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Plot Summary:
Commissaire Edouard Coleman is a Paris police chief whose life investigating violent crimes has left him despondent. After beginning an affair with a beautiful but cold woman named Cathy, he befriends her boyfriend, Simon, a local nightclub owner. Unbeknownst to Edouard, however, Simon is also a ruthless bank robber and drug smuggler who is planning one final heist. Edouard is forced to pursue Simon after learning his true identity.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: neo noir, noir, visually appealing, hood, suspense, atmospheric, rough, clever, bleak, serious
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Paris Countdown (2013)
Plot Summary:
Unable to repay their debts, Milan and Victor, best friends and co-owners of a Paris nightclub, are lured into a drug deal that goes bad. Tortured by police, they negotiate their freedom against an overwhelming testimony that condemns their psychotic liaison to prison. Six years later, the men's nightmare begins again when the pyschopath is granted his freedom. Now, not having talked for years, the old friends are united again in order to survive.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 370
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, serious, realistic
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The Burglars (1971)
Plot Summary:
In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while he waits for the next ship to set off.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, serious, realistic, cynical, suspense, neo noir, fast, detective, poliziottesco
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Action Man (1967)
Plot Summary:
An American (Robert Stack) talks a retired French crook (Jean Gabin) into robbing a bank, but kidnappers demand the loot as ransom.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, nostalgic
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Running Time (1997)
Plot Summary:
Running Time was filmed in black and white, in real time, and seemingly takes place in one continuous, fluid shot. It's a little like Hitchcock's "Rope," but it's on location! Carl, an ex-con who sets out to rob the prison laundry system where he worked for 5 years (while in the pen), has spent ten years in prison planning the ultimate heist. Upon his release, he meets up with a high school buddy, who's made all the arrangements for the job, and rented him a hooker for his first encounter in a decade with a real girl. After picking up the safecracker and their getaway driver, they've got twenty minutes to pull off the perfect heist...but soon everything falls apart before Carl's eyes. He might still get the girl, though! Written by Scary Mary.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: black and white, neo noir, hood, cult classic, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, cult film
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Second Breath (1966)
Plot Summary:
With his customary restraint and ruthless attention to detail, director Jean-Pierre Melville follows the parallel tracks of French underworld criminal Gu (the inimitable Lino Ventura), escaped from prison and roped into one last robbery, and the suave inspector, Blot (Paul Meurisse), relentlessly seeking him. The implosive Le deuxième souffle captures the pathos, loneliness, and excitement of a life in the shadows with methodical suspense and harrowing authenticity, and contains one of the most thrilling heist sequences Melville ever shot.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: neo noir, noir, black and white, crime drama, exciting, atmospheric, clever, bleak, serious, realistic
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The Finger Man (1962)
Plot Summary:
A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani), just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: neo noir, bleak, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, stylized, noir, cynical, black and white
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Once a Thief (1965)
Plot Summary:
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: neo noir, retro, noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, suspense, detective
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Stone Cold Dead (1979)
Plot Summary:
Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 583
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, suspense, slasher, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending, neo noir
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The Crook (1970)
Plot Summary:
A thief known as Simon the Swiss faces up and downs in his criminal profession.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 933
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, stylized, surprise ending, twist ending
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The Outside Man (1972)
Plot Summary:
A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, poliziottesco, french noir, cult film
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The Sicilian Clan (1969)
Plot Summary:
Roger Santet is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the aging Vittorio Manalese. They conspire to steal a large cache of jewels from an exhibit in Rome. As they are preparing for the heist, the mobster's American friend Tony Nicosia suggests that a better way to get the rocks would be to hijack the transport plane while it is en route to New York. The dogged inspector Le Goff is using all the available resources to thwart their plans. Though the heist itself is successful, Santet finds himself trapped by the mob because of his fling with Manalese's daughter-in-law.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: noir, neo noir, crime drama, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, poliziottesco, french noir
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Charley Varrick (1973)
Plot Summary:
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends. Instead of obtaining a small amount of money they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: neo noir, clever, suspenseful, cynical, grindhouse, esoteric, cult classic, action thriller, crime thriller, exciting
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Cry in the Woods (2004)
Plot Summary:
An unfortunate bank robber takes an escaped mental patient, wanted for murder, as hostage.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting, tense
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The Gang (1977)
Plot Summary:
In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as "the front-wheel drive gang". The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, but how long will their luck last?.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 728
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, sincere, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast
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Puzzle (2006)
Plot Summary:
Five strangers, each with his own special talents, are recruited by the mysterious 'X'. They do not know why they are brought together, but nonetheless agree to a series of potentially lucrative schemes. A planned bank robbery goes awry when a minor mistake leads to a hostage situation. The robbery is orchestrated by Hwan. When Hwan turns up dead at the designated meeting spot, the remaining men realize something is seriously wrong, and suspicion flares.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 287
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, realistic, surprise ending
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The Fighter (1983)
Plot Summary:
Jacques Darnay has served 8 years for robbing a jeweller. Now he is out of prison and looking for his loot worth 6 million francs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: neo noir, exciting, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, poliziottesco, suspense
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Flic Story (1975)
Plot Summary:
The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense, cult classic, period piece, detective, tense, realistic
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The Red Circle (1970)
Plot Summary:
Master thief Corey is fresh out of prison. But instead of toeing the line of law-abiding freedom, he finds his steps leading back to the shadowy world of crime, crossing those of a notorious escapee and alcoholic ex-cop. As the unlikely trio plots a heist against impossible odds, their trail is pursued by a relentless inspector, and fate seals their destinies.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, stylized, suspense, noir, cerebral, visual, detective, atmospheric, clever
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Setup (2011)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends plan out a detailed heist that turns deadly when one betrays the other by taking off with the goods. Taking matters into his own hands, Sonny seeks out his revenge teaming up with the most dangerous mob boss in town to get back what is rightfully his. When he finally comes face to face with his longtime friend he will be forced to make a life changing choice.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, independent film, fast, neo noir, hood
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Confidence (2003)
Plot Summary:
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: tense, clever, suspense, tricky, contemplative, suspenseful, neo noir, stylized, surprise ending, detective
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Pusher (1996)
Plot Summary:
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: tense, atmospheric, talky, intense, rough, captivating, suspenseful, neo noir, serious, cynical
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The Outfit (1973)
Plot Summary:
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, realistic, exciting, suspense, retro, grindhouse, hood, cult classic, crime thriller
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The Getaway (1972)
Plot Summary:
A recently released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: neo noir, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, road movie, cynical, stylized, crime drama, mind blowing, freeze frame
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Le Samurai (1967)
Plot Summary:
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, visual, meditative, witty, art house
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The Bank Job (2008)
Plot Summary:
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime. As the resourceful band of thieves burrows its way into a safe-deposit vault at a Lloyds Bank, they quickly realise that, besides millions in riches, the boxes also contain secrets that implicate everyone from London's most notorious underworld gangsters to powerful government figures, and even the Royal Family. Although the heist makes headlines throughout Britain for several days, a government gag order eventually brings all reporting of the case to an immediate halt.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 188000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, clever, talky, intense, rough, suspenseful, serious, action packed
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Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Plot Summary:
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 408000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: entertaining, clever, suspense, stylized, exciting, intellectual, tricky, realistic, suspenseful, non-linear
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King of New York (1990)
Plot Summary:
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, hood, tense, suspense, intense, serious, captivating, realistic, dark
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The Town (2010)
Plot Summary:
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 410000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, captivating, serious, crime thriller, clever, neo noir, rough, stylized, action packed
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Killing Zoe (1993)
Plot Summary:
Zed (Eric Stoltz) is an American vault-cracker who travels to Paris to meet up with his old friend Eric (Jean-Hugues Anglade). Eric and his gang have planned to raid the only bank in the city which is open on Bastille day. After offering his services, Zed soon finds himself trapped in a situation beyond his control when heroin abuse, poor planning and a call-girl named Zoe all conspire to turn the robbery into a very bloody siege.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: brutal, cult classic, neo noir, scary, offbeat, disturbing, controversial, action thriller, indie film, crime thriller
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Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Plot Summary:
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 score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 607000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, suspense, tense, funny, light, feel good, tricky