Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "armed-robber"

1. Greenland (2020)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Thriller

A family struggles for survival in the face of a cataclysmic natural disaster.

Director: Ric Roman Waugh | Stars: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn

Votes: 134,210

2. Grand Theft Auto V (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Three very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.

Stars: Shawn Fonteno, Ned Luke, Steven Ogg, Gerald 'Slink' Johnson

Votes: 71,581

3. Violent Night (2022)

R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.

Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell

Votes: 98,869 | Gross: $50.06M

4. Dragged Across Concrete (2018)

R | 159 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation.

Director: S. Craig Zahler | Stars: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White

Votes: 55,172

5. Hancock (2008)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Hancock is a superhero whose ill-considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head

Votes: 511,211 | Gross: $227.95M

6. Heist (III) (2015)

R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

Director: Scott Mann | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Dave Bautista, Kate Bosworth

Votes: 32,587

7. Death Wish (2018)

R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Dr. Paul Kersey is an experienced trauma surgeon, a man who has spent his life saving lives. After an attack on his family, Paul embarks on his own mission for justice.

Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone

Votes: 76,408 | Gross: $34.02M

8. The Driver (1978)

R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.

Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley

Votes: 19,385 | Gross: $4.91M

9. The Breaking Point (1950)

Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez

Votes: 4,347

10. New Police Story (2004)

R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A hero cop accidentally leads his team into a trap from which he is the only survivor. Drowning his guilt in booze, he is eventually assigned a new younger partner who turns out to have his own secrets.

Director: Benny Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Daniel Wu

Votes: 28,962

11. Badlapur (2015)

Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raghu begins walking a fine line between good and evil as he exacts violent revenge on two criminals who killed his family 15 years ago.

Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yami Gautam, Huma Qureshi

Votes: 25,815 | Gross: $0.37M

12. 5 Against the House (1955)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.

Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Alvy Moore

Votes: 2,052

13. The Prey (2011)

R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bank-robber Franck Adrien is serving a prison sentence after robbing a national bank. Before he was caught he managed to hide the money but now it's not just the police who are looking for ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Valette | Stars: Albert Dupontel, Alice Taglioni, Stéphane Debac, Sergi López

Votes: 5,852 | Gross: $0.01M

14. Stronghold (1985)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An isolated farmhouse is chosen as a hide-out by criminals Jim and Charlie after an armed robbery. The Deleye family are forced to accept the situation under Jim's brutal domination.

Director: Bobby Eerhart | Stars: Hidde Maas, Jack Monkau, Annick Christiaens, Josse De Pauw

Votes: 602

15. Low Blow (1986)

R | 90 min | Action

Leo Fong plays a private investigator who is in search of a young girl kidnapped by a religious cult. Destined to save her, he teams up with a Vietnam vet, a pro-boxing champ and a former cop to save her...

Director: Frank Harris | Stars: Leo Fong, Cameron Mitchell, Troy Donahue, Diane Stevenett

Votes: 661 | Gross: $0.06M

16. The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

Approved | 81 min | Drama, Western

Trapped in a snowbound mountain cabin, an assortment of travelers receives the unwelcome visit of a wanted outlaw.

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Anne Baxter, Dale Robertson, Miriam Hopkins, Cameron Mitchell

Votes: 401

17. Kings of Coke (2022)

83 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A ragtag gang of Irish bank robbers from Montreal rose to become one of North America's most feared criminal organizations.

Director: Julian Sher | Stars: Dan Burke, David McGee, Kathy Dobson, D'Arcy O'Connor

Votes: 161

18. The Lightship (1985)

PG-13 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A trio of robbers, two brothers and their twisted genius leader, invade a lightship, but don't reckon on the crew fighting back.

Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Robert Duvall, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michal Skolimowski, Tom Bower

Votes: 1,060

19. Peaches (2017)

TV-14 | 80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

When Diego's girlfriend decides to leave him after a disastrous anniversary getaway, he will find any means possible to amend or fix what happened. Even if it means competing with different versions of himself when traveling through time.

Director: Héctor Valdez | Stars: Peter Vives, Joaquín Ferreira, Frank Perozo, Ramón Langa

Votes: 85

20. Little Laura and Big John (1973)

R | 82 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on a true story, this action-packed, hard-hitting depiction of the infamous Ashley gang - who terrorized the southeast in the 1920's - also illustrates a desperate love between two people destined for destruction.

Directors: Luke Moberly, Bob Woodburn | Stars: Fabian, Karen Black, Ivy Thayer, Ken Miller

Votes: 226

21. Susikoira Roi (2022)

84 min | Adventure

Having recently moved to a new town, Valo is bullied, and also plagued by loneliness. Things change when she rescues an abandoned German Shepherd left for dead. Valo befriends the dog and ... See full summary »

Director: Rane Tiukkanen | Stars: Elina Patrakka, Lilli Kangas, Veikko Marjala, Niilo Sämpi

Votes: 105

22. Let Us Live (1939)

Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Two innocent men are wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The fiancée of one of them convinces a police detective of their innocence, and together they try to find the real killer before the men's execution date.

Director: John Brahm | Stars: Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Baxter

Votes: 674

23. Meet the Bride (1954)

77 min | Comedy, Romance

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Director: Sakari Jurkka | Stars: Heidi Krohn, Matti Oravisto, Eija Karipää, Mia Backman

Votes: 41

24. Kasangga kahit kailan (1998)

111 min | Action, Romance

A man and a woman rule the streets with their skills one is a hustler and the other is a thief. They are yanked from their happy world of petty crime when they are discovered as lookalikes,... See full summary »

Director: Toto Natividad | Stars: Cesar Montano, Mikee Cojuangco, Julio Diaz, Willie Revillame

Votes: 10

25. Marraskuun harmaa valo (1993)

78 min | Drama

Kari Syysmäki, a Finnish Businessman is on a vacation with his wife in Tallinn. When his wife is away a young man enters their hotel room with a gun. He tells to the businessman that he has... See full summary »

Director: Anssi Mänttäri | Stars: Esko Salminen, Elena Kostina, Madis Kalmet, Elmo Nüganen

Votes: 92

26. Tuer un homme (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 84 min | Drama, Thriller

To save his wife, a jeweler kills his robber.

Director: Isabelle Czajka | Stars: Frédéric Pierrot, Valérie Karsenti, Eva Lallier, Éric Pucheu

Votes: 157

27. Kulkurin tyttö (1952)

73 min | Drama, History, Romance

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Director: Valentin Vaala | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Heikki Heino, Tea Ista, Tarmo Manni

Votes: 57

28. Restaurant Replay (2016)

17 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller

While meeting with her psychologist Dr Bernard in a restaurant, Autumn discovers the day keeps repeating.

Director: Andrew Bury | Stars: Mirabel Stuart, Mike Kelson, Dean Kilbey, Taryn Kay

Votes: 9

29. Run 'Em Ragged (1920)

14 min | Comedy, Short

Two tramps wrest a pistol from a hold up man, then try to pull a stick up of their own, unfortunately for them, a cop appears and takes the money back and then chases them through a park ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: 'Snub' Pollard, Marie Mosquini, Ernest Morrison, William Gillespie

Votes: 25

30. Worries and Wobbles (1917)

13 min | Short, Comedy

A drunken husband comes home late and causes his wife all sorts of trouble.

Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Jimmy Aubrey, Earl Montgomery, Pietro Aramondo, Eddie Dunn

Votes: 27

31. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: The Right Kind of Medicine (1986)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An alcoholic doctor gives a wounded bank robber a prescription.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Jack Thibeau, Robert Prosky, Michael C. Gwynne

Votes: 103

32. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: Rape (1978)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A woman wants her husband arrested on a rape charge. A master of disguise perpetuates a crime spree. To Yemana's delight, the city legalizes off-track betting.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo

Votes: 125

33. Dallas (1978–1991)
Episode: Runaway (1978)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Romance

Young Lucy's upcoming birthday party has everyone excited for various reasons, except Lucy, who can't even invite her mother to the party. It's only after she decides to run away and takes ... See full summary »

Director: Barry Crane | Stars: Barbara Bel Geddes, Jim Davis, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray

Votes: 208

34. Hill Street Blues (1981–1987)
Episode: Stan the Man (1982)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Davenport is held at knife-point by a suspect in the booking area. Larue and another office argue over who will make an undercover bust. Fearing that his apartment will be torn down, an ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Daniel J. Travanti, Michael Conrad, Michael Warren, Bruce Weitz

Votes: 93

35. Minder (1979–1994)
Episode: Waiting for Goddard (1985)

TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Private investigator Caroline Selby seeks Arthur's help in locating eccentric recluse and inventor Albert Goddard, who has come into an inheritance. Seeking a rake-off, Arthur acts as ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Dennis Waterman, George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Patrick Malahide

Votes: 67

36. Naked City (1958–1963)
Episode: A Hole in the City (1961)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Armored car robbers vanish across from Yankee Stadium, so Lt. Busti dragnets the neighborhood, house-to-house. Brutal gang mastermind Nunda has much more to worry about, because he's barged... See full summary »

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Paul Burke, Horace McMahon, Harry Bellaver, Sylvia Sidney

Votes: 107

37. Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode: Remember Me? (1952)

30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A former high-school basketball star, now broke and reduced to committing small-time hold-ups, kills an old man. With the police after him, he hides out in the apartment of a lonely woman ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Cloris Leachman, Martin E. Brooks, Frieda Altman, Henry Sharp

Votes: 41

38. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: Cold War (1996)

Not Rated | 26 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

After losing their friend Cutter in a botched robbery, Ford and Cammy, a wild young Londoner crime couple, split up and Cammy finds a new lover, Jimmy. Jealous, Ford shoots him and the trio discovers something shocking about one another.

Directors: Andrew Morahan, Robin Bextor | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jane Horrocks, Colin Salmon, John Salthouse

Votes: 544

39. VR.5 (1995–1997)
Episode: Sisters (1997)

Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Sydney investigates the mind of Janine, a cashier at her workplace whom she discovers is stealing. Sydney herself gets pulled into the excitements and thrills of these criminal activities.

Director: John Sacret Young | Stars: Kimberly Cullum, Michael Easton, Colleen Flynn, Willie Garson

Votes: 27

40. Van Loc: un grand flic de Marseille (1992– )
Episode: L'affaire Da Costa (1994)

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Director: Claude Barrois | Stars: George N'Guyen Van Loc, Sheila, Denis Karvil, Philippe Héliès

41. Caught Red Handed (2013– )
Episode: Episode #8.2 (2019)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

Two burglars get more than they bargained for when they break into a house. A man steals a tablet computer but is caught out by a local pawnbroker. An armed robber suffers a major wardrobe malfunction.

Directors: Debbie Phillips, Andy Miles | Star: Dominic Littlewood

42. Caught Red Handed (2013– )
Episode: Episode #8.3 (2019)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

Home invasions by robbers spread fear in Bradford, and a man with a gun tells a shopkeeper to open the till but discovers that this shopkeeper doesn't like taking orders.

Director: Andy Miles | Star: Dominic Littlewood

43. Caught Red Handed (2013– )
Episode: Episode #8.4 (2019)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

A detective investigating a series of robberies finds that the fake registration plates on the getaway car actually help to crack the case. Armed thieves think a supermarket will be an easy target, a feisty cashier has different ideas.

Director: Andy Miles | Star: Dominic Littlewood

44. Tommy (2020)
Episode: Packing Heat (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

Tommy is accused of professional impropriety when her relationship with sports agent Kiley Mills intersects with the LAPD's arrest of a local sports phenom found possessing an illegal ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Arkin | Stars: Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Russell G. Jones

Votes: 121

45. Caught Red Handed (2013– )
Episode: Episode #8.11 (2020)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

A blind busker has his day's takings stolen. A hotel receptionist puts an armed robber in his place and a helpful neighbour gives police a live commentary on a burglary as the documentary series returns.

Directors: Debbie Phillips, Andy Miles | Star: Dominic Littlewood

46. Caught Red Handed (2013– )
Episode: Episode #8.14 (2020)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

An elderly man is duped on his own doorstep by a master scam artist. A shopkeeper grapples a gun from the hands of an armed robber. A fraudster slips up trying to claim compensation after a fall.

Directors: Debbie Phillips, Andy Miles | Star: Dominic Littlewood

47. Rush (2008–2011)
Episode: Episode #1.12 (2008)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a nasty domestic dispute, the TR team are called to look for a man, who has hospitalised his wife after an argument. The team reveals he has a gun, as-well as his son. Lawson has the job of calling him down from a rooftop.

Director: Andrew Prowse | Stars: Rodger Corser, Callan Mulvey, Claire van der Boom, Josef Ber

Votes: 22

48. Moment of Proof (2021– )
Episode: The Medication (2021)

28 min | Documentary, Crime

A shiny copper hair dye puts a dangerous armed robber behind bars. A distinctive sticker on a laptop finally links a man to a string of burglaries that had terrified an entire community.

Directors: Ainsley Keeler, Valentin Rebours | Stars: Chuku Modu, Alec Morrison, Mark Pollock

49. Bent Coppers: Crossing the Line of Duty (2021)
Episode: Taking a Drink (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

By the late 1970s, armed robbery had been brought to a state of near-perfection. Seen as a 'glamour crime', it was committed by men prepared to take big risks, survive shootouts with the ... See full summary »

Director: Todd Austin | Stars: Derek Smith, Paul Lashmar, Martin Short, Lew Tassell

Votes: 8

50. Caught Red Handed (2013– )
Episode: Episode #9.20 (2021)

29 min | Documentary, Crime

Dopey thieves manage to trap themselves inside their own crime scene and a bag for life makes a poor disguise for an armed robber.

Directors: Debbie Phillips, Andy Miles | Star: Dominic Littlewood