Category Archives: Crime

Smokin’ Aces

GenreAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
DirectorJoe Carnahan
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2007
Runtime108 min.
PlotWhen a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state’s evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he’s no longer breathing.

Crank

GenreAction, Crime, Thriller
DirectorMark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2006
Runtime88 min.
PlotProfessional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.

Looper

GenreAction, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
DirectorRian Johnson
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2012
Runtime119 min.
PlotIn 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits – someone like Joe – who one day learns the mob wants to ‘close the loop’ by sending back Joe’s future self for assassin…

War Dogs

GenreComedy, Crime, Drama, War
DirectorTodd Phillips
ReleasedAugust 19, 2016
Runtime114 min.
PlotLoosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan.