Northwest (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2650986/

Plot:
18-year-old Caspar wants to reach the top, no matter what. He carries out small-time break-ins for Jamal, before moving on to work for big player Björn. All goes well, until Jamal’s gang decide they want revenge. What starts with pushing and shoving soon escalates into armed conflict. This is a big test for Caspar: is he ruthless enough for this battle? And will he drag his younger brother into it?

Genre: Action | Crime | Drama
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 from 711 users
Directed by: Michael Noer
Starring: Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Lene Maria Christensen

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2013, Action, Crime, Drama,

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Now You See Me (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1670345

Plot:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

Genre: Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 from 98,573 users Metascore: 50/100
Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson

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2013, Crime, Thriller,

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Fast and Furious 6 (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1905041

Plot:
Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.

Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 from 128,191 users Metascore: 61/100
Directed by: Justin Lin
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson

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2013, Action, Crime, Thriller,

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Side Effects (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053463/

Plot:
Emily Taylor, despite being reunited with her husband from prison, becomes severely depressed with emotional episodes and suicide attempts. Her psychiatrist, Jonathan Banks, after conferring with her previous doctor, eventually prescribes an experimental new medication called Ablixa. The plot thickens when the side effects of the drug lead to Emily killing her husband in a “sleepwalking” state. With Emily plea-bargained into mental hospital confinement and Dr. Banks’ practice crumbling around him, the case seems closed. However, Dr. Banks cannot accept full responsibility and investigates to clear his name. What follows is a dark quest that threatens to tear what’s left of his life apart even as he discovers the diabolical truth of this tragedy.

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 from 18,031 users Metascore: 75/100
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law

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2013, Crime, Drama, Thriller,

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Gangster Squad (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321870

Plot:
Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.

Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 from 45,454 users Metascore: 40/100
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone

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2013, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,

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The Last Stand (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1549920

Plot:
Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his LAPD post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling toward the border at 200 mph in a specially outfitted car with a hostage and a fierce army of gang members. He is headed, it turns out, straight for Summerton Junction, where the whole of U.S. law enforcement will have their last opportunity to make a stand and intercept him before he slips across the border forever. At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately accepts responsibility for the face off.

Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10 from 12,748 users Metascore: 54/100
Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker and Johnny Knoxville

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2013, Action, Crime, Thriller,

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Pain & Gain (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1980209

Plot:
Based on the true story of Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) a Miami bodybuilder who wants to live the American dream. He would like to have the money that other people have. So he enlists the help of fellow bodybuilder Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie) and ex-convict, Christian bodybuilder Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson). Their kidnapping and extortion scheme goes terribly wrong since they have muscles for brains and they’re left to haphazardly try to hold onto the elusive American dream.

Genre: Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10 from 16,170 users Metascore: 44/100
Directed by: Michael Bay
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie

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2013, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller,

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Dead Man Down (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101341/

Plot:
Victor, a rising gangland player, has infiltrated the crime empire run by ruthless kingpin Alphonse, with the single purpose of making Alphonse pay for destroying his once happy life. As he meticulously orchestrates his vengeance from his high-rise home, Victor watches and is watched by Beatrice, a mysterious young woman who lives in the apartment across from his. On the surface a fragile woman-child, Beatrice seethes with a rage of her own. When she uncovers Victor’s dark secrets, she threatens to expose him unless he helps her carry out her own campaign of retribution. Each fixated on avenging the past, they devise a violent and cathartic plan that could change their worlds forever.

Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 from 8,544 users Metascore: 39/100
Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev
Starring: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper

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2013, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,

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The Bling Ring (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2132285

Plot:
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

Genre: Crime | Drama
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 from 8,583 users Metascore: 66/100
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson

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2013, Crime, Drama,

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Welcome to the Punch (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684233

Plot:
Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 from 9,320 users Metascore: 49/100
Directed by: Eran Creevy
Starring: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough

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2013, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller,

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Broken City (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235522

Plot:
In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 from 8,292 users Metascore: 49/100
Directed by: Allen Hughes
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones

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2013, Crime, Drama, Thriller,

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Parker (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1904996

Plot:
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew’s latest heist.

Genre: Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 from 8,279 users Metascore: 43/100
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez and Michael Chiklis

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2013, Crime, Thriller,

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Identity Thief (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2024432

Plot:
Mild-mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Miami to confront the deceptively harmless-looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy’s identity.

Genre: Comedy | Crime
IMDB Rating: 5.6/10 from 41,639 users Metascore: 35/100
Directed by: Seth Gordon
Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho

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2013, Comedy, Crime,

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A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606378

Plot:
Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane, for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack – unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nuclear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10 from 67,542 users Metascore: 28/100
Directed by: John Moore
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch

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2013, Action, Crime, Thriller,

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Officer Down (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1925479

Plot:
In downtown Bridgeport, CT, a doctor and a security guard dream about each other’s lives. The security guard murders his wife and then meets the doctor, which leads to a series of events. This in turn attracts the attention of Detective David Callahan, former Special forces, of the local 47th police precinct, who is determined to disentangle the mystery surrounding what has gone down.

Genre: Crime | Drama
IMDB Rating: 5.3 1,207
Directed by: Brian A Miller
Starring: Walton Goggins, Tommy Flanagan and James Woods

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2013, Crime, Drama,

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836

Plot:
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent’s crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane’s plans to destroy the city.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10 from 416,216 users
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman

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2012, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller,

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Skyfall (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074638

Plot:
When Bond’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows – aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) – following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 from 213,282 users Metascore: 81/100
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris

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2012, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller,

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End of Watch (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1855199

Plot:
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel, during a routine traffic stop.

Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 from 49,631 users Metascore: 68/100
Directed by: David Ayer
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña and Anna Kendrick

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2012, Crime, Drama, Thriller,

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The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1817273

Plot:
A mysterious and mythical motorcycle racer, Luke, (Ryan Gosling) drives out of a traveling carnival globe of death and whizzes through the backstreets of Schenectady, New York, desperately trying to connect with a former lover, Romina, (Eva Mendes) who recently and secretly gave birth to the stunt rider’s son. In an attempt to provide for his new family, Luke quits the carnival life and commits a series of bank robberies aided by his superior riding ability. The stakes rise as Luke is put on a collision course with an ambitious police officer, Avery Cross, (Bradley Cooper) looking to quickly move up the ranks in a police department riddled with corruption. The sweeping drama unfolds over fifteen years as the sins of the past haunt the present days lives of two high school boys wrestling with the legacy they’ve inherited.

Genre: Crime | Drama
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 from 31,412 users Metascore: 68/100
Directed by: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, Anthony Pizza

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2012, Crime, Drama,

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Lawless (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212450

Plot:
The three Bondurant brothers run a bootlegging operation during the depression, up in the mountains of Franklin County, Virginia. Crooked Special Deputy Charles Rakes is after a share of the brothers’ profits. Compounding their troubles, the local competition is elbowing in on their activities. Forrest’s boisterous defiance and Cricket’s knack for moonshine production help the brothers gain a local monopoly. When Forrest is wounded as tension with Rakes escalates, Jack, initially the timid one, must prove his worth against gangster Floyd Banner’s mob, and we see him metamorphose into a cocky exhibitionist in his attempts to woo the off-limits preacher’s daughter, Bertha.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 from 25,222 users
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Starring: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce

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2012, Crime, Drama, Western,

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