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Genre: Crime


A tailor surrounded by spools of thread works on a pair of pants with a sewing machine.

Broker (2022)

Kore-eda Hirokazu  |   South Korea
Korean  
Crime, Drama, Family Affairs

An overwhelmed new mother partners with two baby traffickers to find the perfect well-paying parents for her infant in this heartbreaking human story.

A man stares and points a handgun straight into the camera lens.

Cloud

Kiyoshi Kurosawa  |   Japan
Japanese  
Action, Crime, Thriller

Angry customers get their revenge on an amoral online reseller in this intriguingly bizarre thriller from Japanese genre master Kiyoshi Kurosawa.

A woman (Selena Gomez) lit in red stands in front of a room lit with green, blue, purple, and orange lights.

Emilia Pérez

Jacques Audiard  |   France
Spanish  
Crime, LGBTQ, Music

Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this Mexican odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women, each pursuing happiness.

A woman in a field looks over her shoulder with an angry expression.

The Kingdom (Le Royaume)

Julien Colonna  |   France
French  
Coming of Age, Crime, Drama

A teenager’s bond with her outlaw father is tested during a hot Coriscan summer in this heart-pounding coming-of-age thriller.

A figure slinks through a foggy forest.

Misericordia (Miséricorde)

Alain Guiraudie  |   France
French  
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jérémie returns to his sleepy hometown to attend a funeral. When a mysterious disappearance disturbs the community, a cloud of suspicion begins to form.

Two decorated military men look screen right.

The Package (1989)

Andrew Davis  |   United States
English  
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones star in this densely plotted, Chicago-set thriller about an army veteran who becomes a pawn in a sprawling conspiracy.

A man in a red track suit holds up his hands, a man in black stands in front of him laughing and holding a gun.

Sicilian Letters (Iddu)

Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza  |   Italy, France
Italian, Sicilian  
Crime, Drama, Thriller

After serving time, a corrupt politician is enlisted by Italy’s secret service to take down Sicily’s last godfather using only handwritten letters.

A black man wearing a sharp suit and glasses stands alone in a hallway lined by lockers.

The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

Ivan Dixon  |   United States
English  
Action, Crime, Drama, Social Commentary

A Black CIA agent secretly uses his training to lead a guerrilla army against the U.S. government in a powerful tale of resistance and liberation.

Two men sit on a planter in a city

To a Land Unknown

Mahdi Fleifel  |   United Kingdom, Palestine, France, Greece, Netherlands, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Arabic, English, Greek  
Crime, Drama, Social Commentary, Thriller

Stranded in Athens, displaced Palestinian cousins devise a dark scheme in order to reach Germany and start a new life.

A large group of people sit in front of a table full of money. Two policemen guard the door

Two to One (Zwei Zu Eins)

Natja Brunckhorst  |   Germany
German  
Comedy, Crime, Historical

Sandra Hüller leads a stellar cast in this heist comedy about a group of East Germans who steal a fortune in soon-to-be-obsolete currency.