Popular Crime Movies on Kanopy - Page 14

The Insult

2017

The Insult

2017
7.5
After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.
Mindhunters

2004

Mindhunters

2004
6.5
Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst. Based very loosely on Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
Pusher II

2004

Pusher II

2004
7.2
Tonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.
The Number 23

2007

The Number 23

2007
6.4
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
Hit!

1973

Hit!

1973
5.6
A federal agent whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug trade and trains them. Then they all leave for France to track down and destroy the ring.
Piccadilly

1929

Piccadilly

1929
6.4
A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act.
The Pardon

2013

The Pardon

2013
4.4
Toni Jo tries to break her husband, Cowboy, out of prison and becomes an instant sensation due to her beauty.
A Touch of Sin

2013

A Touch of Sin

2013
7.2
Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.
Heaven

2002

Heaven

2002
6.4
Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.
Picpus

1943

Picpus

1943
4.9
Picpus is a street and a subway stop where a number of murders have been committed. Maigret tries to find the killer.
American Pastoral

2016

American Pastoral

2016
6.2
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Murder in the First

1995

Murder in the First

1995
7.1
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
Freejack

1992

Freejack

1992
5.5
Time-traveling bounty hunters find a doomed race-car driver in the past and bring him to 2009 New York, where his mind will be replaced with that of a terminally ill billionaire.
Animal Factory

2000

Animal Factory

2000
6.3
Suburbanite Ron is spoiled, young and not overly worried about the marijuana charges leveled against him. But, after being made out to be a drug dealer, he faces a five-year jail sentence in San Quentin State Prison. Physically frail and unaccustomed to his rough surroundings, Ron is primed to fall victim to sexual predators and bullying guards – that is, until he's befriended by Earl, a veteran inmate who finds meaning in protecting the vulnerable new kid.
The Crimson Rivers

2000

The Crimson Rivers

2000
6.9
Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.
Anatomy of a Fall

2023

Anatomy of a Fall

2023
7.5
A woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
Dope

2015

Dope

2015
7.1
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Violent Cop

1989

Violent Cop

1989
7.2
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.
Dogman

2018

Dogman

2018
7.5
Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.
Shot Caller

2017

Shot Caller

2017
7
A newly-released prison gangster is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.