
Beverly Hills Cop
Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart (John Ashton) and Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) investigate Chief Bogamil's (Ronny Cox) near-fatal shooting and the series of strange robberies associated with it. Directed by Tony Scott. With Jürgen Prochnow, Brigitte Nielsen and Paul Reiser. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Beverly Hills Cop II
Directed by George Armitage. With Sara Foster, Owen Wilson, Gary Sinise and Morgan Freeman. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Comedy. Year: 2004.
The Big Bounce
Melvin Smiley (Mark Wahlberg) is a successful young hit man living a double life away from his fiancée, Pam (Christina Applegate). He and his three teammates, Cisco (Lou Diamond Phillips), Crunch (Bokeem Woodbine) and Vince (Antonio Sabato Jr.), work exclusively for a man named Paris (Avery Brooks). But, when the team tries to make a play on their own, they accidentally kidnap the daughter (China Chow) of a former millionaire who happens to be their boss's goddaughter. Directed by Sab Shimono. With Elliott Gould. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1998.
The Big Hit
Based on the true story of one of the most notorious crimes in California history, this film stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as two police detectives in 1940s Los Angeles. An aspiring actress (Mia Kirshner) is found murdered and mutilated and the detectives are put on the case. Bucky (Hartnett) begins a romance with a mysterious woman (Hilary Swank), who resembles the dead woman, and also gets involved in a love triangle with Lee (Eckhart) and his girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson). Directed by Brian De Palma. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Black Dahlia
Two tough New York City cops (Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia) go to Osaka to hand over two captured Yakuza gangsters who committed a murder in America. But the cops don't really understand how the Yakuza work and they turn the prisoners over to gangsters disguised as police. Determined to get them back, they must learn the ins and outs of the Japanese underworld. Kate Capshaw plays an American in Japan who helps guide them in their quest. Directed by Ridley Scott. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama. Year: 1989.
Black Rain
The true story of how George Jung (Johnny Depp) almost single-handedly created America's cocaine industry, rising from Boston's blue-collar suburbs to become multi-billion dollar trafficker for the Colombian cartels. Rather than working in construction like his father (Ray Liotta), George pursues his own version of the American dream and ends up losing everything that ever mattered to him. Directed byTed Demme. With Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens, Ethan Suplee, Jordi Mollà and Cliff Curtis. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2001.
Blow
After finding a severed human ear in a field, Jeffrey Beaumont begins an investigation into a small-town murder mystery. With the help of a police detective’s daughter (Laura Dern), Jeffrey tracks down a beautiful nightclub singer (Isabella Rossellini) and a psychopathic kidnapper (Dennis Hopper), and learns that his quiet suburb has a seedy underworld that he never knew existed. Directed by David Lynch. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1986.
Blue Velvet
Bonnie (Faye Dunaway), a small-town girl, meets and falls in love with Clyde (Warren Beatty), an up-and-coming bank robber. Together, they begin a string of violent robberies that put them in the newspaper headlines, capturing the imagination of the Depression era Mid-West. Directed by Arthur Penn. With Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard and Gene Wilder. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Classic. Year: 1967.
Bonnie and Clyde
After accidentally killing some mafia thugs, two Irish Catholic brothers, Conner (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy MacManus (Norman Reedus), turn themselves in to police but are released as heroes. Encouraged by the public's praise, the brothers see it as a calling from God and start taking out mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the FBI detective investigating the case. Directed by Troy Duffy. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Boondock Saints
Dignan (Owen Wilson) dreams of being an accomplished career criminal. Anthony (Luke Wilson) is trying to put his life back together after a severe bout of exhaustion. Bob (Robert Musgrave) has a car. After a successful bookstore robbery, everything seems to be going according to Dignan's master plan until the three friends hideout at a roadside motel. After a day on the lam, Bob has to go home and Anthony falls in love with the housekeeper. Dignan will have to work fast if he is to impress Mr. Henry (James Caan) and pull off the job of a lifetime. Directed by Wes Anderson. With Lumi Cavazos. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Romance. Year: 1996
Bottle Rocket
Directed by Kimberly Peirce. With Hilary Swank and Chlo_ Sevigny. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 1999.
Boys Don't Cry
Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) is living the charmed life with her fiance, David (Naveen Andrews), when her life is abruptly turned upside down by a startling attack that causes David's death and leaves Erica wounded. The tragedy shakes her to her core and sends her on a personal vigilante quest to avenge her fiance's death. Erica is forced to grapple with whether her chosen path has transformed her into the very thing she is trying to eradicate. Directed by Neil Jordan. With Terrence Howard, Mary Steenburgen and Nicky Katt. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Brave One
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, teenager Calogero Anello (Lillo Brancato) is torn between his honest, working-class father (Robert De Niro) and a violent yet charismatic crime boss (Chazz Palminteri). Complicating matters is the Calogero's growing attraction to Jane Williams (Taral Hicks), a beautiful black girl. Directed by Robert De Niro. With Joe Pesci. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 1993.
A Bronx Tale
After years of ripping off millionaires using elaborate, literary-inspired schemes, Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody), the world's greatest conmen, decide to take on one final job. Teaming up with a silent weapons expert (Rinko Kikuchi), the Brothers Bloom set their sights on Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz), an eccentric heiress who collects hobbies like other people collect stamps. Their plan to swindle Penelope out of $2.5 million during a romantic, around the world adventure is complicated when she and Bloom fall in love. Directed by Rian Johnson. With Robbie Coltrane and Nora Zehetner. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2008.
The Brothers Bloom
After breaking out of a cancer ward, two terminally ill men (Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) head off on a road trip with a list of things they want to do before they die, including racing cars, eating giant plates of caviar and gambling in Monte Carlo. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Sean Hayes and Rob Morrow. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2008.
The Bucket List
Tough San Francisco cop Frank Bullitt (Steve McQueen) is assigned to guard a mafia informant by Senator Walter Chalmers (Robert Vaughn), an ambitious politian. The simple assignment is complicated when both of Bullitt's partners and the informant are shot by a hitman. Bullitt sets out to track down the killer and locate the leak that tipped him off, while Chalmers tries to shut down the investigation. Directed by Peter Yates. With Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Duvall. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller and Cult Classics. Year: 1968.
Bullitt
After finding a CD containing the memoirs of ex-CIA agent Ozzie Cox (John Malkovich) in the gym where they work, Chad Feldheimer (Brad Pitt) and Linda Litzke (Frances McDormand) formulate a harebrained scheme to blackmail him. Even though the disc contains sensitive data about previous CIA indescretions, Cox, bitter and disgruntled, doesn't simply give in to their demands and sets out to recover his memoirs on his own terms. Harry Pfarrer (George Clooney), a federal marshal who is sleeping with Cox's estranged wife (Tilda Swinton), becomes entangled in the increasingly sticky situation when he witnesses Chad attempting to break into his home. Directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. With J.K. Simmons and Richard Jenkins. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2008.
Burn After Reading
Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) are two bank and train robbers who escape to Bolivia when the Wild West becomes too civilized for their liking. Pursued by a posse willing to follow them over land and sea to bring them to justice, these two gang leaders with a flair for the theatrical aren't about to change their ways anytime soon. Directed by George Roy Hill. With Katharine Ross, Strother Martin. Categories: Cult Classics, Adventure, Crime, Western, History. Year: 1969.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Following his release from prison after serving time for a rape conviction, Max Cady (Robert De Niro) seeks revenge on Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte), the public defender who represented him during his trial. Cady believes that Bowden deliberately held back important information about his case that could have kept him out of jail. As payback, the psychopath sets off to terrorize Bowden, his wife (Jessica Lange) and their 15 year-old daughter (Juliette Lewis). Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam and Fred Dalton Thompson. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1991.
Cape Fear
Author Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is sent to write an article about the brutal murder of a family in a small Kansas town, and ends up writing a celebrated book. Capote attempts to charm the locals and work his way into the story behind the murders, but he's soon shocked to find himself forming a friendship with one of the killers (Clifton Collins Jr.). Directed by Bennett Miller. With Catherine Keener and Chris Cooper. Categories: Crime, Drama, Biography. Year: 2005.
Capote
Jennifer Tree (Elisha Cuthbert) is a beautiful, famous fashion model with the eyes of America eager to see her every move. But, one fan wants America's sweetheart all for himself. Drugged and kidnapped at a charity event, Jennifer awakes to find that she is confined to a cell. Kept in dark, close quarters, Jennifer is subjected to a series of twisted, sadistic tortures conceived by the her demented captor. Directed by Roland Joffé. With Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Harney and Laz Alonso. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Captivity
Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino), released early from prison after a five year stint, pledges to change his ways and to never return to the life of crime and drug dealing that he had before. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito runs a nightclub while renewing an affair with a dancer (Penelope Ann Miller). But because of his past connections and a feeling of obligation to his lawyer and best friend (Sean Penn), Carlito is gradually dragged back into the world he promised to give up forever. Directed by Brian De Palma. With John Leguizamo, Luis Guzmán and Viggo Mortensen. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Carlito's Way
Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is a gifted bookie who rises through the ranks of the Midwestern mob to front their actions in Las Vegas. While Ace doubles the mob's take and changes how the casinos are run, he has a more difficult time handling his new wife, Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone). As Ginger's drug addiction spins out of control, Ace must also contend with the ambitious greed of Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), his best friend and the muscle behind his crooked dealings. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With James Woods, Frank Vincent, Don Rickles and Kevin Pollak. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 1995.
Casino
Ian (Ewan McGregor) and Terry (Colin Farrell), two dead broke brothers living in London, are approached by their rich Uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson) with a money making propostion. All they have to do is "take care of" one of Howard's old business associates to keep his troubles from ruining the life he's built. The brothers struggle with the immorality of the request, and end up becoming enemies when each chooses a different side. Directed by Woody Allen. With Hayley Atwell and Sally Hawkins. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Cassandra's Dream
Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), a brilliant conman, uses his wit and multiple identities to stay a step ahead of the FBI for years. Impersonating a doctor, an airline pilot, a lawyer and more, Abagnale cashes more than two million dollars in forged checks over his career before being brought down by FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks). Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Jennifer Garner and Nathalie Baye. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, New York. Year: 2002.
Catch Me If You Can
Patience Philips (Halle Berry) is a shy, unassuming artist until she stumbles upon her employer's dark secret. Thrown into a corporate conspiracy, she suffers a freak accident that transforms her into Catwoman. With enhanced agility and senses, she begins a crime spree that attracts the attention of Tom Lone (Benjamin Bratt), a cop who has started to fall for the real Patience. Directed by Pitof. With Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson and Michael Massee. Categories: Action, Crime, Fantasy. Year: 2004.
Catwoman
Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is a psychotherapist who has mastered neurological synaptic transfer, a technique that allows her to access the minds of others while they are in an unconscious state. She is called upon by FBI agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) to utilize her skill in order to access the inner workings of a comatose serial killer (Vincent D'Onofrio). Catherine must wade through the perverse thoughts of the disturbed man and race against time to save his latest victim. Directed by Tarsem Singh. With Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Colton James, Dylan Baker and Tara Subkoff. Categories: Sci-Fi, Horror, Fantasy, Drama. Year: 2000.
The Cell
Ryan (Chris Evans) answers his cell phone and hears the voice of Jessica (Kim Basinger), a woman held hostage by a madman (Jason Statham) with a deadly agenda. Imprisoned and helpless, Jessica must rely on Ryan's long distance help as he struggles to keep her on the line and keep her alive. Directed by David R. Ellis. With Caroline Aaron and Jessica Biel. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Cellular
In 1920s Los Angeles, Christine Collins (Angelina Jolie), a single mother and telephone operator, returns home from work to discover that her son Walter (Gattlin Griffith) is missing. After an unsuccessful five month search, police eventually return a boy to her who claims to be he son. When Christine refuses to accept the lie, the police brand her as a delusional, unfit mother. With nowhere left to turn, Christine gets a helping hand from Reverend Gustav Briegleb (John Malkovich), who is determined to confront city authorities and expose the corruption in the LAPD. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Colm Feore, Denis O'Hare and Jeffrey Donovan. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
Changeling
In the week leading up to the assassination of John Lennon (Mark Lindsay Chapman), Jude (Lindsay Lohan), a young Beatles fan, befriends Mark David Chapman (Jared Leto) outside of The Dakota, Lennon's New York apartment building. As the day of the murder approaches, Chapman, a lonely, unstable man obsessed with J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, is shows increasing signs of paranoia, socio-pathis lying and delusion. Intent on adding his own final chapter to the novel, Chapman loses his grip on reality and does the unthinkable. Directed by J.P. Schaefer. With Judah Friedlander. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
Chapter 27
When two titanium rings that hold the names of everyone in the witness protection program go missing, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore) and Alex (Lucy Liu) go undercover to locate the rings and find out who has been offing the witnesses. With Bosley's (Bernie Mac) help, the Angels track the case from Mongolia to the sunny beaches of California, and end up coming face-to-face with Madison Lee (Demi Moore), a former Angel who has a vendetta against Charlie (John Forsythe), the Angels' mysterious boss. Directed by McG. With Crispin Glover, Shia LaBeouf, Justin Theroux, Luke Wilson and Matt LeBlanc. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2003.
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
After murdering her cheating husband, nightclub singer Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) ends up on Chicago's famed murderess row. Represented by Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), the slickest lawyer in town, Velma's case grabs the headlines and makes her an even bigger star. But, when struggling performer Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) joins Velma behind bars, Billy diverts his attention from Velma's case sensing the opportunity to create another tabloid sensation. Instant rivals, Velma and Roxie will stop at nothing to outdo one another in their obsessive pursuit of fame and celebrity. Directed by Rob Marshall. With Taye Diggs, John C. Reilly and Queen Latifah. Categories: Crime, Drama, Music. Year: 2002.
Chicago
Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is a private detective working the case of a murdered engineer. Hired by Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway), the dead man's wife, Gittes uncovers a real-estate conspiracy involving millions of dollars in undeveloped land. During his investigation, Gittes gets mixed up with Noah Cross (John Huston), the murdered man's one-time business partner and a powerful suspect in this murky case. Directed by Roman Polanski. With Diane Ladd and Perry Lopez. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1974.
Chinatown
Mark "Chopper" Reed (Eric Bana) is an insanely violent small-time criminal who becomes a celebrity in Australia after writing an exaggerated account of his exploits. Chopper's gift for storytelling is shown as he relates trumped-up confessions of the crimes he has committed, which are interspersed with vivid flashbacks to his dirty deeds. Directed by Andrew Dominik. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Chopper
In one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest neighborhoods, Buscapé (Alexandre Rodrigues) grows up in a violent environment filled with guns and drugs. With the keen eye of a self-taught photographer, Buscapé narrates a true-life tale of a street war fought between Li'l Zé (Leandro Firmino) and Knockout Ned (Seu Jorge). Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2002.
City of God
Directed by Renny Harlin. With Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes, Ed Harris, Luis Guzm_n and Robert Forster. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Cleaner
Cobra (Sylvester Stallone) is a hard-nosed cop on the trail of an insane serial murderer. Armed and angry, this renegade is willing to do whatever it takes to stop the killer from claiming another victim. Directed by George P. Cosmatos. With Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni and Andrew Robinson. Categories: Action, Crime. Year: 1986.
Cobra
A cab driver named Max (Jamie Foxx) has his mundane life interrupted when he is taken hostage by Vince (Tom Cruise), an engaging contract killer making his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. Max is too afraid to act at first, but as the seriousness of what is happening becomes apparent, he decides he must find a way to save both himself and one last victim. Directed by Michael Mann. With Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill and Debi Mazar. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Collateral
After being paroled, Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage), a former military man, finds himself in the middle of a mid-air hijacking of a plane full of inmates masterminded by Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom (John Malkovich). On the ground, U.S. Marshal Vince Larkin (John Cusack) tries to get the plane back in one piece and a group of the most dangerous and notorious prisoners in the US back behind bars. Directed by Simon West. With Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Monica Potter and Dave Chappelle. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Con Air
Ray Keene (John Cusack) takes his son on a hiking trip hoping to reconnect with the boy after his mother's death. But, when the pair witness a car wreck, Keene is tasked with bringing world-class assassin Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) to justice when the US Marshall escorting him dies from his injuries. In an attempt to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, Keene must evade the assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness. Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Jamie Anderson. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2006.
The Contract
Decorated policeman Nick Chen (Yun-Fat Chow) is assigned to defuse a turf war in Chinatown between the Triads and the Fukienese Dragons. As the action heats up, Chen is teamed up with young cop Danny Wallace (Mark Wahlberg), who is unaware of how power and influence have compromised his superiors. When Wallace is offered a bribe, Chen is forced to realign the loyalties that have helped him rise through the ranks. Directed by James Foley. With Brian Cox. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Corruptor
After being arrested by Berlin Police in Nazi Germany, Salomon Sorowitsch (Karl Markovics), a man with a talent for forging documents and counterfeiting money, is sent to a hard labor camp. Years later, after being recognized by Sturmbannführer Friedrich Herzog (Devid Striesow), the man who arrested him, Salomon is moved into better living conditions so that he and a group of imprisioned professionals can produce fake foreign currency for Operation Berhard. While Salomon follows orders to help weaken the economies of Germany's enemies, fellow forger Adolf Burger (August Diehl) realizes the true nature of their work and refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit, forcing Salomon to reconsider his actions. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. With Martin Brambach, August Zirner and Veit Stübner. Categories: Crime, Drama, War, Foreign Film. Year: 2007.
The Counterfeiters
A group of people in Los Angeles leading very different lives are brought together through happenstance. Occurring through the course of two turbulent days are two deadly car accidents, a carjacking, racially motivated vandalism, a gross abuse of police authority and the suspicious shooting death of one police officer by another. By the time it's all over, lives are changed and people realize that there is more to who they really are than they ever imagined. Directed by Paul Haggis. With Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Michael Peña, Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Ryan Phillippe and Thandie Newton. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2004.
Crash
Following the discovery of several communal gravesites filled with children's bodies in Ecuador, Manolo Bonilla (John Leguizamo), a reporter for a Miami-based tabloid television show, flies down with his crew to cover the story. Manolo is convinced that it is the work of a single, monstrous serial killer. Tension in the town reaches a boiling point when Vinicio Cepeda (Damián Alcázar) accidentally runs over a child, and an angry mob led by the child's father, Don Lucho (Henry Layana), tries to burn him alive. Directed by Sebastián Cordero. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
Cronicas
In this period comedy/crime drama, Woody Allen plays an insurance investigator in the 1940s. When Betty (Helen Hunt), is sent to reorganize his office, the two instantly dislike each other. But after they attend a magic show, they are hypnotized into carrying out heists for the magician. Dan Aykroyd is the cost-cutting boss who doesn't have a clue who is committing so many thefts, and Charlize Theron plays a rich girl who catches the thieves in the act. Directed by Woody Allen. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Mystery. Year: 2001.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Batman (Christian Bale) continues his quest to bring down the criminal organizations that plague the streets of Gotham with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). But, when mob bosses make an alliance with a psychotic mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), Batman must use every weapon in his arsenal to put an end to the villain's deadly rampage. Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Michael Hall, William Fichtner and Michael Caine. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2008.
The Dark Knight
Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon) acts as the spiritual advisor to Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn), the condemned killer of two teenage lovers. After spending time with Poncelet in prison, Sister Helen begins to see the terrified human beneath his brash, unrepentant facade. Increasingly disturbed by Poncelet's anguish leading up to his execution and the rage of the victims' families, Sister Helen struggles for the life, dignity, and soul of a confused and angry man. Directed by Tim Robbins. With R. Lee Ermey and Raymond J. Barry. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 1995.
Dead Man Walking
After Richard (Paddy Considine) joins the army, Anthony (Toby Kebbell), the simple-minded brother he has always protected, is taken in by a local drug dealer (Gary Stretch) and his gang. Seven years later, Richard returns to his hometown to take revenge on the men who abused and humiliated Anthony while he was away. Directed by Shane Meadows. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Dead Man's Shoes
As way out of his prison sentence, former Marine Tim Kearney (Paul Walker) accepts a deal from DEA agent Tad Gruzsa (Laurence Fishburne) to impersonate Bobby Z, a recently deceased drug dealer. Kearney takes Bobby Z's place during a hostage switch with a crime lord, but when the negotiations go bad, Kearney escapes with Z's son in tow. Directed by John Herzfeld. With Olivia Wilde. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes) is a homicidal maniac put into suspended animation in 1996. John Spartan (Sylvester Stallone), his capturer, is frozen for a crime he didn't commit. When Phoenix is let lose in the 21st century and goes on a killling spree, authorities must reanimate Spartan so that he resume his battle with his nemisis. Directed by Marco Brambilla. With Sandra Bullock, Benjamin Bratt, Rob Schneider and Denis Leary. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Crime. Year: 1993.
Demolition Man
Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to go undercover to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Departed
El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), a musician without a home, sets out to hunt down Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), the druglord responsible for his love's murder. When Bucho learns that El is in town, he unleashes his gunmen. After being wounded in a firefight, El takes cover in a bookstore and recieves help from Carolina (Salma Hayek), the beautiful shopgril. With Carolina by his side, El regroups and calls in reinforcements for the bloody, bullet-filled showdown with Bucho. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi and Cheech Marin. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Desperado
The Santa Lucia School shelters orphans and other abandoned childre, during the final days of the Spanish Civil War. Upon his arrival, 10-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is confronted with the hostility of the other children and the adults who run the school. Gradually, Carlos uncovers the dark ties that bind the Saint Lucia's inhabitants, including the secret that haunts them all. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Categories: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Horror, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
The Devil's Backbone
Tony Wendice (Ray Milland), a one-time tennis pro, is trying to murder his wife (Grace Kelly) for her infidelity and her money. After blackmailing a police officer (John Williams) to commit the act, Tony must improvise an end to his scheme when the officer's attempt fails. But, with his wife alert, anyone might be the next victim. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Robert Cummings and Anthony Dawson. Categories: Thriller, Crime, Classic. Year: 1954.
Dial M for Murder
After flying to LA to visit his family on Christmas Eve, John McClane (Bruce Willis), a tough New York City cop, gets trapped in a high-rise after the building is taken hostage during his wife's office party. Now, it's up to McClane to take out the terrorists and save the day. Directed by John McTiernan. With Reginald VelJohnson, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman and William Atherton. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Suspense. Year: 1988.
Die Hard
It's a hot summer day in New York City and an evil genius named Simon (Jeremy Irons) is forcing John McClane (Bruce Willis) to play a deadly game of cat and mouse. Seeking revenge against McClane, Simon sends him into the city to solve aseries of riddles. If McClane fails, bombs will be detonated around the city and innocent lives will be lost. Shopkeeper Zeus Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) joins McClane in his chase after saving his life in Harlem. Directed by John McTiernan. With Larry Bryggman, Graham Greene and Colleen Camp. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) uses his own brand of justice to track down Scorpio (Andrew Robinson), a sniper who is terrorizing the citizens of San Francisco. Assigned to the case by the mayor (John Vernon) and Lt. Bressler (Harry Guardino), Harry is reluctantly paired with a new partner, Chico (Reni Santoni). With his trusty .44 magnum at his side, Harry is relentless in his pursuit of this vicious killer, and never hesitates to ignore procedure to make his city safe. Directed by Don Siegel. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama. Year: 1971.
Dirty Harry
Lawrence (Michael Caine) and Freddy (Steve Martin) are two con men with drastically different styles. While Lawrence is suave and sophisticated, Freddy is brash and uncultured. Meeting in the French Riviera, Freddy initially convinces Lawrence to teach him the tricks of the trade, but, before long, Lawrence grows tired of Freddy's annoying antics and works out a plan to get rid of him. Whoever is able to get $50,000 from a wealthy woman named Janet (Glenne Headly) wins, and the other has to leave town. Directed by Frank Oz. With Ian McDiarmid and Dana Ivey. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 1988.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
On the hottest day of the year, hate and bigotry rise to the surface on the streets of Bed-Stuyn Brooklyn. As the drama unfolds, Mookie (Spike Lee), the delivery boy for Sal's Pizzeria manages to be at the center of all the action. Directed by Spike Lee. With Ossie Davis, Danny Aiello, John Turturro, Rosie Perez and Samuel L. Jackson. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama. Year: 1989.
Do the Right Thing
Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino) thinks he has a simple plan. All he has to do is rob a bank and he'll be able to pay for his lover's sex-change operation. What he gets is a complicated, day-long standoff in a New York City bank, where nothing goes as planned. Directed by Sidney Lumet. With John Cazale, James Broderick and Charles Durning. Categories: Politics, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1975.
Dog Day Afternoon
Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) is a former Ford model who leaves the fashion world behind for the gritty, hardcore life of a bounty hunter. She gets her first taste of adrenaline by smooth taking her way out of a stand-off with a roomful of gang members. From then on, Domino is hooked to the guns, the blood and the violence. Through the years of hard work and even harder living, Ed Mosely (Mickey Rourke) and Choco (Edgar Ramirez), her mentor and his longtime partner become her family. Directed by Tony Scott. With Delroy Lindo, Mo'Nique, Macy Gray and Christopher Walken. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005
Domino
Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI agent working in the New York mafia as part of a huge sting operation. Through his alliance with Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a mafia tough, Pistone excels under mafia leader Sonny Black (Michael Madsen). As his actual life deteriorates, Pistone is faced with the realization that if he stays undercover, he might be found out; but if he leaves, Ruggiero will pay for it. Directed by Mike Newell. With James Russo and Anne Heche. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 1997.
Donnie Brasco
Libby Parsons (Ashley Judd) is framed for her husband Nick’s (Bruce Greenwood) murder. After spending seven years in jail, she is released, armed with several important pieces of information: her husband is still alive, her son (Benjamin Weir) was put up for adoption, and if she kills her husband she cannot be tried for the crime. With the help of her parole officer, Travis (Tommy Lee Jones), the enraged Libby embarks on a journey to find her son and avenge the wrongs done to her. Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Jay Brazeau, John Maclaren, Roma Maffia and Annabeth Gish. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime. Year: 1999.
Double Jeopardy
Bob Hughes (Matt Dillon), along with his wife (Kelly Lynch) and their apprentices, Rick (James LeGros) and Nadine (Heather Graham), function as a family of addicts who rob pharmacies to fuel their ever-growing habits. When they're forced to take their show on the road after things get too hot at home, Nadine eventually overdoses. After that, Bob swears off drugs and tries to rebuild his life, but has to do so without his wife, who's determined to stay hooked. Directed by Gus Van Sant. With James Remar, Max Perlich and William S. Burroughs. Categories: Crime, Drama, Cult Classics. Year: 1989.
Drugstore Cowboy
Directed by Dennis Hopper. With Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda. Categories: Adventure, Crime, Drama. Year: 1969.
Easy Rider
El Mariachi (Carlos Gallardo), a traveling musician, moves from place to place to play his guitar and carry on a family tradition. But, when El arrives in a small town at the same time as an escaped convict who carries his guns in a guitar case, the local drug lord and his henchmen mistake El for the killer. As the criminals chase El around town, he's forced to trade his guitar for a gun and defend the life of Domino (Consuelo Gómez), a beautiful bar owner. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Peter Marquardt, Jaime de Hoyos and Reinol Martinez. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller, Western, Independent Film. Year: 1992.
El Mariachi
Elektra (Jennifer Garner) is a mystical warrior combining incredibly physical strength with a supernatural ability to tell the future. An assassin by trade, she abandons the protection of her master Kirigi (Will Yun Lee) and begins a bitter struggle to protect her two latest targets, Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his young daughter Abby (Kirsten Prout), from the warriors trying to kill them. Directed by Rob Bowman. With Terence Stamp and Bob Sapp. Categories: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Elektra
Virginia Baker (Catherine Zeta-Jones), an undercover government agent, convinces master thief Robert Macdougal (Sean Connery) to take her on as a student. As their relationship develops, Baker's loyalty to her organization begins to waver as she and Macdougal contend with their growing romance while training for a complicated heist. Directed by Jon Amiel. With Ving Rhames, Will Patton, Terry O'Neill and David Yip. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Romance. Year: 1999.
Entrapment
Frank Morris (Clint Eastwood) leads a group of inmates in a daring jailbreak from the supposedly inescapable Alcatraz Prison. Using their own cunning and supplies found inside the prison walls, execute an intricate plan to gain their freedom. But, once they break free, they must still cross the cold, dangerous waters that surround the island. Directed by Don Siegel. With Fred Ward, Patrick McGoohan, Jack Thibeau, Roberts Blossom and Frank Ronzio. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1979.
Escape from Alcatraz
Three strangers find their lives intertwined as their destructive gambling addictions rip their lives apart. Carol (Kim Basinger), a novelist squandering her family's life savings on slot machines, tries to hide her problem from her husband (Ray Liotta). Clyde Snow (Forest Whitaker), deeply in debt to a bookie, convinces his basketball star brother (Nick Cannon) to help him by shaving points in an important game. Meanwhile, a small-time, bottom-feeding bookie (Grant Sullivan) tries to prove himself to the love of his life (Carla Gugino). Directed by Mark Rydell. With Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer and Jay Mohr. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2006.
Even Money
FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) assumes the identity of sadistic criminal Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) through the use of a revolutionary plastic surgery technique in order to infiltrate his organization. But, when Troy wakes from a coma and discovers what has happened, he forces the doctors to give him Archer's face and proceeds to take over his life. Directed by John Woo. With Joan Allen and Gina Gershon. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Face/Off
Unable to deal with the suspense any longer, Eric (Sam Huntington), Linus (Chris Marquette), Hutch (Dan Fogler), Zoe (Kristen Bell) and Windows (Jay Baruchel), five huge Star Wars fans and best friends, set out on a cross-country road trip in order to infiltrate Skywalker Ranch and steal an early print of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Along the way, they run into William Shatner, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), some obsessed Trekkies and a gang of unruly bikers. Directed by Kyle Newman. With Jaime King, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Ethan Suplee and Billy Dee Williams. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama. Year: 2008.
Fanboys
Back on the streets of LA, fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) teams up with his former adversary, agent Brian O'Connor (Paul Walker), to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation. Using their insane driving skills, these risk takers must rely on an uncertain trust if they hope to take revenge on their common enemy. Directed by Justin Lin. With Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Laz Alonso and John Ortiz. Categories: Action, Crime. Year: 2009.
Fast & Furious
Renegade journalist Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his Samoan lawyer, Dr. Gonzo (Benicio Del Toro), drive from LA to Las Vegas fuelled by a trunk full of illegal drugs. As Duke covers a convention on drug abuse and a motorcycle race in the desert, the pair sinks deeper and deeper into a frightening psychedelic haze while searching for the American dream. Directed by Terry Gilliam. With Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Christina Ricci, Mark Harmon and Cameron Diaz. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Cult Classics, Based on a Novel. Year: 1998.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore) are military defense lawyers assigned to defend two U.S. infantrymen accused of the murder of another soldier. Kaffee and Galloway must crack the impenetrable Col. Nathan R. Jessep (Jack Nicholson), the commanding officer who supposedly gave the order that lead to the soldier's death, amidst a storm of military intrigue and tight-lipped hostility between the men on trial and the lawyers trying to defend them. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak and J.T. Walsh. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1992.
A Few Good Men
The narrator (Edward Norton), a product liability evaluator and insomniac who is addicted to self-help groups, is liberated from his cookie-cutter, mail-order life after meeting Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a sado-masochistic anarchist who runs a nationwide network of fight clubs. As their friendship grows, the narrator discovers that Durden is secretly plotting a series of calculated pranks and terrorist attcks in order to overthrow the capitalist system. As the narrator struggles with a decision between right and wrong, his relationship with a fellow self-helper (Helena Bonham Carter) begins to unravel, along with his grip on reality. Directed by David Fincher. With Meat Loaf, Jared Leto and Zach Grenier. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Action. Year: 1999.
Fight Club
Harrison Ford plays Jack Stanfield, the chief of security at a large corporation. When his wife (Virginia Madsen), daughter (Carly Schroeder), and son (Jimmy Bennett) are kidnapped by a gang of psychopaths, Jack is forced to hack into his company's computer system and steal money for them. Then he must turn the tables in order to free his family and clear his name. Paul Bettany plays the leader of the gang. Directed by Richard Loncraine. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Firewall
Mr. Hobbs (Michael Caine) has been the nighttime janitor at London Diamond Corporation for as long as anyone can remember. Unnoticed by the powerful executives who walk by him each day, he has had plenty of time to survey the entire building and learn the ins and outs of how the company is run. Observing the frustration of Laura Quinn (Demi Moore), a bright, beautiful American executive held back by the company's glass ceiling, Hobbs convinces her to help him execute an intricate diamond heist to teach their bosses a lesson they won't soon forget. Directed by Michael Radford. With Joss Ackland, Constantine Gregory and Lambert Wilson. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
Flawless
After their adoptive mother is murdered during a seemingly random grocery store hold-up, the four Mercer brothers (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund) band together to bring their personal form of justice to the people responsible for her death. But, as they track down the killer, they quickly realize that there is more to the murder than they thought and they are up against a bigger battle than they ever imagined. Directed by John Singleton. With Terrence Howard and Fionnula Flanagan. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Four Brothers
Young, hotshot lawyer Willy Beachum (Ryan Gosling), who's set to join a prestigious civil-law firm, is tasked with prosecuting Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins), a wealthy, brilliant structural engineer who confessed to killing his wife and entrapping her lover. After asserting his right to represent himself at his trial, Crawford sets out to expose Beachum's one weakness in order to orchestrate a crime with exact precision. Directed by Gregory Hoblit. With David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz and Billy Burke. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Fracture
Directed by Richard LaGravenese. With April L. Hernandez, Hilary Swank and Jaclyn Ngan. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
Freedom Writers
Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman), a tough New York City detective, and his partner, Buddy (Roy Scheider), uncover an international drug smuggling ring run by Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). While working to intercept a record heroin shipment coming in from France, Popeye is involved in one of the greatest car chase sequences of all time. Directed by William Friedkin. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama. Year: 1971.
The French Connection
Melissa Leo got a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in this drama. It tells the story of a single mom, desperate for Christmas cash, who starts smuggling immigrant workers across the US-Canada border. Michael O'Keefe plays a state trooper who is hot on her trail and Misty Upham is a native American woman who helps her. Directed by Courtney Hunt. With Charlie McDermott. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2008.
Frozen River
After his wife is killed by a one-armed man, Dr. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is accused of the murder. After being convicted of the crime, Kimble escapes during transport and goes on the run to clear his name and find the real killer. But, fast on his trail is the tenacious Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), who will not rest until he gets his man. Directed by Andrew Davis. With Sela Ward and Julianne Moore. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
The Fugitive
When Dick's (Jim Carrey) bosses are involved in an Enron-like scandal, he and his wife, Jane (Téa Leoni), are faced with the prospect of losing everything. Playing by the rules has left Dick broke and nearly homeless, so he decides that if stealing was good enough for them, then it's good enough for him. After embarking on a series of hilarious capers, Dick and Jane have a change of heart after a brush with the law and jump at an opportunity to teach big business a lesson. Directed by Dean Parisot. With Alec Baldwin. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2005.
Fun with Dick and Jane
In 1860s New York, Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) returns to the Five Points, the most dangerous section in all of Manhattan, to hunt down his father's killer. After sixteen years in an orphanage, Amsterdam locates his target: Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis), who has taken over as leader of the neighborhood and detests the newly arrived immigrants. Amsterdam's fight for honor, freedom and the woman he loves ultimately collides with the 1863 Civil War Draft Riots. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Cameron Diaz, Liam Neeson, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Brendan Gleeson and Stephen Graham. Categories: Crime, Drama, History. Year: 2002.
Gangs of New York
Scandals, cover-ups and sex are at the center of this thriller. John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe play army officers and former lovers who investigate the torture killing of the daughter (Leslie Stefanson) of a prominent general (James Cromwell). Their investigation leads them back to West Point, and to abuses by powerful men. Should they risk their own careers to bring the truth to light? James Woods plays a high-ranking officer with something to hide. Directed by Simon West. Clarence Williams III. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The General's Daughter
An inner city drug dealer (50 Cent), who turned to crime after his mother's death, writes lyrics to keep his sanity while living a violent life. But, after a tragedy that nearly kills him, he turns away from his gangsta lifestyle to pursue his dream of becoming a rap superstar. Directed by Jim Sheridan. With Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joy Bryant and Terrence Howard. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music. Year: 2005.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
When the identities of the agents working for the US spy agency CONTROL are compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote over-eager analyst Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), and hope he can get the job done. Teamed up with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), the only CONTROL operative whose identiy was not exposed, Smart sets out on his mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. Directed by Peter Segal. With Dwayne Johnson, Terence Stamp, Ken Davitian, Bill Murray, Terry Crews and Masi Oka. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2008.
Get Smart
Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker) is an urban warrior who follows the code of the Samurai. He lives alone, only descending from his rooftop home to commit murder for his master, Louie (John Tormey), a mob tough guy who once saved his life. When Ghost Dog becomes a Mafia target himself, he must fight off a stream of killers while trying to protect his master and uphold the Way of the Warrior. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With Cliff Gorman and Dennis Liu. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama. Year: 1999.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
As his son Michael (Al Pacino) returns home from WWII, Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), the head of a powerful New York Mafia family, anticipates the time when he will transfer power to his youngest son. Michael loves his father, but wants a normal life outside of the family business. With times changing and the old world principles of honor and family coming under fire, Michael is forced to make a difficult sacrifice, and is drawn into a violent mob war after an attempt on his father's life. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With James Caan, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1972.
The Godfather
As Michael Coreleone (Al Pacino) sets out to enlarge his family's power through violent takeovers in Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba, his father Vito's (Robert De Niro) early days in Sicily and rise to power in New York are chronicled through flashbacks to important moments in his life. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton and John Cazale. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1974.
The Godfather: Part II
As aging mafia don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) tries to remove the criminal ties from his empire and forge legitimate deals in real esate, he must contend with Vincent Mancini (Andy Garcia), a rising gangster with a familiar, violent ambition that threatens to consume all that Michael has built. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Diane Keaton, Talia Shire and Bridget Fonda. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1990.
The Godfather: Part III
An insider's look at organized crime in contemporary Italy, Gomorra won the Grand Jury at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Based on a popular book about Italian crime, this movie does not glamorize the gangster life, but shows the violence and chaos that nevertheless attract young people to this underworld. The title refers not only to the Biblical city, but also to "Camorra," a crime organization that rules Naples like an alternate government. Directed by Matteo Garrone. With Salvatore Abruzzese. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2008.
Gomorra
Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angela Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan), two private detectives in Boston, are hired to investigate a little girl's kidnapping when people in the neighborhood are reluctant to talk with police. When an arranged exchange with a drug dealer is botched, resulting in the girl's death, Patrick and Angela blame themselves and have difficulty moving past the tragedy. But, when another child goes missing, the pair picks up the investigation and discovers that things aren't always what they seem. Directed by Ben Affleck. With Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton, Amy Ryan and Amy Madigan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery. Year: 2007.
Gone Baby Gone
Randall Raines (Nicolas Cage) is a legendary car thief who gets dragged into one last job when his brother, Kip (Giovanni Ribisi), winds up in debt with the vicious stolen car merchant Raymond Calitri (Christopher Eccleston). Tasked with stealing 50 different luxury cars in 4 days, Raines assembles a dream team of thieves (including Angelina Jolie, T.J. Cross, Will Patton, James Duval and Scott Caan) and tries to save his brother's life while dodging the shrewd detectives Castlebeck (Delroy Lindo) and Drycoff (Timothy Olyphant). Directed by Dominic Sena. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) always wanted to be a gangster. Starting out with small jobs for the local mafia boss (Paul Sorvino), he eventually quits school to focus full time on working his way up the mob hierarchy. Surrounded by money, power and dangerous men without boundaries, Henry becomes immersed in the lifestyle and begins to hatch his own schemes, partnering with Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) and Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro). But when lines are crossed and millions of dollars are on the line, Henry will have to decide who he can really trust if he wants to make it out alive. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino and Debi Mazar. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1990.
Goodfellas
Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is a decent and hard-working prison guard at Cold Mountain Penitentiary. When John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), who has been convicted of rape and murder, is sent to Cold Mountain's death row, Edgemcomb and the other guards (David Morse and Barry Pepper) sense that Coffey is no ordinary prisoner. When Coffey is discovered to have a special gift, the guards face a moral dilemma in deciding whether or not to carry out their duties. Directed by Frank Darabont. With Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Sam Rockwell, William Sadler, Patricia Clarkson and Gary Sinise. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Green Mile
After being taking the fall for a classmate and being expelled from Harvard, Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) moves to London to live with his sister, Shannon (Claire Forlani), and her husband, Steve (Marc Warren). Hoping to make Matt feel welcome, Steve asks his brother, Pete (Charlie Hunnam), to take the Yank to a soccer match. Reluctant at first, Pete eventually indoctrinates Matt into the Charlie Hunnam West Ham United family and shows him what it means to be a true Green Street Elite hooligan. Eventually, becomes caught in the middle of a long-standing fued with a rival club, resulting after the death of a young boy years ago. Directed by Lexi Alexander. With Ross McCall, Leo Gregory and Geoff Bell. Categories: Crime, Drama, Sports. Year: 2005.Unjustly expelled from Harvard when a stash of cocaine is found in his possession, Matt (Elijah Wood) moves to London to live with his sister and her husband Steve (Marc Warren.) He is quickly introduced to Steve's chirpy, cock-sure younger brother Pete (Charlie Hunnam.) Initially, Pete is reluctant to get acquainted with Matt and allow him to tread around the capital city with him because he may be seen by others as an 'outsider', but after a heavy drinking session with him and his mates he quickly changes his opinion of him. On the way back from a football match, Matt is viciously accosted by a gang of Birmingham City thugs, until Pete and his friends step in and save him. It is from here that Matt learns the truth about Pete and his friends- they are football hooligans, operating the GSE (Green Street Elite) 'firm.' Initially afraid of the violence, Matt soon ends up becoming as desensitized to it as his new found friends- but as events roll on, suspicion, shocking revelations and unsettled scores combine to a devastating climax where London's most fierce football rivals- Millwall and West Ham United- are set to go head to head.
Green Street Hooligans
Martin Bank (John Cusack) is a depressed assassin who feels like his life is going nowhere. When he is assigned a mission in the Detroit suburb where he grew up, Bank decides to attend his ten-year high school reunion and try to rekindle a romance with his old girlfriend (Minnie Driver). But, when things don't go as planned, Bank is forced to make a choice between the life he knows and the life he wants to have. Directed by George Armitage. With Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack and Hank Azaria. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Grosse Pointe Blank
Dito (Robert Downey Jr.), a writer in LA, returns to his childhood home of Astoria, Queens to convince his ill father (Chazz Palminteri) to go to the hospital. Through flashbacks, we see how young Dito (Shia LaBeouf) grew up, meet the friends he left behind and come to understand that his old neighborhood will always be a part of him. Directed by Dito Montiel. With Channing Tatum, Dianne Wiest, Rosario Dawson, Anthony DeSando and Eric Roberts. Categories: Crime, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
After world-weary card shark Sydney (Philip Baker Hall) meets John (John C. Reilly), a reckless, down-and-out gambler, he takes the downtrodden young man under his wing and shows him how to exploit the casino perk system. Years later, the surrogate father and son enjoy being successful gamblers, until John falls for a troubled cocktail waitress (Gwyneth Paltrow) and gets mixed up with an untrustworthy stranger (Samuel L. Jackson). Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. With Philip Seymour Hoffman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1996.
Hard Eight
Jim Davis (Christian Bale), an ex-Army Ranger, returns to his life of drugs, violence and petty crime after losing a chance for a job with the LAPD that would allow him to bring his Mexican girlfriend (Tammy Trull) to the US. While his best friend Mike (Freddy Rodríguez) is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia (Eva Longoria) to find a job, Jim is busy hustling and trying unsuccessfully to deal with his inner demons. Directed by David Ayer. Categories: Crime, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
Harsh Times
Directed by Frank E. Flowers. With Zoe Saldana, Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton, Agnes Bruckner, Victor Rasuk, Anthony Mackie and Bobby Cannavale. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2004.
Haven
Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is a professional thief based in Los Angeles. With his team of expert criminals, he pulls off a series of high-stakes robberies that attract the attention of Detective Vince Hanna (Al Pacino). As Neil and his team prepare for the biggest job of their careers, Vince begins to track them down, leading to a violent showdown. Directed by Michael Mann. With Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore and Ashley Judd. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Heat
Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) wants nothing more than to be part of the high school in-crowd, comprised of a group of girls who are all coincidentally named Heather. The Heathers (Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk and Kim Walker) are a particularly vicious band of girls who make life hell for their female classmates. When Veronica finds herself at the center of their ridicule, she is persuaded by her deviant new boyfriend, Jason Dean (Christian Slater), to pull the ultimate prank, and finds herself entangled in their deaths and the subsequent cover-up. Directed by Michael Lehmann.With Penelope Milford and Patrick Labyorteaux.Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance.Year: 1989.
Heathers
Directed by Brian Smrz. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Christa Campbell and Ray Liotta. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Hero Wanted
Claire (Ashley Judd) is a successful California defense lawyer. When she learns that her husband (James Caviezel) may have been involved in a massacre of civilians in Central America when he was in the U.S. Military, she can't believe it. Her husband's lawyer is young and inexperienced, so she finds a grizzled veteran (Morgan Freeman), who has a grudge against the military. They only have a week to prepare the defense - can they pull it off? Directed by Carl Franklin. With Adam Scott and Bruce Davison. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Drama. Year: 2002.
High Crimes
After a lengthy prison term, gangster Roy "Mad Dog" Earle (Humphrey Bogart) is paroled with the help of an old associate who wants him to mastermid a heist a resort hotel in California. When things fall apart and a man is shot and killed, Earle is forced to flee and becomes a fugitive. Hhiding out from the police and the press, who are both out for his blood, Earle may be undone by two women he befriended before his life took its final turn for the worse. Directed by Raoul Walsh. With Alan Curtis, Joan Leslie, Barton MacLane, Henry Travers and Elisabeth Risdon. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Classic. Year: 1941.
High Sierra
Marie (Cécile De France) and Alexa (Maïwenn Le Besco) set off from college to Alexa's parents' country home to relax and study. But, when a mysterious killer breaks in and kills Alexa's family and Alexa is captured by the killer, Marie is left alone to elude the killer and try to save her friend. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Categories: Crime, Horror, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2003.
High Tension
Rennie Cray (James Caviezel) has been prowling the highways of America for five years on a relentless search for the serial killer who murdered his wife in a gruesome hit and run. The killer is the deranged James Fargo (Colm Feore), a man who uses his car to kill the women he hunts. The presence of the mysterious Molly (Rhona Mitra) promises a collision course between the two disturbed men. Directed by Robert Harmon. With Gordon Currie and Andrea Roth. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Highwaymen
In the big screen adaptation of the popular video game, Agent 47 (Timothy Olyphant) is the genetic spawn of brtual criminals created by a team of scientists to be a hired assassin. Caught in the middle of a political conspiracy, Agent 47 must battle both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. Directed by Xavier Gens. With Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko and Robert Knepper. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Hitman
Liz (Thora Birch) and four of her friends (Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank, Keira Knightley and Laurence Fox) at a British high school go on what they think will be a fun adventure, climbing into an abandoned bunker from World War II. But this outing turns into a nightmare. They get stuck and start playing psychological games with each, which soon turn deadly. Directed by Nick Hamm. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
The Hole
Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his rookie partner Kasey Calden (Josh Hartnett) are two Tinseltown homicide detectives who work second jobs for extra cash. Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker and Calden teaches yoga in between acting auditions. When the two are assigned to investigate the murder of four members of rap group gunned down in a nightclub, they delve into the recording industry, using every opportunity they get seek out potential buyers and casting directors. Directed by Ron Shelton. With Lena Olin, Isaiah Washington, Master P and Bruce Greenwood. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Hollywood Homicide
A drama inspired by true events about George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the actor who played Superman on the television series. After his suicide, a detective (Adrien Brody) is called in to investigate his death. The detective learns that Reeves was having an affair with the wife (Diane Lane) of a studio executive (Bob Hoskins). Was foul play involved, or did Reeves really take his own life? Directed by Allen Coulter. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery. Year: 2006.
Hollywoodland
When 8-year-old Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) discovers that his family has flown to France for their Christmas vacation without him, he thinks that missing out on presents will be the worst of his problems. Instead, he finds himself in an all-out war with a pair of bone-headed bandits (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern), who plan on robbing his house while his parents are away. Using his imagination and a ton of booby traps, Kevin sets out to bring the criminals to justice and does his best to spread the Christmas spirit. Directed by Chris Columbus. With Catherine O'Hara and John Candy. Categories: Cult Classics, Comedy, Crime, Family. Year: 1990.
Home Alone
Police officer Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the finest cop in London. He's so good, in fact, that he makes everyone else look incompetent by comparison. As a "reward," his superiors send him out to a quiet village with the lowest crime rate in the country. But, after being partnered with Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), an oafish but well-meaning young cop, Angel discovers that a series of bloody "accidents" are more than they seem and sets out to crack the case. Directed by Edgar Wright. With Bill Nighy, Steve Coogan and Timothy Dalton. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2007.
Hot Fuzz
DJay (Terrence Howard), a drug-dealing pimp from the rundown streets of Memphis, seeks purpose in his life by pursuing his long-buried dream of being a rapper. With the help of his women and an old firend (Anthony Anderson), who happens to be a sound engineer, DJay is able to put together a demo in time to arrange a meeting with a successful local rapper named Skinny Black (Ludacris). But, when things don't go as planned, DJay will have to dig deep and decide if he's going to end up the same old story, or fight his way to the top. Directed by Craig Brewer. With Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal and Isaac Hayes. Categories: Crime, Drama, Music. Year: 2005.
Hustle & Flow
On Christmas Eve, Charlie Arglist (John Cusack), a crooked mob attorney, and his associate, Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton), have just stolen $2 million from Kansas City crime boss Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid). When a severe ice storm shuts down the city of Witchita Falls, the pair must make other plans since a quick escape is no longer an option. While Charlie waits out the storm, he must contend with the boss's girl, Renata (Connie Nielsen), take care of his drinking buddy, Pete Van Heuten (Oliver Platt), and even survive a double-cross from his old pal Vic. Directed by Harold Ramis. With Mike Starr. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
The Ice Harvest
Stuck in Bruges, Belgium after a botched assignment, two Irish contract hitmen, Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson), try to pass the time amongst the many tourists in town while awaiting instructions from their boss, Harry (Ralph Fiennes). Surrounded by eccentric locals, annoying tourists and some fellow criminals, the pair make the best of their situation, until Ken gets word that he is to kill Ray for fouling up their last job. When Ken refuses, Harry makes his way to Bruge intent on taking care of business himself. Directed by Martin McDonagh. With Clémence Poésy, Jordan Prentice, Thekla Reuten. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2008.
In Bruges
When African American detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) travels from Philadelphia to the rural South to visit his mother, he is falsely accused of murdering a rich white man shortly after arriving in town. After Tibbs' identity is established and he is cleared of the charges, the dead man's widow (Lee Grant) requests that he head up the murder investigation. After a rough start, Tibbs and racist police chief Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger) put aside their differences and learn to work together to solve the crime. Directed by Norman Jewison. With Warren Oates and James Patterson. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Crime. Year: 1967.
In the Heat of the Night
After saving the life of a mafia don's daughter, Darrell (Usher Raymond), a successful DJ, is hired to act as the girl's bodyguard. What the don (Chazz Palminteri) doesn't realize is that his daughter, Dolly (Emmanuelle Chriqui), and Darrell have had their eyes on each other for some time, and now things are really going to heat up. Directed by Ron Underwood. With Robert Davi. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2005.
In the Mix
This film is based on the true story of Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), the highest-ranked corporate whistler-blower in American history. Whitacre, who suffered from bi-polar disorder, nevertheless put himself on the line to expose corrupt business practices at Archer Daniels Midland, his employer. The film contrasts his own indiscretions and his struggles with his mental problems against his heroism. Scott Bakula is an FBI agent and Melanie Lynskey plays Whitacre's wife. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Joel McHale and Tony Hale. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Informant!
A group of people living on the edge in Los Angeles in 1983 spend their days trying to advance their careers and their nights in a drug-fueled haze. Winona Ryder plays a newswoman, while Billy Bob Thornton is a studio head who likes to party with more than one woman at a time. Kim Basinger is his pill-popping wife, while Mickey Rourke plays an uncle who is a dangerous influence on his nephew (Brad Renfro), a would-be actor. Directed by Gregor Jordan. With Jon Foster, Amber Heard, Chris Isaak, Austin Nichols. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Informers
Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) faces off against a master bank robber (Clive Owen) who has planned the perfect heist. But, when the robbery turns into a drawn out hostage situation, Frazier begins to suspect that there is an even bigger story lurking beneath the surface. His suspicions prove to be correct when a powerful negotiator (Jodie Foster) with a hidden agenda enters the picture. Directed by Spike Lee. With Christopher Plummer and Willem Dafoe. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Inside Man
After uncovering a conspiracy involving one of the world's largest banks, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) follow an international money trail in order to bring the powerful institution to justice. Racing across the globe, Salinger and Whitman find themselves in a dangerous, high-stakes face-off with an enemy that will stop at nothing to keep their dark secrets hidden. Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Ulrich Thomsen, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Jack McGee. Categoires: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2009.
The International
Prominent LA divorce attorney Miles Massey (George Clooney) is bored with his own success and finds himself at a crossroads. Seeking a new challenge, he finds it in the form of Marylin Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Devastatingly beautiful, Marylin is the future ex-wife of Miles' client Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann). After Miles works his magic and leaves her without the settlement she had hoped for, Marylin concocts a scheme to get even, which includes marrying oil tycoon Howard Doyle (Billy Bob Thornton). Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer and Paul Adelstein. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Crime. Year:2003.
Intolerable Cruelty
After pulling off an amazing heist of millions in dollars of gold from a heavily guarded palazzo in Venice, Italy, criminal mastermind Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) watches as his intricate plan falls apart when Steve (Edward Norton), a member of his own team, double crosses them all. After losing their gold and being left for dead, Charlie and his gang (Jason Statham, Seth Green and Mos Def) team up with their ex-leader's safe-cracking daughter (Charlize Theron) to beat Steve at his own game. Directed by F. Gary Gray. With Donald Sutherland and Fausto Callegarini. Categories: Adventure, Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2003.
The Italian Job
Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is a flight attendant who makes her real living smuggling gun money through airport security. When Federal agent Ray Nicolet (Michael Keaton) and police officer Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) come down on her for her crimes, Jackie has to choose whether to risk her life by selling out her boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), or try and play both sides in order to walk away with the money. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Robert De Niro and Chris Tucker. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Jackie Brown
On an annual fishing trip with his friends in the Australian outback, Stewart Kane (Gabriel Byrne) happens upon the body of a murdered young woman in the river. Rather than return to town and report the death immediately, Stewart and his friends continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. When Stewart's wife, Claire (Laura Linney), discovers what happened, she is deeply trouble by her husband's inaction and questions her faith in their relationship. As Claire tries to make things right with the dead girl's family, her marriage is pushed to its limit and she risks losing her once peaceful life. Directed by Ray Lawrence. With Tatea Reilly, Sean Rees-Wemyss and Eva Lazzaro. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Jindabyne
In the future, society exists in isolated mega-cities, protected by Judges who combine police, jury and executioner into single formidable soldiers. When the famous and fearless Judge Dredd (Sylvester Stallone) is accused of a murder he didn't commit, he needs the help of a convict (Rob Schneider) to clear his name and right the injustice done against him. Directed by Danny Cannon. With Diane Lane, Armand Assante and Max von Sydow. Categories: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi. Year: 1995.
Judge Dredd
Journalist Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) and his photographer girlfriend Carrie (Michelle Forbes) set out to visit a collection of murder sites while doing research on serial killers. Sharing the ride and their expenses is Early Grayce (Brad Pitt), a white trash criminal, and his girlfriend Adele (Juliette Lewis). As Early becomes more and more unstable, Brian and Carrie begin to fear that they may learn about serial killers first hand. Directed by Dominic Sena. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Kalifornia
When Frank (Humphrey Bogart) travels to Florida to visit Nora (Lauren Bacall), the wife of a friend who died in the war, he finds that the hotel she runs with her disabled father-in-law (Lionel Barrymore) has been taken over by a gangster named Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) and his gang of thugs. At first, Frank decides not to cause trouble, but, after witnessing the gangster's ruthlessness firsthand, Frank is convinced that Rocco must be stopped. Directed by John Huston. With Claire Trevor. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1948.
Key Largo
After being betrayed by her boss, the Bride (Uma Thurman), a deadly assassin, emerges from a coma and swears revenge on her former master, Bill (David Carradine). But, before she can get to Bill, the Bride must take out his deadly squad of international killers (Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox and Michael Madsen) one by one with the aid of a special sword. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Sonny Chiba, Julie Dreyfus and Chiaki Kuriyama. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
After crossing off two names from her list of bloody revenge, the Bride (Uma Thurman) continues her quest for vengeance against her former boss, Bill (David Carradine), and the two remaining members of his assassin squad: Bill's younger brother, Budd (Michael Madsen), and his latest flame, the one-eyed Elle (Daryl Hannah). As an added bonus before the big showdown, we get to see the Bride's training at the hands of the wise but ruthless Pai Mei (Chia Hui Liu). Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Chia Hui Liu. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
After getting out of prison, Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) and his cohorts mastermind a complex race-track heist. Clay plans on settling down to a respectable life with Fay (Coleen Gray) when the job is finished, but inner tensions and bad luck lead to a disastrous failure. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. With Vince Edwards and Jay C. Flippen. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1956.
The Killing
Laura (Goya Toledo), a beautiful psychiatrist, is locked in a basement and forced to watch a video confession made by the man that kidnapped her. When the tape is finished, Ramon (Darío Grandinetti), a seemingly mild-mannered man who is, in fact, a serial killer, challenges Laura to a word game. If she wins, her life continues, but if she loses she will face horrible consequences. Directed by Laura Mañá. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2003.
Killing Words
When Frank White (Christopher Walken), a drug lord with a twisted sense of morality, is released from a long stint in prison, he comes out with a unique plan. He's decided to take down all his competition and use a portion of his profits to help the poor and homeless citizens of his city. But, when negotiations with his fellow gang leaders turn bloody, Frank is forced to return to his ruthless ways. Directed by Abel Ferrara. With David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes and Steve Buscemi. Categories: Politics, Action, Drama, Crime, New York. Year: 1990.
King of New York
Forensic detective Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) is shaken by the sudden disappearance of his niece, Naomi (Gina Ravera), and heads to her North Carolina college campus to investigate. There, Alex meets Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd), a young woman who managed to escape from the same man who kidnapped Naomi. With seven women missing and two already found dead, Alex and Kate must work quickly if they are to save Naomi and the other girls before this sick, self-described "Cassanova" takes their lives. Directed by Gary Fleder. With Cary Elwes, Alex McArthur, Tony Goldwyn, Tatyana Ali, Jeremy Piven and Mena Suvari. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Mystery. Year: 1997.
Kiss the Girls
In 1940s China, Sing (Stephen Chow), a small-time crook, is desperate to be accepted into the ranks of the Axe Gang, the most notorious band of thieves in Shanghai. As Sing sets out to prove his worth, the gang wreaks havoc on the city streets, disrupting the lives of the poor, hard-working citizens. But, when a group of kung fu masters living in hiding decide they have had enough, the Axe Gang finds more trouble than they can handle. Directed by Stephen Chow. With Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen, Kwok Kuen Chan and Hsiao Liang. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2004.
Kung Fu Hustle
A brutal mass killing at an all-night coffee shop brings three cops with different attitudes and agendas onto the case. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) is an straight-laced, by-the-book detective trying to live up to his family name. Bud White (Russell Crowe) is a tough, seasoned cop with a temper, whose ex-partner was one of the killer's victims. Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) a slick Hollywood cop, who takes down celebrities for the kickbacks and notoriety. Together, they uncover a deadly conspiracy involving crooked cops and a beautiful blonde (Kim Basinger). Directed by Curtis Hanson. With James Cromwell and Danny DeVito. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1997.
L.A. Confidential
After moving into their dream home, Chris (Patrick Wilson) and Lisa Mattson (Kerry Washington), an interracial couple, receive a less than warm welcome from Abel Turner (Samuel L. Jackson), their new next door neighbor. As Abel's unfriendly behavior becomes outright harrassment, the Mattson's find that they have nowhere to turn since Abel is a powerful police officer. With no other option, the couple decides to fight back, despite their fears that the feud could turn deadly. Directed by Neil LaBute. With Regine Nehy, Jaishon Fisher and Jay Hernandez. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2008.
Lakeview Terrace
Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is a grizzled detective hired to protect Cory (Halle Berry), a stripper with important information. When Cory is murdered in a mysterious drive-by shooting, Hallenback teams up with her boyfriend, ex-football star Jim Dix (Damon Wayans), to uncover the plot and bring those responsible to justice. Directed by Tony Scott. With Chelsea Field, Danielle Harris and Bruce McGill. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Sports. Year: 1991.
The Last Boy Scout
A slick, professional drug dealer (Daniel Craig) planning his early retirement is faced with completing two difficult tasks before his boss (Kenneth Cranham) will let him out of the business. First, he must track down the drug addict daughter of a powerful criminal (Michael Gambon). Second, he has to clean up the mess surrounding a fortune in stolen ecstasy by negotiating a deal with a petty crook playing out of his league. The path to retirement becomes increasingly bumpy as hidden alliances and double-croses come into play, and the drug dealer realizes that getting out of the game won't be as easy as he thought. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. With George Harris, Jamie Foreman, Colm Meaney and Sienna Miller. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a Novel. Year: 2004.
Layer Cake
Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), a young detective with a suicidal death wish, is paired with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), a good cop and family man. While investigating an apparent suicide, the pair uncovers an international drug smuggling operation run by a group of Vietnam War special forces veterans. As they set out to bring down the ruthless retired general (Mitch Ryan) in charge, Riggs and Murtaugh find mutal respect and become reluctant friends. Directed by Richard Donner. With Gary Busey. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1987.
Lethal Weapon
Directed by Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Rene Russo and Danny Glover. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1992.
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Denied revenge by the British Secret Service, James Bond (Timothy Dalton) leaves his post to carry out a one man vendetta against Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), the drug lord who disfigured his friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter (David Hedison), and murdered the American's new wife. To take the kingpin down, Bond will have to infiltrate Sanchez's network and team up with ex-CIA agent Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell). Directed by John Glen. With Talisa Soto and Benicio Del Toro. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, James Bond. Year: 1989.
Licence to Kill
Robert Lewis (Ewan McGregor) is a shy, dysfunctional man who takes his boss's daughter (Cameron Diaz) hostage after being fired from his cleaning job and replaced by a robot. As the two set out on the road with her father (Ian Holm) in hot pursuit, their relationship develops in a way that neither is prepared to handle. Directed by Danny Boyle. With Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian McNeice and Stanley Tucci. Categories: Drama, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy. Year: 1997.
A Life Less Ordinary
After his daughter, Jenny (Melissa George), is murdered in Los Angeles, English ex-con Wilson (Terence Stamp) comes to America to find out why. A stranger in a strange land, Wilson teams up with a criminal named Eduardo Roel (Luis Guzmán) to track Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), a sleazy record producer who was having an affair with Jenny when she was killed. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Lesley Ann Warren, Amelia Heinle and Barry Newman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Limey
A dream-like movie set in contemporary Spain, this film stars Isaach De Bankolé as a mysterious high-level criminal who is very much a loner. But several women, played by Tilda Swinton, Paz de la Huerta and Hiam Abbass try to win his favor, while Bill Murray is a threatening crime boss. Gael García Bernal is a drifter who tries to befriend him. The film was directed by Jim Jarmusch, who made the films "Broken Flowers," "Down By Law" and "Stranger than Paradise." Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With John Hurt and Youki Kudoh. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Limits of Control
When three fellow British agents are killed in New York City, famous spy James Bond (Roger Moore) is sent to investigate the circumstances of their murders. Uncovering a plot perpetrated by villainous drug lord Mr. Big (Yaphet Kotto), Bond must evade vicious assassins and work his magic on a Tarot card reader (Jane Seymour), who is the key to Mr. Big's masterplan. Directed by Guy Hamilton. With Geoffrey Holder, Clifton James and Julius Harris. Categories: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, James Bond. Year: 1973.
Live and Let Die
When Eddie (Nick Moran) loses half-a-million pounds in a crooked card game, he has one week to get the money or he can kiss his fingers goodbye. In order to payoff Hachet Harry (P.H. Moriarty), Eddie and the friends who paid his way into the game decide to rip off their criminal neighbors after overhearing the theives' plan to rob a bunch of ganja farmers. Their plan seems simple enough, but when the drug dealers set out to get their money back and the thieves figure out what happened, Eddie and his crew have to deal with three sets of criminals after their blood. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones and Sting. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) are a pair of murdering lovers in the 1940s, luring grieving war widows to their doom through personal ads. With Martha posing as Raymond's sister, the "Lonely Hearts Killers" milk their marks of their life savings before killing them in a bloody, sex-fueled frenzy. Hot on their trail is a pair of detectives (John Travolta and James Gandolfini), who will risk their personal and professional lives in order to put an end to their murderous rampage. Directed by Todd Robinson. With Scott Caan and Laura Dern. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Lonely Hearts
Before a tragic car accident left his short-term memory severely damaged, Chris Pratt(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) was a promising, popular high school hockey player. Now working as a janitor at a small town bank, he struggles through his day to day life relying a notepad and help from his blind friend, Lewis (Jeff Daniels). When a group of petty criminals learns of Chris's disability, they decide to use him to gain access to the bank for a planned robbery. At first, Chris enjoys making some new friends, but slowly he begins to piece together their true motives and decides to put an end to their plans. DIrected by Scott Frank. With Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill and Alberta Watson. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
The Lookout
Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) is a Ukrainian immigrant to Brooklyn, NY who decides to make a name for himself as an international arms dealer. While doing business in the world's deadliest war zones, Yuri and his brother, Vitaly (Jared Leto), struggle to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke), their business rivals, and even some of their customers who intend on using the merchandise against them. Directed by Andrew Niccol. With Bridget Moynahan and Ian Holm. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Lord of War
Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a jazz musician, fears that his wife, Renee (Patricia Arquette), is having an affair. Suddenly, he finds himself accused of her murder and sent to jail. At the same time, a mechanic, Pete Dayton (Balthazar Getty), is seduced by Alice Wakefield (Patricia Arquette), a sultry temptress, who is cheating on her gangster boyfriend. Upon Fred's release from death row, the two men's lives begin to intertwine in surreal and inexplicable ways. They are further linked by the fact that Renee and Alice might actually be the same woman. Directed by David Lynch. With Robert Loggia and Robert Blake. Categories: Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Drama. Year: 1997.
Lost Highway
Directed by Peter Jackson. With Reece Ritchie, Michael Imperioli, Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg and Saoirse Ronan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2009.
The Lovely Bones
Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) is a psychopathic child murderer with an entire German city out to find him. The public is hysteric and the police are so desperate that even low level criminals are joining in the manhunt for this cold-blooded killer. A classic of German Expressionism. Directed by Fritz Lang. With Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke and Theodor Loos. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1931.
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When her husband Don (Ted Danson) loses his job, dedicated mother and corporate wife Bridget Cardigan (Diane Keaton) is forced to join the work force for the first time. After finding employment as a janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank, Bridget forms an unlikely bond with her coworkers Nina (Queen Latifah), a hard-working single mom, and Jackie (Katie Holmes) an exuberant free spirit. After a lifetime of playing by the rules, the women hatch a plot to smuggle millions of dollars of currency that is marked to be destroyed, and start a new life where they make the rules. Directed by Callie Khouri. With Christopher McDonald. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2008.
Mad Money
After a series of kidnappings sweep through Mexico City, John Creasy (Denzel Washington), an alcoholic ex-CIA operative, is hired to be the bodyguard for nine-year-old Pita Ramos (Dakota Fanning). Creasy is disinterested in his assignment and can barely tolerate the girl, but eventually the Pita's kind, cheerful demeanor leads him to open up to her. Creasy's newfound purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped, and he vows to track down and kill anyone involved in the crime. Directed by Tony Scott. With Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Marc Anthony, Radha Mitchell and Rachel Ticotin. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Man on Fire
This highly acclaimed documentary tells the story of one of the most famous stunts ever. In 1974, Philippe Petit went for a perilous walk on a high wire he stretched between the towers of the World Trade Center. His spectacular but illegal feat has been dubbed, "the artistic crime of the century." Directed by James Marsh. Categories: Documentary, Crime. Year: 2008.
Man on Wire
Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) is only seventeen years old when an unplanned pregnancy leaves her family in dire straits. Desperate to find a job, Maria agrees to transport cocaine to New York City as a drug mule. When she arrives, with seventy bags of cocaine in her stomach, trouble finds her almost immediately. Directed by Joshua Marston. With Virgina Ariza, Yenny Paola Vega and Wilson Guerrero. Categories: Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2004.
Maria Full of Grace
Directed by Ira Sachs. With Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams, David Richmond-Peck and Pierce Brosnan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2007.
Married Life
Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey) is a timid, kind-hearted man who gets pushed around by everyone he in his life. But, after finding a mysterious wooden mask that unlocks his devilish inner-self, Stanley is trasformed into a human cartoon and hits the streets to create mischief and pursue the wild life he has desired for so long. When a brutal crime lord (Peter Greene) decides he wants the mask and its powers for himself, Stanley will have to overcome his shyness and team up with the crook's beautiful girlfriend (Cameron Diaz) to save the day. Directed by Chuck Russell. With Amy Yasbeck and Peter Riegert. Categories: Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Crime. Year: 1994.
The Mask
After his wife and child are slain by the mob and he is framed for killing his partner, undercover DEA agent Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) begins a dangerous investigation in order to seek revenge upon the men responsible. Entering a dark and mysterious underworld, Payne finds an ally in an assassin (Mila Kunis), who seeks to avange her own sister's murder. Hunted by the police, the mob and an evil corporation, a sinister conspiracy unfolds, and Payne must face enemies from beyond this world. Directed by John Moore. With Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Marianthi Evans, Jamie Hector and Amaury Nolasco. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Max Payne
After learning that his younger brother Sam (Rory Culkin) is being beaten up on a daily basis by local bully George Tooney (Josh Peck), Rocky (Trevor Morgan) and his friends Clyde (Ryan Kelley) and Marty (Scott Mechlowicz) work out a plan to give George a little payback. But, as they set off together on a river trip, Sam begins to see that George is merely lonely and deserate for friendship and attention. With the plan already set in motion, it will be hard for Sam to convince Rocky to call the whole thing off. Directed by Jacob Aaron Estes. With Carly Schroeder and Branden Williams. Categories: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Mean Creek
Angelo Ledda (Jan Decleir), an international hitman with Alzheimer's, is hired to eliminate two people in Belgium. After the first murder, the Antwerp police force puts Vincke (Koen De Bouw) and Verstuyft (Werner De Smedt), its top investigators on the case. When Ledda realizes that his second target is a twelve-year-old girl, he breaks his contract and turns his vengeance toward his boss, Gilles (Patrick Descamps), and the other men behind the plot. Directed by Erik Van Looy. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 2003.
The Memory of a Killer
During the summer following his high school graduation, Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA while maintaining his credibility on the street. Torn between the violent world he shares with his friend O-Dog (Larenz Tate) and the chance for a new life with his girl Ronnie (Jada Pinkett Smith), Caine must decide where his allegiance lies and what kind of life he wants to have. Directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes. With Samuel L. Jackson, Glenn Plummer and Charles S. Dutton. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1993.
Menace II Society
Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) can't catch a break. On one side, his mobster boss (Bob Balaban) demands that he travel to Mexico to retrieve a cursed antique gun, or suffer the consequences. On the other side, his girlfriend, Samantha (Julia Roberts), has given him an ultimatum to give up his criminal ways once and for all. Believing that he can only make things right with Samantha if he is alive, Jerry chooses to go after the gun. Finding the cursed piece of metal is easy, but getting it back across the border proves difficult, especially when Samantha is taken hostage by a gay hitman (James Gandolfini). Directed by Gore Verbinski. With Gene Hackman and J.K. Simmons. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance. Year: 2001.
The Mexican
Vice detectives Sonny Crockett (Colin Farrell) and Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) work deep undercover in the world of drug and arms trafficking in South Florida. To identify a group responsible for three murders, both Crockett and Tubbs come dangerously close to assuming their fabricated identities, blurring the line between cop and criminal. Based on the hit 1980s TV show. Directed by Michael Mann. With Li Gong and Naomie Harris. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a TV Series. Year: 2006.
Miami Vice
Leo (Albert Finney) is a crime boss at war with Johnny Caspar (Jon Polito), the only mobster able to stand up to Leo's criminal empire. When tension between the gangs reaches a boiling point, Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne) steps in to keep the peace, but finds himself in over his head when he's ordered to kill the lowlife Bernie (John Turturro), brother to Leo's girlfriend Verna (Marcia Gay Harden). Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With Al Mancini and Mike Starr. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1990.
Miller's Crossing
After the death of their mother, nine-year-old Anthony (Lewis McGibbon) and seven-year-old Damian (Alex Etel) move to a new home with their father (James Nesbitt) to start a new life. While Anthony acts like a practical older brother, Damien uses his imagination and faith in the Catholic saints to make sense of a confusing world. And, when a suitcase full of money falls onto Damien's club house, the boys set out on the adventure of a lifetime that leads them to realize that true wealth has nothing to do with money. Directed by Danny Boyle. With Daisy Donovan and Christopher Fulford. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family. Year: 2004.
Millions
In a future where criminals are caught before they commit a crime using premonitions of three precognitive triplets, John Anderton (Tom Cruise) works as an officer in the special unit responsible for capturing would-be criminals. But, when John himself is accused, he sets out on a one man crusade to prove his innocence using any means necessary. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Steve Harris, Neal McDonough and Colin Farrell. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi. Year: 2002.
Minority Report
When four black soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and Omar Benson Miller) get separated from their unit behind enemy lines in Italy during WWII, they find that they are treated with less respect than the enemy they are fighting. Risking their lives to save an Italian boy, the soldiers have a life-changing experience in a small Tuscan village, come to possess a piece of a rare sculpture. Directed by Spike Lee. With John Turturro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington and James Gandolfini. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War. Year: 2008.
Miracle at St. Anna
Franklin Hatchett (Chris Tucker) is a small-time con man who instantly becomes famous after he escapes from prison. Mistakenly wanted for murder by the police, Hatchett's only hope to clear his name and get out of this mess is a television reporter, James Russell (Charlie Sheen). Heather Locklear plays a gorgeous woman who gets mixed up in the scam. Directed by Brett Ratner. With Paul Sorvino. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Money Talks
Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron), a troubled Daytona Beach prostitute, becomes the nation's first female serial killer. Amongst the horrors of murders and life on the fringes of society, a love story unfolds between Wuornos and Selby Wall (Christina Ricci), a teenager sent to live with an aunt in Florida in order to "cure her homosexuality." Directed by Patty Jenkins. With Bruce Dern, Annie Corley and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Monster
Mr. Brooks (Kevin Costner) is a successful businessman and loving father with a dark secret. Underneath his perfect exterior, lies Mr. Brooks' alter ego, Marshal (William Hurt), a vicious, insatiable serial killer. No one suspects a thing until an amateur photographer witnesses him in the act. Now, with detective Tracy Atwood (Demi Moore) closing in on him, Mr. Brooks must tie up all his loose ends to keep the truth from being revealed. Directed by Bruce A. Evans. With Dane Cook, Marg Helgenberger and Danielle Panabaker. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Mr. Brooks
Jimmy (Sean Penn), Sean (Kevin Bacon) and Dave (Tim Robbins) were best friends until the day when Dave was abducted a man claiming to be a police officer. Years later, they find their lives thrust together again when Jimmy's daughter Katie (Emmy Rossum) is murdered. Sean, who is now a police detective, leads the investigation and questions Dave as a prime suspect. Jimmy, consumed with grief, sets out on a course of revenge to learn the truth, no matter the consequences. Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman and Tom Guiry. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery. Year: 2003/.
Mystic River
Mickey (Woody Harrelson) and Mallory (Juliette Lewis) are two young lovers who lose control and turn into brutal, psychopathic serial killers. On a drug-fueled road trip, they shoot, slash and bludgeon their way to media stardom. Careful to leave at least one victim alive at each scene, their story is picked up by sensationalistic reporter Wayne Gale (Robert Downey Jr.). Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield and Tommy Lee Jones. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1994.
Natural Born Killers
Heath Ledger stars as Ned Kelly, the most celebrated outlaw in Australian history. Back in the 19th century, along with his sidekick, Joe (Orlando Bloom) and their gang, Kelly terrorized banks and towns all over rural Oz. In one caper, he even held an entire town hostage. Naomi Watts is an upper-class woman who falls for Ned against her better judgment. Directed by Gregor Jordan. With Joel Edgerton, Geoffrey Rush and Laurence Kinlan. Categories: Action, Adventure, Biography, Crime, History. Year: 2003.
Ned Kelly
When an overnight delivery driver delivers a package containing bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets this movie in motion. The dealer who was supposed to receive the drugs starts searching for the people who got them; the ones who sent the package, afraid for their lives, frantically look for it; while those who got it start trying to figure out how to sell it as quickly as possible. Hip-hop artist Mos Def stars, along with Mike Epps and Donald Faison, in this action-packed story. Directed by Benny Boom. With Yasmin Deliz, Emilio Rivera, Lauren London and Debbie Allen. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2009.
Next Day Air
Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is just a young woman when she commits robbery and murder while under the influence of drugs. Instead of being sent to jail, she is trained as a deadly spy and assassin, held by the hand until one day when she is suddenly given a gun and told to kill someone nearby in a restaurant. That single act throws her into a web of murder and conspiracy. Directed by Luc Besson. With Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana and Laura Chron. Categories: Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 1990.
Nikita
Caught while pulling a bill-switching scheme at a deli, Juan (Gastón Pauls) is saved when fellow con-artist Marcos (Ricardo Darín) pretends to be a policeman and drags him out of the store. Once the two are acquainted, Marcos enlists Juan in a plot to sell a forged set of extremely valuable rare stamps, the Nine Queens. Directed by Fabián Bielinsky. With Leticia Brédice, Tomás Fonzi and Graciela Tenenbaum. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Foreign Film. Year: 2000.
Nine Queens
While hunting in the Texas countryside, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) discovers a group of dead bodies, a cache of heroin and more than $2 million in cash. After taking the money and setting out on the road to sort out the details, Moss is pursued by a ruthless assassin (Javier Bardem) intent on covering up the crime and recovering the lost money. Realizing that Llewelyn and his wife (Kelly Macdonald) are in great danger, Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), the local sheriff, investigates the case and attempts to keep the town from being destroyed by violence, despite the suspicion that the times may have past him by. Directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. With Woody Harrelson, Garret Dillahunt and Barry Corbin. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
No Country for Old Men
A thriller full of twists in which Eli (Alan Rickman), a brilliant chemist, wins the Nobel Prize, only to learn that his son has just been kidnapped. The kidnapper (Shawn Hatosy), demands the $2 million Nobel Prize money as the ransom. While Eli and his wife (Mary Steenburgen), try to decide what to do, a police detective (Bill Pullman), begins investigating and a mysterious woman (Eliza Dushku) gets involved in the case. Directed by Randall Miller. With Bryan Greenberg and Danny DeVito. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
Nobel Son
When Everett Ulysses McGill (George Clooney) escapes from a chain gang with his friends, Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson) and Pete (John Turturro), they set out on a journey through 1930s Mississippi to recover a stash of bank loot that Everett buried near his house. Based loosely on Homer's Odyssey, these bandits encounter a series of villains and prophets as they record a hit country song, attempt to win back Everett's ex-wife (Holly Hunter) and do their best to stay one step ahead of an otherworldly lawman (Daniel von Bargen). Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With John Goodman and Charles Durning. Categories: Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Music. Year: 2000.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is a charismatic master criminal with a plan for the heist of a lifetime. He wants to rob the vault shared by three of Las Vegas's biggest casinos during a huge boxing match, but he can't do it alone. To accomplish his mission, he assembles a group of ten accomplices, including Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, each with a special skill required to get the job done. When it's revealed that the casinos' owner, the ruthless entrepreneur Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), is dating Ocean's beautiful ex-wife, Tess (Julia Roberts), it becomes clear that the job is about more than money. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Elliott Gould, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner and Don Cheadle. Categories: Comedy, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2001.
Ocean's Eleven
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his band of professional thieves return to take down Willy Bank (Al Pacino), after the ruthless casino owner double-crossed their pal, Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould). This time, Danny and company will have to team up with their old nemesis, Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), in order to infitrate the most sophisitcated security system ever developed. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner and Shaobo Qin. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Ocean's Thirteen
Daniel Ocean (George Clooney) is forced to regroup his team of con artists and thieves in order to pull off three major European heists and pay back his debt to Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia). Adding to their trouble is a dedicated Europol agent (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and a mysterious rival known as the "Night Fox." To come out on top, Ocean's team will have to prove that they are the best by executing their most difficult heist ever. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Bernie Mac, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon and Elliott Gould. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Ocean's Twelve
Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) is a dockworker who spends his days dreaming of a better life as a champion fighter. When Malloy witnesses a murder by a couple of thugs working for Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb), the corrupt head of the dockers union, he is compelled to befriend the dead man's sister and is forced into the middle of a legal case that could cost him his life. Directed by Elia Kazan. With Karl Malden, Rod Steiger and Pat Henning. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Romance, Drama, Classic. Year: 1954.
On the Waterfront
After thirty years of absence, David "Noodles" Aaronson (Robert De Niro) returns to the streets of Brooklyn he once prowled as a Prohibition era gangster. In a series of flashbacks, we learn the stories of Aaronson and his partners, Max (James Woods), Patsy (James Hayden) and Cockeye (William Forsythe), as Aaronson tries to reconcile his new life with the his actions during those extraordinary times of love and loss. Directed by Sergio Leone. With Joe Pesci, Jennifer Connelly, Treat Williams and Burt Young. Categories: Crime, Drama, Based on a Novel, New York. Year: 1984.
Once Upon a Time in America
El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas), the deadly Mexican assassin, returns to take down one of his biggest targets yet. Hired to take out a tyrannical general trying to become the next president of Mexico, El Mariachi must contend with a crooked CIA agent (Johnny Depp) and the actions of a fearsome drug lord (Willem Dafoe) who are both struggling for power. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Salma Hayek, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Enrique Iglesias and Cheech Marin. Director: Robert Rodriguez. Categories: Crime, Action, Thriller. Year: 2003.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Randy (Matt Dillon) is a bartender at McCool's, a popular bar with a strange crowd. When the beautiful and mysterious Jewel (Liv Tyler) walks through the door, he has no idea what a terror she will become. Sexy, twisted and demanding, Jewel has Randy's cousin Carl (Paul Reiser) and a detective (John Goodman) wrapped around her finger, even as she is investigated for murder. Directed by Harald Zwart. With Mary Jo Smith, Michael Douglas, Reba McEntire, Helen Hunt. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2001.
One Night at McCool's
Jack Foley (George Clooney) is a career bank robber with too much ego for his own good. After a successful prison break ends with him kidnapping a female US Marshal named Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), there is an instant attraction between the two, even though they despise what the other does for a living. When Sisco is assigned to bring Foley back to justice, they each must decide where their loyalty lies. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Isaiah Washington, Steve Zahn, Luis Guzmán, Dennis Farina and Albert Brooks. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Out of Sight
Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola adapted a novel about teen street gangs into this 1983 film. Ralph Macchio and C. Thomas Howell are two tough guys who get into a fight with some rich kids. When one of the rich kids is killed, they run to their leader, Matt Dillon, for help. Diane Lane plays the girl they're all in love with. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Patrick Swayze and Emilio Estevez. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 1983.
The Outsiders
After purchasing a brownstone in Manhattan's Upper West Side, recently divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) moves into her new home with her daughter Sarah (Kristen Stewart) to start a new life. During their first night in the house, three thieves (Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam and Jared Leto) break in and force Meg and Sarah to retreat to the panic room, a hidden, fortified room meant to keep them safe. The only problem is that these burglars know all about this room, and have a personal reason for wanting to get inside. Directed by David Fincher. Categories: Crime, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Panic Room
Two young Palestinian men, Said (Kais Nashif) and Khaled (Ali Suliman), are recruited to carry out a suicide bombing. After spending their last night with their families, the men are brought to the border with bombs strapped to their bodies. When the operation doesn't go according to plan, each man must face his own destiny and stand up for his own convictions. Directed by Hany Abu-Assad. With Lubna Azabal. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2005.
Paradise Now
Directed by John Myhre. With Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, James Coburn, David Paymer, Kris Kristofferson and William Devane. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1999.
Payback
Six high school students with their own reasons for wanting a leg up on the competition conspire to steal the answers to the SATs. Straight-A student Anna Ross (Erika Christensen), aspiring architect Kyle (Chris Evans), lovesick Matty Matthews (Bryan Greenberg), tough girl Francesca Curtis (Scarlett Johansson), basketball star Desmond Rhodes (Darius Miles) and full-time stoner Roy (Leonardo Nam) all put aside their differences and learn to work as a team to decide their own fates and cheat the system. Directed by Brian Robbins. With Tyra Ferrell and Matthew Lillard. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Crime. Year: 2004.
The Perfect Score
After quitting her job as a reporter for a New York paper, Rowena Price (Halle Berry) goes undercover to expose ad exec Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), who she suspects is her best friend's killer. After taking a temp job at Hill's agency, Price enters into a dangerous online relationship with her boss. Aiding Price in her investigation is Miles Haley (Giovanni Ribisi), a friend from her paper who has a secret and possibly dangerous crush on her. Directed by James Foley. With Richard Portnow and Gary Dourdan. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Perfect Stranger
Born in the putrid streets of 18th century Paris, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) develops a superhuman sense of smell that makes him an invaluable tool for perfume manufacturers. But, overcome by his superior olfactory sense, Grenouille succumbs to desire and begins to kill young women in search of the perfect scent. Directed by Tom Tykwer. With Alan Rickman and Dustin Hoffman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
After Dale Denton (Seth Rogen), a lazy stoner, witnesses a crooked cop (Rosie Perez) and a dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole) commit a murder, he heads to his dealer Saul Silver's (James Franco) house to make sure that the rare weed he dropped at the scene can't be traced back to him. When it turns out that the Pineapple Express he left behind will lead the killers straight to Saul, Dale and his permanently stoned dealer go on the run. With their lives in danger, Dale and Saul will have to use every brain cell they have left to outsmart the killers on their trail. Directed by David Gordon Green. With Bill Hader, James Remar, Danny R. McBride, Craig Robinson and Kevin Corrigan. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Pineapple Express
When faced with the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Kevin Kline) needs the best detective in France. But, since he's unavailable, the Chief will have to rely on the bumbling Inspector Jaques Clouseau (Steve Martin). As the incompetent Inspector investigates the case with the help of his partner, Ponton (Jean Reno), he manages to bungle every lead, but still manages to save the day. Directed by Shawn Levy. With Beyoncé Knowles, Henry Czerny and Emily Mortimer. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Crime. Year: 2006.
The Pink Panther
Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Steve Martin), the bumbling French detective, returns in a new adventure. Teaming up with an equally inept squad on international law enforcement officers, Clouseau must stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts. Directed by Harald Zwart. With Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Yuki Matsuzaki, Alfred Molina, Aishwarya Rai and John Cleese. Categories: Comedy, Mystery, Crime. Year: 2009.
The Pink Panther 2
Jack Nicholson stars as a police officer in a small town who is about to retire. Just before he works his final day, a 7-year-old girl is found murdered. He promises her mother that he will find out who killed her. But as he continues to work on the case, even after he leaves the force, one of his former colleagues (Aaron Eckhart) questions whether his interest in this case is as innocent as it appears. Directed by Sean Penn. With Dale Dickey. Categories: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
The Pledge
In the midst of a bloody drug war between dueling LA street gangs, Lt. Mike Harrigan (Danny Glover) stumbles upon an even greater threat. The Predator (Kevin Peter Hall) has returned to Earth for a new season of hunting human beings. After discovering that the Predator has killed off two of the major drug lords and is responsibe for his longtime partner's (Rubén Blades) death, Harrigan sets out to take out the alien intruder before more innocent lives are lost. Standing in Harrigan's way is Special Agent Peter Keyes (Danny Glover), who intends on capturing the Predator for research purposes. Directed by Stephen Hopkins. With Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Robert Davi and Adam Baldwin. Categories: Action, Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1990.
Predator 2
With four NYPD cops murdered in an ambush and a cop killer on the loose, Chief Francis Tierney, Sr. (Jon Voight) asks his son, Detective Ray Tierney (Edward Norton), to head up the investigation. Even though it looks like a routine drug bust gone wrong, Ray is reluctant to take the case because the fallen officers served under his brother, Francis Tierney, Jr. (Noah Emmerich), and brother-in-law, Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell). As Ray delves deeper into the case, the evidence begins to lead him to unthinkable truths that force the family to choose between loyalty to the force or loyalty to one another. Directed by Gavin O'Connor. With Jennifer Ehle, John Ortiz, Lake Bell, Rick Gonzalez, Frank Grillo and Shea Whigham. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 2008.
Pride and Glory
Orphaned after her family is killed by a crooked cop (Gary Oldman), Mathilda (Natalie Portman) takes shelter in the apartment of a neighbor, whom she barely knows. Leon (Jean Reno) is a quiet man and first generation immigrant, who also happens to be a professional assassin. After being brought together by chance, the pair forms a special bond, as Leon teaches Mathilda in the art of his trade so she can avenge her little brother's death. Directed by Luc Besson. With Danny Aiello. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1994.
The Professional
When Captain Stanley (Ray Winstone) captures Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce), a notorious outlaw, he makes him an offer. Either he tracks down and kills his older brother (Danny Huston), or his younger brother (Richard Wilson) will be executed in nine days. Directed by John Hillcoat. With David Wenham, Emily Watson and John Hurt. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Western, Independent Film. Year: 2005.
The Proposition
Johnny Depp stars as John Dillinger, the legendary bank robber who was the target in the FBI's first war on crime. Marion Cotillard plays the girl who loves him, while Christian Bale is the U.S. Marshal out to capture him. Billy Crudup plays J. Edgar Hoover, the director the FBI. Catching Dillinger and keeping him in prison turns out to be harder than the authorities expect. Directed by Michael Mann. With Giovanni Ribisi. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2009.
Public Enemies
As Vincent (John Travolta) and Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) take care of some dirty work for their mobster boss, Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), a dangerous romance develops between Vincent and Marsellus's wife, Mia (Uma Thurman), that puts her life in danger. Meanwhile, a down-and-out boxer (Bruce Willis) runs into trouble while trying to leave town after killing an opponent in the ring. And, Jules has an epiphany after being taken hostage by a couple of amateur criminals trying to hold up a diner. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Rosanna Arquette and Harvey Keitel. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Crime. Year: 1994.
Pulp Fiction
Continuing his relentless vendetta against organized crime, Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson), a dark, ruthless vigilante, tracks down notorious mob boss Billy Russoti (Dominic West). When their confrontation leaves Russoti maimed and disfigured, the evil madman returns as Jigsaw. With a police task force trying to stop his renegade brand of law enforcement, Castle remains committed to putting an end to Jigsaw's reign of terror and taking out his formidable army. Directed by Lexi Alexander. With Julie Benz, Doug Hutchison and Colin Salmon. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a Comic. Year: 2008.
Punisher: War Zone
H.I. McDonnough (Nicolas Cage), a small town hold-up man, falls in love with Ed (Holly Hunter), the female cop who always arrests him. Desperate to start a family and unable to conceive, the newly married McDonnoughs kidnap a baby from furniture tycoon Nathan Arizona (Trey Wilson). The newlyweds try to keep their crime a secret, but nosy friends and co-workers and a post-apocalyptic bounty hunter (Randall 'Tex' Cobb) have their own plans for the child. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With John Goodman, William Forsythe and Frances McDormand. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime. Year: 1987.
Raising Arizona
Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a Russian policeman, is tasked with accompanying a drug dealer working in Chicago back to their homeland. When the drug dealer escapes, Ivan teams up with Sgt. Art Riznik (James Belushi) to recapture the criminal and prevent an international crisis. Directed by Walter Hill. With Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne and Gina Gershon. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1988.
Red Heat
Traveling to Miami for a national police convention, the Reno Police Department is tasked with single-handedly protecting the city after a terrorist attack leaves the rest of the nation's police force incapacitated. Faced with overwhelming odds and the distractions of spring break, Lt. Dangle (Thomas Lennon), Deputy Jones (Cedric Yarbrough), Deputy Garcia (Carlos Alazraqui) and the rest of Reno's finest do their best to keep the peace and capture the ruthless druglord (Paul Rudd) behind the terrorist plot. Directed by Robert Ben Garant. With Mary Birdsong, Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Niecy Nash, Patton Oswalt and Ian Roberts. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2007.
Reno 911!: Miami
As Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn), a lonely widow, uses prescription diet pills to prepare for a game show appearance that will never come, her son, Harry (Jared Leto), his girlfriend, Marion (Jennifer Connelly), and his best friend, Tyrone (Marlon Wayans), sink deeper and deeper into the vicious grip of heroin addiction. Facing a supply shortage in New York, Harry and Tyrone head out on the road to pull off a drug deal that they hope will be the answer to their prayers. Marion, left alone in her apartment, is forced to sacrifice her morals to score the heroin she so desperately needs. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. With Christopher McDonald and Suzanne Shepherd. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 2000.
Requiem for a Dream
Six criminals come together for a diamond store robbery without even knowing each others' names. After screwing up the job and getting two of their allies killed, the four remaining crooks meet back at a warehouse hideaway. Realizing that one of them must be a police informer, they are determined to find out who it is using whatever means are necessary. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Steve Buscemi, Chris Penn and Edward Bunker. Categories: Cult Classics, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1992.
Reservoir Dogs
Jake Green (Jason Statham), a hotshot gambler banned from most casinos, is invited to sit in on a private game with Dorothy Macha (Ray Liotta), a crime boss with little skill who wins by exploiting his reputation and violent intimidation. Jake isn't afraid of Macha, and, instead of letting the boss win, he takes his money and insults him at every turn. After the game, Macha puts out a hit on Jake, who teams up with a pair of brothers (Vincent Pastore and André Benjamin), who are out to take Macha down. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Terence Maynard. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Revolver
With a vigilante serial killer on the loose, Turk (Robert De Niro) and Rooster (Al Pacino), two veteran New York City detectives, work to identify a possible connection between a rash of recent murders and a case they thought was solved years ago. Targetting criminals who have fallen through the cracks of the justice system, the killer leaves notes on the victims justifying his crimes. As the bodies pile up, Turk and Rooster work to track down the man responsible, and must face the fact that an innocent man may have been sent to prison the first time around. Directed by Jon Avnet. With Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, 50 Cent, Brian Dennehy and Dan Futterman. Categories: Crime, Drama, Action. Year: 2008.
Righteous Kill
When a call girl is found dead after a celebration held at a Japanese company's corporate offices, American Detective Web Smith (Wesley Snipes) is put in charge of the case. Due to his inexperience with working in Japan, Smith is forced to recruit Captain John Connor (Sean Connery), an expert on Japanese politics and culture. As the two cops go after Eddie Sakamura (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), a powerful man who Connor has run into in the past, the conspiracy deepens and new questions surface. In the effort to learn the truth, Smith and Connor must overcome obstruction from the Japanese, a high-tech cover-up and anti-Japanese sentiments from members of their own team. Directed by Philip Kaufman. With Harvey Keitel, Tia Carrere and Steve Buscemi. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Action. Year: 1993.
Rising Sun
During the Depression, Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) works as a hitman for John Rooney (Paul Newman), an Irish mob boss who raised the orphaned Sullivan like a son. When a meeting turns into a gunfight, Rooney blames and humiliates his psychopathic son Connor (Daniel Craig) for the bloodshed, setting him off on a violent rampage that leaves Sullivan's wife (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and youngest son (Liam Aiken) dead. Intent on revenge, Sullivan sets out on the run with his eldest son (Tyler Hoechlin), who finally learns his father's true occupation. Directed by Sam Mendes. With Stanley Tucci, Ciarán Hinds and Jude Law. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2002.
Road to Perdition
When One Two (Gerard Butler), a small-time Scottish crook, and his partner Mumbles (Idris Elba) learn that a Russian mobster has set up a real estate scam in London, they set out to get their cut of the action. The only problem is that the rest of London's criminal underworld has the same idea, and One Two and Mumbles find themselves competing with an old school gangster (Tom Wilkinson), a sexy accountant (Thandie Newton) and a drugged out musician (Toby Kebbell) for the millions of dollars that are up for grabs. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Gemma Arterton, Jeremy Piven, Ludacris, Mark Strong and Karel Roden. Categories: Action, Crime, Gangster. Year: 2008.
RocknRolla
In the violent, modern world of Verona Beach, Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) find forbidden love in the midst of their rival families' battle for power. While the families wage war in the streets, these star-crossed lovers enter a tragic romance filled with lavish nightclub parties and secret rendezvous. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Dash Mihok, Paul Sorvino and Brian Dennehy. Categories: Romance, Crime, Drama. Year: 1996.
Romeo & Juliet
Lola (Franka Potente) receives a frantic call from her boyfriend, Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who is trying to prove his loyalty to his gang boss, Ronnie (Heino Ferch), by delivering a shipment of smuggled goods and returning with the payment. But, after Manni accidentally leaves the bag of cash on the subway, he explains to Lola that he has twenty minutes to get 100,000 Deutsche Marks, or Ronnie will kill him. The film plays out over three alternative-reality sequences: Lola dies trying to save Manni from the cops, Lola robs a bank and Lola wins the money gambling. Directed by Tom Tykwer. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 1998.
Run Lola Run
During the last days before Hong Kong was turned over to Chinese control, smugglers kidnap the daughter of the Chinese consul in Los Angeles. Her father wants the legendary Hong Kong detective and martial arts expert, Lee (Jackie Chan), to find her. But the feds in America don't want to have anything to do with him, so they pair him up with an L.A. cop, Carter (Chris Tucker), in the hope that the two will stay out of their way. Directed by Brett Ratner. With Tzi Ma, Rex Linn, Mark Rolston and Ken Leung. Categories: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1998.
Rush Hour
When the Chinese Ambassador he is protecting is shot by an assassin in Paris, Lee (Jackie Chan) once again teams up with his old pal, Carter (Chris Tucker), who is now working as a traffic cop. After learning that the Triads, a deadly Chinese crime syndicate, have targeted the Ambassador because he knows the identity of their leader, Lee and Carter set out to stop them before they elimiante the Ambassador and his daughter, Soo Yung (Jingchu Zhang). Directed by Brett Ratner. With Vinnie Jones and Roselyn Sanchez. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Rush Hour 3
After a controversial decision during a violent bank robbery leaves a hostage wounded, S.W.A.T. team member Jim Street (Colin Farrell) is suspended, and his partner Brian Gamble (Jeremy Renner) quits the squad outright. After being demoted for six months, Street gets a second chance when veteran S.W.A.T. officer Hondo Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) is tasked with assembling a special new unit. Just as their rigorous training ends, the new team is called to defend a prison when French crime boss Alex Montell (Olivier Martinez) announces that he will pay $100 million to anyone who helps him escape. Directed by Clark Johnson. With Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles and Brian Van Holt. Categories: Action, Crime. Year: 2003.
S.W.A.T.
Adam (Leigh Whannell) and Gordon (Cary Elwes) are two strangers who wake up locked in an unfamiliar room with a dead body lying between them. They are the victims of Jigsaw, a serial killer whose elaborate traps are designed to make them appreciate their fragile lives. As the police try in vain to find the two men, Adam and Gordon must solve Jigsaw's riddles and find a way to escape his grip before he finishes them off for good. Directed by James Wan. With Danny Glover and Ken Leung. Categories: Thriller, Horror, Crime. Year: 2004.
Saw
When Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) returns with another diabolical plot, he draws detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) into a danger game involving eight innocent victims, including Eric's son Daniel (Erik Knudsen). While the victims navigate through a booby-trapped shelter in search of the antidote for the nerve gas they have been breathing , Eric must find a way to convince Jigsaw to set them free and save his son. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. With Shawnee Smith, Franky G and Glenn Plummer. Categories: Crime, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Saw II
With Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) dead, Detective Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) emerges as a hero. But, Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson) suspects there is more to the story and begins looking into Hoffman's past. Sensing that his secret is in danger, Hoffman works to tie up loose ends, while Strahm attempts to uncover his connection to Jigsaw. Meanwhile, five seemingly unconnected people face a series of deadly traps that test their abilities to work as a team. Directed by David Hackl. With Julie Benz, Meagan Good, Mark Rolston, Carlo Rota, Greg Bryk and Laura Gordon. Categories: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Saw V
After escaping from Cuba, small time hood Tony Montana (Al Pacino) rises through Miami's violent criminal underworld to gain the power and wealth he so desperately craves. Montanta secures his position as a top druglord by killing gangster Frank Lopez (Robert Loggia) and marrying his mistress (Michelle Pfeiffer). But, his relentless pursuit of power and an astronomical cocaine habit lead Montana to ruin, as a rival gangster competes to take over his empire. Directed by Brian De Palma. With Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Steven Bauer. Categories: Politics, Cult Classics, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1983.
Scarface
On the brink of retirement, Lt. William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) is forced to train his eager, ambitious replacement, Detective David Mills (Brad Pitt). Their first case draws them into the gruesome world of a psychotic serial killer who chooses his victims based on their violations of the seven deadly sins. As these two cops with very different methods work to stop the killer before he finishes his deadly work, they discover that they have become part of his diabolical plan. Directed by David Fincher. With Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey and R. Lee Ermey. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1995.
Se7en
Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) is a highly respected White House Secret Service agent and personally protects the president and first lady (Kim Basinger). But he is having an affair with the president's wife. When it looks as if the affair is about to be revealed, he turns to his old friend, David (Kiefer Sutherland) and explains that he has been implicated by blackmailers in a plot to kill the president. Eva Longoria plays a woman who helps him flee. Directed by Clark Johnson. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2006.
The Sentinel
Serpico (Al Pacino) is an honest cop working along side a corrupt police force in New York City. Unlike his fellow officers, Serpico refuses to take a share of the money they extort from local criminals. Despite being ignored by the higher ups and put into constant danger by his partners, Serpico refuses to compromise in the hope that one day the truth will be known. Directed by Sidney Lumet. With John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Barbara Edam-Young and Cornelia Sharpe. Categories: Crime, Drama, New York. Year: 1973.
Serpico
Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is a quiet banker who is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Once in Shawshank Prison, Andy slowly builds a friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman), a man who knows how to get things, and his gang of lifers. After becoming the frequent target of a vicious group of inmates, Andy uses his accounting skills to cook the warden's books and do the guards' tax returns in order to gain protection from further violence. But, when a glimmer of hope for his release is snuffed out by the warden (Bob Gunton), Andy begins a secret quest to become a free man. Directed by Frank Darabont. With William Sadler, Clancy Brown and James Whitmore. Categories: Drama, Crime, Based on a Novel. Year: 1994.
The Shawshank Redemption
Robert Downey Jr. is the latest actor to play the famed British detective Sherlock Holmes. In this new version, he gets involved in a murder case where there is some suspicion that the victim rose from the dead. He has to contend with an arch-villain (Mark Strong) and an enticing femme fatale (Rachel McAdams). But with his trusty friend, Dr. Watson (Jude Law) by his side, he's ready for anything. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Categories: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery. Year: 2009.
Sherlock Holmes
This action-packed movie tells the story of a woman (Monica Bellucci) and a baby who are being stalked by a ruthless hit man (Paul Giamatti). By chance, she meets Smith (Clive Own), who becomes her protector. The hit man thinks Smith is just a fool, but it turns out he is a secret agent with special skills and is more than a match for the gangsters. Directed by Michael Davis. With Greg Bryk. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Shoot 'Em Up
After the American military abducts an Islamic leader, New York City becomes the target of escalating terrorist attacks. Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington), the head of the FBI's Counter-Terrorism Task Force, teams up with CIA operative Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) to hunt down the terrorist cells responsible for the attacks. But the bombings continue, and the president declares martial law. The troops marching into the city are led by Gen. Devereaux (Bruce Willis), who will stop at nothing to restore order. Directed by Edward Zwick. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 1998.
The Siege
Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), an ambitious FBI Academy student, is sent to a hospital for the criminally insane to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a once renowned psychiatrist turned cannibalistic serial killer. Clarice hopes that Lector's psychopathic expertise will help her track down "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine), another deranged murderer. But, in order to get the information she needs, Clarice will haev to match wits with Lecter and trust him to lead her in the right direction. Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Scott Glenn and Anthony Heald. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 1991.
The Silence of the Lambs
Marv (Mickey Rourke) is an enormous thug who prowls the streets of Basin City looking for the killer of his love, Goldie (Jaime King). Hartigan (Bruce Willis) is a cop on a crooked police force trying to stop a Senator's disturbed son (Nick Stahl), who has an unhealthy obsession with young girls. Their stories make up just two to the twisted tales of the dark, hard-boiled world that is Sin City. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Benicio Del Toro, Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett, Brittany Murphy, Clive Owen and Elijah Wood. Categories: Action, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Sin City
Ray (Woody Allen) is a small-time criminal, married to the equally lowbrow Frenchy (Tracy Ullman). When he gets lucky and pulls off a huge bank heist, he and Frenchy are rich beyond their wildest dreams. But now that they have money, Frency longs for class. Then they meet David (Hugh Grant), an art expert with suave manners who sees an opportunity to make a score of his own, by stealing Frenchy away from Ray. But David may be underestimating the former bank robber. Directed by Woody Allen. With Tony Darrow and Michael Rapaport. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2000.
Small Time Crooks
After a mob boss puts a contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel (Jeremy Piven), a sleazy magician turned FBI informant, the Feds place Aces into protective custody in a swanky Las Vegas penthouse. When word of the price on Aces' head hits the streets and horde of bounty hunters, hired guns and double-crossing mobsters race against one another to be the first to collect the prize. Directed by Joe Carnahan. With Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta and Ryan Reynolds. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
Smokin Aces
On the night of a heavyweight championship fight, Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage), a cocky, corrupt Atlantic City cop, watches the bout with his old friend Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), who is working the security detail for the Secretary of Defense. When the Secretary is assassinated while Dunne is distracted by a mysterious redhead, Santoro begins to uncover a complex conspiracy involving a boxer, a drunken fan and a woman in a white wig. Directed by Brian De Palma. With John Heard, Carla Gugino and Luis Guzmán. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 1998.
Snake Eyes
To set things straight with a ruthless gangster named Brick Top (Alan Ford), Turkish (Jason Statham), an unlicensed boxing promoter, and his friend Tommy (Stephen Graham) must convince Mickey (Brad Pitt), an unintelligible Irish pikey, to throw an upcoming fight. But, with an 86-caret diamond on the loose in London's criminal underworld and a cast of crooks hot on its trail, things don't quite go according to Turkish's plan. While he and Tommy try to save themselves from being fed to Brick Top's pigs, Mickey sets out to get revenge on the men responsible for his mother's murder. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina and Vinnie Jones. Categories: Crime, Comedy, Sports, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Snatch
Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon), a pair of unemployed musicians, accidentally witness the St. Valentine's Day gangster murders. To protect themselves from retribution, they disguise themselves as women and join up with an all-female traveling band. While on a train to Florida, the pair fall for the band's beautiful ukulele player (Marilyn Monroe). Eventually, the mobsters track them down and the two use every trick in the book to stay alive. Directed by Billy Wilder. With George Raft, Pat O'Brien and Joe E. Brown. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance, Thriller, Classic. Year: 1959.
Some Like It Hot
Directed by Marc Rothemund. With Julia Jentsch, Gerald Alexander Held and Fabian Hinrichs. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, War. Year: 2005.
Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage
Terry (Sean Penn) moves back to his old neighborhood in New York and meets up with his friend, Jackie (Gary Oldman). Jackie works for his older brother, gangster boss Frankie (Ed Harris). Terry has to decide if he wants to get back into a life of crime. Meanwhile, he finds himself falling in love with Frankie and Jackie's sister (Robin Wright Penn), who wants to get out of the neighborhood. Directed by Phil Joanou. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1990.
State of Grace
US Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending and a top contender to receive his party's nomination in the upcoming presidential election. When the research assistant (Maria Thayer) with whom Collins was having an affair is brutally murdered, reporter Cal McCaffrey (Russell Crowe), Collins' old friend, is assigned to investigate the case by his editor Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren). With his partner Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), McCaffrey sets out to identify the killer and finds himself involved in a high-level cover-up. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Jason Bateman, Robin Wright Penn, Viola Davis and Jeff Daniels. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
State of Play
After returning from a wedding to their remote vacation home, James Hoyt (Scott Speedman) and Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) find that they are being watched by three eerie, masked individuals. As these wicked strangers begin cutting off their means of communication and destroy their car, James and Kristen realize that their lives are in great danger. When their home is finally invaded, the couple finds themselves in a violent, terrifying struggle with three people they've never met, whose sole purpose is to inflict horror and take innocent lives. Directed by Bryan Bertino. With Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks and Laura Margolis. Categories: Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
The Strangers
Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves), a veteran LAPD cop, has seen his life fall apart following his wife's death. Choosing to bury himself in his work, Ludlow pushes the law to its limit while facing off with some of LA's toughest gangsters. But, when evidence implicates him in the murder of a fellow officer, Ludlow is forced to question the loyalties of those closest to him and face off against the dark police culture he once embraced. Directed by David Ayer. With Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Cedric the Entertainer, Common and The Game. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Street Kings
Four young, wealthy friends take a semi-retired mobster (Christopher Walken) hostage in order to use him as a bargaining chip to win the release one of the friends' sister, who has been kidnapped by real professionals. As time ticks by, the kidnapping becomes more and more complicated and the friends begin to fear that their plan will leave them all dead in the end. With Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Jeremy Sisto, Denis Leary, Brad Garrett and Johnny Galecki. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1997.
Suicide Kings
Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar), Rabbit (Erik Stolhanske), Mac (Steve Lemme), and Foster (Paul Soter) are state troopers stationed in no-man’s-land, Vermont. Bored to tears, they pull more than their fair share of pranks while on duty. However, when the state is forced to slash the budget, the state trooper squad fears that their station could be shut down. Suddenly, a dead man and a possible drug ring are unearthed. This could be just the opportunity they need to prove their worth to the governor (Lynda Carter). Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. With Kevin Heffernan, Brian Cox, Daniel von Bargen, Marisa Coughlan and John Bedford Lloyd. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2001.
Super Troopers
Two FBI agents, Elizabeth Anderson (Julia Ormond) and Sam Hallaway (Bill Pullman) arrive at a police station in the Santa Fe desert to investigate a series of murders. They interrogate three witnesses: a police officer, a methadone addict, and an eight-year-old girl whose family was murdered by masked men. Directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch. With Ryan Simpkins, Pell James and French Stewart. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Surveillance
After violating the rights of a serial killer during an arrest, FBI Agent Thomas Mackelway (Aaron Eckhart) is sent to a remote branch of the agency in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Together with his new partner, Fran Kulok (Carrie-Anne Moss), Mackelway sets out to track down Suspect Zero, a super serial killer responsible for hundreds of deaths who leaves no evidence behind to link his crimes. The clues leads them to the enigmatic Benjamin O'Ryan (Ben Kingsley), a man who, after participating in government experiments, now has the telepathic ability to see serial killers in action. Tormented by his visions, O'Ryan has a dark side of his own, and Mackelway must decide if he is Suspect Zero or just piece in the larger puzzle. Directed by E. Elias Merhige. With Harry J. Lennix and William Mapother. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Suspect Zero
After being falsely arrested and sent to prison, Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) escapes from the penal colony where he was held for fifteen years and returns to London seeking revenge. Upon discovering that Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman), the man who sent him away, is also responsible for his wife's death and has taken his daughter in as his ward, Barker adopts the alias of Sweeney Todd and sets out to make Turpin and his fellow aristocrats pay for their crimes. After reopening his barber shop, Barker enters a sinister partnership with Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), a woman who makes the worst meat pies in all of London. Based on the hit Broadway musical. Directed by Tim Burton. With Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Laura Michelle Kelly Laura Michelle Kelly and Jayne Wisener. Categories: Crime, Drama, Musical, Thriller. Year: 2007.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
John Travolta stars as Gabriel, the head of a covert counter-terrorist operation who is desperately trying to access information locked inside a government computer. He hires Stanley (Hugh Jackman), a desperate computer expert, to help him hack into the system. Halle Berry plays Ginger, Gabriel's gorgeous accomplice, while Don Cheadle is a government agent trying to crack the caper. Directed by Dominic Sena. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2001.
Swordfish
Felix De La Pena (John Leguizamo) drives an armored-truck driver, and is a devoted husband to his wife Marina (Rosie Perez) and a loving father of two in a tough neighborhood in East Los Angeles. He is kidnapped and shot in the head during a hijacking by Adell Baldwin (Tyrese Gibson) and loses his memory. Struggling with post-traumatic stress syndrome that causes him to behave erratically, he is framed as a prime suspect for the crime. Since he cannot provide any leads to FBI agent Steve Perelli (Bobby Cannavale), Felix is forced to try to find his assailant by himself. Directed by Brad Furman. With Matthew Hatchette, Jake Muxworthy, and Laurence Mason. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
The Take
When a criminal organization kidnaps his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), former government operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) must use the special skills he developed while working as a spy to save her life. Following clues through the darkest reaches of Paris's underworld, as well as the rooms of it's richest mansions, Mills will stop at nothing to end this nightmare and make those responsible pay with their lives. Directed by Pierre Morel. With Xander Berkeley, Radivoje Bukvic, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen and Leland Orser. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Taken
Directed by John Luessenhop. With Michael Ealy, Zoe Saldana, T.I., Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Jay Hernandez, Chris Brown, Matt Dillon and Hayden Christensen. Categories: Action, Crime. Year: 2010.
Takers
Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) is an FBI agent on the trail of a serial killer who takes the identities of his victims. Traveling to Montreal to assist the Canadian police in tracking down the murderer, Scott must tackle her cultural differences with the Canadians and stop the killer before he slips out of her hands for good. Directed by D.J. Caruso. With Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Olivier Martinez and Justin Chatwin. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Taking Lives
Tom Ripley (Matt Damon), a seemingly average and unassuming man, is hired by Herbert Greenleaf (James Rebhorn) to go to Italy and convince his playboy son Dickie (Jude Law) to return home. In Italy, Ripley is immediately embraced by Dickie and his beautiful ex-patriate girlfriend Marge (Gwyneth Paltrow), and experiences what it's like to live in luxury and have dear friends for the first time in his life. But, when Dickie tires of his interference, Tom cannot handle the rejection and goes to dangerous extremes to make Greenleaf's lifestyle his own. Directed by Anthony Minghella. With Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport and Philip Baker Hall. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1999.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Raymond Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and Gabriel Cash (Kurt Russell) are two narcotics officers framed for murder by a deadly crime boss (Jack Palance). Thrown into jail, the two must overcome their personality differences to clear their names and take down the man responsible. Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and Albert Magnoli. With Teri Hatcher, Brion James and James Hong. Categories: Crime, Action, Comedy, Thriller. Year: 1989.
Tango & Cash
Andy Washburn (Jimmy Fallon) is a New York cop following a gang of beautiful Brazilian bank robbers. There's only one problem: he's totally incompetent and his license has been revoked for reckless driving. Teaming up with Belle Williams (Queen Latifah), a high-speed New York cabbie with dreams of professional racing, flies across town after the Brazilian bandits. AS the case heats up, Washburn and Williams struggle with crazy traffic and quarrel over who is really in charge. Directed by Tim Story. With Jennifer Esposito. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, New York. Year: 2004.
Taxi
Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is a disturbed Vietnam vet working as a taxi driver in New York. Unhappy with his life and unable to function normally, Bickle develops an obsession with cleansing the streets of the scum he sees as the reason for the city's decay. As his obsession becomes a reality, Bickle slips more and more into the role of violent avenger in a city that doesn't want him. Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Cybill Shepherd, Peter Boyle, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel and Albert Brooks. Categories: Cult Classics, Drama, Thriller, Crime. Year: 1976.
Taxi Driver
Louise (Susan Sarandon), a waitress, and Thelma (Geena Davis), a housewife, set out on the road after Louise is forced to shoot a man who attempts to rape Thelma outside of a bar. Headed for Mexico in their '66 Thunderbird, the two best friends embrace their new lives as outlaws and enjoy freedom that they have never known before. But, their trip gets difficult when a lawman (Harvey Keitel) intent on their capture picks up their trail. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald and Brad Pitt. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama. Year: 1991.
Thelma & Louise
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. With Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, D.W. Moffett and Brady Corbet. Categories: Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 2003.
Thirteen
After four men pull off a daring daytime bank robbery and dump the haul in a trash can, Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen), a wealthy businessman, picks up the cash in his Rolls Royce. Vickie Anderson (Faye Dunaway), a stunningly beautiful insurance investigator, is called in to recover the dough. As she begins to research possible suspects, Anderson discovers Crown and begins a tight watch on his every move. Directed by Norman Jewison. With Paul Burke. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romance. Year: 1968.
The Thomas Crown Affair
When Melquiades Estrada (Julio Cedillo) is accidentally murdered by a Texas Border Patrolman Mike Norton (Barry Pepper), his friend Pete Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones) sets out to keep a promise he made to see that Melquiades is buried in his Mexican hometown. After kidnapping Norton and digging up his friend's body, Perkins begins a dangerous journey over harsh terrain while trying to elude a police search party. With only a story to lead his way, Perkins never wavers in his dedication to see that his promise is fulfilled. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. With January Jones and Melissa Leo. Categories: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western. Year: 2005.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Ramon Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) is in the middle of a honeymoon with his wife Susie (Janet Leigh) when a car bomb shatters the peace of their quiet Mexican border town. Ramon forces his way into the mystery and uncovers the corruption of Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles), a famous U.S. policeman working the case. As Ramon digs deeper, his enemies resolve to do whatever it takes to stop Ramon's interference. Directed by Orson Welles. With Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff and Joanna Cook Moore. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Based on a Novel, Classic. Year: 1958.
Touch of Evil
When his 13-year-old sister Adriana (Paulina Gaitan) is kidnapped by sex traffickers in Mexico City, Jorge (Cesar Ramos) sets out on a deserate mission to free the young girl. As Jorge dodges immigration officers, he is joined in his quest to track the movements of the underground organization by Ray (Kevin Kline), a Texas cop who has experienced the devastating effects the sex trade can have on a family first-hand. While Adriana clings to her friend and protector Veronica (Alicja Bachleda-Curus), Jorge and Ray forge a close bond as they try to stop Adriana's kidnappers before she is sold and disappears forever. Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
Trade
Working to intercept drug shipments along the border, Mexican policeman Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro) and his partner are caught between their jobs and the temptation of power and money. Back in the US, Judge Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas) is named as the new drug czar. As he prepares to supervise the country's task forces and partner with Mexico, he must deal with his increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter Caroline (Erika Christensen). Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzmán and Topher Grace. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2000.
Traffic
LAPD detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) is a crooked narcotics officer who has close ties to the streets. When he takes on rookie Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) he introduces him to the dark side of police work and pushes him to his breaking point. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin,Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Macy Gray. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2001.
Training Day
Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) is trapped in the perpetual routine of heroin addiction in the underbelly of Edinburgh, Scotland. Amongst his friends, a group of losers, liars, psychos and thieves, Mark alone has the insight and opportunity to escape his fate. The only question remains is whether or not he wants to. Continually weighing the pros and cons of going and then staying straight, Mark comes to the conclusion that an ordinary life is not for him and heads straight into a scheme with his pals that will lead them to the biggest score of their lives. Directed by Danny Boyle. With Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd and Robert Carlyle. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Independent Film. Year: 1996.
Trainspotting
After finishing working as volunteers in China, Americans Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer) take the Trans-siberian Express train from Beijing to Moscow. Along the way, they meet Carlos (Eduardo Noriega) and Abby (Kate Mara), two fellow travelers, and make an instant bond. But, when Roy gets separated from the group, Jessie realizes that Carlos and Abby aren't who they seem to be. Trapped in a foreign land, Jessie must fight to escape from a drug conspiracy and reunite with her husband. Directed by Brad Anderson. With Ben Kingsley and Thomas Kretschmann. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Transsiberian
After a brief courtship consisting of a movie and some pie, Clarence (Christian Slater), a young man who speaks to visions of Elvis (Val Kilmer), marries Alabama (Patricia Arquette), a call girl hired for Clarence by his boss. After one of his visions, Clarence decides to kill Alabama's pimp (Gary Oldman) and ends up accidentally taking a suitcase filled with cocaine. The newlyweds hit the road for Hollywood to try to make a deal, while a mob boss (Christopher Walken) sends his men to recover his goods. Directed by Tony Scott. With Michael Rapaport, Bronson Pinchot, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Tom Sizemore, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gandolfini and Chris Penn. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller. Year: 1993.
True Romance
Having just solved a big case involving a serial killer, Jessica Shepard (Ashley Judd) is promoted and assigned a new partner, Mike Delmarco (Andy Garcia). When the two officers are called to investigate a crime scene, Jessica recognizes the victim as a former boyfriend. When the next case also happens to be one of Jessica's former flames, the police department starts to consider her a possible suspect. With Mike and John Mills (Samuel L. Jackson), her father’s former partner, as her only supporters, Jessica must find the person responsible before she ends up a victim herself. Directed by Philip Kaufman. With David Strathairn, Camryn Manheim and Mark Pellegrino. Categories: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2004.
Twisted
When Bobby Cooper's (Sean Penn) car breaks down in the two-horse town of Superior, Arizona, he becomes entangled in a web of murder, sex and deceit. Bobby unwittingly gets involved with the married Grace McKenna (Jennifer Lopez). Her husband, Jake (Nick Nolte), in turn, asks Bobby to kill her. However, Grace has also asked Bobby to kill Jake. Bobby is forced to cope with all of this and a zany car mechanic, Darrell (Billy Bob Thornton) who can't seem to fix his car, preventing him from escaping the rabbit-hole he has seemingly fallen into. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Claire Danes, Joaquin Phoenix, Jon Voight and Powers Boothe. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1997.
U Turn
Bart (Bob Hoskins) is a fierce gangster who maintains his chokehold on the mean streets of Glascow through his enforcer Danny (Jet Li), who he has raised as a savage killer since he was a child. Kept prisoner by Bart, Danny has a chance encounter with a blind piano tuner named Sam (Morgan Freeman) and experiences true kindness and the power of music for the first time. When Danny is able to escape, he takes refuge with Sam and his stepdaughter Victoria (Kerry Condon), whom he must protect when Bart and his gangsters come looking for him. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Unleashed
Federal agent Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) is a brave, stubborn man dedicated to stopping organized crime. The biggest criminal of them all, Al Capone (Robert De Niro), rules the streets of Chicago in the days of prohibition. When Ness assembles a team of cops to help him take down the mob boss, the odds are weighted heavily against them in this corrupt and blood-bathed town. Directed by Brian De Palma. With Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, History. Year: 1987.
The Untouchables
FBI agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) must track down a serial killer who murders his victims with the help of an untraceable website. The more users log on to watch the gruesome live video of his vicims being tortured, the quicker they die. As Det. Marsh escalates her search, her target makes things personal, forcing her to make a difficult choice. Directed by Gregory Hoblit. With Billy Burke, Colin Hanks and Joseph Cross. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Untraceable
Verbal Kent (Kevin Spacey) is the only surviving member of a gang of criminals brought together for a waterfront drug heist. As Verbal recounts his story for the police chief (Chazz Palminteri), he describes the assembly of the gang (Benicio Del Toro, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollak and Gabriel Byrne) and how their plan went awry. Looming in the background is the mysterious Keyser Soze, a legendary, murderous criminal whom no one is sure even exists. Directed by Bryan Singer. With Pete Postlethwaite and Dan Hedaya. Categories: Crime, Thriller, Mystery. Year: 1995.
The Usual Suspects
Imelda Staunton was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in the title role of this film. Vera Drake is a working-class woman in 1950s Britain, completely devoted to her husband and children. But she also helps women get rid of their unwanted pregnancies. Abortion was illegal then, so when the authorities catch her, her world and her family fall apart. Directed by Mike Leigh. With Philip Davis and Daniel Mays. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2004.
Vera Drake
George W. Bush (Josh Brolin) follows in his father's (James Cromwell) footsteps to become the 43rd president of the United States. Overcoming alcoholism and discovering his Christian faith, Bush's eventful and controversial life swings from the triumph of his successful campaign to the tragedy of 9/11 and unpopular war in Iraq. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Elizabeth Banks, Thandie Newton, Ioan Gruffudd, Toby Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, Ellen Burstyn and Noah Wyle. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Biography. Year: 2008.
W.
Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has chosen a life of nightclubs and gangsters and changed his name to hide the fact the he comes from a long line of distinguised policemen. But, when his brother, Joseph (Mark Wahlberg), and father, Burt (Robert Duvall), begin targeting the Russian gangster who operates a drug ring out of the club he manages, Bobby must decide where his allegiances lie before it's too late. Directed by James Gray. With Eva Mendes. Categories: Crime, Drama. Year: 2007.
We Own the Night
Directed by Dominic Sena. With Gabriel Macht and Kate Beckinsale. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2009.
Whiteout
When cartoon star Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer) is suspected of killing studio owner Marvin Acme, his only hope is toon-hating detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), whom he hired to trail his voluptuous wife, Jessica (Kathleen Turner). As the odd couple travel deep into Toontown to try to unravel the case, they face off with Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd), an evil mastermind bent on bulldozing Toontown to build a freeway. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Categories: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy. Year: 1988.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Directed by Jonathan Lynn. With Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan, Natasha Henstridge and Rosanna Arquette. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2000.
The Whole Nine Yards
Directed by Howard Deutch. With Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollak, Amanda Peet and Natasha Henstridge. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2004.
The Whole Ten Yards
Twenty-something pals Kristy (Kestie Morassi), Ben (Nathan Phillips) and Liz (Cassandra Magrath) take a road trip through Australia to hike through Wolf Creek National Park. After spending time camping, the trio returns to their car and finds that it won't start. Their troubles escalate when a local bushman offers to make the repairs, and then takes them captive. Directed by Greg McLean. With John Jarratt. Categories: Horror, Thriller, Adventure, Crime. Year: 2005.
Wolf Creek
Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) is a successful hit man for a Polish mob family in Buffalo. But, when his excessive drinking causes him to botch an important assignment, Frank's uncle send him to the west coast to try to kick the habit. There, he connects with Laurel (Téa Leoni), a sharped-tongued woman who helps him start a new way of life. Later, when Frank finds out that an Irish gang is moving in on his family's business, he and Laurel head home to face the trouble together. Directed by John Dahl. With Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina, Philip Baker Hall and Bill Pullman. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Thriller. Year: 2007.
You Kill Me
Newspaper cartoonist Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac, a serial killer who terrorized San Francisco with a string of murders and cryptic messages to the media during the 1960s and 1970s. Though he has no personal stake in the case, Graysmith slowly pieces together missed clues and identifies possible suspects with the help of newspaper reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) and Inspector David Toschi (Mark Ruffalo), even as the crimes are forgotten by the rest of the city. Directed by David Fincher. With Anthony Edwards, Brian Cox and Chloë Sevigny. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2007.
Zodiac