iSherlock
03-04-2013, 06:25 AM
Note: Multi-part divided post (today It'll be this topic, next week or tomorrow another topic and that'll be the drill here).
Warning: Long list, lots of images.
Let us face it, movies are an important part of our life and we've spent a huge part of it watching these beautiful pieces of art (and sometimes garbage). Which brings me to what I'm about to list here; I'm a big fan of cinema, I've been watching movies since I was a kid and really consider myself as an avid moviegoer and the items that I'm about to example here are my personal favourites, awesome movies that I enjoyed and loved.
If you are bored, or just having ardor to see really good movies in your language (maybe french or german haha) well, you've stumbled upon the right post because I'm gonna drop a huge list here so here we go:
Criminal Drama / Mafia / Policial / Serial Killers / Detective work
The Fugitive
http://static.watchth.is/posters/3601-the-fugitive.jpg
Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt.
8mm
http://static.watchth.is/posters/892-8mm.jpg
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
http://static.watchth.is/posters/997-kiss-kiss-bang-bang.jpg
A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.
The next three days
http://static.watchth.is/posters/4539-the-next-three-days.jpg
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
C'est arrivé près de chez vous (man bites dog)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY3ODg2NzYxOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwOTA3NzA5._V1_S Y317_CR5,0,214,317_.jpg
In this dark satire, a film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routines. But complications set in when the film crew loses their abjectness and begin lending a hand.
Jackie Brown
http://static.watchth.is/posters/123-jackie-brown.jpg
A female flight attendant becomes a key figure in a plot between the police and an arms dealer.
Carlito's way
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1539-carlito-s-way.jpg
A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.
The american
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1782-the-american.jpg
An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
Ghost dog: The way of the samurai
http://static.watchth.is/posters/461-ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.jpg
An African American mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Chinatown (1974)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/2328-chinatown.jpg
A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.
The usual suspects
http://static.watchth.is/posters/277-the-usual-suspects.jpg
A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.
The bank job
http://static.watchth.is/posters/3425-the-bank-job.jpg
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.
Mean streets (1973)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1097-mean-streets.jpg
A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy.
Lost highway
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTkxOTY0OTI4N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDY5MTI2MQ@@._ V1_SY317_CR12,0,214,317_.jpg
After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life.
Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
http://static.watchth.is/posters/24-lock-stock-two-smoking-barrels.jpg
Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash.
Taxi Driver (1976
A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.
Snatch
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTk5NzE0MDQyNl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzk4Mjk3OA@@._ V1_SY317_CR2,0,214,317_.jpg
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Public enemies
http://static.watchth.is/posters/882-public-enemies.jpg
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Falling down
http://static.watchth.is/posters/3857-falling-down.jpg
An unemployed defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Miller's crossing
http://static.watchth.is/posters/177-miller-s-crossing.jpg
Tom Regan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
Rear window (1954)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/445-rear-window.jpg
A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Road to perdition
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA0MDM4ODM0Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDE3MjU3._V1_S X214_.jpg
Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.
The liability (2012)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMzA3NjQxNjgzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjA3NDk3OA@@._ V1_SY317_CR5,0,214,317_.jpg
When 19-year-old Adam agrees to do a day's driving for his mum's gangster boyfriend Peter, it takes him on a 24-hour journey into a nightmarish world of murder, sex trafficking and revenge, in the company of aging hit man Roy.
The untouchables (1987)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTc1MzY0MTcyMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzE3Njk3OA@@._ V1_SX214_.jpg
Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.
Sin city
http://static.watchth.is/posters/3859-sin-city.jpg
A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.
Training day
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1798-training-day.jpg
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Drive (2011)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/5785-drive.jpg
A mysterious Hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbour.
Pulp Fiction
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjE0ODk2NjczOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDQ0NDg4._V1_S Y317_CR4,0,214,317_.jpg
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Zodiac (2007)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1755-zodiac.jpg
A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.
Casino (1995)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTMzMjkwMTk4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNjYxMjk5._V1_S X214_.jpg
Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.
Eastern promises
http://static.watchth.is/posters/88-eastern-promises.jpg
A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
American psycho
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjM0NTQ4MTk1NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTY2MDkyMQ@@._ V1_SY317_CR1,0,214,317_.jpg
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
In bruges
http://static.watchth.is/posters/379-in-bruges.jpg
Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Heat
http://static.watchth.is/posters/607-heat.jpg
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
Reservoir dogs
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQxMTAwMDQ3Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODMwNTgzMQ@@._ V1_SY317_CR5,0,214,317_.jpg
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
Alpha Dog
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjExODMyNzQzMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzMwNTg3._V1_S Y317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg
A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list.
Goodfellas
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjU3MTQ4OTA0MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNjAyMDg4._V1_S Y317_CR7,0,214,317_.jpg
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
The godfather Part 1 (and 2)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjEyMjcyNDI4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDA5Mzg3OA@@._ V1_SX214_.jpg
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
List in constant update, these are mostly american movies but I'm trying to remember a lot of british crime movies that I've enjoyed as well.
No particular order, all by memory and all the images were taken from imdb and watchthis.
Warning: Long list, lots of images.
Let us face it, movies are an important part of our life and we've spent a huge part of it watching these beautiful pieces of art (and sometimes garbage). Which brings me to what I'm about to list here; I'm a big fan of cinema, I've been watching movies since I was a kid and really consider myself as an avid moviegoer and the items that I'm about to example here are my personal favourites, awesome movies that I enjoyed and loved.
If you are bored, or just having ardor to see really good movies in your language (maybe french or german haha) well, you've stumbled upon the right post because I'm gonna drop a huge list here so here we go:
Criminal Drama / Mafia / Policial / Serial Killers / Detective work
The Fugitive
http://static.watchth.is/posters/3601-the-fugitive.jpg
Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt.
8mm
http://static.watchth.is/posters/892-8mm.jpg
A private investigator is hired to discover if a "snuff film" is authentic or not.
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
http://static.watchth.is/posters/997-kiss-kiss-bang-bang.jpg
A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.
The next three days
http://static.watchth.is/posters/4539-the-next-three-days.jpg
A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
C'est arrivé près de chez vous (man bites dog)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY3ODg2NzYxOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwOTA3NzA5._V1_S Y317_CR5,0,214,317_.jpg
In this dark satire, a film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routines. But complications set in when the film crew loses their abjectness and begin lending a hand.
Jackie Brown
http://static.watchth.is/posters/123-jackie-brown.jpg
A female flight attendant becomes a key figure in a plot between the police and an arms dealer.
Carlito's way
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1539-carlito-s-way.jpg
A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.
The american
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1782-the-american.jpg
An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
Ghost dog: The way of the samurai
http://static.watchth.is/posters/461-ghost-dog-the-way-of-the-samurai.jpg
An African American mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Chinatown (1974)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/2328-chinatown.jpg
A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.
The usual suspects
http://static.watchth.is/posters/277-the-usual-suspects.jpg
A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.
The bank job
http://static.watchth.is/posters/3425-the-bank-job.jpg
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.
Mean streets (1973)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1097-mean-streets.jpg
A small-time hood struggles to succeed on the "mean streets" of Little Italy.
Lost highway
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTkxOTY0OTI4N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDY5MTI2MQ@@._ V1_SY317_CR12,0,214,317_.jpg
After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life.
Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
http://static.watchth.is/posters/24-lock-stock-two-smoking-barrels.jpg
Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash.
Taxi Driver (1976
A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage prostitute in the process.
Snatch
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTk5NzE0MDQyNl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzk4Mjk3OA@@._ V1_SY317_CR2,0,214,317_.jpg
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Public enemies
http://static.watchth.is/posters/882-public-enemies.jpg
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Falling down
http://static.watchth.is/posters/3857-falling-down.jpg
An unemployed defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Miller's crossing
http://static.watchth.is/posters/177-miller-s-crossing.jpg
Tom Regan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
Rear window (1954)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/445-rear-window.jpg
A wheelchair bound photographer spies on his neighbours from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Road to perdition
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA0MDM4ODM0Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDE3MjU3._V1_S X214_.jpg
Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.
The liability (2012)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMzA3NjQxNjgzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjA3NDk3OA@@._ V1_SY317_CR5,0,214,317_.jpg
When 19-year-old Adam agrees to do a day's driving for his mum's gangster boyfriend Peter, it takes him on a 24-hour journey into a nightmarish world of murder, sex trafficking and revenge, in the company of aging hit man Roy.
The untouchables (1987)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTc1MzY0MTcyMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzE3Njk3OA@@._ V1_SX214_.jpg
Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.
Sin city
http://static.watchth.is/posters/3859-sin-city.jpg
A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.
Training day
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1798-training-day.jpg
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Drive (2011)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/5785-drive.jpg
A mysterious Hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbour.
Pulp Fiction
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjE0ODk2NjczOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDQ0NDg4._V1_S Y317_CR4,0,214,317_.jpg
The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Zodiac (2007)
http://static.watchth.is/posters/1755-zodiac.jpg
A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.
Casino (1995)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTMzMjkwMTk4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNjYxMjk5._V1_S X214_.jpg
Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.
Eastern promises
http://static.watchth.is/posters/88-eastern-promises.jpg
A Russian teenager living in London who dies during childbirth leaves clues to a midwife in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
American psycho
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjM0NTQ4MTk1NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTY2MDkyMQ@@._ V1_SY317_CR1,0,214,317_.jpg
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
In bruges
http://static.watchth.is/posters/379-in-bruges.jpg
Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Heat
http://static.watchth.is/posters/607-heat.jpg
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
Reservoir dogs
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQxMTAwMDQ3Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODMwNTgzMQ@@._ V1_SY317_CR5,0,214,317_.jpg
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
Alpha Dog
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjExODMyNzQzMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzMwNTg3._V1_S Y317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg
A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list.
Goodfellas
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjU3MTQ4OTA0MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNjAyMDg4._V1_S Y317_CR7,0,214,317_.jpg
Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
The godfather Part 1 (and 2)
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjEyMjcyNDI4MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDA5Mzg3OA@@._ V1_SX214_.jpg
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
List in constant update, these are mostly american movies but I'm trying to remember a lot of british crime movies that I've enjoyed as well.
No particular order, all by memory and all the images were taken from imdb and watchthis.