Category Archives: Crime
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Release 2019
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Director: Joe Berlinger
Writers: Elizabeth Kendall, Michael Werwie
Stars: Lily Collins, Zac Efron, Angela Sarafyan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2481498/
A courtroom frenzy ensues and sweeps 1970s America when a young single mother reluctantly tips the attention of a widespread manhunt toward her longtime boyfriend, Ted Bundy.
Cold Pursuit
Release 2019
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Director: Hans Petter Moland
Writers: Frank Baldwin, Kim Fupz Aakeson
Stars: Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Micheál Richardson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5719748/
A grieving snowplow driver seeks out revenge against the drug dealers who killed his son. Based on the 2014 Norwegian film 'In Order of Disappearance'.
Once Upon a Time in London
Release 2019
Genre Crime
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Director: Simon Rumley
Writers: Will Gilbey, Simon Rumley, Terry Stone
Stars: Justin Salinger, Holly Earl, Andy Beckwith
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4444956/
Dramatising the violent reign of two of London's most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack 'Spot' Comer (Terry Stone), ONCE UPON A TIME IN LONDON charts the legendary rise and fall of a nationwide criminal empire that lasted until the mid-fifties and which paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardsons.
The Highwaymen
Release 2019
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Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: John Fusco
Stars: Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kim Dickens
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1860242/
A pair of police officers come out of retirement to catch the infamous outlaws Bonnie & Clyde.
A Vigilante
Release 2018
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Director: Sarah Daggar-Nickson
Writer: Sarah Daggar-Nickson
Stars: Olivia Wilde, Morgan Spector, Betsy Aidem
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6211976/
A vigilante helps victims escape their domestic abusers.
Dragged Across Concrete
Release 2018
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: S. Craig Zahler
Writer: S. Craig Zahler
Stars: Jennifer Carpenter, Mel Gibson, Michael Jai White
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6491178/
Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation.
The Mule
Release 2018
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Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Sam Dolnick, Nick Schenk
Stars: Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Manny Montana
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7959026/
A 90-years-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns in a drug mail for a Mexican cartel.
Finding Steve McQueen
Release 2018
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Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Writers: Ken Hixon, Keith Sharon
Stars: Travis Fimmel, William Fichtner, Rachael Taylor
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6032328/
In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions and blackmail money from President Richard Nixon's secret fund.
Triple Frontier
Release 2019
Genre Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: J.C. Chandor
Writers: Mark Boal, J.C. Chandor
Stars: Adria Arjona, Ben Affleck, Charlie Hunnam
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1488606/
Five former Special Forces operatives reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America. For the first time in their prestigious careers these unsung heroes undertake this dangerous mission for self instead of country. But when events take an unexpected turn and threaten to spiral out of control, their skills, their loyalties and their morals are pushed to a breaking point in an epic battle for survival.
London Fields
Release 2018
Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Mathew Cullen
Writers: Roberta Hanley, Martin Amis
Stars: Amber Heard, Gemma Chan, Cara Delevingne
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1273221/
Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer.