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Destiny, Justice Drama, drama film, prison film
In early 1950s Florida, decorated World War II veteran Lucas "Luke" Jackson drunkenly beheads several parking meters. He is sentenced to two years on a chain gang in a prison camp run by the Captain, a stern warden, and Walking Boss Godfre…
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Action, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, hood film, mystery film, thriller film, vigilante film
An older woman, Evelyn Mercer, is murdered at a convenience store in Highland Park, Michigan when a robbery occurs that results in the death of the store clerk and her, the sole witness. The incident brings her four adopted sons back home …
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crime film, drama film
Michel Poiccard, a young and brash criminal who idolizes American movie gangsters, steals a car in Marseille and heads for Paris. On the Route nationale 7, he impulsively shoots and kills a motorcycle policeman after being pursued for cros…
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Action, Crime, Crime Comedy, Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, comedy thriller
In Los Angeles, ruthless drug lord Cullen Crisp murders a man who had provided information about the whereabouts of Crisp's ex-wife, Rachel, who went into hiding years earlier with their young son, Cullen Jr. Crisp is arrested by John Kimb…
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Crime, Forensic, crime film, drama film
Roman J. Israel is a lawyer earning $500 a week at a small law firm in Los Angeles. In his two-partner office, Roman is responsible for preparing briefs, often focusing on the civil rights of clients, while William Jackson, the firm's foun…
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Crime, Drama, action film, biographical film, crime film, drama film, satanic film
In 1975, James "Whitey" Bulger, leader of the Winter Hill Gang, controls most organized crime within South Boston, along with his right-hand man Stephen Flemmi, newcomer Kevin Weeks, and callous hitman Johnny Martorano. Bulger lives with h…
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Action, Police Film, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, thriller film
After foiling an assassination attempt by an Islamic jihadist on President Reagan, Secret Service agents Richard Chance and Jimmy Hart are assigned as counterfeiting investigators in the Los Angeles field office. Days away from retirement,…
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Action Comedy, Buddy Cop, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, crime film
Seventeen years after Johnny Tapia was taken down by Miami PD Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, Isabel Aretas, widow of cartel kingpin Benito, escapes from a Mexican prison with the aid of her son Armando. Isabel sends Armando to …
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Drama, Gangster Film, comedy film, crime film, drama film, girls with guns, neo-noir
College students Brit, Candy, and Cotty often spend their time partying while their friend Faith attends a religious youth group. As their classmates head to spring break, they are stuck behind because they don't have the money to travel. …
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Action Comedy, Tragic Comedy Film, action comedy film, comedy drama, comedy film, superhero film
Frank Darbo, a devoutly religious short-order cook, recalls his only two good memories from an otherwise disappointing life: marrying his wife Sarah and pointing a police officer in the direction of a man who snatched a woman's purse. He i…
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Drama, Forensic, drama film, trial film
Medgar Evers, an African-American civil rights activist in Mississippi, was murdered outside his home on June 12, 1963, by Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist. De La Beckwith had been tried twice in the 1960s, with both trials ended …
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Thriller, crime film
The film opens with a narration about a man who sees himself as a god made up of other men, tied to the violent white supremacist gang Aryan Steel. An 11-year-old girl named Polly waits for her mother outside her school. Her estranged fath…
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Action, Marital Tragedy, action film, drama film, psychological thriller film
Slim is a waitress in a Los Angeles diner where she meets wealthy family man Mitch Hiller, who wards off a rude man trying to hit on her for a bet. They eventually marry, have a daughter named Gracie, and live happily in an expensive house…
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Thriller, drama film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
In 1995, Dolores Claiborne works as a domestic servant for her elderly, partially paralyzed employer, Vera Donovan, in her mansion in the fictional Little Tall Island in Maine. One afternoon, the pair struggles, and Vera falls down the sta…
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Horror, Psychological Thriller, crime film, drama film, psychological thriller
George and Ann Farber, their son Georgie, and their dog Lucky arrive at their lake house. Their next door neighbor Fred comes over with two young men, Paul and Peter, to help put the boat into the lake, though Fred is behaving strangely. W…
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Anti-War Film, Justice Drama, drama film, trial film, war film
The story is presented as a flashback of Max Eriksson, a Vietnam veteran. A platoon of American soldiers led by Lieutenant Reilly is ambushed by Viet Cong (VC) after a panicked soldier exposes their position during a night patrol. Eriksson…
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Conspiracy Thriller, Dark Comedy, Secret Agent, action film, comedy film, crime thriller film, spy film
Former CIA black ops agent Frank Moses lives in the suburbs and frequently tears up his pension checks in order to call center employee Sarah Ross, with whom he has fallen in love over the phone. One day, an assassination squad attacks Fra…
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Komödie, LGBTQ-related film, Thriller, crime film, drama film, heist film, thriller film
The British criminal Gary "Gal" Dove is happily retired on the Costa del Sol with his beloved wife DeeDee, his friend Aitch, and Aitch's wife Jackie. An old criminal associate, the feared Don Logan, arrives, intent on enlisting Gal for a b…
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Biographical picture, Crime, Gangster Film, Road Movie, Romance Film, action film, biographical film, crime film, drama film
During the Great Depression, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker of Texas meet when Clyde tries to steal Bonnie's mother's car. Bored with her job as a waitress, Bonnie becomes intrigued by Clyde and decides to partner with him in crime. They p…
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Detective Film, Fantasy, Gangster Film, Komödie, action film, comedy film, crime film
In 1938, a young street kid witnesses the massacre of a group of mobsters at the hands of Flattop and Itchy, two hoods on the payroll of Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice, who leave a bullet-riddled message for police detective Dick Tracy. After …
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Komödie, Sitcom, buddy film, comedy film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film
In Stone Age suburban Bedrock, Slate & Co.'s vice-president Cliff Vandercave and his secretary Sharon Stone plan to swindle the company of its vast fortune, pin the blame on a patsy, and flee. Fred Flintstone loans his best friend and neig…
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Horror, Modern-Day Fantasy, crime film, ghost film, horror film, mystery film, thriller film
The film opens with a home movie depicting a family of three being bound and hung up like scarecrows with sacks over their heads in a cornfield and burned alive three years after the Oswalt family was murdered. It is revealed to be the nig…
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Slasher Horror, Teen Horror Film, Thriller, horror film, slasher film
In 1999, two British tourists, Liz Hunter and Kristy Earl, are backpacking across Australia with Ben Mitchell, an Australian friend. Ben buys a dilapidated car for their journey from Broome, Western Australia to Cairns, Queensland via the …
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Erotic Thriller, LGBTQ-related film, Mafia Film, Thriller, crime thriller film, drama film, erotic film, erotic thriller, film noir, heist film, neo-noir, thriller film
Corky, a lesbian ex-convict, is hired as a painter and plumber at a Chicago apartment building. She encounters Violet and Caesar, the couple who live next door to the apartment she is renovating. While Caesar is gone, Violet seduces Corky.
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