Top Rated Crime Movies on Amazon Video - Page 281

Hitters

2002

Hitters

2002
2.8
A respected civic leader is caught between two rival underworld crime families on the verge of war.
The Colombian Connection

2011

The Colombian Connection

2011
5.5
The year is 1976 and it is a dangerous year in the Straits of Yucatan. The man is Jack Hooks, a former cop set up by his corrupt partner and sent to jail for a drug crime he didn't commit. After being yanked out of prison with an early release deal offered by the DEA, he is sent on a do or die mission; bring down the drug trade of his former partner, Frank Rossi and his contacts. Hooks has no choice but to plunge into the underworld of marijuana smuggling by making one big run through the narrow channel that flows between Cuba and Mexico, also known as "The Eye", and into the heart of a violent Colombian drug ring.
Kidnapped in Paradise

1999

Kidnapped in Paradise

1999
1.8
A woman engages a down-on-his-luck sailor to help her find her sister, who was kidnapped by modern day pirates.
The Headline Woman

1935

The Headline Woman

1935
4
When the daughter of a newspaper publisher is falsely charged with murder, a reporter on her father's paper goes into hiding with her. At first hoping to get an exclusive story, the reporter eventually finds himself falling in love and trying to find the real killer.
Sing Sing Nights

1934

Sing Sing Nights

1934
2.8
A respected war correspondent is found murdered, with three bullets--from three different guns--in him. Three different men are arrested, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder, but only one can be the actual killer. A criminologist sets out to find who is really guilty.
Exclusive Story

1936

Exclusive Story

1936
6.5
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.
The Unguarded Hour

1936

The Unguarded Hour

1936
6.2
A blackmailer tries to stop a woman from revealing evidence that could save a condemned man.
A Matter of WHO

1961

A Matter of WHO

1961
6.2
Health officials from the World Health Organization link a smallpox outbreak in Europe to oil drilling in the Middle East.
Buying Time

1989

Buying Time

1989
3
Petty thieves Jabber and Reno are blackmailed by the police to uncover the identity of a mobster who is killing the city's drug dealers. While reluctant, they're convinced by the offer to expunge their own crimes. They go undercover and track a suspect named Curtis King. Soon they find evidence of Curtis's crimes, but amplify the danger in which they find themselves.
A Dangerous Place

2012

A Dangerous Place

2012
2.5
An innocent woman, Claire Scully is drawn into a terrorist plot to kill people through the mail using a deadly strain of TB.
Passport to Treason

1956

Passport to Treason

1956
5.8
After being consulted by a friend concerning a murder case, a private eye learns the friend has become the next victim. Passport to Treason was put together by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman, the same team who’d later collaborate on the UK TV series The Saint. Rod Cameron stars as an American private eye, stationed in London. For the sake of a murdered friend, the detective takes over the dead man’s case, which turns out to have international ramifications. The villains are members of a phony pacifistic society, all of whom harbor plans for taking over the world.
Chinatown After Dark

1931

Chinatown After Dark

1931
3
The female head of a criminal gang in Chinatown is after a valuable jewel, and lets nothing stand in her way of finding it.
The Bad Son

2007

The Bad Son

2007
3.8
The women in a Seattle serial killer's life often had an unpleasant way of turning up dead - from his girlfriend to his mother-in-law to his second wife. The police and FBI knew who the killer was, but were never prepared to face a bizarre twist in the case-that his own mother was an employee of the Seattle Police Department with access to confidential documents--and was a woman who didn't hesitate to interfere with justice...
The Case of the Black Parrot

1941

The Case of the Black Parrot

1941
5.4
Sandy Vantine and her uncle, Paul Vantine, return from Europe with an antique cabinet purchased during their trip. Jim Moore, a reporter who had met Sandy and fallen for her during the voyage, suspects something odd about the cabinet. His suspicions are confirmed when people who have touched the cabinet mysteriously die. Jim and Sandy set out to solve the mystery before anyone else can become a victim.
Cartel War

2012

Cartel War

2012
3
Led by a detective hell-bent on revenge, a team of undercover cops in Los Angeles attempt to bring down a powerful drug mob from the inside. Operating outside the law, they put everything on the line to clean up the streets and exact payback on the king pin who devastated their families. Based on the true story of Mexico's most powerful drug lord, Cartel War is an action-packed journey into an all-too-real violent underworld.
Postal Inspector

1936

Postal Inspector

1936
6.2
Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.
Echo

1997

Echo

1997
5.2
Twin brothers are separated at birth after their parents are killed in a car accident. One grows up to have a good and successful life, and the other to be a disturbed young man who now plans to achieve the perfect life by stealing his brother's.
Double Exposure

1944

Double Exposure

1944
5.5
In New York City, a newly hired photographer becomes embroiled in a scandal when her photo is mistaken for evidence of a murder and she must try to prove her own innocence.
Pizza Man

1991

Pizza Man

1991
2.8
When someone orders a pizza, Elmo the pizza man uncovers a government conspiracy and will stop at nothing to get his $15.23
At the Edge of the City

1953

At the Edge of the City

1953
6.5
Based on real events, in Rome a lawyer is not sure whether to accept defending a lower-class worker wrongly accused of the murder of his girlfriend.