Category Archives: Crime
The Dark Knight Rises
Release 2012
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane
Stars: Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/
Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight must return to defend Gotham City against the enigmatic jewel thief Catwoman and the ruthless mercenary Bane as the city teeters on the brink of complete annihilation.
American History X
Release 1998
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Director: Tony Kaye
Writers: David McKenna
Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien, Ethan Suplee
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120586/
A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.
Leon.The.Professional
Release 1994
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Director: Luc Besson
Stars: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110413/
A professional assassin rescues a young girl whose family were killed in a police raid.
The Godfather: Part II
Release 1974
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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
Stars: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-revolution 1958 Cuba.
The Godfather: Part III
Release 1990
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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099674/
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don Michael Corleone seeks to vow for his sins while taking a young protégé under his wing.
The Godfather
Release 1972
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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
The Dark Knight
Release 2008
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane
Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/
When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level.
Goodfellas
Release 1990
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Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
Pulp Fiction
Release 1994
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Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary
Stars: Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Laura Lovelace, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Out of the Furnace
Release 2013
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Director: Scott Cooper
Writers: Brad Ingelsby, Scott Cooper
Stars: Woody Harrelson, Dendrie Taylor, Carl Ciarfalio, Nancy Mosser, Christian Bale
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1206543/
When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.