The Big Steal

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The Big Steal (1949)

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Killer's Kiss

Killer's Kiss

1955 ★ 6.4

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

Bandidas

Bandidas

2006 ★ 6.0

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Cry of the City

Cry of the City

1948 ★ 6.7

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?

Odds Against Tomorrow

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959 ★ 6.8

An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954 ★ 7.1

A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.

He Ran All the Way

He Ran All the Way

1951 ★ 7.2

A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

Pushover

Pushover

1954 ★ 6.5

A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.

Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

1950 ★ 7.5

Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.

The Wild One

The Wild One

1953 ★ 6.6

The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.

Robbery

Robbery

1967 ★ 6.6

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.

Brute Force

Brute Force

1947 ★ 7.3

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains?

Overdrive

Overdrive

2017 ★ 6.1

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1953 ★ 7.1

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

1956 ★ 6.7

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.

The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

1947 ★ 7.4

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

The Night of the Hunter

The Night of the Hunter

1955 ★ 7.9

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

1953 ★ 6.5

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

2009 ★ 6.0

A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job and repay his debt to the Russian mob.

Point Blank

Point Blank

1967 ★ 7.0

After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956 ★ 7.1

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.

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