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1. RocknRolla (2008)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreign mob.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Idris Elba, Thandiwe Newton
Votes: 265,002 | Gross: $5.69M
2. Mean Streets (1973)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic lover, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson
Votes: 119,636 | Gross: $3.13M
3. Killing Them Softly (2012)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 153,133 | Gross: $15.03M
4. 21 Grams (2003)
R | 124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston
Votes: 245,850 | Gross: $16.29M
5. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,829
6. The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Passed | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore
Votes: 29,942
7. Marmalade (2024)
99 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Follows a man in jail who narrates the colorful tale of a romantic bank heist to his cunning cellmate to escape and reunite with the alluring love of his life.
Director: Keir O'Donnell | Stars: Joe Keery, Camila Morrone, Aldis Hodge, Ozioma Akagha
Votes: 1,237
8. Victoria (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young Spanish woman who has recently moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
Director: Sebastian Schipper | Stars: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit
Votes: 63,136
9. Homeboy (1988)
R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A simple self-destructive drifter and tough small-time boxer with a brain injury that could kill him meets and falls for a cute beach carnival owner, Ruby, but also befriends a sleazy friendly criminal, Wesley, who's planning a big score.
Director: Michael Seresin | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, Debra Feuer, Thomas Quinn
Votes: 2,831
10. Dark Passage (1947)
Passed | 106 min | Film-Noir, Thriller
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try to prove his innocence.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 21,968
11. Mikey and Nicky (1976)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama
Nicky is on the run from the mob, and he turns to old pal Mikey for help.
Director: Elaine May | Stars: Rose Arrick, Carol Grace, William Hickey, Sanford Meisner
Votes: 7,172
12. The Curse (2022– )
30 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Comedy crime caper set in London in the early 1980s, following a gang of hopeless small time crooks who through their own stupidity and poor judgement find themselves embroiled in one of the biggest gold heists in history.
Stars: Ambreen Razia, Allan Mustafa, Tom Davis, Emer Kenny
Votes: 2,225
13. Project A (1983)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It's up to Sergeant Lung (Jackie Chan) to take matters into his own hands.
Directors: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen, Dick Wei
Votes: 18,529
14. Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Crime
Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles come up with a scheme to steal large amounts of untraceable coins.
Director: Mike Clattenburg | Stars: Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, Lucy Decoutere
Votes: 13,573
15. Impastor (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Crime
Buddy Dobbs (Michael Rosenbaum), a slacker on the run from a loan shark, steals a man's identity and ends up posing as a small town's new gay pastor.
Stars: Michael Rosenbaum, Sara Rue, Mircea Monroe, David Rasche
Votes: 4,090
16. The Score (I) (2021)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Two small time crooks drive to a secluded cafe for a big 'score'.
Director: Malachi Smyth | Stars: Will Poulter, Johnny Flynn, Lydia Wilson, Naomi Ackie
Votes: 401
17. Albino Alligator (1996)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.
Director: Kevin Spacey | Stars: Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway, Gary Sinise, William Fichtner
Votes: 8,564 | Gross: $0.33M
18. He Ran All the Way (1951)
Passed | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Nick and his partner Al stage a payroll holdup. Al is shot, and Nick kills a policeman. Nick hides out at a public pool, where he meets Peg Dobbs. They go back to her apartment, and he forces her family to hide him from the police manhunt.
Director: John Berry | Stars: John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle
Votes: 3,019
19. Duffle Bag Boy (2024)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, Cheryce Livingston, James Anthony Perez, Don Tempesta
20. The Swindle (1955)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart, Giulietta Masina, Franco Fabrizi
Votes: 6,896
21. Lost in the Sun (2015)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.
Director: Trey Nelson | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Josh Wiggins, Lynn Collins, Emma Fuhrmann
Votes: 4,374
22. Bitter Rice (1949)
Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Drama
Two criminals on the run end up working in a rice field and decide to recruit other workers for their next robbery.
Director: Giuseppe De Santis | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, Raf Vallone
Votes: 4,875
23. Pusher (I) (2012)
R | 89 min | Crime, Thriller
In London, a street dealer's life spins out of control over the course of one week after he borrows money from his supplier on what's supposed to be a sure thing.
Director: Luis Prieto | Stars: Richard Coyle, Bronson Webb, Agyness Deyn, Zlatko Buric
Votes: 4,985
24. Why Me? (1990)
R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A jewel thief steals a sacred ruby which sets off a chase by the police, the Turkish government, nutty American terrorists, and the C.I.A.
Director: Gene Quintano | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Kim Greist, Christopher Lloyd, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 1,396
25. Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Passed | 67 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A well-planned robbery goes awry with tough cop Jim Cordell in pursuit of the thieves.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman, Douglas Fowley
Votes: 2,995
26. Out of the Fog (1941)
Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Thomas Mitchell, Eddie Albert
Votes: 2,263
27. Olsen-banden i Jylland (1971)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
At the end of WWII, a German general hid a fortune in a bunker on the west coast of Jutland. The Olsen gang and company venture all the way from Copenhagen to find the treasure. They're not alone.
Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Kirsten Walther
Votes: 2,502
28. The Sign of Venus (1955)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Agnese has many men who woo her and lives with her cousin Cesira Franca Valeri, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Sophia Loren, Franca Valeri, Vittorio De Sica, Raf Vallone
Votes: 1,627
29. Tout ça... pour ça! (1993)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Marie, a young lawyer, leaves with her husband Fabrice and a couple of friends, Francis and Alessandra. They are engaged in a dangerous sentimental game together, from which their relations will not come out unseemly.
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Marie-Sophie L., Francis Huster, Fabrice Luchini, Alessandra Martines
Votes: 817
30. Rx (2005)
R | 89 min | Thriller, Crime, Romance
What is meant to be a weekend party across the border soon becomes a heartbreaking journey that tests the boundaries of companionship, romantic love and personal ethics.
Director: Ariel Vromen | Stars: Eric Balfour, Colin Hanks, Lauren German, Danny Pino
Votes: 981
31. Palookaville (1995)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist which ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese, Gareth Williams
Votes: 2,609 | Gross: $0.32M
32. Double Confession (1950)
80 min | Crime, Drama
After his wife is murdered, the husband tries to divert suspicion from himself to someone else. Unfortunately, his scheme winds up getting him mixed up with some real murderers.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Peter Lorre, William Hartnell
Votes: 422
33. HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Marsupilami is a mysterious alien mythical creature with kind heart & miraculous capacities which comes to knowledge of a reporter by coincidence.
Director: Alain Chabat | Stars: Jamel Debbouze, Alain Chabat, Fred Testot, Lambert Wilson
Votes: 4,282
34. Il capitano (1991)
110 min | Crime, Drama
A Finnish couple murders a young boy and his parents when they prevent the theft of their son's bicycle.
Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Maria Heiskanen, Antti Reini, Berto Marklund, Antti Vierikko
Votes: 908
35. Jazz Boat (1960)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Musical
An electrician is summoned to assist a gang in a big robbery.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, David Lodge
Votes: 148
36. The Prodigal Son (1992)
97 min | Drama, Thriller
Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people. One day psychiatrist Lindström rings Esa's doorbell. He has a very strange ... See full summary »
Director: Veikko Aaltonen | Stars: Hannu Kivioja, Esko Salminen, Leea Klemola, Markku Peltola
Votes: 439
37. Red Silk (1999 Video)
86 min | Comedy, Crime
When a couple of over-the-hill and down-on-their-luck female private eyes stumble from an art smuggling caper into a kidnap and murder plot, they try to turn a profit instead of solving the crime.
Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Lina Romay, Christie Levin, Paul Lapidus, Anna Stern
Votes: 166
38. C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule... (1975)
93 min | Comedy, Crime
Max and Riton, 2 thieves make plan to steal money in a train station office. They will operate through the wall in the public toilets.
Director: Jacques Besnard | Stars: Bernard Blier, Michel Serrault, Jean Lefebvre, Tsilla Chelton
Votes: 496
39. Chocolate (1980)
Drama
Two adolescent drug dealers smuggle marijuana from Morocco and start selling it in Madrid. Reinvesting profits in harder drugs, their criminal activities escalate as one becomes a heroin addict. Relationships strained amid the turmoil.
Director: Gil Carretero | Stars: Manuel de Benito, Ángel Alcázar, Paloma Gil, Agustín González
Votes: 58
40. The Dagger (1972)
103 min | Drama, Romance
Banafsheh, a young prostitute who has fled with a man to the seaside in hope of starting a new life has to return to her profession as she learns about the betrayal of her lover. Penniless ... See full summary »
Director: Fereydun Gole | Stars: Behrouz Vossoughi, Fourouzan, Hosein Gil, Ebrahim Naderi
Votes: 352
41. Kleftes (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Thriller
Two petty thieves get more than they bargained for when they decide to go for one big job to fund their dream trip to Amsterdam.
Director: Makis Papadimitratos | Stars: Mirto Alikaki, Vangelis Alexandris, Petros Lagoutis, Makis Papadimitratos
Votes: 316
42. Way Down South
Crime, Drama | Announced
Tells the story of a gambler and small time crook, who steals a Civil War-era sword from a museum to finance his escape from a loan shark who staked him in a losing poker game.
Director: Jonas Pate
43. Stolen Heart (1998)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A trio of small-time hoods decide to go for the big time by kidnapping the daughter of a rich self-help guru. The kidnapping goes awry and the whole group find themselves in the midst of a family relationship problem.
Director: Terry O'Brien | Stars: Lisa Ryder, Randy Hughson, Meghan Toll, Christopher Healey
Votes: 67
45. Melody for a Hustler (1998)
104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Vincent Ravalec | Stars: Yvan Attal, Virginie Lanoué, Yann Collette, Benaïssa Ahaouari
Votes: 81
46. Buldoci a tresne (1981)
99 min | Comedy, Crime
Mafioso Carmello was guilty of the principles of his organization when he tried to fool the boss and earned a death sentence. The convict runs away from the killer.
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Marián Labuda, Jirí Kodet, Miroslav Streda, Jirí Hrzán
Votes: 102
47. O aftakias (1982)
79 min | Comedy
A penniless swindler loses an ear during a fight with an angry, cheated husband and receives a bionic device that allows him to hear otherwise imperceptible sounds. But is his sensitive hearing a blessing or a curse?
Director: Hristos Kyriakopoulos | Stars: Nikos Tsoukas, Makis Demiris, Dinos Iliopoulos, Ilias Logothetis
Votes: 29
48. Neon (1981)
82 min | Crime
Two small time gangsters in pursuit of hitting the jack pot.
Director: Gerhard Kleindl | Stars: Franz Blauensteiner, Beatrice Fago, Franz Fuerlinger, Martina Reuter
49. Grubelta tavshesapari (1928)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Zakaria Berishvili | Stars: Maria Tenazi, Dude Dzneladze, David Alavidze, N. Tsereteli
Votes: 7
50.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
Night Fever
(1985)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A cop-killer shot while robbing a liquor store tries to charm a nurse into helping him escape.
Director: Jeff Kanew | Stars: Robert Carradine, Lisa Pelikan, Basil Hoffman, Deborah Richter
Votes: 168