161. Bittersweet Life, A ( Dalkomhan insaeng )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ji-woon Kim
Actors: Jeong-min Hwang, Byung-hun Lee, Ku Jin, Roe-ha Kim
Plot: A Mafia head asks his loyal enforcer to track his young mistress if she is having an affair. After Kim Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) discovers the real truth, he makes a decision that will lead to unfortunate events. Revenge and love are involved in this tragic crime film.
162. 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
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.
163. Death Wish
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Winner
Actors: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia, Steven Keats
Plot: While New York City architect Paul Kersey is away from home, drug addicts break into his house and brutally murder his wife and rape his daughter until she's comatose. Once wary of guns, Kersey takes matters into his own hands, seeking vigilante justice against not only the culprits, but other wrongdoers as well.
164. trou, Le
Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jacques Becker
Actors: Marc Michel, Jean Keraudy, Philippe Leroy, Raymond Meunier
Plot: A group of four prisoners have been planning an elaborate escape when a young detainee is transferred in while another cell block is repaired. The men must decide whether this fresh face can be trusted with their carefully-constructed plan.
165. The General
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Boorman
Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Jon Voight
Plot: Martin Cahill was an Irish folk hero and criminal - pulling off brazing robberies with his team. But soon he has trouble from not just the police and the IRA - but even from members of his own team.
166. 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
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.
167. 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
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.
168. 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
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.
169. 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
Plot: Wrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.
170. 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
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.
