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Plot Summary:
An obsessed hacker escapes and hides in empty apartments after his girlfriend dies of an overdose in his apartment, but he cannot control his obsession with breaking into others' homes.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Crime
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: action thriller, meta
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The Looming Storm (2017)
Plot Summary:
Yu, a self-assured factory guard, fancies himself a detective and begins poking his nose into a murder investigation.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime
Country: China
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, rough, suspense, disturbing
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Black Russian (2009)
Plot Summary:
Crime - Nick writes a scathing biography of feared Russian mobster Ivan the Terrible that threatens to destroy the hit man's world, leading to an all-out war between the two men that culminates in torture and murder. - Danny Naten, Jerry Katz, Lloyd Sherr.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: neo noir
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Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame (2001)
Plot Summary:
Three women, an asping actress, a reporter, and a lawyer, hatch a scheme to enrich each other. The actress will fake a sexual harassment charge against a politician and get a lot of publicity, the reporter will get the scoop, and the lawyer will get a reputation for defending the actress. The scam goes as planned, but things start to break down.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 112
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, sexploitation film
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Scramble (2017)
Plot Summary:
When his girlfriend is kidnapped by an underground prostitution ring, a neighborhood loser clashes with a pimp, Asian gangsters, and renegade killers.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Crime
Country:
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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Maria's Breast (2014)
Plot Summary:
Masao (Kokone Sasaki) was once famous for having supernatural powers, but she now lives as a prostitute. Her special power is to know when a person will die by touching them. Masao has sex with men about to die. One day, a man named Tachibana (Shima Ohnishi) appears in front of her and expresses his wish to film her. In reality, Tachibana wants to take revenge on her. His wife killed herself after learning from Masao that she would die. Tachibana though becomes attracted to Masao.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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Company of Women (1985)
Plot Summary:
The story is about a privileged young man named Al who kills a teenage girl, Belinda. He seeks a hiding place, and sanctuary is given by Julius, a friend who is a pimp in a whorehouse. While in the whorehouse, Al takes his enjoyment of one prostitute, Cita. One day, a woman named Isabel comes to the brothel and starts to work there. Al falls for the newcomer which angers Cita. Unknown to all, though, Isabel is actually the older sister of the murdered girl and her true intent is to avenge Belinda's death.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Crime
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: independent film, gay cinema
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Dead Eye Dick (1970)
Plot Summary:
A private-eye is on the hunt.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 37
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Valentin Valentin (2014)
Plot Summary:
In a small Parisian building, a diverse group of people crosses paths, likes and observes each other, without always seeing each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 232
Genere: Crime
Country: France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Don't Stop My Crazy Love for You (1993)
Plot Summary:
Fred Suen is fan of TV news reporter Kitty Wong. It is an obsession that will eventually result in rape and murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: erotic
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Thrillkill (1984)
Plot Summary:
Karlie Kendall's job is to write computer games - but in her spare time she hacks bank accounts. With 5 million dollars gathered, she wants to retire to Brazil - unaware that her secret partner Adrienne intends to keep all the money. Moreover, Karlie's boss Julien has got to know of her doing and has hired villains to get hold of the treasure. Only after Karlie's death they realize that she has hidden the money well inside the computer game "Thrillkill" - leaving the single clue to her sister, stewardess Bobbie.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film
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Flames of Fury (2021)
Plot Summary:
First barns burn, then an old house burns. A fire brigade goes around. A corpse burned beyond recognition is found in the old house. Intention or amazing coincidence? Franzi Heilmayr and Martin Merana believe in coincidence - until the evidence suddenly points in a completely different direction. And deadly danger still emanates from there.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Crime
Country: Austria
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing
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Rendes-Vous with a Spy (1964)
Plot Summary:
A thriller about Polish Intelligence Service working on detecting a net of foreign spies.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Stripped Naked (2009)
Plot Summary:
When exotic dancer Cassie happens upon a drug deal gone bad, she steals the money and the drugs thinking she now has the funds to make her dream of moving to Paris come true. But waiting three days to get her passport proves tougher than she thought when everyone she knows from her ex-boyfriend, to her drug addict boss, to her lesbian lover, to the rightful owner of the money decides to get in on the action.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, sexy, erotic, sensual, independent film, surprise ending
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Entanglement (2011)
Plot Summary:
A member of a therapy group is found dead. A prosecutor and a police officer try to solve the mystery of his death.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Crime
Country: Poland
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, neo noir
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Iris 2: The Movie (2013)
Plot Summary:
Set 3 years after the first season, members of the National Security Service (NSS) team, including Jung Yoo Gun, Ji Soo Yeon and other agents attempt to pull the curtain on mysterious group IRIS. Agent Yoo Gun is the leader of the NSS TF-A team. While he goes up against Baek San, Yoo Gun becomes involved in a case which changes his fate forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 149
Genere: Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, disturbing
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My Murder (2012)
Plot Summary:
A chance meeting with a girl leads to murder as a teenage boy is engulfed by a web of lies in this innovative and gripping factual drama. My Murder tells the true story of Shakilus Townsend, a 16-year-old boy who was led to his death by the 15-year-old he thought of as his girlfriend, in what became known as the honey trap killing.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Pinching Penny (2011)
Plot Summary:
A British hypochondriac turns to crime after becoming addicted to consumerism. As his obsession worsens, his life falls quickly into the absurd and he continues to spend himself deeper and deeper into depravity.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, humorous, captivating, suspenseful, black comedy, dark comedy
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Sons of the Neon Night (2021)
Plot Summary:
A detective goes against the successor to a drug-trafficking crime syndicate, who aspires for a society free of drugs by orchestrating anarchy in Hong Kong.
IMDB Rating:
IMDB Votes:
Genere: Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, contemplative, interesting
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Young and Dangerous: Reloaded (2013)
Plot Summary:
On a dark Mongkok night, May, the cousin of Dai Tin-yee (Dominic Ho), was gang-raped to death by Med King (Deep Ng) and his men. The furious Tin-yee, together with his buddies, Ho-Nam(Him Law), Chicken (Oscar Leung), Pou-Pan (Jazz Lam) tracked down Med King to revenge May’s death. As Med King was under the wing of Ugly Kwan (Sammy Sum), a leader of the Hung Hing triad, Kwan gave orders to get rid of Ho-Nam by all means….
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 160
Genere: Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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10 Grams (2015)
Plot Summary:
Crime Drama starring Brian William Woodward, Richard Douglas, Lloyd James.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 104
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Original Gangster (2020)
Plot Summary:
The stoic chronicles of Castor, orphaned as a child, forced to survive in the wild and his colorful journey through the criminal underworld of London.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Gatao 2: Rise of the King (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ren has finally succeeded his boss as the head of the North Fort Gang. For so long, his ambitions had been held back; now, he can realize them. But the ruthless Jian returns with his own gang. Though Ren and Jian were once like brothers, Ren's position is challenged, causing tensions with Qing, his loyal captain. Now that former friends are enemies, what is the price of loyalty? What will be left of friendship when the smoke of battle clears?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 516
Genere: Crime
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative
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Prime Risk (1985)
Plot Summary:
While siphoning bank funds, computer-wise lovers spot a plot to sink the Federal Reserve.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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I.T. (2016)
Plot Summary:
Mike Regan is a successful, self-made man who has it all: a gorgeous wife, a beautiful teenage daughter and a sleek, state-of-the-art “smart home”. But he soon finds himself in a deadly, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse when his I.T. consultant, Ed, starts using his skills to stalk Mike’s daughter and endanger his family, his business, and his life. In a world where there is no privacy, and personal secrets can go viral by the click of a mouse, Mike needs to rely on his old connections to defeat a new kind of nemesis.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, psychological, suspenseful, tense, intense, slasher, smart, crime thriller, erotic, sexy
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Blackhat (2015)
Plot Summary:
A man is released from prison to help American and Chinese authorities pursue a mysterious cyber criminal. The dangerous search leads them from Chicago to Hong Kong.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, serious, suspenseful, tense, intense, stylized, realistic, neo noir, political
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Antitrust (2001)
Plot Summary:
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic, suspense, entertaining, clever, surprise ending, tense, cyber
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Takedown (2000)
Plot Summary:
Kevin Mitnick is quite possibly the best hacker in the world. Hunting for more and more information, seeking more and more cyber-trophies every day, he constantly looks for bigger challenges. When he breaks into the computer of a security expert and an ex-hacker, he finds one - and much more than that.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: ironic, talky, realistic, suspenseful, cyber, entertaining, mindfuck, informative, clever, serious
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Who Am I (2014)
Plot Summary:
Benjamin, a young German computer whiz, is invited to join a subversive hacker group that wants to be noticed on the world's stage.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, suspenseful, suspense, clever, stylized, exciting, psychological, entertaining, talky, intense
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Hacker (2016)
Plot Summary:
Alex, an immigrant from Ukraine comes to Canada and becomes involved with an online criminal organization called Darkweb. What starts off as a way to help his parents financially, soon becomes a personal vendetta against the entire banking system, when his mother is fired from her job at the bank.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: captivating, thought provoking, realistic, entertaining
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Hackers (1995)
Plot Summary:
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, cyber, realistic, suspenseful, entertaining, cult classic, teen, funny, psychedelic