Top Crime Movies 2017
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Bullet Head
Limited
After pulling off the heist of a lifetime, three career criminals find themselves trapped in a warehouse with the law closing in. But, inside the warehouse, a more dangerous threat awaitsas the fugitives are plunged into a furious battle for their lives.
Antonio Banderas, Adrien Brody, Paul Solet, Yariv Lerner, Les Weldon, Milos Djukelic, Rick Benattar, Raphael Swann
Hangman
Limited
Decorated homicide detective Ray Archer (Al Pacino) partners with criminal profiler Will Ruiney (Karl Urban) to catch one of the city's notoriously vicious serial killers, who is playing a twisted version of murder using the child's game… HANGMAN, while journalist Christi Davies (Brittany Snow) reports on the crime spree, shadowing the detectives.
Karl Urban, Al Pacino, Johnny Martin, Brittany Snow, Michael Caissie, Charles Hutting, Phil Hawkins
All the Money in the World
Limited
Follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer) and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail (Michelle Williams) to convince his billionaire grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom. When Getty Sr. refuses, Gail attempts to sway him as her son’s captors become increasingly volatile and brutal. With her son’s life in the balance, Gail and Getty’s advisor (Mark Wahlberg) become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of love over money.
Mark Wahlberg, Ridley Scott, Michelle Williams, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Christopher Plummer, Charlie Plummer, Quentin Curtis
My Friend Dahmer
Limited
Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the American Midwest, becoming one of history’s most infamous serial killers. This is the story before that story. Jeff (Ross Lynch) is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins. His bizarre behavior at school attracts unexpected friends, a group of band-nerds who form The Dahmer Fan Club, headed by Derf Backderf (Alex Wolff). But as they near graduation, Jeff’s depravity continues to take hold, and he spirals further out of control.
Anne Heche, Alex Wolff, Vincent Kartheiser, Ross Lynch, Dallas Roberts
Bad Grandmas
Limited
A dark comedy about four grandmothers who accidentally kill a con man.
Judge Reinhold, Pam Grier, Randall Batinkoff, Srikant Chellappa, Florence Henderson, Miriam Parrish, Brian Jun
My Friend Dahmer
Scope TBA
Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the American Midwest, becoming one of history’s most infamous serial killers. This is the story before that story. Jeff (Ross Lynch) is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins. His bizarre behavior at school attracts unexpected friends, a group of band-nerds who form The Dahmer Fan Club, headed by Derf Backderf (Alex Wolff). But as they near graduation, Jeff’s depravity continues to take hold, and he spirals further out of control.
Anne Heche, Alex Wolff, Vincent Kartheiser, Ross Lynch, Dallas Roberts
Brawl in Cell Block 99
New York / Los Angeles
In BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99, a former boxer named Bradley (Vince Vaughn) loses his job as an auto mechanic, and his troubled marriage is about to end. At this crossroads in his life, he feels that he has no better option than to work for an old buddy as a drug courier. This improves his situation until the terrible day that he finds himself in a gunfight between a group of police officers and his own ruthless allies. When the smoke clears, Bradley is badly hurt and thrown in prison, where his enemies force him to commit acts of violence that turn the place into a savage battleground.
Vince Vaughn, Don Johnson, S. Craig Zahler, Udo Kier, Jennifer Carpenter, Marc Blucas
Blood Money
Limited
Three friends on a wilderness excursion must outrun a white collar criminal hell-bent on retrieving his cash, but soon their greed turns them against each other.
John Cusack, Lucky McKee, Ellar Coltrane, Willa Fitzgerald
1922
Netflix
Based on Stephen King's 131-page story telling of a man's confession of his wife's murder. The tale is told from from the perspective of Wilfred James, the story's unreliable narrator who admits to killing his wife, Arlette, with his son in Nebraska. But after he buries her body, he finds himself terrorized by rats and, as his life begins to unravel, becomes convinced his wife is haunting him.
Zak Hilditch, Thomas Jane, Molly Parker
Tragedy Girls
Limited
Best friends Sadie and McKayla are on a mission to boost their social media fandom as amateur crime reporters hot on the trail of a deranged local serial killer. After they manage to capture the killer and secretly hold him hostage, they realize the best way to get scoops on future victims would be to, you know, murder people themselves. As the @TragedyGirls become an overnight sensation and panic grips their small town, can their friendship survive the strain of national stardom? Will they get caught? Will their accounts get verified?
Craig Robinson, Brianna Hildebrand, Josh Hutcherson, Tyler MacIntyre, Alexandra Shipp
Suburbicon
Nationwide
Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns…the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge (Matt Damon) must navigate the town’s dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit, and violence. This is a tale of very flawed people making very bad choices. This is Suburbicon.
George Clooney, Ethan Coen, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Joel Silver, Joel Coen, Matt Damon, Glenn Fleshler
The Vault
Limited
Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother who burned down a warehouse owned by a notorious gangster.
James Franco, Taryn Manning, Dan Bush, Conal Byrne, Francesca Eastwood, Scott Haze
American Made
Nationwide
Follows Barry Seal, a TWA pilot recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America. Seal finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the U.S., one that spawned the birth of the Medellin cartel and eventually almost brought down the Reagan White House through the Iran Contra scandal.
Ron Howard, Caleb Landry Jones, Domhnall Gleeson, Christopher Woodrow, Doug Liman, Brian Grazer, Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright
Chasing the Dragon
Limited
Donnie Yen stars as infamous real-life drug kingpin Crippled Ho, who came to Hong Kong an illegal immigrant in 1963 and ruthlessly carved an empire from the chaotic underworld of drug dealers and corrupt police that ruled the city under notorious detective Lee Rock (Andy Lau).
Wong Jin, Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Kent Cheng
The Persian Connection
As a child soldier, Behrouz (Reza Sixo Safai) miraculously survived the Iran-Iraq War to be squirreled away to the streets of Los Angeles. After two decades under the ruthless Iranian mobster Cirrus Golshiri (Parviz Sayyad), Behrouz leaves the underworld to follow his American Dream of becoming a “Real Estate Man”. But after a chance encounter involving a high-stakes poker game, he is brought back into the life he left behind and accused of stealing from his former boss. Behrouz and his Russian girlfriend Oksana (Helena Mattsson), must hunt down missing drugs as events from his past and present clash spiraling out of control.
Julian Sands, David Diaan, Daniel Y-Li Grove, Reza Sixo Safai, Helena Mattson, Parviz Sayyad, Laura Harring, Dominic Rains
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Detroit
Nationwide
Set in Detroit, Michigan, a number of devastating riots take place over five summer days in 1967.
John Krasinski, Will Poulter, Megan Ellison, Matthew Budman, John Boyega, Algee Smith, Jack Reynor, Anthony Mackie
68 Kill
Limited
Trailer-dwelling, sewage-pumping Chip (Matthew Gray Gubler) may not lead the most glamorous life, but he’s got one thing going for him: he’s head over heels infatuated with his girlfriend Liza (AnnaLynne McCord). He’s more than willing to overlook her wild streak—the fact that she’s hooking up with their landlord; her rather extreme mood swings —so when she proposes a plot to steal $68,000, he goes along with the plan. But when what was supposed to be a simple heist turns into an off-the-rails, blood-spattered crime spree, Chip learns the hard way just how deranged the love of his life really is.
AnnaLynne McCord, Sheila Vand, Trent Haaga, Matthew Gray Gubler, Alisha Boe, Sam Eidson, James Moses Black, Ajay Mehta
Good Time
Limited
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city's underworld in an increasingly desperate—and dangerous—attempt to get his brother out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Constantine finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the balance.
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Robert Pattinson, Barkhad Abdi, Sebastian Bear-McClard, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barkhad Abdi., Buddy Duress
Shot Caller
Limited
Shot Caller follows the harrowing, often heart-rending journey of successful businessman Jacob Harlon (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) who is transformed into Money, a stoic, ruthless prison gangster after a DUI sends him down the rabbit hole of the American prison system. As he navigates the brutality of his new home, adapting to its violent codes of ethics and rites of passage that will ensure his survival, he slowly loses his previous identity and his relationship to his former life, including his wife and son. The grip of his new family, the prison gang, extends beyond the prison walls. Upon his release, chased by the law enforcement, threatened by his incarcerated “protectors,” Money must orchestrate one last dangerous crime. All is not what it seems. The ruthless process of fulfilling his obligations also becomes his path to sacrifice, retribution and self-definition.
Lake Bell, Evan Jones, Omari Hardwick, Benjamin Bratt, Ric Roman Waugh, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen
6 Days
Limited
A taut thriller telling the incredible true story of terror after six heavily-armed gunmen invaded the Iranian Embassy in London, taking 26 people hostage. Negotiators, police, politicians and the military wrestle over the correct response, all observed by some the world’s first live TV news coverage.
Abbie Cornish, Mark Strong, Toa Fraser, Jamie Bell
The Villainess
Limited
Bloody revenge is at the heart of this stylish, kinetic action-thriller that gives a welcome shot of adrenaline to the classic femme fatale story. Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited as a sleeper agent with the promise of freedom after ten years of service - and she jumps at the chance for a normal life. But soon enough, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for, and now nobody can stand in her way as she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.
Kim Ok-Vin, Shin Ha-kyun, Bang Sung-Jun, Kim Seo-Hyung
Detroit
Limited
Set in Detroit, Michigan, a number of devastating riots take place over five summer days in 1967.
John Krasinski, Will Poulter, Megan Ellison, Matthew Budman, John Boyega, Algee Smith, Jack Reynor, Anthony Mackie
11:55
Limited
Follows U.S. Marine Nelson Sanchez (Almanzar), who just returned to his neighborhood after serving in the War in Afghanistan. Amid the celebration honoring his homecoming, word reaches him that the vengeful brother of a drug dealer he accidentally killed years ago, is due to arrive on the 11:55 bus into town. Suddenly Nelson is faced with a new battle as he struggles to break from the cycles of violence that have previously defined him.
Ari Issler, Ben Snyder, Victor Almanzar, Elizabeth Rodriguez, David Zayas, Julia Stiles, John Leguizamo
Baby Driver
Nationwide
A talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Edgar Wright, Ansel Elgort, Sky Ferreira, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park
The House
Nationwide
After Scott and Kate Johansen (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) lose their daughter Alex’s college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank (Jason Mantzoukas), they decide to start an illegal casino in the basement of his house.
Will Ferrell, Andrew Jay Cohen, Adam McKay, Brendan O'Brien, Amy Poehler, Chris Henchy, Nathan Kahane, Joe Drake
Lady Bloodfight
Limited
A troubled American girl (Amy Johnston) is recruited to fight in a vicious, all-female and underground Japanese martial arts tournament known as "The Kumite."
Chris Nahon, Bey Logan, Judd Bloch, Amy Johnston, Muriel Hofmann, Jenny Wu, Kathy Wu, Jet Tranter
Going in Style
Nationwide
Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up as lifelong buddies Willie, Joe and Al, who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty.
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Zach Braff, Joey King, Morgan Freeman, Ann-Margret, Ted Melfi, Michael Caine, Matt Dillon, Donald De Line
The Assignment
Limited
Hitman Frank Kitchen (Michelle Rodriguez) is given a lethal assignment, but after being double-crossed, he discovers he’s not the man he thought he was—he’s been surgically altered and now has the body of a woman. Seeking vengeance, Frank heads for a showdown with the person (Sigourney Weaver) who transformed him, a brilliant surgeon with a chilling agenda of her own.
Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Walter Hill, Tony Shalhoub, Anthony LaPaglia, Caitlin Gerard
Win It All
VOD / Digital
Jake Johnson stars as small time gambler Eddie Garrett, who agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he's unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt. When the prison release is shortened, Eddie suddenly has a small window of time to win all the money back.
Jake Johnson, Joe Lo Truglio, Joe Swanberg, Keegan-Michael Key, Aislinn Derbez
Thumper
Limited
Centers on a group of teens living in a run-down town that end up working for a dangerous drug dealer.
Pablo Schreiber, Ben Feldman, Grant Harvey, Jordan Ross, Eliza Taylor, Lena Headey, Daniel Webber
Free Fire
Nationwide
Set in a colorful yet gritty 1970s Boston, Free Fire opens with Justine (Oscar® winner Brie Larson), a mysterious American businesswoman, and her wise-cracking associate Ord (Armie Hammer) arranging a black-market weapons deal in a deserted warehouse between IRA arms buyer Chris (Cillian Murphy) and shifty South African gun runner Vernon (Sharlto Copley). What starts as a polite if uneasy exchange soon goes south when tensions escalate and shots are fired, quickly leading to a full-on Battle Royale where it’s every man (and woman) for themselves.
Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Sam Riley, Ben Wheatley, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Jack Reynor, Noah Taylor
Mean Dreams
Limited
A small-town farm boy falls in love with the new girl next door. After stealing drug money from the girl's father, the young couple go on the run.
Sophie Nelisse, Nathan Morlando, Kevin Coughlin, Ryan Grassby, Josh Wiggins, Bill Paxton
Ghost in the Shell
Nationwide
Follows Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.
Scarlett Johansson, Rupert Sanders, Jonathan Herman, Chin Han, Steven Paul, Ari Arad, Laeta Kalogridis, Bill Wheeler
The Prison
Limited
After a fatal accident, Yu-gon, a former police inspector, is sentenced to hard time in a prison he once helped fill. Once inside, he discovers the entire penitentiary is no longer controlled by the guards, but by a vicious crime syndicate that breaks out at night, using their prison sentences as the perfect alibi to commit intricate heists. Looking for revenge against the system that placed him inside, Yu-gon joins the syndicate... but with every man out for himself, how long can the perfect crime last?
Na Hyeon, Han Suk-Kyu, Kim Rae-Won, Lee Kyoung-Young, Jung Woong-In, Jo Jae-Yun, Shin Sung-Rok, Kim Sung-Kyun
War on Everyone
Limited
Michael Pena and Alexander Skarsgard play two corrupt cops in New Mexico who make a living blackmailing criminals until they try to intimidate someone who could be even more dangerous than they are.
Theo James, Michael Peña, John Michael McDonagh, Alexander Skarsgard, Tessa Thompson
The Crash
Limited
Set in the future when the US economy is on the brink of yet another massive financial crisis, The Crash tells the story of Guy Clifton, a federally-indicted stock trader, who is secretly enlisted by the federal government to help thwart a cyber-attack aimed at the US stock markets – an attack that could permanently cripple the economy.
Our ‘richer than God’ protagonist is charged with assembling a team capable of running the government’s top secret ‘shadow stock exchange’ in an attempt to keep the markets from mass panic in the event the cyber-hijack is successful. Having only ever been fueled by his love of money, Guy fully intends to use his insider knowledge of this world catastrophe for personal gain until he unearths the organization behind the attack and discovers its motives. For the first time in his life, Guy is challenged to make decisions not only for himself, but also for the good of his country – decisions that are rooted in morality rather than dollar signs.
Aram Rappaport, Isaac LaMell, Hilary Shor, Atit Shah, Aaron Becker, Peter Shuldiner
Trespass Against Us
Limited
Trespass Against Us is set across three generations of the Cutler family who live as outlaws in their own anarchic corner of Britain’s richest countryside. Chad Cutler (Michael Fassbender) is heir apparent to his bruising criminal father, Colby (Brendan Gleeson) and has been groomed to spend his life hunting, thieving and tormenting the police. But with his own son, Tyson (Georgie Smith) coming of age, Chad soon finds himself locked in a battle with his father for the future of his young family. When Colby learns of Chad’s dreams for another life he sets out to tie his son and grandson into the archaic order that has bound the Cutler family for generations. He engineers a spectacular piece of criminal business involving a heist, a high-speed car chase and a manhunt, which leaves Chad bruised and bloodied and with his very freedom at stake. With the law cracking down and his father
Brendan Gleeson, Adam Smith, Michael Fassbender, Rory Stewart Kinnear, Alastair Siddons, Lyndsey Marshal