Charley Partanna is a hit-man who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime syndicate families in the country. Read More »
Crime
Out of the Past (1947) Jacques Tourneur
Jeff Bailey, small-town gas pumper, has his mysterious past catch up with him one day when he’s ordered to meet with gambler Whit Sterling. Read More »
Jerry and Tom (1998) Saul Rubinek, Joe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, Maury Chaykin, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, and their attitude toward their profession differs a lot. It shows when Tom is required to kill his old friend Karl.
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Dossier K. (2009) Jan Verheyen, Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Blerim Destani, Action, Crime, Drama
DOSSIER K. is the long anticipated successor to ‘The Alzheimer Case’ which won numerous awards and was sold to over 30 countries, among which the US (where it was released through Sony Picture Classics). This second film based on a novel by Jef Geeraerts is a dense European thriller about passion, betrayal, revenge, blind ambition and the inevitability of fate.
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Contract on Cherry Street (1977) William A. Graham, Frank Sinatra, Martin Balsam, Jay Black, Crime, Drama, Thriller
The partner–and best friend–of a tough New York detective is murdered by killers working for a local mob. Infuriated at the inability of the Police Department to bring in the murderers, he decides–with the help of a few of his fellow detectives–to operate on his own, using whatever means necessary, to destroy the gang.
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Cage of Gold (1950) Basil Dearden, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, James Donald, Crime, Drama
A young bride believes her husband has been killed. After a suitable period of mourning, she re-marries. But then her “dead” husband comes back and tries to extort money from her.
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Chin mun bat jeung / Notorious Eight (1981) Chung Sun, Tony Liu, Kuan Tai Chen, Lieh Lo, Action, Crime, Adventure
Old style kung fu films always had brothel, restaurant, and of course gambling scenes. Gambling films became popular in the early 80s, so it made sense to have an intense poker game standoff between early good guy, kung fu star Chen Kuan Tai, and early villain, kung fu star Lo Lieh.
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The Hunted (1948) Jack Bernhard, Preston Foster, Belita, Pierre Watkin, Film-Noir, Crime, Drama
A police detective investigating a jewel robbery discovers evidence that points to his girlfriend as the culprit, although she claims she was framed. He arrests her anyway, and she is convicted and serves several years in prison. Finally out on parole, she is soon mixed up in a murder.
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All Through the Night (1942) Vincent Sherman, Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Kaaren Verne, Action, Comedy, Crime
Broadway gambler Gloves Donahue wants to find who killed the baker of his favorite cheesecake. He sees nightclub singer Leda Hamilton leaving the bakery. When her boss Marty’s partner Joe is murdered, Leda and her accompanist Pepi disappear. It turns out that beneath all the mystery is a gang of Nazi operatives planning to blow up a battleship in New York harbor.
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99 Women (1969) Jesús Franco, Maria Schell, Luciana Paluzzi, Mercedes McCambridge, Crime, Drama, Adult
New inmate Marie arrives at an island prison in the women’s sector and receives the number 99. The inmates are controlled by the sadistic lesbian warden Thelma Diaz and Governor Santos and submitted to torture, rape and lesbianism.
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