Category Archives: Crime
LaRoy, Texas
Release 2023
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Director: Shane Atkinson
Stars: Steve Zahn, John Magaro, Galadriel Stineman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20102596/
A man named Ray discovers his wife is cheating on him and decides to kill himself. Before he can pull the trigger, he is mistaken for a low-rent hired killer. Desperate for a little respect, and with nothing else to live for, Ray decides to take the job — and soon begins to question whether he made the right choice.
Damaged
Release 2024
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Director: Terry McDonough
Writers: Paul Aniello, Gianni Capaldi, Koji Steven Sakai
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Vincent Cassel, Gianni Capaldi, Laura Haddock, John Hannah
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27304026/
Dan Lawson (Jackson), a Chicago detective, travels to Scotland to link up with Scottish Det. Boyd (Capaldi), following the resurgence of a serial killer who's crimes match an unsolved case that he looked into 5 years previous in Chicago.
Wicked Little Letters
Release 2023
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Director: Thea Sharrock
Writers: Jonny Sweet
Stars: Jessie Buckley, Olivia Colman, Alisha Weir, Timothy Spall, Hugh Skinner
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20234774/
When people in Littlehampton--including conservative local Edith--begin to receive letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting that something is amiss, the town's women investigate.
Sleeping Dogs
Release 2024
Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Adam Cooper
Writers: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, E.O. Chirovici
Stars: Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Tommy Flanagan, Kelly Greyson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8542964/
An ex-homicide detective with memory loss is forced to solve a brutal murder, only to uncover chilling secrets from his forgotten past.
Strictly Confidential
Release 2024
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Director: Damian Hurley
Writer: Damian Hurley
Stars: Elizabeth Hurley, Lauren McQueen, Genevieve Gaunt, Georgia Lock, Freddie Thorp
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22805652/
A haunted young woman finds herself drawn into a world of seduction, duplicity and betrayal as she desperately tries to uncover the mystery surrounding her best friend's suicide.
5lbs of Pressure
Release 2024
Genre Crime, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Phil Allocco
Writer: Phil Allocco
Stars: Luke Evans, Rory Culkin, Alex Pettyfer, Stephanie Leonidas, Rudy Pankow
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1524515/
Trying to start over, Adam (Evans) searches for redemption as he returns to his old neighborhood to put to rest his demons while the brother of the man he killed seeks revenge.
Drugstore June
Release 2024
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Director: Nicholaus Goossen
Writers: Nicholaus Goossen, Esther Povitsky
Stars: Bobby Lee, Jackie Sandler, Haley Joel Osment, Miranda Cosgrove, James Remar
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19364132/
After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, a girl who still lives at home with her parents takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime, while at the same time trying to get over her ex-boyfriend and become more of an adult.
Code 8: Part II
Release 2024
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Director: Jeff Chan
Writers: Chris Pare, Jeff Chan, Sherren Lee
Stars: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Alex Mallari Jr., Sirena Gulamgaus, Aaron Abrams
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14764464/
Follows a girl fighting to get justice for her slain brother by corrupt police officers. She enlists the help of an ex-con and his former partner, they face a highly regarded and well protected police sergeant who doesn't want to be.
Tales of Babylon
Release 2023
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Director: Pelayo De Lario
Writer: Pelayo De Lario
Stars: Clive Russell, Aaron Cobham, Billie Gadsdon, Beatrice Fletcher, Paul Cassidy
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15554886/
Four different hit-men find themselves viewing for a job without knowing the others are involved. Crime, money and violence in London are at the center of this tale of modern Babylon.
Marmalade
Release 2024
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Director: Keir O'Donnell
Writer: Keir O'Donnell
Stars: Joe Keery, Camila Morrone, Aldis Hodge, Michael Barloon, Tyler Borresch
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21275544/
Follows a man in jail who narrates the colorful tale of a romantic bank heist to his cunning cellmate to escape and reunite with the alluring love of his life.