171. Panic in the Streets
Year of Release: 1950
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Elia Kazan
Actors: Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance, Zero Mostel, Dan Riss
Plot: One of film noir's finest. When a Dead man found in the streets is found to have the bubonic plague, a police detective and public health doctor scour the city for his killer, who may also be infected. Lots of suspense and a good, nostalgic look at New Orleans.
172. Hustle & Flow
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Craig Brewer
Actors: Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls, Ludacris
Plot: A fresh setting for a traditional tale of an American dreaming of making it big, but this time he is a down on his luck pimp who used to rap in high school. With the help of a friend he gives it his best shot to make a hit.
173. Victoria
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sebastian Schipper
Actors: Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, Burak Yigit, Max Mauff, André Hennicke
Plot: A young Spanish immigrant living in Berlin encounters a group of friends on a night out and becomes embroiled in a bank heist.
174. The Italian Job
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: F. Gary Gray
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green
Plot: A group of thieves pull off the ultimate heist in Venice, Italy, but are betrayed by one of their own. In order to make things right, a second heist is planned to reclaim their share and get back at the betrayer.
175. Sitting Ducks
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Henry Jaglom
Actors: Michael Emil, Zack Norman, Patrice Townsend, Irene Forrest, Richard Romanus, Kelly Rogers
Plot: A pair of small-time criminals rip off the mob in order to fund their dreams of becoming a comedic duo. En route to Miami - where they plan to escape to Costa Rica, they pick up a pair females and a chauffeur/singer and that's where the fun really begins.
176. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Year of Release: 1932
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Actors: Paul Muni, Helen Vinson, Allen Jenkins, Glenda Farrell, Edward Ellis, Hale Hamilton
Plot: Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.
177. Clue
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Actors: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull
Plot: Several people are invited to a mansion to settle a financial problem, but
when one of the guests is murdered, the rest try to solve whodunit.
178. The Outsiders
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez
Plot: Young men in Tulsa, Oklahoma struggle with family and social conflicts while trying do discover their places in society.
179. Stray Dog ( Nora inu )
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Fumiko Honma
Plot: A post war (WW2) look at Tokyo, Japan through the events surrounding a
police detective, searching for a killer, and his stolen gun.
180. Angels with Dirty Faces
Year of Release: 1938
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Curtiz
Actors: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, George Bancroft, Billy Halop
Plot: A priest tries to stop his old friend, a gangster, from corrupting a gang
of teens any further than they already are.
