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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
Duration: 160 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: police officer, good versus evil, police, revenge, heroes, violence, scientist, death, murder, crime boss, brutality, chase, vengeance, rivalry, society, mob boss, gang war, mad scientist, arch villain, crime family, criminal heroes, gangster, genius, secret service, cop
The Sight (2015)
Plot Summary:
A simple, street-smart man tries to protect his family from a tough cop looking for his missing son
Duration: 163 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: murder, police, investigation, pursuit, accident, blackmail, danger, plot twist, travel, family relations, rape, murder mystery, morality, sexual harassment, great ending, hidden camera, false evidence, teenager, construction, cinema, bad cop, police station, witness, cover up, trip
Talvar (2015)
Plot Summary:
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: investigation, murder, twists and turns, suspect, police detective, police, domestic servant, danger, planting evidence, crime scene, murder mystery, renaissance, cosa nostra, plot twist, based on real people, innovation, murder investigation, true crime, biopic, bollywood, hindi, crimes, netflix, female director
Spotlight (2015)
Plot Summary:
In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, reporters Michael Rezendes, Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 494000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: journalism, investigation, lawyer, investigative journalism, conspiracy, sexual abuse, newspaper, journalist, catholic church, pedophilia, catholicism, child abuse, cover up, expose, catholic, child molestation, lawsuit, newspaper reporter, pedophile priest, corruption, reporter, religion, dialogue, cardinal the priest, twists and turns
Baby (2015)
Plot Summary:
An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India
Duration: 159 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorism, terrorist, fighting crime, danger, law enforcement, tough heroes, violent content, spy, terrorist plot, behind enemy lines, war on terror, graphic violence, hindu, patriot, anti terrorism, heroes, government agency, state affairs, commando unit, kurd, espionage, commando, tough law enforcer, counter terrorism, islamic terrorism
Who Killed Captain Alex? (2015)
Plot Summary:
Recognized as Uganda’s first action film, Who Killed Captain Alex? is about the aftermath of a police raid in Kampala in which a police captain (Alex) and a drug racketeer’s brother are killed. Both sides seek revenge, escalating into war
Duration: 64 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, War
Country: Uganda
Plot tags: battles, gory, vengeance, drug dealing, strong violent content, police raid, police officer killed, rivalry, danger, exploitation, fish, shootout, who done it, jungle, violence, mercenary, death, monk, soldier, singer, amnesia, television, slum, shooting, bombing
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception
Duration: 168 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 645000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Plot tags: bounty hunter, murder, winter, snow, gang, stagecoach, twists and turns, cold weather, old west, brutality, prisoner, dark humor, gore, criminal, revenge, blizzard, hitman, dialogue, coffee, deception, plot twist, massacre, violent, blood, projectile vomiting
Sicario (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young female FBI agent joins a secret CIA operation to take down a Mexican cartel boss, a job that ends up pushing her ethical and moral values to the limit
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 462000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico, Hong Kong
Plot tags: cia, drug cartel, hitman, swat team, revenge, black ops, fbi agent, crime boss, drug smuggling, organized crime, fbi, murder, cia agent, assassin, moral dilemma, brutality, u.s. mexico border, mercenary, border, tough girl, dirty cop, vigilantism, investigation, gangster, drug dealing
Victoria (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret
Duration: 138 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany
Plot tags: heist, gangster, bank robbery, running from police, drug use, male nudity, crime gone awry, bullet wound, death of friend, heist gone wrong, stolen money, police, cocaine, baby, panic attack, group of friends, night, trance, language barrier, drunk, conservatory, wounded, dangerous attraction, disorder, death
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)
Plot Summary:
In war torn Calcutta during the 1940's, Byomkesh Bakshy, fresh out of college, pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: private detective, investigation, world war two, conspiracy, femme fatale, missing person, blackmail, escapades, political intrigue, murder, organized crime, police, disguise, evil genius, danger, war, spy, politics, murder mystery, hindu, patriot, indian war, unrequited love, chemist, gang war
An Inspector Calls (2015)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious Inspector investigates the wealthy Birling family and their dinner guests following the suicide of a young woman
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Plot tags: twists and turns, plot twist, investigation, inspector, uncover truth, family problems, law enforcement, introspection, haunted by the past, suicide, justice, rich and poor, parents and children, small town, dishonesty, cons and scams, whodunit, christmas, murder mystery, mafia, spy, ghost, working class, family relations, family dinner
Badlapur (2015)
Plot Summary:
After his wife and son are killed, a young man finds out the man behind the murder and fights against him, along committing some big mistakes
Duration: 134 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: vengeance, haunted by the past, rivalry, violence spree, life turned upside down, revenge, private detective, widower, loss of son, bank robbery, husband wife relationship, mission, hindu, vendetta, anti hero, prison, forced sex, twists and turns, chases and races, strong violent content, disorder, rape, fight, prostitute, police officer
Suburra (2015)
Plot Summary:
A gangster known as "Samurai" wants to turn the waterfront of Rome into a new Las Vegas. All the local mob bosses have agreed to work for this common goal. But peace is not to last long
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Plot tags: mafia, corruption, politics, revenge, prostitute, female nudity, drug overdose, church, murder, threesome, political corruption, sex scene, sea, drug addict, heroin, rain, shooting, funeral, blackmail, death of father, villa, seaside, female pubic hair, escort, underage sex
If You Knew Me (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past
Duration: 168 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: police, vengeance, police investigation, rivalry, fighting crime, self discovery, law enforcement, uninhibited rivalry, murder, danger, genius, villain, revenge, tough law enforcer, violent content, police officer, cop, graphic violence, tamil, crimes
Dheepan (2015)
Plot Summary:
Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Plot tags: survival, immigrant, refugee, brutality, culture clash, greed, character study, gangster, illegal immigration, migration, gang war, social realism, migrant, language barrier, mafia, ghetto, gang, exile, chaos, immigration, resistance, working class, social injustice, black, blue collar
Dope (2015)
Plot Summary:
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, coming of age, friendship, hip hop, school, african american, adolescence, social relations, drug, party, gang, gangster, high school, geek, drug dealer, tomboy, marijuana, lesbian, youth, teenage life, unlikely friendships, black, butt, urban, friends
Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Plot Summary:
Damian Wayne is having a hard time coping with his father's "no killing" rule. Meanwhile, Gotham is going through hell with threats such as the insane Dollmaker, and the secretive Court of Owls
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, father son relationship, vigilantism, comic book, batman, revenge, assassin, betrayal, vigilante, good versus evil, multiverse, secret society, super powers, heroes, villain, superpower, mansion, father and son, museum, gotham city, mythology, dark hero, catastrophe, ninja, demon
Gabbar is Back (2015)
Plot Summary:
A vigilante network taking out corrupt officials draws the notice of the authorities
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Plot tags: corruption, vigilantism, investigation, abduction, police officer, confession of crime, law enforcement, fighting crime, tough law enforcer, dishonesty, criminal heroes, tragic event, childbirth, professor, vigilante, widower, righteous rage, chases and races, rivalry, violent content, train, journalist, cemetery, baby, anger
Furious 7 (2015)
Plot Summary:
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 409000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Plot tags: chases and races, revenge, car chase, car, race, chase, car race, racing, danger, street racing, heist, classic car, hospital, funeral, friends, superhero, master criminal, escapades, partner, daring rescue, terrorist, forest, cemetery, drone, law enforcement
Tangerine (2015)
Plot Summary:
It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: lgbt, prostitute, christmas, transgender, friendship, transsexual, christmas eve, transsexuality, infidelity, unfaithful boyfriend, hollywood, taxi, prostitution, male nudity, pimp, gay, lgbtq, depression, character study, complex characters, humiliation, lgbtqi, adultery, revenge, nudity
The Danish Girl (2015)
Plot Summary:
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 197000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
Plot tags: transsexual, lgbt, art, transgender, gender, lgbtq, couple relations, painting, gay, artist, gays and lesbians, painter, love, portrait, transvestite, secret, biopic, infidelity, marriage, women, train, extramarital affair, lgbtqi, self discovery, love and romance
Green Room (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young punk rock band find themselves trapped in a secluded venue after stumbling upon a horrific act of violence
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: skinhead, survival, murder, brutality, violence, punk, friendship, punk band, escape, gore, neo nazi, revenge, heroin, murder witness, killed by a dog, blood, punk rock, police investigation, plot twist, trapped, dog, hostage, witness, concert, blonde girl
A War (2015)
Plot Summary:
Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Denmark, France
Plot tags: war in afghanistan, trial, court case, soldier, sniper, officer, witness, killed in action, murder, lawyer, life is a bitch, war on terror, military, family relations, husband wife relationship, military life, teenager, world war two, psychology, islam, revolution, girl, jury, sociology, international relations
Black Mass (2015)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: mafia, corruption, gangster, irish mob, violence, murder, mob boss, true crime, illness, mobster, brutality, organized crime, arms dealing, gunfight, police corruption, revenge, hitman, betrayal, fbi agent, heist, adaptation, biopic, fbi, criminal, drug dealing
Legend (2015)
Plot Summary:
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 198000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: mafia, gang, rise and fall, gangster, abusive husband, psychopath, twins, mafioso, mobster, money, homosexual, extortion, mental illness, violent, relationships, organized crime, brutality, identical twins, family relations, siblings relations, cockney, character study, anti hero, brother brother relationship, gang war
The Clan (2015)
Plot Summary:
When it was first released in Argentina, Pablo Trapero’s film had the highest opening box-office of all time. The key to that success is simply that The Clan is based on one of the most shocking crimes in the country’s history, the Puccio Clan case. In 1985, the news broke that the Puccios, a well-established Catholic family with five children from San Isidro, an upper-class suburb of Buenos Aires, kidnapped and held people hostage for ransom in their own home. The film is a disturbing, impressive, and beautifully controlled interpretation of those events, with Guillermo Francella's magnificent depiction of the father, a performance for the ages
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Plot tags: ransom, abduction, murder, violence, hostage, arrest, family relations, organized crime, family reunited, psychopath, kidnapping, corruption, political intrigue, judiciary, biopic, father son relationship, kidnapper, female nudity, sex scene, prisoner, captivity, graphic violence, fall in love, bare breasts, brother sister relationship
Mr. Holmes (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an unsolved 50-year old case. Holmes' memory isn't what it used to be, so he only remembers fragments of the case: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 67000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: sherlock holmes, private detective, aging, death, elderly, uncover truth, character study, who done it, haunted by the past, one last case, memory, suicide, husband wife relationship, retirement, confusion, housekeeper, grief, little boy, beekeeper, old man, old age, storytelling, asexual, memory loss, teenager
Chappie (2015)
Plot Summary:
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 266000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, robot, cyberpunk, cyborgs, androids and robots, distopia, technology gone awry, technology, human versus robot, parents and children, consciousness, heist, brutality, creativity, man versus machine, humanoid robot, family relations, dysfunctional family, chaos, inventions and discoveries, fighting crime, profanity, androids, prodigy, virtual reality
Irrational Man (2015)
Plot Summary:
On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: professor, murder, philosophy, russian roulette, plot twist, college, teachers and students, loneliness, character study, unlikely friendships, psychology, relationships, destiny, redemption, moral ambiguity, judge, male teacher female student affair, love and romance, love affair, age difference, older man younger woman relationship, small town, desperation, amusement park, drinking problem
Retribution (2015)
Plot Summary:
Carlos, a bank executive, begins his morning routine by taking his kids to school. As he starts the car he receives an anonymous phone call informing him that there's a bomb under his seat. A stranger's voice tells him that he only has a few hours to gather together a large amount of cash: if he doesn't, his car will blow up
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Plot tags: danger, police, bomb, blackmail, escapades, threatening telephone call, teenager, heist, problem, family problems, car bomb, die hard, money, retribution, dog, survival, sniper, swat team, revenge, lawyer, ship, murderer, police officer, escape, motorcycle