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Plot Summary:
American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-old girl intent on reuniting with her sister in the United States.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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Bastards (2000)
Plot Summary:
The protagonist in "Bastards" is a young resident of some Russian city. He unsuccessfully tries to adapt to the modern Russian savage life. The world around him lives by rules dictated by the black market and Chechen wars. It is a cruel and unjust world, where you can survive only with a bunch of stolen dollars instead of brains. For a young Russian, money is a symbol of power and strength. Even the new state ideology feeds on blood oil dollars. In Russia there is no more room for dreams. This is the era of anti-utopia.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 119
Genere: Drama, Horror
Country: Russia
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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To Paris (2009)
Plot Summary:
Soviet youngster Alexey communicates with a fellow radiofan from France and makes big plans for his future. His hardworking blue-collar father Ivan is getting ready to join The Communist Party. Everything changes when Ivan's girlfriend is falsely accused in defalcation. Ivan decides to get the money by any means to help his beloved avoid the incarceration. He lets Alexey into his plans, and that triggers a chain of tragic events in this USSR-set drama. Loosely based on real events.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 72
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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Playing God (2021)
Plot Summary:
A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, semi serious
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Payroll (1961)
Plot Summary:
A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 819
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: noir, offbeat, neo noir, independent film, poliziottesco, british noir, cult film
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The Girl with a Bracelet (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lise (16 years old) is accused of murdering her best friend. As the trial starts, her parents stand right by her side. But once her secret life is revealed in court, the truth becomes indistinguishable.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, social
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After the War (2017)
Plot Summary:
Bologna, 2002. Amidst protests against the labor reform, the assassination of a lawyer opens old wounds between Italy and France. Former far-left terrorist Marco, convicted of murder during the Years of Lead and living in Paris since then thanks to the Mitterrand Doctrine, is suspected of being its instigator. When the Italian government asks for extradition, Marco goes into hiding with his daughter Viola, precipitating also the life of his family back in Italy.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess – (2020)
Plot Summary:
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Stealing Raden Saleh (2022)
Plot Summary:
To save his father, a master forger sets out to steal an invaluable painting with the help of a motley crew of specialists.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Indonesia, Malaysia
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags:
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22 Chaser (2018)
Plot Summary:
One of the city's last decent tow truck drivers risks everything on a desperate quest to become king of the road and provide for his struggling family.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, action adventure
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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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Body of Sin (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two women use seduction to steal from straying men. But when they discover one of their victims hiding millions in diamonds, the score of their lives becomes a run for their lives.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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The Confidence Man JP - The Movie - (2019)
Plot Summary:
In Hong Kong, Dako, Boku-chan and Richard take a huge amount of money from people who are greedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: light, semi serious, atmospheric, captivating, feel good, humorous, entertaining, satirical, sitcom, funny
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Federal Bank Heist (2011)
Plot Summary:
"The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 80,000,000 US dollars) were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank (Federal Reserve), making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: tense, humorous, captivating
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Two Thumbs Up (2015)
Plot Summary:
A criminal fresh out of prison who seeks out his former partners in crime for another heist. And they make a very elaborate plan to carry out the criminal intent, but things turn awry when another gang of criminals hit the same target.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, crime drama
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Cold Deck (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a poker player hits rock bottom he enlists his best friend to pull off a high-stakes heist.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: captivating, cynical, psychological, tense, suspense
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We Still Steal the Old Way (2016)
Plot Summary:
The explosive follow-up to We Still Kill The Old Way (2014). Regarded as the best in the business, The Archer Gang is an aging criminal outfit who carry out a daring robbery, but are caught mid-heist. They are sentenced to do time in Britain's toughest prison. Once inside, they encounter their old nemesis Slick Vic Farrow (Billy Murray) who is intent on murdering the gang. The old-school criminals need to use all their wits to stage a daring escape, while dodging Slick Vic, and setting in motion a chain of events which leads to an explosive prison riot.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, contemplative
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The Adventurers (2017)
Plot Summary:
The world's top thieves join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective, they'll have to take their game to the next level.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong, Czech Republic
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: psychological, exciting, tense, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Four Hours (2011)
Plot Summary:
Unhinged gangster Capone (Paul Bibb) walks into a bar with accomplice Tung (Peter Peralta,) with the plan of stealing the contents of the safe. The situation gets complicated when they have to wait four hours to get the code to the safe. For Capone it's a job, for Tung it's a lifeline. To ensure that they get the code, Capone and Tung hold feisty barmaid Charleene (Alexandra B. Harris) and lovable loser Bob (Amar Adatia) hostage. Will Capone and Tung get the contents of the safe? Will Bob and Charleene get out of this alive? One thing is for sure, it is going to be an interesting Four Hours!.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, touching, captivating, suspense, independent film
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Hatton Garden: The Heist (2016)
Plot Summary:
Following the lead up to one of the biggest robberies of the century, Hatton Garden The Heist watches the journey of Brian Reader, John Collins, Terry Perkins, Daniel Jones and the mysterious Basil throughout the audacious heist.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 263
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, crime drama
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The Master Plan (2015)
Plot Summary:
Charles Ingvar Jönsson gathers three criminals to take vengeance upon the people who killed his uncle.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Sweden
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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Ice (2016)
Plot Summary:
A diamond dealer navigates the culturally diverse and treacherous world of the diamond business.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense
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Crazy Stone (2006)
Plot Summary:
Three thieves try to steal a valuable jade that is tightly guarded by a security chief. But the security guards are not the only obstacle these thieves are facing. An extremely unlucky internationally known master thief is also trying to get a hand on this piece of precious jade. What would be the final destination of this piece of crazy stone?.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (1997)
Plot Summary:
Former marine and cop Jeff Erickson starts a new life after meeting his dream girl, Jill, running a bookshop, until they decide to become the modern Bonnie and Clyde. Learning on the job the hard way, Jeff becomes famous through media-coverage, despite his power-trip tendency to bully his victims which becomes worse when Jill is hospitalized. FBI agent Tom LaSalle, has a hard time eliminating suspects and following the trail through.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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Finding Steve McQueen (2019)
Plot Summary:
In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions. Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, atmospheric, suspense
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Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017)
Plot Summary:
After their mother ends up in jail, two sisters turn to train robbery in order to support their family.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, sincere, humorous, captivating, disturbing
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Happy New Year (2014)
Plot Summary:
Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: India
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, semi serious, funny, light, captivating, romantic, scenic, fast, masala
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8 of Diamonds (2006)
Plot Summary:
A diamond heist goes wrong when one of the thieves gets shot during the escape after swallowing a priceless diamond. Deception, blackmail, and murder schemes overshadow the lives of the eight people left chasing the diamond.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, independent film
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The Driftless Area (2015)
Plot Summary:
Pierre Hunter, a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny hometown after his parents' death. When he falls for the enigmatic Stella, Pierre is unknowingly pulled into a cat-and-mouse game that involves a duffel bag full of cash, a haphazard yet determined criminal, and a mystery that will determine all of their fates. A contemporary fable about the ways we struggle to control time and fate in a possibly predetermined universe.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: tense, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, disturbing, neo noir, independent film, weird
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One-Line (2017)
Plot Summary:
A group of professional con artists scam poor, unsuspecting citizens with fraudulent bank loans. The scams go well for a while, but then they begin to distrust each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 320
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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The Big Heist (2001)
Plot Summary:
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 292
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, dark, dark comedy