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The King of Algiers (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Omar, better known as Omar the Strawberry, is an old-fashioned bandit. Forced to flee to Algeria, he makes a living out of petty crime, accompanied by his famous sidekick Roger. After decades of ruling the French criminal underworld, they must come ...
Style: thrilling, satirical, captivating, semi serious
Plot: gangster, satire, criminal, troubled past, gangsta grip, confronting the past, gang, bandit, funeral, lie, prison, escape ...
Place: algeria, sahara
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Last King of the Cross (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
TV show
Story: Inspired by John Ibrahim's best-selling autobiography, this series is an operatic story of two brothers, Sam and John Ibrahim who organize the street but lose each other in their ascent to power. The story tracks John Ibrahim's rise from a ...
Style: tense, exciting, captivating, dramatic, suspenseful
Plot: gangster, autobiography, female nudity, city, brother, police, money, bandit, gunfight, brothers, extortion, heroin ...
Time: 90s, 80s
Place: sydney australia, australia
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Style: hood, harsh, stylized, serious, rough ...
Plot: hip hop, ghetto, rapper, rap, gangster, urban ghetto life, redemption, music, urban, rags to riches, gang, going straight ...
Time: year 2005, 80s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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 7.5
 10K
Bad Blood (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: A dramatization of the life and death of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto.
Style: suspense, disturbing, realistic, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: mafia, crime family, criminal underworld, mob boss, gangster, organized crime, mafioso, criminal, family relations, lifestyle, group of criminals, criminal's revenge ...
Place: montreal, quebec, canada
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 7.1
 5K
Full Contact (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Thailand
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In an effort to get his buddy out of a gambling debt, Jeff agrees to join forces with Judge in a weapons heist. The job goes bad and Judge betrays Jeff. Jeff plots the ultimate revenge on Judge and his followers and it is a question of whether he ...
Style: neo noir, stylized, bloody, suspense, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, martial arts, gangster, gang, vengeance, organized crime, gunfight, gun fu, revenge, kickass, kung fu, vigilante ...
Time: 90s
Place: china, asia, hong kong, thailand
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who ...
Style: non-linear, bloody, tense, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: revenge, vengeance, martial arts, mentor, one man army, female protagonist, heroine, yakuza, hitman, sword, dark hero, violence ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place: japan, tokyo, persia, austin texas, texas ...
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A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-Woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Heesoo, for fear that she may be cheating on ...
Style: suspense, bleak, psychological, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: hitman, gunfight, asian gangster, organized crime, revenge, vengeance, mafia, betrayal, gangster, fall in love, brutality, character study ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: south korea, east asia, asia, korea
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 7.3
 66K
Ghajini (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story: Sanjay a rich tycoon suffering from short term memory loss due to being hit by a metal pole when trying to intervene on his girlfriend's murder. Because of this his memory can only last for 15 minutes and he doesn't remember events or ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting, serious ...
Plot: memory loss, diary, loss of loved one, revenge, rage, murder, fall in love, vengeance, uncover truth, disorder, haunted by the past, love affair ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: india, asia, mumbai india
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A Better Tomorrow (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A Korean remake of the John Woo Classic. One brother is a criminal. One brother is a cop. Both will fight to the death.
Style: realistic, exciting, suspenseful, serious, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, heroic bloodshed, betrayal, crime boss, arms dealer, organized crime, criminal underworld, family relations, vengeance, family problems, siblings relations, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, south korea, asia, north korea, thailand
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 8.2
 130K
Yojimbo (1961)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant ...
Style: black and white, visually stunning, visual, black comedy, cynical ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, sword fight, small town, ronin, martial arts, gangster, one against many, swordsman, gang war, mercenary, medieval, gang ...
Time: 19th century, year 1961, 1800s, future, 1860s
Place: japan, persia, asia
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A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Style: neo noir, bloody, cult classic, intense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: friendship, heroic bloodshed, triad, gunfight, organized crime, police, yakuza, mafia, mobster, hate, criminal underworld, crime boss ...
Time: 80s, year 1986, future, 20th century
Place: hong kong, china, asia, taiwan, taipei
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
Style: touching, uplifting, realistic, motivational, feel good ...
Audience: date night, teens, chick flick, teen drama, adult
Plot: poverty, childhood, rags to riches, destiny, orphan, society, against the odds, life is a bitch, love, street life, cheating, ambition ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 2005 ...
Place: india, mumbai india, asia, britain, taj mahal
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No.3 (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The movie loosely follows the life of "Gangster No. 3", who doesn't like to be called a "Gangster" and really hates to be called "No. 3". But there's lots of tangents and side stories so it's hard to ...
Style: semi serious, exciting, realistic, humorous, rough ...
Plot: hitman, gangster, best friend, partner, sexual content, strong violent content, gang, political conspiracy, tough heroes, obsession, dishonesty, aging ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: korea
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Rules of the Game (1999)
Genre: Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: David infiltrates a gang to take revenge on a triad kingpin. Two of David's good friends die in David's search for revenge. David is captured by the kingpin to face the punishment of the triad society.
Style: tragic
Plot: machete, triad, tragic romance, gang war, abusive boss, loss of sister, respect, funeral, mahjong, gang rape, sadism, death ...
Place: hong kong
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 7.2
 9K
The General (1998)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 124 min.
Story: In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.
Style: black and white, tense, serious, clever, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, gangster, art theft, mastermind, master criminal, brutality, law enforcement, cons and scams, danger, mafia, organized crime, courtroom ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 50s, 20th century, 80s
Place: ireland, dublin ireland, europe
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Runaway Blues (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Before he was crowned one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", Andy Lau starred in the 1989 gangster film Runaway Blues. He plays Lam, a Taiwan gangster who flees to Hong Kong after killing a rival gangster. Hiding at his uncle gang boss ...
Style: heroic, poliziottesco
Plot: heroic bloodshed, exploitation, hostage, murder, corpse, burned alive, blood, brutality, sadism, death, female nudity, gangster ...
Place: taiwan, macau
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Yakuza Torture History - Lynching (1969)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The film is divided into three parts - the first two taking place in feudal Japan, the last segment being more "modern" and set in the late 1960's. All three deal with those that have broken the Yakuza code, and their subsequent ...
Style: anthology, grindhouse, banned
Plot: yakuza, violent, police officer, ancient, violence, sadism, shooting, damage, criminal organization, driving, female yakuza, released from prison ...
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Welcome to Shama Town (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: China
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In the fictional Shama Town in Northwest China, legend has it that that robbers buried many hidden treasures among the town. Tang Gaopeng, the town leader, then decides to promote Shama Town as a bandit-themed tourist destination. Tang ...
Style: slapstick, slapstick comedy
Plot: excavation, treasure hunt, treasure, buried treasure, passed out drunk, impersonating a police officer, hidden treasure, desert, festival, false arrest, tourist, gangster boss ...
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Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1975)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Piedone (Bigfoot) Rizzo is accused of drug trafficking. In order to clear his name he has to find out who is the person, from a Mafia ring, who has infiltrated his police department.
Style: cult classic, poliziottesco, dark comedy
Plot: buddy cop, police, chinese mafia, heroin, immigrant, sidekick, tough cop, machete, one against many, ambush, one man army, fistfight ...
Place: hong kong, bangkok thailand
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 7.5
 6K
The Mission (1999)
Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Triad boss Lung (Eddy Ko), who has just escaped being killed in an assassination attempt hires the killers Curtis (Anthony Wong), James (Lam Suet), Mike (Roy Cheung), Roy (Francis Ng) and Shin (Jackie Lui) for his protection.
Style: neo noir, crime drama, bloody, art house, fast ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chinese mafia, heroic bloodshed, hitman, gunfight, triad, master criminal, mafia, organized crime, martial arts, gun fu, great ending, asian gangster ...
Time: 90s
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The film is based around the interactions of a triad group with a police officer as well as opposing yakuza organizations. When the younger brother to a renegade police officer becomes the lawyer to the triad group, an argument between the two leads ...
Style: crime drama, realistic, serious, exciting, rough ...
Plot: yakuza, organized crime, triad, lawyer, police officer, gay, sex crime, big city, gangster, chase, police detective, dark humor ...
Time: 90s
Place: japan, asia, taipei, taiwan
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Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Agent Zero (Miki Sugimoto) is a cop that uses her own methods for dealing with criminals. After she unlawfully kills a rapist in a violent fashion, she is sent to prison and stripped of her badge. But very soon after, a rich politician's ...
Style: grindhouse, controversial, disturbing, fast, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: yakuza, sexploitation, exploitation, fraternity, revenge, pink film, gangster, martial arts, samurai, woman, vigilante, rapist ...
Time: 70s
Place: japan, asia
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Rich and Famous 2 (1987)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 97 min.
Story: After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Li Ah Chai, in this sequel to Rich and Famous.
Style: crime drama, cult classic, tense, exciting, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, betrayal, gangster, gang, rivalry, tragic hero, friendship, buddies, hopes, ambition, criminal heroes ...
Time: 80s
Place: hong kong, asia
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Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Based on the popular Internet novel, the film takes place in a school renowned for its sexual aberrations. The student body is comprised of sexually ambiguous teenagers, and the student president and vice-present flaunt their taste for S&M. ...
Style: sexy, realistic, not serious, humorous, sex comedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sadomasochism, poverty, friends, youth, society, love and romance, high school life, fall in love, lifestyle, sexual relations, family relations, gender ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.1
 54K
Hot Pursuit (2015)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An uptight by-the-book cop must protect the widow of a drug boss from crooked cops and gunmen.
Style: humorous, not serious, exciting, funny, light ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: chase, police, odd couple, on the run, friendship, shooting, policewoman, organized crime, corruption, danger, cop, witness protection ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, san antonio texas, texas
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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: This arty triad flick from Wai Ka-Fai and Johnnie To is as good as genre pictures get in this era. Lau Ching-Wan is Kau, a small potato in the triad world who must make a fateful decision to discover who he is. With that decision, his life can ...
Style: neo noir, allegory, surprise ending
Plot: triad, parallel world, gangster, death, corpse, robbery, bus, boss, brutality, violence, grief, drowning ...
Place: taiwan, hong kong
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Winners & Sinners (1983)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the ...
Style: cult classic, action comedy, fast, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, gang, fight, exploitation, karate, fight scenes, wuxia, forgery, gangster, disorder, hitman ...
Time: 80s
Place: hong kong, asia
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Things Change (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder he didn't commit. But Gino's mistaken for a Mafia boss, and the two are suddenly ...
Style: clever, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous ...
Plot: organized crime, hitman, gangster, friendship, murder, mobster, mafia, casino, scapegoat, mistaken identity, sensuality, criminal heroes ...
Time: 80s
Place: chicago, las vegas, usa
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 7.3
 16K
Read My Lips (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: She is almost deaf and she lip-reads. He is an ex-convict. She wants to help him. He thinks no one can help except himself.
Style: tense, suspenseful, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot: mute or deaf, workplace, disability, relationships, opposites attract, character study, parole officer, criminal heroes, mentally unstable, unlikely partners, looking for love, partner ...
Time: year 2001, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, europe, paris france
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Prince of the City (1981)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story: New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy ...
Style: tense, neo noir, detective, realistic, bleak ...
Audience: manly
Plot: corruption, police, drug addiction, drug, lawyer, police corruption, addiction, whistleblower, fighting the system, police investigation, betrayal, redemption ...
Time: 70s, year 1981, 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, america, usa, virginia, washington d.c.
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