Force of Evil

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 24 Aug 1950 · English

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

Dark City

Movie · 6.5 / 10 · 17 Oct 1950 · English

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Pitfall

Movie · 6.9 / 10 · 11 Aug 1948 · English

An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.

Plunder Road

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 5 Dec 1957 · English

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

The Good Thief

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 28 Feb 2003 · English

An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.

Greed

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 4 Dec 1924 · English

When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

The Big Combo

Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 13 Feb 1955 · English

Police Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to justice all the while obsessing over the gangster's girlfriend.

Double Indemnity

Movie · 8.1 / 10 · 6 Jul 1944 · English

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

The Set-Up

Movie · 7.3 / 10 · 29 Mar 1949 · English

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

Angels with Dirty Faces

Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 26 Nov 1938 · English

Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 7 Jul 1950 · English

A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

I Walk Alone

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 31 Dec 1947 · English

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.