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True Story of the Kelly Gang, TheTrue Story of the Kelly Gang, The (2019) Recommended
Dir. Justin Kurzel
Feat. George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult
Justin Kurzel (SNOWTOWN) directs this adventurous retelling of the Australian story of bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly, based on Peter Carey's 2001…
Black MassBlack Mass (2015)
Dir. Scott Cooper
Feat. Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson
True crime yarn with Johnny Depp disappearing into the role of notorious gangster Whitey Bulger, who became an FBI informant in order to take down a…
LegendLegend (2015)
Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton
Tom Hardy flexes his acting muscle as the identical twin gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray in this otherwise unremarkable drama that charts the rise…
American HustleAmerican Hustle (2013) Recommended
Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams
David O. Russell directs a full–house of acting talent in this wild crime drama about a FBI agent and con man collaborating to sting corrupt…
RocknRollaRocknRolla (2008)
Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton
Stylephile Guy Ritchie revisits well–trodden territory with this typically tangled crime caper involving a menagerie of seedy opportunists…
Old BoyOld Boy (Oldboy) (2004) Aro Favourite
Dir. Park Chan-Wook
Feat. Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yoo
Wowing audiences wherever it's played (including being nominated for the Palm D'Or at Cannes), this achingly intense thriller from Korea raises the…
Sexy BeastSexy Beast (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Glazer
Feat. Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane
Retirement in sunbaked Spain is going nicely for mellowed–out ex–crim Ray Winstone, that is, until a poison–tongued Ben Kingsley…
PaybackPayback (1998) Recommended
Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Mel Gibson, Deborah Kara Unger
Mel Gibson gets to behave badly as an indestructible armed robber who gets carried away on a sadistic get–even mission against a crime…
L.A. ConfidentialL.A. Confidential (1997) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey
Slam–bang adaptation preserves the lacerating edge of James Ellroy's crime novel while polishing up the sheen of 50s Hollywood. Antipodean boys…
HeatHeat (1995) Recommended
Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
Epic bank–heist drama matches heavyweight detective Al Pacino against master–thief Robert De Niro. While this dream pairing generates the…

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