Category Archives: Crime
Brothers by Blood
Release 2020
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Director: Jérémie Guez
Writers: Peter Dexter, Jérémie Guez
Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Ryan Phillippe, Matthias Schoenaerts, Maika Monroe, Paul Schneider
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8368294/
A tale of family, friendships and betrayal in the violent world of the Philadelphia mob.
Locked Down
Release 2021
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Director: Doug Liman
Writers: Steven Knight
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lucy Boynton, Ben Stiller, Mindy Kaling
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13061914/
A couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.
Promising Young Woman
Release 2020
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Director: Emerald Fennell
Writer: Emerald Fennell
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620292/
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who cross her path.
Pixie
Release 2020
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Director: Barnaby Thompson
Writers: Preston Thompson
Stars: Olivia Cooke, Fra Fee, Rory Fleck Byrne, Pat Shortt, Frankie McCafferty
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10831086/
To avenge her mother's death, Pixie masterminds a heist but must flee across Ireland from gangsters, take on the patriarchy, and choose her own destiny.
The Empty Man
Release 2020
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Director: David Prior
Writers: David Prior, David Prior, Cullen Bunn
Stars: James Badge Dale, Stephen Root, Joel Courtney, Sasha Frolova, Marin Ireland
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5867314/
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
I'm Your Woman
Release 2020
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Director: Julia Hart
Writers: Julia Hart, Jordan Horowitz
Stars: Rachel Brosnahan, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Arinzé Kene, Jameson Charles, Justin Charles
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10243992/
In this 1970s set crime drama, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.
Savage
Release 2019
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Director: Sam Kelly
Writer: Sam Kelly
Stars: Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston Crayford
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9099800/
Inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, SAVAGE follows DANNY at three defining moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang.
Honest Thief
Release 2020
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Director: Mark Williams
Writers: Steve Allrich, Mark Williams
Stars: Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1838556/
Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
Let Him Go
Release 2020
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Director: Thomas Bezucha
Writers: Thomas Bezucha, Larry Watson
Stars: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Lesley Manville, Kayli Carter, Booboo Stewart
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9340860/
A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.
Blindfire
Release 2020
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Director: Michael Nell
Writer: Michael Nell
Stars: Brian Geraghty, Sharon Leal, Bethany Joy Lenz, Jim Beaver, Edwina Findley Dickerson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10103028/
Lives are left in pieces after a white cop responds to a hostage call and kills the Black suspect, only to learn he may have been set up; facing trial, he must find the person responsible while examining his own accountability.