Category Archives: Crime
Drive Angry
Release 2011
Genre Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller
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Director: Patrick Lussier
Writers: Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke, David Morse
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502404/
A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.
Drive
Release 2011
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Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writers: Hossein Amini, James Sallis
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/
A mysterious Hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Release 2011
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: David Fincher
Writers: Steven Zaillian, Stieg Larsson
Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568346/
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.
The Bling Ring
Release 2013
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Director: Sofia Coppola
Writers: Sofia Coppola, Nancy Jo Sales
Stars: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2132285/
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
The Lincoln Lawyer
Release 2011
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Director: Brad Furman
Writers: John Romano, Michael Connelly
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189340/
A defense attorney has a crisis of conscience when he represents a wealthy client who has a foolproof plan to beat the system.
Horrible Bosses
Release 2011
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Director: Seth Gordon
Writers: Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein
Stars: Jason Bateman, Steve Wiebe, Kevin Spacey, Charlie Day, Lindsay Sloane
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499658/
Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
Side Effects
Release 2013
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Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writers: Scott Z. Burns
Stars: Rooney Mara, Carmen Pelaez, Marin Ireland, Channing Tatum, Polly Draper
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053463/
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
Gangster Squad
Release 2013
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writers: Will Beall, Paul Lieberman
Stars: Sean Penn, Holt McCallany, Wade Williams, James Landry Hébert, Ambyr Childers
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321870/
Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.
Project X
Release 2012
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Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Writers: Matt Drake, Michael Bacall
Stars: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Dax Flame, Kirby Bliss Blanton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1636826/
3 high school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
Spring Breakers
Release 2012
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Director: Harmony Korine
Stars: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101441/
Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying/drinking/taking drugs they are arrested only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.