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Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro(1979)

3.8/5 (with 427 votes)

After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Beverly Hills Cop III(1994)

16
| 1h 45min | Action, Comedy, Crime
2.9/5 (with 775 votes)

Back in sunny southern California and on the trail of two murderers, Axel Foley again teams up with LA cop Billy Rosewood. Soon, they discover that an amusement park is being used as a front for a massive counterfeiting ring – and it's run by the same gang that shot Billy's boss.

To Live and Die in L.A.(1985)

1h 56min | Crime, Thriller, Action
3.6/5 (with 251 votes)

A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.

A Better Tomorrow(1986)

1h 35min | Action, Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 208 votes)

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

The Counterfeiters(2007)

15
| 1h 38min | Drama, War
3.7/5 (with 247 votes)

The story Jewish counterfeiter, Salomon Sorowitsch, coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler(1922)

4h 31min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 81 votes)

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.

Swallowtail Butterfly(1996)

2h 26min | Drama, Crime
3.7/5 (with 31 votes)

An industrial section of Japan got the name of Yentown as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive, there is a girl named Ageha who has no family, Glico the hooker, Fei Hong a poor immigrant from Shanghai, Arrow an ex boxer from the US and Ren the mysterious guy who seems to know too much about guns. Fortune shines upon them when they find a cassette that we'll get them rich but along with money trouble will always follow.

The Forger(2012)

1h 36min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 46 votes)

While staying at a picturesque village, a teen encounters the underground world of art forgery.

Seoul Raiders(2005)

1h 35min | Drama, Action, Comedy, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 19 votes)

Agent Lam (Tony Leung) sets out to track a pair of plates used to make fake American dollars. When he discovers the plates, they are conned out of him by enigmatic US Embassy workers Owen (Richie Ren) and JJ (Shu Qi). With the trail now leading to Korea, Lam sets off in hot pursuit. There, amidst the dangerous and glamorous urban landscape of Seoul, Lam finds himself confronting an underworld crime boss known as the Polar Bear, head of the biggest counterfeiting organisation in Asia.

Directed by Jingle Ma - With Tony Leung, Shu Qi, Richie Jen

The Counterfeiters of Paris(1961)

1h 38min | Crime, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 41 votes)

"Le Dabe" retired many years ago and now he lives in the Tropics where he owns stables and horses. He is a very rich man. He was the king of all money counterfeiters. He is contacted from Paris to organize a new job. He says no. But when he finds out the the currency that should be counterfeited is the Dutch florin, he accepts immediately. He retired after having counterfeited 100 florin notes just before the Queen Wilhelmina retired them from circulation. He flies to Paris. But the gang is not to be trusted, at least not all of them.

Trapped(1949)

1h 18min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 10 votes)

U.S. Treasury Department agents go after a ring of counterfeiters.

Come Play with Me(1977)

1h 38min | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 8 votes)

Two alluring young ladies live with their beautiful widowed aunt on a secluded wooded estate. The women have earned themselves quite a reputation in the surrounding towns and men from all over the region are frequent visitors to the small countryside home, hoping to encounter one, or preferably both, of the seductive nieces. Of course, the aunt has equally strong desires and refuses to be outdone. Soon all three are offering the many courters the chance to Come Play with Me!

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Frozen Land(2005)

2h 7min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 25 votes)

When a schoolteacher is sacked, he projects his bad mood at his troubled teenage son. The son, in turn, buys a CD player from a pawnshop with counterfeit money. This starts a chain reaction of misery as every victim projects his problems on to another person.

The Counterfeit Coin(1955)

3.9/5 (with 14 votes)

Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.

Swindle(2002)

1h 33min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
2.2/5 (with 6 votes)

Four thieves attempt to make the richest score in history.

Directed by K.C. Bascombe - With Tom Sizemore, Sherilyn Fenn, Dave Foley, Danny Wells

Kounterfeit(1996)

1h 30min | Thriller, Drama, Action, Crime
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Flush with $3 million in counterfeit bills, a pair of small-time criminals hope to make the big time by trading it in for a cool million in authentic cash. However, when the trade goes awry, three men end up murdered- one a cop with a vengeful sister--and the hapless buddies find themselves caught between the police and mob hit men after the money.

The Big Shakedown(1934)

1h 1min | Drama, Crime
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.

The Gardener of Argenteuil(1966)

1h 26min | Crime, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

Tulipe, is an old man who lives alone in an old railway carriage in the Argentueil region of Paris. His main passions are gardening and oil painting, but he also has a secret source of income. His godson discovers that Tulipe is actually a master forger, producing perfect copies of 10 franc notes. His godson’s girlfriend sees this as an opportunity to get very rich – but she must persuade Tulipe to forge 500 franc notes. Assuming Tulipe’s agreement, his godson and his girlfriend buy an expensive new car and luxury villa in provincial France – but there is a cruel turn of fate in store for them when Tulipe strikes up a friendship with a millionaire playboy.

The Counterfeit Plan(1957)

1h 20min | Crime, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 1 vote)

An escaped murderer flees France to England, where he forces an ex-forger, now established as a reputable estate owner, and the forger's daughter who knew nothing of his past, to counterfeit 5-pound notes for mass distribution around the countryside.

The Match King(1932)

1h 19min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 3 votes)

Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.

The Counterfeit Killer(1968)

1h 35min | Crime, Drama

A Secret Service agent poses as a waterfront hit man to infiltrate a global ring of counterfeiters.

Know Your Money(1940)

20min | Drama, Crime

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short tells the fictitious story of a bill counterfeiting ring and explores the government's attempt to curb counterfeiting.

Dude Cowboy(1941)

59min | Western
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A Nevada rancher goes undercover for the U. S. Secret Service to help capture a gang of counterfeiters. Director David Howard's 1941 B-western stars Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Lee White, Eddie Kane, Ray Whitley, Helen Holmes, Glenn Strange, Byron Foulger, Eddie Dew, Tom London and Hank Worden.

Directed by David Howard - With Tim Holt

Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors(1960)

1h 31min | Drama
0.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Hugo Frejer terrorizes his family and surroundings with his unhappy mood.

Groupe Flag: Vrai ou faux(2005)

1h 30min | Crime

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The Amazing Mr. Nordill(1947)

11min | History
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the cleverest counterfeiters who ever baffled the agents of the U.S. Treasury department.

Counterfeit(2019)

1h 17min | Documentary

Join Harris, III (Harris "the third"), renowned magician and storyteller, as he explores the depths of deception we often mistake for truth, and discover an alternate life you may not currently be imagining.