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Crime (111)

Bad Country

Sat 5 Apr 2014 | Crime | 2014

Inspired by real events, Bad Country is a gritty Louisiana set crime drama. Detective Bud Carter's investigations lead to the arrest of Jesse Weiland, a contract killer from a criminal syndicate. Weiland, facing life in prison and losing his family, puts his trust in Carter and becomes an informant. The case attracts the FBI, who in turn, wrestles control from Carter. When a sting goes bad, the syndicate boss, Lutin Adams uses crooked politicians and lawyers to identify Weiland as the 'rat.' His family is executed, setting Weiland on a path of revenge executing targets on a manhunt for Lutin.

Cast: Tom Berenger, John Braymer, Patrick Brinker

Director: Chris Brinker

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Counselor, The

Sat 5 Apr 2014 | Crime | 2013

A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz

Director: Ridley Scott

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, The

Sat 5 Apr 2014 | Crime | 1959

A gang's plans for a St. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her well-founded suspicions.

Cast: Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke

Director: Charles Guggenheim, John Stix

Genre: Crime

Language: English

American Hustle

Wed 1 Jan 2014 | Crime | 2013

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.

Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper

Director: David O. Russell

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Blue Caprice

Wed 1 Jan 2014 | Crime | 2013

An abandoned boy is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure. Inspired by the real life events that led to the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks.

Cast: Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond, Tim Blake

Director: Alexandre Moors

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Italian Job, The

Sat 16 Nov 2013 | Crime | 2003

After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.

Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton

Director: F. Gary Gray

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Lawless

Sat 16 Nov 2013 | Crime | 2012

Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by a new deputy and other authorities who want a cut of their profits.

Cast: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce

Director: John Hillcoat

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Straight Time

Sat 16 Nov 2013 | Crime | 1978

Academy Award-winner Dustin Hoffman and Gary Busey star in the dramatic and riveting story of an ex-con battling for a new life and love in the glare and tension of the big city.

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey

Director: Ulu Grosbard, Dustin Hoffman

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Bling Ring, The

Sun 15 Sep 2013 | Crime | 2013

Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

Cast: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson

Director: Sofia Coppola

Genre: Crime

Language: English

House By The River

Sun 15 Sep 2013 | Crime | 1950

A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, and then watches as the brother becomes the prime suspect.

Cast: Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman, Jane Wyatt

Director: Fritz Lang

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Witness To Murder

Sun 15 Sep 2013 | Crime | 1954

A woman's sanity comes into question, after she claims to have witnessed a murder from her apartment window.

Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Sanders, Gary Merrill

Director: Roy Rowland

Genre: Crime

Language: English

French Connection II

Sat 24 Aug 2013 | Crime | 1975

Gene Hackman returns in his Oscar award-winning role as the hard-hitting detective Popeye Doyle. Doyle travels to Marseilles in pursuit of the heroin dealers who he hit, but failed to kill in New York. With its tension-filled action, inspired chases, inexhaustible excitement and Hackman's superb performance, French Connection ll is every bit as good, if not better, than the original.

Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson

Director: John Frankenheimer

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Reindeer Games

Sat 24 Aug 2013 | Crime | 2000

After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.

Cast: Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron

Director: John Frankenheimer

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Stick

Sat 24 Aug 2013 | Crime | 1985

Ernest "Stick" Stickley is an ex-con who's trying to stay clean on the streets of Miami. When his former cellmate is murdered during an illicit payoff, Stick finds himself at the center of a high-class criminal circle whose members include a nervous drug kingpin, a shady film producer, and a stock market whiz with his own gorgeous financial advisor. Elmore Leonard's screenplay, based on his own bestselling novel, blends cons and con artists into a suspenseful tall tale of creative swindling. Stick around - the action's just heating up.

Cast: Burt Reynolds, Candice Bergen, George Segal

Director: Burt Reynolds

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Big Clock, The

Tue 30 Jul 2013 | Crime | 1948

A career oriented magazine editor finds himself on the run when he discovers his boss is framing him for murder.

Cast: Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan

Director: John Farrow

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Friends Of Eddie Coyle, The

Tue 30 Jul 2013 | Crime | 1973

After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.

Cast: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan

Director: Peter Yates

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Goodfellas

Tue 30 Jul 2013 | Crime | 1990

Martin Scorsese's 1990 masterpiece GoodFellas immortalizes the hilarious, horrifying life of actual gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), from his teen years on the streets of New York to his anonymous exile under the Witness Protection Program. The director's kinetic style is perfect for recounting Hill's ruthless rise to power in the 1950s as well as his drugged-out fall in the late 1970s.

Cast: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci

Director: Martin Scorsese

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Killers, The

Tue 30 Jul 2013 | Crime | 1964

Surprised that their contract victim didn't try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why.

Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes

Director: Don Siegel

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Killing, The

Tue 30 Jul 2013 | Crime | 1956

Crooks plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.

Cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Welcome To The Punch

Fri 10 May 2013 | Crime | 2013

Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky, one last chance to catch the man he's always been after.

Cast: James McAvoy, Andrea Riseborough, Mark Strong

Director: Eran Creevy

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Armored Car Robbery

Sat 6 Apr 2013 | Crime | 1950

Armored Car Robbery is a heist movie that tells the story of a well-planned robbery of cash from an armored car when it stops at a sports stadium. The heist goes awry and a tough Los Angeles cop sets off in hot pursuit of the culprits.

Cast: Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman

Director: Richard Fleischer

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Between The Canals

Sat 6 Apr 2013 | Crime | 2011

Follows three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City as they each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.

Cast: Peter Coonan, Dan Hyland, Stephen Jones

Director: Mark O'Connor

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Compulsion

Sat 6 Apr 2013 | Crime | 1959

Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.

Cast: Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi

Director: Richard Fleischer

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Gangster Squad

Sat 6 Apr 2013 | Crime | 2013

Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.

Cast: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Jackal, The

Sat 6 Apr 2013 | Crime | 1997

An imprisoned IRA sniper is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly "faceless" assassin from completing his next job.

Cast: Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Killing Them Softly

Sat 6 Apr 2013 | Crime | 2012

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

Cast: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins

Director: Andrew Dominik

Genre: Crime

Language: English

One False Move

Sat 6 Apr 2013 | Crime | 1992

In Los Angeles, after a violent drug rip-off, LAPD detectives find the identity of the trio - the sadistic IQ of 150 and college graduate Lenny "Pluto" Franklyn; his not so bright buddy in San Quentin Ray Malcolm; and his girlfriend Fantasia. "One False Move" is a little gem from the 90's and one of the best in the neo-noir genre.

Cast: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Cynda Williams

Director: Carl Franklin

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Stander

Sun 11 Nov 2012 | Crime | 2003

The life and career of Andre Stander, a South African police officer turned bank robber.

Cast: Thomas Jane, David O'Hara, Dexter Fletcher

Director: Bronwen Hughes

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Valachi Papers, The

Sun 11 Nov 2012 | Crime | 1972

Sentenced to 15 years in prison, former mob "button man" Joe Valachi turns informant when he learns top Mafia capo Vito Genovese has put a $100,000 contract out on his life. From thievery and extortion to vengeance and murder, Valachi spills the innermost workings of the Cosa Nostra, culminating in his riveting testimony before a Senate subcommittee on organized crime.

Cast: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland

Director: Terence Young

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Prime Cut

Sat 10 Nov 2012 | Crime | 1972

A Chicago mob enforcer is sent to Kansas City to settle a debt with a cattle rancher who not only grinds his enemies into sausage, but sells women as sex slaves.

Cast: Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, Sissy Spacek

Director: Michael Ritchie

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Rampart

Sat 10 Nov 2012 | Crime | 2011

Set in 1999 Los Angeles, veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, works to take care of his family, and struggles for his own survival.

Cast: Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Sigourney Weaver

Director: Oren Moverman

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Shoot To Kill

Sat 10 Nov 2012 | Crime | 1988

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin (Poitier) must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox (PLATOON'S Tom Berenger). It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah (Kirstie Alley) becomes the killer's latest hostage.

Cast: Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Simple Plan, A

Sat 10 Nov 2012 | Crime | 1998

When three blue collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash they make a plan to keep their find from the authorities but find complications and mistrust weaving its way into their plan.

Cast: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda

Director: Sam Raimi

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Asphalt Jungle, The

Fri 9 Nov 2012 | Crime | 1950

'Doc' Riedenschneider, legendary crime 'brain' just out of prison, has a brilliant plan for a million-dollar burglary. To pull it off, he recruits safecracker Louis, driver Gus, financial backer Emmerich, and strong-arm man Dix Handley. At first the plan goes like clockwork, but little accidents accumulate and each partner proves to have his own fatal weakness. In the background is a pervasive, grimy urban malaise.

Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen

Director: John Huston

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Freelancers

Fri 9 Nov 2012 | Crime | 2012

The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of loyalty, trust and respect. When the truth about his father's death is revealed revenge takes him over and he won't stop until justice has been truly served.

Cast: 50 Cent, Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker

Director: Jessy Terrero

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Heat

Fri 9 Nov 2012 | Crime | 1995

A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.

Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

Director: Michael Mann

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Silent Partner, The

Mon 15 Oct 2012 | Crime | 1978

A timid bank teller anticipates a bank robbery and steals the money himself before the crook arrives. When the sadistic crook realizes he's been fooled, he tracks down the teller and engages him in a cat-and-mouse chase for the cash.

Cast: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York

Director: Daryl Duke

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Angels With Dirty Faces

Tue 27 Dec 2011 | Crime | 1938

Tough guy Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) plays Pied Piper to a gang of teenage hoods (the Dead End Kids) while boyhood pal turned priest Jerry Connelly (Pat O'Brien) tries to save their souls in this gangster classic from director Michael Curtiz. The two vie for control of the neighborhood, but when Connelly is almost killed by Rocky's duplicitous associates (Humphrey Bogart and George Bancroft), Rocky guns them down and finds himself sentenced to death.

Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien

Director: Michael Curtiz

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Set Up

Tue 27 Dec 2011 | Crime | 2011

A diamond heist goes horribly wrong, and the group of friends who sought to make a fortune must instead fight for their very survival. Bruce Willis, Ryan Phillippe and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson bring the firepower in this thriller.

Cast: Bruce Willis, Ryan Phillippe

Director: Mike Gunther

Genre: Crime

Language: English

White Heat

Tue 27 Dec 2011 | Crime | 1949

"Made it, Ma, top of the world!" James Cagney is riveting as homicidal gangster Cody Jarrett (complete with an "insane mother" complex) in this hard-boiled movie that costars Virginia Mayo as his two-timing wife. Edmond O'Brien's the cop who infiltrates Cody's gang to bring him down - and that he does in the legendary finale that plays out in an industrial yard filled with giant fuel tanks. Better watch those stray bullets! Raoul Walsh directs.

Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo

Director: Raoul Walsh

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Gomorrah

Wed 15 Jun 2011 | Crime | 2008

The intertwining tales of a delivery boy, a tailor, a businessman and two cocky teenagers form the fabric of this gritty and lyrical examination of the influential Neapolitan mob known as the Camorra. Peering into a multitude of social strata within present-day Naples, director Matteo Garrone's film - a hybrid of melodrama, crime and art-film genres - was nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe and a Best Documentary Independent Spirit Award.

Cast: Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino

Director: Matteo Garrone

Genre: Crime

Language: Italian (English subtitles)

Drive Angry

Sat 4 Jun 2011 | Crime | 2011

Career criminal Milton (Nicolas Cage) breaks out of prison to pursue the cult members who killed his daughter and kidnapped her baby. Milton is in turn chased by a serial killer (William Fichtner) who's determined to catch him before he can find redemption. Aiding Milton in his quest is Piper (Amber Heard), a comely waitress who supplies him with a muscle car that he uses to outrace the police that are hot on his trail.

Cast: Amber Heard, Nicolas Cage

Director: Patrick Lussier

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Taken

Sat 4 Jun 2011 | Crime | 2008

While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl (Maggie Grace) is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Working against the clock, her ex-spy father (Liam Neeson) must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his best years possibly behind him, the job may be more than he can handle. Famke Janssen also stars in this relentless action-thriller from director Pierre Morel.

Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace

Director: Pierre Morel

Genre: Crime

Language: English

22 Bullets (L'immortel)

Sat 5 Mar 2011 | Crime | 2010

Charly Mattei (Jean Reno) hasn't been in the killing business for years. But when he narrowly survives a hit on his own life, he comes out of retirement to exact revenge against the unscrupulous gangster (Kad Merad) he suspects committed the crime. It's one thing to dodge a bullet; it's quite another when you dodge 22 of them. Richard Berry directs this high-action adaptation of Franz-Olivier Giesbert's novel

Cast: Jean Reno, Kad Merad

Director: Richard Berry

Genre: Crime

Language: French (English subtitles)

Thursday

Sat 5 Mar 2011 | Crime | 1998

A former L.A. drug dealer has moved to Houston to make a new life for himself as a married architect. Everything falls apart when he is suddenly visited by one of his former cohorts who comes carrying heroin. Discovering the dope, the architect flushes it down the drain. This sets up a series of tough customers seeking the dope including a Rasta hit-man, an ex-lover Dallas who ties him up and rapes him, a criminal called Billy with a penchant for torture, and a rogue cop.

Cast: Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova, Mickey Rourke

Director: Skip Woods

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Badlands

Sat 1 Jan 2011 | Crime | 1973

Young garbageman Kit Carruthers (Martin Sheen) and his girlfriend, Holly (Sissy Spacek), kill Holly's father in South Dakota and hit the road on the run from the law. Writer-director Terrence Malick's script (for his feature film debut), based on real murders committed by a couple in 1958, does not judge its characters as they make their way to the Badlands of Montana, leaving a trail of senseless and random murders in their wake.

Cast: Sissy Spacek, Martin Sheen

Director: Terrence Malick

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Machete

Sat 1 Jan 2011 | Crime | 2010

Hired to assassinate a politician, vigilante and ex-Federale Machete (Danny Trejo) nearly dies when a sniper shoots him during the job. Out for revenge, he's joined by a reluctant old buddy (Cheech Marin) who's become a pacifist priest. Written and co-directed by Robert Rodriguez, this homage to exploitation films based on his fake trailer in Grindhouse co-stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba and Steven Seagal.

Cast: Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro

Director: Ethan Maniquis

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Mulholland Falls

Sat 1 Jan 2011 | Crime | 1996

Set in early-1950s Los Angeles, this crime thriller about an elite anti-gangster police squad boasts an all-star cast. Led by Max Hoover (Nick Nolte), the group of detectives known as the Hat Squad investigate the murder of a woman (Jennifer Connelly) who, it turns out, had a colorful sexual history involving high-profile men - including one of the squad's own. Also stars Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn and John Malkovich.

Cast: Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith

Director: Lee Tamahori

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Takers

Sat 1 Jan 2011 | Crime | 2010

With their collective eye on a huge payoff, a motley crew of bank robbers (including Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown and Hayden Christensen) get busy planning out their next heist. Their former colleague, Ghost (T.I.), convinces the boys to target an armored car carrying $20 million. But a detective (Matt Dillon) who's obsessed with his work is just as obsessed with making sure the thieves never pull off their scheme.

Cast: Matt Dillon, Paul Walker

Director: John Luessenhop

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Blood Diamond

Sun 5 Dec 2010 | Crime | 2006

In war-ravaged Sierra Leone, diamond smuggler Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) learns that a local fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) has stumbled upon a gigantic gem, and he offers to reunite the man with his family in exchange for the diamond. When Archer befriends a journalist (Jennifer Connelly) tracing "blood diamonds" that finance terrorist groups, he's faced with a choice between riches and humanity. DiCaprio and Hounsou each earned Oscar nods.

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou

Director: Edward Zwick

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Bonnie And Clyde

Sun 5 Dec 2010 | Crime | 1967

Serial bank robbers, sometime lovers and folkloric heroes Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) barrel across Depression-ravaged America on a shooting spree that ends in a deadly rain of bullets and tragedy. Directed by Arthur Penn, this stylish and sexy film shattered the mold when it came to crime pictures, layering comedy onto mayhem and youthful criminality. Gene Wilder makes his big-screen debut.

Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway

Director: Arthur Penn

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Chaos

Sun 28 Nov 2010 | Crime | 2005

With a gang leader (Wesley Snipes) holding dozens of hostages at an interrupted bank robbery, suspended cop Det. Quentin Conners (Jason Statham) is pulled back into action to negotiate. But when chaos erupts inside, the baddies escape. Now, Conners must pair with rookie cop Shane Dekker (Ryan Phillippe) to find the gang before they pull off an even bigger heist in this tense action flick from director Tony Giglio.

Cast: Wesley Snipes, Jason Statham

Director: Tony Giglio

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Ocean's Twelve

Sat 20 Nov 2010 | Crime | 2004

In director Steven Soderbergh's sequel to Ocean's Eleven, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) reunites with his old flame (Julia Roberts) and the rest of his merry band of thieves (including Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Casey Affleck and Don Cheadle) in a caper concerning three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam. But Europol agent Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is hot on their heels. Andy Garcia returns as casino owner Terry Benedict.

Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Genre: Crime

Language: English

To Catch A Thief

Sat 20 Nov 2010 | Crime | 1955

Suspected in a new series of gem heists in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, reformed jewel thief John Robie (Cary Grant) sets out to clear himself - and catch the real thief - with the help of pampered heiress Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly). Robie's plan backfires, but Frances, who believes him guilty, proves her love by helping him escape, and the real criminal is exposed in a spine-tingling climax. Alfred Hitchcock directs.

Cast: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Rear Window

Tue 14 Sep 2010 | Crime | 1954

As his broken leg heals, wheelchair-bound L.B. Jefferies (James Stewart) becomes absorbed with the parade of life outside his window and soon fixates on a mysterious man whose behavior has Jefferies convinced a murder has taken place. Meanwhile, other windows reveal the daily lives of a dancer, a lonely woman, a composer, a dog and more. Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter and Wendell Corey co-star in this Alfred Hitchcock-helmed classic.

Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Genre: Crime

Language: English

After The Thin Man

Tue 24 Aug 2010 | Crime | 1936

Domestic detectives Nick and Nora Charles (beloved on-screen duo William Powell and Myrna Loy) are back for the second installment of their murder-mystery series, this time to help Nora's cousin Selma (Elissa Landi) find her missing husband, Robert. With the help of Selma's lovesick friend David (Jimmy Stewart), the Charleses track a trail of dead bodies that reveals Robert's secret life and leads to an unlikely killer.

Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy

Director: W S Van Dyke

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Laura

Tue 24 Aug 2010 | Crime | 1944

Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) has been murdered, and as New York City Det. Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates, he finds that everyone seems to be in love with her - and he, too, gradually falls under her spell. But things aren't always what they seem. Otto Preminger's classic mystery received four Academy Award nominations, including a nod for Best Director, and won the Oscar for Best Cinematography.

Cast: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews

Director: Otto Preminger

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Prophet, A (Un Prophete)

Sun 8 Aug 2010 | Crime | 2009

After refusing to snitch, 18-year-old Arab Malik (Tahar Rahim) is thrown into a French prison, where the Corsican mafia rules with a firm fist. The obedient newcomer slowly rises through the organization's ranks but soon begins to double-cross his superiors. A follow-up to his 2005 gem The Beat My Heart Skipped, French director Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup

Director: Jacques Audiard

Genre: Crime

Language: French (English subtitles)

Diva

Sun 25 Jul 2010 | Crime | 1981

When 18-year-old Jules (Frederic Andrei) secretly tapes the concert of a superstar diva who refuses to be recorded, he accidentally winds up with another tape that identifies a top mobster involved in an international sex and drug ring. Suddenly, Jules is being chased through the streets of Paris by blackmailers, hit men and the police. Action, arias and assassins all collide in this romantic thriller directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix.

Cast: Frederic Andrei, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez

Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix

Genre: Crime

Language: French (English subtitles)

Big Sleep, The

Sun 11 Jul 2010 | Crime | 1946

A dangerous blackmailer has targeted the Sternwoods, a wealthy family once tucked away in the safety of their Los Angeles mansion. But while private eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) works on the case, he ends up falling for the clan's fiery daughter (Lauren Bacall). Crackling dialogue and the perfect pairing of Bogart and Bacall make this adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel a timeless classic. Howard Hawks directs.

Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall

Director: Howard Hawks

Genre: Crime

Language: English

From Paris With Love

Sun 11 Jul 2010 | Crime | 2009

While working at the American embassy in Paris, low-level intelligence agent James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) gets involved in espionage when he's pulled into a terrorist plot by high-ranking but uncouth American operative Charlie Wax (John Travolta), who's trying to stop it. Pierre Morel directs this fast-paced international thriller with a script by Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element) and Adi Hasak. Richard Durden also stars.

Cast: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Director: Pierre Morel

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Double Indemnity

Sat 26 Jun 2010 | Crime | 1944

Smitten insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) plots the perfect murder with femme fatale client Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck): staging her husband's "accidental" death to collect double indemnity on his life insurance and absconding with the loot. But before their scheme can pay off, the lethal duo must first get past a crafty claims investigator (Edward G. Robinson) who senses something isn't kosher.

Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck

Director: Billy Wilder

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Code, The

Fri 18 Jun 2010 | Crime | 2009

Deeply in debt to the Russian mob, master jewel thief Ripley (Morgan Freeman) recruits a talented burglar (Antonio Banderas) to help him pull off one more daring heist: filching two gem-encrusted Faberge eggs worth a cool $20 million each. The stakes stack up when Ripley's criminal creditors threaten to kill his goddaughter (Radha Mitchell), while the cop (Robert Forster) who's been trying to nail Ripley for years is hot on his trail.

Cast: Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas

Director: Mimi Leder

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Traffic

Fri 18 Jun 2010 | Crime | 2000

Steven Soderbergh's Oscar-winning drama intricately weaves three disturbing snapshots of America's drug war. At the forefront are a U.S. drug czar (Michael Douglas) who learns his daughter is an addict and a Mexican cop (Benicio Del Toro in an Oscar-winning role) dealing with a corrupt system. Meanwhile, a wealthy housewife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) whose husband is arrested for dealing must choose to carry on the business or sacrifice her lifestyle.

Cast: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Unthinkable

Fri 18 Jun 2010 | Crime | 2010

When the government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons, locations unknown, it's up to a seasoned interrogator (Samuel L. Jackson) and an FBI agent (Carrie-Anne Moss) to find out exactly where they are. A suspected terrorist who's already in custody is their only chance for a timely answer. But what will it take to get him to talk? Michael Sheen, Brandon Routh and Martin Donovan co-star.

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss

Director: Gregor Jordan

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Ministers, The

Sat 29 May 2010 | Crime | 2009

More than a decade ago, a mysterious organization known as the Ministers murdered Celeste's (Florencia Lozano) father. Today, she's a New York City cop - a job she took simply to avenge her father's death - and the Ministers have resurfaced. But as Celeste investigates, she's unaware that someone within her inner circle is connected to the group. Harvey Keitel co-stars in this thriller from writer-director Franc. Reyes. John Leguizamo co-stars.

Cast: John Leguizamo, Harvey Keitel

Director: Franc Reyes

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Enemy Of The State

Sat 8 May 2010 | Crime | 1998

Hotshot Washington lawyer Robert Dean (Will Smith) becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent (Jon Voight) sets out to recover the tape - and destroy Dean. Tony Scott directs this breakneck political thriller that co-stars Gene Hackman as an intelligence expert who comes to Dean's aid.

Cast: Will Smith, Gene Hackman

Director: Tony Scott

Genre: Crime

Language: English

French Connection, The

Sat 8 May 2010 | Crime | 1971

Violent, foul-mouthed detective "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) pursues a suave French drug dealer (Fernando Rey) through New York City with Captain Ahab-like zeal. Featuring a legendary car-vs.-train chase scene that stands the test of time, the film won the Best Picture Oscar. William Friedkin's groundbreaking crime drama that portrays cops and thugs in a similar light took the genre down a gritty, realistic path that influenced filmmaking for years.

Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey

Director: William Friedkin

Genre: Crime

Language: English

LA Confidential

Sat 8 May 2010 | Crime | 1997

In 1950s Los Angeles, three wildly different cops (Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey) form an uneasy alliance to ferret out deep-seated police corruption. But some people will do anything to land their faces in the pages of trashy Hollywood tabloids such as Hush-Hush magazine. A must-see whodunit, Brian Helgeland's script adaptation won an Oscar, as did Kim Basinger for her supporting role as a Veronica Lake look-alike.

Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe

Director: Curtis Hanson

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Donnie Brasco

Sun 18 Apr 2010 | Crime | 1997

When FBI agent Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) goes undercover and becomes "Donnie Brasco" to infiltrate the Mob, he dangerously starts to identify more and more strongly with the made men he's charged with taking down. Mike Newell directs this fact-based drama that explores the relationship between the hunter and the hunted - the mobster (Al Pacino) who grooms Brasco as his protege. Anne Heche and Bruno Kirby co-star.

Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp

Director: Mike Newell

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Law Abiding Citizen

Wed 31 Mar 2010 | Crime | 2009

Traumatized by the atrocious murders of his wife and daughter - and the flawed justice system that set the killers free - Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) gives in to his rage and sets out on a course of vengeance. He soon takes on not only the prosecutor involved in the case, Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx), but also the city of Philadelphia. Director F. Gary Gray's bold crime thriller co-stars Viola Davis and Michael Gambon.

Cast: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler

Director: F. Gary Gray

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Scarface

Wed 31 Mar 2010 | Crime | 1983

A remake of the 1932 film starring Paul Muni, Scarface gets a facelift by transferring its venue to Miami, reflecting the early-1980s drug rackets. Al Pacino chews scenery as lowly Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who becomes a Florida drug kingpin but makes the fatal mistake of "getting high on his own supply."

Cast: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer

Director: Brian De Palma

Genre: Crime

Language: English

History Of Violence, A

Fri 26 Mar 2010 | Crime | 2005

As operators of a small-town diner, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) and his wife (Maria Bello) are the picture of normalcy. But when Tom prevents a robbery and enjoys hero status in the local media, he attracts the wrong kind of attention from mobsters (Ed Harris and William Hurt) who think he's someone else. David Cronenberg (The Fly) directs this taut suspense-thriller based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke.

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello

Director: David Cronenberg

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Sun 21 Mar 2010 | Crime | 2009

Corrupt Det. Terence McDonaugh (Nicolas Cage) - whose bad habits include pain drugs, reckless sports gambling and accepting sexual bribes - investigates the murder of five Senegalese illegal immigrants in New Orleans. Co-starring Val Kilmer as McDonaugh's partner, Xzibit as drug supplier Big Fade and Eva Mendes as prostitute Frankie Donnenfield, director Werner Herzog's action drama is a loose update of Abel Ferrara's 1992 film, Bad Lieutenant.

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes

Director: Werner Herzog

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Armored

Fri 12 Mar 2010 | Crime | 2009

Armored truck guards Mike (Matt Dillon), Baines (Laurence Fishburne) and Quinn (Jean Reno) turn against one another after their plan to steal $10 million from their own company goes seriously haywire. A witness throws a wrench into their seemingly flawless strategy, so each man scrambles to save his own skin - whatever the cost to the other conspirators. Nimrod Antal directs and Columbus Short co-stars.

Cast: Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne

Director: Nimrod Antal

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Homicide

Fri 12 Mar 2010 | Crime | 1991

David Mamet writes and directs this provocative thriller, which takes viewers inside the world of Det. Bobby Gold (Joe Mantegna) as he conducts a murder investigation that leads to an examination of his own ethnicity. Pulled from a drug case to find the killer of an elderly Jewish woman, Gold scoffs at the family's claim that the murder was a hate crime - until he uncovers evidence of a conspiracy. William H. Macy co-stars.

Cast: Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy

Director: David Mamet

Genre: Crime

Language: English

16 Blocks

Sat 6 Mar 2010 | Crime | 2006

Tasked with escorting chatty prosecution witness Eddie Bunker (rapper and seasoned actor Mos Def) from police custody to a nearby courthouse, aging New York City cop Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) reluctantly gears up for the 16-block trek. But with powerful forces intent on keeping them from reaching their destination, they'll be lucky to make it there alive. David Morse co-stars in director Richard Donner's action thriller.

Cast: Mos Def, Bruce Willis

Director: Richard Donner

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Seven

Thu 4 Mar 2010 | Crime | 1995

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset (Morgan Freeman) researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills (Brad Pitt), scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

Cast: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman

Director: David Fincher

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Harry Brown

Fri 5 Feb 2010 | Crime | 2009

When a crew of drug-dealing gang members takes the life of his only friend, Leonard (David Bradley), retired Marine and widower Harry Brown (Michael Caine) decides to take the law into his own hands. Helmed by first-time feature director Daniel Barber, this gritty vigilante thriller set in England also stars Emily Mortimer, Iain Glen, Jack O'Connell, Chris Wilson, Raza Jaffrey and Liam Cunningham.

Cast: Michael Caine, David Bradley

Director: Daniel Barber

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Perfect Murder, A

Fri 1 Jan 2010 | Crime | 1988

It's murder most foul when cold-blooded hedge fund manager Steven Taylor (Michael Douglas) hires a hit man to drop a dime on his philandering young wife, Emily (Gwyneth Paltrow) - but the complexities are compounded when the assassin Steven hires is Emily's lover (Viggo Mortensen). Andrew Davis (The Fugitive, Under Siege) directs this contemporary spin on the moody Hitchcock thriller Dial M for Murder.

Cast: Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow

Director: Andrew Davis

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Rock N Rolla

Sat 26 Dec 2009 | Crime | 2008

Thandie Newton and Gerard Butler co-star in director Guy Ritchie's crime thriller about crooks from London's underworld who set out to nab millions of dollars left for the taking when a Russian mobster's real estate scam falls apart. Tom Wilkinson plays a powerful crime boss, with Jeremy Piven and rapper Ludacris appearing as record producers who get strong-armed into looking for a drug-addicted rock star.

Cast: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson

Director: Guy Ritchie

Genre: Crime

Language: English

No Country For Old Men

Thu 24 Dec 2009 | Crime | 2007

A hunter (Josh Brolin) who stumbles upon a dead body, $2 million and a stash of heroin in a Texas desert absconds with the cash. But brutal thief Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) comes looking for it, with a local sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as violent pursuits of money and justice collide in this Oscar-winning morality tale from directors Joel and Ethan Coen, which nabbed the Best Picture prize.

Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem

Director: Ethan Coen

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Snatch

Thu 24 Dec 2009 | Crime | 2000

An Irish gypsy gets involved in a match-fixing boxing racket, a vast diamond heist is about to go down and London's gangster underworld is blown open in this blink-and-you'll-miss-it, twisty crime caper featuring a motley cluster of characters. Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) writes and directs; Stephen Graham, Dennis Farina, Rade Serbedzija, Jason Statham, Benicio Del Toro and Brad Pitt star.

Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina

Director: Guy Ritchie

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Cassandra's Dream

Tue 22 Dec 2009 | Crime | 2007

When two brothers turn to crime to solve their money troubles, they soon find themselves over their heads and pitted against each other in this thriller from Oscar-winning writer-director Woody Allen. Meanwhile, one brother (Ewan McGregor) becomes smitten with a beautiful young actress (Hayley Atwell), while his sibling (Colin Farrell) struggles with mounting gambling debts. Tom Wilkinson and Sally Hawkins co-star.

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell

Director: Woody Allen

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Spartan

Mon 14 Dec 2009 | Crime | 2004

U.S. government secret agent Scott (Val Kilmer) likes doing things his own way. And that's a good thing, because when he's assigned the task of rescuing the kidnapped daughter (Kristen Bell) of the president, he discovers a larger, more insidious plot - and it's up to him to get to the bottom of it. William H. Macy co-stars in this twisty thriller written and directed by David Mamet.

Cast: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke

Director: David Mamet

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Out Of Sight

Sat 5 Dec 2009 | Crime | 1998

Florida bank robber Jack Foley (George Clooney) plays a genteel game of cat and mouse with Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), the stunning federal marshal he meets in the trunk of a getaway car, in this Steven Soderbergh-directed film that shows off his trademark nonlinear storytelling. Out of Sight received Oscar nominations for both its crack editing (Anne V. Coates) and its brilliant adaptation (Scott Frank) of Elmore Leonard's novel.

Cast: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

Fri 4 Dec 2009 | Crime | 2009

Michael Douglas stars as corrupt district attorney Mark Hunter in this remake of Fritz Lang's noir classic about a reporter, C.J. Nicholas (Jesse Metcalfe), who sets himself up as the prime suspect in a murder he didn't commit in order to expose Hunter's misdeeds. Nicholas's plans go awry, however, when Hunter discovers the trap and destroys the evidence that would exonerate the cub reporter. Amber Tamblyn and Orlando Jones co-star.

Cast: Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe

Director: Peter Hyams

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Body Of Lies

Thu 3 Dec 2009 | Crime | 2008

Newly stationed in Jordan, idealistic CIA agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) teams up with veteran operative Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) and the head of Jordanian intelligence (Mark Strong) to infiltrate an underground network of terrorists and locate a criminal mastermind. Based on the best-selling novel by David Ignatius and directed by Ridley Scott, this suspenseful spy thriller features top-rate performances and explosive action sequences.

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe

Director: Ridley Scott

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Echelon Conspiracy

Fri 27 Nov 2009 | Crime | 2009

After stumbling upon a strange cell phone that seems to steer him toward limitless wealth, a young engineer (Shane West) goes along for the ride. But the road veers into dangerous territory when he becomes the target of a global conspiracy. Edward Burns, Ving Rhames and Martin Sheen co-star in this politically charged thriller about a deadly device and the lengths to which people will go to get their hands on it.

Cast: Shane West, Edward Burns

Director: Greg Marcks

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Angels & Demons

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 2009

After the murder of Italian physicist Leonardo Vetra, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon's (Tom Hanks) investigation with Vetra's daughter (Ayelet Zurer) leads to a secret society, the Illuminati, and a quest for the world's most potent - and deadly - energy source. Ron Howard directed the crime thriller, which is based on The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown's novel and co-stars Ewan McGregor and Stellan Skarsgard.

Cast: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor

Director: Ron Howard

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Dr No

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 1962

On a mission in Jamaica, ultra-suave Agent 007 (Sean Connery) finds mad scientist Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman) concocting a plot to derail the U.S. space program and take over the world. With the help of Felix Leiter (Jack Lord) and sexy Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress), Bond battles seductive double agents and sinister villains in his quest to save the human race. The film that launched a decades-long Bond franchise, Dr. No is a classic.

Cast: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress

Director: Terence Young

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Limits Of Control, The

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 2008

An enigmatic stranger (Isaach de Bankole), with no friends to speak of and no one to trust, is on a shadowy criminal mission. His moves are always marked with the knowledge that the law is never far behind. Acclaimed indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers, Coffee and Cigarettes) writes and directs this tale, which is set against the backdrop of contemporary Spain. Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt and Gael Garcia Bernal co-star.

Cast: Isaach De Bankole, Bill Murray

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Lord Of War

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 2005

As the world's leading arms dealer, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) has embraced his glamorous profession so soundly that it's hard to let it go. But if he wants to dodge the cunning Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke) on his trail, he'll have to let go. Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan and Donald Sutherland co-star in this taut action-thriller about the business of international arms trafficking from writer-director Andrew Niccol.

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan

Director: Andrew Niccol

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Never Say Never Again

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 1983

When two atomic warheads are hijacked by the evil SPECTRE organization, British superagent James Bond (Sean Connery, in his final performance as 007) jumps into a frantic race to save the world from nuclear terrorists. With Largo (Klaus Maria Brandauer), Blofeld (Max von Sydow) and Fatima (Barbara Carrera) bent on destroying the world, Bond is never far from death in director Irvin Kershner's Golden Globe-nominated action flick.

Cast: Sean Connery, Max von Sydow

Director: Irvin Kershner

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Public Enemies

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 2009

In the shadow of the Great Depression, criminal minds are thriving - notorious men like John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), "Baby Face" Nelson (Stephen Graham) and "Pretty Boy" Floyd (Channing Tatum) - and it's up to J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) and the FBI to bring them down. Michael Mann directs this gritty crime drama based on the book by Bryan Burrough. Christian Bale, Giovanni Ribisi and Leelee Sobieski co-star.

Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale

Director: Michael Mann

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Righteous Kill

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 2008

Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Al Pacino drive this taut thriller as New York City detectives tasked with investigating a rash of vigilante killings that are linked to an old case, suggesting they might have put an innocent man behind bars. John Leguizamo, Carla Gugino, Brian Dennehy, Donnie Wahlberg and rapper-turned-actor 50 Cent also star in director Jon Avnet's crime drama, penned by Russel Gerwitz (Inside Man).

Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro

Director: Jon Avnet

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Taking of Pelham 123, The

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 2009

When a group of hijackers led by criminal mastermind Ryder (John Travolta) take the passengers aboard a New York subway train hostage and demand a king's ransom, it's up to subway dispatcher Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) to bring them down. Directed by Tony Scott (Man on Fire), this action thriller - an update of the 1974 film from Joseph Sargent - also stars James Gandolfini, John Turturro, Luis Guzman and Michael Rispoli.

Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta

Director: Tony Scott

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Wrong Turn At Tahoe

Sat 21 Nov 2009 | Crime | 2009

When local underground crime boss Vincent (Miguel Ferrer) betrays volatile big-time drug dealer Nino (Harvey Keitel), he touches off a dangerous mob war that soon engulfs his friend and debt-collector protege, Joshua (Cuba Gooding Jr.). As the conflict escalates between the rival factions, Joshua must risk everything to even the score with Nino. This tense thriller from director Franck Khalfoun also stars Leonor Varela and Johnny Messner.

Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Harvey Keitel

Director: Franck Khalfoun

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Before The Devil Knows You're Dead

Sun 25 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2007

The perfect crime goes horribly wrong for brothers Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Hank (Ethan Hawke) when they botch a robbery of their parents' jewelry store in this wrenching drama from legendary filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who was 82 when he directed the film. Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris co-star as Andy and Hank's unsuspecting parents, with Marisa Tomei appearing as Gina, Andy's unfaithful wife.

Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke

Director: Sidney Lumet

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Blood Simple

Sun 25 Oct 2009 | Crime | 1984

In a jealous rage, Texas tavern owner Julian Marty (Dan Hedaya) hires unscrupulous private detective Loren Visser (M. Emmet Walsh) to not only tail Marty's two-timing spouse (Frances McDormand, in her big-screen debut) but also murder her and her paramour (John Getz). But events take a surprising turn when the gumshoe double-crosses his client. Joel Coen directs this stylish shocker co-written with brother Ethan Coen.

Cast: John Getz, Frances McDormand

Director: Joel Coen

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Layer Cake

Sun 25 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2004

A seasoned British drug dealer (Daniel Craig) longs to ditch his illegal trade. But he can't do that without wrapping up just one more job involving the drug-addicted daughter of an influential criminal and a gargantuan stash of purloined ecstasy. The cache's original owners are after him as well, leaving him with no other choice but to run for his life. Matthew Vaughn directs this intricate drama, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.

Cast: Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Memento

Sun 25 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2000

Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) embarks on a grim quest to find the lowlife who murdered his wife in this gritty, complex thriller that packs more knots than a hangman's noose. To carry out his plan, Shelby snaps Polaroids of people and places, jotting down contextual notes on the backs of photos to aid in his search and jog his memory. He even tattoos his own body in a desperate bid to remember.

Cast: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss

Director: Christopher Nolan

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Miller's Crossing

Sun 25 Oct 2009 | Crime | 1990

Trusted adviser to 1920s Irish crime boss Lee O'Bannon, Tom Reagan's loyalty is tested when he takes up with O'Bannon's gal pal, Verna Bernbaum. Meanwhile, rivals Johnny Caspar and Eddie Dane threaten O'Bannon's racket. Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro, Albert Finney, Steve Buscemi, Jon Polito, J.E. Freeman and Marcia Gay Harden star in this marvelously crafted, unnerving crime-era epic helmed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

Cast: Ethan Coen, Gabriel Byrne

Director: Joel Coen

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Catch Me If You Can

Thu 22 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2002

Frank W. Abagnale Jr. was a true Renaissance man - working as a doctor, a lawyer and a pilot for a major American airline all before he turned 18. In Catch Me if You Can, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the cunning Abagnale, a con artist so skilled at forgery that he managed to steal millions of dollars. Tom Hanks is Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent hot on Abagnale's trail in this fact-based crime film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg.

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks

Director: Steven Spielberg

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Score, The

Wed 21 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2001

In director Frank Oz's tense, well-acted crime drama, ready-to-retire safecracker Nick (Robert De Niro), flamboyant fence Max (Marlon Brando) and aspiring, talented - and volatile - thief Jackie (Ed Norton) team up to rob the Montreal Customs House. The score could put them all on easy street, but Nick is growing uncomfortable with the operation: He hates to work with others, and things with Jackie don't seem quite right.

Cast: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton

Director: Frank Oz

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Shootout At Lokhandwala

Wed 21 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2006

Based on a true story, this action film follows an incident that stunned a nation in the early 1990s. In Mumbai, India, the notorious gangster Maya (Vivek Oberoi) holds off veteran cop Khan (Sanjay Dutt) and a force of more than 200 policemen in a six-hour bloody gunfight. In the wake of the violent shootout, Khan faces an internal investigation and charges of human rights violations.

Cast: Shabbir Ahluwalia, Abhishek Bachchan

Director: Apoorva Lakhia

Genre: Crime

Language: Hindi (English subtitles)

Sneakers

Wed 21 Oct 2009 | Crime | 1992

Shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail Robert Redford and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking "black box" from a Soviet-funded genius. But Redford uncovers a bigger conspiracy, and he and his "sneakers" (Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, River Phoenix and David Strathairn) must save themselves and the world economy by stealing the box back from the blackmailers.

Cast: Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier

Director: Phil Alden Robinson

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Flawless

Sun 18 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2007

On the eve of his retirement, a disgruntled British janitor (Michael Caine), angry over his company's refusal to pay an insurance claim for his ailing wife, persuades an unhappy American executive (Demi Moore) to join him in a jewel heist. The two subsequently hatch a daring plan to steal the gems from their employer, the London Diamond Corp. Michael Radford directs this crime drama set in 1960s London and loosely based on actual events.

Cast: Michael Caine, Demi Moore

Director: Michael Radford

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Inside Man

Sun 18 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2006

Dispatched to the scene of a bank robbery, detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) must match wits with a cunning thief (Clive Owen) who's always one step ahead of the cops. When a loose-cannon negotiator (Jodie Foster) is called on for help, the unstable situation spins out of control. Keith soon finds himself questioning the motives of everyone around him. Spike Lee directs this taut heist thriller about the perfect crime gone wrong.

Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen

Director: Spike Lee

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels

Sun 18 Oct 2009 | Crime | 1998

Looking to make a bundle in a high-stakes poker game, a quartet of shiftless lads from London's East End instead finds themselves up to their eyeballs in debt to underworld porn king "Hatchet" Harry when the game turns out to be rigged. With only a week to repay Harry, the frantic foursome hits upon the notion of robbing a gang of reefer thieves. Nick Moran, Jason Flemyng and Jason Statham star in director Guy Ritchie's stylish big-screen debut.

Cast: Nick Moran, Jason Flemyng

Director: Guy Ritchie

Genre: Crime

Language: English

Lucky Number Slevin

Sun 18 Oct 2009 | Crime | 2006

While checking out his missing friend Nick's apartment, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is mistaken for Nick by thugs and forced to participate in a high-profile murder for a powerful crime boss (Morgan Freeman), making it all too clear how much trouble Nick's actually in. Ben Kingsley, Stanley Tucci, Lucy Liu and Bruce Willis co-star in this noir crime thriller from director Paul McGuigan, who previously teamed with Hartnett for Wicker Park.

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman

Director: Paul McGuigan

Genre: Crime

Language: English