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The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

R
| 2h 22min | Drama, Crime
4.4/5 (with 12,480 votes)

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Directed by Frank Darabont - With Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, James Whitmore, Clancy Brown, ...
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Law Abiding Citizen(2009)

R
| 1h 49min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2,192 votes)

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

Directed by F. Gary Gray - With Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Michael Irby, ...
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RoboCop(1987)

R
| 1h 42min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
3.6/5 (with 2,315 votes)

In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven - With Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, ...
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Seoul Vibe(2022)

2h 18min | Action, Crime, Comedy, Adventure
3.4/5 (with 64 votes)

Chasing speed, dreams and money, a team of drivers get involved in the slush fund investigation of a powerful figure during the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Directed by Moon Hyun-sung - With Yoo Ah-in, Ko Kyung-pyo, Lee Kyu-hyung, Park Ju-hyun, Ong Seongwu, Oh Jung-se, ...
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The Raid 2(2014)

R
| 2h 30min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 1,045 votes)

After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.

Directed by Gareth Evans - With Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Tio Pakusadewo, Oka Antara, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, ...
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Silenced(2011)

2h 5min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 241 votes)

Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.

Directed by Hwang Dong-hyeok - With Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Hyeon-soo, Jeong In-seo, Baek Seung-hwan, Jang Gwang, ...
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Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage(2019)

2h 7min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 44 votes)

On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy before it's too late.

Directed by Lee Jeong-beom - With Lee Sun-kyun, Jeon So-nee, Park Hae-joon, Song Young-chang, Park Byeong-eun, Kim Min-jae, ...
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Leviathan(2014)

R
| 2h 21min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 392 votes)

In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.

Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev - With Aleksei Serebryakov, Roman Madyanov, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Elena Lyadova, Anna Ukolova, Aleksey Rozin, ...
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The Goldfinger(2023)

2h 6min | Crime, Drama
2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

In 1970s Hong Kong, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed to bring down the corruption syndicate led by British government officials. One of its top investigators is Senior Investigator Lau Kai-Yuen, who brought down countless corrupted officials. Just as he thought stability and prosperity are within reach, a new era of greed and riches takes him into a new battlefield of corruption.

Directed by Felix Chong - With Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Charlene Choi, Simon Yam, Alex Fong

Backstabbing for Beginners(2018)

R
| 1h 48min | Thriller, Drama, History
3.1/5 (with 88 votes)

An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grizzly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.

Directed by Per Fly - With Ben Kingsley, Theo James, Jacqueline Bisset, David Dencik, Belçim Bilgin, Rachel Wilson, ...
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Asura: The City of Madness(2016)

2h 16min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 39 votes)

A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.

Directed by Kim Sung-su
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Connected(2008)

1h 50min | Thriller, Action
3.2/5 (with 39 votes)

A debt collector receives a call from a woman who is kidnapped by an unknown gang. He thinks it is a joke but soon, he realises that it is not a prank.

Directed by Benny Chan - With Louis Koo, Barbie Hsu, Nick Cheung, Liu Ye
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Kompromat(2022)

2h 7min | Thriller, Drama
3.3/5 (with 85 votes)

Mathieu, a member of the French institute in Irkutsk, is arrested overnight by the Russian authorities. Imprisoned and accused of sexual abuse on his own daughter, he realises he is a victim of a Kompromat. With the help of the FSB, someone has built up a case to frame him. Isolated, he has no one to turn to. Proving his innocence is impossible: the only solution is to escape.

Directed by Jérôme Salle - With Gilles Lellouche, Joanna Kulig, Mikhail Safronov, Sasha Piltsin, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Mikhail Gorevoy, ...

Demonlover(2002)

NR
| 2h 1min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 39 votes)

A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.

Directed by Olivier Assayas - With Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloë Sevigny, Gina Gershon, Naoko Yamazaki, Abi Sakamoto, ...
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Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer(2016)

R
| 1h 57min | Comedy, Thriller, Drama
2.8/5 (with 83 votes)

A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a political adviser to the new Prime Minister of Israel.

Directed by Joseph Cedar - With Richard Gere, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Michael Sheen, Josh Charles, Dan Stevens, ...
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The Man Who Laughs(1928)

NR
| 1h 50min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 78 votes)

Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a popular idol. He falls in love with the blind Dea. The king dies, and his evil jester tries to destroy or corrupt Gwynplaine.

Directed by Paul Leni - With Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Brandon Hurst, Olga Baclanova, Cesare Gravina, Stuart Holmes, ...

Collective(2019)

1h 49min | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 62 votes)

In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.

Directed by Alexander Nanau

Repo! The Genetic Opera(2008)

R
| 1h 38min | Horror, Science Fiction, Music
3.1/5 (with 155 votes)

By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan - and those who can’t fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.

Directed by Darren Lynn Bouseman - With Alexa PenaVega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, ...
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The Fool(2014)

1h 56min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 110 votes)

The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.

Directed by Yuri Bykov - With Artem Bystrov, Natalya Surkova, Boris Nevzorov, Daria Moroz, Sergey Artsibashev, Yelena Panova, ...

The Awakener(2018)

1h 48min | Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
3.1/5 (with 61 votes)

Miguel is a federal agent, highly trained and skilled in weapons. After experiencing trauma in his personal life, he sets out on a journey of revenge, assuming the identity of a masked vigilante. The Awakener decides to do justice with his own hands by exterminating corrupt politicians.

The Major(2013)

1h 39min | Action, Crime, Drama
3.5/5 (with 49 votes)

On a cold winter’s day Sergey Sobolev, a major at the local police office, is driving to the hospital where his wife is about to give birth to their child. High from happiness, he’s driving too fast and runs down a boy on a passage walk, who dies. Now the major has only two options: go to prison or conceal the crime. Sobolev decides to compromise with his conscience and calls on a colleague to help him out. But the case turns out to be messy and when Sobolev finally changes his mind and tries to make up for his deed, it’s already too late….

Directed by Yuri Bykov - With Yuri Bykov, Denis Shvedov
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Shield of Straw(2013)

2h 5min | Thriller, Crime
3.2/5 (with 46 votes)

Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never apprehend the suspect in the prior killing.

Directed by Takashi Miike - With Takao Ōsawa, Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masatō Ibu, Kimiko Yo, ...

By Quantum Physics: A Nightlife Venture(2019)

1h 59min | Crime
3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

An advocate of the concept ‘thoughts create reality’, Chan-woo endeavors to realize his dream of running a high-end nightclub when he finds himself caught in the center of a power game in the criminal underworld.

Directed by Lee Seong-tae - With Park Hae-soo, Seo Yea-ji, Kim Sang-ho, Kim Eung-su

On the Job(2013)

NR
| 1h 59min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 37 votes)

On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their jobs lead them on a head-on collision against each other with their loved ones as collateral damage.

Directed by Erik Matti - With Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson
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L Storm(2018)

1h 37min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 15 votes)

ICAC Investigator William Luk and JFIU Chief Inspector Lau Po-keung both hit a dead end in their investigation of a bribery case and a money laundering case. In the meantime, William Luk was suspended when model Eva Ng went to Inspector Kenny Ching of ICAC’s Internal Investigation Group L, to file a report against him for accepting a $12M bribe. Lau discovered Luk was set up and whoever framed Luk was connected to his case. He began to suspect the bank manager Thomson Yau was assisting a gangster, Wong Hoi-wo in money laundering activities. When Director Hong Liang of China’s Anti-Corruption & Bribery Bureau (ACBB) provided Lau with important intelligence, it became clear the money laundering activities were connected to a corrupted Vice-Ministerial Level cadre. To clear his name, William Luk put everything on the line….

Directed by David Lam - With Louis Koo

G Storm(2021)

1h 23min | Action, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

Follows an investigator as he prevents a terrorist attack during a symposium held by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption. He later finds it has links to human trafficking in Thailand.

Directed by David Lam - With Louis Koo, Julian Cheung, Kevin Cheng, Jessica Hsuan, Bosco Wong, Rosyam Nor, ...

Fort Apache Napoli(2009)

1h 48min | History, Drama
3.5/5 (with 64 votes)

The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.

Directed by Marco Risi - With Libero De Rienzo, Michele Riondino, Massimiliano Gallo, Ernesto Mahieux, Ennio Fantastichini, Duccio Camerini, ...

Servant Of The People 2(2016)

1h 40min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

President Vasily Goloborodko is in power for almost half a year. The economic situation in the country had deteriorated: prices are rising and the national currency has depreciated. People's confidence in the President is rapidly falling. To stabilize the situation in the country Goloborodko needs to get financial assistance from the IMF in the amount of 15 billion euros, which can be provided, if reforms and anti-corruption laws will be introduced in Ukraine.

Directed by Aleksey Kiryushchenko - With Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Stanislav Boklan, Evgeniy Koshevoy, Oleksandr Pikalov, Yuriy Krapov, Olena Kravets, ...
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The Discloser(2017)

1h 40min | Thriller
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

Captain Gang has died in a test flight accident. Dae-ik discovers a huge corruption scandal while trying to determine the cause of death. He reports it to journalist Jung-sook, but things changed in unexpected ways.

Directed by Ki-Seon Hong - With Kim Sang-kyung, Kim Ok-vin, Choi Moo-sung, Shin Seung-hwan

Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons(2018)

1h 46min | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Four promiscuous businessmen must scheme to save the poor people of a village after a corrupt politician challenges them.

Directed by Toka McBaror - With Ayo Makun, Jim Iyke, Richard Mofe Damijo, Ramsey Nouah, Falz, Damilola Adegbite, ...
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