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Western
thumb|The Kelly gang inspects a reward notice for their capture. thumb|Dan Kelly cutting telegraph wires thumb|The police descend on Glenrowan as Father Gibney protests the burning of the hotel. thumb|Actor portraying Ned Kelly in an authe…
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Crime, Drama, Romance Film, crime film, drama film
Hardened New York City homicide detective Emily Eden, daughter of a divorced former cop, and her partner Nick attempt to arrest two drug dealers. However, Nick is stabbed by one of the dealers, whom Emily shoots, killing him as he tries to…
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Horror, fantasy film, horror film
After killing his mother and sister and ritualistically arranging their bodies as a sacrifice to Satan, a Devil worshiper recites the Lords Prayer backwards as it is written on the wall in a room filled with candles and Satanic imagery. He…
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crime film, drama film
In 1985, Cinnamon Brown kills her stepmother by shooting her. Although she confessed to the crime, the lack of motive propels investigators to delve deeper into the case, and they discover that there is far more to it than originally thoug…
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Thriller, crime thriller film, drama film
Martin "Marty" Duran is an anti money laundering (AML) analyst at Omnicorp Bank headquarters in Manhattan. He produces a report showing that a potential client, a $7 billion corporation, has violated AML rules, killing the deal. The CEO wa…
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Drama, Film Noir, crime film, drama film, film noir
thumb|Ella Raines and Brian Donlevy in Impact thumb|Charles Coburn and Helen Walker Powerhouse millionaire industrialist Walter Williams gets his board of directors to bend to his will without ever breaking a sweat. He has a beautiful youn…
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Crime, Dark Comedy
A recently empty-nested mother Jessica Lipki discovers a severed human finger in her bowl of chili and blackmails the regionally-beloved "Blake Junior's" fast-food chain for $100,000. Blake Junior, the plutocratic founder behind the restau…
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Dark Comedy, Drama, drama film, romance film
In 1949, successful middle-aged businessman Harry Allen (Chris Cooper) is having an affair with considerably younger war widow Kay Nesbitt (Rachel McAdams). Feeling rejuvenated by his emotional reawakening, he confides in his best friend R…
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Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, black comedy film, psychological thriller
Fugitive John Taylor flees from an initially unspecified crime scene, with a wounded foot (with flashbacks and news reports revealing that he has robbed a bank, in collusion with a teller). He stops in a convenience store for some disinfec…
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Dark Comedy, buddy film, comedy drama, comedy film, comedy thriller, crime film
Small-time marijuana harvesters in Northern California Jack, Carter and Harlan witness their boss Malcolm shot dead by the pilot who flies him to visit his flourishing marijuana plantation. After getting over the initial shock, Jack organi…
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Documentation, Event Documentary, Investigative Documentary, crime film, documentary film
The film focuses on an evidentiary hearing held in February 2003 in Marion County, Florida, which was the site of some but not all of Wuornos' murders for which she was convicted and sentenced to death. It shows the work of the Office of C…
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Crime, Drama, biographical film, crime film, drama film
The movie is about the final nine months of the life of Gary Gilmore, beginning with his release from prison at the age of 35 after serving 12 years for robbery in Indiana. He is allowed to fly to Utah to live with Brenda Nicol, a distant …
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Film Noir, crime film, film noir
Down on his luck professional gambler Dan Milner accepts a mysterious job that will take him out of the U.S. for a year but pays $50,000. He accepts a $5,000 advance and tickets to an isolated luxury resort on Mexico's Baja California coas…
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action film, adventure film
On the run from his creditors, small time thief S.S. Kumar stumbles upon a private invitation card addressed to Raja Bahadur Singh for a gathering on the island of Sir John Locksley. Kumar steals the invitation card after witnessing the Ra…
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Action, Crime, Thriller, action film, crime film
Lawson Russell is a New Orleans criminal defense lawyer who has had a crisis of conscience while defending wealthy childhood friend Thurman Parks III. Parks denies charges of the rape and murder of stripper Jeanie Brussard. Russell is invo…
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Thriller, drama film, heist film
In an underground mob poker game, a man is revealed to be cheating with a hole card when the game gets robbed. He manages to defend himself as a huge gunfight breaks out, leaving all dead but him and one gangster. They get into a Mexican s…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, heist film, thriller film
Karen McCoy, a renowned bank robber, is released from prison after serving six years and resolves to lead a law-abiding life. Upon returning home, she discovers that her ex-husband has told their young son, Patrick, that she died, further …
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Drama, Film Noir, Secret Agent, Thriller, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, romance film
In December 1941, just before the entry of the United States into World War II, an American agent from the Naval Intelligence Office arrives in Shanghai to find his friend Conner was recently murdered. Determined to find out who killed Con…
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Crime, Drama, Mysterie
In Prague, Czech Republic, single mother Helena (Isabelle Blais) is seduced by a successful, handsome man and travels with him to spend a weekend in Vienna, Austria. He then sells her to a human trafficking ring and she is brought to New Y…
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Heist, crime film
Thief Tom Chitling steals an envelope from a safe and escapes guards, but is thrown off a building by an unseen assailant. The envelope is stolen while Tom is left to die. Years before, Molly and her son Oliver live together with their hob…
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Action, crime film
Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint," foils a terrorist plot to trade gold for bombs. After seizing most of the gold, he leaves his signature calling card. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure instructs a banker, Arnie Valecross, to steal $2…
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Crime, crime film, mystery film
A group of ten disparate people, strangers to each other, have all been summoned by a mysterious host named Mr. Owen to travel to Africa and join him on a safari he is hosting. Philip Lombard guides the entourage with the aid of local nati…
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Criminal Comedy Film, Family Drama, comedy drama, comedy film, heist film
Jessie McMullen, a Scottish-American widower who emigrated to New York with his Sicilian wife in 1946, is proud of his criminal lifestyle. He is disappointed that his son, Vito, left the life of crime when Vito's son, Adam, was born. Asham…
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Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, crime film, mystery film
Firmly in the tradition of American Westerns, it follows the lives of the two orphaned brothers. The older one, Buddy, sees his father being shot. Vulnerable and described as "slow", Buddy gets co-opted by gangster Julius Hench and turns i…
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