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Crime, Drama, LGBTQ-related film, Mysterie, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, horror film, mystery film, neo-noir, thriller film
In 1947, LAPD detectives Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are made partners after engaging in a boxing match to raise public support for the department. Lee introduces Bucky to his girlfriend Kay Lake, and the trio becomes insepa…
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Crime, Thriller, drama film, police film, thriller film
David Robey, a wealthy trader and serial killer, blackmails and kidnaps cleaner Callum Aldrich. DCI John Luther is assigned to the case and promises Callum's mother, Corinne, he will find her son. Concerned about his involvement, Robey dig…
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Crime, Gangster Film, Komödie, Thriller, action film, comedy thriller, crime thriller film, drama film, neo-noir
Two bookies are separately ambushed and murdered. In a bus terminal, a young man is approached by Goodkat, who tells the story of Max: two decades earlier, Max borrowed money from the Mob to bet on a fixed horse race after eavesdropping on…
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Action, Thriller, Yakuza Film, action film, buddy cop film, drama film, suspense film, thriller film
Nick Conklin is an NYPD detective who has come under fire from Internal Affairs, who believes he and his former partner stole money from evidence used in a drug bust. In addition, he is behind on his alimony payments. One day after an inte…
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Film Noir, Gangster Film, Police Film, Psychological Thriller, crime film, drama film, film noir
thumb|upright=1.2|Janet Leigh and Charlton Heston in Touch of Evil thumb|upright=1.2|Orson Welles as Hank Quinlan Along the U.S.–Mexico border, a time bomb placed inside a vehicle explodes, killing two people. Mexican special prosecutor Mi…
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Action Comedy, Buddy Film, Police Film, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film
In Beverly Hills, an organised criminal gang led by the ruthless Karla Fry carries out a precision robbery of a jewellery store, leaving behind an envelope marked "A" containing a cryptic code. Captain Andrew Bogomil investigates the robbe…
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Crime, Crime Comedy, comedy drama, crime film, mystery film
Nine years after the events of the series finale, former teenage sleuth Veronica Mars has left Neptune, California, and moved to New York City, where she is in a relationship with Stosh "Piz" Piznarski and has a job offer from the prestigi…
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Parodie, Silly Movie, Splatstick, comedy film
At the White House, President George H. W. Bush announces that he will base the country's energy policy on the recommendations of Dr.
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Action, Drama, action film
Billie Jean Davy, a young woman from Corpus Christi, Texas, rides with her younger brother, Binx, on his Honda Elite scooter to a lake to go swimming. Stopping for a milkshake at a Sonic fast food joint, they have to deal with Hubie Pyatt,…
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Drama, LGBTQ-related film, crime film, drama film, romance film
Kristen Connor, a friendly but naïve white woman from Orange County, California, and Malik Williams, a black high-school track star on an athletic scholarship, both incoming freshmen at the fictional Columbus University, attend a dorm part…
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Drama, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film
African-American LAPD officer Abel Turner lives in the Lakeview Terrace neighborhood of Los Angeles with his two young children, Celia and Marcus, over whom he is very controlling. Young interracial married couple Chris and Lisa Mattson mo…
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Action Comedy, Secret Agent, action film, action thriller, comedy drama, comedy thriller
Mike Howell is a stoner who lives in the sleepy town of Liman, West Virginia, where he works as a convenience store clerk. He is planning to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Phoebe Larson, on a trip to Hawaii. He is unable to board the …
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Biographical picture, Musical, Romance Film, biographical film, musical film
In 1947 Chicago, Leonard Chess, a Polish Jewish immigrant and bar owner, becomes interested in electric blues after hiring a band that includes guitarist Muddy Waters and harmonica player Little Walter. Seeing that their music excites loca…
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Action, Thriller, action film, crime film
During a crime wave in Columbus, Ohio, Governor John Meserve gives a press conference. There, protestors ask him about a proposed pipeline. He promises that he has commissioned an independent study of the pipeline.
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Crime, Romantic Comedy, comedy film, comedy horror, crime film
Charlie MacKenzie is a popular local beat poet living in San Francisco who makes his frequent break-ups the subject of his poems. His best friend Tony, a recently promoted police detective, believes that Charlie is afraid of commitment and…
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Buddy Cop, Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, action film, apocalyptic film, buddy cop film, comedy film, fantasy film, ghost film, supernatural film
Boston Police Detectives Nick Walker and Bobby Hayes steal a stash of gold during a drug bust. Nick regrets the theft and tells Hayes that he will turn it in as evidence. Hayes shoots and kills Nick at the next drug bust.
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Action, Criminal Comedy Film, Detective Film, Gangster Film, Police Film, Sitcom, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, heist film
Jewel thief Miles Logan and his crew—best friend Eddie, getaway driver Tulley, and new recruit Deacon—steal a $17 million diamond during a heist in Los Angeles. During the escape, Deacon betrays the crew, killing Eddie and trying to take t…
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Crime, action film, rape and revenge film
In 1973, artist Jennifer Spencer and her sister, Beth, are gang raped; the attack leaves Beth in a catatonic state. Ten years later, Spencer uses a .38 Special to kill George Wilburn, one of the rapists, in San Francisco and returns to her…
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Daffy Comedy, Marital Tragedy, Thriller, comedy film, comedy thriller, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, film noir, mystery film, romance film, suspense film, thriller film
left|thumb|220x220px|Elaine (Priscilla Lane) and Mortimer (Cary Grant) waiting for a marriage license The Brewster family of Brooklyn is descended from Mayflower settlers who "scalped the Indians" instead of the other way around, according…
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Action, Crime, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, action film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, neo-noir, thriller film, vigilante film
Max Payne is a detective assigned to the NYPD Cold Case Unit. He lost his wife Michelle and infant daughter Rose in a horrific murder; since that day, Max has been consumed by the desire to find his family's killer. He comes under suspicio…
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Justice Drama, Road Movie, Romance Film, Thriller, drama film
“Queen”, a criminal defense attorney, has an awkward dinner with her Tinder date “Slim“ in an Ohio diner. He drives her home, and they are pulled over by a white police officer who searches Slim and his trunk. When Slim asks if he could hu…
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Crime, Drama, Mysterie, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, crime film, drama film, mystery film, thriller film
Chief Warrant Officer Paul Brenner, an undercover agent of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division Command (CID), masquerades as First Sergeant Frank White to broker an illegal arms trade with a self-proclaimed freedom fight…
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Action, action film, drama film
Boston police Sergeant Spenser is jailed after pleading guilty to assaulting Captain John Boylan, who he suspected to be involved in the murder of Gloria Weisnewski, a family friend who protested gentrification. While incarcerated, Spenser…
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Action, Heist, Komödie, Road Movie, action film, buddy film, comedy film, crime film, drama film, heist film
A young ne'er-do-well who goes by the name Lightfoot cheerfully steals a car from an enraged dealer's lot. Elsewhere, an assassin attempts to shoot a preacher, who is delivering a sermon at his pulpit. The preacher escapes on foot.
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