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Crime 101 (2026)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads, forcing the two to collaborate. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.
Style:
suspense, tension, crime drama, detective, twisted, psychological, noir
Plot:
heist, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, chase, mature, urban, redemption, partners in crime, anti hero, betrayal, identity, corruption, insurance fraud, slow burn, male nudity, stylized violence
Place:
los angeles
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Most similar movies to Crime 101
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, noir, dark and tense films with plots about moral ambiguity, betrayal, urban, corruption, revenge, cat and mouse and investigation mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Crime 101: Donor Unknown (1995), Inside Man (2023), Lucky Baskhar (2024), The Refuge (2019), See Saw (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Type A insurance fraud investigator Nick Stillman has his life extended by a heart transplant, only to be dismayed to discover that his donor was murdered so Nick could live.
Style:
suspense, crime drama, dark, detective, tense ...
Plot:
murder, insurance fraud, heart transplant, organ donation, investigation, conspiracy, corruption, ethical dilemma, life & death, danger, survival, betrayal ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.
Style:
crime drama, detective, tense, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
criminal underworld, redemption, organized crime, undercover, ethical dilemma, law enforcement, moral ambiguity, covert operation, corruption, violence, city, investigation ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A cash-strapped bank cashier embarks on a risky investment scheme and soon gets drawn into the murky world of money laundering.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, tension, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
money laundering, investments, fraud, greed, corruption, suspicion, desperation, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, banking, betrayal, double life ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A getaway driver finds himself in harm's way when he gets caught up in a job involving casino heist money leading to a debt over his head.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, noir, fast paced ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
underworld, bandit, heist, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, betrayal, isolation, escape, survival, violence, anti hero, chase ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Inspector Mugilan investigates the disappearance of a prominent Coimbatore businessman, Aadhavan, and his wife Malavika after their servant is found murdered in their home.
Style:
suspense, tense, detective, dark, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, disappearance, murder, police procedural, businessman, family secret, suspicion, mature, servant, betrayal, cat and mouse, power ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Annie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty hunter blackmails her to keep that past a secret. As the stakes increase, though, so do the ruthless and brutal actions of all those ...
Style:
suspense, tense, tension, noir, dark ...
Plot:
blackmail, bounty hunter, secrets, murder, deception, family secret, danger, betrayal, death, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse, corruption ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two cops are on the trail of gang that are planning a jewel robbery. Inspector Chow lives at home with his mother, while Inspector Pang has gambling problems that the gang exploits. Soon, innocent victims will pay with their lives.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, detective, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
organized crime, investigation, gang, jewel theft, police procedural, murder, violence, underworld, urban, gambling addiction, betrayal, corruption ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
ACP Satyabhama confronts her haunted past, diving into a high-stakes investigation to find a missing man. As she unravels dark secrets in various towns cloaked in shadows, redemption hangs in the balance. Will she triumph over the past or be ...
Style:
detective, suspense, tension, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
redemption, flashback, corruption, conspiracy, revenge, cat and mouse, telugu
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After retiring from the police force, a relentless detective haunted by the tragic loss of his closest friend sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance, seeking redemption and fighting to restore justice to the streets he once swore to protect.
Style:
crime drama, dark, suspenseful, tense, noir ...
Plot:
revenge, moral ambiguity, urban, mature, betrayal, underworld, corruption, slow burn, urban decay, cat and mouse, justice, mission
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A parole officer forced into retirement gets together three ex-convicts to pull off a $30-million armored car robbery.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, tension, suspense, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, parole officer, retirement, armored car, moral ambiguity, anti hero, desperation, urban, revenge, betrayal, fleeing, street crime ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Billy and Steve have to get some money to pay off their drug dealer Tyvan. Their plan to rob a Carwash gets complicated when the plan gets shared and everyone has an ulterior motive. Crime/drama with a supernatural edge.
Style:
suspense, captivating, crime drama, tension, dark ...
Plot:
heist, money, bandit, money problems, financial problem, criminal, drug dealer, hidden truth, secret, drug dealing, plan, attempted robbery ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A woman is murdered and her neighbour is picked up as a suspect. Meanwhile, a journalist believes he can use this murder to lure an elusive gangster, with help from the guy’s former accomplice.
Style:
captivating, psychological, crime drama, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, gangster, crime investigation, investigative reporter, crime solving, murder investigation, battles, uncover truth, fight, murder mystery, who done it ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
46%
2K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
A fictionalized version of the events surrounding notorious criminal Tiruvarur Murugan, who was involved in a big jewellery shop robbery.
Style:
crime drama, suspense, tension, intense, dark ...
Plot:
robbery, heist, law enforcement, master criminal, fugitive, police investigation, cat and mouse, pursuit, chase, suspicion, street crime, confrontation ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A London police officer goes undercover as a heroin addict in a small English town and manipulates an unsuspecting local junkie into working with him for a dangerous drug dealer.
Style:
intense, tense, crime thriller, crime drama, detective ...
Plot:
undercover, covert operation, drug crime, heroin addiction, drug traffic, corruption, manipulation, investigation, deception, double life, moral ambiguity, police procedural ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a resentful brother organizes a prank kidnapping, he unwittingly hires career criminals who have plans of their own.
Style:
dark, suspense, tension, dark comedy, twisted ...
Plot:
kidnapping, heist, prank gone wrong, criminal, family conflict, hostage situation, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, betrayal, revenge motive, violent, criminal underworld ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When a criminal imprisoned by detectives Ron Fugate and Morris Brinson is released and puts a hit out on them, both their partnership and their very existence quickly begins to decay... Who will survive, and at what cost?
Style:
detective, dark, noir, psychological, crime thriller ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, law enforcement, revenge, murder, violence, corruption, investigation, criminal underworld, cat and mouse, partnership, hitman, vengeance ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Harry Woltz is a homicide cop with a gambling problem; a problem that leaves him owing a great deal of money to the Russell brothers. To clear the debt they ask him to train John Farrow to murder his wife, Evans, without leaving the usual clues or ...
Style:
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Plot:
murder, gambling, addiction, police investigation, police corruption, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sex, homicide, winter, deception ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jonah is a hitman by trade and a man on a mission of revenge. But things go horribly wrong whilst trying to escape the police.
Style:
tense, suspense, crime drama, fast paced, grim ...
Plot:
escape, hitman, revenge, cat and mouse, manhunt, violence, chase, fugitive, police, anti hero, gunfight, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Kyle Braddock has spent the last decade moving witnesses over the border to Mexico and has always avoided confrontation or suspicion until now. Not only has he been framed for kidnapping but there's a malevolent and unrelenting figure on his ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
440 crores stolen. Seven days to get it back. A game of greed, betrayal and intrigue culminates in an explosive climax in this story of a greedy man, a conniving woman and an uncanny guy with a bag full of tricks.
Style:
suspense, twisted, intense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
cat and mouse, greed, heist, money, deception, betrayal, entertainment, loot, mind game, manipulation, anti hero, mastermind ...
Similarity:
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187
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Dan Selig is a bored thirty year-old math wiz who's looking for a way to change his life. His ray of light comes in the form of a curvy blonde named Alicia, who recruits Dan to join her blackjack card counting team for a one night Las Vegas ...
Style:
suspense, tense, crime drama, twisted, psychological ...
Plot:
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Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Trapped in escalating blackmail, Mani faces mounting danger as crime, passion, and greed intertwine, exposing hidden truths and changing allegiances throughout his ordeal.
Style:
crime thriller, tense, tension, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
38%
4K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Surya is a street-smart bank employee, in a bid to protect his loved one, gets entangled in a complex multi-crore scam. He must do whatever it takes to prove his innocence.
Style:
suspense, tension, dramatic, twisted, fast paced ...
Plot:
fraud, banking, heist, corruption, investigation, betrayal, conspiracy, bank robbery, suspicion, master criminal, urban, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Azerbaijan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The banker Vagif Fataliyev is found murdered in his own house. During the investigation, two more murders occur one after the other.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, tense, dark, detective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder investigation, investigation, secrets, suspicion, police procedural, evidence, cat and mouse, conspiracy, betrayal, urban, corruption, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
azerbaijan
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
revenge, justice, disguise, con artists, police, con men, embezzler, unlikely friendships, parents and children, corruption, moral ambiguity, manipulation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Grey Malcolm is a talented young assassin who's ready to get his life back. But before he can leave, he has one final assignment: kill a bank robber who has the city's underground up in arms. As Malcolm tracks his target he learns that his ...
Style:
tension, suspenseful, dark, fast paced, noir ...
Plot:
assassin, hitman, contract killing, cat and mouse, final showdown, urban, underworld, betrayal, violence, revenge, chase, urban decay ...
Place:
boston
Similarity:
36%
562
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bruno has lost his medical license and is now practicing illegally, no questions asked. His interest is aroused when a lawyer offers to have him treat a leukemia-stricken mafioso. This not only gets him caught between rival gangs, but also puts his ...
Style:
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Plot:
organized crime, underworld, gang, moral ambiguity, criminal underworld, moral dilemma, desperation, leukemia, betrayal, corruption, urban, mafioso ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An art dealer on a special mission is pulled into dangerous intrigue while railway detective Cheval tries to help and pursues criminals on the Istanbul Express.
Style:
detective, suspense, tension, retro, noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
train, railway, chase, pursuit, danger, urban, european, cat and mouse, investigation, conspiracy, betrayal, espionage ...
Time:
60s
Place:
istanbul turkey, paris france
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a late-night triad dispute leads to the death of an innocent civilian, PTU officers take action by investigating triad activities in the area.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, noir ...
Plot:
investigation, fighting crime, organized crime, police procedural, triad, mafia, sleuth, murder investigation, crime investigation, mob hit, police investigation, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
At a Colorado ski resort, a jealous man's paranoia results in murder.
Style:
tense, intense, suspense, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, obsession, jealousy, ski resort, paranoia, danger, snow, betrayal, resort, moral ambiguity, mountain, isolation ...
Place:
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