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51. Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A singer becomes a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, but her marriage to a con man has a bad effect on her career.
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, William Frawley
Votes: 666
52. Working the Engels (2014)
30 min | Comedy
A family is forced to band together to keep their heads above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving them all with a mountain of debt.
Stars: Andrea Martin, Kacey Rohl, Azura Skye, Benjamin Arthur
Votes: 5,366
53. Shoot for the Sun (1986 TV Movie)
83 min | Crime, Drama
Set in the bleak backdrop of Edinburgh a low level drug dealer strives for making a living and surviving the natural elements of such an environment day to day.
Director: Ian Knox | Stars: Jimmy Nail, Brian Cox, Billy McColl, Sara Clee
Votes: 28
54. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Experience the chronicle adventures of Mr. West and his faithful bodyguard and servant Jeddie, as they visit the land of the horrible and evil Bolsheviks.
Director: Lev Kuleshov | Stars: Porfiri Podobed, Boris Barnet, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Vsevolod Pudovkin
Votes: 1,111
55. The Death Squad (1974 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama
When petty criminals start turning up murdered, a detective discovers they are being killed by a group of his fellow officers who think the criminals were treated too leniently by the courts.
Director: Harry Falk | Stars: Robert Forster, Michelle Phillips, Claude Akins, Mark Goddard
Votes: 127
56. V2 - jäätynyt enkeli (2007)
92 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
The tough Detective Vares, get hired by a friend accused of murdering a girl. His job is to find the real killer, but people aren't talking. Before he can get traction another homicide takes place- and things move toward a dire conclusion.
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Juha Veijonen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Jussi Lampi, Johanna Kokko
Votes: 2,544
57. Nazar Ke Samne (1995)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Unemployed and alcoholic wastrel Jai Kumar makes money by indulging in unlawful activities for people who are into shady doings. His life changes when he gives false testimony in court ... See full summary »
Director: Jagdish A. Sharma | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Farheen, Ekta Sohini, Mukesh Khanna
Votes: 529
58. Vorsicht, Falle! - Nepper, Schlepper, Bauernfänger (1964–2021)
Crime, News
Stars: Eduard Zimmermann, Sabine Zimmermann, Rudi Cerne, Karl-Heinz Hess
Votes: 32
59. Le petit voleur (1999)
Unrated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A young man from Orléans comes to Marseille hoping to find a job. Circumstances will drive him to become a robber.
Director: Erick Zonca | Stars: Nicolas Duvauchelle, Yann Trégouët, Jean-Jérôme Esposito, Martial Bezot
Votes: 705 | Gross: $0.04M
60. Die Straßen von Berlin (1995–2000)
90 min | Crime
The cases of an organized crime unit of the Berlin police.
Stars: Martin Semmelrogge, Dietrich Mattausch, Guntbert Warns, Nadeshda Brennicke
Votes: 59
61. One Year in a Life of Crime (1989 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, Crime
Documentary maker Jon Alpert follows three petty criminals in Newark. Filmed by a hidden camera, the three are stealing, using drugs, getting caught and convicted.
Director: Jon Alpert | Stars: Freddy, Michael Jandreau, Robert
Votes: 329
62. Arvottomat (1982)
105 min | Crime, Drama
A criminal, his friend and his former girlfriend find their lives intertwining with each other.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Esko Nikkari
Votes: 1,274
63. Fast Food (II) (1998)
99 min | Action, Comedy
A reformed young man with a steady job, Benny, returns to the city of his youth to find the girl he's been in love with since childhood and that's home to his four petty criminal friends, Jacko, Zac, Bisto and Flea.
Director: Stewart Sugg | Stars: Douglas Henshall, Emily Woof, Miles Anderson, Stephen Lord
Votes: 246
64. Königlich Bayerisches Amtsgericht (1969–1971)
25 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Hans Baur, Georg Blädel, Franz Loskarn, Gustl Bayrhammer
Votes: 100
65. Poliisin poika (1998 TV Movie)
80 min | Comedy, Crime
After his release from prison, a petty criminal assembles a ragtag group to rob banks.
Director: Tapio Piirainen | Stars: Kai Lehtinen, Ari-Kyösti Seppo, Alain Azerot, Pekka Huotari
Votes: 1,063
66. Jînzu burûsu: Asu naki buraiha (1974)
91 min | Crime, Thriller
Hijiriko makes off from the bar she works at with money and a car that isn't hers. Meanwhile, Jiro Katagiri is up to no good with his gangster friends and ends up making off with all their ... See full summary »
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Tsunehiko Watase, Meiko Kaji, Ryôhei Uchida, Hideo Murota
Votes: 158
67. Adelheid und ihre Mörder (1993–2007)
50 min | Comedy, Crime
Secretary Adelheid is the real brain behind solving the murder cases of a Hamburg police homicide unit, much to the chagrin of her boss.
Stars: Evelyn Hamann, Gisela May, Gerhard Garbers, Dieter Brandecker
Votes: 176
68. Harjunpää och kalla döden (1983)
194 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Johan Simberg, Pekka Laiho, Thomas Backlund, Pirkko Mannola
Votes: 37
69. München 7 (2004–2016)
60 min | Comedy, Crime
Cabaret award-winner Andreas Giebel stars as old sheriff Xaver Bartl, with former 'Marienhof' star Florian Karlheim as his colleague Felix Kandler.
Stars: Andreas Giebel, Florian Karlheim, Jockel Tschiersch, Johannes Herrschmann
Votes: 152
70. 5th & Alameda (2011)
123 min | Drama, Thriller
Maybe you're not cut out to be a criminal. Two wounded souls seek redemption in a violent crime.
Director: Richard Friedman | Stars: Saye Yabandeh, Corey Sevier, Mario Van Peebles, Vince Lozano
Votes: 59
71. Home for Christmas (1990 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Family
An old thief befriends a young child.
Director: Peter McCubbin | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Simon Richards, Lesley Kelly, Chantellese Kent
Votes: 235
72. Bad Luck Love (2000)
94 min | Crime, Drama
A murderer tries to leave his criminal past in East Helsinki and make a new life for his family
Director: Olli Saarela | Stars: Jorma Tommila, Tommi Eronen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Elmeri Karlsson
Votes: 1,502
73. Café Meineid (1990–2003)
Comedy
Café Meineid Soup.
Stars: Thekla Mayhoff, Kathi Leitner, Erich Hallhuber, Norbert Mahler
Votes: 48
74. Sairaan kaunis maailma (1997)
96 min | Drama
Two teenagers from Helsinki are sent on a mission by their drug dealer.
Director: Jarmo Lampela | Stars: Joonas Bragge, Arttu Kapulainen, Pihla Penttinen, Ilkka Koivula
Votes: 860
75. Cash and Curry (2008)
100 min | Comedy
A gang of young petty criminals end up in an abandoned farm when a deal goes wrong.
Director: Sarjit Bains | Stars: Ameet Chana, Pooja Shah, Ronny Jhutti, Manish Patel
Votes: 131
76. A Dot and a Line (2004)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
"Punto y raya" is the story of a young Colombian recruit who, while patrolling his country's border, is befriended by a Venezuelan adversary, and the tragic consequences of their relationship.
Directors: Elia Schneider, Elia K. Schneider | Stars: Roque Valero, Edgar Ramírez, Ramiro Meneses, Daniela Alvarado
Votes: 564
77. Jonny's Sweet Revenge (2015)
TV-MA | 105 min | Comedy, Crime
A hilarious dark comedy about a couple returning to their roots as petty criminals in a last-ditch effort to save their struggling relationship. As the plan quickly falls apart, an offbeat ensemble take part in an absurd LA hostage crisis.
Director: Mark David | Stars: Jeff Lorch, Andrea Bowen, Kacy Owens, Ronnie Gene Blevins
Votes: 119
78. Derailed (1942)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An uptown girl loses her memory after getting a disturbing message from her doctor and ends up in the wrong part of town among criminals and prostitutes.
Directors: Bodil Ipsen, Lau Lauritzen | Stars: Illona Wieselmann, Ebbe Rode, Poul Reumert, Bjarne Forchhammer
Votes: 132
79. Isar 12 (1961–1963)
25 min | Action, Drama
Stars: Karl Tischlinger, Wilmut Borell, Fritz Straßner, Eberhard Mondry
Votes: 65
80. Valparaíso, mi amor (1969)
90 min | Drama
A poor Valparaiso family faces a tough life after the father is sent to prison.
Director: Aldo Francia | Stars: Hugo Cárcamo, Sara Astica, Rigoberto Rojo, Liliana Cabrera
Votes: 190
81. Nordkurve (1992)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Moments from the lives of a large number of people who have nothing much in common except a strong desire to achieve their various personal goals and their attendance at a soccer match.
Director: Adolf Winkelmann | Stars: Renate Krößner, Christian Tasche, Daniel Berger, Walter Kreye
Votes: 156
82. Rikos & Rakkaus (1999)
102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Pekka Milonoff | Stars: Kai Lehtinen, Tiina Lymi, Tomi Salmela, Sari Mällinen
Votes: 536
83. A Cab for Three (2001)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A taxi driver is given a difficult choice from 2 small time crooks: drive them around while they rob, or get locked up in the trunk.
Director: Orlando Lübbert | Stars: Alejandro Trejo, Fernando Gómez Rovira, Daniel Muñoz, Elena Milea
Votes: 1,128
84. Pikajuna pohjoiseen (1947)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The destinies of different kind of people encounter in a passenger train that is traveling from Helsinki to the Norht.
Director: Roland af Hällström | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Leif Wager, Tauno Majuri, Aku Korhonen
Votes: 98
85. Self Same Sky (2012)
Drama
The moving story of a young Scouse lad who, in a world of hilarious losers and broken promises, befriends a life of petty crime, jeopardises his family's future and is forced to become a ... See full summary »
Directors: William Forster, Michael Mannion | Stars: Marc Ralph, Junior Daws, Jamie Wilson, Liana Middleton
Votes: 32
86. Score (1995)
88 min | Action, Crime
A small time Yakuza thug is thrown into a bloody battle after a bank robbery he was forced into goes wrong when all the men begin to turn on each other a hitch-hiking serial killing couple decide to steal their loot.
Director: Atsushi Muroga | Stars: Shû Ehara, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Ryûshi Mizukami, Hitoshi Ozawa
Votes: 238
87. The Closest Thing to Heaven (1996)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Dorne M. Pentes | Stars: Michael Mattison, Ed Grady, Gina Stewart, Tim Grant
Votes: 24
88. Zoff (1972)
92 min | Romance
Director: Eberhard Pieper | Stars: Giulia Follina, Hildegard Krekel, Jürgen Prochnow, Claus Theo Gärtner
Votes: 22
89. Räpsy & Dolly eli Pariisi odottaa (1990)
101 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Räpsy is a loser who tries to take advantage other losers.
Director: Matti Ijäs | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Raija Paalanen, Kari Väänänen, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 229
90. Rovaniemen markkinoilla (1951)
86 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Jorma Nortimo | Stars: Esa Pakarinen, Reino Helismaa, Jorma Ikävalko, Jorma Nortimo
Votes: 267
91. Sutki (1993 TV Movie)
Comedy
Director: Kari Väänänen | Stars: Vesa Vierikko, Esko Varonen, Matti Pellonpää, Ari Patjas
Votes: 47
92. Laitakaupungin laulu (1948)
73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Aku Korhonen, Mirjam Novero
Votes: 91
93. Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1997 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Harald Juhnke, Udo Samel, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Katharina Thalbach
Votes: 129
94. Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1960 TV Movie)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
A petty criminal in post , just out of jail, is trying to find work. In order to get a job he needs to have a passport, which in turn he can't get without having a job first. When he finds ... See full summary »
Director: Rainer Wolffhardt | Stars: Rudolf Platte, Alexander Kerst, Joachim Teege, Fritz Schulz
Votes: 39
95. Crooked (2008– )
22 min | Comedy
Two petty crooks, Dale and Blake, dream of forming a gang and hitting it big in the criminal underworld, sparking the rise of the most unlikely group of self proclaimed gangsters.
Stars: Michael Allen, Paul Bellman, Nick Bennett, Anna Cheney
96. Valkoisen neilikan velho (1945)
84 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A crime comedy, where an upper class gentleman, also an amateur magician, discovers a criminal gang and reveals "the consul's" ugly manners.
Director: Ilmari Unho | Stars: Hilkka Helinä, Joel Rinne, Ritva Arvelo, Eine Laine
Votes: 55
97. Harjunpää and the Persecutors (1993)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A police story, where the policeman Timo Harjunpää works on a case where two losers start a harassment campaign against a rich and successful computer expert. Tragedy cannot be avoided.
Director: Åke Lindman | Stars: Kari Heiskanen, Riitta Havukainen, Mats Långbacka, Sari Havas
Votes: 145
98. Wege im Zwielicht (1948)
90 min | Drama
Three homeless youths commit petty crimes to get by in the difficult time just after the end of WW2 in Germany. When they become suspects in a murder case, a witness of the events comes ... See full summary »
Director: Gustav Fröhlich | Stars: Gustav Fröhlich, Johanna Lepski, Sonja Ziemann, Benno Sterzenbach
Votes: 42
99. Einsatz Hamburg Süd (1997–1999)
48 min
Stars: Muriel Baumeister, Meral Perin, Christopher Zumbült, Joachim Nimtz
Votes: 21
100. Suomalaistyttöjä Tukholmassa (1952)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Three Finnish girls travel to Stockholm to look for work. But soon they notice that the big city is not such a great place as they thought. Most of the foreign men who they meet there are crooks and liars.
Director: Roland af Hällström | Stars: Toini Vartiainen, Eija Inkeri, Maija Karhi, Esko Saha
Votes: 65