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Drama, biographical film, comedy drama, crime film, drama film
A miscarriage of justice lands Willis Newton languished in prison, he encountered a harsh reality: money held the key to societal status within the unforgiving confines. Determined to climb the social ladder, he joined forces with Slim and…
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Crime, Komödie, Thriller, crime film, drama film, heist film
Safe-cracker John "Duke" Anderson is released after ten years in prison. He immediately renews his relationship with his old girlfriend, Ingrid Everleigh. While Anderson was away in prison, Ingrid has been "kept" by a wealthy man named Wer…
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Thriller, crime film, heist film
In Cincinnati, four masked robbers get away with $3 million in cash from Hubert National Bank after the crew's leader executes point-blank the manager, Steven Hutchinson. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Montgomery heads the joint robbery-homici…
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Komödie, buddy film, comedy drama, comedy film, heist film
Best friends, Durell Washington and LeeJohn Jackson are bumbling petty criminals in Baltimore. Having started to work at a repair shop, Durrell impresses the owner with his technology skills. However, LeeJohn ruins this by trying to steal …
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Mafia Film, crime film, drama film, heist film
Hawke and Ruffalo play childhood friends Paulie and Brian, who are forced to survive on the tough streets of South Boston through a life of petty thievery. They join a local gang of criminals, but Brian finds it hard to reconcile his work …
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Action, Crime, action film
In Los Angeles, four masked criminals consisting of Casey, Mercer, Mike, and Sykes rob a courier truck transporting cash. In the ensuing shootout with police, Detective Knight's partner, Fritz, is severely wounded, and the criminals escape…
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Crime, Drama, crime film, drama film, fiction film, heist film
Wanda Goronski, an unhappy housewife from rural eastern Pennsylvania, stays on her sister’s couch after leaving her husband. After walking across a coal field and hitching a ride, she arrives late to a divorce court hearing, relinquishes h…
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Komödie, comedy film, heist film
Dick Harper, a successful aerospace engineer at Taft Aerospace, and his stay-at-home wife Jane are an upper-middle-class couple who live in a suburban home with their son Billy and enjoy a comfortable lifestyle. However, their lives are up…
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Action, action film, drama film, heist film
Two NASCAR hopefuls, driver Larry Rayder and his mechanic Deke Sommers, successfully execute a supermarket heist to finance their jump into big-time auto racing. They extort $150,000 in cash from a supermarket manager by holding his wife a…
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Drama, Mysterie, heist film, mystery film, neo-noir
Corporate engineer Joe Ross has invented a potentially lucrative "process", the precise nature of which is never revealed. While on a retreat on the island of St. Estèphe, he meets wealthy stranger Julian "Jimmy" Dell and attracts the inte…
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Christmas film, Drama, Film Noir, action film, adventure film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, gangster film, mystery film, prison film, psychological drama film, psychological thriller film, suspense film, thriller film, war film
On Christmas Eve in New York City, down-on-his-luck ex-convict Nick Bianco and his three colleagues rob a jewelry store. Before they can exit the building, however, the injured proprietor sets off his alarm. While attempting to escape, Nic…
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Crime, Drama, Family Drama, crime film, drama film, thriller film
In 1974, Chris Pierzynski is furloughed from prison after serving twelve years for murdering a rapist and killer he caught in the act, and moves in with his brother Frank, who is a New York Police detective. Chris reconnects with his ex-wi…
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Criminal Comedy Film, Gangster Film, buddy film, comedy film, heist film
Joe, Al, and Willie are three senior citizens who share a small apartment in Queens, New York City. Their days are spent on a park bench, and Joe is desperate to break the monotony. One day Joe suggests that they go on a "stick-up".
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Action, Crime, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film, thriller film
In Las Vegas, LVMPD policemen Vincent Downs and his partner Sean Cass rob a shipment of cocaine belonging to entrepreneur Stanley Rubino, who intended to sell it to mobster Rob Novak, the son of a powerful mob boss. The two cops volunteer …
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Horror, Thriller, horror film, mystery film, slasher film
Three young American tourists, Alex, his sister Bea, and her friend Amy, are backpacking in Brazil. After a bus crash leaves all the passengers stranded, they are joined by two British men, Finn and Liam, and an Australian woman, Pru, who …
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Criminal Comedy Film, comedy film, heist film
As a child, Virgil Starkwell is a frequent target of bullies, who take his glasses and stamp on them on the floor. In school, he scores well on an IQ test. When he steals a fountain pen, his teacher instructs the class to close their eyes …
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Action, Heist, Thriller
In an unidentified European country, Police oversees the transportation of $10 million from a bank. To prevent the master thief Diabolik from stealing the money, he creates a diversion whereby a truck from the bank transports wastepaper, w…
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Biographical picture, Crime, biographical film, crime film, drama film, heist film
On August 18, 1994, Martin Cahill leaves his home in Cowper Downs, Rathmines. He is ambushed by an assassin, who escapes on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice. As his family grieve, his Garda nemesis, Inspector Ned Kenny, arrives to see …
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action film, comedy film, crime film, heist film
Yenicall, a cat burglar seduces the owner of Leesung Gallery, and steals a rare artifact with the help of three other partners: Popie, the leader, Zampano, the assistant, and Chewingum, a middle-aged conwoman. They are visited by a detecti…
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Action, Police Film, action film, buddy cop film, drama film, heist film
SFPD Inspector Scott Roper is the best hostage negotiator in his department. He is called in to deal with a bank robber, Earl, demanding a getaway vehicle and police escort. He manages to defuse the situation, shooting Earl non-fatally in …
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Action, Natural Disaster, action film, crime film, heist film
In 1992, a category 5 hurricane named "Andrew" hits the town of Gulfport, Alabama. Will and Breeze Rutledge are evacuating from the destructive hurricane with their dad. However, their truck becomes stuck after avoiding the toppling tree i…
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action film, buddy film, comedy film, heist film, martial arts film
James (Leslie Cheung), Red Bean Pudding (Chow Yun-Fat) and Red Bean (Cherie Chung) are three orphans raised by crime lord Boss Chow (Kenneth Tsang), and grow up to become high-end art thieves. Boss Chow directs the three to steal a cursed …
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Crime, Drama, Justice Drama, crime film, drama film, heist film
John Sedley is a man with a disfigured face, mocked by others as "Johnny Handsome." He and a friend are double-crossed by two accomplices in a crime, Sunny Boyd and her partner Rafe, and a Judge sends Johnny to jail, where he vows to get e…
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Action, Heist, action film
At an art museum, Jack Reese, a professional thief and former gambler, attempts to steal The Disturbing Duckling, a (fictional) painting by Asger Jorn, with the help of his crew, consisting of Isabella Voltaic, Trey Peterson, and Iggy. Whe…
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