Prisons (2024)
Action, Crime, 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 253.
Catch the Heat (1987)
Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Martial arts
Checkers, a police officer who is very skilled with martial arts (and has a technique of her own) disguises herself as a showgirl/dancer to infiltrate a South American drug ring, while at the same time she unwittingly strikes up a relationship with Waldo, an undercover special agent who carries the same goal. They both partner up in order to stop Jason Hannibal, a ruthless kingpin who has been using unsuspecting starlets in order to smuggle drugs into the United States, hiding his product inside the aspiring women's new breast implants.
Las Vegas Lady (1975)
Crime
In Las Vegas, Lucky and two of her girlfriends, Carol and Lisa, plan to steal half a million dollars from the sadistic manager of the Circus Circus Casino. A shadowy man is their contact and organizer. Each of the women could be a weak link in a scheme that has to be flawless: Lucky's boyfriend is a security officer at the casino, Lisa is a trapeze artist who's now plagued with vertigo, and Carol is in debt to a nasty thug – plus, as a Black woman, she's subject to additional harassment.
Soho Incident (1956)
Crime, Noir
Jim Bankley a Canadian veteran living in London, is trying without much luck to succeed as a prizefighter. Through an old army buddy, he meets and begins working for the local Sicilian mob leader Rico Francesi. Bankley falls in love with Rico's sister, the vile Bella Francesi; she soon draws him deeper into the gang's activities.
Say It in Russian (2007)
thriller film
Andrew (Steven Brand) meets a young Russian girl, Daria, while on vacation in Europe and falls in love. He goes to Moscow, where he meets Daria's father (Rade Šerbedžija), a rich Russian mafia oligarch, and becomes entwined with his situation, which places them both in grave danger.
Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)
Crime, Drama
Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham join the army in an effort to uncover a ring of German spies.
Third Man Out (2005)
LGBT-related television series, LGBTQ-related film, thriller film
At the home of John Rutka and Eddie Santin, Rutka is apparently shot. Later, private eye Donald Strachey arrives at a hospital to meet with a client. While there, he sees his partner, Tim Callahan, escorting his boss, a prominent New York State senator who is there for a photo op with the comatose Catholic Bishop McFee.
Police Dog (1955)
Crime
Constables Mason and Lade spot a burglar leaving the scene of the crime and both give chase, but Lade is badly shot by the burglar before Mason can catch up. Back at the police station Mason befriends Rex, a stray Alsatian dog recently brought in by another officer. Now living abroad, its owners agree to donate it to the police and it and Mason begin training together, causing tensions back home with Mason's girlfriend Pat Lewis, daughter of his landlady and her late policeman husband – Pat resents being unable to treat Rex as a pet and his drawing Mason's attention away from their relationship.
Stark Raving Mad (1983)
Crime, Drama
The film opens with convicted serial killer Richard Stark on death row and awaiting execution. While he waits in the death cell, he begins to relate the story of the circumstances that led to his present situation.
Stranger in Town (1957)
Crime
An American composer, lodging in a quiet English village is found shot dead. A journalist, also from America probes the death on behalf of the pianist's only relative in America. His trail leads to the local gossip who is later found gassed and debunks the official theory that it was suicide, finding that many people seem to have had reason to commit the crime, as he eventually discovers the truth.
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
Crime
Sherlock Holmes goes on the trail of a Rembrandt painting, stolen by a drug-addicted artist.
Appointment with a Shadow (1957)
Crime, Drama, Noir
Alcoholic Paul Baxter has ruined his career as a reporter. After passing out in a bar, he is taken home by his friend, police lieutenant Spencer. Spencer's sister Penny is romantically involved with Baxter.
The Broken Horseshoe (1953)
Crime, Drama
A hit-and-run victim is operated on by Dr Fenton, but the patient is later murdered, and the doctor finds himself the prime suspect. The mysterious Della, connected to a horse-doping ring, falls for the doctor and helps him clear his name and expose the villains.
Another Face (1935)
Crime
Wanted by the police, murderer and gang leader Broken Nose Dawson goes to unscrupulous Dr. H. L.
Remains to Be Seen (1953)
Comedy, Crime Comedy, musical film
A girl vocalist and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.
Zerkalnie voyni: Otrazhenie pervoye (2005)
Action, Crime, thriller film
Russian company Sukhoi has developed a fifth-generation jet fighter, the Sukhoi Su-XX, nicknamed Sabretooth, flown by test pilot Alexei Kedrov (Alexander Efimov), from a remote Russian airbase. Recently suspected of being a traitor due to his love affair with American ecologist Catherine Foley (Ksenia Alfyorova), Alexei is patriotic and is unaware that Catherine is not who she claims and is working with London-based arms dealer Dick Murdoch (Malcolm McDowell). A mystery man (Rutger Hauer) also appears to control the effort to steal the Sabretooth.
The Whip Hand (1951)
Crime, propaganda film
Journalist Matt Corbin is traveling through Wisconsin on a fishing trip and discovers a nearly deserted town where the few inhabitants are secretive and hostile. A shifty lodge owner named Steve Loomis warns Matt away, claiming that all of the region's fish mysteriously died years ago. The story makes Matt more curious, and his investigation uncovers a Soviet plot to poison the American water supply.
The Ladybird (1927)
Crime, silent film
The film follows the activities of a gang called 'The Ladybirds' -- criminals who prey upon the rich and famous of New Orleans. During Mardi Gras, a society girl called Diane Wyman gets a job dancing at a local cabaret and unwittingly becomes entangled with the Ladybirds plots.
East Is West (1930)
Crime, Drama
thumb|thumbtime=10|East Is West (full film) Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Yong, the Chop Suey King.
Black Listed (2003)
Crime, Drama
Lawyer Alan Chambers (Robert Townsend) grows tired of watching criminals being released and takes it upon himself to create a list of criminals, he feels should be put to death. He sends it to his closest friends, only to find later that the killing has already begun without his involvement.
The Firechasers (1970)
Action, Crime, Drama
While investigating the cause of a series of lethal fires in London, U.S. insurance man Quentin Barnaby falls in love with beautiful journalist Toby Collins. Working alongside and pooling information with Collins and her photographer, Jim Maxwell, Barnaby hopes they share a common goal, that of "firechasing" the identity of the arsonist responsible.
Trouble on the Corner (1997)
Crime, Drama
Jeff Steward is a psychologist living in the same apartment complex. After a piece of the ceiling collapses, he finds a woman taking a bath at the upper apartment. This causes total disorder of his normal life and he starts mixing the patients' psychoses up with his own.
Late Extra (1935)
Crime, Drama
Cub reporter Jim Martin gets his big break when he is assigned to interview a woman who rang his newspaper claiming to have information about wanted murderer Rudolf Weinhart. Jim and his reporter girlfriend Janet Graham arrive at the woman's apartment only to discover her dead. When Janet meets a girl named Sylvia Caporelli who claims to have inside information but demands anonymity, Jim and Janet quarrel, as they struggle to choose between their loyalty to the newspaper and their duty to protect an individual.
Loophole (1954)
mystery film, Noir
A man posing as a bank examiner steals $50,000 from teller Mike Donovan's cash drawer. Because Donovan does not immediately report the shortage after he discovers it, he is accused of theft and fired by the bank. Donovan is prevented from finding other employment by Gus Slavin, an insurance investigator and former cop who informs each of Donovan's next employers that Donovan is a thief who should be fired.