Movies about criminals

Movies about criminals
List of the best movies about criminals, crimes and violators of the law, selected by visitors to our site: Below Zero, The Equalizer 2, Heat, Hotel Mumbai, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, The Misfits, The Mountain II, The Accountant, Mumbai Saga, The Town.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountrySpain

When a prisoner transfer van is attacked, the cop in charge must fight those inside and outside while dealing with a silent foe: the icy temperatures.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:32

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:51

Obsessive master thief, Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective, Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUSA, Australia
Duration01:51

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:17

In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genreaction, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA

After being recruited by a group of unconventional thieves, renowned criminal Richard Pace finds himself caught up in an elaborate gold heist that promises to have far-reaching implications on his life and the lives of countless others.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, military
CountryTurkey
Duration02:09

In a desolate war zone where screams of the innocent echo, on the very line between disaster and valor, 7 Maroon Berets will dance with death.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:05

    As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genreaction, crime
    CountryIndia

    The film, set in the 1980s and 90s, chronicles the transformation of Bombay to Mumbai. The story is a cat and mouse game between a deadly don, Amartya Rao, who doesn’t think twice before killing, and there’s nobody who could stop him and a cop, who is dogging his every step.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

    Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genreaction, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    A Dicken’s classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA

      An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genreaction, comedy, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, crime
      CountrySouth Korea
      Duration01:12

      A young girl is raised as a killer in the Yanbian province of China. She hides her identity and travels to South Korea where she hopes to lead a quiet life but becomes involved with two mysterious men.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
      CountrySpain

      Unable to face his new reality in a wheelchair, Ángel develops a deadly obsession with the woman who left him and unleashes a sinister revenge plot.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryIndia

      The film follows the story of a man and woman who represent two completely different Indias. However, they are united by their mistrust, suspicion, and hate for each other.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, biography
      CountryIndia

      A past ridden with crime, death and pain is recounted to Freddy, a juvenile criminal, who has been assigned to eliminate his estranged uncle Sulaiman, an aging patriarch, while behind bars.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrewestern
      CountryUSA

      A railroad worker unwittingly finds himself on the wrong side of a group of corrupt lawmen in the Old West. When tragedy forces him to seek justice, he soon sets out on a bloody quest for revenge to wipe out his ruthless enemies.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, comedy
      CountryUSA, Luxembourg
      Duration02:36

      American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike, a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straight-A student by day and a self-appointed hero at night. But what is a real hero? And who decides what is right or wrong? As the boundaries blur, Sean's dual life wears on his psyche and his two worlds careen dangerously close to colliding. Like a graphic novel you can't put down, Boy Wonder challenges morality, distorting perceptions of what is right and what is justified, as it races to its shocking conclusion.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      Three friends on a wilderness excursion must outrun a white collar criminal hellbent on retrieving his cash, but soon their greed turns them against each other. A modern re-telling of Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryFinland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, USA
      Duration02:03

      Touko Laaksonen, a decorated officer, returns home after a harrowing and heroic experience serving his country in World War II, but life in Finland during peacetime proves equally distressing. He finds peace-time Helsinki rampant with persecution of the homosexual and men around him even being pressured to marry women and have children. Touko finds refuge in his liberating art, specialising in homoerotic drawings of muscular men, free of inhibitions. His work – made famous by his signature ‘Tom of Finland’ – became the emblem of a generation of men and fanned the flames of a gay revolution.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:23

      A story set in the Prohibition Era and centered around a group of individuals and their dealings in the world of organized crime.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      Mercenary Nick Boon is trying to atone for his life as an enforcer for a ruthless syndicate. Running from his past, Boon moves to a remote area in the pacific northwest where he meets a struggling widow and her son. When he finds the pair living in fear of a criminal kingpin, Boon realizes the only way to protect them is to do what he does best: kill.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrethriller, melodrama, crime
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:18

      A diamond trader travels to Russia to arrange a sale. When his partner goes missing (along with the gems), the diamond trader winds up disappearing to Siberia. There, he begins a relationship with a local cafe owner, only to have his past soon catch up with him.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrethriller, crime
      CountryUSA

      A story about two lifelong criminals who maneuver through the shady underbelly of Los Angeles in search of wealth, love and redemption.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:23

      Dead bodies begin to turn up all over the city, each meeting their demise in a variety of grisly ways. All investigations begin to point the finger at deceased killer John Kramer.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, western
      CountryUSA, India
      Duration01:59

      A stranger stumbles into the desert town of Absolution with no memory of his past and a futuristic shackle around his wrist. With the help of mysterious beauty Ella and the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde, he finds himself leading an unlikely posse of cowboys, outlaws, and Apache warriors against a common enemy from beyond this world in an epic showdown for survival.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:57

      The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody, who moves in with his freewheeling relatives in their Southern California beach town after his mother dies of a heroin overdose. Headed by boot-tough matriarch Janine "Smurf" Cody and her right-hand Baz, who runs the business and calls the shots, the clan also consists of Pope, the oldest and most dangerous of the Cody boys; Craig, the tough and fearless middle son; and Deran, the troubled, suspicious "baby" of the family.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:18

      Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, comedy, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:57

      Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: Buddies.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrefantastic, action, drama, western
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:47

      A bounty hunter named Atticus Gage tracks down criminals in a post-apocalyptic Earth.

      Markimdb: 4.2
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA

      In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      Over the course of one feverish day, a harried narcotics detective and his reluctant partner frantically track down a recently released convict who knows a secret from the past.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      After posting a video of herself robbing a convenience store, Kiya amasses a huge social media following. A reckless loner, she seeks some form of genuine human connection. Through her travels, she encounters a drifter, an Internet troll and a paint huffing outsider who are all pulled into her circle of chaos, junk food, and drugs.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryFrance, USA
      Duration02:33

      A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Poland, United Kingdom

      Tadek, a Polish detective, becomes suspicious of a controversial author when the incidents described in his unpublished novel resemble the inner workings of an unsolved murder.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genremelodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      Miles Montego has it all - cars, boats, good looks, mansion, money, women, but more importantly, he has a past.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genredrama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      A wealthy couple from the Pacific Palisades discovers homeless young lovers have moved into their home.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:27

      Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs’ teenage son. In one sleepless night he will have to rescue his son, evade an internal affairs investigation and bring the kidnappers to justice.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA

      Colonel Robert Sikes is on a mission to rid his city of crime. As a stealthy, one-man assault team, he will take on street gangs, mobsters, and politicians with extreme prejudice until his mission is complete. His former protégé, William Porter, teams up with the local police department to bring his former commander to justice and prevent him from further vigilantism.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryCanada, United Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:39

      Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA, Spain

      Two wealthy businessmen are about to get away with $5 million in ill-gotten money until their plans are revealed by an uninvited house guest.

      Markimdb: 4.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      Quinn Forte had it all: power, money, a brother who idolized him, and a woman who loved him. He also had enemies. In the course of one night, he loses everything. Betrayed by someone in his inner circle, Quinn is set up and arrested. His father, the patriarch of the criminal empire is killed and his brother suspects that Quinn is behind it all. When he's released from jail he tries to escape the demons from his past, but that becomes an impossible task. Campbell, the ruthless new leader of "The Company" won't let him leave in peace. So instead of escaping them, Quinn fights back. He joins forces with his former henchman and friend, The Swede, and takes on his enemies head on.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:36

      A teen winds up in over his head while dealing drugs with a rebellious partner and chasing the young man's enigmatic sister during the summer of 1991 that he spends on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountrySouth Africa, USA
      Duration02:04

      When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly finds herself mixed up in a government conspiracy and entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a master assassin and his team of killers. Armed with her own set of lethal skills, Alex looks to exact revenge for her murdered friends while uncovering the truth.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genreaction, thriller, crime
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong, China
      Duration01:41

        Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

        Markimdb: 5.5
        Genredrama, crime, biography, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Belgium, USA, Germany, France
        Duration01:43

        London, England, April 2015. Brian Reader, a retired thief, gathers an unlikely gang of burglars to perpetrate the biggest and boldest heist in British history. The thieves assault the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and escape with millions in goods and money. But soon the cracks between the gang members begin to appear when they discuss how to share the loot.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genreaction, adventure, western
        CountryUSA, Australia
        Duration02:10

        Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, South Africa
        Duration02:17

        Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.




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