Archive for the ‘Crime’ Category
Friday, September 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This Labor Day, the creator of OFFICE SPACE heads back to work.
Cast: Jason Bateman … Joel Reynolds
Mila Kunis … Cindy
Kristen Wiig … Suzie
Ben Affleck … Dean
J.K. Simmons … Brian
Clifton Collins Jr. … Step
Dustin Milligan … Brad
David Koechner … Nathan
Beth Grant … Mary
T.J. Miller … Rory
Javier Gutiérrez … Hector
Lidia Porto … Gabriella
Gene Simmons … Joe Adler
Matt Schulze … Willie
Lamberto Gutierrez … Victor
Plot: Joel, the owner of an Extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: Argentina | Spain
Runtime: 127 min
Languages: Spanish
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Juan José Campanella (writer) Eduardo Sacheri (novel) See »
Cast: Ricardo Darín … Benjamín Esposito
Soledad Villamil … Irene Menéndez Hastings
Pablo Rago … Ricardo Morales
Javier Godino … Isidoro Gómez
Guillermo Francella … Pablo Sandoval
José Luis Gioia … Inspector Báez
Carla Quevedo … Liliana Coloto
Rudy Romano … Ordóñez
Mario Alarcón … Juez Fortuna Lacalle
Alejandro Abelenda … Pinche Mariano
Sebastián Blanco … Pinche Tino
Mariano Argento … Romano
Juan José Ortíz … Agente Cardozo
Kiko Cerone … Molinari
Fernando Pardo … Sicora
Plot: A man wants to solve a murder committed many years ago. Full synopsis »
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 34 wins & 19 nominations See »
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: He always takes one
Cast: Madeline Zima … Jill
Josh Stewart … Arkin
Andrea Roth … Victoria
Daniella Alonso … Lisa
Robert Wisdom … Roy
Diane Ayala Goldner … Gena Wharton
Gregory Alan Williams … Sheriff
Michael Reilly Burke … Michael
Juan Fernández … The Collector
Krystal Mayo … Dancer
Haley Pullos … Cindy (as Haley Alexis Pullos)
Karley Scott Collins … Hannah
Alex Feldman … Chad
Michael Showers … Deputy sheriff
Bill Stinchcomb … Bar Patron
Hiro Koda … Medic #2
Jabari Thomas … Medic
Brett Forbes … Office Hoss Wiggins
Eric Kelly McFarland … Firefighter
Colvin Roberson … Roy's Driver / Bodyguard
John Snell … Yard Worker
Plot: Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer’s country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 140 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: America's Most Wanted
Cast: James Russo … Walter Dietrich
David Wenham … Harry 'Pete' Pierpont
Christian Stolte … Charles Makley
Jason Clarke … John 'Red' Hamilton
Johnny Depp … John Dillinger
John Judd … Turnkey
Stephen Dorff … Homer Van Meter
Michael Vieau … Ed Shouse
John Kishline … Guard Dainard
Wesley Walker … Jim Leslie
John Scherp … Earl Adams
Elena Kenney … Viola Norris
William Nero Jr. … Farm Boy
Channing Tatum … Pretty Boy Floyd
Christian Bale … Melvin Purvis
Plot: The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Awards: 8 nominations
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Denzel Washington … Walter Garber
John Travolta … Ryder
Luis Guzmán … Phil Ramos
Victor Gojcaj … Bashkim
John Turturro … Camonetti
Michael Rispoli … John Johnson
Ramon Rodriguez … Delgado
James Gandolfini … Mayor
John Benjamin Hickey … Deputy Mayor LaSalle
Alex Kaluzhsky … George
Gbenga Akinnagbe … Wallace
Katherine Sigismund … Mom
Jake Richard Siciliano … 8-Year-Old Boy (as Jake Siciliano)
Jason Butler Harner … Mr. Thomas
Gary Basaraba … Jerry Pollard (Motorman)
Plot: Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day’s work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 100 min | 108 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Feel it June 5
Cast: Bradley Cooper … Phil Wenneck
Ed Helms … Stu Price
Zach Galifianakis … Alan Garner
Justin Bartha … Doug Billings
Heather Graham … Jade
Sasha Barrese … Tracy Garner
Jeffrey Tambor … Sid Garner
Ken Jeong … Mr. Chow
Rachael Harris … Melissa
Mike Tyson … Himself
Mike Epps … Black Doug
Jernard Burks … Leonard
Rob Riggle … Officer Franklin
Cleo King … Officer Garden
Bryan Callen … Eddie Palermo
Plot: A Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, then must retrace their steps in order to find him.
Awards: Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 12 nominations
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Release Year: 2009
Country: Austria | Germany | France | Italy
Runtime: 144 min
Languages: German | Italian | Polish | Latin
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Christian Friedel … The School Teacher
Ernst Jacobi … The School Teacher (voice)
Leonie Benesch … Eva
Ulrich Tukur … The Baron
Ursina Lardi … The Baronin
Fion Mutert … Sigi
Michael Kranz … The Home Teacher
Burghart Klaußner … The Pastor
Steffi Kühnert … The Pastor's Wife
Maria-Victoria Dragus … Klara
Leonard Proxauf … Martin
Levin Henning … Adolf
Johanna Busse … Margarete
Thibault Sérié … Gustav
Josef Bierbichler … The Steward
Plot: Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 11 nominations
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Sunday, May 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 105 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Money. Sex. Murder. Greed. Corruption. See »
Cast: Kelsey Grammer … Frank Griffin
Terry Crews … James
Giovanni Ribisi … Wayne Beering
James Caan … Jerry Haggerty
Luke Wilson … Jack Harris
Laura Ramsey … Audrey Dawns
Rade Serbedzija … Nikita Sokoloff
Gabriel Macht … Buck Dolby
Jacinda Barrett … Diana Harris
Martin Kove … U.S. Senator
Christopher McDonald … George Harris
Kevin Pollak … Curt Allmans
Robert Forster … Louie La La
Jesse Jane … Herself
John Ashton … Morgan
Graham McTavish … Ivan
Claudia Jordan … Cynthia
Jason Antoon … Denny Z
Stacey Alysson … Alexandra Raynes
Hunter Gomez … Young Jack (Age 15)
Lauren Gallagher … Scared Hooker
Julie Lott … Jessie 'River Dancer'
Diane Sorrentino … Raven Swallows
Jose Rosete … NASA Security Guard
Daniel Ganea … Russian Thug / Bouncer (credit only)
Nick Sowell … Josh Posner
Aighleann McKiernan … Waitress
Lauren Owen … Adult Film Star in gold swimsuit
Jim Devoti … News Reporter
Maarsen Roney … Orgy Man
Thomas J. Post … Red Carpet Film Star
Daylon Wear … Pornstar
Bubba Ganter … Reggie (as Leon Ganter)
Vincent Conti … 1950s Kid
Byron Browne … Club Bouncer
Eric Naroyan … Movie Producer
Christian Michael Clark … Michael (Age 9)
Samuel Brodie … Drunk Porn Director
Robert Della Cerra … Bill Romero
Billy Sorrentino … Vito – Louie La La's Driver
Greg Vrotsos … Arresting Officer (as Gregory Nicholas Vrotsos)
Melissa Bustamante … Laura
Lane Simpson … Red Carpet Reporter
Wesley Claggett … Johnny Deep
Raj Suri … Pakistani Terrorist
Richard Wilk … Hard Rock Host
Pat Giglio … Office Manager
Justin Mack … Bartender
Jason Soule … Factory Office Worker
Dexter Jasper … Peanut
Brady Stanley … Teen Michael
Douglas L. Cook … Police Officer
Danelle Benton-Smith … Club Attendee
Krysten Jackson … Office Employee
Ron Cadwell … Towncar Driver
James Stickel … Picnic Goer
Shane Shields … Dean Loomis
Jack Barnes … Adam – 5 months old
Marc Lyncheski … Russion Bouncer
Derek laKeith Martin … Club bouncer
Jared Keesling … Russian Bouncer
Rick Cooper … Doctor
Plot: Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars. Full synopsis »
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Saturday, May 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: South Korea
Runtime: 128 min
Languages: Korean
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Eun-kyo Park (screenplay) and Joon-ho Bong (screenplay)
Cast: Bin Won … Yoon Do-joon
Hye-ja Kim
Ku Jin
Plot: A mother desperately searches for the killer that framed her son for their horrific murder. add synopsis
Awards: 5 wins & 2 nominations
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Saturday, May 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: France | Italy
Runtime: 155 min | France:150 min
Languages: French | Arabic | Corsican
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Thomas Bidegain (screenplay) and Jacques Audiard (screenplay) …
Cast: Tahar Rahim … Malik El Djebena
Niels Arestrup … César Luciani
Adel Bencherif … Ryad
Hichem Yacoubi … Reyeb
Reda Kateb … Jordi
Jean-Philippe Ricci … Vettori
Gilles Cohen … Prof
Antoine Basler … Pilicci
Leïla Bekhti … Djamila
Pierre Leccia … Sampierro
Foued Nassah … Antaro
Jean-Emmanuel Pagni … Santi
Frédéric Graziani … Chef de détention
Slimane Dazi … Lattrache
Rabah Loucif … L'avocat de Malik
Plot: A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Japan
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English | Spanish | Hebrew | French | Japanese
Director:
Tagline: For every way in, there is another way out.
Cast: Isaach De Bankolé … Lone Man
Alex Descas … Creole
Jean-François Stévenin … French
Óscar Jaenada … Waiter
Luis Tosar … Violin
Paz de la Huerta … Nude
Tilda Swinton … Blonde
Youki Kudoh … Molecules
John Hurt … Guitar
Gael García Bernal … Mexican
Hiam Abbass … Driver
Bill Murray … American
Héctor Colomé … Second American
María Isasi … Flamenco Club Waitress
Norma Yessenia Paladines … Flight Attendant
Plot: The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:84 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: a love/hate comedy.
Cast: Meg Ryan … Louise
Timothy Hutton … Ian
Justin Long … Todd
Kristen Bell … Sara
Derek Carter … Man #1
Bill Parks … Man #2
Kimberlee Peterson … Trashy Girl
Nathan Dean … Detective
Andy Ostroy … Police Officer
Plot: A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet … right before their home is invaded by burglars. add synopsis
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director: Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor
Tagline: He was dead…But he got better
Cast: Jason Statham … Chev Chelios
Amy Smart … Eve Lydon
Dwight Yoakam … Doc Miles
Efren Ramirez … Venus
Julanne Chidi Hill … Dark Chocolate
Reno Wilson … Orlando
Keone Young … Don Kim
Art Hsu … Johnny Vang
Joseph Julian Soria … Chico
Ling Bai … Ria
Clifton Collins Jr. … El Huron
David Carradine … Poon Dong
Corey Haim … Randy
Geri Halliwell … Karen Chelios
Billy Unger … Young Chev
Plot: Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: John Cena … Danny Fisher
Aidan Gillen … Miles Jackson
Ashley Scott … Molly Porter
Steve Harris … George Aiken
Brian J. White … Hank Carver (as Brian White)
Gonzalo Menendez … Ray Santiago
Taylor Cole … Erica Kessen
Kyle Russell Clements … Dave Fisher (as Kyle Clements)
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo … Willie Dumaine
Travis Davis … Anthony Deluso
Nick Gomez … Samuel
Brian Stanton … FBI Agent Gator (as Brian Decaro)
Rosalind Rubin … FBI Agent Sheila
Billy Slaughter … Technician
Kim Collins … Phil the Plumber
Plot: Detective Danny Fisher discovers his girlfriend has been kidnapped by a ex-con tied to Fisher’s past, and he’ll have to successfully complete 12 challenges in order to secure her safe release.
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 86 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Right now, the world needs a hero.
Cast: Seth Rogen … Ronnie Barnhardt
Ray Liotta … Detective Harrison
Michael Peña … Dennis
Anna Faris … Brandi
Dan Bakkedahl … Mark
Jesse Plemons … Charles
John Yuan … John Yuen
Matt Yuan … Matt Yuen
Celia Weston … Mom
Collette Wolfe … Nell
Randy Gambill … Pervert
Alston Brown … Bruce
Cody Midthunder … D-Rock
Deborah Brown … Female Reporter (as Debra-Jayne Brown)
Aziz Ansari … Saddamn
Plot: Bi-polar mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper’s paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can’t bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective, is recruited to close the case.
Awards: 1 nomination
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 110 min | 114 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: If bad people hurt someone you love, how far would you go to hurt them back?
Cast: Tony Goldwyn … John Collingwood
Monica Potter … Emma Collingwood
Garret Dillahunt … Krug
Aaron Paul … Francis
Spencer Treat Clark … Justin
Riki Lindhome … Sadie
Martha MacIsaac … Paige
Sara Paxton … Mari Collingwood
Michael Bowen … Morton
Joshua Cox … Giles (as Josh Cox)
Usha Khan … Maid
Plot: After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging the parents of one of the victims — a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.
Awards: 1 win
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: New Model. Original Parts.
Cast: Vin Diesel … Dominic Toretto
Paul Walker … Brian O'Conner
Jordana Brewster … Mia Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez … Letty
John Ortiz … Campos
Laz Alonso … Fenix Rise
Gal Gadot … Gisele Harabo
Jack Conley … Penning
Shea Whigham … Agent Ben Stasiak
Liza Lapira … Agent Sophie Trinh
Sung Kang … Han Lue
Wilmer Calderon … Tash
Don Omar … Himself
Mirtha Michelle … Cara
Greg Cipes … Dwight
Plot: Brian O’Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.
Awards: 1 win & 4 nominations
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 125 min | Turkey:118 min
Languages: English | Spanish | Russian | German
Director:
Tagline: Outwit. Outspy. Outsmart. Outplay. Then get out.
Cast: Clive Owen … Ray Koval
Julia Roberts … Claire Stenwick
Tom Wilkinson … Howard Tully
Paul Giamatti … Richard Garsik
Dan Daily … Garsik's Aide
Lisa Roberts Gillan … Tully's Assistant (as Lisa Roberts Gillan)
David Shumbris … Turtleneck
Rick Worthy … Dale Raimes
Oleg Shtefanko … Boris Fetyov (as Oleg Stefan)
Denis O'Hare … Duke Monahan
Kathleen Chalfant … Pam Frailes
Khan Baykal … Dinesh Patel
Thomas McCarthy … Jeff Bauer
Wayne Duvall … Ned Guston
Fabrizio Brienza … Hotel Manager
Plot: A pair of corporate spies who share a steamy past hook up to pull off the ultimate con job on their respective bosses.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination
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Friday, February 27th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Sweden | Denmark | Germany
Runtime: 152 min
Languages: Swedish
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Nikolaj Arcel (screenplay) Rasmus Heisterberg (screenplay)
Cast: Michael Nyqvist … Mikael Blomkvist
Noomi Rapace … Lisbeth Salander
Lena Endre … Erika Berger
Peter Haber … Martin Vanger
Sven-Bertil Taube … Henrik Vanger
Peter Andersson … The Lawyer Nils Bjurman
Ingvar Hirdwall … Dirch Frode
Marika Lagercrantz … Cecilia Vanger
Björn Granath … Gustav Morell
Ewa Fröling … Harriet Vanger
Michalis Koutsogiannakis … Dragan Armanskij
Annika Hallin … Annika Giannini
Sofia Ledarp … Malin Erikson
Tomas Köhler … 'Plague'
David Dencik … Janne Dahlman
Plot: Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson’s novel about a journalist and a young female hacker.
Awards: 4 nominations
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Monday, February 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 103 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Tyler Perry … Madea / Joe / Brian
Derek Luke … Joshua Hardaway
Keshia Knight Pulliam … Candace Washington
David Mann … Brown
Tamela J. Mann … Cora
RonReaco Lee … Chuck
Ion Overman … Linda
Vanessa Ferlito … Donna
Viola Davis … Ellen
Sofía Vergara … T.T.
Robin Coleman … Big Sal
Bobbi Baker … Tanya
Aisha Hinds … D.A. Fran Walker
Benjamín Benítez … Arthur
Karan Kendrick … Guard Watson
Plot: Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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