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Vikram Vedha (2017)
Plot Summary:
A notorious gangster Vedha surrenders himself to encounter specialist Vikram whom he challenges every step of the way by narrating his life events in the form of riddles that needs to be solved in order to capture him
Duration: 147 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: investigation, uncover truth, death, betrayal, murder, moral dilemma, showdown, police, danger, police investigation, brutality, organized crime, law enforcement, crime scene, secret service, entertainment, plot twist, innovation, fight, police officer, escape, gunfight, wife, blood, brother
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017)
Plot Summary:
A hardnosed cop goes after a gang of ruthless dacoits who have been terrorising residents along the highway for a decade
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: murder, violence, police investigation, bandit, fight, brutality, chase, one man army, heroes, police, shooting, danger, righteous rage, friendship, gory, deception, murder mystery, entertainment, police officer, dog, horse, travel, village, killer, forest
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Plot Summary:
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 543000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: small town, police brutality, rape, small town life, loss of daughter, billboard, regret, revenge, guilty conscience, anger, death of daughter, desperation, suicide, violence, fire, anguish, racist cop, suffering, pain, strong female lead, racist, grief, justice, single mother, pig
Wind River (2017)
Plot Summary:
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 274000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, UK, France
Plot tags: investigation, murder, snow, rape, winter, murder investigation, native american reservation, fbi, violence, fbi agent, native american, forest, revenge, mountain, forensics, female agent, indian reservation, hunter, death, female fbi agent, gang, hunting, blizzard, american indian, violence against women
The Insult (2017)
Plot Summary:
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Cyprus, Belgium, Lebanon, USA
Plot tags: attorney, courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, trial, prejudice, insult, racial tension, husband wife relationship, media coverage, idealism, president, politician, anger, refugee, worker, court, media circus, danger, religion, past, faith, arab, lsd, dialogue
Baby Driver (2017)
Plot Summary:
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 591000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: heist, robbery, car chase, bank robbery, car, chase, sign language, crime boss, caper, gangster, organized crime, music, waitress, bank, twists and turns, revenge, gang, blackmail, police chase, pig, deaf man, on the run, race, one last job, deafness
Bad Genius (2017)
Plot Summary:
Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Plot tags: genius, high school, father daughter relationship, teenager, heist, friendship, youth, prodigy, escapades, rivalry, mastermind, hopes, love, society, danger, ambition, talented, caper, bank robber, education, asian, female protagonist, inspiration, sociology, life lesson
Molly's Game (2017)
Plot Summary:
Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 184000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, China
Plot tags: poker, gambling, trial, female protagonist, lawyer, father daughter relationship, court, card playing, fbi, woman, strong female lead, mafia, club, illegal gambling, autobiography, gangster, biopic, business, women, poker player, secret, spy, mind game, con artists, investigation
See You Up There (2017)
Plot Summary:
November 1918. A few days before the Armistice, Édouard Péricourt saves Albert Maillard's life. These two men have nothing in common but the war. Lieutenant Pradelle, by ordering a senseless assault, destroys their lives while binding them as companions in misfortune. On the ruins of the carnage of WWI, condemned to live, the two attempt to survive. Thus, as Pradelle is about to make a fortune with the war victims' corpses, Albert and Édouard mount a monumental scam with the bereaved families' commemoration and with a nation's hero worship
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, War
Country: France, Canada
Plot tags: world war one, soldier, swindle, sculptor, saving a life, death, grave, banker, corruption, battlefield, cemetery, world war two, military, lsd, conflict, lgbtq, economist, great war, army, businessman, hospital, post war, bank, shooting, little girl
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Plot Summary:
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 498000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy, Hong Kong, Canada
Plot tags: hitman, assassin, revenge, one man army, lone hero, violence, one against many, betrayal, weapons, blood, tough guy, hand to hand combat, chase, dark hero, vengeance, dog, murder, mafia, organized crime, fight, gangster, bounty hunter, violent, martial arts, warrior
Forgotten (2017)
Plot Summary:
Jin-seok, 21-year-old, moves into a new house with his family. He suffers from a slight schizophrenia but he carries an ordinary life under the warm care of the family. His older brother Yu-seok is a decent college student, a mentor, and role model for Jin-seok. One night, his beloved brother is kidnapped by unidentified assailants before Jin-seok’s eye. Jin-seok can’t recognize their faces, but can remember only the VIN that matches with no car. After long silence of 19 days, suddenly Yu-seok returns home, but remembers nothing which had happened in the meantime. And soon Jin-seok feels Yu-seok is a total stranger…
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 44000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: plot twist, brother brother relationship, memory loss, uncover truth, home invasion, delusion, revenge, twists and turns, new house, deception, chase, police, student, torture, hospital, childhood memory, hypnosis, asian, danger, whodunit, serial killer, investigation, mental disorder, past, murder mystery
Psych: The Movie (2017)
Plot Summary:
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and, of course, food!
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: detective agency, investigation, private detective, police station, sarcasm, clairvoyant, twists and turns, friendship, friends, deception, best friend, who done it, coworker, partner, police investigation, talented, old friend, chief of police, buddies, partners against crime, christmas, villainess, wrestler, unconventional method, photographic memory
Shot Caller (2017)
Plot Summary:
A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 94000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: prison, prison gang, prisoner, gang, criminal, organized crime, estranged father, prison life, skinhead, criminal heroes, arrest, aryan brotherhood, violence, smuggling, spy, prison violence, mafia, prison escape, moral ambiguity, teenager, drug, war, ghetto, caper, evil
Good Time (2017)
Plot Summary:
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city's underworld in an increasingly desperate—and dangerous—attempt to get his brother Nick out of jail
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 136000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: on the run, prison, brother brother relationship, loneliness, stolen money, hospital, brother, heist, mentally challenged person, mental disorder, robbery, promise, game playing, amusement park, violence, caper, ghetto, deception, profanity, night, siblings, love, mafia, gang, cave
Marshall (2017)
Plot Summary:
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Plot tags: lawyer, court, racism, courtroom, injustice, african american, racial segregation, trial, jury, african american protagonist, courtroom drama, civil rights, black history, racial discrimination, justice, interracial sex, black, racial issues, doubt, attorney, judge, racial prejudice, law, rape accusation, lie
Detroit (2017)
Plot Summary:
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: racism, murder, police violence, police brutality, racial tension, police, riot, trial, violence, fear, motel, african american, racial segregation, black, justice, corruption, torture, racial slur, racist cop, looting, civil rights, true crime, friendship, death, rescue
Memoir of a Murderer (2017)
Plot Summary:
A former serial killer Byung-su gets diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and when a series of murders occur near his town, he worries whether the killings are his doings. Then, he comes across Tae-ju and realizes that he’s the killer. He reports this to the police, only to learn that Tae-ju is one. Byung-su tries to find evidence against Tae-ju, only to raise the young killer’s interest on him and his dear daughter
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: serial killer, serial murder, serendipity, father daughter relationship, twists and turns, police, alzheimer's disease, vigilante, doubt, murder, daughter, confusion, forest, house, tunnel, marriage proposal, strangulation, dementia, plot twist, virus, murder mystery, supernatural horror, fight, death, dead body
Mom (2017)
Plot Summary:
The bliss of a biology teacher’s family life in Delhi is shattered when her daughter, Arya is physically assaulted by Jagan and gang. Does Devki Sabarwal wait for the law to take its course? Or does Devki become Maa Durga and hunt down the perpetrators of the crime?
Duration: 146 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: rape victim, police, rape, trial, teenage girl, dancing, aggression, stepmother, women, family relations, feminist, vigilantism, relationship problems, family problems, parents and children, lynching, price of justice, valentine's day, revenge, kidnapping, rapist, sexual abuse, private detective, indian woman, eunuch
The Outlaws (2017)
Plot Summary:
Ma Seok-do works as a detective squad chief. His team struggles to bust a criminal ring who originally came from Yanbian, China and led by Jang Chen
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: organized crime, police, street gang, brutality, strong violent content, cruelty, tough law enforcer, crime boss, police investigation, tough cop, extortion, police arrest, peril, mafia, samurai, parasite, mafioso, secret service, murder mystery, triad, asian, survival horror, cop, street gangster, kickass
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
Plot Summary:
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 131000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: drug addiction, junkie, addiction, heroin, blackmail, old friends reunited, friendship, sex scene, redemption, betrayal, violence, extortion, love triangle, prostitute, bare breasts, haunted by the past, homecoming, prison visit, reunited friends, plastic bag over head, life & death, mental disorder, rehabilitation, prison, drug addict
Papillon (2017)
Plot Summary:
Henri "Papillon" Charrière is convicted in Paris for a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he becomes obsessed with escaping. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts, he's sent to the notorious prison Devil's Island, a place from which no one has ever escaped
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Spain
Plot tags: prison, prison escape, island prison, friendship, life sentence, escape, thief, solitary, survival, wrongful conviction, human spirit, jungle, prison life, friendship between men, escape plan, false accusation, threat, robbery, safecracker, jail, biopic, male bonding, tattoo, criminal, corruption
Kaabil: The Mind Sees All (2017)
Plot Summary:
Rohan (Hritik roshan) is a kind, happy young man who has been blind since birth and works as a voice-over artist for a living. Through friends, he meets Supriya (Yami Gautam), a working woman who is also blind, but proudly independent. The two start liking each other and get married. Rohan toughest journey starts in his quest of vengeance for Supriya's indirect murderers
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: blindness, rape, revenge, blind man, blind character, murder, blindness and impaired vision, loss of loved one, blind woman, rape and revenge, blind date, relationships, fall in love, in love, tragic love, love affair, vengeance, male female relationship, fighting crime, rape victim, loss of eyesight, lifestyle change, rape and murder, tragic event, visual impairment
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Plot Summary:
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: prison, maximum security prison, kidnapping, revenge, prison guard, murder, extreme violence, prison warden, prisoner, fight, violence, tough guy, interrogation, police shootout, male nudity, jail, boxer, convict, violent, hand to hand combat, mafia, drug, abduction, boxing, prison escape
In the Fade (2017)
Plot Summary:
Katja's life collapses after a senseless act impacts her life. After a time of mourning and injustice, she seeks revenge
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Plot tags: terrorist, lawyer, revenge, racism, conspiracy, terrorist attack, trial, courtroom, suspect, murder, bomb, pursuit, policewoman, drug use, suicide attempt, grief, investigation, husband wife relationship, prison, baby, chase, promise, marriage, father in law daughter in law relationship, nazi
American Made (2017)
Plot Summary:
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Japan, Colombia
Plot tags: drug cartel, cia, pilot, money laundering, aviation, smuggler, money, cocaine, fbi, trial, drug, sex scene, pablo escobar, bare butt, drug traffic, true crime, spy, illegal drugs, cold war, arms smuggling, death of protagonist, telephone call, drug dealer, fbi agent, rise and fall
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)
Plot Summary:
Tara Markov is a girl who has power over earth and stone; she is also more than she seems. Is the newest Teen Titan an ally or a threat? And what are the mercenary Deathstroke's plans for the Titans?
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, unrequited love, villain, batman, betrayal, good versus evil, spy, violence, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, female alien, multiverse, heroes, superhero team, comic book, alien, demon, mercenary, religion, battles, birthday, sword, sword fight, traitor, super villain, home invasion
Logan Lucky (2017)
Plot Summary:
Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: heist, prison, prison escape, prison riot, robbery, caper, prison break, bartender, father daughter relationship, auto racing, ex husband ex wife relationship, money problems, brother brother relationship, racecar driver, bank robber, racing, car race, bank robbery, mountain, children, con artists, espionage, strong man, 007, bank
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
Plot Summary:
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: revenge, vigilante, mental illness, violence, loneliness, twists and turns, eccentricity, thief, police, vigilantism, neighbor, strong female lead, mental disorder, depression, existentialism, mafia, heist, snake, women, friendship, illness, past, sword fight, faith, underground
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
Plot Summary:
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 243000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Canada, UK, France
Plot tags: hitman, chase, on the run, killer, two man army, bodyguard, tough guy, assassin, criminal, one against many, car chase, protection, trial, murderer, buddy, opposites attract, witness, courage, survival, revenge, violence, rescue, fistfight, rogue agent, interpol
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
Plot Summary:
A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: fraud, wall street, scam, financier, finance, money, business, investor, stock exchange, success, businessman, entrepreneurship, real life, workplace, corporate world, corporate crime, lawyer, millionaire, ambition, distopia, loneliness, hunter, business and finance, rich man, economics