Category: Crime
Posted on November 6, 2011 |
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Middle Men (2010)
Comedy | Crime | Drama
In 1995, straight-and-narrow businessman Jack Harris who builds the first online billing company dealing exclusively with adult entertainment, finds himself in the middle of a whirlwind filled with starlets, con men, Russian mobsters, federal agents, and international terrorists. Caught between a porn star and the FBI, Harris learns that even becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his generation may not be enough to keep him out of trouble.
Starring: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan, Jacinda Barrett, Kevin Pollak, Laura Ramsey
Director: George Gallo
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Posted on November 6, 2011 |
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The Son of No One (2011)
Action | Crime | Thriller
A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.
Starring: Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Juliette Binoche, James Ransone, Ray Liotta, Katie Holmes, Brian Gilbert
Director: Dito Montiel
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Tags: Al Pacino, Brian Gilbert, Channing Tatum, Dito Montiel, James Ransone, Juliette Binoche, Katie Holmes, Ray Liotta
Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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True Justice: Dark Vengeance (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Seattle's darkest criminals are forcing Elijah Kane and his hard knuckled team to work around the clock tracking down a meticulous 'Black Magic'-practicing killer, in the vagrant strip club underworld.
Starring: Steven Seagal, William Stewart, Alex Mallari Jr., J. Anthony Pena, Sarah Lind, Meghan Ory, Warren Christie
Director: Lauro Chartrand, Wayne Rose
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Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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True Justice: Brotherhood (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Elijah Kane's (Steven Seagal) city is caught in the crossfire of a gang war between the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza, when they attack the dangerous Mexican gang, MS-13, in Seattle and look to flip a profit doing so. While the gangs war on, a single man has taken the financial crisis personally when he holds his neighborhood bank hostage citing they took not only his house; but his life….
Starring: Steven Seagal, William Stewart, Alex Mallari Jr., J. Anthony Pena, Sarah Lind, Meghan Ory, Warren Christie
Director: Lauro Chartrand, Wayne Rose
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Tags: Alex Mallari Jr., J. Anthony Pena, Lauro Chartrand, Meghan Ory, Sarah Lind, Steven Seagal, Warren Christie, Wayne Rose, William Stewart
Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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More (1969)
Crime | Drama | Romance
In the late 60's, after graduating in Mathematics, the German Stefan Brückner hitchhikes from Lübeck to Paris to see the world without money. He befriends Charlie in an arcade and they go to a party. When Stefan meets gorgeous American Estelle Miller in the party, Charlie advises him to stay away from her. However, the straight Stefan falls in love with Estelle and after breaking in a house with Charlie to rob, he follows her to Ibiza. Stefan seeks the hotel of his fellow citizen Dr. Ernesto Wolf where Estelle is lodged. He asks her to leave the place and stay with him in an isolated seaside house. Before leaving the hotel, Estelle steals some money and a pack from Wolf. Sooner Stefan learns that Estelle had stolen 200 doses of heroin and he decides to try one fix with her, in the beginning of his trip to hell.
Starring: Mimsy Farmer, Heinz Engelmann, Klaus Grünberg, Henry Wolf, Louise Wink, Michel Chanderli
Director: Barbet Schroeder
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Tags: Barbet Schroeder, Heinz Engelmann, Henry Wolf, Klaus Grünberg, Louise Wink, Michel Chanderli, Mimsy Farmer
Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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Tsotsi (2005)
Crime | Drama
A drama tracing six days in the lonely, violent life of Tsotsi ("the thug"), a ruthless, young gang leader. Bolstered by his small crew of social rejects, he refuses to think further ahead than the raids of the coming night. But when an impromptu car jacking results in the accidental kidnapping of an infant, Tsotsi comes to care for the child and begins to gradually rediscover his humanity and his capacity to love.
Starring: Presley Chweneyagae, Terry Pheto, Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe
Director: Gavin Hood
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Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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The Clinic (2010)
Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
While traveling across country with her fiancé, Beth wakes alone in an isolated clinic to a mother's worst nightmare. Just how far will she go to save her child?
Starring: Tabrett Bethell, Freya Stafford, Andy Whitfield, Clare Bowen, Sophie Lowe, Boris Brkic, Marshall Napier
Director: James Rabbitts
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Tags: Andy Whitfield, Boris Brkic, Clare Bowen, Freya Stafford, James Rabbitts, Marshall Napier, Sophie Lowe, Tabrett Bethell
Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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Venus & Vegas (2010)
Action | Comedy | Crime
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas…well it's a whole other matter when you live there! Eric (Eddie Guerra) and Tara (Jaime Pressly), a couple living in Vegas are really in need of a major event — to help them breakup already! He knows she's dating someone new, but can't let her go. Desperate to win back her heart, and convinced that his "unemployed" status is the cause of all their problems, Eric agrees to join his buddies Stu (Donald Faison) and Alex (Eddie Kaye Thomas), whose principle talents are scamming and avoiding adulthood, and with girlfriend problems of their own, when they discover the easy score of a lifetime-a boatload of casino chips sitting in a warehouse. The casino chips belong to old-school Vegas mobster Frank Santino (Jon Polito) and just happen to be counterfeit.
Starring: Eddie Kaye Thomas, Donald Faison, Eddie Guerra, Jaime Pressly, Abraham Benrubi, Molly Sims, Roselyn Sanchez
Director: Demian Lichtenstein
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Tags: Abraham Benrubi, Demian Lichtenstein, Donald Faison, Eddie Guerra, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Jaime Pressly, Molly Sims, Roselyn Sanchez
Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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Overheard 2 / Sit yan fung wan 2 (2011)
Action | Drama | Thriller
LAW Man-seng, a reputable security dealer was involved in a car accident. Police officer HO Chi-keung is assigned to the case when military surveillance devices were found in LAW's wrecked sports car. During the investigation, Ho finds that Law has some offshore funds of unknown sou rces and that an unknown person Joe is wiretapping not only Law, but other members of 'Landlord Club', a legendary club with members from top business tycoons and entrepreneurs in town.
Starring: Daniel Wu, Louis Koo, Ching Wan Lau, Michelle Ye, Yi Huang, Kenneth Tsang, Alex Fong, Fung Woo, Ying Kwan Lok, Wilfred Lau
Director: Felix Chong, Alan Mak
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Tags: Alan Mak, Alex Fong, Ching Wan Lau, Daniel Wu, Felix Chong, Fung Woo, Kenneth Tsang, Louis Koo, Michelle Ye, Wilfred Lau, Yi Huang, Ying Kwan Lok
Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. But as Kint lures his interrogators into the incredible story of this crime lord's almost supernatural prowess, so too will you be mesmerized by a lore that is completely captivating from beginning to end!
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite
Director: Bryan Singer
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Posted on November 4, 2011 |
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
Comedy | Crime
"Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid
Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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Tags: David Huddleston, Ethan Coen, Jeff Bridges, Joel Coen, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Steve Buscemi, Tara Reid
Posted on October 31, 2011 |
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West Side Story (1961)
Crime | Drama | Musical | Romance
Modern day "Romeo and Juliet" musical about a Polish teen from one gang who falls for a Puerto Rican girl whose brother is from a rival gang, and no one wants them to be together, all happening on the streets of New York City.
Starring: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno
Director: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
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Posted on October 30, 2011 |
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Flic ou voyou / Cop or Hood (1979)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute's house, police division commissioner Stan Borowitz (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is sent to investigate the situation. Posing as the prostitute's long-lost brother "Antonio Cerruti", he discovers a mare's nest of police corruption. In fact, in this comedy thriller the whole town is corrupt.
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Jean-François Balmer, Claude Brosset, Julie Jézéquel
Director: Georges Lautner
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Tags: Claude Brosset, Georges Géret, Georges Lautner, Jean-François Balmer, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Julie Jézéquel
Posted on October 29, 2011 |
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
In Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, a breezy take on writer-director Shane Black's trademark buddy action/comedy oeuvre, a petty thief (Robert Downey Jr.) is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation, along with his high school dream girl (Michelle Monaghan) and a detective (Val Kilmer) who has been training him for his upcoming role.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok
Director: Shane Black
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Posted on October 29, 2011 |
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Vares – The Girls of April / Vares – Huhtikuun tytöt (2011)
Crime | Thriller
Fifteen years ago in April, three university students went missing. To this day it remains one of the biggest mysteries in the annals of Finnish crime. All anyone can do is speculate; were the girls involved in an accident, were they killed, can they still be alive? Private investigator Vares delves into the case to help his journalist friend, Ruuhio, and finds new leads that shockingly point at influential people. Set in the historical seaside city of Turku on the west coast of Finland.
Starring: Antti Reini, Taisto Oksanen, Riitta Viiperi, Marjaana Maijala, Tuomas Uusitalo
Director: Lauri Törhönen
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Tags: Antti Reini, Lauri Törhönen, Marjaana Maijala, Riitta Viiperi, Taisto Oksanen, Tuomas Uusitalo
Posted on October 28, 2011 |
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Jackie Brown (1997)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Jackie supplements her meager income as a stewardess by smuggling cash into the U.S. for gunrunner Ordell Robbie–until the day an ATF agent and an L.A. cop bust her at the airport. The cops pressure her to help them bring down Ordell, threatening prison if she refuses. With a sympathetic bailbondsman, who understands her restlessness only too well, Jackie arrives at a bold almost foolhardy plan to play off these opposing forces against each other. Matters are complicated by Ordell's confederates, Louis Gara and Melanie Ralston who have agendas of their own. By appearing to cooperate with both sides, Jackie attempts to outfox them both and walk away with a half million dollar payday!
Starring: Pam Grier, Robert Forster, Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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Tags: Bridget Fonda, Chris Tucker, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Michael Bowen, Michael Keaton, Pam Grier, Quentin Tarantino, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson
Posted on October 28, 2011 |
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Sinners and Saints (2010)
Action | Crime | Thriller
In the gritty New Orleans underbelly, beleaguered Detective Sean Riley is trying to cope with the death of his young son and his failed marriage. Facing a probable suspension from the department, Riley is teamed with a young homicide Detective, Will Ganz, to help solve a series of brutal murders that have plunged the city into a major gang war. The two quickly realize there is something much bigger and far more sinister going on than either could have ever imagined.
Starring: Johnny Strong, Kevin Phillips, Costas Mandylor, Sean Patrick Flanery, Tom Berenger, Method Man, Kim Coates
Director: William Kaufman
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Posted on October 28, 2011 |
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À bout portant / Point Blank (2010)
Action | Crime | Thriller
A couple's lives are turned upside down when the woman is kidnapped and her boyfriend must negotiate her realease.
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Gérard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier, Roschdy Zem
Director: Fred Cavayé
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Tags: Elena Anaya, Fred Cavayé, Gérard Lanvin, Gilles Lellouche, Mireille Perrier, Roschdy Zem
Posted on October 27, 2011 |
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Tell No One / Ne le dis à personne (2006)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Relentless suspense and a tense multi-layered plot combine in slick thriller 'Tell No One' – Guillaume Canet's multi award-winning numberone French box office smash hi adapted from the international bestselling novel by acclaimed crime writer Harlan Coben. It follows one man's frantic race against time, and possible death, as his tragic past is suddenly and unexpectedly unearthed. Paediatric Alex Beck (François Cluzet), still devastated by the savage murder of his wife Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) in the early days of their marriage eight years ago, receives an anonymous email. When he clicks on the link he sees a woman's face standing in a crowd and being filmed in real time – Margot;s face. Is she still alive? And why does she instruct him to 'tell no one'? At the same time the unearthing of two bodies near the site where Margot was discovered leads to the police to reopen their case. Alex is number one suspect – and eight years down the line the police are determined that he will take the rap for murder.
Starring: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nathalie Baye, Marina Hands
Director: Guillaume Canet
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Posted on October 27, 2011 |
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Singham (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | Musical
A humiliated gangster uses his influence and goon power to terrorize a newly transferred police officer.
Starring: Ajay Devgan, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj, Sonali Kulkarni, Sachin Khedekar, Sudhanshu Pandey
Director: Rohit Shetty
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Tags: Ajay Devgan, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj, Rohit Shetty, Sachin Khedekar, Sonali Kulkarni, Sudhanshu Pandey