Best movies like The Criminals, Part 3: Arson
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies like The Criminals, Part 3: Arson? Contribute your expertise to steer others to films and tv series you've already watched that might appeal to them too. Facilitate broadening the circle of people putting forward videos familiarity one another. We encourage your involvement!
Plot Summary:
Part 1 : 'Gun Snatchers' - Two criminals wanted for murder are turned in by one of their own. Part 2: 'Arson' - A Triad revenge plan to burn down a nightclub goes wrong and results in the deaths of five people.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: anthology, poliziottesco
Best tv shows and movies like The Criminals, Part 3: Arson (1977):
Similar in 90%
Big Bad Sis (1976)
Plot Summary:
Ah Ying (Chen Ping) is a former gangster trying to lead an honest life, and occasionally using her fighting skills to help out the girls in the factory where she now works. She befriends young colleagues Chong Lee and Shao Yin-Yin, teaching them self defence because "girls can't be weak anymore". Trouble starts when her old gang finds out where she now works.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 81%
The Criminals, Part 4: Assault (1977)
Plot Summary:
Part 1 : 'Maniac' - A gang is kidnapping and raping young women. Part 2: 'Queen of Temple Street' - A gambling addict sells his wife to a brothel to pay off his debts.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: anthology, poliziottesco
Similar in 76%
The Criminals, Part 2: Homicides (1976)
Plot Summary:
An anthology film featuring four true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: anthology, poliziottesco
Similar in 84%
Lo negro del Negro (1987)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book by the same name, the film follows the exploits of Arturo "El Negro" Durazo, who was the head of the police department in Mexico City, we witness his crimes and his eccentric life, that will inevitably lead to his fall.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration:
Plot tags:
Similar in 82%
Applecart (2015)
Plot Summary:
There is no normal. We all wear masks. Applecart is a portmanteau film featuring stories dealing with the perversions, shame, rage, and secrets we all keep hidden. Applecart is presented to you as an experimental silent film with a unique sound design and stunning black and white cinematography. It is graphic, transgressive, and honest.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 142
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min
Plot tags: anthology, psycho sexual, art house, rough, disturbing, experimental, controversial, avant garde, dark fairy tale
Similar in 86%
Mad Mex: The Blackfighter (1980)
Plot Summary:
Vietnam veteran NFL star who falls on hard times, runs up a gambling debt, and is recruited by a bunch of shady, ultra-rich elites who want to enjoy the ultimate thrill -- hunting another human being like an animal.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 25
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
Similar in 86%
Manhunter (1976)
Plot Summary:
Greek Spies are trying to give bad image about turkey, Metin a young police man who decides to go rogue and achieve justice after the murder of his partner and his family on the hands of Greek spices.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
Similar in 81%
Fearful Interlude (1975)
Plot Summary:
Accompanied by his old manservant, scholar Sung Li Ho (Hong Hoi) is on his way to the capital for the imperial exam. They spend a night in the house of Mrs. Yuan and Li Ho takes a fancy to her pretty daughter, Pei Fang (Dana). Li Ho is discovered by a maid peeping at Pei Fang as she takes a bath. He slips and falls into the bathtub, creating a most embarrassing situation. His old servant is also implicated and both are beaten up before being thrown out. Continuing their journey in the desolate countryside, they come across woodcutter Hsi Hsueh Kuei who puts them up for the night. Captivated by the beauty of the owner’s two daughters, who are vampires, he spends a night with them and turns into a skeleton. Chased by the vampires, Shun Lai makes a narrow escape.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration:
Plot tags: anthology, gothic horror
Similar in 77%
Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975)
Plot Summary:
One man wronged by a racist law enforcement system takes a highly unusual route to street justice in this bizarre, expressive urban drama. Definitely not your ordinary '70s blaxploitation feature, Soul Vengeance (released theatrically as Welcome Home, Brother Charles) was one of three feature films Jamaa Fanaka wrote, produced, and directed while studying film production at U.C.L.A. (The other two were Black Sister's Revenge, also known as Emma Mae, and the first installment in Fanaka's popular Penitentiary series). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 767
Genere: Action, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, weird, student film, cult film
Similar in 84%
Season For Assassins (1975)
Plot Summary:
As a gang of youths terrorizes a city, the weary chief of police finds himself caught between the citizens who cry for blood and a catholic priest who believes the boys will respond to kindness.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
Similar in 88%
Hi-Riders (1978)
Plot Summary:
Story of a group of drag races and the young boy and girl who join them.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anamorphic, independent film
Similar in 86%
Killing Car (1993)
Plot Summary:
Two cops try to stop a mysterious serial killer dubbed "Car Woman" after the toy car she always leaves next to her victims in this surreal slasher.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: slasher
Similar in 79%
Sweet Justice (1991)
Plot Summary:
City councilor Susan takes bribes from Reevers and allows him to deposit his garbage illegally in an old mine. But when she learns that he also dumps toxic wastes which threaten the nearby water purification unit, she wants to cancel their agreement. She asks her ex-husband Steve, a cop, for help, but before he can do anything she's found dead. Her sister Sunny decides to take revenge with help of a couple of friends, who once formed a female martial fighting squad.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 79%
The Criminals (1976)
Plot Summary:
An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. Part 1: Hidden Torsos' A woman and her daughter are murdered by her abusive boyfriend. Part 2: 'Valley of the Hanged'-A man murders his wife and her lover. Part 3: 'The Stuntmen' - A gang boss is murdered by his wife's lover.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, poliziottesco
Similar in 75%
Scene of the Crime: A Tooth for a Tooth (1985)
Plot Summary:
A man who has just become unemployed kills his closest relatives before he judges himself. Commissioner Schimanski determined.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
Similar in 82%
The Kiss of Death (1973)
Plot Summary:
One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope with the aftermath of this dramatic event but her life is ruined. Like a shattered vase, the pieces can be put back together but it'll never be the same. Cheng get's a job as a bar girl. She meets the club's owner who was a former kung-fu fighter until he was crippled. Cheng uses her position as a B-girl to go after the losers who raped her, She soon learns from a sleazy doctor that she has contracted a dark V.D. called Viet-Nam Rose. Crushed, she begs Lo Lieh to teach her kung-fu. At first he refuses until he learns her secret. Furious, Lo Lieh teaches her his deadly fight techniques (such as a groin crunching blow).
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 85%
Gardenia (1979)
Plot Summary:
A businessman comes into conflict with a gangster when he refuses to allow drugs to be sold through his restaurant.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
Similar in 83%
The Perfect Killer (1977)
Plot Summary:
Betrayed by his girl and best friend, thief Harry Chapman (Lee Van Cleef) takes the fall for a racetrack robbery. While in prison, he is offered a chance to participate in an escape plan. What he doesn't know is that once he is on the outside, the group responsible for the prison break has Harry in their debt and they use him as a hit-man. Naturally, he grows tired of the job and splits because he is hellbent on getting revenge on the former partners. So the mob puts young hit-man Luc (Robert Widmark) on Harry's trail.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, poliziottesco
Similar in 89%
Street Warriors (1977)
Plot Summary:
Perros Callejeros is based on the juvenile delinquency of the 1970s and 80s in Spain. The story is set in Barrio de la Mina in Barcelona one of the most conflict neighbourhoods in Spain. The characters chosen were real juvenile delinquents all with criminal records, which the director used to give the film a realistic touch. This film is very powerful and dramatic, it shows how these kids were brought up to survive on the streets.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: social, hood, poliziottesco
Similar in 82%
The Manhandlers (1974)
Plot Summary:
A gorgeous girl named Katie inherits her deceased uncle's business and decides that she too can be a businesswoman and hire two hot girlfriends. Katie doesn't like the brothel part so she gets rid of that and is soon giving legit massages. The mob doesn't like this and Katie is quickly being muscled by mob goons to turn up the heat or pay. Katie soon discovers more about the massage-parlor than she had wished.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags:
Similar in 76%
Dark Measures (2009)
Plot Summary:
A gritty independent film which follows the crime spree of a vicious pack of thugs. Molly's calm 9-5 life is turned upside down when the gang brutally attacks her. She survives a horrific ordeal only to find the thugs want her dead before she can bring the law down on them. Her only hope to protect herself is to trust the detectives working on the case, and stand her ground and the fight the murdering thieves.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: suspense, independent film, detective
Similar in 76%
No, The Case Is Happily Resolved (1973)
Plot Summary:
While fishing at a quiet lake, a man witnesses a murder. Although confronted by the killer he manages to escape. Afraid of the consequences of becoming involved he decides not to report what he saw. Instead the real murderer does go to the Police, claiming that he is the witness. After speaking to a priest the innocent man finally hands himself in, only to be arrested and found guilty.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco, surprise ending, twist ending
Similar in 89%
The Author's Crime (1974)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy Countess is warned that if she gives a valuable painting away as first prize in a music competition, the only thing handed out will be death. In rapid succession, the painting is stolen, the Countess murdered, her niece kidnapped, and the police baffled as the killings continue.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 63
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: poliziottesco
Similar in 75%
Europe Raiders (2018)
Plot Summary:
Mr. Lin and Ms. Lin are the number one and number two in the field. They are neither friends nor enemies, but they ultimately join hands along with trusty assistant Le Qi as they track down an infamous thief who has stolen the 'Heavenly Emperor's Hand'. Unbeknownst to them, they become the common target in a manhunt by the European triads, the CIA and many other agencies.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 509
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, semi serious
Similar in 79%
Sunset Strip (1985)
Plot Summary:
The stage is set for a series of confrontations when photographer Mark Jefferson (Tom Eplin) agrees to help his friend Roger (John Mayall) defend his night club against a handful of organized crime figures. Mark has an added incentive for becoming involved as his ex-girlfriend Carol (Cheri Cameron Newell) sings at the club. But the gangsters are willing to use mayhem and murder in order to take over Roger's business. It appears that the petty mobsters are out to sell illegal weapons to anyone who wants them, especially L.A.'s youth, instead of using the club as a front for a prostitution ring as Roger suspects. Soon Mark and his trusty motorcycle have their work cut out for them.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 90%
Cops and Robbers (1979)
Plot Summary:
Cops and Robbers depicts a city where ordinary citizens hold little trust for the police; far removed from the post-ICAC Hong Kong of today. "Can't even look after their own guys," a man grumbles in a roast shop after the bank shooting. The main witness for that crime refuses to speak to the police on principle and even an Old Master Cute comic strip is raised to depict the public opinion. The portrayal of the policemen is decidedly heroic against this background, strengthened by a rousing rock number sung by producer Teddy Robin and coverage of their social lives. The guy they're up against has to be the creepiest villain I've ever seen in film, and his being cross-eyed is only part of the sensation. As he gets more and more screen time, Cops and Robbers builds into a strong and disturbing movie experience.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: heroic, poliziottesco
Similar in 84%
Cartel War (2010)
Plot Summary:
Led by a detective hell-bent on revenge, a team of undercover cops in Los Angeles attempt to bring down a powerful drug mob from the inside. Operating outside the law, they put everything on the line to clean up the streets and exact payback on the king pin who devastated their families. Based on the true story of Mexico's most powerful drug lord, Cartel War is an action-packed journey into an all-too-real violent underworld.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 238
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, crime drama, independent film
Similar in 77%
Probable Cause (1994)
Plot Summary:
A series of cop murders plagues the city. The remaining officers on the force are increasingly worried as the deaths increase with no leads. As the department's finest must solve the case before the killer strikes again.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, surprise ending
Similar in 79%
The Tigers (1991)
Plot Summary:
Cops find their careers and their lives in jeopardy when they spend a gangster's bribe money after releasing him from custody during a drug bust.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 246
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 85%
A Time To Die (1982)
Plot Summary:
A World War II vet sets out in 1948 to avenge the death of his wife at the hands of Nazis. His targets are four Germans, a Sicilian, and a Hungarian who committed the atrocities. He is aided by a CIA operative, who has another agenda. One of the targeted men is being groomed by the US to become the West German chancellor and is to be protected. Along the way, a third person joins the team.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 291
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: independent film, eighties