Category: Crime
Posted on September 11, 2012 |
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Presumed Innocent (1990)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A prosecutor is accused of murdering a beautiful colleague with whom he was having an extramarital affair.
Starring: Harrison Ford, Raul Julia, Greta Scacchi, Bonnie Bedelia, Brian Dennehy, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Alan J. Pakula
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Posted on September 11, 2012 |
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Big Momma's House / Big Mama (2000)
Action | Comedy | Crime
FBI agent Malcolm Turner is known best for being a brilliant, master of disguise. Malcolm's latest assignment sends him to small-town Georgia, where he's assigned to trap a brutal bank robber (and a recent prison escapee) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry and her son. Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of a larger-than-life southern matriarch known as Big Momma, who's about to be visited by Sherry. It's a simple plan, but there's one big problem: Unbeknownst to Sherry, Big Momma has unexpectedly left town. So Malcolm, decides to impersonate the cantankerous Southern granny. Using a few tricks of disguise, he completely transforms himself into Big Momma, even taking on the corpulent septuagenarian's everyday routine-from cooking soul food to delivering babies to "testifying" at the local church. In the mean time…
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti
Director: Raja Gosnell
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Posted on September 9, 2012 |
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Murder 2 (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
A former police officer gets hired by a gangster to trace missing call girls and their abductor.
Starring: Jaqueline Fernandes, Yana Gupta, Emraan Hashmi, Amardeep Jha, Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
Director: Mohit Suri
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Posted on September 7, 2012 |
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The Getaway (1972)
Action | Crime | Thriller
Master thief Doc McCoy knows his wife has been in bed with the local political boss in order to spring him from jail. What he can't know is the sinister succession of double-crosses that will sour the deal once he's on the outside – and executing the ultimate robbery. Fasten your seat belts and join Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw in a supreme action thriller based on Jim Thompson's novel. Sam Peckinpah directed, filming on locations across Texas and in sequence – from the opening inside Hunstville State Prison to the explosive El Paso border climax. Once The Getaway starts, there's no escaping its breathless intensity.
Starring: Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Al Lettieri
Director: Sam Peckinpah
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Posted on September 7, 2012 |
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The Prey / La Proie (2011)
Action | Crime | Thriller
Franck Adrien is serving a prison sentence for robbery. When he learns that his wife is in financial difficulty he confides in his cellmate, Jean-Louis Maurel, the location of the booty of his last heist. Maurel is due to be released soon and Franck is certain that he can trust him to come to his wife's rescue…
Starring: Albert Dupontel, Alice Taglioni, Stéphane Debac, Sergi López, Natacha Régnier, Serge Hazanavicius, Zinedine Soualem, Caterina Murino
Director: Eric Valette
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Posted on September 4, 2012 |
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Freedom Writers (2007)
Biography | Crime | Drama
Hilary Swank stars in this story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed – a voice. Swank plays Erin Gruwell, the real-life teacher at Long Beach's Wilson High who inspired her students to overcome the gangs that divided them and the education system that forgot them. Based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary and supported by a cast of first-time actors who drew from their actual experiences on the street, Gruwell teaches us all an important lesson about tolerance and trust.
Starring: Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, April Lee Hernandez
Director: Richard LaGravenese
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Posted on September 4, 2012 |
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Pour la peau d'un flic / For a Cop's Hide (1981)
Action | Crime | Romance | Thriller
Once a regular cop, Choucas now works as a private investigator, using methods his former colleagues would revile him for. One day, he receives a visit from an old lady, Madame Pigot, who asks him to look into the disappearance of her blind daughter. Choucas accepts the apparently anodyne case but soon finds he may be in for more than he bargained. First he is assaulted by a mysterious stranger and then Madame Pigot is shot dead just before she can give him vital information relating to her daughter. Then, when he is set up for killing a police commissioner, Choucas realises that he has been caught up in a very deadly game of cat and mouse. But who are his opponents and why are they so keen to have him killed…?
Starring: Alain Delon, Anne Parillaud, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jean-Pierre Darras, Michel Auclair
Director: Alain Delon
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Posted on September 4, 2012 |
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Extreme Rage / A Man Apart (2003)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Sean Vetter and his partner Demetrius Hicks came up on the mean streets of Los Angeles but now work together as DEA agents, fighting a seven-year war to stem the virulent drug pipeline along the US/Mexico border. Dubbed "the gunslingers'" for their tough street tactics, their perseverance pays off when they take down notorious Baja Cartel kingpin Memo Lucero Geno.With Lucero locked away in a maximum security prison, Vetter is finally able to go home to his wife, Stacy, a sanctuary from the harsh realities of his job. But in the wake of Lucero's arrest, a mysterious figure, known only as Diablo, emerges to violently claim the Baja Cartel. And when Vetter and Hicks set their sights on identifying and stopping this dangerous and elusive new player, Diablo makes the fight personal– robbing Vetter of the one person who gives his life meaning–Stacy. With nothing to lose, Vetter pulls out every hidden resource at his disposal to bring Diablo down–including an unlikely alliance with the jailed Cartel boss Lucero. He will stop at nothing to avenge his wife's murder, edging dangerously close to the line between justice and lawlessness, even if it sets him at odds with the police unit to which he has dedicated his life.
Starring: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Jacqueline Obradors
Director: F. Gary Gray
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Posted on September 3, 2012 |
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Lord of War (2005)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Chance leads Yuri Orlov to discover his one talent – illegal arms dealing. With his brother's help, he reaches the top of the trade, supplying anyone whose check clears. His skills and quick wits bring him everything he's ever wanted – and help him elude a persistent Interpol agent. But at the peak of his prowess, he discovers his customers might demand more than he can give…and those he's trying to protect could become deadly liabilities.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm, Ethan Hawke
Director: Andrew Niccol
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Posted on September 2, 2012 |
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American Gangster (2007)
Biography | Crime | Drama
Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner- city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city's mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars. Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top.
Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin, Carla Gugino
Director: Ridley Scott
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Posted on September 2, 2012 |
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The Four / Si Da Ming Bu (2012)
Action | Crime | Fantasy
Security agencies in the Ming Dynasty "Hou of God House" and "six doors" for the breaking story of outstanding cases of wits to fight.
Starring: Chao Deng, Yifei Liu, Ronald Cheng, Collin Chou, Anthony Wong
Director: Gordon Chan, Janet Chun
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Posted on August 31, 2012 |
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Nick of Time (1995)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Gene Watson is a public accountant who arrives on a train at Union Station in Los Angeles, accompanied by his 6-year-old daughter Lynn. Because of his ordinary looks, he is approached by a pair of sinister people named Smith and Jones. Pretending to be cops, Smith and Jones kidnap Lynn and confront Gene with a simple choice — kill California governor Eleanor Grant in 90 minutes or less, or Lynn will die. Watson is given a gun, six bullets, and a name tag, and he is told to go to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel and kill Eleanor, who is giving an afternoon speech. While Jones is watching Lynn in a van, Smith watches Watson in order to prevent Watson from alerting the authorities. Watson must quickly find some way to get himself and Lynn out of this seemingly impossible situation.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Courtney Chase, Charles S. Dutton, Marsha Mason
Director: John Badham
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Posted on August 29, 2012 |
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Livstid / Lifetime (2012)
Crime | Drama
A young woman is suspected of the murder of her husband, who has been police. Annika Bengtzon suspect that there is corruption behind and embarking on a quest for the real murderer, but also puts her own life at risk.
En ung kvinna misstänks för att mordet på sin man som varit polis. Annika Bengtzon anar att det är korruption som ligger bakom och gers ig in i en jakt på den verklige mördaren, men sätter samtidigt sitt eget liv på spel.
Starring: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Richard Ulfsäter, Erik Johansson, Kajsa Ernst
Director: Ulf Kvensler
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Posted on August 28, 2012 |
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Unfair: The Movie / Anfea: The Movie (2007)
Action | Crime | Drama
Hardboiled, hard-drinking, and hard-hitting female detective Yukihira Natsumi has the best record in the police force, but it has come at a cost. Her fiercely independent personality and penchant to not go by the books has alienated her from colleagues, while her dedication, or perhaps obsession, with work has already cost her a marriage and custody of her eight-year-old daughter. Natsumi has no time for apologies and misgivings though when there is crime to be fought. She is forced to reconsider everything she knows, however, when terrorists take over the hospital her daughter is being treated at. How far will she go to save her daughter?
Starring: Ryôko Shinohara, Kippei Shiina, Hiroki Narimiya, Sadao Abe, Mari Hamada
Director: Yoshinori Kobayashi
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Posted on August 27, 2012 |
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Safe (2012)
Action | Crime | Thriller
A former elite agent takes on a two-tier mission: rescue a Chinese girl who has been abducted by the Triads, then use a highly desired safe combination to outwit the Russian Mafia, corrupt NYC officials, and the Triads themselves.
Starring: Jason Statham, Chris Sarandon, Catherine Chan, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Anson Mount
Director: Boaz Yakin
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Posted on August 27, 2012 |
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The Outsiders (1983)
Crime | Drama
Coming-of-age drama about teenagers growing up in the 1950s Midwest. The youngest of three orphaned brothers gets into trouble with the law after he and his "greaser" friend are attacked at a park by the rich "socs."
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Leif Garrett
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Posted on August 26, 2012 |
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La planque (2011)
Crime
Three crooks with $50 million from a bank heist decide to hide out at a police station, where the cops mistake them for fellow officers.
Starring: Jalil Naciri, Gilles Bellomi, Ahcen Titi, Guillaume Verdier, Samira Lachhab, Dany Verissimo-Petit
Director: Akim Isker
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Posted on August 25, 2012 |
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Switchback (1997)
Crime | Mystery | Thriller
FBI agent Frank LaCrosse tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
Starring: Danny Glover, Dennis Quaid, Claudia Stedelin, Jared Leto, Ted Levine, William Fichtner, R. Lee Ermey
Director: Jeb Stuart
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Posted on August 23, 2012 |
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The Mentalist (TV Series 2008-2015)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
The Mentalist tells the tale of Patrick Jane, who is employed as an independent consultant working with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He had been making a living as a psychic, and he would assist the police on cases — until his life changed when he lost the two most important people in his life to one of those serial killers he was helping track. He now uses his refined observation skills to help the CBI solve cases. He works with Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon, Agents Kimball Cho and Wayne Rigsby and the rookie Grace Van Pelt.
Starring: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti
Creator: Bruno Heller
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Posted on August 23, 2012 |
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Motorway / Che sau (2012)
Action | Crime | Drama
A rookie cop takes on a veteran escape driver in a death defying final showdown on the motorway…
Starring: Anthony Wong, Shawn Yue, Xiaodong Guo, Barbie Hsu, Josie Ho
Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
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