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Movies: Best "organized crime" Movies

Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but also include comedy, and, in turn, is divided into many sub-genres, such as mystery, suspense or noir. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identified crime film as one of eleven super-genres in his Screenwriters Taxonomy, claiming that all feature-length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action, fantasy, horror, romance, science fiction, slice of life, sports, thriller, war and western. Williams identifies drama in a broader category called "film type", mystery and suspense as "macro-genres", and film noir as a "screenwriter's pathway" explaining that these categories are additive rather than exclusionary. Chinatown would be an example of a film that is a drama (film type) crime film (super-genre) that is also a noir (pathway) mystery (macro-genre). ()

Related keywords: "crime" | "crime boss" | "crime fighter"


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John Wick: Chapter 4(2023)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 49min | Action, Thriller, Crime
3.9/5 (with 2,498 votes)

With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

The Batman(2022)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 55min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 4,396 votes)

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.

The Equalizer(2014)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 12min | Thriller, Action, Crime
3.7/5 (with 4,167 votes)

McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can’t stand idly by – he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice reawakened. If someone has a problem, if the odds are stacked against them, if they have nowhere else to turn, McCall will help. He is The Equalizer.

The Godfather Part II(1974)

FSK: 16+ years
| 3h 22min | Drama, Crime
4.3/5 (with 5,728 votes)

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

The Dark Knight(2008)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 32min | Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
4.3/5 (with 15,468 votes)

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum(2019)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 10min | Action, Thriller, Crime
3.7/5 (with 4,447 votes)

Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

GoodFellas(1990)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 25min | Drama, Crime
4.3/5 (with 5,556 votes)

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

The Godfather Part III(1990)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 50min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2,851 votes)

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

The Departed(2006)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 31min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
4.1/5 (with 6,971 votes)

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

Batman(1989)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 6min | Fantasy, Action, Crime
3.6/5 (with 3,614 votes)

Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle(2003)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 46min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
2.7/5 (with 1,373 votes)

The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.

Drive(2011)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 40min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
3.8/5 (with 5,915 votes)

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

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El Infierno(2010)

2h 25min | Drama, Crime, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 255 votes)

Benjamin Garcia, Benny is deported from the United States. Back home and against a bleak picture, Benny gets involved in the drug business, in which he has for the first time in his life, a spectacular rise surrounded by money, women, violence and fun. But very soon he will discover that criminal life does not always keep its promises.

Casino(1995)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 59min | Crime, Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 2,559 votes)

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.

Gone in Sixty Seconds(2000)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 58min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 1,974 votes)

Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" Raines enlists help from a few "boost happy" pals to accomplish a seemingly impossible feat. From countless car chases to relentless cops, the high-octane excitement builds as Randall swerves around more than a few roadblocks to keep Kip alive.

The Transporter(2002)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 32min | Action, Crime, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 2,342 votes)

Former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.

Face/Off(1997)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 18min | Action, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 2,359 votes)

In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.

The Punisher(2004)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h 4min | Action, Crime, Drama
3.2/5 (with 1,304 votes)

When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.

The Outfit(2022)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 45min | Crime
3.6/5 (with 408 votes)

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

Looper(2012)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 58min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 4,661 votes)

In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

Hard Target(1993)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 37min | Action
3.2/5 (with 463 votes)

When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.

The Drop(2014)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 46min | Drama, Crime
3.4/5 (with 967 votes)

Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.

The Irishman(2019)

3h 29min | Crime, Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 2,970 votes)

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.

The Specialist(1994)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 50min | Action, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 589 votes)

May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert to kill her parent's killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations(2022)

3.2/5 (with 72 votes)

Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.

The Punisher(1989)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 29min | Action, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 236 votes)

The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. His ex-partner believes Castle survived the blast and became the Punisher, living in the sewers and exacting vigilante violence against mob bosses throughout the city. When the populace is caught in the midst of a gang war that he caused, Castle must again emerge from the shadows and save the innocent.

Directed by Mark Goldblatt - With Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, Barry Otto, Bryan Marshall, John Negroponte, ...

Double Impact(1991)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 50min | Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
3.0/5 (with 477 votes)

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.

Batman: Under the Red Hood(2010)

3.9/5 (with 739 votes)

One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.

Triple Threat(2019)

1h 36min | Thriller, Action
3.2/5 (with 247 votes)

A crime syndicate places a hit on a billionaire's daughter, making her the target of an elite assassin squad. A small band of down-and-out mercenaries protects her, fighting tooth and nail to stop the assassins from reaching their target.

Hard to Kill(1990)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 36min | Action
3.0/5 (with 258 votes)

Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death.

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