Angela (1977)
Crime, Drama
Crime movies
Explore crime, criminals and those pursuing them.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,422 films · Page 199.
It All Came True (1940)
Comedy, Crime Comedy, musical film
Aspiring songwriter Tommy Taylor pins his hopes on the promises of his employer, gambler and gangster "Chips" Maguire. However, Chips uses the gun he had registered under Tommy's name to kill Monks when he betrays Chips to the police. It turns out Chips had Tommy carry the gun for just such a situation, to provide him with a fall guy.
North v South (2015)
Crime, Drama
The film is about feuding criminal gangs, divided along England's North–South divide. When two young lovers (Terry - Elliot Tittensor and Willow - Charlotte Hope) realise that they belong to rival gangs, they quickly discover that their love must be hidden from their gang leaders Vic Clarke (Berkoff) and John Claridge (Hill) for fear of causing an inter-gang war.
Street of Chance (1930)
Crime, Drama
Wealthy bond broker John Marsden is actually “Natural Davis” a famed and powerful New York gambler with strict standards—he never “cheats, frames or double-crosses,” and “it's final for those who do”. He is devoted to his wife, Alma, who is filing for a legal separation, and to his impressionable younger brother, "Babe” who has shaken a gambling problem and just married Judy. John sends Babe a wedding gift of $10,000, telling him to put it into good bonds, but Babe plans to run it up to $150,000.
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
black comedy film
Record-company owner Marty Starr concludes that Marla Dorland, aka Mavis Davis is a fading star. Meanwhile, he has to meet alimony payments to his ex, while he's forced to promote the untalented son of mobster, Rathbone. To get out from under, Marty decides that the death of Marla/Mavis could jolt record sales by turning her into a legend.
7 Minutes (2014)
Crime
Three friends, Sam (Luke Mitchell), Mike (Jason Ritter) and Owen (Zane Holtz), all showing off in real life, are forced to commit a brazen robbery. What begins as a simple plan - 'in and out in seven minutes' - quickly becomes a dangerous game of life and death as complications arise. As each minute of the robbery unfolds, the stakes are pushed higher and higher.
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Crime, Drama, Noir
Bill O'Brien is a New York con man in search of his next gullible victim. In a fancy nightclub, he finds Charles Engle, a guilt-ridden man on the brink of committing suicide after embezzling a large sum of money that he has spent on his high-maintenance wife. Charles seems like an unsophisticated out-of-towner visiting the city and Bill decides to try for his money.
Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
Crime, Drama, Mysterie, thriller film
Millionaire adult magazine publisher Richard Trainor (Robert Culp) is celebrating the success of his new calendar, featuring twelve beautiful nude women. However, the party is ruined when Miss January is pushed off a high-rise hotel. Later in the evening, Miss February is knifed to death.
The Swinging Barmaids (1975)
Crime, Drama, exploitation film
After murdering Boo-Boo, a cocktail waitress at the Swing-A-Ling Club, Tom, a psychotic killer, disguises himself and gains employment as a bouncer at the same club where he continues his killing spree. While police lieutenant Harry White attempts to stop him, Tom sets his sights on 'pure' waitress Jenny.
Kiss or Kill (1997)
thriller film
A woman off-camera explains how she has difficulty trusting people, especially men, because of things she saw when she was young. This comment introduces a prologue in which a little girl watches helplessly as a man (Syd Brisbane), presumably her father, appears at the door, douses her mother with petrol, and sets her alight. The young girl, now a woman in her twenties, is Nikki Davies (Frances O'Connor).
Who Killed the Cat? (1966)
Crime
Three elderly spinsters become amateur detectives when someone poisons their beloved cat (Tabitha). The three determine the cat was poisoned by their mean landlady and they decide to take revenge. They plan to murder the landlady, but fate takes a hand in matters.
Good People (2014)
Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film
The story begins with four men pulling a heist together. The men rob a man named Khan, a well-known French heroin dealer, of his drugs and money. Ben Tuttle and Bobby emerge from the building first.
A Dark Foe (2020)
Crime, thriller film
Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker (2013)
Crime
After her daughter is abducted in Russia, an NYPD detective goes out to find and save her from the kidnappers.
The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
Crime, Drama
Gangsters free one of their colleagues Frank Nash being escorted to prison and kill several FBI agents and local police officers in the attempt. FBI agent Melvin Purvis puts together a special squad to track down and capture the men responsible.
American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007)
documentary film
The film holds the view that the war on drugs has become one of the longest, darkest, most costly periods in American history. Texas filmmaker Kevin Booth sets out to prove his claim that the Drug War has failed. Three and a half years in the making, the film includes sections showing 62 people including former DEA agents, CIA officers, narcotics officers, judges, politicians, gang members, prisoners, and celebrities.
Escape Route (1952)
Crime, thriller film
An American, Steve Rossi, enters Britain by slipping past immigration at Heathrow Airport, leading to a national manhunt by the police led by Scotland Yard. Rossi heads into London where he tracks down Bailey, a barman, and asks him about Michael Grand. The barman passes him a note with an address which leads him to a woman, who says she does not know Grand.
Sacrifice (2011)
Action, Drama, thriller film
A tough undercover cop named John (Cuba Gooding Jr.) inadvertently gets involved in a dangerous heroin ring when Mike (Devon Bostick), a young defector of the drug trade leaves his five-year-old sister, Angel (Arcadia Kendal) within his care. After Mike is killed, Angel is kidnapped and trapped in an underground drug ring. John then sets out to save the girl with the help of Father Porter (Christian Slater).
Gambling Lady (1934)
Drama, romance film
Mike Lee raises his daughter Lady Lee to be as honest a gambler as he is. When he gets too much in debt to the underworld syndicate headed by Jim Fallin, he commits suicide rather than be pressured into running a crooked game. Lady initially goes to work for Fallin, then quits and sets out on her own when he tries to "help" her by providing a crooked dealer.
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
Comedy drama, Comedy horror, mystery film, satanic film, silent film
Jim Kirkham, a wealthy young man devoted to exploration and the collecting of exotic curiosities, is taken to task by his uncle for his extravagance. Obsessed with mysterious artifacts and unorthodox scientific experiments, Jim has turned his home into a kind of personal museum and laboratory. He is in love with Eve Martin, the daughter of a renowned gem collector.
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
Crime, Psychological Thriller
After her former boss, private detective Bernie Pryde, dies and leaves her his agency, Cordelia Gray is hired to investigate the suicide of Mark Callendar, a promising university student from a powerful family who abruptly abandoned his studies, moved to a remote cottage, and took employment as a gardener and handyman before hanging himself. Cordelia is hired by Mark's father, James, a prominent real estate developer, and his aloof assistant, Elizabeth. Cordelia visits the cottage where Mark committed suicide and speaks with Miss Markland, the property owner who discovered Mark's body.
The Trap (1959)
Crime, Drama
Ralph Anderson returns to his remote California hometown for the first time in many years. Now a lawyer, he has been estranged from his father, Lloyd, and brother, Tippy, ever since being sent to reform school as a youth for stealing a car, taking the blame for his brother's crime. Lloyd is now sheriff and Tippy his deputy.
Stealing Candy (2004)
Erotic Thriller, thriller film
The film revolves around three ex-cons who kidnap a famous Hollywood actress known for refusing to do nude scenes and persuade her to have sex on camera for a pay-per-view website. By the end, it is revealed that Candy and one of the cons, Fred, were in it from the get-go, and orchestrated the entire thing to promote her career. In a final backstab, she makes it appear as if he threatens her life, and perform a murder-by-cop on him, thus making sure the truth would never be revealed.
I Thank a Fool (1962)
Crime, Drama, mystery film
thumb|200px|left|Susan Hayward in I Thank a Fool trailer Dr. Christine Allison is convicted of manslaughter for the mercy killing of her terminally ill, married lover. After serving two years in prison, she is unable to find work.