A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
The Lives of Others
2006
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
8
Drama, Thriller
Germany
137
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
On the Waterfront
1954
Elia Kazan
7.9
Crime, Drama, Romance
United States of America
108
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
L.A. Confidential
1997
Curtis Hanson
7.8
Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
United States of America
138
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
Network
1976
Sidney Lumet
7.8
Drama
United States of America
122
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Frank Capra
7.8
Comedy, Drama
United States of America
130
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
The Batman
2022
Matt Reeves
7.7
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
United States of America
177
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
American Gangster
2007
Ridley Scott
7.6
Drama, Crime
United States of America
157
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Changeling
2008
Clint Eastwood
7.6
Crime, Drama, Mystery
United States of America
141
Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.
Training Day
2001
Antoine Fuqua
7.5
Action, Crime, Drama
United States of America
122
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Dark Waters
2019
Todd Haynes
7.5
Drama, Thriller
United States of America
127
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
Serpico
1973
Sidney Lumet
7.5
Crime, Drama
United States of America
130
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Sicario
2015
Denis Villeneuve
7.4
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
122
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Paul Greengrass
7.4
Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
United States of America
115
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodgin...
Lawless
2012
John Hillcoat
7.1
Crime, Drama, Western
United States of America
115
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken...
Concussion
2015
Peter Landesman
7.1
Drama
United States of America
123
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional qu...
The Negotiator
1998
F. Gary Gray
7.1
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Germany
140
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demand...
Witness
1985
Peter Weir
7.1
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
112
While protecting an Amish boy – the sole witness to a brutal murder – and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under threat.
Magnum Force
1973
Ted Post
7.1
Drama, Crime, Action
United States of America
124
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
The Place Beyond the Pines
2013
Derek Cianfrance
7
Drama, Crime
United States of America
140
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
War Dogs
2016
Todd Phillips
6.9
Comedy, Crime, Drama
United States of America
114
Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
Stefano Sollima
6.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
Mexico
122
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border.
State of Play
2009
Kevin Macdonald
6.8
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
France
127
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Cop Land
1997
James Mangold
6.8
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
104
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And when Freddy uncovers a massive, deadly conspiracy among th...
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
Edward Norton
6.7
Drama, Thriller
United States of America
145
New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
Absolute Power
1997
Clint Eastwood
6.7
Crime, Drama, Action
United States of America
121
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
Street Kings
2008
David Ayer
6.6
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
109
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to qu...
A Most Violent Year
2014
J.C. Chandor
6.6
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United Arab Emirates
125
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of ...
Dragged Across Concrete
2019
S. Craig Zahler
6.6
Crime, Action, Thriller
Canada
159
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their ju...
Black Mass
2015
Scott Cooper
6.5
Drama, Crime, History
United Kingdom
123
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.
District 13: Ultimatum
2009
Patrick Alessandrin
6.4
Action, Thriller, Crime
France
101
Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city’s secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
Robert Rodriguez
6.3
Action, Crime, Thriller, Western
United States of America
102
A corrupt CIA agent Sands hires hitman El Mariachi to assassinate a Mexican general hired by a drug kingpin attempting a coup d'état of the President of Mexico.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
2009
Werner Herzog
6.2
Drama, Crime
United States of America
122
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who...
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
Jean-François Richet
6.2
Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
United States of America
109
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and criminals to save themselves from a mob looking to kill mobster Marion Bishop.
Amsterdam
2022
David O. Russell
6.1
Mystery, Comedy, Drama
United States of America
134
In the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.
