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Plot Summary:
This Australian crime drama chronicles the life of notorious, keen witted, acid tongued 1920s Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: crying, independent film, period piece
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Crosstalk (1982)
Plot Summary:
Only the computer saw the murder...and it liked what it saw.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Pyx (1973)
Plot Summary:
A detective investigating the death of a heroin-addicted prostitute uncovers evidence pointing to the existence of a murderous devil cult.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: detective, psychotronic, suspense, independent film, scary, mind bending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cult film
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Hollywood Cop (1987)
Plot Summary:
A detective tries to get back a child who has been kidnapped by gangsters.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 616
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: independent film
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BMX Bandits (1983)
Plot Summary:
Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedaling skills might just save their necks.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, anamorphic, cult classic, colorful, independent film, eighties, cult film
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The Informers (1963)
Plot Summary:
When the detective in charge of investigating a series of bank robberies starts to get too close to the culprits, they set up a blackmail scheme to warn him off. But when the crooks begin to fall out with each other, the police learn the truth.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 431
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: noir, detective, independent film, vintage
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Dear Mr. Wonderful (1982)
Plot Summary:
Joe Pesci is a small man looking for a big break. Owner of a bowling alley and nightclub in Jersey, Ruby Dennis (Pesci) sets his sites on making it big in Vegas. But Ruby finds more than he gambled for and in the end is a much bigger man for it.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 298
Genere: Crime, Drama, Comedy
Country: West Germany
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: eighties
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Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
Plot Summary:
Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling world of New York, her stressfull workdays, her affair with Mark, an advertising executive, her friendship with photographer Aaron, and her downward spiral into ruin.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 891
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, bleak, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Body Harm (1988)
Plot Summary:
A schoolteacher (John Waters) becomes obsessed with the idea that his wife (Joy Bell) did not die in a car accident, as everyone else thinks.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: neo noir, grindhouse, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film, detective
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Fast Talking (1984)
Plot Summary:
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, detective
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The FJ Holden (1977)
Plot Summary:
Suburban Australia in the late 70s. It was the era of the drive-in movie, the Chico Roll girl and the beloved FJ Holden. Boasting drunken fist fights, back seat sex, illegal drag racing, a classic Oz rock soundtrack (featuring Ol'55, Skyhooks and Renee Geyer) and the screen debut of future star Sigrid Thornton. THE FJ HOLDEN forged a strong connection with 70s mainstream youth audiences and today.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 257
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, cult film
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The Fourth Wish (1976)
Plot Summary:
The poignant struggle of a man to grant his terminally ill son three wishes - and the obstacles cast in his way of achieving this goal.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 106
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: crying, independent film, juvenile
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Annie's Coming Out (1984)
Plot Summary:
It tells the story of a young female social worker who begins work at a hospital for retarded children, and discovers that some of the psychological problems attributed to these children are incorrectly diagnosed. Proving this to be the case is difficult, however, as it is generally accepted that as those who are 'profoundly retarded' cannot communicate, therefore they cannot think. In the case of Annie O'Farrell (Tina Arhondis), finding a way for her to 'talk', other than speaking or writing, finally shows that she is not only able to think, but is highly intelligent. The battle against the hospital to acknowledge this in a legal sense goes to court, as the psychiatrists try to hide their misdiagnosis.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: independent film, learning
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Running on Empty (1982)
Plot Summary:
Mike loves his fast cars and his hot women. When he fancies the girlfriend of the local street racing king, Fox, he gets way in over his head in racing for his girl, his money and his life. Through racing, sex, nightclubs and small road trips the film depicts what it was like to be a teenager in Australia in the 1980's.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: road movie, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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The Custodian (1993)
Plot Summary:
Det. Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his 'straight' life to partner in crime with his co-worker, Det. Church, in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He sides privately with a reporter, Reynolds, and an Internal Affairs lawyer, Ferguson, to expose them to the press. Once they have gathered enough information, all the corrupt police, including the newly recruited Quinlan are arrested. Ferguson then works to get Quinlan a reduced sentence for helping them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, detective
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Kiss or Kill (1997)
Plot Summary:
Two lovers, Nikki and Al, have a scam in which Nikki allows herself to be picked up by older men, drugs them, and, with Al's help, robs them. After accidentally killing one of her victims with an overdose, Nikki and Al are on the run.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, road movie, independent film, detective
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Thieves Like Us (1974)
Plot Summary:
Bowie, a youthful convicted murderer, and bank robbers Chicamaw and T-Dub escape from a Mississippi chain gang in the 1930s. They hole up with a gas station attendant and continue robbing banks. Bowie, who is injured in an auto accident, takes refuge with the daughter of the gas station attendant, Keechie. They become romantically involved but their relationship is strained by Bowie's refusal to turn his back on crime. The film is based on the novel Thieves Like Us by Edward Anderson. The novel is also the source material for the 1949 film They Live by Night, directed by Nicholas Ray.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: neo noir, road movie, sincere, bleak, serious, realistic
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Plot Summary:
The true story of a part aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Australia
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, grindhouse, psychological, rough, epic, serious, emotional, realistic, disturbing, contemplative
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When the Sky Falls (2000)
Plot Summary:
Fact-based story about Irish crime-investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton, who invaded the Irish underworld and attempted to expose the illegitimate activities she found. Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite trying to step outside of the normal bounds. Kevin McNally plays her husband, who hates her activities and the danger in which she places herself. Nonetheless, he grudgingly admires her persistence and encourages her investigation.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 774
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, independent film
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Snowtown (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: psychological, disturbing, serious, tense, rough, realistic, dark, controversial, scary, bleak
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Wedding in White (1972)
Plot Summary:
A young girl's brother comes home from the army, and brings an army buddy with him. The three of them go out that night to celebrate, and after much drinking has been done, the brother's friend rapes the sister. After the two men have gone back, the girl finds that she's pregnant--and discovers that her parents don't blame the soldier, but blame her.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 371
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: crying, independent film
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Harry in Your Pocket (1973)
Plot Summary:
A master thief (James Coburn) and his drug-addicted partner teach two aspiring crooks (Michael Sarrazin, Trish Van Devere) how to steal wallets.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, detective
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Heatwave (1982)
Plot Summary:
A woman attempts to stop a redevelopment plot which she thought was the cover-up for fraud and other criminal activity.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: neo noir, retro, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, independent film, detective
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Lonely Hearts (1982)
Plot Summary:
In this offbeat comedy, an unlikely romance develops between a flamboyant, middle-aged piano tuner and an extremely timid office worker.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, semi serious, crying, independent film
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We of the Never Never (1982)
Plot Summary:
Based on the well-loved Australian classic by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn, this is the remarkable true story of Jeannie Gunn, a woman who fought to overcome sexual and racial prejudice amid the harsh beauties of the outback. Leaving her Melbourne existence for a new life on her husband's isolated ranch, Jeannie's feisty, good-natured attitude soon wins over the misogynistic stockmen, but she faces a much tougher challenge in trying to change their racist attitudes towards the indigenous aboriginal population.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 456
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, sincere, uplifting, touching, serious, realistic, crying, period piece, period drama
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Capone (2020)
Plot Summary:
The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: factual, psychological, captivating, realistic, suspense, inspirational, anime, historical drama, crime thriller, disgusting
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The Traitor (2019)
Plot Summary:
Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Brazil
Duration: 153 min
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, suspense, intense, factual
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Infamous (2006)
Plot Summary:
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: emotional, tense, sincere, serious, psychological, captivating, witty, talky, retro, clever
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Conviction (2010)
Plot Summary:
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 46000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, emotional, inspirational, sad, thought provoking, disturbing, intense, motivational, entertaining
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Phar Lap (1983)
Plot Summary:
Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero of a nation.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Family, History, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, sentimental, serious, realistic
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Pollock (2000)
Plot Summary:
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: emotional, intellectual, atmospheric, depressing, breathtaking, art film, sincere, inspirational, dark, neurotic