281. Take the Money and Run
Year of Release: 1969
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Woody Allen, Janet Margolin, Marcel Hillaire, Jacquelyn Hyde, Lonny Chapman, Jan Merlin
Plot: Presented in a documentary style about the life of Virgil Starkwell, failed musician and highly inept bank robber.
282. Les misérables
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bille August
Actors: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans Matheson, Reine Brynolfsson
Plot: This version of Victor Hugo's classic novel puts the relationship between
Jean Valjean, convicted of a petty crime and released, only to break his
parole and Inspector Javert, the man who makes it his life's goal to track
him down - to the forefront. The pursuit consumes both men -
professionally and personally - leading up to the student revolution in
France.
283. The Petrified Forest
Year of Release: 1936
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Archie Mayo
Actors: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin, Humphrey Bogart, Charley Grapewin, Joe Sawyer
Plot: A man walks into a gas station and falls in love with a waitress working
there, but only after they are held up and robbed.
284. Baby
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Juwan Chung
Actors: David Huynh, Feodor Chin, Kenneth Choi, Shannon Dang, Aljarreau Galang, Kenzo Lee
285. City of Men ( Cidade dos Homens )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paulo Morelli
Actors: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Rodrigo dos Santos, Jonathan Haagensen, Camila Monteiro, Naima Silva
286. Frozen River
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Courtney Hunt
Actors: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O'Keefe, James Reilly, Charlie McDermott, Mark Boone Junior
Plot: Between New York state and Canada, a young women must smuggler goods in and out of both countries to try and survive. Around Christmas, she struggles to pay for things that are necessary for the holiday season. The story follows those who are involved and get involved to help the women make it through. Some make legal and illegal sacrifices to satisfy the human spirit.
287. Ichi the Killer ( Koroshiya 1 )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Paulyn Sun, Susumu Terajima, Shun Sugata
Plot: A sadistic Yakuza gangster searches for the man responsible of killing his boss. An ex-cop has a deranged killer of his own and between the two, the streets will run red with blood.
288. American Animals
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bart Layton
Actors: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd, Wayne Duvall
Plot: Taking inspiration (and not much else) in the heist films they have seen, a group of young men plan to steal millions worth of rare books from their college library.
289. Headhunters ( Hodejegerne )
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Norwegian
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Morten Tyldum
Actors: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard, Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Baard Owe, Joachim Rafaelsen
Plot: A headhunter who moonlights as an art thief gets more than he bargains for when he targets a priceless work of art owned by a former mercenary.
290. This Man Must Die ( Que la bête meure )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne, Anouk Ferjac, Marc Di Napoli, Louise Chevalier
Plot: A single father will stop at nothing to avenge the hit and run death of his daughter. When he learns an actress was in the car - he poses as a screenwriter to get close to her - willing to kill her if she was the driver. But as he get more and more involved with her life, his empathy causes him to change his outlook.
