Girl from Rio (1939)

Crime
1939
Movie

Each Dawn I Die

6.8
1939

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Drama
1953
Movie

The Wild One

6.6
1953

The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.

Genre : Drama

5.9

Comedy
1933
Movie

She Done Him Wrong

5.9
1933

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.

5.9

Crime
1955
Movie

5 Against the House

5.9
1955

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

6.3

Crime
1947
Movie

Johnny O'Clock

6.3
1947

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave partner in the underground casino. Selfish and non-committal by nature, Johnny slowly begins to return Nancy's affection and decides to run away with her, but conflict within his business threatens their plans. As Johnny tries to distance himself from the casino, his shady past comes back to haunt him.

Drama
1981
Movie

Absence of Malice

6.6
1981

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.

Genre : Drama

Crime
1957
Movie

Plunder Road

7
1957

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

6.7

Crime
1948
Movie

Cry of the City

6.7
1948

Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?

Comedy
1960
Movie

Two-Way Stretch

6.8
1960

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perfect alibi by returning to jail afterwards. First however they must get out, a task made more difficult by a new, stricter prison officer.

Crime
1951
Movie

His Kind of Woman

6.8
1951

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.

Comedy
1941
Movie

Shadow of the Thin Man

7
1941

High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.

7.2

Thriller
1951
Movie

He Ran All the Way

7.2
1951

A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.

Genre : Thriller

Crime
1937
Movie

Marked Woman

6.6
1937

In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

Crime
1942
Movie

The Glass Key

6.6
1942

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Crime
1958
Movie

Party Girl

6.8
1958

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

6.5

Crime
1941
Movie

The Face Behind the Mask

6.5
1941

A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.

Comedy
1977
Movie

Fun with Dick and Jane

6.6
1977

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

6.1

Comedy
1986
Movie

Legal Eagles

6.1
1986

District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.