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Best Movies
Popular Movies: The Departed(2006) , Lord of War(2005) , Taken 2(2012) , Gangster Squad(2013) , Horrible Bosses(2011) , Kick-Ass 2(2013) , Identity Thief(2013) , The Family(2013) , Training Day(2001) , A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014) , RED 2(2013) , 22 Jump Street(2014) , Spy(2015) , Gringo(2018) , Nightcrawler(2014) , The Other Guys(2010) , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011) , Road(2017) , Chappie(2015) , Brooklyn's Finest(2010) , Dreams Don't Die(1982) , Clay Pigeons(1998) , Some Like It Hot(1959) , Game Night(2018) , We're the Millers(2013) , Heat(1995) , Freedom Writers(2007) , Stand by Me(1986) , The Heat(2013) , The Equalizer(2014)

List of Best Movies

The Departed
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Release Date: 2006-10-05
Duration: 151min
Country: US
Plot: Billy is a police officer who goes undercover in Costello's Irish mafia. As a mole in the police force, Colin is a gangster. Before they are discovered, they both attempt to learn the other's identity. Their double lifestyles put them in danger and betrayed them. Will they turn against their superiors and friends?
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen
Lord of War
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Release Date: 2005-09-16
Duration: 122min
Country: US
Plot: From his early days in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his neighborhood, to his ascent through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 1990s, when he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son, this film chronicles the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov. This film also follows his marriage to a well-known model, his relationship with his younger brother throughout the years, the constant pursuit of him by an INTERPOL agent, and his inner demons, which oscillate between his desire for success and the immorality of what he does.
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker
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Taken 2 (2012)

6.2 PG-13
Release Date: 2012-10-04
Duration: 91min
Country: US
Plot: Ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills takes his emotionally distressed ex-wife Lenore and her teenage daughter Kim on a trip to Istanbul to heal his family's rift. But a band of criminals targets the family before their joyous vacation even starts. Bryan and Lenore are vanquished after a bloody struggle, with Kim emerging as the final victim. The roots of hatred germinated after Bryan defeated the Albanian crowd, and the family was encircled by an unparalleled calamity. As Bryan fights to get out of the gang's grasp, he uses his covert mini-phone to advise his daughter on how to save her life.
Director: Olivier Megaton
Cast: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, D.B. Sweeney
Gangster Squad
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Release Date: 2013-01-11
Duration: 113min
Country: US
Plot: When John O'Mara returns to the United States from his battle against the Nazis, a group of gangsters controls his city. Mickey Cohen emerged as the leader during his absence, and the entire city was targeted. During the American Mafia heyday of the 1930s and 1940s, Mickey Cohen was a famous character. A battle for Los Angeles's destiny that will decide whether the city will deteriorate or emerge as the gem of the West is sparked by Los Angeles Police officers Jerry and John leading a squad of policemen to pursue mafia figure Mickey Cohen on their terms.
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone
Horrible Bosses
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release Date: 2011-07-08
Duration: 98min
Country: US
Plot: Kurt, Dale, and Nick all have terrible employers. Nick's supervisor is unjust and cruel. Dale's employer is sly and overly sexual. Kurt's wicked and insane employer. They wish they could give up, but they can't. They have issues and are impoverished. They discuss murdering their employers while drinking. They come upon a man who can assist them. He is an adept at murder. They intend to murder their superiors.
Director: Seth Gordon
Cast: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston
Kick-Ass 2
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Release Date: 2013-08-16
Duration: 103min
Country: JP
Plot: A kid named Kick-Ass fights crime while dressed up. He comes across others who follow suit. They get together to establish Justice Forever. Colonel Stars and Stripes is a nice man who leads them. The man Red Mist is evil. His goal is to murder Kick-Ass and his companions. His moniker is The Motherfucker. His own team of nasty people. A female named Hit female fights alongside Kick-Ass. She needs to go to school and give up being the Hit Girl. She detests it. She assists Justice Forever and Kick-Ass in stopping The Motherfucker. They fight quite a bit.
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Lyndsy Fonseca, Jim Carrey
Identity Thief
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release Date: 2013-02-09
Duration: 111min
Country: US
Plot: Sandy Patterson receives a kind call verifying his identity and providing further details. The next thing he knew, his credit cards were completely depleted, and a spa in Florida was reminding him of his appointment. Sandy, whose identity has been stolen, quits his job, leaves his family, and travels to Colorado to track out the offender. It's more difficult than he thought to keep track of the other Sandy and avoid run-ins with bounty hunters, and in the end, the cross-country journey will teach both Sandys valuable lessons about life.
Director: Seth Gordon
Cast: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, T.I.
The Family
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Release Date: 2013-09-13
Duration: 111min
Country: US
Plot: After turning informant against the gang, a Mafia leader and his family are sent under the Witness Protection Program to a quiet French village. FBI Agent Stansfield does his hardest to keep Fred Manzoni, his wife Maggie, and their kids Belle and Warren in check, but they can't resist going back to their old ways and blowing their cover by solving their problems The Family way, which makes it easier for their previous Mafia allies to find them. When ancient scores are settled in the most unlikely of places, chaos results.
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo
Training Day
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Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
Release Date: 2001-10-05
Duration: 122min
Country: US
Plot: Those who have vowed to protect the law are violating it to clean up the streets of Los Angeles, a city filled with drug traffickers. Denzel Washington portrays Alonzo Harris, an experienced drug enforcement agent whose approaches to law enforcement are dubious, if not dishonest. Training Day chronicles Harris's 24-hour training session with rookie Jake Hoyt. Hoyt and the audience are faced with moral conundrums as they consider if Harris' strategy for purging narcotics from South Central Los Angeles' streets was morally correct.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin
A Walk Among the Tombstones
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Release Date: 2014-09-19
Duration: 114min
Country: US
Plot: Matt Scudder is a private eye and a former police officer. A drug dealer asks him to track out the individuals who abducted his wife. Even after he paid them, it appears that they still killed her. Scudder declines. However, the guy informs him how his wife was slain when he visits him later. Scudder accepts the position. After doing some investigation, he believes that the individuals he is searching for have committed this crime more than once and that each person they took is associated with a drug dealer.
Director: Scott Frank
Cast: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, David Harbour, Boyd Holbrook, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
RED 2
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RED 2 (2013)

6.6 PG-13
Release Date: 2013-07-19
Duration: 116min
Country: US
Plot: Former C.I.A. agents Frank, Sarah, and Marvin are aware of a hidden nuclear device. After being exposed by Wikileaks, a lot of people are looking for them and the bomb. They visit Paris, Moscow, and London, where they run into both new and old foes and allies. A crazed murderer who intends to use the bomb must be stopped if they are to rescue the planet.
Cast: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren
22 Jump Street
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Release Date: 2014-06-13
Duration: 112min
Country: US
Plot: When policemen Schmidt and Jenko go deep undercover at a nearby college, they are in for a major transformation after navigating high school (again). However, they start to doubt their relationship when Schmidt enters the scene of the bohemian art major, and Jenko finds a kindred spirit on the football squad. They now need to determine whether they can have a mature relationship instead of merely solving the crime. College may be the greatest thing that has ever happened to these two mature teenagers if they can transform from freshmen into true men.
Director: Phil Lord
Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Peter Stormare, Wyatt Russell, Amber Stevens West
Spy
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Release Date: 2015-06-05
Duration: 120min
Country: US
Plot: Nobody is aware of Susan, a CIA analyst who assists with risky missions. Rick, a senior CIA operative, is also at risk after her partner Bradley vanishes in an action. Susan offers to go undercover and enter the most deadly arms trafficking ring in history to find her partner and rescue the planet. She battles the female boss to get the truth. However, Susan learns from the valiant rescue that things are more complicated than she had believed.
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Jude Law, Miranda Hart
Gringo
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Release Date: 2018-03-09
Duration: 111min
Country: US
Plot: Gringo, a thrilling blend of dramatic intrigue, white-knuckle action, and dark comedy, jets into Mexico, leaving mild-mannered businessman Harold Soyinka helpless against local drug lords, ethically dubious black-ops mercenaries, and his backstabbing business partners back home. Harold struggles to survive his increasingly precarious circumstances as he crosses the line from a law-abiding citizen to a wanted criminal.
Director: Nash Edgerton
Cast: David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Sharlto Copley
Nightcrawler
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Release Date: 2014-10-31
Duration: 118min
Country: US
Plot: A driven young guy, Lou Bloom, is in dire need of employment. With his reportage on the underworld criminals in Los Angeles, he thought he would have an impact. He joined forces with other daring photographers to venture into the thrilling and dangerous realm of "night walking." Filming violent crimes and selling the footage to TV shows is a practice known as "nightcrawler" among freelance journalists and photographers.
Director: Dan Gilroy
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Kevin Rahm
The Other Guys
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Release Date: 2010-08-06
Duration: 116min
Country: US
Plot: This duo of super policemen is not only the department's pride but also the envy of "second tier" actors Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. They are the super elite of the police force. The two naturally take advantage of the chance to stand out by imitating the city's top police officers, but things do not go as planned. By coincidence, they embrace the opportunity to do so.
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Release Date: 2011-12-14
Duration: 158min
Country: US
Plot: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo tells the story of Mikkel Blomkvist, a reporter for a financial magazine, who was overwhelmed by a defamation lawsuit caused by a report. He unexpectedly received a call from Henry, the founder of Sweden's top family business, Vanger Industries Group. · Vanger's invitation. On the surface, Mikel wants to write a biography for the other party, but in fact, he is helping Dicky investigate an unsolved murder case that occurred in the family 40 years ago.
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright
Road
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Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
Release Date: 2017-08-05
Duration: 91min
Country: GB
Plot: An elder brother who lives a life of crime departs, advising his younger brother that there is no place for this kind of life. A few years later, his younger brother starts abusing drugs and turning to crime. After a bad transaction results in his younger brother's murder, his elder brother returns to crime to discover and exact revenge.
Director: Vitae Nas
Cast: Dylan Duffus
Chappie
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Release Date: 2015-03-06
Duration: 120min
Country: US
Plot: The plot centers around Chappie, a little artificially intelligent robot intended to be a robot patrol cop. Shortly after his birth, two thieves steal him to transform him into evil. Instead, they create an unusual temporary family with Chappie. Chappie is a genius with extraordinary talent who was unexpectedly reincarnated as a robot.
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser
Brooklyn's Finest
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Release Date: 2010-03-04
Duration: 133min
Country: US
Plot: We track three policemen as they navigate drug transactions, violence, casual racism, poverty, housing developments, and dishonest law enforcement in Brooklyn: Sal, who will kill to get money; Eddie, the oldest beat cop in the precinct with one week left before retiring; and Tango, an African-American working undercover who thinks he's earned a promotion to a desk job but has to set up the bust of an ex-con who saved his life. Could this be a happy ending for any of the three?
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Vincent D'Onofrio
Dreams Don't Die
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Release Date: 1982-05-21
Duration: 100min
Plot: In New York City's nasty neighborhoods across the river, two young lovers—one a graffiti artist and the other a foster child—run into difficulties. After seeing young Danny defacing subway carriages, Officer Charles Banks apprehends Teiresa for drug sales to Kirk, another deceived adolescent. Rather than handing them both up, the officer provides the two teenagers an opportunity to continue their lives together. It turns out that changing their behavior is harder than anticipated.
Director: Roger Young
Cast: Ike Eisenmann, Trini Alvarado, Paul Winfield, James Broderick, George Coe
Clay Pigeons
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release Date: 1998-09-25
Duration: 104min
Country: US
Plot: A young man named Clay lives in a small town and observes his buddy commit himself as a result of Clay's ongoing relationship with the man's wife. Now, filled with remorse, Clay pushes back against the widow's advances toward continuing their extramarital relationship. Clay makes the unsettling serial murderer his buddy.
Director: David Dobkin
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo, Scott Wilson, Gregory Sporleder
Some Like It Hot
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Release Date: 1959-03-19
Duration: 122min
Country: US
Plot: Chicago musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mobster murder a number of people. They join an all-girl band headed to Florida because they had to get away. They assume female identities and go by the names Josephine and Daphne. Joe attempts to date some girls, and they like her, especially Sugar. However, when the mobster and his crew arrive, problems arise.
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, George Raft, Pat O’Brien
Game Night
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Release Date: 2018-02-23
Duration: 100min
Country: US
Plot: Every week, Max and Annie, a couple, go to a game night, but when Max's brother Brooks comes, things go out of control. Brooks organizes a "murder" party, but in reality, he is abducted. Though they are mistaken, Max, Annie, and their buddies believe that this is a part of their criminal scheme. When actual kidnappers abduct Brooks, they put them at risk.
Cast: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan, Billy Magnussen
We're the Millers
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Release Date: 2013-08-07
Duration: 110min
Country: US
Plot: David is a petty drug dealer with debt to his boss. He is compelled to carry marijuana from Mexico by his boss. David recruits the help of a fictional family. He makes the pretense of being wed to Rose, a dancer. Kenny and Casey are their two children as well. They cross the border in an RV. They encounter various problems and risks. The family becomes closer together.
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter, Ed Helms
Heat
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Heat (1995)

8.3 R
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Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
Release Date: 1995-12-15
Duration: 170min
Country: US
Plot: Both robbers and police officers are committed to their careers and their competition. Despite their animosity, they respect and acknowledge each other. Their personal struggles impede their ability to do their jobs well. When the thief attempts to do one last job, they have one last altercation. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro star in the crime drama Heat.
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore
Freedom Writers
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Release Date: 2007-01-05
Duration: 123min
Country: US
Plot: Erin Gruwell is a new instructor at a racially divided high school. She is an English teacher for a class of kids who deal with gangs, poverty, and violence. She encourages them to gain tolerance and knowledge and offers them diaries in which they may record their tales. She pushes the school and her family while altering their life. With Hilary Swank, Freedom Writers is a real and inspirational drama.
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Hernandez Castillo
Stand by Me
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Release Date: 1986-08-08
Duration: 89min
Country: US
Plot: In 1959, four lads set out on a walk in Oregon in search of a corpse. Along the road, they encounter risks, difficulties, and secrets. They pick up lessons about growing up, bravery, and friendship. A group of bullies who wish to beat them to their bodies is another issue they must cope with. The narrative is based on a Stephen King novella.
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland
The Heat
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Release Date: 2013-06-28
Duration: 117min
Country: US
Plot: In the comedy The Heat, two mismatched police officers work together to apprehend a drug boss. Sandra Bullock portrays Sarah Ashburn, an intense FBI agent who has a falling out with Melissa McCarthy's foul-mouthed Boston police officer character, Shannon Mullins. They must put aside their differences and learn to cooperate while they deal with comedy, danger, and family matters.
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demián Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport
The Equalizer
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Release Date: 2014-09-26
Duration: 132min
Country: US
Plot: Robert McCall is a retired spy who is living in Boston. He befriends a young girl named Alina, who is a Russian mafia-controlled prostitute. When Alina gets seriously attacked by her pimp, Robert promises to make use of his abilities to help her and other victims. He is going combat a tough opponent named Teddy, who works for mafia boss Jeanine. The film is based on a television series.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Haley Bennett