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61) Quick Change
Publisher
Warner Bros
Language
English
Description
Bill Murray, Academy Award winner Geena Davis and Randy Quaid star as a trio of first-time bank robbers who commit an audaciously perfect crime ... but then find the heist much easier than getting out of New York City with the loot in this hilarious crime caper.
62) Life of Crime
Publisher
VVS Films
Language
English
Description
The wife (Jennifer Aniston) of a corrupt real estate developer (Tim Robbins) is kidnapped by two common criminals, who intend to extort him with inside information about his crooked business and off-shore accounts. But the husband decides he'd actually rather not pay the ransom to get back his wife, setting off an unbelievable sequence of double crosses and twists.
63) From Darkness
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Self-exiled ex-constable Claire Church has fled her dark past by escaping to the remote Western Isles with her partner, Norrie. But no matter how far she runs, she can't escape the shadows cast by her history, and as decades-old bodies are unearthed on a Manchester building site, the darkness threatens to fracture her life once more.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Now that Lu has passed her private investigator exams and Frank's tidied himself up a bit, there's no stopping them. But murder, kidnap, blackmail and infidelity still abound in the pretty tourist town of Stratford-upon-Avon. An ageing heavy metal star with a pact with the devil. A Shakespeare museum full of deadly secrets. A King Lear story set in a carpet warehouse. Welcome to the birthplace of the Bard, where low-life criminals get caught up in...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Comedy drama about private detectives who investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon. Private inspector Frank Hathaway has always worked alone. But Frank isn't doing so well. He's out of shape and low on cash. Frank needs a partner. Frank needs ex-hairdresser and people-person Lu. He just doesn't know it yet. The two eventually join forces and form a highly unlikely and hugely entertaining detecting duo. Frank and Lu quickly discover that all is not...
66) True Confessions
Publisher
MGM
Language
English
Description
Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall deliver riveting performances as siblings embroiled in a shocking homicide investigation. Detective Tom Spellacy (Duvall) and Father Desmond Spellacy (De Niro) find their worlds colliding amidst a flurry of political finger-pointing and public outcries over a scandalous, headline-making murder. As Tom hunts down the elusive killer, his investigation threatens to expose secrets that could ruin his brother... and rock...
67) Jamesy Boy
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Description
A young gang member turns his life around in prison, thanks to the friendship he forms with a convicted murderer who becomes his mentor.
68) Find Me Guilty
Publisher
Entertainment One Films Canada Inc
Language
English
Description
Sent to prison on a drug charge, Jackie Dinorsio refuses to turn government witness against his former associates in the New Jersey Lucchesi crime family. However, prosecutor Sean Casey mounts a huge case under the RICO statutes involving dozens of defendants and their attorneys, including Nick Calabrese. For Casey, it looks like an open and shut case, until Jackie, who is already serving 30 years, decides to defend himself. Initially dismissed as...
69) Animal Kingdom
Publisher
Entertainment One Films Canada Inc
Language
English
Description
ANIMAL KINGDOM is a story about the battle between Melbourne's underworld and the police and the ordinary lives caught in between. The film tracks 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody, a troubled kid caught between his own criminal family and Detective Leckie (Guy Pearce), a compromised cop who thinks that he can save him. J comes to realize that in order to survive he must write his own rule book and choose his place in the brutal animal kingdom.
70) Charlie Says
Publisher
Photon Films
Language
English
Description
Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them - and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.
Publisher
Entertainment One Films Canada Inc
Language
English
Description
George Clooney teams up with writer Charles Kaufman (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) and Oscar winner writer/producer Steven Soderbergh for his impressive directorial debut. Together they create a winning combination that is rounded out with an acclaimed cast including Sam Rockwell, Julia Roberts and Drew Barrymore. This film is based on Chuck Barris' autobiography. Young, energetic, and focused on a top career in the growing television industry,...
Publisher
Cinedigm
Language
English
Description
An inspirational story of family, friendship and redemption. A young man, on the run from the law, finds his way into the life of a stranger. As days go by, they realize they may not have been looking for each other but were brought together for a reason.
73) Rillington Place
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Tim Roth and Samantha Morton star in this gripping drama about notorious serial killer John Reginald Christie and the miscarriage of justice that saw a man hanged for a crime he didn't commit. This terrifying insight into this notorious case reveals how Christie betrayed and manipulated those around him - his wife, his neighbours and ultimately the British justice system - with deadly consequences.
74) Lansky
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Language
English
Description
When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.
75) Scotland, PA
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Description
A modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania. Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.
76) By Any Means
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
A clandestine police unit play the criminal elite at their own game in this thrilling drama. Existing in the grey area between the letter of the law and true justice, the team will stop at nothing to bring down their targets. Led by the sharp and elusive Jack Quinn, alongside straight-talking Jessica Jones and digital whizz-kid Tom Tomkins, they weave a web of cunning and deception to deliver the unwary criminals into the arms of justice.
77) The Sins
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
Four and a half years in prison is enough for Len Green to know he wants to stay within the law from now on. But, on his release, his wife, grown-up daughters, and former gang members do their best to persuade him that his path in life is never going to be straight. Len makes his way across the pitfalls in life that dog us all, coming to a greater understanding of his life, love, family and friends - and of himself.
78) Kla$h
Publisher
Stadium Media
Language
English
Description
Stoney is a photographer who travels to Jamaica to photograph the KLA$H, the world's best reggae and dance hall bands. Stoney re-unites with an old girlfriend Blossom, who has a big payday planned
79) Hammer
Publisher
A71 Entertainment
Language
English
Description
A father faces a personal crisis when he discovers his estranged son fleeing a botched drug deal. The two men embark on a violent odyssey that grapples with themes of fatherhood, family and fate.
80) Criminal
Publisher
Warner Bros
Language
English
Description
Ever get the feeling you're being played? After a veteran hustler steps in to rescue a small-time grifter who's been caught red-handed, the pair teams up for a series of lucrative cons. But their big break comes when an aging swindler asks the pair to broker the sale of a forged stamp-the Nine Queens-to a desperate millionaire about to be deported. Now, as the scent of money attracts thieves, mobsters and murderers, has the pair really stumbled on...
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