Sebastian (2023)
Crime, Horror, thriller film
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 221.
A Killing Affair (1986)
Crime, Drama
During World War II, outsider Baston Morris comes to a tiny town looking for work at the local mill. He meets up with the town's evil employer, Pink Gresham, who abuses the men and has affairs with the women. Pink toys with Baston's plight but keeps the upper hand with his pistol and chases Baston away.
The Delta Factor (1970)
Action
A glamorous CIA agent, Kim Stacy, gets a new assignment. She is to work with a man named Morgan, a convict serving time for the theft of $40 million that was never recovered. Morgan is given a chance to earn a reduced sentence by aiding in the rescue of a scientist who has been taken prisoner on a Caribbean isle.
The Well (1997)
Drama
A young girl named Katherine and her older friend Hester live on an isolated farm run by Hester and her father Francis. Katherine works as a maid and wants to leave because there's too much work. Hester, however, becomes attracted to Katherine and holds her there, promising to give her less work in the future.
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970)
Mysterie
An American army deserter, fanatic and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan, living in Hong Kong becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, a half Chinese half Mexican organized crime mastermind. They conspire to blackmail an American weapons scientist, professor Bannister, into providing secrets to Mr.
Blind Alley (1939)
Crime, Drama, Noir
Prison escapee and murderer Hal Wilson and his gang take noted psychologist Dr. Shelby and his family hostage in their own home. Shelby psychoanalyzes Wilson to reveal that he has an Oedipus complex and that he murdered his father.
The Innocent Sleep (1996)
Crime, Drama, thriller film
The Cold Room (1984)
Mysterie, Psychological horror, Psychological Thriller, Science fiction, thriller film
Carla Martin (Amanda Pays) is leaving an English parochial boarding school for the summer to live with her estranged father at an inn in East Berlin. The headmistress (Ursula Howells), a nun, gives her a 1936 guide to Berlin, telling Carla that she may find it useful, even though Berlin has surely changed as much as she has. Her best friend, Sophie (Lucy Hornack), gives her a bag of marijuana.
The Long Wait (1954)
Noir
Johnny McBride is badly hurt while hitch hiking and loses his memory when the car he is riding in crashes; he also has his fingerprints burned off. Two years later, a clue leads him to his old home town, where he finds he is a murder suspect. McBride tries to clear his name of the presumed murder charges.
Little Chenier (2006)
Drama
Two brothers are victimized by a weak and jealous man in this drama shot on location in Louisiana. Beauxregard 'Beaux' Dupuis (Jonathan Schaech) lives in the swamps of Cajun country on a small stretch of land called Little Chenier with his younger mentally handicapped brother, Pemon (Fred Koehler). Beaux supports them both by running a bait shop.
Chicago Syndicate (1955)
Crime, Noir
Accountant and war hero Barry Amsterdam is asked by Chicago newspaper editor David Healey and civic leaders to go undercover and infiltrate the crime syndicate of Arnold Valent, who runs a corrupt insurance business. Valent is believed responsible for murdering bookkeeper Nelson Kern, who had gone to the newspaper with proof of the criminal activity. Barry hears how Kern's wife then committed suicide and daughter Joyce was committed to an institution.
Keaton's Cop (1990)
Crime, thriller film
Ex-mobster Keaton (Abe Vigoda), now living in a retirement home, narrowly misses being the target of a mob hit. Police officers Jake Barber (Don Rickles), who has known Keaton for a long time, and violent Mike Gable (Lee Majors), who takes an immediate disliking to the aging gangster, are called in to investigate a string of murders targeting senior citizens and to protect Keaton. When Barber gets caught in the crossfire of a pair of hit men, Gable and Keaton are forced to get along while they search for the killer.
Outside the Law (1920)
Crime
Silent Madden, a criminal leader in San Francisco, and his gangster daughter Molly have forsaken a life of crime after receiving counsel from Chang Lo, a Confucianist philosopher living in Chinatown. A despicable gangster named Black Mike Sylva frames Molly's father for murder, causing Molly to lose faith in abiding the law and prompting her return to a life of crime. Black Mike plots to double-cross Molly as well during a jewelry theft, but Molly gets word from her gangster lover and foils Black Mike's plans.
Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
Crime, Drama
Up-and-coming racketeer Dutch Schultz joins the Legs Diamond gang in Prohibition-era New York. A bootlegger named Murphy is murdered by Dutch, who falls for the dead man's daughter, Iris. Iris marries her fiancé, Frank Brennan, a police detective.
Meena (2014)
Crime
The film is based on the true story Meena Khatun, a girl from India, who was forced into sex slavery since age 11. In the film, the character is titled Meena Hasina and is shown to be aged 8 instead of the original 11.
Vanishing (2021)
Crime, Mysterie
One day, a severely damaged and unknown corpse is discovered. Jin-ho (Yoo Yeon-seok), the detective in charge of the case seeks advice from an international forensic scientist, Alice (Olga Kurylenko) to determine the identity of the corpse. Alice restores the missing traces through cutting-edge technology, and Jin-ho uses clues to intuit that it is not just a murder case, but has a close relationship with an organ trafficking organization.
Dimenticare Palermo (1990)
Political Thriller
Carmine Bonavia is candidate for mayor of New York City on the issue of drug legalization. During the campaign he gets married and travels to his ancestral home of Sicily, for the honeymoon. In the hotel in Palermo he meets a Sicilian prince who has been confined there for years because he crossed the mafia.
Dangerous Love (1991)
Crime
A psychopath videotapes then murders female clients of a dating service, and suspicion falls on a geeky computer executive.
The Purple Gang (1960)
Crime
A fictionalized account of The Purple Gang as they smuggled liquor in 1920s Detroit, Michigan.
Death Drums Along the River (1963)
Adventure
In an unnamed small British colony on the west coast of Africa, somewhat resembling the Gambia, and according to the dialogue next to Senegal, two policemen patrolling a wharf sight a sack of peanuts dropped by stevedores. As the sack breaks the workers discover a pouch in it that is quickly grabbed by a man who then runs away. The policemen chase him and he eventually kills one of them before disappearing.
The Price of Silence (1960)
Crime, Drama
Richard Fuller is interviewed by the prison governor just prior to his release. He admits guilt to the charge of embezzlement but it was to help a friend, who did not return the cash as promised. Fuller's heart was in the right place.
Japan (2008)
Action
The film follows a contract killer who goes by the code name Japan. He meets a man named Alfred at a hotel, who was recently evicted from his home. The two get along and Japan befriends Alfred.
Larceny (1948)
Crime, Noir
Con man Rick Maxon (Payne) tries to swindle war widow Deborah (Caulfield) into giving up her savings for a non-existent memorial. When Rick falls in love with Deborah he has pangs of remorse, but he must contend with his gang boss, Silky (Duryea) and the tough-as-nails moll, Tory (Winters), who is enamored with Rick but is Silky's girl.
Star of Midnight (1935)
Comedy, Mysterie, mystery film, romantic comedy
New York lawyer and playboy Clay "Dal" Dalzell is asked by old friend Tim Winthrop to locate his girlfriend Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in Chicago a year ago. Winthrop cannot stop thinking about her, and he believes she is in New York. Along with Donna Mantin, who has romantic designs on him, Dal attends a hit stage show titled "Midnight" that stars a masked actress, Mary Smith, who vanishes in mid-performance when Winthrop recognizes her and blurts out the name Alice.