Category Archives: Crime
Happily
Release 2021
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Director: BenDavid Grabinski
Writer: BenDavid Grabinski
Stars: Joel McHale, Natalie Zea, Natalie Morales, Kerry Bishé, Stephen Root
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9849004/
A dark romantic comedy. Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples' trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.
Cherry
Release 2021
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Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writers: Angela Russo-Otstot, Jessica Goldberg, Nico Walker
Stars: Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Michael Rispoli, Jeff Wahlberg
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9130508/
An Army medic suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder becomes a serial bank robber after an addiction to drugs puts him in debt.
Adverse
Release 2020
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Director: Brian A. Metcalf
Writer: Brian A. Metcalf
Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mickey Rourke, Lou Diamond Phillips, Penelope Ann Miller, Sean Astin
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8597594/
A rideshare driver discovers that his sister is in debt to a dangerous crime syndicate.
I Care a Lot
Release 2020
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Director: J Blakeson
Writer: J Blakeson
Stars: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest, Chris Messina
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9893250/
A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.
Body Brokers
Release 2021
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Director: John Swab
Writer: John Swab
Stars: Frank Grillo, Jessica Rothe, Michael Kenneth Williams, Melissa Leo, Alice Englert
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9585676/
Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.
Silk Road
Release 2021
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Director: Tiller Russell
Writers: David Kushner, Tiller Russell
Stars: Nick Robinson, Jennifer Yun, Jimmi Simpson, Jason Clarke, Paul Blott
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7937254/
Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells narcotics, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.
Breaking News in Yuba County
Release 2021
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Director: Tate Taylor
Writers: Amanda Idoko
Stars: Mila Kunis, Juliette Lewis, Allison Janney, Awkwafina, Ellen Barkin
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7737640/
A woman takes advantage of her growing celebrity status when the police and the public think her dead husband is just missing.
100 Days to Live
Release 2019
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Director: Ravin Gandhi
Writer: Ravin Gandhi
Stars: Colin Egglesfield, Gideon Emery, Heidi Johanningmeier, Yancey Arias, Chris Johnson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10949778/
When a serial killer abducts a young woman's fiancé, she must race against the clock to discover the identity of the killer, and more importantly - his motive.
The Little Things
Release 2021
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Director: John Lee Hancock
Writer: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Chris Bauer, Michael Hyatt
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10016180/
Two cops track down a serial killer.
The White Tiger
Release 2021
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Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writers: Aravind Adiga, Ramin Bahrani
Stars: Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao, Adarsh Gourav, Mahesh Manjrekar, Perrie Kapernaros
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6571548/
The epic journey of a poor Indian driver who must use his wit and cunning to break free from servitude to his rich masters and rise to the top of the heap.