Category Archives: Crime
Project Power
Release 2020
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Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Writers: Mattson Tomlin
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback, Rodrigo Santoro, Courtney B. Vance
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7550000/
When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the group responsible for its creation.
Paydirt
Release 2020
Genre Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Christian Sesma
Writer: Christian Sesma
Stars: Luke Goss, Val Kilmer, Mike Hatton, Paul Sloan, Nick Vallelonga
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11176322/
A parolee teams up with his old crew determined to find a buried bag of cash stolen five years ago from a DEA bust gone bad, while being tracked by a retired Sheriff.
The Tax Collector
Release 2020
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Director: David Ayer
Writer: David Ayer
Stars: Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, Shia LaBeouf, Jose Conejo Martin, Cheyenne Rae Hernandez
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8461224/
A "tax collector" working for a local crime lord finds his family's safety compromised when the rival of his boss shows up in L.A. and upends the business.
Deathstroke
Release 2020
Genre Action, Adventure, Crime
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Director: Gareth Evans
Writers: George Pérez, Marv Wolfman
Stars: Joe Manganiello
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7554008/
The movie is based on the popular character from DC Comics.
Dirt Music
Release 2019
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Director: Gregor Jordan
Writers: Jack Thorne, Tim Winton
Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Garrett Hedlund, David Wenham, Aaron Pedersen, Dan Wyllie
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810836/
The stunning landscape of Western Australia is the backdrop for an impassioned tale of love and grief in Gregor Jordan's adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Tim Winton.
The Silencing
Release 2020
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Director: Robin Pront
Writers: Micah Ranum
Stars: Annabelle Wallis, Zahn McClarnon, Melanie Scrofano, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Hero Fiennes Tiffin
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7149730/
A reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sheriff set out to track a vicious killer who may have kidnapped his daughter years ago.
True History of the Kelly Gang
Release 2019
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Director: Justin Kurzel
Writers: Shaun Grant, Peter Carey
Stars: George MacKay, Ben Corbett, Orlando Schwerdt, Charlie Hunnam, Essie Davis
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4844140/
Based on Peter Carey's novel. The story of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s.
Cut Off
Release 2018
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Director: Christian Alvart
Writers: Sebastian Fitzek, Michael Tsokos, Christian Alvart
Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Fahri Yardim, Enno Hesse
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3645988/
Thriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.
Run with the Hunted
Release 2019
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Director: John Swab
Writer: John Swab
Stars: Michael Pitt, Ron Perlman, William Forsythe, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mark Boone Junior
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6345894/
Oscar, a young boy, defends his best friend, Loux, and kills her abusive father in the process, forcing him to run away from his rural hometown. His innocence slips away as he is introduced to love, crime and corruption. 15 years later, he has all but forgotten his past and become the leader of a band of lost children. When Loux moves to the same city in search of a better life, she finds a job with a curmudgeonly private investigator. Stumbling upon Oscar's antiquated missing child report, Loux takes it upon herself to find the boy who saved her life.
Tainted
Release 2020
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Director: Brent Cote
Writer: Brent Cote
Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Shawn Roberts, Alan Van Sprang, John Ralston, Sara Waisglass
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952864/
An ex-con, Lance, with ties to the Russian mob and Aryan brotherhood, attempts to live a quiet life after spending fifteen years in prison. His plans for a quiet life are disrupted when members of the Russian mafia recruit him to complete one last assignment to earn his freedom. Lance's last mission goes awry as he finds himself in a bloody retaliation that impacts everyone who crosses his path.