Breaking the law movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant breaking the law movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspense, tense, disturbing, suspenseful and dark films and TV shows about / with breaking the law, criminal, urban, gang, friendship, organized crime, revenge, moral ambiguity, betrayal and violence plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, Germany, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as breaking the law: Charm City Kings (2020), Black and White Love (2017), Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022), Infinity Pool (2023), BMX Bandits (1983), How I Became a Gangster (2019), Baby Driver (2017), Fartsa (2015), Berlin Falling (2017), MW: The Devil's Game (2009).
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, uplifting, exciting, hood ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
motorcycle chase, motorcycle race, motorcycle racing, biker gang, 14 year old boy, legal, breaking the law, motorcycle, african american, street gang, life, street life ...
Place:
baltimore
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 140 min.
TV show
Story:
Ferhat is a hitman working for his criminal uncle. Aslı is a young and idealistic doctor. One day, their roads crossed in the most unexpected way: Aslı is forced to operate on a man that Ferhat had shot.
Style:
emotional, touching, disturbing, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
opposites attract, forced marriage, power of love, fake marriage, jealousy, love, love story, marriage, self sacrifice, rescue, strong female character, doctor ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each of them struggles to overcome ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, psychological, neo noir ...
Plot:
breaking the law, criminal, male protagonist, escapades, problem, confronting the past, problem solving, wealthy family, nypd, die hard, irish mob, pursuit ...
Place:
los angeles, massachusetts, boston
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, Croatia, Hungary, USA, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, atmospheric, slasher, cerebral ...
Plot:
vacation, accident, drug trip, writer's block, hedonism, fictional country, breaking the law, swingers, clone, american horror, group sex, police interrogation ...
Place:
fictional island, former yugoslavia, canada
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, independent film, colorful ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
bicycle, cycling, teenage girl, chase, heist, breaking the law, robbery, buddies, bike, anti hero, teenage life, hostage ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
australia, sydney australia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A polish gangster discovers the senselessness of his life.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, visually appealing
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal underworld, criminal gang, criminal as protagonist, group of criminals, lifestyle change, changing lives, true crime, moral transformation, organized crime, character change, mafia, personality change ...
Place:
europe, poland
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
Style:
suspense, noir, aesthetic, neo noir, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
car, heist, car chase, bank robbery, robbery, chase, sign language, twists and turns, caper, gangster, music, crime boss ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 90s, 20th century, year 1998 ...
Place:
georgia, usa, north america, atlanta georgia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
TV show
Story:
An epic saga which takes place over a long time span from 1961 to 1991. From the midpoint of the story we view the friendship of four boys. In season main heroes are in their 20's, they are childhood friends, and for the sake of their ...
Style:
stylized, captivating, realistic, semi serious, atmospheric
Plot:
speculation, illicit affair, cons and scams, friendship, best friend, friends, breaking the law, partner, fraud, love and romance, group of friends, criminal ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Frank left his life as a soldier behind and wants to rebuild his life in Brandenburg. He is on his way to meet his daughter, Lily, after a long time of not seeing her. As he stops at a gas station he meets Andreas, who needs a ride to Berlin. ...
Style:
suspense, serious, disturbing, tension, rough ...
Plot:
male male relationship, post traumatic stress disorder, nothing goes right, characters in danger, drinking problem, social problems, breaking the law, weapons, kidnapping, hostage, war veteran, road trip ...
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The main character is a man named Takashi Morioka, who has lost his job and his home due to a recession. He ends up falling into a trap set by the diabolical Yuki Michio, who happened to survive by chance an incident on an island 16 years ago where ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
delivery man, breaking the law, financial problem, delivery, choice, money problems, deal, family in danger, ethical dilemma, coercion, moral ambiguity, manipulation ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A maverick, vigilante cop who is forced to misbehave the limits of law when the system fails. It weaves across past and present whilesolving the motives and moral bruises that shape his actions.
Style:
crime thriller, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cop, vigilante, criminal, breaking the law, police officer, troubled past, fighting the system, confronting the past, tragic past, gang, lawlessness, bandit ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When two men from very different walks of life meet over the holidays, they change each others lives forever.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, feel good, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, breaking the law, parents and children, criminal, single parent, family problems, musician, relationships, family relations, relationship problems, lifestyle change ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, crime thriller, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
legal system, police, crime investigation, police investigation, police detective, police procedural, investigation, criminal justice, legislation, law enforcement, law, breaking the law ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In Part Three, entitled "The Last Fight," gangster Santer Jr. attempts to seize an oil well on Indian territory. To prevent this, Winnetou and Old Shatterhand must reconcile the warring Indian tribes so that they can take up the fight ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
native american, indians, land dispute, money, sheriff, murder, lawlessness, breaking the law, murderer, old west, gang, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When small town drifter Sammy Barlach drives into town on the search for his next cold beer and the bunch that'll have him, he gets a lot more than he bargained for.
Style:
thought provoking, suspense, captivating, visually appealing, independent film ...
Plot:
older woman younger man sex, money problems, poverty, human nature, life is a bitch, outsider, nothing goes right, existentialism, provincial life, symbolism, breaking the law, sexual attraction ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In trouble with the local authorities, Mabel Simmons, notoriously known as Madea, is on the run from the law. With no place to turn, she moves in with her friend Bam who is recovering from surgery. Unbeknownst to Bam however, Madea is only using the ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, humorous, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
madea, friend, assistant, female protagonist, criminal, satire, cover up, hidden truth, pretense, escapades, care, breaking the law ...
Place:
southern usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the ...
Style:
detective, suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
criminal, police corruption, organized crime, police, crime investigation, fighting crime, crime solving, conspiracy, breaking the law, gun control, uncover truth, arms dealing ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
baltimore
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After the untimely death of his mother, a grieving teen befriends his charismatic but troubled neighbor, only to become ensnared in a world of addiction and violence as the opioid epidemic takes hold of his small town.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating, independent film
Plot:
teenager, drug, life is a bitch, drug abuse, criminal underworld, drug addiction, epidemic, small town life, drug dealer, breaking the law, teenage life, drug dealing ...
Place:
ontario canada
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Croatia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Petra, a young, just graduated economist returns to her native village Lokvica to take part in illegal business of smothering tobacco and other goods over the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by her grandmother Zorka.
Style:
captivating, humorous, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
border, smuggling, getting home, satire, social satire, family relations, outlaw gang, silly humor, smuggler, breaking the law, small village, farce ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
bosnia, eastern europe, bosnia herzegovina, croatia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Nenad, Maras his little brother, wants to follow the ilegal footsteps of his brother and now Maras and Baca have to free him from the clutches of the bad guys.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, underworld, gang, breaking the law, crime boss, bandit, money problems, criminal underworld, criminal gang, money, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
balkan
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, suspense, f word
Audience:
adult
Plot:
unplanned pregnancy, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, public health, two sisters, breaking the law, sisters, social problems, escapades, political unrest, violence against women, badass female lead ...
Time:
90s, 2010s
Place:
north dakota, canada
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Two young Finnish women in London are drawn inexorably together via the Studio - a clandestine group dedicated to bringing justice to those beyond the law. But, as their battle against exploitation, violence and corporate greed intensifies, will the ...
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
violence, secret organization, women, vigilante justice, moral ambiguity, corporate greed, lawlessness, social problems, breaking the law, female protagonist, greed, legal ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the middle of the night, Magloire is smoking a cigarette in an abandoned train station when the police shows up for an ID check. He starts running with no luggage, no future until he meets a dying man from whom he inherits a fortune. Magloire is ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
gang, money, ship, organized crime, criminal gang, runaway, outlaw gang, bandit, smuggling, criminal, hostage, smuggler ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Johan and his colleagues are watching Seth and his gang member Jack, they stumble on a larger case than they expected. Seth is selling arms to terrorists, but without Jack's knowledge, in a car where Johan's old colleague Pernilla ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
police procedural, organized crime, criminal gang, informant, investigation, terrorism, surveillance, law enforcement, nordic, bandit, arms dealer, breaking the law ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fulvio is the only one of the three brothers to have left the village to go to work in the city. Deputy chief of staff in a large company, he dismisses people without remorse until he gets fired himself and after being jailed for beating his ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, light, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, provincial life, community, society, social problems, small town, church, humour, family problems, breaking the law, money problems, small community ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Maria, a Ukrainian doctor, comes to Portugal to spend a year with Greco, her husband who is also a doctor. Upon arrival at Faro airport she is the only person from Kiev approached by agents of Immigration and Customs that lead her to a room of ...
Style:
tense, suspense, factual
Plot:
desperation, cross cultural relations, suspicion, male female relationship, problem, female doctor, criminal, family relations, husband wife relationship, framed for a crime, breaking the law, suspect ...
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
KO One is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan and Danson Tang. It was produced by Comic International Productions and was first broadcast in Taiwan on cable TV Gala Television Variety Show/CH 28 on 26 November 2005 to ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, exciting, enigmatic, surreal ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
school, mysterious villain, high school life, wuxia, high school friends, troubled youth, good versus evil, teenage protagonist, teenager, rivalry, breaking the law, intruder ...
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Doobie Jones has two strikes against him. The ex-con is faced with the dilemma of a lifetime. After turning his community into a walking dead hoodpocalypse, Doobie has a tough decision to make. He can stand and fight Zombies to the death with his ...
Style:
hood, exciting, captivating, horror comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
zombie, voodoo, zombie outbreak, neighborhood, african american, prison, maximum security prison, living dead, undead, walking dead, misfit, breaking the law ...
Place:
texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A coming of age comedy following a diverse group of teenage friends as they confront the challenges of growing up in gritty inner-city Los Angeles.
Style:
funny, hood, entertaining, humorous, fun ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, young adult, high school, love, friendship, teenage boy, teenage girl, school, friendship between teens, adolescence, teenage life, teen romance ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, seattle
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ulrich Mott, an ambitious social climber, marries a wealthy widow in Washington D.C. in order to mix with powerful political players.
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, factual, political ...
Plot:
social climbing, elderly woman, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, lie, investigation, age difference, widow, relationship vs career, ambition, breaking the law, couple relations, love affair ...
Time:
year 2007, year 1999, year 2004, year 2000, year 2006 ...
Place:
washington d.c., england, middle east, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
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