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Subgenre Sampler

 
El NarcoEl Narco (2010)
Dir. Luis Estrada
Feat. Damian Alcazar, Joaquin Cosio, Ernesto Gomez Cruz
Intense crime drama that offers a hellish version of Mexico and the drug war seen through the eyes of a man returning to his home country after…
Give 'Em Hell MaloneGive 'Em Hell Malone (2009)
Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Thomas Jane, Ving Rhames, French Stewart
A tough as nails private investigator squares off with gangsters and their thugs to protect a valuable secret. Malone goes through hell to protect…
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…
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…
Sky Kids Sky Kids (The Flyboys) (2008)
Dir. Rocco de Villiers
Feat. Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, Jesse James
Big hearted adventure follows the exploits of a bullied loner and protective best friend who inadvertently cross paths with a scheming mobster (a…
American GangsterAmerican Gangster (2007)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Hefty gangster flick in the tradition of SCARFACE, SERPICO, et. al., but based on an amazing true story: Washington plays Frank Lucas, the driver to…
Eastern PromisesEastern Promises (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel
A muscular, satisfying thriller set in the underworld of the Russian mafia in London, this reteams the director and star of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,…
Rogue AssassinRogue Assassin (War) (2007)
Dir. Philip G Atwell
Feat. Jet Li, Jason Statham
Mildly entertaining actioner pits Statham as an FBI detective hell–bent on revenge after Li kills his partner; titular character Li, meanwhile,…

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