CRIME - 2025, a list by Royce Bunn

75

/835/

78

/362/

4.2

/228999/

98

/172/

94

/26/

85

/39/

4.0

age 16+

Looking for a job? When a happy family man is dismissed after twenty-five years of loyal service at a paper company, he finds the perfect solution to land his next role: truly eliminate the competition.

85

IMDb 72

7.5

/15412/

74

/459/

72

/266/

4.0

/153479/

98

/189/

92

/7/

91

/41/

4.0

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

85

IMDb 57

7.9

/10164/

78

/291/

79

/140/

3.9

/156794/

99

/150/

82

/42/

92

/34/

4.0

In 1977 Brazil, technology specialist Marcelo, fleeing a mysterious past, returns to Recife in search of peace, but realizes the city is far from the refuge he seeks.

85

IMDb 4

7.8

/266978/

74

/9643/

74

/2357/

4.2

/1758488/

94

/428/

85

/1999/

95

/63/

4.0

age 16+

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

81

IMDb 6

7.4

/173346/

75

/9145/

72

/1729/

3.8

/1676886/

92

/326/

93

/257/

80

/59/

3.5

age 13+

When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.

77

7.1

/19999/

73

/1500/

67

/153/

3.7

/113618/

99

/92/

81

/179/

83

/21/

3.0

age 15+

Police bodycam footage reveals how a long-running neighborhood dispute turned fatal in this documentary about fear, prejudice and Stand Your Ground laws.

77

7.7

/406/

72

/16/

67

/4/

3.9

/2387/

83

/9/

3.5

Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy's frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond.

77

6.8

/3857/

68

/208/

65

/26/

3.6

/48262/

95

/112/

85

/18/

78

/23/

3.5

When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

77

7.3

/1021/

66

/18/

71

/9/

3.8

/6836/

98

/54/

84

/16/

3.0

Cousins Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. When Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan to pose as smugglers in an attempt to get them out of their desperate situation before it is too late.

75

6.6

/3039/

65

/166/

69

/56/

3.7

/21021/

95

/21/

87

/25/

3.0

age 15+

When hijackers seize a Japanese flight and demand to fly to Pyongyang, a mysterious mastermind hatches a zany scheme to reroute the plane to Seoul.

75

7.1

/2978/

72

/161/

77

/23/

3.8

/19365/

83

/89/

88

/28/

65

/13/

3.0

age 15+

In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, he finds himself torn between duty and desire.

75

IMDb 9

7.5

/103279/

72

/5023/

73

/1137/

3.9

/1010167/

88

/320/

84

/389/

72

/61/

2.5

age 15+

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

74

IMDb 80

6.9

/63261/

69

/3823/

69

/672/

3.4

/442830/

85

/254/

83

/541/

65

/47/

3.5

age 16+

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

74

IMDb 100

7.1

/256688/

71

/16842/

73

/3075/

3.6

/1621213/

88

/381/

93

/5129/

68

/53/

2.5

age 13+

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

75

73

IMDb 20

8.6

/98943/

84

/332/

66

/144/

3.7

/46227/

44

/18/

96

/257/

age 16+

After the hijacking of IC-814 in 1999 and the Parliament attack in 2001, India’s Intelligence Bureau Chief, Ajay Sanyal, devises an indomitable mission to intrude and rupture the terrorist network in Pakistan, by infiltrating the underworld mafia of Karachi with the help of a 20-year-old boy from Punjab, held captive for a revenge crime.

73

6.5

/11291/

69

/1135/

71

/197/

3.4

/18646/

88

/73/

92

/35/

74

/12/

2.5

age 15+

Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 11-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a bond under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive—and she teaches him the true meaning of unconditional love.

76

72

7.2

/6460/

74

/581/

68

/223/

3.5

/16106/

80

/10/

97

/26/

Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.

72

6.7

/42069/

68

/3454/

67

/509/

3.2

/58353/

90

/62/

79

/239/

67

/10/

3.0

age 16+

Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.

72

6.5

/7062/

67

/939/

67

/88/

3.4

/16556/

95

/74/

75

/90/

67

/15/

3.0

age 15+

Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course with a police chief who has spent his life upholding the rules that Jerry has spent his tearing down.

74

7.3

/267/

60

/1/

70

/1/

3.5

/2357/

89

/44/

88

/31/

72

/8/

3.0

In a race against time, an ailing woman discovers her teenage son's violent obsessions and must go to great lengths to protect him, and possibly others, in this portrait of a Chinese American family. Inspired by true events.

71

IMDb 42

7.0

/44810/

71

/3138/

71

/415/

3.5

/216445/

87

/214/

85

/472/

66

/37/

2.0

age 15+

A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname 'Roofman'. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.

71

5.6

/383/

61

/8/

77

/4/

3.3

/716/

75

/20/

93

/21/

3.0

A group of kidnappers take the son of a wealthy presidential candidate in Haiti. Doc and Zoe are two amateur gangsters tasked with delivering the young man to their ruthless boss. With a hitman on their trail, Zoe accidentally kills the hostage. Panicked, Doc and Zoe come across Patrick and his very pregnant wife Laura. Patrick looks exactly like the senator’s dead son. Doc and Zoe decide to abduct the couple and replace the candidate's son with Patrick.

70

6.5

/82022/

68

/8261/

68

/1378/

3.1

/389292/

81

/221/

84

/481/

58

/38/

3.0

age 16+

When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.

70

6.3

/3785/

65

/700/

65

/246/

3.2

/5674/

90

/10/

3.0

age 15+

Car genius Lino returns to conclude his vendetta against Areski and the corrupt commander who ruined their lives in this turbo-charged trilogy finale.

70

6.6

/59991/

66

/3298/

65

/741/

3.5

/602011/

77

/302/

71

/523/

70

/53/

3.0

age 14+

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

70

6.0

/2412/

63

/233/

67

/17/

3.2

/5983/

95

/41/

70

/44/

3.0

age 15+

A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In an escalating game of cat and mouse, her different choices lead to drastically different outcomes along the way.

70

IMDb 63

6.4

/104011/

64

/8407/

64

/1302/

3.3

/509344/

87

/336/

72

/1764/

75

/48/

3.0

age 13+

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.

70

IMDb 62

6.8

/130260/

72

/10876/

73

/2171/

3.3

/414950/

75

/306/

92

/2183/

59

/49/

2.5

age 16+

Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.

69

5.5

/30012/

61

/2690/

55

/404/

2.8

/118753/

83

/231/

83

/580/

74

/47/

3.5

age 15+

When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.

68

6.3

/8289/

56

/326/

57

/98/

3.3

/105411/

90

/150/

50

/18/

80

/37/

3.5

age 14+

In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.

68

6.3

/15893/

66

/1247/

63

/191/

3.5

/75397/

75

/153/

89

/67/

58

/30/

2.5

age 17+

In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot at redemption, and an NBA All-Star settles the score.

68

6.6

/121103/

70

/9206/

71

/1555/

3.1

/212066/

75

/218/

92

/2586/

58

/42/

2.0

age 16+

When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with Marybeth Medina, they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.

67

6.3

/3907/

64

/263/

67

/40/

3.1

/18543/

92

/52/

65

/17/

67

/8/

2.5

age 16+

Detectives are thrust into a chilling hunt for “Mr. Shiny”—a sadistic serial killer from the past whose return marks the beginning of a new wave of grotesque, otherworldly crimes tied to a dark cosmic force.

67

6.2

/8788/

67

/992/

64

/96/

3.1

/13019/

70

/33/

68

/51/

74

/6/

3.0

age 15+

When a mentally ill young man thinks he witnesses an abduction and the police refuse to believe him, he reluctantly turns to his next door neighbor – a bitter, retired security guard – to help him find the missing woman.

67

7.0

/23080/

75

/2588/

77

/610/

3.5

/109937/

64

/23/

2.0

age 6+

The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.

67

5.6

/484/

55

/44/

68

/22/

3.3

/1920/

84

/37/

69

/11/

3.0

During a routine pickup, an elderly Vietnamese cab driver is taken hostage by three recently escaped Orange County convicts. Based on a true story.

66

6.2

/8723/

64

/1004/

68

/279/

3.0

/25913/

67

/33/

71

/41/

63

/5/

3.0

age 14+

When panic erupts on a Tokyo-bound bullet train that will explode if it slows below 100 kph, authorities race against time to save everyone on board.

66

5.7

/666/

58

/20/

70

/1/

3.5

/4782/

81

/37/

67

/9/

2.5

Unfolding over the course of Valentine’s Day in New Jersey, a young intersex sex worker must run from the mob after a drug deal goes sideways, forcing him to confront his past.

66

6.3

/69470/

69

/9016/

70

/1157/

2.9

/169038/

76

/205/

88

/746/

59

/32/

2.0

age 16+

Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.

66

6.3

/41758/

68

/4373/

66

/705/

2.9

/74192/

62

/99/

79

/942/

60

/24/

3.0

age 16+

Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world's largest diamond exchange.

65

6.6

/6949/

69

/707/

65

/70/

3.1

/16979/

age 14+

Murder or self-defense? Told from both sides, this documentary explores the killing of Jason Corbett during a dispute with his wife and her father.

65

6.5

/29729/

71

/2382/

77

/887/

3.2

/155489/

53

/30/

69

/620/

56

/7/

age 15+

What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.

65

IMDb 81

6.6

/48148/

64

/2395/

64

/591/

3.4

/429895/

69

/281/

65

/323/

65

/50/

2.5

age 16+

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

65

IMDb 89

6.5

/76866/

69

/5487/

66

/834/

3.0

/254863/

77

/139/

53

/599/

60

/25/

3.0

age 12+

A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.

64

6.7

/19453/

70

/1734/

67

/184/

2.7

/233624/

age 14+

Vulgar, taunting texts blow up the phones of a teen and her boyfriend. Who's sending them — and why? This twisty documentary reveals the shocking answer.

78

64

7.3

/6519/

74

/142/

71

/51/

3.6

/17990/

94

/16/

83

/11/

82

/6/

After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them on a journey to recover the loot and confront who they are.

64

5.4

/1027/

54

/80/

62

/14/

3.0

/3694/

78

/32/

83

/14/

62

/13/

2.5

age 15+

Paul Cole finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can't be trusted, and it's unclear which of his identities is real.

67

63

6.8

/3480/

70

/392/

67

/43/