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Plot Summary:
El Capo, the most wanted drug dealer in Mexico, has been intercepted while hiding with his trusted men, his wife and his lover. During his escape, he declares war on the government and his own past.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 454
Genere: Thriller
Country: Colombia
Duration:
Plot tags: rough, brutal, serious, realistic, stylized, telenovela
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Puerta 7 (2020)
Plot Summary:
A determined woman works to rid an Argentine soccer club of the violent crime and corruption surrounding its intense fanbase.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 609
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: political, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting
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The Net (1998)
Plot Summary:
The Net is a 1998 television drama series based on the 1995 film of the same name. The series starred Brooke Langton as Angela Bennett, the character Sandra Bullock played in the film. Produced in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the series originally aired for one season on the USA Network before being canceled in 1999.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized
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The Field of Blood (2011)
Plot Summary:
Adaptation of Denise Mina's thriller set in 1982. When the story of a murder has huge implications for her family, newspaper copy boy Paddy Meehan battles prejudices to get to the truth. As she inches closer to revealing the truth, her investigations place her in mortal danger.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, realistic, detective, suspense, crime drama, serious, stylized
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Compulsions (2009)
Plot Summary:
Compulsions is the internal character story of Mark Sandler (Craig Frank), an admitted Sadist leading a life with a dull desk job. At night, he channels his inner compulsions as a professional interrogator, brutally and psychological extracting bits of crucial information from his "clients".
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: rough, serious, psychological, tense, realistic, independent film
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The Counsel (2010)
Plot Summary:
A new lawyer, looking to establish himself, wins a difficult case and deals with the unforeseen consequences that may destroy him.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 333
Genere: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: captivating, rough, thought provoking, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Dog Eat Dog (2008)
Plot Summary:
In the crime world of Colombia, there is an unwritten code. When Víctor and Eusebio, two hoods who bungle a shake-down job, break that code, they unwittingly sign their own death sentence.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: Colombia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, hood, crime drama
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Boss Hunt (2015)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: brutal, serious, factual, detective
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The Neighborhood (2017)
Plot Summary:
A brash group of hoodlums have been doing minor crime jobs in their neighborhood since they were kids until they step on the wrong toes and get caught up in a war with an old-school mafia king pin and their lives soon become hell on earth.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: rough, brutal, serious, realistic
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For the Love of Money (2012)
Plot Summary:
Spanning over two decades, "For the Love of Money" follows the true account of an Israeli immigrant who searches for his piece of the American dream.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful
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Cannabis (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a boatload of cannabis belonging to Moroccan drug lord El Feo is hijacked, the robbery has repercussions stretching across three countries.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 599
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 312 min
Plot tags: rough, brutal, serious, suspense
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Brave Men's Blood (2014)
Plot Summary:
The head of the Reykjavík police department's internal affairs unit decides to use his investigation into a corrupt police lieutenant to take down a major criminal organization.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: rough, brutal, serious, suspense
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The Heavy (2009)
Plot Summary:
Sibling rivalry turned into betrayal between two brothers. One a prime candidate for Prime Minister, the other a henchman for a successful, yet shady businessman. Presented with an opportunity to take revenge against his brother, our anti-hero must come to terms with the truth in a world where you can trust no one and loyalty is rare.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, suspense, perverse, non-linear
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Crime Diaries: The Candidate (2019)
Plot Summary:
In 1994, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio's assassination sends his dying widow racing to uncover who did it.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 886
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, disturbing, stylized, political, detective
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Fugitives (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four men become fugitives after a failed drug deal, running from north to south of Chile.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, rough, realistic, crime drama
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Stanley (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of one of the most notorious Dutch criminals ever: Stanley Hillis who evolves from a young, charming bank robber to an incredibly rich and elusive drug dealer.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic, suspenseful
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Yankee (2019)
Plot Summary:
On the run from the police, an Arizona man crosses into Mexico and gets deeply involved in drug trafficking, with the help of modern technology.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 832
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, stylized, dramatic
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El Chema (2016)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by true events, This is the story of the most notorious drug kingpin the world had ever seen. A man known as El Chapo, the biggest international drug lord in history. The most important and influential man, in the history of Narcos. He changed the game with his spectacular escapes and innovative smuggling techniques.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 343
Genere: Action, Crime
Country: Mexico
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, stylized
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Mob City (2013)
Plot Summary:
The true story of a decades-long conflict between the Los Angeles Police Department, under the determined leadership of Police Chief William Parker, and ruthless criminal elements led by Mickey Cohen, a one-time boxer who rose to the top of L.A.'s criminal world. The series is a fast-paced crime drama set in Los Angeles during the 1940s and '50s. It's a world of glamorous movie stars, powerful studio heads, returning war heroes, a powerful and corrupt police force and an even more dangerous criminal network determined to make L.A. its West Coast base.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: neo noir, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, detective, anime, crime drama, dark drama
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Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord (2012)
Plot Summary:
Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal is a 2012 Colombian television series produced and broadcast on Caracol TV, about the life of Pablo Escobar. It is only available in Spanish. There is a version available with English subtitles.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Colombia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, serious, stylized, novela, telenovela
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Black Widow (2010)
Plot Summary:
Carmen, the daughter of a notorious Amsterdam drug lord, reluctantly takes charge of the family's smuggling business in order to clear her husband's debts.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, atmospheric, interesting
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The Fear (2012)
Plot Summary:
A Brighton crime boss turned entrepreneur and the disintegration of a criminal mind. (From IMDB).
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: rough, tense, serious, suspenseful, bleak, captivating, realistic, gloomy
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Metástasis (2014)
Plot Summary:
A Colombian remake of the U.S. TV show Breaking Bad. After he is diagnosed with cancer, Walter Blanco teams up with José Miguel Rosas in order to sell crystal meth.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Colombia, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, rough, realistic, suspenseful, tense, bleak, serious, gloomy
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Gomorrah (2014)
Plot Summary:
Based on Robert Saviano's bestselling book, this gritty Italian crime drama paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and self- confident right-hand man of the clan's godfather, Pietro Savastano.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: serious, tense, captivating, disturbing, realistic, dramatic, hood, crime thriller, bleak, rough
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The Take (2009)
Plot Summary:
Freddie Jackson is just out of prison. He's done his time, made the right connections and now he's ready to use them. His wife Jackie dreams of having her husband home but she's forgotten the rows and the girls Freddie can't leave alone. His younger cousin, Jimmy, dreams of making a name for himself on Freddie's coattails.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, rough, bleak, realistic, stylized, sentimental, dramatic, twist ending, anime
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La Reina del Sur (2011)
Plot Summary:
After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA, Spain, Colombia
Duration: 378 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, serious, novela, tense, suspense, realistic, soap opera, telenovela
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The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977)
Plot Summary:
A seven-hours-plus adaptation of Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" and "The Godfather, Part II" - with new scenes added and some old ones lengthened. Originally broadcast on the NBC television network in November of 1977, it was restored for high definition broadcast and presented uncensored nearly forty years later on HBO.
IMDB Rating: 9.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 434 min
Plot tags: epic, serious, rough, captivating, exciting, bleak, realistic, saga, stylized
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Romanzo criminale - La serie (2008)
Plot Summary:
Romanzo Criminale – La serie - is a television series Italian based on the eponymous novel by judge Giancarlo De Cataldo, and it is the second adaptation of the film Romanzo Criminale directed by Michele Placido. The first series quickly achieved cult status in Italy. This is the second fiction series after Quo Vadis, Baby? that was produced by Sky and broadcast on Fox Crime, Sky One and on Sky Arts with English subtitles in 2012. The series is set in about 1977-89 and follows a criminal gang in Rome that has a near monopoly of the city's heroin trade. Most of the characters use the Romanesco dialect. The gang is led by three old friends, Libanese, Freddo and Dandi. As well as its internal feuding, the gang has to deal with the Camorra and Sicilian Mafia that both supply its heroin, the police led by Commissioner Scialoja and the Italian secret services. The plotline is based on the Banda della Magliana of the 1970s-90s.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: rough, serious, captivating, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, interesting
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The Lord of the Skies (2013)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Colombia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspenseful, serious, realistic, tense, novela, telenovela
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Cocaine Coast (2018)
Plot Summary:
It takes place in the Galicia (Spain) of the 80s, when the fishing sector was transformed and many of the shipowners became indebted. This situation will be favorable for the start of activities such as contraband and drug trafficking.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: realistic, intense, atmospheric, serious, captivating, erotic, detective, interesting
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Narcos (2015)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 458000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, rough, bleak, political, erotic, exciting, retro, intellectual, epic