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Plot Summary:
The true story of Tony Mokbel; how he grew entangled with the country’s most notorious underworld figures, how he built his massive fortune, and how he became a fugitive on a yacht bound for Greece, desperate to escape mounting criminal law battles.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 660
Genere: Crime
Country: Australia
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, captivating, realistic
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The State-Mafia Pact (2014)
Plot Summary:
The story about how the pact beetween Italian State and Mafia was inked with innocence blood.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 678
Genere: Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, thought provoking
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54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis (2018)
Plot Summary:
Based on the true story that shocked a nation in the summer of 1988 and revealed the scandalizing amount of errors committed by the media and the police in a half-baked attempt to rescue hostages.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized
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The Rise & Fall of a White Collar Hooligan (2012)
Plot Summary:
Casual football hooligan Mike Jacobs is going nowhere in life when he meets old friend Eddie Hill at a football match that turns nasty off the pitch. Under Eddie’s tutelage he soon finds himself inducted into the world of credit card fraud, where organised gangs withdraw hundreds of thousands of pounds from cash machines every night. As Mike becomes seduced by the money and women that come with his new lifestyle, the dangers increase and he soon finds events spiralling beyond his control.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic
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Catching Milat (2015)
Plot Summary:
A two-part mini-series following the police effort in the 1990s to catch serial killer Ivan Milat, who kidnapped, tortured and killed backpackers along the Hume Highway before disposing of their bodies in the Belanglo State Forest.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 666
Genere: Crime
Country: Australia
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, enigmatic, suspense, suspenseful
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The Fall of the Essex Boys (2013)
Plot Summary:
The rise and fall of the Essex Boys gang - the drugs, the violence and, of course, the murders. The real story is the most shocking of all.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 874
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: realistic, rough, serious, suspenseful, tense
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Hollands Hoop (2014)
Plot Summary:
Forensic psychiatrist Fokke Augustinus makes an unexpected career change when he inherits his father's mansion in Groningen where he becomes involved with a criminal organization with a marijuana plantation on his father's land.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, tense, captivating, atmospheric, humorous, suspenseful, interesting
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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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The Hunt with John Walsh (2014)
Plot Summary:
There are among the thousands of fugitives who avoid criminal prosecution in the United States every year. Find out more about these fugitives and join John Walsh in his quest to track them down and bring them to justice.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, captivating
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The Runaway (2010)
Plot Summary:
Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty are brought up together in the East End. As the daughter of a prostitute, Madge, Cathy's life is difficult, especially when everyone assumes that she will be following in her mother's footsteps. But when Cathy is forced to protect Madge from a violent attack by a punter it changes her life forever. Cathy is taken into care but she suffers institutional abuse which leaves her with no choice but to run away. She ends up destitute, on the streets of Soho. Desrae, a transvestite, unexpectedly comes to her rescue.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 936
Genere: Crime
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, bleak, serious, psychological, captivating, period piece, rough, emotional, realistic, stylized
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Blue Murder (1995)
Plot Summary:
Detective Sergeant Roger "The Dodger" Rogerson got fame because he knew how to take care of most dangerous and violent criminals. His success was, however, also due to the sinister alliance with violent underworld figures like Neddy Smith who got police protection in exchange for tips and money.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 198 min
Plot tags: slasher, detective, bleak, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Mind of a Murderer (2015)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Michelle Ward goes behind bars to interview violent murderers and offer insight into what drives people to kill. From her early doctorate research on psychopathy, to her ongoing study of criminal behavior, she possesses a unique ability to push murderers to the limit, getting them to admit things they wouldn't confess to anyone else. She is trained to go beyond excuses and get to the psychological core of why people commit heinous acts - and she does it alone in a room, face-to-face with coldblooded killers.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, serious, captivating, realistic, thrilling
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R.I.S. Police scientifique (2006)
Plot Summary:
R.I.S, police scientifique is a French television series, created by Stéphane Kaminka in 2005, broadcast by TF1 since 2006. The R.I.S. in the title is an acronym for Recherches et Investigations Scientifiques, referring to the fictional police investigation unit that is the focus of the series. The series, a crime drama, is a remake of an Italian television series entitled RIS Delitti Imperfetti.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 203
Genere: Crime
Country: France
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, serious, realistic, detective
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Bullett Raja (2013)
Plot Summary:
A common man who transforms into a gangster revolts against the very system he once obediently followed by declaring war on the police, the government, and the industrialists.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, tense, captivating
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Bloque De Busqueda (2016)
Plot Summary:
Group of policemen trained to capture Pablo Escobar. It tells the story of the family of some of its members and what they had to experience during the drug trafficking era in Colombia.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Crime
Country: Colombia
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Triad (2012)
Plot Summary:
Three childhood friends join the Hong Kong Triads only to discover that fame and fortune will ultimately break them apart as only one can become the leader of the gang.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Bandits Can't Rule the World (2015)
Plot Summary:
The series tells the life of Hizir Cakirbeyli. It has entered the realm of the mafia at a young age.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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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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Killing Time (2010)
Plot Summary:
Killing Time is an Australian television drama series on TV1 subscription television channel which first screened in 2011. It is based on the true story of disgraced lawyer Andrew Fraser. In New Zealand it screens on Prime Television. The ten part series is written by Ian David, Mac Gudgeon, Katherine Thompson and Shaun Grant. The executive producer is Jason Stephens. The series was initially due to screen in 2010 but was deferred due to strong violence and horror content scenes of the mini-series, which jeopardised a series of gangland trials that were in progress.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: realistic, tense, captivating, psychological, serious
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Bonded by Blood (2010)
Plot Summary:
In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their rise to become the most prolific dealers and feared criminals in the south of England, maintaining the hold on their empire with fear and violence until their untimely death.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic
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The Straits (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set among the turquoise waters and lethal wildlife of Australia’s Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, The Straits is an exotic, darkly humorous crime drama. The Montebellos are not your average Australian family. Modern day smugglers, their family business is transporting drugs into Australia and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, stylized
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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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Underbelly (2008)
Plot Summary:
Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series which broadcasts on the Nine Network. Each series is based on real-life events.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, rough, realistic, anthology, erotic, dramatic, detective, sensual
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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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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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Spotless (2015)
Plot Summary:
Set in London, SPOTLESS is the story of a troubled crime scene cleaner, Jean, whose tidy life is turned upside down when his outlaw brother Martin crash lands into his world, entangling them in the deadly dynamics of organized crime.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful
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Love/Hate (2010)
Plot Summary:
Modern-day underworld characters Nidge and John Boy wrestle for control of Dublin's illicit drug trade in this forceful crime drama.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, realistic, stylized
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Tulskiy Tokarev (2010)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Crime
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, realistic, tense, suspense, suspenseful
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Mafiosa (2006)
Plot Summary:
By the will of her dead uncle who was murdered Sandra Paoli is propelled to the head of a powerful mafia clan. She becomes a respected, but also hated, woman in a world of men, murder and criminality.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 416 min
Plot tags: serious, rough, suspenseful, semi serious, captivating, realistic, erotic, detective, sensual
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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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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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