Crime Movies

In Denial of Murder

2004

star 6
Dramatisation of the Stephen Downing case which involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in central England. Following a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was overturned in 2002, after Downing had served 27 years in prison. The case is thought to be the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, and attracted worldwide media attention.
star 5.1

Yellow: The Cousins

1969

Yellow: The Cousins

1969

star 5.1
Following the death of her grandfather, Valentina settles with her husband Pierre, a sculptor, in the old family villa which she partly inherited (half of it belongs to her cousin Marta, who already resides there). Co-habitation proves to be awkward: Valentina is unscrupulous and uninhibited, while Marta is austere and virtuous - at least, on the surface. In fact, when Valentina suddenly dies, the woman initiates a seduction which eventually coaxes Pierre into her arms. The cosy situation soon changes when a police officer turns up to investigate Valentina's death...
star 5.7

Side Street

1929

Side Street

1929

star 5.7
Three New York Irish brothers cross paths as policeman, doctor and bootlegger.
star 6

Easy Money

1948

Easy Money

1948

star 6
A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he is quitting. A double-bass player finds life without the orchestra lacks something. The lure of the big money even turns some people into criminals, as when a coupon checker is tempted by his night-club singer girlfriend to cheat the company. Written by Jeremy Perkins

The Man with Two Faces

1934

star 6.5
Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around. When Vance takes her to the apartment of a theatrical producer she comes home incoherent and Vance is found dead in the vanished producer's hotel suite

A Hatful of Rain

1968

A 1968 made-for-television remake of the 1957 film, based on the disturbing 1956 Michael V. Gazzo play, as performed by members of The Actors' Studio on ABC (American Broadcasting Company) television.
star 4

L'Escale

2020

L'Escale

2020

star 4
Three lives come together at a gas station. A bag of money and a biro disrupts each of their hopes and dreams.
star 5.3

Drugged Youth

1977

Drugged Youth

1977

star 5.3
A drug trafficking gang kidnaps the son of a pharmaceutical tycoon. The young man is attracted to one of the girls in the gang, which they will take advantage of to earn his trust. The goal: get their hands on heroin and cocaine from the father's company's laboratories.
star 6.1

Mega Time Squad

2018

Mega Time Squad

2018

star 6.1
A small-town criminal finds an ancient Chinese time-travel device that can help him pull off a heist and start a new life-but he may not survive the consequences of tampering with time. The Castle meets Looper, Mega Time Squad is a study in high-meets-low, combining elements of the sci-fi, the crime thriller and the comedy to make a comedy heist film with a time-traveling twist.
star 6.3

Mannen på balkongen

1993

Mannen på balkongen

1993

star 6.3
A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the parks of Stockholm. The police have trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin Beck believes that the robber may be an important witness. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
star 5

Bodyguard

2020

Bodyguard

2020

star 5
A woman who appears like fate, I will protect her till the end! 'Soo-han' who lost both her loved one and the motivation to live, works at a private loan company with her colleagues, 'Tae-yeong' and 'Jin-cheol'. Then one day, 'Soo-han' helps 'Ye-jin', who was being chased by gangsters, by hiding her in the house. Actually, 'Ye-jin' is the only successor of 'Taejin Group', and is being chased by 'Cheol-woong' who wants to take over the group. Meanwhile, CEO Cho, the CEO of the private load company, starts looking for 'Yejin' at the request of 'Cheolwoong', and soon learns that 'Suhan' and 'Yejin' were related ...
star 5.2

Ram Jaane

1995

Ram Jaane

1995

star 5.2
A street hustler, who has spent several years in and out of prison, decides to reform his life, as he teaches street kids to stay away from crime, but has trouble maintaining these ideals in his own life.

Lupin the Third: Is Lupin Still Burning?

2018

star 7.3
When a long-dead foe sends Lupin III on a road trip through time, he’ll have to be careful to keep the past intact to protect his future… if he can make it back there at all!

The Terror of Doctor Mabuse

1962

star 5.6
Dr. Mabuse has been locked away for years in an insane asylum. Suddenly crimes start occurring and no one knows the culprit. A detective goes to visit the Doctor to find some sort of clues to the robberies.
star 4

Black Pearl

1934

Black Pearl

1934

star 4
Polish seaman returns home from Tahiti with a native lover and a fortune in sacred pearls, gets seduced by a married woman unaware she is part of a gang trying to get his riches.
star 7

Left Right Left

2013

Left Right Left

2013

star 7
Roy and his friends expose the misdeeds of Sahadevan, a corrupt politician, and soon the friends are found murdered. Later, when Roy dies of an illness, Jayan discovers Roy and Sahadevan's past.

Recognize

2012

Recognize

2012

Derrill Davis aka Dee Dee lives the life as a professional used car salesman by day and one of Atlanta's most deadly and feared undercover street gangsters by night. He hooks up partner oneway Boobe aka Ray and does a string of crimes that involve robbing, kidnapping and the killing of well-known drug dealers.
star 5.6

Cop in Drag

1984

Cop in Drag

1984

star 5.6
Rome, Italy, early 1980s. A guy who worked at the Blue Gay, a transvestite cabaret, is found murdered, strangled. Marshal Nico Giraldi is responsible for investigating, infiltrating the Roman Gay community.
star 5.5

Mission Park

2013

Mission Park

2013

star 5.5
Four friends from the rough side of town grow apart when two are consumed by a life of crime, and the other two become FBI agents sent deep undercover - to bring down those childhood friends.