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    Orokamono no Mibun 2025 POSTER

    Orokamono no Mibun

    2025

    Japanese

    2

    criminal underworld

    mentor protégé relationship

    Thriller

    Koto Nagata Koto Nagata Director Yûma Yamoto Yûma Yamoto as Haruto Egawa Takumi Kitamura Takumi Kitamura as Takuya Matsumoto Yûya Matsuura Yûya Matsuura as Toshio Maeda Haruka Kinami Haruka Kinami as Yui Natsuki
    To get by, Takuya and Mamoru pose as women in an online scheme, but when they try to leave this life, they must rely on their dangerous mentor for help.
    Australia Day 2017 POSTER

    Australia Day

    2017

    English

    5.7

    23

    50%

    49%

    Action

    australia

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    immigration

    nationalism

    Kriv Stenders Kriv Stenders Director Christopher Sommers Christopher Sommers as Desk Sergeant Matthew Le Nevez Matthew Le Nevez as Detective Mitchell Collyer Daniel Webber Daniel Webber as Jason Patterson Bryan Brown Bryan Brown as Terry Friedman
    On Australia's most controversial national holiday, the lives of three Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds will collide, illuminating contemporary issues of racial tension and national identity that simmer beneath the surface of modern Australia.
    Die Engel von St. Pauli 1969 POSTER

    Die Engel von St. Pauli

    1969

    German

    6.7

    3

    Action

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    erotic movie

    hamburg, germany

    illegal prostitution

    murder of prostitute

    Jürgen Roland Jürgen Roland Director Rainer Basedow Rainer Basedow as Clock-Five Margot Mahler Margot Mahler as Elli Horst Frank Horst Frank as Jule Nickels Joachim Wolff Joachim Wolff as Passant
    Angels of the Street or The Angel of St. Pauli is a 1969 West German crime film directed by Jürgen Roland and starring Horst Frank, Herbert Fux and Werner Pochath. It is set in the St. Pauli red light district of the port of Hamburg.
    Played 2006 POSTER

    Played

    2006

    English

    4.2

    3

    11%

    11%

    Action

    Crime

    criminal

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    murder

    prison

    sentence

    Thriller

    Sean Stanek Sean Stanek Director Val Kilmer Val Kilmer as Dillon Gabriel Byrne Gabriel Byrne as Eddie Joanne Whalley Joanne Whalley as Maggie Meredith Ostrom Meredith Ostrom as Nikki
    An examination of the malevolent London underworld with it's despicable criminal underground. Ray (Mick Rossi) just finished an eight year prison sentence after getting set up. Now he is back on the streets to settle the score.
    Redemption 2013 POSTER

    Redemption

    2013

    English

    6.2

    96

    50%

    38%

    Action

    chinese mafia

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    homeless person

    london, england

    redemption

    stolen identity

    Thriller

    Steven Knight Steven Knight Director Youssef Kerkour Youssef Kerkour as Bouzanis Aaron Ly Aaron Ly as Cantonese Man Jason Statham Jason Statham as Joey Benedict Wong Benedict Wong as Mr. Choy
    Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.
    Ushijima the Loan Shark 2012 POSTER

    Ushijima the Loan Shark

    2012

    Japanese

    6.1

    1

    43%

    43%

    Action

    based on manga

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    debt collector

    Drama

    japan

    yamikin

    Masatoshi Yamaguchi Masatoshi Yamaguchi Director Yoshinori Okada Yoshinori Okada as Hayato Ichihara Hayato Ichihara as Nana Katase Nana Katase as Yûko Ôshima Yûko Ôshima as
    Mirai Suzuki (Yuko Oshima) becomes responsible for her mother's debt which is owed to loan shark Kaoru Ushijima (Takayuki Yamada). To begin paying off her mother's debt, Mirai begins working at a dating cafe. Meanwhile, Jun (Kento Hayashi) is the ambitious and greedy company president for an event group. To borrow money, Jun visits Kaukau Finance owned by Kaoru Ushijima.
    Colt 38 Special Squad 1976 POSTER

    Colt 38 Special Squad

    1976

    Italian

    6.7

    3

    53%

    53%

    Action

    child kidnapping

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    dirt bike

    Drama

    hostage

    police corruption

    poliziottesco

    Thriller

    Massimo Dallamano Massimo Dallamano Director Margherita Horowitz Margherita Horowitz as Casino Guest Francesco Ferracini Francesco Ferracini as Franco Lubrano Ivan Rassimov Ivan Rassimov as Marsigliese / Black Angel Grace Jones Grace Jones as Self
    The city of Turin is in the grip of a brutal crime boss known as "Il Marsigliese" and plenty of cops have good cause to want him dead — none more than Inspector Vanni, whose wife was murdered by the ruthless gangster. Having exhausted every other avenue, Vanni forms a crack squad of motorcycle-riding, Colt .38-toting elite officers, tasked with meting out justice on the margins of the law. But when "Il Marsigliese" launches a bombing campaign designed to extort a vast ransom from the city's authorities, Vanni finds himself in a race against time to exact his revenge and avert disaster.
    The Threepenny Opera 1931 POSTER

    The Threepenny Opera

    1931

    German

    7.2

    6

    83%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    corruption

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    musical

    Musical

    prostitute

    social satire

    victorian england

    Georg Wilhelm Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst Director Lotte Lenya Lotte Lenya as Jenny Gustav Püttjer Gustav Püttjer as Mackie Messers Platte Vladimir Sokoloff Vladimir Sokoloff as Smith Reinhold Schünzel Reinhold Schünzel as Tiger-Brown
    In London at the turn of the century, underworld kingpin Mack the Knife marries Polly Peachum without the knowledge of her father, the equally enterprising 'king of the beggars'.
    The Blood of Wolves II 2021 POSTER

    The Blood of Wolves II

    2021

    Japanese

    6.7

    11

    conflict

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    japan

    japanese film

    police

    yakuza

    Kazuya Shiraishi Kazuya Shiraishi Director Nijirô Murakami Nijirô Murakami as Kota Chikada Katsuya Maiguma Katsuya Maiguma as Masatoshi Saeki Tôri Matsuzaka Tôri Matsuzaka as Shuichi Hioka Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Yoji Kakutani
    After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, but, due to one evil person who gets released from prison, the situation drastically changes.
    The Magic Hour 2008 POSTER

    The Magic Hour

    2008

    Japanese

    7.1

    5

    Action

    assassin

    Comedy

    crime comedy

    criminal underworld

    japanese film

    Kôki Mitani Kôki Mitani Director Kôji Yamamoto Kôji Yamamoto as Grumbling Man Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima as Hiromi Kurokawa Haruka Ayase Haruka Ayase as Natsuko Shikama Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô as Taiki Murata
    A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.
    Outside the Law 1920 POSTER

    Outside the Law

    1920

    English

    6.5

    2

    100%

    61%

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Romance

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    Tod Browning Tod Browning Director Lon Chaney Lon Chaney as Black Mike Sylva / Ah Wing E. Alyn Warren E. Alyn Warren as Chang Lo Anna May Wong Anna May Wong as Chinese Girl John George John George as Humpy
    Silent Madden and his daughter Molly have left the criminal underworld of San Francisco thanks to the wise teachings of Chang Low, a Confucian master. But the evil Black Mike Sylva is determined to frame Madden to avenge a mistake from the past…
    Yakuza and the Family 2020 POSTER

    Yakuza and the Family

    2020

    Japanese

    7.1

    13

    Action

    conflict

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    japan

    japanese film

    society

    yakuza

    Michihito Fujii Michihito Fujii Director Shinobu Terajima Shinobu Terajima as Aiko Kimura Hiroshi Tachi Hiroshi Tachi as Hiroshi Shibasaki Tarô Suruga Tarô Suruga as Reiji Kawayama Hayato Isomura Hayato Isomura as Tsubasa Kimura
    Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.
    Ash Is Purest White 2018 POSTER

    Ash Is Purest White

    2018

    Chinese

    18

    99%

    70%

    Action

    china

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    handgun

    mob boss

    Romance

    Zhangke Jia Zhangke Jia Director Kang Kang Kang Kang as Min Liu Min Liu as Er Yong Casper Liang Casper Liang as Lin Jiayan Xuan Li Xuan Li as Li Xuan
    Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.
    Shootout at Wadala 2013 POSTER

    Shootout at Wadala

    2013

    Hindi

    6.1

    7

    50%

    45%

    Action

    Biography

    bollywood

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Gupta Director Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra as Babli Sonu Sood Sonu Sood as Dilawar Imtiaz Haskar Ronit Roy Ronit Roy as Rajan Ambat Tusshar Kapoor Tusshar Kapoor as Sheikh Munir
    The first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai Police, which took place on November 1, 1982.
    First Love 2019 POSTER

    First Love

    2019

    Japanese

    6.7

    29

    95%

    Action

    boxer

    Comedy

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    incurable disease

    japanese film

    Romance

    tokyo, japan

    yakuza

    Takashi Miike Takashi Miike Director Sansei Shiomi Sansei Shiomi as Seiyô Uchino Seiyô Uchino as Gondo Shôta Sometani Shôta Sometani as Kase Takahiro Miura Takahiro Miura as Yasu
    One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin.
    Johan Falk: Slutet 2015 POSTER

    Johan Falk: Slutet

    2015

    Swedish

    7.7

    5

    Action

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    mafia

    police

    Thriller

    Richard Holm Richard Holm Director Marie Richardson Marie Richardson as Helén Falk Evgeni Leonov Evgeni Leonov as Kaganovich Peter Franzén Peter Franzén as Milo Jens Hultén Jens Hultén as Seth Rydell
    The unknown, large mafia organization is now showing its true face. The pressure that GSI and John Falk and his family have put on the organization, makes them fight back on all fronts. The rule book is thrown out. But to go after Johan Falk's family and trying to kill his wife could be the biggest mistake the organization has ever made. GSI closes up around Johan's family and the final battle begins ...
    Neon Flesh 2010 POSTER

    Neon Flesh

    2010

    Spanish

    5.6

    4

    54%

    54%

    Comedy

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    illegal prostitution

    prostitute

    Thriller

    Paco Cabezas Paco Cabezas Director Macarena Gómez Macarena Gómez as La Canija Mario Casas Mario Casas as Ricky Ernesto Claudio Ernesto Claudio as Superior Santos Blanca Suárez Blanca Suárez as Verónica
    Hoping to earn his mother's respect, a young hustler-turned-businessman tries to open a brothel with his two useless buddies.
    Cyclo 1995 POSTER

    Cyclo

    1995

    Vietnamese

    7.1

    5

    82%

    85%

    bicycle

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    drugs

    poverty

    saigon

    slaughterhouse

    Anh Hung Tran Anh Hung Tran Director Nhu Quynh Nguyen Nhu Quynh Nguyen as Madam Tony Chiu Wai Leung Tony Chiu Wai Leung as Poet Nu Yên-Khê Tran Nu Yên-Khê Tran as Sister Hoang Phuc Nguyen Hoang Phuc Nguyen as Tooth
    Follows a young cyclo driver on his poverty-driven descent into criminality in modern-day Ho Chi Minh City. The boy's struggles to scratch out a living for his two sisters and grandfather in the mean streets of the city lead to petty crime on behalf of a mysterious Madame from whom he rents his cyclo.
    They Call Me Jeeg Robot 2015 POSTER

    They Call Me Jeeg Robot

    2015

    Italian

    7.0

    28

    82%

    78%

    Action

    anti hero

    camorra

    Comedy

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    rome, italy

    Sci-Fi

    superhero spoof

    terrorist plot

    Gabriele Mainetti Gabriele Mainetti Director Joel Sy Joel Sy as Claudietto Adriano Giannini Adriano Giannini as Cronista Roberto Libertini Roberto Libertini as Cruciani Claudio Santamaria Claudio Santamaria as Enzo Ceccotti
    Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.
    Shanghai Triad 1995 POSTER

    Shanghai Triad

    1995

    Chinese

    7.1

    10

    90%

    71%

    Action

    chinese mafia

    coming of age

    Crime

    criminal underworld

    Drama

    drug lord

    History

    mistress

    Romance

    shanghai, china

    Thriller

    Yimou Zhang Yimou Zhang Director Lian Shuliang Lian Shuliang as Shu Chen Shu Chen as Shi Ye Chun Sun Chun Sun as Song, Tang's No. 2 Li Gong Li Gong as Xiao Jingbao
    Shanghai, China, 1930. When young Shuisheng arrives from the countryside, his uncle Liushu puts him at the service of Bijou, the mistress of Laoda, supreme boss of the Tang Triad, constantly threatened by his enemies, both those he knows and those lurking in the shadows.
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