Category Archives: Crime

The Wolf of Wall Street

Release 2013

Genre Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama

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Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Terence Winter, Jordan Belfort
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Despicable Me

Release 2010

Genre Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family

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Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Writers: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Sergio Pablos
Stars: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/

When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.

2 Guns

Release 2013

Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Writers: Blake Masters, Steven Grant
Stars: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Edward James Olmos, Bill Paxton
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1272878/

A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither knew that the other was an undercover agent.

Prisoners

Release 2013

Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writers: Aaron Guzikowski
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392214/

When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?

We're the Millers

Release 2013

Genre Comedy, Crime

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Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Writers: Bob Fisher, Steve Faber, Sean Anders, John Morris
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Ed Helms
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1723121/

A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.

The Frozen Ground

Release 2013

Genre Biography, Crime, Thriller

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Director: Scott Walker
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, John Cusack, Dean Norris, Gia Mantegna
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2005374/

An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on actual events.

The Heat

Release 2013

Genre Action, Comedy, Crime

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Director: Paul Feig
Writers: Katie Dippold
Stars: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404463/

An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.

Now You See Me

Release 2013

Genre Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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Director: Louis Leterrier
Writers: Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1670345/

An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

Filth

Release 2013

Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama

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Director: Jon S. Baird
Writers: Jon S. Baird, Irvine Welsh
Stars: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Imogen Poots, Brian McCardie
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1450321/

A corrupt cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through a bid to secure a promotion and win back his wife and daughter.

The Last Stand

Release 2013

Genre Action, Crime, Thriller

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Director: Kim Jee-woon
Writers: Andrew Knauer
Stars: Arron Shiver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Titos Menchaca, Richard Dillard
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549920/

The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff.