THEME EXPLORATION

crime drama

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Henry Hathaway
Shaan
Shaan
1980 · Ramesh Sippy
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Processo alla citta (City on Trial) (Luigi Zampa
Processo alla citta (City on Trial) (Luigi Zampa
1952 · Mauro Bolognini
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles
1989 · Peter Jackson
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Get Carter
Get Carter
1971 · Mike Hodges
Love Town
Love Town
1990 · Richard Lowenstein
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
The Emperor of Paris
The Emperor of Paris
2018 · Jean-François Richet
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Gangstas
Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Gong Tau
Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau
Gatao: The Last Stray
Gatao: The Last Stray
2021 · Chiang Jui-chih
Infernal Affairs II
Infernal Affairs II
2003 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
Taish
Taish
2020 · Bejoy Nambiar
The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers
1972 · Terence Young
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrew Stevens USA

Crafts high-octane thrillers with gritty realism and hard-edged protagonists navigating criminal underworlds.

 Martin Scorsese United States

His filmography obsessively explores organized crime, moral corruption, and the psychology of criminals through visceral storytelling and complex character studies.

 David Fincher United States

He crafts meticulous, darkly intelligent crime narratives that dissect criminal methodology, obsession, and the blurred lines between justice and vengeance.