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Subgenre Sampler

 
Horde, TheHorde, The (La Horde) (2009)
Dir. Yannick Dahan, Benjamin Rocher
Feat. Aurelien Recoing, Eric Ebouaney, Doudou Masta
Fist–pumping zombie flick pits cops and criminals in a fight for their life against the walking dead amidst the slums of Paris. Bloody and…
Perrier's BountyPerrier's Bounty (2009)
Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Gabriel Byrne
Jovial Irish caper in the vein of Sexy Beast, with Murphy as a petty crim in hock to a local gangster. A talented cast clearly enjoying themselves…
Public EnemiesPublic Enemies (2009)
Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale
Michael Mann transposes the cops–and–robbers psychology of HEAT to depression–era America in this ambitious, if at times inadequate…
Shinjuku IncidentShinjuku Incident (San suk si gin) (2009)
Dir. Derek Yee
Feat. Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu
Jackie Chan turns serious for this gritty, nocturnal gangland drama centered around a Chinese immigrant who is unintentionally drawn into Tokyo’s…
Sicilian Girl, TheSicilian Girl, The (La siciliana ribelle) (2009)
Dir. Marco Amenta
Feat. Veronica D'Agostino, Gerard Jugnot
A vivid, level–headed account of Mafiaso intrigue, based around real events surrounding a young woman’s testimony in court against Sicilian…
Staten IslandStaten Island (Little New York) (2009)
Dir. James DeMonaco
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Seymour Cassel
Ethan Hawke plays a blue collar New Yorker whose plan to fleece a mob boss of his dirty money comes unstuck when a deaf–mute hitman enters the…
Take, The (TV Mini-series)Take, The (TV Mini-series) (2009)
Dir. David Drury
Feat. Tom Hardy, Brian Cox, Shaun Evans
Stylish, tough–as–nails gangland mini–series follows the fortunes of a recently released convict set on taking the London…
American Trap, TheAmerican Trap, The (2008)
Dir. Charles Biname
Feat. Remy Girard, Colm Feore, Janet Lane
Paranoid sixties set thriller has a Canadian criminal becoming an unwitting secret weapon for a covert organisation and bearing witness to a chain of…
Crips and Bloods: Made in AmericaCrips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)
Dir. Stacy Peralta
Feat. Forest Whitaker
Incisive documentary examining the shared histories and violent rivalries of Los Angeles' most notorious street gangs. Tracing the roots of the…
GomorrahGomorrah (2008) Recommended
Dir. Matteo Garrone
Feat. Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale
Justifiably celebrated, this ruthless expose of the Camorra underworld in Naples paints a stark and brutal picture of organised crime through five…

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