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  • 22 titles
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice (2014)

    1. Inherent Vice

    20142h 28mR81Metascore
    6.6 (115K)
    In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixJosh BrolinOwen Wilson
  • Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle (2013)

    2. American Hustle

    20132h 18mR90Metascore
    7.2 (512K)
    A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsBradley Cooper
  • Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington in 2 Guns (2013)

    3. 2 Guns

    20131h 49mR55Metascore
    6.7 (233K)
    Two hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.
    DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsDenzel WashingtonMark WahlbergPaula Patton
  • Kevin Bacon, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Corey Stoll, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Black Mass (2015)

    4. Black Mass

    20152h 3mR68Metascore
    6.8 (199K)
    The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
    DirectorScott CooperStarsJohnny DeppBenedict CumberbatchDakota Johnson
  • Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in American Gangster (2007)

    5. American Gangster

    20072h 37mR76Metascore
    7.8 (475K)
    An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonRussell CroweChiwetel Ejiofor
  • John Cusack, Annette Bening, and Anjelica Huston in The Grifters (1990)

    6. The Grifters

    19901h 50mR86Metascore
    6.9 (32K)
    A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
    DirectorStephen FrearsStarsAnjelica HustonJohn CusackAnnette Bening
  • Ewan McGregor and Brenton Thwaites in Son of a Gun (2014)

    7. Son of a Gun

    20141h 48mR49Metascore
    6.4 (31K)
    JR busts out of prison with Brendan Lynch, Australia's most notorious criminal, and joins Lynch's gang for a gold heist that soon pits the two men against one another.
    DirectorJulius AveryStarsEwan McGregorBrenton ThwaitesAlicia Vikander
  • Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, and Adam Driver in Logan Lucky (2017)

    8. Logan Lucky

    20171h 58mPG-1378Metascore
    7.0 (173K)
    Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsChanning TatumAdam DriverDaniel Craig
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)

    9. The Departed

    20062h 31mR85Metascore
    8.5 (1.5M)
    An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack Nicholson
  • Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    10. Scarface

    19832h 50mR65Metascore
    8.3 (978K)
    In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven Bauer
  • Street Flow (2019)

    11. Street Flow

    20191h 36mTV-MA
    6.4 (2.1K)
    Three brothers try to survive on the streets of a tough French suburb.
    DirectorsKery JamesLeïla SyStarsKery JamesJammeh DianganaBakary Diombera
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    12. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.1M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
  • Brad Pitt in Killing Them Softly (2012)

    13. Killing Them Softly

    20121h 37mR64Metascore
    6.2 (158K)
    Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
    DirectorAndrew DominikStarsBrad PittRay LiottaRichard Jenkins
  • Benicio Del Toro in Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)

    14. Escobar: Paradise Lost

    20142hR56Metascore
    6.5 (24K)
    In Colombia, a young surfer meets the woman of his dreams - and then meets her uncle, Pablo Escobar.
    DirectorAndrea Di StefanoStarsBenicio Del ToroJosh HutchersonClaudia Traisac
  • Jeremy Piven, Gerard Butler, Ludacris, Thandiwe Newton, Tom Wilkinson, and Toby Kebbell in RocknRolla (2008)

    15. RocknRolla

    20081h 54mR53Metascore
    7.2 (272K)
    When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreign mob.
    DirectorGuy RitchieStarsGerard ButlerTom WilkinsonIdris Elba
  • The Ruthless (2019)

    16. The Ruthless

    20191h 51mTV-MA
    6.2 (7.3K)
    A rebellious teenager grows up to become one of Milan's most ambitious criminals during the golden years of the 'ndrangheta' Mafia in the 1980s.
    DirectorRenato De MariaStarsRiccardo ScamarcioSara SerraioccoAlessio Praticò
  • Message from the King (2016)

    17. Message from the King

    20161h 42mR40Metascore
    6.4 (19K)
    Jacob King, a mysterious outsider from South Africa, arrives in Los Angeles to look for his missing younger sister.
    DirectorFabrice du WelzStarsChadwick BosemanLuke EvansAlfred Molina
  • Gilles Lellouche, François Civil, and Karim Leklou in The Stronghold (2020)

    18. The Stronghold

    20201h 45mTV-MA
    6.9 (15K)
    A police brigade working in the dangerous northern neighborhoods of Marseille, where the level of crime is higher than anywhere else in France.
    DirectorCédric JimenezStarsGilles LelloucheKarim LeklouFrançois Civil
  • Athena (2022)

    19. Athena

    20221h 39mR73Metascore
    6.8 (24K)
    Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos.
    DirectorRomain GavrasStarsDali BenssalahSami SlimaneAnthony Bajon
  • The World Is Yours (2018)

    20. The World Is Yours

    20181h 42mTV-MA73Metascore
    6.3 (5.2K)
    A small-time dealer dreams of another life but can't afford it. To escape, he must accept one last job involving Spain, drugs, the Illuminati and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorRomain GavrasStarsKarim LeklouIsabelle AdjaniVincent Cassel
  • John Noble, Angus Sampson, Hugo Weaving, Leigh Whannell, Ewen Leslie, and Georgina Haig in The Mule (2014)

    21. The Mule

    20141h 43m57Metascore
    6.3 (6.9K)
    After a trip to Thailand, a first-time drug mule finds himself in police custody, with his stomach crammed with narcotics. Now, he has to endure seven sphincter-clenching days to convince them of his innocence. Will nature take its course?
    DirectorsTony MahonyAngus SampsonStarsHugo WeavingAngus SampsonLeigh Whannell
  • Steve McQueen in Bullitt (1968)

    22. Bullitt

    19681h 54mM/PG81Metascore
    7.4 (80K)
    A nonconformist San Francisco cop is determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness under his protection.
    DirectorPeter YatesStarsSteve McQueenJacqueline BissetRobert Vaughn

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