Genre: Crime
Crime stories live on the wrong side of the law — the planning, the act, and the fallout. They follow criminals, victims, and the line between them.
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
A small-time thief stumbles into an LA acting career and a noir investigation, with Robert Downey Jr. as narrator across the Christmas season. -
O.J.: Made in America (2016)
Ezra Edelman's 2016 seven-hour ESPN doc. O.J. Simpson trial through race-and-celebrity prism. Won Oscar despite TV format. -
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Robert Altman's 1973 Chandler revisionism. Elliott Gould as Marlowe out of place in 1970s LA. Cat opening. Hooray for Hollywood. -
The Killers (1946)
Robert Siodmak's 1946 Hemingway adaptation. Burt Lancaster debut. Ava Gardner. The murder happens in the first ten minutes. -
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Sidney Lumet's 1975 Brooklyn bank heist. Pacino, John Cazale. Real 1972 incident. Attica, Wyoming, sweltering New York summer. -
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
John Huston's 1950 jewel heist noir. Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, brief Marilyn Monroe. The original ensemble heist film. -
Sexy Beast (2000)
Jonathan Glazer's 2000 British crime debut. Ben Kingsley terrifying as Don Logan. Ray Winstone retired in Spain. Coercion drama. -
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Errol Morris' 1988 wrongful conviction doc. Randall Adams case in Texas. Reenactments. The film that freed an innocent man. -
Le Trou (1960)
Jacques Becker's 1960 French prison drama. Five inmates plan escape from La Sante. Real-time digging sequences. Becker's final film. -
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Mervyn LeRoy's 1932 chain gang drama. Paul Muni. Changed Georgia state laws. The ending fade-to-darkness shot.