Looking for crime movies when youre bored you have probably never heard of? Here are 10 hand-picked films that actually deliver. No filler, just great cinema.
When boredom hits hard enough to make you actually search for something to watch, the film you choose needs to be good enough to justify sitting down and committing. Crime cinema away from the mainstream tends to be harder, more specific and less forgiving of audience comfort — which is often precisely where the most interesting work lives.
After the death of her daughter at the hand of her boyfriend, Marisela Escobedo began to fight for justice not only against the murderer but also against the corrupt Mexican judicial system.
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A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
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A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
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Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of thre...
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A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.
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Best friends Peppe and Mario are thieves, but they're not very good at it. Still, Peppe thinks that he's finally devised a master heist that will make them rich. With the help of some fellow criminals, he plans to dig a ...
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A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.
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A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
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In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a g...
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On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, ...
View Details →The next time you are planning a night when youre bored and need a crime movie that actually delivers, start here. This list is updated regularly so the recommendations stay fresh. And if you find a favourite, check out its dedicated page for more details, cast info, and similar films you might love.