Crime gone awry movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant crime gone awry movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, clever, suspenseful, entertaining, suspense and interesting films and TV shows about / with crime gone awry, disorder, murder, brutality, storytelling, dialogue, gun, violence, twists and turns and greed plots mostly in Crime, Thriller and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as crime gone awry: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Fargo (1996), A Simple Plan (1998), Pulp Fiction (1994), Styx (2001), The Brink's Job (1978), Panic Room (2002), Pain & Gain (2013), Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013), The Opportunists (1999).
Best films
New films
| The Grinch (2018) | 6.4 | |
| The Con Is On (2018) | 3.8 | |
| Totem (2017) | 3.6 | |
| A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017) | 5.8 | |
| I Care a Lot (2020) | 6.4 |
List of crime gone awry movies
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and ...
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, neo noir, talky, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, robbery, gangster, dark hero, organized crime, undercover cop, gang, psychopath, perfect crime, violent, mafia ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
los angeles, usa, bolivia, southern california, california
Is relevant?
779K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style:
neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place:
minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain ...
Style:
neo noir, psychological, realistic, dark comedy, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
snow, bag of money, crime gone awry, small town, greed, twists and turns, betrayal, fbi, character study, moral ambiguity, redemption, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place:
minnesota, wisconsin, north america, usa
Is relevant?
2.4M
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, witty, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
dark humor, gunfight, violence, hitman, gangster, organized crime, overdose, storytelling, violent, professional killer, multiple storylines, foul language ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, america, britain ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Nelson puts his criminal ways behind him, having spent years as a first-rate safecracker. This resolution lasts until his brother finds himself owing money to organised crime and Nelson needs to do one last big job, with a few other professionals.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime gone awry, debt, police shootout, tough heroes, going straight, unlikely criminals, rivalry, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, gang, betrayal, master criminal ...
Place:
cape town south africa, south africa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After a long time of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transport, taking $30,000. Surprisingly their coup doesn't make the press. Curious Tony checks out their headquarters and finds ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, humorous, semi serious, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime gone awry, perfect crime, master criminal, gang, dishonesty, cons and scams, unlikely criminals, law enforcement, rivalry, forgery, buddies, criminal heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1978, 50s, 1950s ...
Place:
boston, usa, massachusetts, new england
Is relevant?
313K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul ...
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, tense, neo noir, psychological ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
home invasion, trapped, isolation, cat and mouse, hostage, claustrophobia, surveillance, security system, twists and turns, child in peril, locked in a room, confinement indoors ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
Is relevant?
240K
Genre: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, sexy, funny ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
american dream, kidnapping, money, athlete's life, group of criminals, hot and sexy, stupidity, scam, bodybuilder, sex scene, escape, buddies ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 20th century, year 1995, year 1994 ...
Place:
miami, florida, usa, bahamas, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The stories of a missing wife, a couple of meth heads and an Elvis impersonator are connected by the items found in a small town's pawn shop.
Style:
talky, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Plot:
dark humor, crime gone awry, nothing goes right, disorder, vigilantism, small town, abduction, missing person, rivalry, artists and showbiz, kidnapping, obsessive quest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, miami
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved for remodeling, but Vic is reluctant to take it. When a long-lost cousin from Ireland shows up ...
Style:
talky, independent film, suspense, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
crime gone awry, heist, cons and scams, gangster, character study, robbery, auto mechanic, rock, urban ghetto, couples, down on your luck, urban ghetto life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, ireland, new york, europe, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
With the help of their mentor Felix, a group of the best friends and first-time thieves steal a valuable statuette for a ruthless black market art dealer. After the amateurs botch the delivery of the objet d'art, the dealer kills Felix and ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
murder, crime gone awry, friends, betrayal, black market, partner, disorder, dishonesty, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, gambling, art theft, rock ...
Time:
90s
Place:
argentina, california, los angeles, usa, latin america
Is relevant?
22K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Casey has given up drug dealing for a suburban idyll in Houston, a job as an architect and a new wife. They are even planning to adopt a child. But Casey's past arrives on the doorstep in the shape of Nick, an old business partner. And all hell ...
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, independent film, dark comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dark humor, hitman, drug dealer, drug dealing, crime gone awry, male rape, female rapist, woman rapes man, marijuana, gangster, criminal heroes, violent ...
Time:
90s
Place:
austin texas, usa, texas, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But ...
Style:
suspense, sexy, clever, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, infidelity, betrayal, blackmail, twists and turns, jealousy, love affair, perfect crime, love triangle, adultery, greed, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, new york
Is relevant?
52K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the ...
Style:
non-linear, dark comedy, psychological, black comedy, sexy ...
Plot:
murder, twists and turns, dark humor, accident, multiple perspectives, chase, vandalism, crime gone awry, car accident, police, obsession, creativity ...
Time:
year 2003, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
With the aid of his girlfriend, Phyllis Potter, and best friend, Loomis, Grimm enters a Manhattan bank dressed as a clown, creates a hostage situation and executes a flawless robbery. The only thing left for the trio to do is make their getaway out ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, absurd, light, cult classic ...
Plot:
heist, bank robbery, crime gone awry, robbery, nothing goes right, buddies, bank robber, hostage, friendship, partner, disorder, friends ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.
Style:
scary, psychological horror, slasher, perverse, splatter ...
Plot:
serial killer, kidnapping, psychopath, murder, serial murder, hunt down, home invasion, strong violent content, massacre, hostage, danger, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
Is relevant?
274K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and ...
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, witty, talky, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
gangster, twists and turns, corruption, organized crime, dark humor, gang leader, robbery, homosexual, cons and scams, faked death, crime gone awry, mafia ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe
Is relevant?
464K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, detective, anthology ...
Plot:
dark humor, psychopath, law enforcement, small town, police investigation, cop, scheme, small town life, snow, killer, police officer, policewoman ...
Time:
2010s, year 1979, year 2006, 2020s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, north dakota, east germany, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
neo noir, brutal, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
robbery, violence, mafia, organized crime, gangster, hitman, poker, brutality, crime gone awry, assassin, murder, sex ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2008, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
louisiana, usa, florida, orlando florida, new orleans
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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, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
russian mafia, frame up, russian roulette, dark humor, rivalry, crime gone awry, police corruption, heroin, criminal heroes, gangster, drug dealing, spoiled brat ...
Time:
90s, year 2005
Place:
russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
Style:
cult classic, clever, neo noir, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, twists and turns, gunfight, ransom, money, violence, gangster, crime gone awry, pregnancy, hostage, criminal, car chase ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s
Place:
bolivia, mexico
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Canada, South Korea, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, funny, computer animated, 3d animation ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
squirrel, friendship, crime gone awry, heist, animal, friends, chase, talking animal, betrayal, raccoon, adaptation, creativity ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
33K
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, robbery, armored car robbery, crime gone awry, brutality, bank robbery, bank robber, lone hero, fbi, gangster, corruption, twists and turns ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, las vegas
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Baby Bink couldn't ask for more; he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, he lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, slapstick, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
babies and infants, stupidity, chase, mischievous children, escapades, danger, crime gone awry, prank, young heroes, kidnapping, lost child, childhood ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
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Genre: Crime, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Johnny Destiny burns into Las Vegas in his hot Plymouth RoadRunner, stopping only to pick up a stranger stranded in the desert. But then, things aren't always as they seem. Anything can happen in that town of many possibilities...especially ...
Style:
road movie, talky, stylized, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
crime gone awry, heist, brutality, desert, multiple storylines, expectant father, disorder, on the run, criminal heroes, gang, bank, partner ...
Place:
las vegas, usa
Is relevant?
113K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, psychological, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, twists and turns, murder, crime gone awry, extramarital affair, adultery, hired killer, investigation, betrayal, visceral, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984
Place:
texas, austin texas, midwest, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive ...
Style:
bloody, grindhouse, sexy, entertaining, offbeat ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vampire, hostage, violent, brothers, gory, blood, priest, stripper, bloodsucker, pervert, desert, holy water ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
mexico, texas, austin texas, midwest, usa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.
Style:
twist ending, suspenseful, surprise ending, stylized, twisted ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
hidden camera, found footage, prank, bullying, twists and turns, home invasion, old man, revenge, lawyer, neighbor, crime gone awry, halloween ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Is relevant?
111K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things get worse for the ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, rough, teen, hood ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
kidnapping, gang, true crime, sex scene, youth, woman urinating, confrontation, male nudity, culture clash, crime gone awry, revenge, menage a trois ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 2003, year 2005
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, albuquerque new mexico, palm springs california
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, talky, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
murder, crime gone awry, twists and turns, police investigation, character study, obsession, redemption, domestic violence, crumbling marriage, unlikely criminals, law enforcement, murder mystery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey
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