Archive for the ‘Crime’ Category

The Brave One

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Australia

Runtime: 122 min | Canada:119 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: How many wrongs to make it right?

 

Cast: Jodie Foster … Erica Bain
Terrence Howard … Detective Mercer
Nicky Katt … Detective Vitale
Naveen Andrews … David Kirmani
Mary Steenburgen … Carol
Ene Oloja … Josai
Luis Da Silva Jr. … Lee
Blaze Foster … Cash
Rafael Sardina … Reed
Jane Adams … Nicole
Gordon MacDonald … Murrow
Zoë Kravitz … Chloe
John Magaro … Ethan
Victor Colicchio … Cutler
Jermel Howard … Thug on Subway

 

Plot: A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.

 

Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

All Genres:
Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 160 min

Languages: English | Danish

Director:

Tagline: Beyond the myth lies America's greatest betrayal.

 

Cast: Brad Pitt … Jesse James
Mary-Louise Parker … Zee James
Brooklynn Proulx … Mary James
Dustin Bollinger … Tim James
Casey Affleck … Robert Ford
Sam Rockwell … Charley Ford
Jeremy Renner … Wood Hite
Sam Shepard … Frank James
Garret Dillahunt … Ed Miller
Paul Schneider … Dick Liddil
Joel McNichol … Express Messenger
James Defelice … Baggagemaster (as James DeFelice)
J.C. Roberts … Engineer
Darrell Orydzuk … Ukranian Train Passenger
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg … Young Train Passenger

 

Plot: Robert Ford, who’s idolized Jesse James since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the Missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes resentful of the bandit leader.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 19 nominations

In the Valley of Elah

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 121 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.

 

Cast: Tommy Lee Jones … Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron … Det. Emily Sanders
Jason Patric … Lt. Kirklander
Susan Sarandon … Joan Deerfield
James Franco … Sgt. Dan Carnelli
Barry Corbin … Arnold Bickman
Josh Brolin … Chief Buchwald
Frances Fisher … Evie
Wes Chatham … Cpl. Steve Penning
Jake McLaughlin … Spc. Gordon Bonner
Mehcad Brooks … Spc. Ennis Long
Jonathan Tucker … Spc. Mike Deerfield
Wayne Duvall … Detective Nugent
Victor Wolf … Pvt. Robert Ortiez
Brent Briscoe … Detective Hodge

 

Plot: A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son’s disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

 

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cidade dos Homens

Friday, August 31st, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama

Release Year: 2007

Country: Brazil

Runtime: 106 min

Languages: Portuguese

Director:

Tagline: An unforgettable tale of friendship and survival in a city where the greatest challenge is growing up.

 

Writers: Elena Soarez (screenplay) and Paulo Morelli (story)

 

Cast: Douglas Silva … Acerola
Darlan Cunha … Laranjinha
Jonathan Haagensen … Madrugadão
Rodrigo dos Santos … Heraldo
Camila Monteiro … Cris
Naima Silva … Camila
Eduardo 'BR' Piranha … Nefasto (as Eduardo BR)
Luciano Vidigal … Fiel
Pedro Henrique … Caju rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aldene Abreu … Soldado 1 Bete
Gabriel Aguila … Soldado do Madrugadao 2
Edy Argolo … Soldado do Madrugadao 7
Jonathan Azevedo … Soldado de Madrugadao 1
Andrea Bacellar … Patroa Cris
Marcello Barcellos … Policial 2
Alex Bastillo … Soldado do Careca 1
Bel … Soldado do Careca 1
Biro … Soldado Nefasto 4
Arthur Bispo Coutinho … Vapor Madrugadao 2
Black … Soldado Nefasto 1
Alex Borges … Garçon 3
Isaac Borges … Soldado 2 Doldinho
Barbara Borgga … Funciodila Presidio
Flavio Borja … 1 Juarez
Alexandro Brito … Moleque da farmacia
Bronca … Guarda do patronato
Erik Burdon … Garçon 2
Wilton Campos … Soldado Nefasto 8
Michelle Cardoso … Valéria
André Carvalho … Soldado do Madrugadao 6
Cláudio Cinti … Golano Acongueiro
Márcio Costa … Soldado 3 Polito
Luca De Castro … Sindico do condominio
Dimas … Soldado do Morro do Careca 1
José Mario Farias … Helinho
Victor Fernando … Soldado Nefasto 2
Jonathan Gomes … Vapor Madrugadao 4
Michel Gomes … Fininho
Maurício Gonçalves … Cris's father
Mário Hermeto … Garçon 4
Eber Inacio … Zézé
Claudio Jaborandy … Complice de Heraldo
Fábio Lago … Ceara
Sônia Lino … Esmeralda
Vendedora Loja … Carolina Bezerra
Robson Luiz … Garoto novo
Shawn McGill … Wallace (voice)
Vinicius Messias … Garçon 1
Nandao … Soldado do Careca 1
Negao … Soldado do Careca 1
Brenno Neves … Madrugadao crianca
Vinícius Oliveira … Clayton
Vítor Oliveira … Clayton
Allan Pacheco … Soldado Nefasto 5
Pagodinho … Soldado Nefasto 7
Joao Paulo … Soldado do Careca 1
Alran Pinheiro … Funciodilo Cartolo
Avandro Ricardo … Soldado do Madrugadao 3
Robson Rocha … Soldado 4 Bulu
Kamilla Rodrigues … Tina
Babu Santana … Drug lord from Morro do Careca
André Santos … Soldado Nefasto 9
Rafaela Santos … Bela da Madrugadao
Robson Santos … Morro do Careca
Luisao Seixas … Pedrelia
Bino Silva … Soldado do Madrugadao 4
Tiago Souza … Soldado Nefasto 6
Thogun … Pal de ace ola
Luiz Tomaz … Soldado Nefasto 3
Everton Tonzao … Soldado do Careca 1
Charles Torres … Pregador
Arthur Viana … Soldado do Madrugadao 5
Delgresson Vieira … Vapor Madrugadao 3
Jersiano Vieira … Soldado do Morro do Careca
Luis Whellington … Vapor Madrugadao 1
Bebe Zao … Soldado do Careca 1
Zol … Soldado do Careca 1

 

Plot: Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers’ pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio’s favelas. add synopsis

 

Awards: 3 nominations

Illegal Tender

Friday, August 24th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: USA:108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Always protect the family.

 

Cast: Michael Philip Del Rio … Lugo
Samuel Molina … Older Man
Rick Sepulveda … Joey
Manny Perez … Wilson DeLeon Sr.
D.C. Benny … Ceasar
Mercedes Mercado … Latina Killer #1
Carmen Perez … Latina Killer #2
Zulay Henao … Mora
Jessica Pimentel … Young Millie
Angelic Zambrana … Young Jessenia
Julie Carmen … Nilsa
Ronald Escobar … Javier's Man #1
Gary Perez … Javier Cordero
Rick Gonzalez … Wilson Jr.
Dania Ramirez … Ana

 

Plot: When the thugs who killed his father come looking for him, a young Latino man and his mother flee from their home. add synopsis

 

Awards: 3 nominations

3:10 to Yuma

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Western

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 122 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Time waits for one man

 

Cast: Russell Crowe … Ben Wade
Christian Bale … Dan Evans
Logan Lerman … William Evans
Dallas Roberts … Grayson Butterfield
Ben Foster … Charlie Prince
Peter Fonda … Byron McElroy
Vinessa Shaw … Emma Nelson
Alan Tudyk … Doc Potter
Luce Rains … Marshal Weathers
Gretchen Mol … Alice Evans
Lennie Loftin … Glen Hollander
Rio Alexander … Campos
Johnny Whitworth … Darden
Shawn Howell … Jackson (as Shawn D. Howell)
Pat Ricotti … Jorgensen

 

Plot: A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who’s awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.

 

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 15 nominations

Frontière

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: France | Switzerland

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: French | German

Director:

Tagline: What are your boundaries?

 

Cast: Karina Testa … Yasmine
Samuel Le Bihan … Goetz
Estelle Lefébure … Gilberte
Aurélien Wiik … Alex
David Saracino … Tom
Chems Dahmani … Farid
Maud Forget … Eva
Amélie Daure … Klaudia
Rosine Favey … La mere
Adel Bencherif … Sami
Joël Lefrançois … Hans
Patrick Ligardes … Karl
Jean-Pierre Jorris … Von Geisler
Stéphane Jacquot … Policeman
Christine Culerier … Nurse

 

Plot: A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis. add synopsis

 

Awards: 1 nomination

Nobel Son

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 110 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Keep your eyes on the prize.

 

Cast: Alan Rickman … Eli Michaelson
Bryan Greenberg … Barkley Michaelson
Shawn Hatosy … Thaddeus James
Mary Steenburgen … Sarah Michaelson
Bill Pullman … Det. Max Mariner
Eliza Dushku … City Hall
Danny DeVito … George Gastner
Lindy Booth … Beth Chapman
Tracey Walter … Simon Ahrens
Ted Danson … Harvey Parrish
Ernie Hudson … Sgt. Bill Canega
Hal B. Klein … Tully's Guy
Kevin West … Jaundice rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kirk Baily … Wil Cavalere
Dawn Balkin … Stewardess
Marina Black … Female Student
Mark Charran … Party Goer
Greg Collins … Foreman
Reid Collums … Delivery Guy
Lucy DeVito
Tiffany Downey … Model
Bennett Dunn … Bartender
Mark Famiglietti … Officer Relyea
Mary Pat Gleason … Ruby
Brendon Graham … Soldier
Joyce Guy … Eileen Moses
Larry Hankin … Dr. Polaczek
Juliette Jeffers … Claire
Matthew Kimbrough … Deacon
Joe Koons … Poet
Valerie Long … Excrement Woman
Wayne Lopez … Cabbie
Danika Quinn … Opera Singer (as Danika Osterman)
Dean Rader-Duval … Ernie
Johanna Torell … Analea
Matt Winston … Clifford
Avis Wrentmore … Model

 

Plot: Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He’s struggling to finish his PhD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson… add synopsis

The Lookout

Friday, March 9th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Whoever has the money has the power

 

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt … Chris Pratt
Jeff Daniels … Lewis
Matthew Goode … Gary Spargo
Isla Fisher … Luvlee
Carla Gugino … Janet
Bruce McGill … Robert Pratt
Alberta Watson … Barbara Pratt
Alex Borstein … Mrs. Lange
Sergio Di Zio … Deputy Ted
David Huband … Mr. Tuttle
Laura Vandervoort … Kelly
Greg Dunham … Bone
Morgan Kelly … Marty
Aaron Berg … Cork
Tinsel Korey … Maura

 

Plot: Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.

 

Awards: 1 win & 8 nominations

The Walker

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Release Year: 2007

Country: USA | UK

Runtime: 108 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Everyone loves a good scandal

 

Cast: Woody Harrelson … Carter Page III
Kristin Scott Thomas … Lynn Lockner
Lauren Bacall … Natalie Van Miter
Ned Beatty … Jack Delorean
Moritz Bleibtreu … Emek Yoglu
Mary Beth Hurt … Chrissie Morgan
Lily Tomlin … Abigail Delorean
Willem Dafoe … Larry Lockner
William Hope … Mungo Tenant
Geff Francis … Detective Dixon
Steven Hartley … Robbie Kononsberg
Garrick Hagon … John Krebs
Michael J. Reynolds … Ethan Withal
Allen Lidkey … Andrew Salesperson
Stewart Alexander … Edgar

 

Plot: An escort who caters to Washington D.C.’s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.

 

Awards: 1 win

Flawless

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Release Year: 2007

Country: UK | Luxembourg

Runtime: 108 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: He had a scheme. She had a motive.

 

Cast: Demi Moore … Laura Quinn
Michael Caine … Mr. Hobbs
Lambert Wilson … Finch
Nathaniel Parker … Oliver 'Ollie' Ashtoncroft
Shaughan Seymour … Eaton
Nicholas Jones … Jameson
David Barras … Fenton
Joss Ackland … Sir Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
Silas Carson … Reece
Derren Nesbitt … Sir Clifton Sinclair
Rosalind March … Penelope
Kevan Willis … Lewis
Stanley Townsend … Henry
Jonathan Aris … J.M. Boyle
Ben Righton … Bryan

 

Plot: A crime/drama set in 1960 London, where a soon to retire janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained American executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.

The Sentinel

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller

Release Year: 2006

Country: USA

Runtime: 108 min | Philippines:107 min (cut)

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: Let's do this

 

Cast: Michael Douglas … Pete Garrison
Kiefer Sutherland … David Breckinridge
Eva Longoria Parker … Jill Marin (as Eva Longoria)
Martin Donovan … William Montrose
Ritchie Coster … The Handler
Kim Basinger … 1st Lady Sarah Ballentine
Blair Brown … National Security Advisor
David Rasche … President Ballentine
Kristin Lehman … Cindy Breckinridge
Raynor Scheine … Walter Xavier
Chuck Shamata … Director Overbrook
Paul Calderon … Deputy Director Cortes
Clark Johnson … Charlie Merriweather (as Clarque Johnson)
Raoul Bhaneja … Aziz Hassad
Yanna McIntosh … Teddy Vargas

 

Plot: A secret service agent is framed as the mole in an assassination attempt on the president. He must clear his name and foil another assassination attempt while on the run from a relentless FBI agent.

 

Awards: 2 nominations

Revolver

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2005

Country: France | UK

Runtime: 115 min

Languages: English | Cantonese

Director:

Tagline: Your mind will not accept a game this big

 

Writers: Luc Besson (adaptation) Guy Ritchie (written by)

 

Cast: Jason Statham … Jake Green
Ray Liotta … Dorothy Macha
Vincent Pastore … Zach
André Benjamin … Avi
Terence Maynard … French Paul
Andrew Howard … Billy
Mark Strong … Sorter
Francesca Annis … Lily Walker
Anjela Lauren Smith … Doreen
Elana Binysh … Rachel
Mem Ferda … Macha's Goon
Shend … Teddy (Billy's Bodyguard)
Bill Moody … Al
Stephen Walters … Joe
Vincent Riotta … Benny

 

Plot: Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.

Wonderland

Monday, September 8th, 2003

All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Release Year: 2003

Country: USA | Canada

Runtime: 104 min

Languages: English

Director:

Tagline: The '80s – unplugged. The murders – unveiled. The legend – unzipped.

 

Cast: Kate Bosworth … Dawn Schiller
Carrie Fisher … Sally Hansen
Val Kilmer … John Holmes
Kim Marriner … Reporter (as Kim Mariner)
Dylan McDermott … David Lind
Michael Pitt … Gopher (scenes deleted)
Alexis Dziena … Gopher's Girlfriend (scenes deleted)
Karen LaKritz … Bartender (as Karen Lakritz)
Steve Cox … Guy at Bar
Josh Lucas … Ron Launius
Louis Lombardi … Slim Jim
Franky G … Louis Cruz (as Franky G.)
Ted Levine … Sam Nico
Russell Sams … Cherokee
Chris Cioffi … Letterman Meathead

 

Plot: In the police investigation of a brutal crime scene, one man was at the center of it all: legendary porn star John Holmes.

 

Awards: 3 nominations