241. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Frank Oz
Actors: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Ian McDiarmid, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris
Plot: Two men compete for the honor of being the worst scoundrel around by trying to cheat a lady out of her money.
242. The Devil's Rejects
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rob Zombie
Actors: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Leslie Easterbrook, Sheri Moon, William Forsythe, Ken Foree
Plot: The serial killing Firefly family is under attack from a sadistic local sheriff looking to avenge the death of his brother. When a couple of the family escape, they turn a fleabag motel into their own playground with the sheriff hot on their heels.
243. Fox and His Friends ( Faustrecht der Freiheit )
Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Actors: Peter Chatel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven, Christiane Maybach, Harry Baer
Plot: Explores the class struggle and homosexual undertones of when a former circus performer and working class man, Franz "Fox" Biberkopf wins the lottery and looks to improve his lot in life. But money comes at a cost, and his new upper middle-class friends take advantage of him.
244. Blue Collar
Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Schrader
Actors: Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, Lane Smith
245. Shanghai Triad ( Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao )
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Yimou Zhang
Actors: Li Gong, Baotian Li, Wang Xiaoxiao, Xuejian Li, Chun Sun, Baoying Jiang
246. Hang 'em High
Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ted Post
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Ben Johnson, Dennis Hopper
Plot: An innocent man is prosecuted and hung, but he doesn't die. Instead he comes back as a lawman and vigilante trying to bring justice to the town.
247. The Killers
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Siodmak
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, William Conrad
Plot: A boxer is murdered to little resistance and an insurance investigator is hired to connect the dots uncovering a past robbery.
248. Point Blank
Year of Release: 1967
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Boorman
Actors: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, John Vernon, Michael Strong
Plot: A crook gets double crossed and left for dead during a robbery. He returns
to demand his share but to get this he must mow his way up the corporate
ladder.
249. The Getaway
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Actors: Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Al Lettieri, Slim Pickens
Plot: Master thief Carter "Doc" McCoy gets bailed out of prison by his wife,
Carol, on the condition that the two pull off a bank heist for a corrupt
politician. But Doc learns that things aren't on the level and he and
Carol escape with the loot. With nothing but the money and each other, Doc
and Carol flee from a crew of criminals with vengeance on their mind.
250. Dressed to Kill
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz, David Margulies
Plot: A woman has an affair with a psychologist, only to fall prey to a brutal murder. A prostitute witnesses her killing and soon becomes the next target.
