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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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Stir (1980)
Plot Summary:
Filmed in the Clare Valley, Gladstone and the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, this prison movie was inspired by the true life prison riot at Bathurst Jail in 1974 and its subsequent Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 338
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: independent film
Similar in 83%
Fever (1988)
Plot Summary:
A policeman discovers a suitcase full of drug money while on duty, meanwhile his wife is having an affair with another man.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 116
Genere: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: neo noir, surprise ending, independent film
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Something to Hide (1972)
Plot Summary:
A man having marital problems with his shrewish wife picks up a young, pretty and pregnant hitchhiker. Before he knows it, he's in over his head and mixed up in violence and murder.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: offbeat, 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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The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
Plot Summary:
Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, suspecting that one of them was responsible. However, as the investigation is stepped up, the other passengers start turning up dead. It is then up to the last remaining two to solve the case, before they become the next victims.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: neo noir, noir, political, slasher, perverse, detective, freeze frame, black and white, french noir
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Deadfall (1968)
Plot Summary:
Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: neo noir, serious, realistic, freeze frame, british noir
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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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Thief of Hearts (1984)
Plot Summary:
A woman trapped in a boring marriage begins an affair with a handsome man who seems able to read her mind. She doesn't know that he has broken into her house and read her diaries, where she has recorded her deepest thoughts and fantasies.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, suspenseful, sexual, serious, realistic, scary, psychological, exciting, light
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Hitting Home (1988)
Plot Summary:
Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, independent film
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Madigan (1968)
Plot Summary:
Policemen Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, the two NYC detectives are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. While Bonaro and Madigan follow up on various leads, Police Commissioner Russell goes about his duties, including attending functions, meeting with aggrieved relatives, and counseling the spouses of fallen officers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: neo noir, detective, realistic, suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, esoteric, bleak
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Blast of Silence (1961)
Plot Summary:
A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past, and a fat gun dealer with pet rats, each gets in his way.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: neo noir, noir, christmas horror, crime drama, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film, psychological, tense, atmospheric
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The Finger Man (1962)
Plot Summary:
A stone-faced Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as enigmatic gangster Silien, who may or may not be responsible for squealing on Faugel (Serge Reggiani), just released from the slammer and already involved in what should have been a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: neo noir, bleak, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic, stylized, noir, cynical, black and white
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Once a Thief (1965)
Plot Summary:
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: neo noir, retro, noir, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, suspense, 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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Deadly Force (1983)
Plot Summary:
Stoney Cooper, a former Los Angeles police officer, is at a low point in his life. Kicked off the force because of his anti-authority attitude, he now ekes out a living as a freelancer in New York. All this changes when the daughter of an old friend is killed by serial killer terrorizing L.A. Although almost nobody in his old home town is happy to see him back, Cooper pledges to bring the killer to justice before any more innocent people die.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 484
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: cult classic, slasher, independent film, grindhouse, crime thriller
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Flic Story (1975)
Plot Summary:
The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, neo noir, suspense, cult classic, period piece, detective, tense, realistic
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At the End of the Tunnel (2016)
Plot Summary:
A paraplegic computer engineer that moves in a wheelchair and works in his basement starts hearing noises and voices of bank-robbers.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, clever, hispanic, minimal cast, action thriller, twisted, surprise ending
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Squizzy Taylor (1982)
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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Judas Kiss (1998)
Plot Summary:
The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, neo noir, suspense, dark comedy, erotic, rough, independent film, detective
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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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The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Plot Summary:
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, tense, talky, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, clever, retro
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Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
Plot Summary:
A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, serious, neo noir, retro, expressionism, hood, cult classic, visually stunning
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Le Samurai (1967)
Plot Summary:
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, bleak, suspense, visual, meditative, witty, art house
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Romper Stomper (1992)
Plot Summary:
Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins' merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: disturbing, brutal, political, harsh, cult classic, psychological, realistic, independent film, retro, sexy
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Thief (1981)
Plot Summary:
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, cerebral, cult classic, retro, tense, realistic, stylized, crime drama, suspense
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The Bank Job (2008)
Plot Summary:
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime. As the resourceful band of thieves burrows its way into a safe-deposit vault at a Lloyds Bank, they quickly realise that, besides millions in riches, the boxes also contain secrets that implicate everyone from London's most notorious underworld gangsters to powerful government figures, and even the Royal Family. Although the heist makes headlines throughout Britain for several days, a government gag order eventually brings all reporting of the case to an immediate halt.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 188000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, clever, talky, intense, rough, suspenseful, serious, action packed
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Dark Blue (2002)
Plot Summary:
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, detective, harsh, intense, stylized, serious, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
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A Perfect Murder (1998)
Plot Summary:
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, suspense, sexy, clever, exciting, surprise ending, psychological thriller, captivating, serious, psychological
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Derailed (2005)
Plot Summary:
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, surprise ending, serious, suspense, rough, twist ending, tense, neo noir, psychological, psychological thriller