good crime movies

M cebee

any good crime movies lately

last good one i seen was 'the town'

Laserface

Intermission.. a 2003 irish film with Cillian Murphy and Colm Meaney. highly recommended.
also the miami vice movie 2007 i think it was... i know i know i'll probably be flamed.. but its better now at home than when it was released with the hype etc. its actually pretty good and true to form if you are a fan of the miami vice tv show

grohlisagod

Snatch and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Guy Ritchie's best films. Both thoroughly enjoyable.

Un Prophete (2009) - Excellent french film set in prison, where a young Arab becomes embroiled in organised crime.

Marty_Orr

dog day afternoon is my personal favourite

charlemont

Scarface is the sh*t.

tvercetti

The Departed, The Usual Suspects, Kill the Irishman, L.A. Confidential, No Country for Old Men, Inside Man, Se7en, Mystic River, American Gangster, Blow

grohlisagod

50 Dead Men Walking is another that I really enjoyed.

barneysplash

Here's one to avoid - Staten Island with Ethan Hawke.

It is terrible - starts out as a typical gangster film, then morphs
into a surreal Pulp-Fiction style mish-mash, with a Godfather figure
who won't come down out of a tree that is due to be cut down.

A real stinker.


A friend recommended Lone Star, an indie film from the 1990s
- anyone see this one?

Paddy Samurai

barneysplash wrote: »

A friend recommended Lone Star, an indie film from the 1990s
- anyone see this one?

Thanks for reminding me.
Yeah I seen it a few years back.Liked it so much I always meant to get my own copy.But never got around to it.:(

One False move is another one worth getting.

http://www.amazon.com/One-False-Move-Bill-Paxton/dp/0767818083/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1318338211&sr=1-1

To live and die in L.A. Not to be missed IMO.

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Die-L-Special/dp/B00005JLJW

SlipperyPeople

State of grace anyone?


also millers crossing

M cebee

thanks

i'm looking for new ones

MisterAnarchy

M cebee wrote: »

thanks

i'm looking for new ones

Try The Square, Animal Kingdom,Red Hill ,all Australian films btw ,all good thrillers.
The Next 3 Days,Fair Game ,The Ghost Writer ,The Secret in their Eyes (subtitled),Edge of Darkness are all worth a watch .

Hollywood doesnt seem to be interested in making crime thrillers or even thrillers anymore .

RodVelvet

Cutter's Wayis well worth a watch. I've seen it described as a neo-noir thriller which I would agree with. It's certainly not a standard thriller. Only came across it lately and it definitely can be regarded as a lost classic.

M cebee

ok thanks
i'll check some of those out

Tipsy McSwagger

I thought The Score with DeNiro & Norton was a good film.

leonidas83

Michael Mann's Heat is a great crime film if you have or havent seen it already, the best crime film ever imo, De Niro,Al pacino and Val Kilmer at their best

Fishooks12

It's been mentioned already but Animal Kingdom is probably the best crime film made in the last five years

Love Australian film, watching Snowtown tonight

pedantic.pat

Fishooks12 wrote: »

It's been mentioned already but Animal Kingdom is probably the best crime film made in the last five years

Love Australian film, watching Snowtown tonight

+1 Animal Kingdom is excellent .

City of God is the best film i have seen in the last few months.

Or Sin Nombre both excellent.

Both these are subtitled but if you dont like subtitled movies just give them a chance.


If you like TV series check out "Forbydelsen" danish crime drama. Gripping from start to finish.

SlipperyPeople

pedantic.pat wrote: »

Or Sin Nombre both excellent.

Completely forgot I'd seen this. Quality film

Riddle101

Righteous Kill- Another Pacino/Deniro movie, that dosen't fail to impress

Gamb!t

M cebee wrote: »

thanks

i'm looking for new ones

Not new but Mesrine is good if you like French movies.
Elite Squad -Brazilian,same guy that did City of God.

Sgt. Bilko 09

Goodfellasbest film of all time hands down

Gamb!t

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Goodfellasbest film of all time hands down

The Godfather > Goodfella's.

Sgt. Bilko 09

Gamb!t wrote: »

The Godfather > Goodfella's.

Goodfellas (robbie di niro , joe pescia) irish/italian mafia film simply unbeatable > The Godfather

Gamb!t

Sgt. Bilko 09 wrote: »

Goodfellas (robbie di niro , joe pescia) irish/italian mafia film simply unbeatable > The Godfather

Brando,Pacino & De Niro in the one Movie..

Sgt. Bilko 09

Gamb!t wrote: »

Brando,Pacino & De Niro in the one Movie..

good fellas is so better they named a pizza after it ha (ace card)

Simon Adebisi

hungoverbunny wrote: »

State of grace anyone?

Brilliant film. Very underrated.

pedantic.pat

Gamb!t wrote: »

M cebee wrote: »

thanks

i'm looking for new ones

Not new but Mesrine is good if you like French movies.
Elite Squad -Brazilian,same guy that did City of God.

+1 Mesrine is quality. Forgot to mention it in list above. Would put it ahead of all the aforementioned.

thebullkf

Riddle101 wrote: »

Righteous Kill- Another Pacino/Deniro movie, that dosen't fail to impress

Garbage.

M cebee

i'll check out mesrine and state of grace

i thought animal kingdom was just ok

seen most of the rest

goodfellas was good the first ten times watched it

Gamb!t

M cebee wrote: »

i'll check out mesrine and state of grace

i thought animal kingdom was just ok

seen most of the rest

goodfellas was good the first ten times watched it

The prophet is good also.

downsouth

Inside Man does the job for me every time.

Outstanding twists as well and I think there's a sequel coming out as well.

Gamb!t

downsouth wrote: »

Inside Man does the job for me every time.

Outstanding twists as well and I think there's a sequel coming out as well.

http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2010/4/20/spike-lee-says-inside-man-2-isnt-happening.html
Probably wont happen.
Im kind of glad as I thought the way Inside Man ended was great,not sure what else they could have done with it to be honest.

For a bit more light hearted crime fun the recently released Flypaper is surprisingly enjoyable. I expected absolutely nothing from it and was very pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable it was, some good laughs, a fun script and likeable characters. Nothing ground breaking but a fun way to spend a Saturday evening.

Fishooks12

Gamb!t wrote: »

The prophet is good also.

Didn't love the prophet If I'm being honest

I was dying to see it and expected a lot more but maybe It warrants a second viewing

mikemac

The Bone Collector

Denzil Washington and Angelina Jolie
Got some awful reviews but I loved it, watched it three times now

Darkblue., Kurt Russell film
The riots arising from the trial of the police officers and Rodney King is in the background and you get updates and news as the film goes on. Tension all over the city, it's realy well done
Eventually the verdict comes in and the city erupts.
That's the background in the film and the main story is good too

Fishooks12

Layer Cake is worth a watch

Kadongy

Lots of good suggestions already. I will add a few.

Infernal Affairs 1 and 2 are brilliant. The departed is a remake of the first one, with some dabbling.

I liked London Boulevard, which is oddly not well known, considering it has Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell.

In Bruges is brilliant. Really is surprisingly good if you haven't seen it.

The Asphalt Jungle is very good. I dont usually have the attention span for films made before the 70's but I really enjoyed this. 50's film noir which was controversial at the time because it was probably the first film to show a realistic depiction of a bank heist.

Chinatown is fantastic, if you haven't seen it..another noir.

Eastern Promises was brilliant too.

Body Double is worth seeing. The film De Palma made next after Scarface.

Trader1991

Gamb!t wrote: »

The Godfather > Goodfella's.

Casino>The Godfather imo.

mikemac

The Bank Job

Not your typical Jason Statham film
A bit more serious and darker

And it's loosely based on a true story

Excellent film, if you don't like Jason Statham films and even if you, give this one a chance

On the Waterfront, about union corruption. Brando at his best
But the star of the show for me was the priest played by Karl Malden

Gamb!t

Trader1991 wrote: »

Casino>The Godfather imo.

Godfather had Pacino & De Niro at their brilliant best in the one movie.

Tractor_Pat

Takers
Daylight Robbery

padma

Traffic http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181865/

Broads.ie

Can't believe nobody mentioned Training Day!

M cebee

thanks for the replies

i did ask for new crime movies

but anyway all suggestions appreciated

no mention of carlitos way
i thought was excellent

bswan

traffic +1
carlitos way +1

London Boulevard such ****e, seriously such ****e !

serpico and panic in needle park, love them

Marty McFly

Blow for me one of the best crime movies around with Johnny Depp putting in a great performance. All based on a true story which for me makes it that bit more interesting.

Casino: Set in vegas starring Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci need i say anymore?

Sleepers: An amazing film foe me with a great story that keepsyou gripped right till the end, with some great performances from Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro Brad Pitt just to name a few.

Lucky Number Slevin: A great crime film with plenty of twists and turns.

City of God: A Brazillian film so once you can handle subtitles take a look at this, its kind of shocking but is an eye opener into a part of the world we never really see much of with some great performance put in by the kids in the film.

Alpha Dog: A very good film which a lot of people got turnedof when they saw Justin Timberlake was in it, but hes actually very good in it.

True Romance: An incredible movie, Christian Slater at his finest, also keep an eye out for Christopher Walken not a major role in it but hes certainly memorable. Written by Tarantino so you know to expect violence.

This is one thread ill be keeping an eye on as i love crime films.

Fishooks12

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Blow for me one of the best crime movies around with Johnny Depp putting in a great performance. All based on a true story which for me makes it that bit more interesting.

Alpha Dog: A very good film which a lot of people got turnedof when they saw Justin Timberlake was in it, but hes actually very good in it.
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Timberlake was the best thing about AD. He's a very good actor but the film as a whole wasn't great.

padma

blood in blood out

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106469/

Red Harvest

I was quite impressed with Flawless (the one with Michael Caine and Demi Moore).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780516/

rednik

The most recent I have seen is Drive with Ryan Gosling, brilliant crime drama.