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After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. He soon finds himself back in jail at the hands of a power-hungry parole officer. When he is released again, he assaults the parole officer, steals his car, and returns to a life of crime.
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheistindependent film |
Themes: | unemploymenthumiliationangerbetrayalmarriagerevengefriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationmotellos angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | parole violationparole officerjewelry heistbank heistloss of friendtemp agencyurine testhandcuffed to a bedpostconvenience store robberywhite winegetaway driverhalfway housemaster thiefdiamond theftretaliation β¦racist commentcoffeehousecareer criminalemploymentpayphoneschizophrenicford mustanghot dogmugshotparoleex conpawnshopski maskfactory workeralarmjob interviewjunkieburglarytensionheroinex convictbank robberyfugitivepublic nudityon the rundrivingdinerjailbeershotgunbeatingshootoutshowerchasecigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditybased on noveldognuditysexviolence (See All) |
Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Lt. Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. A botched job puts Hanna onto their trail while they regroup and t β¦ry to put together one last big 'retirement' score. Neil and Vincent are similar in many ways, including their troubled personal lives. At a crucial moment in his life, Neil disobeys the dictum taught to him long ago by his criminal mentor--'Never have anything in your life that you can't walk out on in thirty seconds flat, if you spot the heat coming around the corner'--as he falls in love. Thus the stage is set for the suspenseful ending.... (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | angerbetrayalmarriagemurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | bank heistmaster thiefretaliationcoffeehousecareer criminalpayphoneski maskex convictbank robberydinershotgunshootoutshowerchasecigarette smoking β¦violence (See All) |
A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediate β¦ly kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | angerbetrayalfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Story: | jewelry heistbank heistloss of frienddiamond theftschizophrenicmugshotski maskbank robberyex convictshotgunbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingbased on novel β¦violencedog (See All) |
When Nick Parsons appears to be murdered his wife Libby is tried and convicted. Six years later Libby is paroled and with the help of Travis Lehman (her parole officer) she sets out to find her son and the truth behind the "murder".
Themes: | betrayalrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Story: | parole officerhalfway houseparolefugitiveon the runshootoutchasecigarette smokingfemale nuditysexnudity |
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse (Chris Brown) Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost β¦(Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | betrayalrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationlos angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | career criminalmugshotjunkieex convictbank robberyshotgunbeatingshootoutcigarette smokingviolence |
In Texas, after the death of his mother, the unemployed oil and gas worker Toby Howard is losing his ranch to the Texas Midlands Bank. Toby is divorced from his wife who lives with their two sons. When his brother Tanner Howard is released from the prison, they team up to rob agencies of the Texas M β¦idlands Bank to raise money to pay the loan so that Toby may leave the real estate to his sons. Meanwhile the Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton who is near retirement and his Indian descendant partner Alberto Parker try to anticipate the next move of the thieves. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heistindependent film |
Themes: | betrayalmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationmotel |
Story: | bank heistex conski maskbank robberyex convictfugitiveon the rundrivingdinerbeershotgunshootoutcigarette smokingviolencedog |
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | angerbetrayalmurderrevengefriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | motel |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | ex conjunkieheroinex convictfugitiveon the rundinershotgunbeatingshootoutchasebased on novelviolence |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | humiliationangerbetrayalfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationlos angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | convenience store robberyheroinbeershotgunbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingviolencedog |
A career bank robber busts out of jail (Clooney) with the help of his buddy (Rhames) and kidnaps a US Marshal (Lopez) in the process. When the two cons head for Detroit to pull off their final big scam, the Marshal is put on their case but she finds she is attracted to one of them and has second tho β¦ughts about bringing them in. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | murder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Story: | jewelry heistbank heistdiamond theftcareer criminalbank robberyjailshotgunshootoutcigarette smokingbased on novelsexviolence |
In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge, when the hostage and the criminal die. During a bank heist with a hostage situation, Conners is assigned in charge of the operation with the β¦rookie Shane Dekker as his partner. The thieves, lead by Lorenz, apparently do not steal a penny from the bank. While chasing the gangsters, the police team disclose that they planted a virus in the system, stealing one billion dollars from the different accounts, using the principle of the Chaos Theory. Further, they find that Lorenz is killing his accomplices. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | revengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | motel |
Story: | bank heistski maskalarmbank robberyex convictdinershotgunshootoutfemale nudityviolence |
Lula's psychopathic mother goes crazy at the thought of Lula being with Sailor, who just got free from jail. Ignoring Sailor's probation, they set out for California. However their mother hires a killer to hunt down Sailor. Unaware of this, the two enjoy their journey and themselves being together.. β¦. until they witness a young woman dying after a car accident - a bad omen. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | humiliationbetrayalfriendshipmurderrevenge |
Locations: | gas stationmotel |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | paroleex convictbank robberyfugitiveon the runjailshotguncigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditybased on novelviolencedog |
A mysterious man who has multiple jobs as a garage mechanic, a Hollywood stuntman and a getaway driver seems to be trying to escape his shady past as he falls for his neighbor - whose husband is in prison and who's looking after her child alone. Meanwhile, his garage mechanic boss is trying to set u β¦p a race team using gangland money, which implicates our driver as he is to be used as the race team's main driver. Our hero gets more than he bargained for when he meets the man who is married to the woman he loves. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | revengefriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | motellos angeles california |
Story: | getaway driverford mustangpawnshoptensionex convictdinershotgunbeatingcigarette smokingfemale nuditybased on novelviolence |
After the murder of his beloved wife, Danny Parker is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey he befriends slacker Jimmy the Finn and becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette from her own demons. Danny is antagonized by undercover narcotics agents and sadistic dea β¦ler Pooh-Bear. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | friendshipmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationmotellos angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | junkieheroinex convictbeershotgunbeatingcigarette smokingviolence |
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops are blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, trigge β¦ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heistindependent film |
Themes: | angerbetrayalrevengefriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | loss of friendski maskjunkiebank robberyex convictshotgunbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingviolence |
After five years in prison, Tony le Stephanois meets his dearest friends Jo and the Italian Mario Ferrati and they invite Tony to steal a couple of jewels from the show-window of the famous jewelry Mappin & Webb Ltd, but he declines. Tony finds his former girlfriend Mado, who became the lover of the β¦ gangster owner of the night-club L' Age d' Or Louis Grutter, and he humiliates her, beating on her back for being unfaithful. Then he calls Jo and Mario and proposes a burglary of the safe of the jewelry. They invite the Italian specialist in safes and elegant wolf Cesar to join their team and they plot a perfect heist. They are successful in their plan, but the Don Juan Cesar makes things go wrong when he gives a valuable ring to his mistress. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | betrayalmurderrevenge |
Story: | jewelry heistcareer criminalex conjunkieburglaryex convictbeatingcigarette smokingbased on novel |
When a man (Robbins) believes he has discovered that his wife is having an affair with his boss, it sets off a chain reaction of events. First he wanders into a ghetto where a robber (Lawrence) tries to take his money at gunpoint, but instead sets a wild ride from California to Arizona. The two even β¦tually become reluctant friends. Discussing robbery techniques, they decide to get back at the boss by robbing an office safe containing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Life is further complicated by another pair of robbers who chase the first two for infringing on their territory. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | unemploymenthumiliationrevengefriendship |
Locations: | gas stationlos angeles california |
Story: | convenience store robberyski maskburglarydinershotgunchasecigarette smoking |
Nick Wells, a professional criminal, decides to leave the business for good, since he nearly got caught on his last job. His plan is to live in peace with his girl Diane, running his Montreal jazz club. Soon afterward, Max, his good friend and financial partner, comes along with an offer Nick can't β¦refuse: A historical and priceless French scepter has been discovered while being smuggled into the country. It is now under massive surveillance in the Montreal Customs House, and soon to be returned to France. Nick has to team up with Max's man inside, the young, talented and aggressive thief Jack Teller to get the precious item. Only one question remains: Who will trick whom out of their share? (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | betrayal |
Mood: | neo noir |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | jewelry heistmaster thiefcareer criminalmugshotski maskalarmburglarybeatingchase |
Framed by an ex-partner for a murder he did not commit, Tobey Marshall, a financially struggling custom-car builder and street-racer, spends two years in jail thinking about one moment. Fresh out of prison he reacquires the fastest car his workshop ever built and sold, and seeks to enter a secretive β¦ and extremely high-stakes race known as The DeLeon. His purpose; redemption, recognition from the world of racing and to solve his problems. Yet all this fades in comparison to his driving reason. Revenge. Above all, revenge. This is a story about love, redemption, revenge and motor oil all swirled together (Read More)
Themes: | betrayalfriendshiprevengemurder |
Locations: | gas station |
Story: | ford mustangparoleex convictfugitivepublic nudityon the rundrivingjailshotgun |
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. His best friend is pressured by his girlfriend Sylvia to find a job, but Jim is more interested in hanging out and making cash from small heists, while trying t β¦o get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | unemploymentangerfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | job interviewbeershotgunbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingviolence |
An admired high school hockey player with a bright future foolishly takes a drive in the night with his girlfriend and two other friends with his headlights off with devastating results. The former athlete is left with a brain injury that prevents him from remembering many things for extended period β¦s of time. To compensate, he keeps notes in a small notebook to aid him in remembering what he is to do. He also lives with a blind friend who aids him. Obviously, with the mental incapacitation, he is unable to have meaningful work. Thus he works as a night cleaning man in a bank. It is there he comes under the scrutiny of a gang planning to rob the bank. The leader befriends him and gets him involved with a young woman who further reels him in. After they get close and after reeling him in with his own failures, the bank plan unfolds. Confused but wanting to escape his current existence, he initially goes along with the scheme. After realizing he is being used, he attempts to stop the robbery, which of course immediately goes awry. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | murder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | bank heistloss of friendbank robberyshotgunbeatingshootoutshowerfemale nuditymale nuditysexdogviolence |
After twelve years in prison, Walter arrives in an unnamed city, moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. A quiet, guarded man, Walter finds unexpected solace from Vickie, a tough-talking woman who promises not β¦ to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past. A convicted sex offender, Walter is warily eyed by his brother-in-law, shunned by his sister, lives in fear of being discovered at work, and is hounded by a suspicious local police officer, Detective Lucas. After befriending a young girl in a neighborhood park, Walter must also grapple with the terrible prospect of his own reawakened demons. (Read More)
Themes: | angerfriendship |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | parole officerparoleex confactory workerex convictbeerbeatingshowercigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditynudityviolencesex |
In Ruggsville, Texas, the police under the command of Sheriff John Quincy Wydell attack the house of the sadistic serial killers Firefly family (a.k.a. The Devil's Reject) and they arrest mother Firefly, but Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly escape from the siege. Tiny is wandering nearby the house β¦ and also escapes. Otis and Baby call their patriarch, the mad clown Captain Spaulding and they schedule to reunite at an isolated motel in the desert. When Otis and Baby arrive, they kidnap two families of singers, using sadism and violence against the harmless persons. Meanwhile, Sheriff Wydell promises to capture and kill the runaways, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, the Deputy George Wydell. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | humiliationangerbetrayalmurderrevengefriendship |
Locations: | gas stationmotel |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | fugitiveon the runjailbeershotgunbeatingshootoutshowerchasecigarette smokingdogviolence |
Porter is bad, but his neighbours are worse. Street-wise and tough, an ex-marine, he is betrayed by a one-time partner, and shot in the back by his junkie wife. He survives and returns, looking to recover his share from the robbery of an Asian crime gang. The money has passed into the hands of "the β¦Outfit", a slick gangster organisation that runs the city. He has to make his way through a world populated by heroin dealers, prostitutes, sado-masochists, gunmen and crooked cops, a place where torture is a way of life. His only friend is a former employer, a prostitute, and her loyalty is in question, given she now works for the Outfit. He makes good early progress, but then falls into the hands of Fairfax, the crime boss. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | betrayalrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | junkieheroinbeerbeatingshootoutshowercigarette smokingbased on novelviolencedog |
The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser β¦ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | angerbetrayalfriendshiprevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | racist commentski maskjunkietensionheroinpublic nudityshotgunbeatingshootoutchasefemale nudityviolencesex |
John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Rick β¦y is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | angerrevengefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | loss of friendjunkietensionex convictbeershotgunbeatingchasecigarette smokingfemale nuditysexviolence |
Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one.
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | angerbetrayalfriendshiprevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationmotel |
Story: | fugitiveon the rundinershotgunbeatingshootoutshowercigarette smokingviolence |
1934. Young adults Bonnie Parker, a waitress, and Clyde Barrow, a criminal just released from prison, are immediately attracted to what the other represents for their life when they meet by chance in West Dallas, Texas. Bonnie is fascinated with Clyde's criminal past, and his matter-of-factness and β¦bravado in talking about it. Clyde sees in Bonnie someone sympatico to his goals in life. Although attracted to each other physically, a sexual relationship between the two has a few obstacles to happen. Regardless, they decide to join forces to embark on a life of crime, holding up whatever establishments, primarily banks, to make money and to have fun. They don't plan on hurting anyone physically or killing anyone despite wielding loaded guns. They amass a small gang of willing accomplices, including C.W. Moss, a mechanic to fix whatever cars they steal which is important especially for their getaways, and Buck Barrow, one of Clyde's older brothers. The only reluctant tag-along is Buck's nervous wife, Blanche Barrow, a preacher's daughter. The gang's life changes after the first fatal shot is fired. Following, their willingness to shoot to kill increases to protect themselves and their livelihood. Their notoriety precedes them, so much so that no matter what one's opinion is of them, most want to have some association to the Barrow gang, to help them, to be spoken in the same breath as them, or to capture and or kill them. Of the many people they encounter in their crime spree, tβ¦ (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationbetrayalmarriagemurderrevenge |
Locations: | gas stationmotel |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | getaway drivermugshotex convictbank robberyfugitiveon the rundinerjailshotgunshootoutchasecigarette smokingfemale nuditysexviolence |
In the coastal town of Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers call themselves the ex-presidents. commit their crimes while wearing masks of ex-presidents Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. The F.B.I. believes that the members of the gang could be surfers and send young agent Johnny Utah undercover at t β¦he beach to mix with the surfers and gather information. Utah meets surfer Bodhi and gets drawn into the lifestyle of his new friend. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | murder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | heroinbank robberyshotgunbeatingshootoutshowerchasefemale nuditymale nudityviolence |
In New Orleans, the notorious bank thief and family man Will Montgomery steals $10m with his partners Vincent, Riley Jeffers and Hoyt. However, he has an argument with Vincent in the runaway and Hoyt leaves Will behind. He tries to flee but the FBI agent Tim Harlend organizes a manhunt and Will is c β¦aptured, but he burns the stolen money to get rid of the evidence against him. Eight years later, Will leaves the prison and he goes to the house of his teenage daughter Alison Loeb, who has issues against him. Alison leaves Will alone in a coffee shop and takes a cab to go to a session with her shrink. However, a couple of minutes later, Will receives a phone call from Vincent, who is presumed dead, telling that he has abducted Alison and will kill her unless he receives the $10m of the last robbery. Now Will has twelve hours to find a way to rescue his daughter from the hands of the psychopath Vincent. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | betrayalrevengemurder |
Story: | parole violationgetaway drivercareer criminalmugshotex convictbank robberyfugitiveon the runshotgunbeatingchaseviolencedog |
Three amateurs stickup a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the hitman hired to track them down and restore order.
Subgenre: | heistindependent film |
Themes: | betrayalmurder |
Story: | junkieheroinex convictdinerbeershotgunbeatingcigarette smokingbased on noveldogviolence |
Boston, 1926. The '20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world. Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston β¦police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city's most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw. But life on the dark side carries a heavy price. In a time when ruthless men of ambition, armed with cash, illegal booze, and guns, battle for control, no one-neither family nor friend, enemy nor lover-can be trusted. Beyond money and power, even the threat of prison, one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. But until that day, he and his friends are determined to live life to the hilt. Joe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a speβ¦ (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | angerbetrayalmurderrevengefriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | bank heistgetaway driverbank robberyex convictdinerbeershotgunbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingbased on novelviolence |
Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | betrayalrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Story: | hot dogski maskheroinbeatingcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditynudityviolence |
David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVit β¦o). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heistindependent film |
Themes: | betrayalmurderfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Story: | jewelry heistex convictdinershotgunshootoutcigarette smokingviolence |
Brian Kessler, a journalist researching serial killers, and his photographer girlfriend Carrie set out on a cross-country tour of the sites of the killings. Sharing the ride and their expenses are Early Grayce, a paroled white trash criminal, and his girlfriend Adele. As the trip progresses, Early b β¦egins to appear more and more unstable, and Brian and Carrie begin to fear that they may have a real-life killer in the back seat of their car. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | murder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationmotel |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | parole officertensionbeershotguncigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nudityviolencenuditysex |
Jules Winnfield ('Samuel L. Jackson' (qv)) and Vincent Vega ('John Travolta (I)' (qv)) are two hit men who are out to retrieve a suitcase stolen from their employer, mob boss Marsellus Wallace ('Ving Rhames' (qv)). Wallace has also asked Vincent to take his wife Mia ('Uma Thurman' (qv)) out a few da β¦ys later when Wallace himself will be out of town. Butch Coolidge ('Bruce Willis' (qv)) is an aging boxer who is paid by Wallace to lose his fight. The lives of these seemingly unrelated people are woven together comprising of a series of funny, bizarre and uncalled-for incidents. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | humiliationrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | motellos angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | payphonepawnshopalarmheroinon the rundinershotgunshootoutshowermale nudityviolence |
In 1848, a New York bank wants to put a railroad across Mexico, so it buys up small banks around Santa Rita, Durango, and evicts farmers on the proposed rail line who owe money. The bank's henchman is the murderous Jackson. He runs afoul of two women, Maria, the tough but uneducated daughter of a fa β¦rmer, and Sara, the European-educated daughter of the owner of one of these banks. To feed the now landless people and to seek revenge, Maria and Sara become bank robbers, veritable Robin Hoods. But Jackson and his hired guns are after them. What are the women's options? (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheistindependent film |
Themes: | angerbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Story: | bank heistalarmbank robberyshotgunshootoutchasecigarette smokingdogviolence |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his β¦ mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | humiliationangermurderfriendship |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | loss of friendjunkieheroinpublic nuditydinerjailshotgunbeatingchasecigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditybased on novelsex |
Baby is a young and partially hearing impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It's a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just β¦when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Deborah, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc's plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby's skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music? (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | angerbetrayalrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas station |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | getaway driverbank robberyfugitiveon the rundrivingdinerjailshotgunbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingviolence |
A mid-western farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of southern vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars. Part of his initiation includes a bloody assault on a hick bar.
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | betrayalmurderrevengefriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | gas stationmotel |
Story: | fugitiveon the rundinerbeershotgunbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingdogviolence |
Michael Mason, a pick-pocket living in Paris steals a bag with a teddy bear in it. Not realizing the toy contains a timed bomb, he tosses it aside on a busy street. A few seconds later it explodes, killing four people. CCTV footage reveals Masons face and the French police tag him as a terrorist thr β¦eat. The explosion, although botched, was set up by a select group of the French Interior Ministry as a decoy so they can make a half billion dollar digital transfer from a bank, (closed on French National Day) -hence the title Bastille Day. In a separate CIA investigation the unruly agent Sean Briar, discovers the real story behind Masons "terrorist attack". The two men, on different sides of the law, collaborate to bring the corrupt members of the Ministry down. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heistindependent film |
Themes: | betrayalmurderrevenge |
Story: | bank heistcareer criminalbank robberyfugitivepublic nudityon the runshotgunbeatingshootoutchasefemale nudityviolence |
In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt, a government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the β¦luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life but could bring equality to these polarized worlds. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | betrayalmurderfriendship |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | parole officerparoleex confactory workerex convictfugitiveon the runshotgunshootoutchasecigarette smokingviolence |
Two convicts, one charismatic (Willis) and the other a hypochondriac (Thornton), break out of prison and immediately start a bank robbing spree, kidnapping bank managers, spending the night with their families, then going with the managers in the morning to rob the banks. Using a dim-witted stunt ma β¦n as their getaway driver and lookout, the three successfully pull off several jobs (even gaining the attention of a television show about American criminals), and become known as "The Sleepover Bandits." Things are going great until the bank managers begin to realize that the robbers are non-violent and therefore no threat to them or their employees, changing the game for the Bandits. To add to the complications, a bored & unhappy housewife (Blanchett) ends up in the hands of the criminals, and begins to have romantic feelings for both Willis and Thornton, causing a sticky love triangle. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | friendship |
Locations: | motel |
Story: | bank heistgetaway drivercareer criminalbank robberyfugitiveshootoutchase |
The Charlestown neighborhood of Boston is renowned for churning out a high number of armed robbers, generation after generation. These robbers never leave their Charlestown life on their own volition, the neighborhood where there is an unwritten code to protect that lifestyle. Such robbers include f β¦riends Doug MacRay, James Coughlin, Albert 'Gloansy' Magloan and Desmond Elden. Doug and James in particular treat each other like family, as the Coughlins have realistically been as such to Doug since Doug's mother ran off and Doug's father, Stephen MacRay, was sent to prison. James' single mother sister, the drugged out Krista Coughlin, and Doug have a casual sexual relationship. The foursome carry out a mostly successful bank robbery, but due to circumstances take the bank manager, Claire Keesey, hostage for a short period before releasing her physically unharmed. They find out that Claire lives in Charlestown, so they want to ensure that she did not see anything that could incriminate them if they were to ever run into her. As such, Doug begins a personal relationship with her to find out what she knows and what she's told the police and the FBI, who have taken charge of the investigation. He learns that she has kept some information from the authorities for her own protection but information that could identify James in particular. But Doug slowly falls for her, as she does for him. Ultimately, Doug dreams about leaving his Charlestown life to be with Claire anywhere but thereβ¦ (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist gone wrongheist |
Themes: | angerrevengemurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Story: | career criminalbank robberyex convictshotgunbeatingshootoutcigarette smokingbased on novelviolence |
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, β¦and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he finds out about the wonders of cocaine. As a result, when released, he gets rich by bringing cocaine to America. However, he soon pays the price. (Read More)
Themes: | humiliationbetrayalmarriagefriendshipmurder |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | parolefugitivejailbeerbeatingcigarette smokingfemale nudity |
An ex-con, fresh out of prison, goes to L.A. to try to learn who murdered his daughter. However, he quickly finds that he is completely out of place with no understanding of the culture he finds. His investigations are helped by another ex-con. Together they learn that his daughter had been having a β¦n affair with a record producer, who is presently having an affair with another young woman. An aging actress, who also knew his daughter, forces him to look at his own failures as a father. The movie does focus on the drama of the situation and the inter-relationships of the characters and seldom slips into an action piece. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | friendshipmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | motellos angeles california |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | ex conalarmheroinex convictbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingviolencesex |
Based on actual events. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys β¦ and dating hometown beauty Lana; however, he's forgotten to mention one important detail. It's not that he's wanted in another town for GTA and other assorted crimes, but that Brandon Teena was actually born a woman named Teena Brandon. When his best friends make this discovery, Brandon's life is ripped apart. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | murderfriendship |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriend |
Story: | mugshotex confactory workerfugitivejailbeatingshowercigarette smokingfemale nudityviolencenuditysex |
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an L.A.P.D. detecti β¦ve... (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | betrayalmurderfriendship |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Story: | convenience store robberygetaway driverburglaryjailshotgunshootoutchasecigarette smokingdogviolence |
John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but wh β¦at Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested. As he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | humiliationmurderrevenge |
Locations: | gas station |
Characters: | friend |
Story: | fugitiveon the runjailshotgunbeatingshootoutshowerchasemale nuditybased on noveldogviolence |
John Triton is a heroic Marine who returns home after being discharged--against his will--from the Iraq War. Stateside, he finds himself back in action, when a group of murderous diamond thieves on the run led by a merciless criminal named Rome has kidnapped his wife and John goes on a chase through β¦ the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her. With everything on the line, the Marine will stop at nothing to carry out his toughest and most important mission. (Read More)
Subgenre: | heist |
Themes: | murder |
Locations: | gas station |
Characters: | boyfriend girlfriend relationship |
Story: | jewelry heistdiamond theftshotgunbeatingshootoutchasefemale nudityviolence |
Orin Boyd (Seagal) is a Detroit cop who doesn't follow rules. After he saved the Vice President by violating every order he received he is transferred to one of the worst precincts in the city. There he quickly encounters some corrupt cops selling heroin to drug dealers. The problem is, it's very di β¦fficult to tell who is the bad guy and who you can trust. (Read More)
Themes: | betrayalmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Story: | ski maskheroinex convictdinerjailshotgunbeatingshootoutchasefemale nuditybased on novelviolence |