Category Archives: Crime
Dark Crimes
Release 2016
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Director: Alexandros Avranas
Writers: Jeremy Brock, David Grann
Stars: Jim Carrey, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1901024/
A murder investigation of a slain business man turns to clues found in an author's book about an eerily similar crime. Based on the 2008 article "True Crimes - A postmodern murder mystery" by David Grann.
Terminal
Release 2018
Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Director: Vaughn Stein
Stars: Simon Pegg, Dexter Fletcher, Mike Myers
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4463816/
In the dark heart of a sprawling, anonymous city, TERMINAL follows the twisting tales of two assassins carrying out a sinister mission, a teacher battling a fatal illness, an enigmatic janitor and a curious waitress leading a dangerous double life. Murderous consequences unravel in the dead of night as their lives all intertwine at the hands of a mysterious criminal mastermind hell-bent on revenge.
Game Night
Release 2018
Genre Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Writers: Mark Perez
Stars: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2704998/
A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery.
The Escape of Prisoner 614
Release 2018
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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Director: Zach Golden
Writer: Zach Golden
Stars: Ron Perlman, Martin Starr, Jake McDorman
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7375578/
Two inept, small-town Sheriff's Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.
In the Fade
Release 2017
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Director: Fatih Akin
Writers: Fatih Akin
Stars: Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Numan Acar, Samia Muriel Chancrin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5723272/
Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Den of Thieves
Release 2018
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Director: Christian Gudegast
Writers: Christian Gudegast
Stars: Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O'Shea Jackson Jr., 50 Cent
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259528/
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
The Commuter
Release 2018
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Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writers: Byron Willinger
Stars: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1590193/
A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home.
Proud Mary
Release 2018
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Director: Babak Najafi
Writers: John Stuart Newman
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Billy Brown, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Neal McDonough
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6421110/
Mary (Taraji P. Henson) is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.
All the Money in the World
Release 2017
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Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: David Scarpa, John Pearson
Stars: Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5294550/
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.
The Outsider
Release 2018
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Director: Martin Zandvliet
Writers: John Linson
Stars: Jared Leto, Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shîna, Shioli Kutsuna
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011311/
An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.