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The man lived by the jungle law of the docks!
Movie · 7.9 / 10 · 1.8K ratings · 22 Jun 1954 · English · 1h 48m · Released
A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.
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Catch Me If You Can
Movie · 8.0 / 10 · 16 Dec 2002 · English
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
The Wrong Man
Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 22 Dec 1956 · English
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Prince of the City
Movie · 7.0 / 10 · 19 Aug 1981 · English
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.
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.
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie · 7.5 / 10 · 12 May 1950 · English
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Mobsters
Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 26 Jul 1991 · English
The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...
The Night of the Hunter
Movie · 7.9 / 10 · 26 Jul 1955 · English
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
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.
The Outfit
Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 19 Oct 1973 · English
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
Surviving the Game
Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 15 Apr 1994 · English
A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
Winged Creatures
Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 8 Jul 2009 · English
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
Woman of Straw
Movie · 6.2 / 10 · 28 Apr 1964 · English
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs, to marry him.