Money Heist (2017) | 8.2 | |
Hero (1987) | 8.6 | |
Hustle (2004) | 8.2 | |
Corleone (2007) | 8.5 | |
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | 8.0 |
Criminal heroes movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant criminal heroes movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, rough and clever films and TV shows about / with criminal heroes, gangster, violence, organized crime, criminal, murder, gang, mafia, profanity and shot to death plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Italy and other countries.
criminal heroes
TOP 10 movies tagged as criminal heroes: Eastern Promises (2007), The Drop (2014), The Take (2009), Hustle (2004), Money Heist (2017), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), My Wife Is a Gangster (2001), La Reina del Sur (2011), Public Enemies (2009), Peaky Blinders (2013).
Best films
New films
Narco Sub (2021) | 3.5 | |
Wildland (2020) | 5.9 | |
Lupin (2021) | 7.5 | |
American Dream (2021) | 4.4 | |
Cut Throat City (2020) | 4.9 |
List of criminal heroes movies
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Russian teenager, living in London, dies during childbirth but leaves clues to a midwife in her journal, that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gangster, mob boss, russian mafia, prostitution, murder, male nudity, rape, brutality, death in childbirth, child prostitute, investigation, organized crime ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, st. petersburg russia, europe, scotland yard ...
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161K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspense, cerebral ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, robbery, fall in love, organized crime, danger, criminal heroes, crime boss, catholic, gangster, mafia, church, criminal's revenge ...
Time:
year 2014, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, boston, brooklyn new york city, massachusetts, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Freddie Jackson is just out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie dreams of having her husband home but she's forgotten the rows and the girls Freddie can't ...
Style:
serious, captivating, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mob boss, mafia, respect, power struggle, relatives, british, betrayal, criminal heroes, gangster, crime boss, ex convict, victim ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
england, london, east end london
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23K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
Style:
exciting, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
cons and scams, thief, criminal heroes, heist, con artists, leader, exploitation, blackmail, fake identity, coworker relationship, caper, hustler ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe, england, britain
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527K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, intense, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
heist, perfect crime, plot twist, thief, bank robbery, hostage situation, money, professor, planning, master criminal, hostage, career criminal ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
spain, madrid, thailand
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, ...
Style:
clever, inspirational, touching, sentimental, twist ending ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
prison, prison escape, freedom, human spirit, hopes, stephen king, life, friendship between men, friendship, plot twist, life philosophy, adaptation ...
Time:
1940s, 90s, 1950s, 2010s, year 1994 ...
Place:
usa, america, iran, persia, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Eunjin who is a living legend among the gangsters dominates the male-centered underworld wielding only a pair of her trademark blades. One day, Eun-jin finds her sister from whom she was separated at an orphanage during childhood, and her sister ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, rough, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
opposites attract, martial arts, criminal heroes, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, danger, vengeance, marriage, gangster, couple relations, gang, asian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA, Spain, Colombia
Duration: 378 min.
TV show
Story:
After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, novela, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, rise to the top, power struggle, mafia, drug dealing, cocaine, mob boss, rivalry, vengeance, drug traffic, organized crime, gang war ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america, europe, spain, morocco
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, clever, witty, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, heist, dark humor, organized crime, twists and turns, crime gone awry, disorder, gang, nothing goes right, debt, violent, friends ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
england, united kingdom, london, britain, europe
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, ...
Style:
suspense, stylized, factual, exciting, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
bank robbery, bank robber, gunfight, mobster, group of criminals, heist, manhunt, criminal heroes, organized crime, gangster, fbi, mafia ...
Time:
1930s, year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, year 1933
Place:
chicago, indiana, usa, tucson arizona, illinois ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 2109 min.
TV show
Story:
A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, tense, stylized, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, gang, mafia, gang war, determination, cruelty, mob boss, power struggle, crime boss, family relations, rivalry ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, ancient times, 1910s, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, ireland, birmingham alabama, london
Is relevant ?
252K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is ...
Style:
suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, harsh, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, creature, survival, alien, space travel, alien life-form, one man army, outer space, dark hero, tough guy, anti hero, deadly creature ...
Time:
future, year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Place:
oceania, space western
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904K
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the ...
Style:
entertaining, witty, dark comedy, funny, clever ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, caper, gambling, organized crime, gangster, robbery, criminal heroes, cons and scams, group of criminals, sarcasm, master criminal, boxing ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, britain, antwerp, belgium ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to ...
Style:
clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, caper, casino, thief, cons and scams, perfect crime, outsmarting, con artists, twists and turns, deception, scheme, organized crime ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, iran, atlantic city, usa, los angeles ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
Il Capo dei Capi (The Boss of the Bosses) is a six-part Italian miniseries which debuted on Canale 5 between October and November 2007. It tells the story of Salvatore Riina, alias Totò u Curtu, a mafioso boss from Corleone, Sicily. Riina is played ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cosa nostra, criminal heroes, gangster, mafia, organized crime, bribery, italian mafia, notoriety, mobster, corrupt politician, murder, corruption ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s, 60s, 1940s ...
Place:
italy, sicily, palermo italy, southern italy
Is relevant ?
102K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, stylized, clever, spiritual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, gangster, chess, mob boss, philosophy, criminal heroes, ex convict, cons and scams, criminal's revenge, con artists, group of criminals, mafia ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A career criminal (Gibson) nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Style:
intense, clever, brutal, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison escape, lone hero, prison gang, criminal heroes, vengeance, gunfight, mafia, tough guy, gangster, corruption, prison life ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america, usa, san diego california, tijuana mexico
Is relevant ?
138K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Style:
inspirational, psychological, grim, realistic, depressing ...
Plot:
prison escape, prison, escape, life philosophy, runaway, human spirit, prisoner, escape attempt, brutality, prison break, prison life, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 1973, 1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
persia, latin america, atlantic ocean
Is relevant ?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, witty, action comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, betrayal, heist, casino, cons and scams, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, chase, gang, dishonesty, twists and turns, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, idaho, seattle, nevada, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man will become a criminal to save his family. Director: Shawn Welling Writer: Derek H. Potts Stars: Tom Vera, Tom Sizemore, Lee Majors |
Style:
tense, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
drug cartel, dea, criminal, cartel, criminal heroes, drug dealer, cia agent, sex trafficking, armed forces, kidnapping, drug, cia ...
Place:
usa
Is relevant ?
Genre: Action, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Style:
controversial, brutal, sadistic, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
psychopath, dark humor, violence, serial killer, violent, insanity, killer, mass murder, satire, murderous pair, on the road, lovers on the run ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
new mexico, london, tokyo, nevada, arizona ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Sergei and Simon have to deliver a suitcase full of heroin to Mikhalych or else they will be killed. There is one minor detail: the only problem-solving technique they are familiar with is a shot in the head. There are more than 20 Russian-movie ...
Style:
black comedy, realistic, dark comedy, buddy comedy, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
russian mafia, frame up, russian roulette, dark humor, rivalry, police corruption, criminal heroes, heroin, psychopath, gangster, spoiled brat, drug dealing ...
Time:
90s, year 2005
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Is relevant ?
1.2M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, suspense, realistic, epic, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, rise and fall, mobster, cosa nostra, mentor, criminal, badass, friends, italian mafia, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 50s, 90s, year 1990, year 1970 ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, italy, florida, usa ...
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335K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, France, Zambia, Italy, Denmark, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most ...
Style:
clever, suspense, realistic, thought provoking, dark comedy ...
Audience:
kids, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
business, greed, corruption, arms dealer, cold war, arms dealing, millionaire, gunrunner, rags to riches, smuggling, human nature, rise and fall ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 20th century, 80s, year 2001 ...
Place:
africa, bolivia, new york, odessa ukraine, sierra leone ...
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
What would you get if you mix a gangster film and a soap opera? "Zero 2" is a crazy twister of criminal romance and sexy violence that just might laugh you to death.
Style:
suspenseful, humorous, not serious, realistic, sexy ...
Plot:
criminal heroes, partner, gangster, disorder, hitman, crime gone awry, profanity, twists and turns, rivalry, chases and races, graphic violence, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
lithuania, europe
Is relevant ?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 229 min.
Story:
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Style:
epic, ambiguous ending, melancholic, breathtaking, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, mafia, friendship, prohibition, rape, gunfight, betrayal, childhood friend, corruption, criminal heroes, mobster ...
Time:
1930s, 60s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1984 ...
Place:
new york, usa, america, israel, china ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
This South African movie tracks the rise of a once-petty criminal to the heights of the criminal underworld. After cutting his teeth on hijacking, before moving onto bigger game, an ambitious man hits a setback when most of his gang are shot.
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
urban ghetto life, organized crime, gang war, gangster, gang of thieves, thief, ambition, buddies, life is a bitch, gang, criminal heroes, black ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
south africa, africa, johannesburg south africa
Is relevant ?
2.1M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
criminal, cancer, peril, life turned upside down, drug dealing, drug cartel, unlikely partners, drug lord, master criminal, family problems, life is a bitch, drug ...
Time:
y2k, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, usa
Is relevant ?
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
Style:
cerebral, tense, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bank robbery, heist, robbery, hostage, character study, bank, bank robber, hostage situation, criminal heroes, cop, mishap, gangster ...
Time:
20th century, year 1972, year 1975, 70s
Place:
new york, persia, brooklyn new york city, usa
Is relevant ?
2.2M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, exciting, witty, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
gangster, dark humor, organized crime, gunfight, violence, hitman, overdose, multiple storylines, violent, killings, drug, redemption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, persia, america, peru ...
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