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Explore crime, criminals and those pursuing them.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,422 films · Page 203.

Goodbye Gemini (1970)

Horror

Jacki and Julian Dewar, a pair of fraternal twins, arrive via bus in London on Spring break from university, while their father is in Mexico on business. The pair launch themselves into London's underground party scene, clubbing at strip bars, accompanied by Jacki's teddy bear, Agamemnon, whom the twins address – and regard – as a father figure. At one club the pair encounter Clive, a small-time pimp who survives by ingratiating himself with the wealthy and well-connected.

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The 19th Wife (2010)

Drama

Amidst a Southern Utah Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints community, BeckyLyn (Wettig) is accused of murdering her polygamist husband. A fellow wife, Queenie (Leigh) is convinced of her friend's innocence and with BeckyLyn's son, Jordan (Czuchry) they work to clear his mother's name.

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Den of Lions (2003)

thriller film

Den of Lions follows Mike Varga, an undercover American intelligence agent sent to Eastern Europe to infiltrate a Russian organized crime network operating in Hungary. His mission is to gain the trust of two powerful mafia brothers, Sergei and Yuri, who control a criminal organization involved in arms trafficking, smuggling, and other illegal activities. Mike travels to Budapest posing as a former criminal looking for work.

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The Graduates of Malibu High (1983)

Action, Crime, Drama, rape and revenge film

Malibu High graduate and college student Kevin Carrigan enjoys a typical student life, with his fraternity friends including Fred and Scott. When his sister Tiffany is gang raped and murdered by a gang of vicious bikers, he becomes withdrawn and violent, despite the help of his girlfriend Lucy and police lieutenant father. Kevin, with the aid of his college friends, sets out to avenge his sister's death, and they become a vigilante group, obsessed with violence and confronting all crime in the city.

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Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)

Crime, Noir

Childhood friends Rocky Barnes and Dan Purvis are Los Angeles prowl-car cops on night duty. Barnes is easygoing while Purvis is a cynic who disdains all lawbreakers. Both men are attracted to radio communicator Kate Mallory, but she is reluctant to become involved with policemen, her cop father having been killed in the line of duty.

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Perfect Friday (1970)

Gangster Film, Heist

Mr. Graham, a deputy under manager in a bank in the West End of London, is dissatisfied with his boring life. He meets Lady Britt Dorset, a spendthrift aristocrat and recruits her and her husband, Lord Nicholas Dorset, to help him carry out his plan to steal £300,000 from the bank.

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Turn the River (2007)

Drama

Turn the River stars Famke Janssen as Kailey Sullivan, a woman rough around the edges and schooled in hard knocks. Divorced from her son's father and without visitation rights, she and her son write letters to each other and meet surreptitiously. Kailey learns that her son, Gulley, is being abused by his father and is being bullied in school.

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Handsome Harry (2009)

Drama, LGBTQ-related film

Handsome Harry is the story of Harry Sweeney's journey to find forgiveness from an old Navy friend. One day, Harry gets a call from an old Navy buddy, Kelley, on his deathbed. At first, Harry wants nothing to do with Kelley, but soon, memories and guilt overcome him, and he goes on a journey to confront his old friends.

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To the Ends of the Earth (1948)

Crime, Noir

In 1935, United States Narcotics Agent Michael Barrows (Powell) is assigned to find an unidentified freighter suspected of smuggling drugs. When he and the Coast Guard spot it along the California coast, they give chase. Barrows watches helplessly through binoculars as the freighter captain has about a hundred chained slave laborers thrown overboard to drown.

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The Trial (2014)

Crime, LGBTQ-related film

Ronald (John Lloyd Cruz), a mentally challenged man, was put on trial after allegedly raping his teacher Bessy (Jessy Mendiola). As Amanda (Gretchen Barretto), Julian (Richard Gomez), and Ronald try to mount a convincing defense, they soon discover that they're all connected in more ways than just the case.

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The Siege of Pinchgut (1959)

Action, Crime, Drama, thriller film

An ambulance drives through Sydney, having been hijacked by escaped convict Matt Kirk and his three accomplices: Matt's brother Johnny, Italian Luke and Bert. The four men manage to avoid detection at Sydney Hospital and head out through Sydney Harbour in a purchased vessel, intending to go north. However, the boat breaks down before they can get through the Sydney Heads and the men decide to take refuge in Fort Denison (also known as Pinchgut), unaware it is occupied by caretaker Pat Fulton, his wife and daughter Ann.

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High Noon (2009)

Crime

The film revolves around crisis negotiator, Lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara . Phoebe struggles with the pressures of her job, raising her young daughter, and taking care of her agorophobic mother . While talking down a suicidal man, Phoebe meets his ex-boss, Duncan Swift , who can't resist her take-charge attitude, and attempts to earn her affections.

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Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)

Crime, Noir

Mike Hammer is asked to Las Vegas by an entertainer named Johnny Roman and, when he refuses, is abducted there. Johnny denies that it was his doing and explains that the reason he wants Hammer's help is that the singer, Barbara Leguire, has stolen something from him. While Hammer is a guest at the Hilton casino, he receives an anonymous request to meet a person at a wedding chapel, the person turns out to be wealthy socialite Helen Durant.

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Guilty Conscience (1985)

Crime

Arthur Jamison, a wealthy criminal defense attorney, is facing a costly divorce from his wife, Louise. Arthur deals with the predicament by imagining numerous schemes in which he kills her. As a defense attorney, Arthur is familiar with both the courts and the minds of criminals, and he spends much of the film consulting an officious imaginary version of himself for the perfect scheme to rid himself of Louise.

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Harvest of Fire (1996)

Crime, Drama

FBI agent Sally Russwell (Lolita Davidovich) is sent to investigate a presumed hate crime in a small Amish community in Iowa after three barns are burnt down. Given a rather cool welcome by the locals when she arrives at the crime scene Sally is able to gain the confidence of Amish widow Annie Beiler (Patty Duke). A shaky but solid bond is formed between the two women which enables Sally to go on with her investigation.

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The Mad Doctor (1941)

Crime

A sophisticated but murderous physician (Basil Rathbone) woos, weds, and murders several of his wealthy female patients for their fortunes. The women appear to have died prematurely, with their above-suspicion doctor-husband diagnosing their deaths as the imminent result of disease. The doctor's loyal male assistant (Martin Kosleck) tampers with the victims buried bodies in order to hide the incriminating evidence.

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Bodyguard (1948)

Crime, Drama, Noir

After being put on suspension at the LAPD, Mike Carter punches Lieutenant Broden and quits in disgust. A few days later, at a baseball game, he is approached by Fred Dysen, who wants to hire Carter as a bodyguard for his aunt, Gene Dysen, a widow and head of Continental Meat Packing Corp. Carter refuses.

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American Cousins (2003)

romantic comedy

Two New Jersey mobsters are almost killed when a deal in Eastern Europe goes wrong. They take refuge with their law-abiding cousin Bobby, who runs a fish and chip shop in Glasgow, Scotland. However, when one of the Americans takes a shine to Bobby's girl and the other clashes with local hoodlums, Bobby realises he has to stand up for himself or risk losing everything he loves.

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A Prize of Gold (1955)

Adventure, Drama, Heist, thriller film

Master Sergeant Joe Lawrence (Richard Widmark) is stationed in occupied Berlin shortly after the end of World War II. He encounters a group of German orphans when one of them tries to steal his Jeep. Joe finds Maria (Mai Zetterling), one of the orphans' caretakers, very attractive.

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Knife Edge (2009)

Horror, thriller film

A successful Wall Street trader returns to Britain with her family, but her new home in the countryside contains a disturbing secret. Her understanding of this secret is complicated by her husbands' difficulties and losing his job. In trying to hide this, he uses gaslighting to trick her into believing she is going insane.

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Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)

Crime, Detective, mystery film

Charlie Chan is brought in when an archaeologist disappears while excavating ancient art treasures in Egypt. Charlie must sort out the stories of the archaeological team, deal with the crazed son of the missing scientist, learn why priceless treasures are falling into the hands of private collectors, and battle many seemingly supernatural events. Chan's initial journey begins with a rickety biplane ride and then a desert trip by pack mule ("Offspring of Satan", mutters Chan at his animal).

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