Category Archives: Crime
Cut Off
Release 2018
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Director: Christian Alvart
Writers: Sebastian Fitzek, Michael Tsokos, Christian Alvart
Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Lars Eidinger, Fahri Yardim, Enno Hesse
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3645988/
Thriller set in the world of Forensic Pathology. Coroner Paul Herzfeld finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.
Run with the Hunted
Release 2019
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Director: John Swab
Writer: John Swab
Stars: Michael Pitt, Ron Perlman, William Forsythe, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Mark Boone Junior
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6345894/
Oscar, a young boy, defends his best friend, Loux, and kills her abusive father in the process, forcing him to run away from his rural hometown. His innocence slips away as he is introduced to love, crime and corruption. 15 years later, he has all but forgotten his past and become the leader of a band of lost children. When Loux moves to the same city in search of a better life, she finds a job with a curmudgeonly private investigator. Stumbling upon Oscar's antiquated missing child report, Loux takes it upon herself to find the boy who saved her life.
Tainted
Release 2020
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Director: Brent Cote
Writer: Brent Cote
Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Shawn Roberts, Alan Van Sprang, John Ralston, Sara Waisglass
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952864/
An ex-con, Lance, with ties to the Russian mob and Aryan brotherhood, attempts to live a quiet life after spending fifteen years in prison. His plans for a quiet life are disrupted when members of the Russian mafia recruit him to complete one last assignment to earn his freedom. Lance's last mission goes awry as he finds himself in a bloody retaliation that impacts everyone who crosses his path.
Darkness Falls
Release 2020
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Director: Julien Seri
Writers: Giles Daoust
Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Gary Cole, Daniella Alonso, Richard Harmon, Judah Mackey
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6647564/
After his wife's suicide, Detective Jeff Anderson becomes convinced that she has been murdered. Obsessed with his investigation, he finds out that his wife was the victim of a team of father-and-son serial killers and sets out to stop them.
The Last Days of American Crime
Release 2020
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Director: Olivier Megaton
Writers: Karl Gajdusek, Karl Gajdusek, Greg Tocchini
Stars: Michael Pitt, Sharlto Copley, Edgar RamÃrez, Anna Brewster, Carel Nel
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1552211/
In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts.
The Lovebirds
Release 2020
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Director: Michael Showalter
Writers: Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall, Martin Gero
Stars: Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp, Nicholas X. Parsons
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8851668/
A couple (Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani) experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery.
Capone
Release 2020
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Director: Josh Trank
Writer: Josh Trank
Stars: Linda Cardellini, Tom Hardy, Noel Fisher, Kyle MacLachlan, Matt Dillon
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6199572/
The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
Calm with Horses
Release 2019
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Director: Nick Rowland
Writers: Joe Murtagh
Stars: Barry Keoghan, Ned Dennehy, Niamh Algar, Cosmo Jarvis, Anthony Welsh
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4460792/
Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
Arkansas
Release 2020
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Director: Clark Duke
Writers: Andrew Boonkrong, Clark Duke
Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Vince Vaughn, Michael Kenneth Williams, John Malkovich, Vivica A. Fox
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9139586/
Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.
The Quarry
Release 2020
Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Scott Teems
Writers: Scott Teems, Andrew Brotzman, Damon Galgut
Stars: Shea Whigham, Michael Shannon, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Bobby Soto, Bruno Bichir
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10151054/
A drifter (Shea Whigham) kills a traveling preacher and takes his place at a small-town church, but the police chief (Michael Shannon) suspects foul play.