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51. 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: 1,282
52. Måste gitt (2017)
97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Respected suburb guy in Stockholm who lives in criminality but want to be an actor. By coincidence he dropped his diary and was found by Lena Endre who thinks its great and want to publish it...
Director: Ivica Zubak | Stars: Can Demirtas, David Nzinga, Jörgen Thorsson, Selma Caglar
Votes: 1,339
53. 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: 5,367
54. 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: 670
55. Rising Storm (1989)
R | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a future postapocalyptic America ruled by a fascist televangelist, young thief Joe and his brother agree to help pretty Mila and her sister find an ancient artifact that could change everything.
Director: Francis Schaeffer | Stars: Zach Galligan, Wayne Crawford, June Chadwick, Elizabeth Keifer
Votes: 336
56. The Miscellaneous Brigade on the Watch (1971)
95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In 1971 three inept petty Romanian criminals are released from prison but find themselves at the core of two money laundering and burglary cases.
Director: Mircea Dragan | Stars: Toma Caragiu, Dem Radulescu, Sebastian Papaiani, Puiu Calinescu
Votes: 1,986
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: 531
58. Black River (1957)
114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post-War era.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Fumio Watanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ineko Arima, Keiko Awaji
Votes: 1,220
59. 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
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: 61
61. 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: 2,551
62. 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: 164
63. 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: 237
64. 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: 1,074
65. 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
66. Hetki lyö (2022)
123 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Marjaleena, a 60-year-old drunk ex-beauty pageant, discovers that her husband Worm is about to get out of jail but he is planning a dream life with his cell-mate lover, Marjaleena sets off to get her share of the millions.
Director: J.-P. Valkeapää | Stars: Johannes Holopainen, Outi Mäenpää, Ilkka Heiskanen, Pääru Oja
Votes: 213
67. 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: 565
68. 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: 193
69. 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: 132
70. 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: 248
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. 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
73. 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: 708 | Gross: $0.04M
74. 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: 153
75. 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: 146
76. 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: 861
77. 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: 1,131
78. 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: 1,505
79. 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: 58
80. 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
81. 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
82. 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: 157
83. Vorsicht, Falle! - Nepper, Schlepper, Bauernfänger (1964–2021)
Crime, News
Stars: Eduard Zimmermann, Sabine Zimmermann, Rudi Cerne, Karl-Heinz Hess
Votes: 33
84. Yövaras (2017)
16 min | Short, Drama
A Somali man's car starts to disappear mysteriously at night. When he decides to catch the thief, things take an unexpected turn.
Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed | Stars: Fuaad Amin, Aaliya Mustafa, Elina Knihtilä, Joonas Saartamo
Votes: 34
85. 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
86. Yö on pitkä (1952)
107 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Three youngsters spend the night nervously waiting for the police to arrive. Growing up in misery, dreaming of a different life, they have all become desperate criminals.
Director: Aarne Tarkas | Stars: Jussi Jurkka, Mirja Karisto, Åke Lindman, Kaarlo Halttunen
Votes: 71
87. Zoff (1972)
92 min | Romance
Director: Eberhard Pieper | Stars: Giulia Follina, Hildegard Krekel, Jürgen Prochnow, Claus Theo Gärtner
Votes: 23
88. Rovaniemen markkinoilla (1951)
86 min | Comedy, Musical
Director: Jorma Nortimo | Stars: Esa Pakarinen, Reino Helismaa, Jorma Ikävalko, Jorma Nortimo
Votes: 268
89. Café Meineid (1990–2003)
Comedy
Café Meineid Soup.
Stars: Thekla Mayhoff, Kathi Leitner, Erich Hallhuber, Norbert Mahler
Votes: 48
90. Eel Squad (2019)
97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Five bored guys get a thrill from dressing up like police commandos and "raiding" wrongdoers until they accidentally stumble onto an actual crime.
Director: Vladimír Michálek | Stars: Oldrich Kaiser, Matej Hádek, Krystof Hádek, Jirí Vyorálek
Votes: 95
91. Harjunpää och kalla döden (1983)
194 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Johan Simberg, Pekka Laiho, Thomas Backlund, Pirkko Mannola
Votes: 37
92. 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: 43
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: 131
94. Gagged Guys with Tied Up Gals (2011 Video)
Adventure
Stars: Linzy Cross, Melissa Jacobs, Ashlyn Jameson, Randy Moore
95. 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
96. Sutki (1993 TV Movie)
Comedy
Director: Kari Väänänen | Stars: Vesa Vierikko, Esko Varonen, Matti Pellonpää, Ari Patjas
Votes: 48
97. Anokha Moti (2000)
86 min | Drama, Family
Director: Tapan Sinha | Stars: Arjun Chakraborty, Nayab Aftab, Radhika Jajodia, Vishesh Marwaha
Votes: 21
98. Laitakaupungin laulu (1948)
73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Edvin Laine | Stars: Ansa Ikonen, Tauno Palo, Aku Korhonen, Mirjam Novero
Votes: 91
99. Derailed (1942)
102 min | Crime, Drama
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
100. Rikos & Rakkaus (1999)
102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Pekka Milonoff | Stars: Kai Lehtinen, Tiina Lymi, Tomi Salmela, Sari Mällinen
Votes: 540