421. Blast of Silence
Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Allen Baron
Actors: Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter H. Clune, Danny Meehan, Dean Sheldon
Plot: A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past, and a fat gun dealer with pet rats, each gets in his way.
422. Night Moves
Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Arthur Penn
Actors: Gene Hackman, James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark, Ed Binns
423. Once Were Warriors
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lee Tamahori
Actors: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga, Taungaroa Emile, Rachael Morris Jr.
424. Monsieur Verdoux
Year of Release: 1947
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Chaplin
Actors: Charles Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Audrey Betz, Martha Raye
Plot: Chaplin stars in this very dark comedy as a "bluebeard" who supports his beloved wife and son by marrying and murdering women of property. Based on an idea by Orson Welles.
425. Cure
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa, Yoriko Douguchi, Yukijiro Hotaru
Plot: A series of gruesome murders sweeps Tokyo - each murderer is found near the victim with no recollection of having killed anyone. A young, strange man is the only tentative link to the crimes and he starts having an effect on the people around him.
426. The Score
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Frank Oz
Actors: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett, Gary Farmer, Paul Soles
Plot: An aging thief is set to retire, but his wily partner brings him back in for one more score: a French scepter in the Montreal Customs House. Joining with brash, young thief the only question is which man is going to outsmart the other.
427. Infernal Affairs III ( Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wai-keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Actors: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Andy Lau, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Eric Tsang, Daoming Chen
428. They Live By Night
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nicholas Ray
Actors: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Will Wright, Helen Craig, Jay C. Flippen
Plot: A prison break sees three men escaped - and even though Bowie Bowers wants nothing more than to retreat or prove his innocence - especially with a new love interest in Kitty - his other escapees convince him to participate in a series of heists and the police, thinking him the ringleader, go after him harder than ever.
429. Charley Varrick
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Don Siegel
Actors: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, Sheree North, Jacqueline Scott
Plot: An unlucky crop-dusting pilot robs a bank, only to find that the bank is used by the Mafia to launder money.
430. The Lavender Hill Mob
Year of Release: 1951
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Crichton
Actors: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Marjorie Fielding, Edie Martin
Plot: Droll bank clerk has this perfect scheme for robbing a gold bullion truck.
The performance of Alec Guinness is worth the time spent watching the
movie.
