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Plot Summary:
Billa (Rajinikanth) is a powerful mafia lord, who in spite of being one of the most wanted on the list of Interpol, remains elusive to the police. Meanwhile, after a couple of unsuccessful attempts at nabbing Billa, the police finally succeed, but Billa dies during the pursuit, botching DSP Alexander’s plan to reach the source of all crime—the man Billa reported to-by capturing Billa alive. DSP buries Billa’s body, ensuring that people believe that he is still be alive. As luck would have it, DSP remembers his chance encounter with Rajappa, a simpleton trying to survive in the hustle and bustle of Chennai in order to support two small foster kids, who is an exact lookalike of Billa. DSP hatches a plan to transform Rajappa into Billa and place him back into the crime nexus, but this time as a police informer.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 873
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Professor Pyarelal (1981)
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Kishinchand has taken to a life of crime, namely that of forging passports, and for that is under surveillance by the police. Upon his wife, Shanti's, and son, Pyarelal's insistence, he decides to give up all criminal activity and become honest. Then Shyamlal approaches him to make a fake passport, which he does, for a suitcase full of gold bars. Shyamlal escapes, but Inspector Shinde confronts Kishinchand and in the scuffle that follows, Shinde gets killed. Kishinchand re-locates to London, England, where he is now known as underworld Don, King.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags:
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Chuck Norris vs. the Karate Cop (1974)
Plot Summary:
A Chinese-American cop, skilled in martial arts, battles the most powerful criminal gang in San Francisco that is responsible for the death of his partner.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 697
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective, poliziottesco
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Stunt Squad (1977)
Plot Summary:
Fed up with the murderous shenanigans of Valli’s protection racket, police chief Grifi assembles an ace team of stunt trained police officers to tackle the mob!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Sobharaj (1986)
Plot Summary:
Sobharaj is the leader of an underworld gang. He gets killed in an encounter with the police. The DSP uses his lookalike brother to pose as him in order to capture the rest of his gang.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration:
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Convoy Busters (1978)
Plot Summary:
In Rome, a vagrant finds the body of a teen girl, her throat professional slashed. Police inspector Olmi uses his brutal and violent methods to follow a trail that leads him toward high government officials. When his methods leave an innocent bystander dead, the corrupt officials have an excuse to get Olmi transferred to a coastal town where the pace is slow and he has time for a romantic dalliance. Soon, Olmi discovers that fishing isn't the only local occupation, and out comes his gun and his ruthless tactics of investigation.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
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Ameerin Aadhi Bhagavan (2013)
Plot Summary:
Aadhi, a smart and suave smuggler in Bangkok, falls in love with a waitress. However, he finds himself in trouble when she frames him for all the crimes committed by his look-alike, Bhagavan.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 653
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, captivating
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Nirnayam (1995)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Roy (Mohanlal) is a surgeon who works in a private hospital. He falls in love with his colleague Dr. Annie (Heera Rajgopal). When Annie discovers a frightening organ-smuggling operation in her hospital, it proves to be a turning point in the story.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 437
Genere: Action, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags:
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Wild City (2015)
Plot Summary:
Former cop-turned-bar owner Kwok and his underachieving half-brother befriends a drunken woman, they soon find themselves targeted by both her former lover, a high-powered attorney, and the gangster he employs. A suitcase full of tainted cash enters the picture as Kwok finds himself torn between the gangsters and his former colleagues.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, contemplative, heroic, independent film
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Oppam (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jayaraman (Mohanlal) is born as a blind man but with heightened senses of smell, sound and touch. He is trained in the martial art of Kalaripayattu. He works as an elevator operator in an apartment where many reputed people live. One day he happens to encounter a murder in a flat. The killer escapes and Jayaraman is charged with the murder. To prove his innocence to the law, Jayaraman must now find and kill the true murderer.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, exciting, tense, suspenseful, suspense thriller, twisted
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Don (1978)
Plot Summary:
A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP DeSilva knows of this incident, he recruits another person named Vijay who is a spitting image of Don. Vijay is planted in Don's place in Don's gang and DeSilva has a plan to nab the entire gang in this way. But when DeSilva dies during a raid, the secret that Vijay is not Don is also buried with him.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, fast, suspense, cult film
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The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist (1977)
Plot Summary:
This is probably the best example of a 70's Italian crime movie, though not the "best" movie of the genre (does that make sense?). It has, besides Saxon, an entirely Italian cast but most of them are pretty recognizable regulars in very amusing roles. Maurizio Merli is best as the role he was born to play, that of yet another ticked off Police commissioner. His very charismatic, yet level-headed performance is the one thing that keeps this movie moving along so well, and it is notable that of Lenzi's crime movies, this is probably the one that entrusts Merli with the most screentime.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, cult classic, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Krack (2021)
Plot Summary:
Pothuraju Veera Shankar is a hot-headed circle inspector from Andhra who doesn’t like to hear the word ‘background’. Wherever he is appointed in the state, he brings all the notorious gundas to their knees with his signature policing style. When Shankar is appointed in Ongole, the brutal Katari commits a spine-chilling murder and angers Shankar. How the rivalry between Pothuraju Veera Shankar and Katari turns worse is what Krack is all about.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Darbar (2020)
Plot Summary:
Aaditya, the commissioner of Mumbai Police, sets out to catch Ajay, a drug peddler. However, he uncovers a deeper controversy linked to an international drug lord and must mete out justice.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, action packed, cult film
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Theri (2016)
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When an honest cop, Vijay Kumar's family is ruthlessly slaughtered by a politician and his aides, he decides to change his identity and commits his life to bring his daughter up in a serene atmosphere. But some freak events end up compromising his identity and what he does to save his daughter and avenge the death of his family unfurls as Theri.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, feel good, cult film
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Pokiri (2006)
Plot Summary:
Pandu (Mahesh Babu) is a ruthless mafia man who kills anybody for money. He falls in love with Sruthi (Ileana) at the very first sight. Sruthi too loves Pandu, but hesitates to confess her love to him as he is a reckless criminal. Though a goon, Pandu has certain rigid principles that leads for an enmity with Ali (Prakash Raj) - the biggest mafia don in the town. The rest of the story is all about how he settles score with Ali.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending, neo noir
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Mumbai Mirror (2013)
Plot Summary:
Mumbai Mirror revolves around Abhijeet Patil, a hardcore action packed cop, who can neither tolerate violence against women nor crime in his area. He comes across a drug racket led by Shetty, who runs several bars in the city. One of the dancers, Rani, knows Abhijeet well and seduces him. She keeps using him under Shetty's directions without realizing that Abhijeet is not the usual cop they were thinking him to be. But soon, a lot of players get involved in this game: a game that takes various twists and turns, with most of them against Abhijeet. But he's sharp enough to fight it out, all alone. With the help of Jia, a reporter from Mumbai Mirror and his colleagues, Abhijeet sets out on a rampage that takes various paths with various turns leading to the final showdown : which can be won by nothing but by checkmating the opponent.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: exciting, brutal, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Thani Oruvan (2015)
Plot Summary:
An idealistic cop and an ambitious scientist-businessman indulge in a high-stake battle of wits.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, contemplative, motivational, epic, dark, crime thriller
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Thoongaavanam (2015)
Plot Summary:
An undercover cop finds himself in a Catch-22 situation where he has to return the drugs he had stolen from a kingpin in exchange for his son. The bag containing the drug goes missing, and with both gangsters and cops on his tail, can he get out of this mess?.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Johan Falk 13 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Johan Falk is with the wife of a dead mob boss down to Latvia to try to solve a mystery that has eluded him for three years. What Johan finds downstairs in a cottage outside Riga shocks not only himself but also the Gothenburg police special unit GSI 's new chief Sophie Nordh and the former chief Patrik Agrell. At the same time a Latvian mafia group is picking up hidden and forgotten Soviet military containers from the water-filled pits nearby. Containers filled with weapons. And everything is heading to Sweden! At the same time most of the original members of the Rydellgang are being released from a long prison sentence.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Johan Falk: Slutet (2015)
Plot Summary:
The unknown, large mafia organization is now showing its true face. The pressure that GSI and John Falk and his family have put on the organization, makes them fight back on all fronts. The rule book is thrown out. But to go after Johan Falk's family, to try to kill his wife, could be the biggest mistake the organization has done. GSI closes up around Johan's family, and the final battle begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Thalaivaa (2013)
Plot Summary:
A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Singam (2010)
Plot Summary:
The story, set in the backdrop of Nallore, a small town in Thoothukudi District, revolves around Sub-Inspector Durai Singam (Surya), a brave and just policeman who serves in his hometown primarily to fulfill his father’s (Radha Ravi) wish. Durai Singam settles every dispute in his town patiently with his words of wisdom and resorts to force only when the situation demands it. Kavya (Anushka), a city girl who comes on vacation to Nallore, falls in love with Durai Singam. Erimalai (Vivek), Durai Singam's bumbling colleague and friend, often accompanies him.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic, surprise ending, slapstick comedy, cult film
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Bachelor Party (2012)
Plot Summary:
Bachelor Party is a 2012 Malayalam–language Indian action film directed, co-produced and filmed by Amal Neerad. The film stars Asif Ali, Indrajith, Rahman, Kalabhavan Mani, Vinayakan and Nithya Menen in the lead roles while Prithviraj makes a guest appearance, and Padmapriya and Remya Nambeesan appear in musical item numbers. The film's screenplay is by noted authors Unni. R and Santhosh Echikkanam while the critically acclaimed original music and background score are composed by Rahul Raj. The film released on June 15, 2012, to negative reviews.Its plot is loosely based on Johnnie To's Exiled, a 2006 Hong Kong action film and has been given thanks in the opening credits. This film was released with high expectations and was declared as hit in box office.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 615
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, unusual plot structure, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, stylized
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The Replacement Killers (1998)
Plot Summary:
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, serious, rough, suspenseful, cult classic, intercultural, suspense, heroic, crime drama
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Ten Dead Men (2008)
Plot Summary:
You can’t outrun your past. That is the extremely painful lesson that Ryan (Brendan Carr)is learning right now, as spectres of his past life of crime have returned to haunt him, destroying the only person he holds dear, and nearly killing him in the process. Ryan decides that if he cannot escape then he must confront them head-on in what can only be called a desperate suicide run.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, tense, captivating, suspense, rough, realistic, suspenseful, political thriller
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Wanted (2009)
Plot Summary:
Radhe is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai, the dreaded Mafioso, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single handedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies than he bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: stylized, entertaining, exciting, rough, suspense, suspenseful, action thriller, powerful, masala, humorous
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Don (2006)
Plot Summary:
A huge South Asian law enforcement contingent embarks on a dangerous cat-and-mouse game of capturing DON (Shah Rukh Khan) - high-ranking member of the ruthless drug mafia in Malaysia. When DON gets seriously injured in a police encounter, the word that he is dead begins to do the rounds. The reality, of course, is that DON is held captive in a secret location, while his bumpkin of a look-alike, Vijay, is polished and sent to infiltrate DON's gang. In a bizarre twist of fate, when the policeman shielding the humble street singer Vijay, is killed, the latter comes to terms with the horrifying realization that both the police and the gang are out to get him for different reasons. In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, he is aided by the glamorous Roma (Priyanka Chopra), and ex-con Jasjit (Arjun Rampal), who owes Vijay a debt for caring for his son during his imprisonment. But will Vijay be successful in his mission?.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, twist ending, cult classic, fast, surprise ending, twisted, mad
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Tiger Cage (1988)
Plot Summary:
Something fishy is going on in the anti-Drug Trafficking Unit of the HK Police, and only a few honest cops know that the corruption goes all the way to the top. However, they must prove their case quickly, and by unconventional means, after they are framed for murder and drug-trafficking themselves. Dodging bullets from cops and criminals alike, the race is on to clear their names, protect their loved ones, and bring their corrupt colleagues to justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: bloody, heroic, cult classic, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Adanga Maru (2018)
Plot Summary:
A sincere cop, who's suspended from the department for locking horns with a few influential people in the society, starts taking revenge against those who finished off his dear ones.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Lost Bullet (2020)
Plot Summary:
A small time delinquent, turned police mechanic for a go fast task force, is forced to defend his innocence when his mentor is killed by dirty cops.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, unusual plot structure, neo noir, epic, hood, crime drama, perverse, surprise ending