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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 …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: | suspenseblack comedyindependent film |
Themes: | death of daughterpolice investigationwealthvengeancehome invasionsurveillancedrug usedeath of mothertheftrobberymemoryinvestigationfilmmakinggangsterdrinking …prisonmoneydrugssuicidedeathfriendshiprevengemurder (See All) |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming pooloceanmotelcourtroomkitchenairporttaxiwaterlondon englandbathtubairplanemotorcyclerestaurantbeach …bar (See All) |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipteacher student relationshipmurder for hireamericanfatherdaughterolder man younger woman relationshiplatinohitmanlittle girlreference to godactressthiefactorpoliceman …police officerteacherfriendhomosexualpolice (See All) |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | cockney gangstercockney rhyming slangcockney accentcar alarmcar over cliffprime suspectenglishman abroadpacific oceanmotel roomoutdoor cafearmed robberypornography filmmakingknife woundhouse partyhired gun …security consultantreference to lenny brucemusic promoterreference to george clooneybanging head against wallreference to pink floydwire cutterdrug enforcementchimeundercover operationsuntanreference to mao tse tungscufflecremated remainsstatuettereference to che guevaranarccockneyacting classbuffetconvicted felonpotterywaterfrontpunched in the crotchrusenarcoticsbasketball courtpool cuemusic producerrecord producerbroken neckblack coppool hallnon lineariconbriton abroadacoustic guitarreference to albert einsteinenglishmaninmatebadgeex conhammockpalm treesnuff filmpassengersawed off shotgunhired killerstakeoutvaletblack marketseagullponytailstewardessfilm cliprepeated scenefencealarmplaying poolmetaphorcremationgatebeing followedcontractnewspaper clippingfiremanpostersports cargunfiresirensuspectcliffhighwayevidencebilliardssculpturemovie setpool tablekickingguestplaygroundgrocery storedrug dealingpassporttoweltimecookbreaking and enteringslow motioncrime bosswarehousefireplacesupermarketwaiterheroinex convictwaterfalltied uppursuitbodyguardsuitcasestorytellingfantasy sequenceorganized crimestabbed in the backbinocularsflash forwardparkracial slurgunshotsearchtrialjudgenonlinear timelinestabbingmansioncaliforniabound and gaggedbragay slurswimmingcriminalrevolverbritishhallucinationmarijuanacafedead bodyheld at gunpointshowdownshootingfalling from heightgunfightdrinkwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonefirepistolpantieschaseknifepartysingingphotographcigarette smokingflashbackviolencebloodgunfightsex (See All) |
Subgenre: | suspenseblack comedyindependent film |
Themes: | home invasionsurveillancegangsterprisonmoneydrugsrevengedeathfriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | motelmotorcyclebar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipfatherhitmanpolice |
Story: | motel roominmateex consawed off shotgunhired killerfencecrime bosssupermarketheroinex convictorganized crimeracial slurcaliforniacriminalrevolver …held at gunpointshowdowngunfightwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonepistolchaseknifepartyphotographviolencefightbloodgun (See All) |
In the third movie of Rodriguez's "Mariachi" trilogy, a Mexican drug lord pretends to overthrow the Mexican government, and is connected to a corrupt CIA agent who at that time, demands retribution from his worst enemy to carry out the drug lord's uprising against the government.
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | death of daughtertheftrobberygangsterdrinkingmoneydeathrevengemurder |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | taximotorcyclebar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphitmanlittle girlthiefpolice officer |
Story: | outdoor cafehired gunscuffleacoustic guitarsawed off shotgungatesirentimecooktied upbodyguardstorytellingfantasy sequenceorganized crimegunshot …revolvercafeheld at gunpointshootingfalling from heightgunfightdrinkwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathshootoutpistolpantiesknifepartysingingcigarette smokingflashbackviolencebloodfightgun (See All) |
The pediatrician Alexandre Beck misses his beloved wife Margot Beck, who was brutally murdered eight years ago when he was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near where the corpse of Margot was dumped, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes suspect again. The mystery increases when Al …ex receives an e-mail showing Margot older and alive. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedrug usememoryinvestigationdrinkingsuicidedeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | airportrestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipamericanpolicemanpolice officerfriendpolice |
Story: | prime suspecthired killerrepeated scenecremationsports carsuspecthighwayplaygroundpassportherointied uppursuitbinocularsflash forwardpark …searchnonlinear timelinemansiongay slurswimmingrevolvercafedead bodyshootingdrinkwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeatingcell phonechasephotographcigarette smokingflashbackfightviolencebloodgun (See All) |
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | surveillancetheftrobberyinvestigationfilmmakingdrinkingmoneysuicidemurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolmotelairportairplanebeachbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipactressthiefactorpolicemanteacherfriendhomosexualpolice |
Story: | cremationcookbreaking and enteringnonlinear timelinegay slurswimmingrevolverdead bodyshootingfalling from heightdrinkwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeating …shootoutcell phonepistolpantiespartycigarette smokingflashbackbloodgunviolencefight (See All) |
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, …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: | wealthdrug usetheftdrinkingprisonmoneydrugsfriendshipdeathmurder |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolcourtroomairplanebeachbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipamericanfatherthiefactorpolicemanfriendhomosexualpolice |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | convicted felondrug dealingslow motionwaitersuitcaseorganized crimeflash forwardjudgemansioncaliforniagay slurcriminalmarijuanashootingdrink …beatingpistolpartyphotographcigarette smokingflashbackbloodgun (See All) |
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 …ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | police investigationvengeancehome invasionsurveillanceinvestigationgangstermoneydrugsdeathrevengefriendshipmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | swimming poolcourtroommotorcyclerestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | hitmanpolicemanpolice officerfriendpolice |
Story: | black copdrug dealingcrime bossheroinbodyguardorganized crimeracial slurtrialjudgemansionbragay slurcriminalrevolverheld at gunpoint …shootingfalling from heightgunfightshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonefirepistolpantieschaseknifepartysexflashbackbloodfightviolencegun (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 …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: | suspenseblack comedy |
Themes: | police investigationhome invasionsurveillancetheftrobberyinvestigationmoneydeathrevengemurderfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | motorcycle |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipdaughterolder man younger woman relationshiplittle girlthiefpolice officerpolice |
Story: | englishman abroadarmed robberybroken necknewspaper clippingsirenfireplaceex convictflash forwardracial slurgunshotcriminalrevolverheld at gunpointshowdowngunfight …watching tvshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonepistolchaseknifesingingphotographcigarette smokingflashbackviolencebloodfight (See All) |
This is the story of three well-meaning but flawed people: Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English emigre; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married homemaker with two young daughters, with hiding a secret past; and Jack Jordan, an ex-con …vict who has found in his Christian faith the strength to live a law-abiding life and raise a family. They will be brought together by a terrible accident that will change their lives. By the final frame, none of them will be the same as they will have learnt harsh truths about love, faith, courage, desire and guilt, and how chance can change our worlds irretrievably, forever. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspenseindependent film |
Themes: | death of daughtervengeancedrug usedeath of motherdrinkingprisondrugssuicidedeathmurderrevenge |
Locations: | swimming poolmotelrestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiplittle girlreference to godpolicemanteacherpolice |
Story: | iconplaying poolsirenevidencetimeslow motionex convictflash forwardgunshotnonlinear timelineswimmingrevolvercafeshootingdrink …watching tvcar accidentbeatingcell phonepistolpantiesknifepartysingingphotographcigarette smokingflashbackbloodgun (See All) |
A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, Welles relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into … obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town private eye. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | death of daughterhome invasionsurveillanceinvestigationfilmmakingprisonmoneysuicidedeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolmotelairporttaxibar |
Story: | palm treesnuff filmevidencekickingbodyguardstabbed in the backbinocularsmansionbound and gaggedgay slurcriminalheld at gunpointshowdownshootingfalling from height …shot to deathbeatingcell phonefirepistolchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingviolencebloodfightsexgun (See All) |
A Kansas City waitress with dreams of becoming a nurse becomes delusional after seeing her no-good car salesman husband murdered. Becoming delusional from shock, she becomes convinced that she is the former fiancee of her soap opera idol. What she also believes is that the soap opera is real and goe …s to LA to find the hospital where he works as a cardiologist. Meanwhile, her husband's murderers are searching for the drugs stolen by her husband and, as luck would have it, they are stored in the trunk of the car she drove off in. Freeman, an aging hit man planning his retirement after this job, also becomes delusional about the woman he is tracking. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | drug usedeath of mothertheftrobberyinvestigationdrinkingdrugsmurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolmotelrestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphitmanactressthiefactorpolicemanfriendpolice |
Story: | motel roompursuitsuitcaseracial slurgunshotmansiongay slurhallucinationcafeheld at gunpointshootingdrinkwatching tvcar accidentshot to death …shootoutpistolchaseknifesexviolencebloodgun (See All) |
Cultures clash and tempers flares as the two cops named Detective Inspector Lee a Hong Kong Detective and Detective James Carter FBI, a big-mouthed work-alone Los Angeles cop who are from different worlds discovers one thing in common: they can't stand each other. With time running out, they must jo …in forces to catch the criminals and save the eleven-year-old Chinese girl of the Chinese consul named Soo Yung. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillanceprisonmoneyrevengemurder |
Locations: | los angeles californiaairportwaterairplanebar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphitmanlittle girlpolice officerfriendpolice |
Story: | pool cueblack coppool hallsports carsirenpool tabletimebodyguardracial slurmansioncaliforniarevolvermarijuanaheld at gunpointshowdown …falling from heightgunfightshot to deathshootoutcell phonepistolchasephotographcigarette smokingfightbloodviolence (See All) |
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: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | vengeancedeath of motherrobberygangsterprisonmoneydrugsmurderdeathfriendshiprevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | los angeles california |
Characters: | police officerfriendpolice |
Story: | drug dealingslow motioncrime bossheroinorganized crimeflash forwardracial slurcaliforniagay slurcriminalrevolverheld at gunpointshootinggunfightwatching tv …shot to deathbeatingshootoutpistolchaseknifepartycigarette smokingfightflashbackgunbloodviolence (See All) |
In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh …o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancedeath of motherrobberyinvestigationgangsterdrinkingprisonmoneydrugsmurderdeathfriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | swimming poolkitchenairportwaterrestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | hitmanpolicemanpolice officerfriendpolice |
Story: | waterfrontbadgepool tablekickingtimecrime bosswarehouseheroinpursuitorganized crimeracial slurstabbingbound and gaggedbragay slur …criminalrevolvercafeheld at gunpointshootingfalling from heightgunfightwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonefirepistolpantieschaseknifesingingphotographcigarette smokingviolencebloodflashbackgunfight (See All) |
Hitman Jef Costello is a perfectionist who always carefully plans his murders and who never gets caught. One night however, after killing a night-club owner, he's seen by witnesses. His efforts to provide himself with an alibi fail and more and more he gets driven into a corner.
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | police investigationsurveillancetheftrobberyinvestigationgangstermoneydeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | taxibar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipolder man younger woman relationshiphitmanthiefpolicemanpolice |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | ex conhired killerbeing followedcontractsuspectevidencebreaking and enteringex convictgunshotsearchcriminalrevolverdead bodyheld at gunpointshowdown …shootinggunfightbeatingshootoutchasecigarette smokingfightgunviolence (See All) |
A successful cocaine dealer, who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite, plans an early retirement from the business. However, big boss Jimmy Price hands down a tough assignment: find Charlotte Ryder, the missing rich princess daughter of Jimmy's old pal Edward, a powerful construc …tion business player and gossip papers socialite. Complicating matters are two million pounds' worth of Grade A ecstasy, a brutal Serbian gang and a whole series of double crossings. The title "LAYER CAKE" refers to the layers or levels anyone in business goes through in rising to the top. What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed. There are no 'codes', or 'families' and respect lasts as long as a line. Not knowing who he can trust, he has to use all his 'savvy', 'telling' and skills which make him one of the best, to escape his own. The ultimate last job, a love interest called Tammy, and an international drug ring threaten to draw him back into the 'cake mix'. But, time is running out and the penalty will endure a lifetime.. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | wealthdrug usetheftrobberygangsterdrinkingprisonmoneydrugssuiciderevengemurderdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | swimming poolmotelairportlondon englandmotorcyclerestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipdaughterhitmanthiefpolicemanpolicehomosexual |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | hired killerstakeoutbeing followeddrug dealingtimewarehousetied uporganized crimebinocularsgunshotsearchmansionbraswimmingcafe …dead bodydrinkbeatingcell phonepantieschasecigarette smokingfightflashbackviolencebloodgunsex (See All) |
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son, firefighter Jeremy Coleman barely escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshals. When his new identity …becomes compromised Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get his life back and save the lives of those he loves. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspenseindependent film |
Themes: | police investigationrobberyinvestigationgangsterrevengedeathmurder |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | motelairport |
Characters: | hitmanpolicemanpolice officer |
Story: | cockney accentmotel roomhired killerfiremancrime bosstied uporganized crimeflash forwardracial slurjudgebound and gaggedcriminalrevolverheld at gunpointshowdown …falling from heightgunfightshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonefirepistolchaseknifephotographfightflashbackbloodviolence (See All) |
In Los Angeles, a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the streets. Denzel Washington plays L.A.P.D. detective Alonzo Harris, a veteran narcotics officer whose methods of enforcing the law are questionable, if not corrup …t. 'Training Day' follows Harris as he trains rookie Jake Hoyt over a 24-hour period. Ethical dilemmas arise for Hoyt as well as the audience as questions present themselves as to whether or not Harris' methodology for ridding the streets of South Central Los Angeles of drugs is right or wrong. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | drug userobberyinvestigationmoneydrugsdeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | los angeles californiarestaurant |
Characters: | policemanpolice officerpolice |
Story: | armed robberydrug enforcementnarcnarcoticsblack copbadgestakeoutkickingdrug dealingstorytellingracial slurcaliforniagay slurmarijuanaheld at gunpoint …shootinggunfightwatching tvshot to deathbeatingshootoutpistolchaseknifepartycigarette smokingviolencefightbloodgun (See All) |
A frustrated and clumsy bank clerk overhears the conversation of three coworkers in the toilet about a fix in a horse race, and bets a large amount. He loses the bet and owes the money to the dangerous and powerful mobster Fingers. A gangster who works for Fingers has the ability of foreseeing piece …s of the future; he is assigned to collect money for the boss, with his troublemaker nephew Tony, and is beaten up by a gang. The manager of pop-star Trista loses her contract to Fingers without her agreement and she is threatened by the gangster. A dedicated doctor seeks a blood donor that might have a rare blood type to save the life of his secret and unrequited passion, a beautiful epidemiologist who's married to a friend. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | home invasiontheftgangsterdrinkingmoneysuicidefriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | airportrestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipthiefpolicemanfriendpolice |
Story: | contractkickingcrime bosspursuitorganized crimeflash forwardnonlinear timelinebound and gaggedbracafeheld at gunpointshootingfalling from heightdrinkwatching tv …car accidentshot to deathbeatingcell phonepistolpantieschasesingingphotographcigarette smokingfightgunsexflashbackviolenceblood (See All) |
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | home invasionsurveillancerobberyinvestigationgangstermurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | motorcyclebar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphitmanpolicemanpolice officerhomosexualpolice |
Story: | cockney accentenglishman abroadnewspaper clippingcrime bossbodyguardorganized crimebinocularsnonlinear timelinemansionbragay slurcriminalrevolvercafeheld at gunpoint …showdownfalling from heightgunfightcar accidentbeatingshootoutcell phonefirepistolchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingbloodflashbackgunviolencesexfight (See All) |
Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the co …de to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberymemoryinvestigationdrinkingmoneydeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolmotelairportlondon englandbathtubairplanemotorcyclerestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipamericanreference to godthiefpolicemanpolice |
Story: | cockney accentenglishman abroadmetaphorgunfiretimepursuitbodyguardflash forwardgunshotmansionrevolverdead bodyheld at gunpointshootingfalling from height …gunfightdrinkwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonefirepistolchaseknifepartyphotographgunbloodfightflashbacksex (See All) |
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 …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 spe… (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | death of daughtervengeancehome invasiondeath of mothertheftrobberygangsterprisonmoneydrugssuicidefriendshipdeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | restaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphitmanthiefpolicemanpolice officerfriendpolice |
Story: | palm treehired killertimecrime bosswarehouseex convictbodyguardorganized crimeracial slurnonlinear timelinemansionbound and gaggedcriminalrevolvercafe …held at gunpointshowdowngunfightcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutfirepistolchaseknifepartyphotographcigarette smokingviolenceblood (See All) |
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 …o get a law enforcement job so he can marry his Mexican girlfriend. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | drug usetheftrobberymemorydrinkingdrugsdeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | los angeles californiabar |
Characters: | latinothiefpolicemanpolice officerfriendpolice |
Story: | playing poolpool tablegrocery storegay slurmarijuanadead bodyheld at gunpointshootingdrinkwatching tvshot to deathbeatingshootoutpistolchase …partyphotographcigarette smokinggunviolencebloodfight (See All) |
Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands of their daughter's illness and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow. This leads to a …n adulterous rendezvous in a hotel. However, no sooner have they torn each other's clothes off than their room is invaded by a thief who beats Charles and rapes Lucinda. Because of the illicit nature of their relationship, Charles agrees with Lucinda who is reluctant to go to the police and soon finds he is powerless to resist the demands of the thief. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | theftrobberyinvestigationdrinkingprisonmoneymurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | taxibathtubrestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipthiefpolicemanteacherpolice |
Story: | hired killerbeing followedkickingex convictnonlinear timelinestabbingcafedead bodyheld at gunpointshootingdrinkwatching tvshot to deathbeatingshootout …cell phonepistolcigarette smokingflashbackgunviolenceblood (See All) |
"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.
Themes: | drug usetheftrobberygangsterdrinkingmoneydrugsfriendshipmurderdeath |
Locations: | kitchenairportairplanemotorcyclebeach |
Characters: | hitmanthiefpolicemanfriendpolice |
Story: | armed robberypool hallcontractgunfiregrocery storedrug dealingpursuitorganized crimecriminaldead bodyheld at gunpointshootingdrinkwatching tvshot to death …beatingpistolchasesingingcigarette smokingviolencesexbloodgun (See All) |
This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction led by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for 'th …e bosses'. Eventually, the group become big-time when Black himself becomes a boss; all the while, Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart, and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancegangstermoneydrugsdeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | swimming poolcourtroomairportairplanerestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphitmanpolice officerpolice |
Story: | stakeoutsirensuspectevidencepool tabletimewaiterstorytellingorganized crimestabbed in the backracial slurbracafeheld at gunpointwatching tv …shot to deathbeatingpistolknifesingingphotographcigarette smokingbloodviolence (See All) |
Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They turn themselves in and are released as heroes. They then see it as a calling by God and start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the detective trying to figure out the killings, but the closer he comes to catching the … Irish brothers, the more he thinks the brothers are doing the right thing. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | home invasiondrug usetheftrobberyinvestigationdrinkingprisonmoneyfriendshiprevengedeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | courtroomrestaurantbar |
Characters: | hitmanthiefpolicemanfriendpolicehomosexual |
Story: | playing poolbilliardspool tablecrime bossorganized crimeflash forwardracial slurtrialnonlinear timelinegay slurcafedead bodyheld at gunpointshootingfalling from height …gunfightdrinkwatching tvshot to deathshootoutfirepistolknifecigarette smokingflashbackviolencefightbloodgun (See All) |
Set against the backdrop of 1977 Los Angeles, The Nice Guys opens when single father and licensed PI Holland March (Gosling) is hired to investigate the apparent suicide of famous porn star Misty Mountains. As the trail leads him to track down a girl named Amelia (Qualley), he encounters less licens …ed and less hands-off private eye Jackson Healey (Russell Crowe) and his brass knuckles, both hired by the young hippie. However, the situation takes a turn for the worse when Amelia vanishes and it becomes apparent that March wasn't the only party interested. As both men are forced to team up, they'll have to take on a world filled with eccentric goons, strippers dressed as mermaids and even a possible government conspiracy. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasioninvestigationmoneysuicidedeathfriendshiprevengemurder |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolairporttaxibathtubairplanemotorcyclebar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipfatherdaughterhitmanpolice |
Story: | palm treehired killervaletsports carbodyguardsuitcasefantasy sequenceflash forwardracial slurmansioncaliforniagay slurrevolverhallucinationheld at gunpoint …showdownfalling from heightgunfightwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutfirepistolchaseknifepartycigarette smokingbloodviolenceflashbackfight (See All) |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t …he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | wealthdrug usedeath of mothertheftrobberygangstermoneydeathmurderrevengefriendship |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | motelmotorcyclebeachbar |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanfriendpolice |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | armed robberydrug dealingcrime bosssupermarketpursuitorganized crimeflash forwardracial slurnonlinear timelinegay slurswimmingcriminalmarijuanashowdownshooting …watching tvcar accidentshot to deathshootoutpistolchaseknifepartyphotographviolenceflashbackbloodgunfight (See All) |
In Seattle, the successful forensic psychiatrist and college professor Jack Gramm is in evidence since he was responsible for the condemnation of the serial killer Jon Forster, influencing the jury to sentence him to the death row. Jon accuses Jack of manipulation, inducing one witness and sister of … one of his victims to testify against him. On the eve of Jon's execution, Jack receives a phone call telling him that he has only eighty-eight minutes of life, while a killer is copycatting Jon, killing women with the same "modus-operandi" and is investigated by Seattle Slayer Task Force. With the support of associate Shelly Barnes, an FBI agent, his friend Frank Parks, and his assistant Kim Cummings, Jack investigates some weird and problematic students, a security guard of the campus and the woman with whom he had one night stand. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | police investigationinvestigationdrinkingprisondeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | courtroomtaxiairplanemotorcyclebar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipteacher student relationshippolicemanteacherfriendpolice |
Story: | alarmfiremansuspectevidencebreaking and enteringpursuitflash forwardsearchtrialjudgebound and gaggedbradead bodyheld at gunpointshooting …falling from heightdrinkwatching tvshot to deathshootoutcell phonefirepistolpantiesflashbackgunbloodviolence (See All) |
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 …ve... (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberyprisonmurderfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiawaterrestaurant |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanpolice officerpolice |
Story: | badgesawed off shotgunfencegateevidencetoweltimewarehousecriminalrevolverheld at gunpointfalling from heightgunfightdrinkcar accident …shot to deathshootoutfirepistolchasephotographcigarette smokingviolence (See All) |
Astrid Magnussen is a 15 year old girl, living in California. Her mother, Ingrid, is a beautiful, free-spirited poet. Their life, though unusual, is satisfying until one day, a man named Barry Kolker (that her mother refers to at first as "The goat man") comes into their lives, and Ingrid falls madl …y in love with him, only to have her heart broken, and her life ruined. For revenge, Ingrid murders Barry with the deadly poison of her favourite flower: The White Oleander. She is sent to prison for life, and Astrid has to go through foster home after foster home. Throughout nearly a decade she experiences forbidden love, religion, near-death experiences, drugs, starvation, and how it feels to be loved. But throughout these years, she keeps in touch with her mother via letters to prison. And while Ingrid's gift is to give Astrid the power to survive, Astrid's gift is to teach her Mother about love. (Read More)
Themes: | wealthdeath of motherdrinkingprisonmoneydrugssuicidemurderdeathfriendshiprevenge |
Locations: | los angeles californiaswimming poolcourtroomrestaurantbeach |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipreference to godactresspolice officerteacherfriendpolice |
Story: | palm treetowelheroinflash forwardgunshottrialjudgenonlinear timelinecaliforniabraswimmingrevolvercafeshootingdrink …watching tvfirepantiespartyphotographcigarette smokingflashbackfightsexgunviolenceblood (See All) |
In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival ma …gicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences. (Read More)
Themes: | drinkingprisonsuicidemurderdeathrevengefriendship |
Locations: | courtroomwaterlondon englandrestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipamericanfatherdaughterlittle girlactorpolicemanpolice officerfriendpolice |
Story: | cockney accentenglishmangateposterevidencefireplaceflash forwardgunshottrialjudgenonlinear timelinerevolvercafedead bodyheld at gunpoint …shootingfalling from heightdrinkshot to deathfirepistolphotographflashbackgunblood (See All) |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na …me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | vengeancedrug usedeath of motherinvestigationdrinkingprisonmoneydrugssuicidedeathrevengemurder |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | motelmotorcyclerestaurantbeach |
Characters: | fatherpolicemanpolice officerpolice |
Story: | stakeoutheroinpursuitorganized crimeparksearchmarijuanacafeshootingfalling from heightdrinkshot to deathbeatingshootoutfire …pistolchasepartysingingphotographcigarette smokingsexflashbackgunbloodviolence (See All) |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influenc …e of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usetheftrobberyprisonmoneyfriendshipdeathrevengemurder |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiakitchen |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiplatinothiefpolicemanfriendhomosexualpolice |
Story: | narcnarcoticsstakeouttowelslow motionheroinorganized crimeracial slurstabbingcaliforniamarijuanashootingwatching tvcar accidentbeating …shootoutchaseknifepartyphotographcigarette smokinggunflashbackfightbloodviolencesex (See All) |
The RIDE ALONG 2 sequel picks up about a year after our heroes' last adventure. Plans for a quick trip to Miami go bad. With the wedding upcoming, James reluctantly takes Ben with him to Miami to follow up on a lead connected to a drug ring case he's been trying to crack. In Miami, they meet Maya, a … no-BS homicide detective who lets them know Miami is her turf. They also encounter AJ, a shady cocky computer hacker who reveals evidence that implicates a well-respected local businessman, the wealthy Antonio Pope. Pope harbors a vicious streak and rules South Florida's drug trade. If Ben and James can convince the authorities that Pope is a brutal crime boss they'll stop his spree. If they fail, well there may not be a wedding after all. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | police investigationsurveillanceinvestigationgangsterdrugsmurderdeath |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | motorcyclebeachbar |
Characters: | hitmanpolice officerpolice |
Story: | black copbadgepalm treenewspaper clippingsports carevidencecrime bossbodyguardfantasy sequenceorganized crimebinocularsmansionhallucinationheld at gunpointshowdown …falling from heightgunfightcar accidentshot to deathshootoutcell phonefirepistolchaseknifepartyviolence (See All) |
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 …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: | black comedy |
Themes: | surveillancedeath of motherrobberygangsterprisonmoneydeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | kitchentaximotorcyclerestaurant |
Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipreference to godthiefpolice officerpolice |
Story: | armed robberysawed off shotgunbeing followedposterhighwaycookcrime bosswarehousepursuitfantasy sequenceorganized crimeflash forwardracial slurgunshotsearch …trialjudgestabbinggay slurcriminalrevolvermarijuanacafeheld at gunpointshowdownfalling from heightgunfightwatching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonefirepistolchasesingingphotographcigarette smokingviolencebloodflashbackgun (See All) |
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 …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: | suspenseblack comedyindependent film |
Themes: | surveillancetheftrobberygangstermoneyfriendshipmurderdeath |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | airportairplanebar |
Characters: | thiefpolicemanpolice |
Story: | fencegunfirecrime bossex convictorganized crimecriminalrevolverheld at gunpointshowdownshootinggunfightcar accidentshot to deathshootoutcell phone …pistolcigarette smokinggunviolencebloodfight (See All) |
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 … 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: | drug usetheftrobberymemorydrinkingprisonmoneydrugsdeathfriendshipmurder |
Locations: | kitchenbathtubrestaurant |
Characters: | latinothiefpolicemanteacherfriendpolice |
Story: | basketball courtpool hallmetaphorbilliardskickingbreaking and enteringheroinpursuitstorytellingfantasy sequenceparkracial slurbraswimmingrevolver …hallucinationcafeshootingfalling from heightdrinkwatching tvbeatingchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingfightbloodgunsex (See All) |
Martin Blank is a freelance hitman who starts to develop a conscience, which causes him to muff a couple of routine assignments. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he attends his 10th year High School reunion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (a Detroit suburb where he's also contracted t …o kill someone). Hot on his tail are a couple of over-enthusiastic federal agents, another assassin who wants to kill him, and Grocer, an assassin who wants him to join an "Assassin's Union." (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasiondrug usetheftgangstermoneyfriendshipdeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | kitchenbathtubairplanemotorcyclebar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipmurder for hirehitmanteacherpolice |
Story: | palm treestakeoutbodyguardsuitcasestabbingmansionrevolvermarijuanaheld at gunpointgunfightwatching tvshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phone …firepistolchaseknifepartycigarette smokingfightbloodviolence (See All) |
Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who … killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend. (Read More)
Subgenre: | independent film |
Themes: | death of mothergangsterdrugsdeathmurderrevenge |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | los angeles californiakitchentaxiairplanerestaurant |
Characters: | hitman |
Story: | cockney accentpalm treekickingcrime bossorganized crimestabbed in the backstabbinggay slurrevolverbritishheld at gunpointshowdownfalling from heightgunfightshot to death …beatingshootoutcell phonepistolchaseknifecigarette smokinggunviolencebloodfight (See All) |
Detroit cop Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey Tandino, who lives in California. Not long after Mikey arrives in Detroit, Mikey is killed, right in front of Axel, by a man named Zack. Axel follows Zack to Beverly Hills, California, where Beverly Hill …s police department Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil assigns Detective Billy Rosewood and Rosewood's partner, Sergeant John Taggart, to keep an eye on Axel. Axel visits his friend Jenny Summers, who works in an art gallery. With Jenny's help, Axel discovers that Zack works for Jenny's boss, Victor Maitland, the man who owns the art gallery. Maitland is a drug kingpin who is using the gallery as a front, and Maitland had Zack kill Mikey after Maitland accused Mikey of stealing some of Maitland's bonds. With the help of Jenny, Billy, and Taggart, Axel does what he can to make sure Maitland and Zack won't kill any more people. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedy |
Themes: | home invasionsurveillanceinvestigationdrugsrevengedeathmurder |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | swimming poolkitchenbar |
Characters: | hitmanfriendhomosexualpolice |
Story: | buffetconvicted felonpool hallblack copbadgesports carbilliardspool tablewarehousewaiterracial slurmansionrevolverheld at gunpointshowdown …gunfightcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutpistolchasecigarette smokinggunbloodviolence (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspense |
Themes: | vengeancedrug usememorydrinkingprisonmoneysuicidemurderrevengedeath |
Locations: | swimming poolkitchenairporttaxilondon englandairplanemotorcyclerestaurantbeachbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipamericanfatherhitmanreference to god |
Story: | stakeoutgunfireplaygroundgrocery storebreaking and enteringtied upbodyguardbinocularssearchstabbingcafedead bodyshootingdrinkwatching tv …shot to deathbeatingshootoutpantieschaseknifesingingphotographcigarette smokingfightviolenceflashbackbloodsexgun (See All) |
Bill Pope (Ryan Reynolds) is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous convict Jericho Stewart (Kevin Costner). When he wakes up …with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and make the deal with him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal. (Read More)
Subgenre: | suspenseblack comedyindependent film |
Themes: | home invasionsurveillancerobberymemoryinvestigationprisonmoneymurderdeathrevenge |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | airporttaxilondon englandairplanemotorcyclerestaurantbeach |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipteacherpolice |
Story: | cockney accentpassportbodyguardnonlinear timelinebound and gaggedcriminalcafeheld at gunpointshowdowngunfightcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phone …firepistolchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingviolenceflashbackfightblood (See All) |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo …k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
Themes: | theftrobberyinvestigationdrinkingprisondeathmurder |
Mood: | neo noir |
Locations: | airporttaxiwaterairplanemotorcyclerestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshipmurder for hirethiefpolicemanpolice |
Period: | 1960s |
Story: | hired killernewspaper clippingwaitertied upstabbed in the backflash forwardparksearchjudgestabbingcaliforniacafedead bodyshootingdrink …watching tvshot to deathpistolphotographcigarette smokingviolencegunblood (See All) |
After completing a lengthy prison sentence, one-time drug kingpin Frank White returns to New York intent on reestablishing his empire and making things as they were before he left. Others of course have taken over the business during his absence but that clearly isn't going to stop White. While he i …s gunning down the opposition, he decides he's going to give away the money he'll make to modernize the hospital in his old neighborhood. Drug dealers aren't the only thing he has to worry about however: a group of rogue cops decide they are going to take him down. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | drug userobberygangsterprisonmoneydrugsdeathrevengemurder |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | taxirestaurantbar |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphitmanpolice |
Story: | narcconvicted felonblack copex condrug dealingtimecrime bossex convictorganized crimeracial slurrevolvercafegunfightwatching tvcar accident …beatingshootoutpantieschasepartysingingcigarette smokingviolence (See All) |
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: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | drug userobberygangstermoneydrugsdeathmurder |
Locations: | airportrestaurantbar |
Characters: | hitmanthief |
Story: | sawed off shotgunhired killerslow motionwaiterheroinex convictbodyguardorganized crimecriminalrevolverheld at gunpointwatching tvshot to deathbeatingpistol …cigarette smokingviolencebloodflashback (See All) |
In Melbourne, the Chinese Chef Jackie has a successful show on television. The drug lord Giancarlo and his gang are dealing cocaine with The Demons gang, but they fight against each other. During the shooting, the snoopy reporter Diana and her partner are accidentally exposed and they flee with a VH …S tape with the footage of the negotiation. On the street, she stumbles with Jackie and he helps her fighting against the gangsters. When they are escaping in his car, her tape accidentally mixes with other videotapes that Jackie has in a box on the backseat of his car. Jackie goes to his apartment and meets his girlfriend Miki while his nephews "borrow" the tape to watch. Meanwhile Giancarlo's gangsters are looking for the tape and abduct Miki. Jackie's friend Romeo, who is a police detective, chases the gangsters with other policemen while Jackie teams up with Diana and his friend Lakisha to release Miki from Giancarlo. (Read More)
Subgenre: | black comedyindependent film |
Themes: | home invasionsurveillanceinvestigationgangstermoneydrugsdeathrevengemurder |
Mood: | car chase |
Locations: | swimming poolkitchentaximotorcyclerestaurantbeach |
Characters: | father daughter relationshiphitmanpolice officerfriendpolice |
Story: | sports carcookcrime bosswarehousetied upbodyguardorganized crimemansionbrarevolverheld at gunpointshowdownshootingfalling from heightgunfight …watching tvcar accidentshot to deathbeatingshootoutcell phonepistolpantieschaseknifefightviolence (See All) |
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of west Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Pete Perkins, a local ranch foreman, kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a d …angerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. (Read More)
Themes: | investigationdrinkingsuicidefriendshipmurderrevengedeath |
Locations: | motelkitchenwaterrestaurantbar |
Characters: | reference to godpolicemanfriendpolice |
Story: | motel roomcliffcooktied uppursuitbinocularsracial slurgunshotnonlinear timelinebound and gaggedcafedead bodyshootingfalling from heightdrink …watching tvcar accidentshootoutcell phonepistolchaseknifephotographcigarette smokingviolencesexblood (See All) |
A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his life in danger, he strives to prove these athletes are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes that …are devastating the world's financial markets. (Read More)
Themes: | surveillancerobberyinvestigationmoneysuicidedeathfriendshiprevengemurder |
Mood: | car chaseneo noir |
Locations: | oceanairplanemotorcycle |
Characters: | thiefpolice |
Story: | cockney accentcar over cliffpacific oceanwaterfallbinocularsflash forwardcriminalheld at gunpointfalling from heightgunfightcar accidentshot to deathshootoutcell phonepistol …chaseknifepartyphotographcigarette smokingfight (See All) |