| Top 50 Crime Movies |
The Shawshank Redemption Movie
IMDB Rating: 9.2
Released: Sep 23, 1994
The Shawshank Redemption Plot:
Andy Dufresne, a mild mannered New England banker, is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Despised at first by the other inmates because of
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The Godfather Movie
IMDB Rating: 9.2
Released: Mar 24, 1972
The Godfather Plot:
The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding. His beloved son Michael has just come
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The Godfather Part II Movie
IMDB Rating: 9.0
Released: Dec 20, 1974
The Godfather Part II Plot:
Francis Ford Coppola took some of the deep background from the life of Mafia chief Vito Corleone--the patriarch of Mario Puzo's bestselling novel The
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Pulp Fiction Movie
IMDB Rating: 9.0
Released: Oct 19, 1994
Pulp Fiction Plot:
Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield are two hitmen on the hunt for a briefcase whose contents were stolen from their boss, Marsellus Wallace. They run in
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The Dark Knight Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.9
Released: Jul 18, 2008
The Dark Knight Plot:
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle t
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Goodfellas Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.8
Released: Sep 19, 1990
Goodfellas Plot:
Based on the true-life best seller Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi and backed by a dynamic pop/rock oldies soundtrack, critics and filmgoers alike declare
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City of God Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.8
Released: Jan 17, 2003
City of God Plot:
Cidade de Deus (City of God) is a housing project built in the 1960's that--in the early 80's--became one of the most dangerous places in Rio de Janei
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Rear Window Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.7
Released: Jan 14, 1955
Rear Window Plot:
Through his rear window and the eye of his powerful camera he watched a great city tell on itself, expose its cheating ways...and Murder!
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Fight Club Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.8
Released: Oct 15, 1999
Fight Club Plot:
The narrator suffers from a lack of sleep. He tries different ways to cure this, but he does not succeed. He does get some sleep, but his conditions r
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The Usual Suspects Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.7
Released: Aug 18, 1995
The Usual Suspects Plot:
When a truck loaded with stripped gun parts is hijacked outside of Queens, five notorious thieves become overnight guests of the NYPD, but that's all
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The Silence Of The Lambs Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.7
Released: Feb 13, 1991
The Silence Of The Lambs Plot:
Young FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to help find a missing woman to save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins his victims. Clarice
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Se7en Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.7
Released: Sep 22, 1995
Se7en Plot:
A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven
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Leon Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Nov 18, 1994
Leon Plot:
Leon is a first-class hit man, but is also a sensitive guy who loves his potted plants. He is moral: "No women, no children" is his professional motto
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American History X Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.6
Released: Oct 30, 1998
American History X Plot:
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vi
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Scarface Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.0
Released: Dec 9, 1983
Scarface Plot:
Al Pacino gives an unforgettable performance as Tony Montana, one of the most ruthless gangsters ever depicted on film, in this gripping crime epic in
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Paths of Glory Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Oct 25, 1957
Paths of Glory Plot:
When soldiers in WW1 refuse to continue with an impossible attack, their superiors decide to make an example of them.
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Vertigo Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Jul 21, 1958
Vertigo Plot:
A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously ob
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Double Indemnity Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Sep 6, 1944
Double Indemnity Plot:
Smooth talking insurance salesman Walter Neff meets attractive Phyllis Dietrichson when he calls to renew her husband's automobile policy. The couple
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To Kill a Mockingbird Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Dec 25, 1962
To Kill a Mockingbird Plot:
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
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A Clockwork Orange Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Feb 2, 1972
A Clockwork Orange Plot:
Alex, a teenage hooligan in a near-future Britain, gets jailed by the police. There he volunteers as guinea pig for a new aversion therapy proposed by
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Chinatown Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Jun 20, 1974
Chinatown Plot:
JJ 'Jake' Gittes is a private detective who seems to specialize in matrimonial cases. He is hired by Evelyn Mulwray when she suspects her husband Holl
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The Departed Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.5
Released: Oct 6, 2006
The Departed Plot:
The Departed is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCa
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L.A. Confidential Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Sep 19, 1997
L.A. Confidential Plot:
1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all
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Reservoir Dogs Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Apr 10, 1992
Reservoir Dogs Plot:
In 1992, Reservoir Dogs transformed Quentin Tarantino practically overnight from an obscure, unproduced screenwriter and part-time actor to the most i
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12 Angry Men Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.9
Released: Jul 29, 1957
12 Angry Men Plot:
The defence and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of m
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Rashomon Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Jan 1, 2010
Rashomon Plot:
A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view.
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The Maltese Falcon Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Oct 18, 1941
The Maltese Falcon Plot:
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
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Carlitos Way Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Nov 10, 1993
Carlitos Way Plot:
Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstandin
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Touch of Evil Movie
IMDB Rating: n/a
Released: Jun 8, 1958
Touch of Evil Plot:
An automobile is blown up as it crosses the Mexican border into the United States. Mike Vargas, a high ranking Mexican narcotics official on honeymoon
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Casino Movie
IMDB Rating: 8.1
Released: Nov 22, 1995
Casino Plot:
This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothst
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