Favourite crime movies by style

[Tony_Montana]

Yes this is totally nicked from ms brown's thread in the horror section a while back. At the risk of getting sued... fuck it I'm posting anyway.

Prison - Shawshank Redemption
Heist - Reservoir Dogs
Caper - Oceans 11 remake
Murder mystery/police procedural - Se7en
Bent cops - Training Day
Police - Beverly Hills Cop (for some reason not too many spring to mind here, need to watch more)
The hood - Menace II Society
The mob - Godfather
True crime - Goodfellas
Noir - White Heat
Courtroom drama - 12 Angry Men
Crime comedy - Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels
Yakuza - Kill Bill
Triads - Hard Boiled
British gangster - The Long Good Friday
Poliziotteschi/Italian - ???
Vigilante - Batman Begins (does it count?)
Serial killer - Silence of the Lambs
Hitman - Collateral
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Pulp Fiction
TV series - The Sopranos/Brigada (Russki show)

[athf1980]

Prison - Shawshank Redemption
Heist - Heat
Caper - The Great Muppet Caper
Murder mystery/police procedural -Zodiac
Bent cops - Training Day
Police - Beverly Hills Cop
The hood -none
The mob - Godfather
True crime - Goodfellas
Noir -Chinatown
Courtroom drama - To kill an mockingbird
Crime comedy - Police adamedy
Yakuza - Kill Bill
Triads - Hard Boiled
British gangster -none
Poliziotteschi/Italian -none
Vigilante - Death Wish
Serial killer - Silence of the Lambs
Hitman - Collateral
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Pulp Fiction
TV series - CSI

[MISFITS_Fiend]

Prison - Shawshank Redemption
Heist - Ocean's 11
Caper - The Italian Job
Murder mystery/police procedural -Se7en
Bent cops - The Departed
Police - Serpico
The hood -American History X
The mob - Godfather
True crime - Goodfellas

[Sonny Corleone]

Prison - The Rock
Heist - Reservoir Dogs
Caper - Snatch
Murder Mystery/Police Procedural - Se7en
Bent Cops - Narc
Police - Super Troopers
The Hood - Menace II Society
The Mob - Last Man Standing
True Crime - Goodfellas
Noir - L.A. Confidential
Courtroom Drama - Snow Falling On Cedars
Crime Comedy - Snatch
Yakuza - Kill Bill Vol. 1
Triads - The Killer
British Gangster - Snatch
Poliziotteschi/Italian - The Godfather
Vigilante - The Boondock Saints
Serial Killer - Se7en
Hitman - Collateral and Leon: The Professional (tie)
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Kill Bill Vol. 1
TV series - Damages

[Le_Big_Mac]

Prison - The Green Mile
Heist - Reservoir Dogs
Caper - Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Murder Mystery/Police Procedural - Se7en
Bent Cops - Touch of Evil
Police - Hard Boiled
The Hood - Boyz N the Hood
The Mob - Goodfellas
True Crime - Goodfellas
Noir - Chinatown
Courtroom Drama - 12 Angry Men
Crime Comedy - The Big Lebowski
Yakuza - Kill Bill Vol. 1
Triads - Hard Boiled
British Gangster - Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels (I actually hate this movie and Snatch is the only other one I know of, which I haven't seen yet)
Poliziotteschi/Italian - The Godfather
Vigilante - Taxi Driver
Serial Killer - Se7en
Hitman - Le Samourai
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Pulp Fiction

[JasonBourne]

Prison - Shawshank Redemption
Heist - Reservoir Dogs
Caper - Oceans 11 remake
Murder mystery/police procedural - Se7en
Bent cops - Training Day and Narc
Police - RoboCop
The hood - Menace II Society
The mob - Godfather
True crime - Goodfellas
Noir - ???
Courtroom drama - ???
Crime comedy - Rush Hour
Yakuza - The Yakuza Papers
Triads - Hard Boiled
British gangster - Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells
Poliziotteschi/Italian - Godfather: Part 2
Vigilante - ???
Serial killer - Silence of the Lambs
Hitman - Collateral and Leon: The Professional
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Pulp Fiction
TV series - The Sopranos, The Wire

[Pulp_Joker]

Prison -A Man Escaped
Heist - Le Cercle Rouge
Caper - Topkapi
Murder mystery/police procedural - The Naked City
Bent cops - Touch of Evil
Police - L.A. Confidential
The hood - Boyz N the Hood
The mob - Goodfellas
True crime - Goodfellas
Noir - The Third Man
Courtroom drama - 12 Angry Men
Crime comedy - The Big Lebowski
Yakuza - Kill Bill
Triads - Hard Boiled
British gangster - The Long Good Friday
Vigilante - Taxi Driver
Serial killer - M
Hitman - Le Samourai
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced- Pulp Fiction

[Digifruitella]

cinematography: Swordfish

[m_burlock]

"The Godfather" or "The Godfather Part 2" are NOT Poliziotteschi. They are American made films about the mafia and are thusly automatically NOT Poliziotteschi. Poliziotteschi are strictly 100% ITALIAN made police/crime/action films. Think Italy's answer to Dirty Harry, The French Connection, and Serpico. PLEASE go to the Wikipedia and read the entry there on Poliziotteschi films. Thank-you.

[Orson-Cockart]

Heist - Asphalt Jungle
Police/Detective - The Big Sleep
The mob - The Godfather
Noir - Scarface (Hawks')
British gangster - Gangster no 1
Vigilante - Taxi Driver
Serial killer - Psycho
Hitman - Le Samourai

[QUENTIN]

Prison - The Shawshank Redemption
Heist - Heat
Caper - Bob Le Flambeur
Murder mystery/police procedural - Z
Bent cops - L.A. Confidential
Police - The French Connection
The hood - Menace II Society
The mob - GoodFellas
True crime - GoodFellas
Noir - The Third Man
Courtroom drama - 12 Angry Men
Crime comedy - Pulp Fiction
British gangster - The Long Good Friday
Vigilante - Taxi Driver
Serial killer - Se7en
Hitman - Le Samourai
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Pulp Fiction
TV series - The Wire

[Hannibal21]

Prison - The Shawshank Redemption
Heist - The Asphalt Jungle
Bent cops - Touch of Evil
Police - L.A. Confidential
The hood - Boyz N the Hood
The mob - The Godfather
True crime - Goodfellas
Noir - Double Indemnity
Courtroom drama - 12 Angry Men
Vigilante - Taxi Driver
Serial killer - The Silence of the Lambs
Hitman - Le Samourai
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Pulp Fiction

[MidnightAngel]

Prison-Escape From Alcatraz
Heist-Killing Zoe
The Hood-New Jack City
The Mob-Once Upon a Time in America
True Crime-American Gangster
Hitman-The Professional
Police-The French Connection
Yakuza-Graveyard of Honor
Drug Smuggling-Blow
Noir-Le Samourai
Courtroom Drama-And Justice for All
Serial Killer-Zodiac
Vigilante-Death Wish
Bent Cops-Gang Related

[Antonio141]

Heist: THE ASPHALT JUNGLE
Caper: JACKIE BROWN
Murder Mystery: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
Bent Cops: SERPICO
Police: THE FRENCH CONNECTION
The Hood: CLOCKERS
The Mob: THE GODFATHER
True Crime: GOODFELLAS
Noir: OUT OF THE PAST
Courtroom Drama: THE VERDICT
Crime Comedy: GO!
Yakuza: KILL BILL
Vigilante: DEATH WISH/SUDDEN IMPACT
Serial Killer: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Hitman: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Tarantino: PULP FICTION
TV Series: The Sopranos

[m_burlock]

Yakuza: KILL BILL


Kill Bill isn't a "Yakuza" film. The "The Yakuza Papers: Battles Without Honor and Humanity" series is a excellent example of the Yakuza film genre.

[JasonBourne]

Agreed, which is why I put it as my entry for the Yakuza genre.

[Tony_Montana]

Technically it's not no, but I couldn't think of a film with Yakuza's that I enjoyed more....

[Buck Turgidson]

Prison - Escape From Alcatraz*
Heist - The Killing or Riffiffi
Murder Mystery/Procedural - The Silence of the Lambs
Bent Cops - L.A. Confidential
Police - The New Centurions
The 'hood - Deep Cover
The Mob - The Godfather films and Goodfellas
True Crime - In Cold Blood
Noir - Out Of The Past (Neo-Noir - Chinatown)
Courtroom Drama - The Verdict (Which is actually about a civil suit...)
Crime Comedy - Disorganized Crime
Yakuza - Black Rain
British Gangster The Long Good Friday (There's just no touching that one.)
Vigilante - Ms. 45
Serial Killer - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Hitman - The Mechanic
Tarantino(esque) - Pulp Fiction
TV Series - Homicide and The Wire. Nothing is even in the same ballpark.


*I don't consider Shawshank to really be a prison movie. It's a movie about people in prison.

[m_burlock]

Agreed, which is why I put it as my entry for the Yakuza genre.

:confused::confused::confused::confused:

That makes no sense!

[MightyCelestial]

Prison - Shawshank Redemption
Heist - Ocean's 11 ( remake)
Caper - Jackie Brown
Murder mystery/police procedural - Se7en
Bent cops - Serpico
Police - Colors
The hood - Boyz 'N' Da Hood
The mob - Godfather
True crime - Goodfellas
Courtroom drama - The Verdict
Crime comedy - Snatch
Triads - Die-Hard
British gangster - Snatch
Vigilante - Man On Fire
Serial killer - Silence of the Lambs
Hitman - Kill Bill
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Pulp Fiction
TV series - The Sopranos

[dannywalker17]

Prison - Shawshank Redemption
Heist - Inside Man
Caper - The Usual Suspects
Con - The Sting
Spy - The Bourne Ultimatum
Murder mystery/Whodunnit - Charade
Dirty Cop(s) - The Departed
Police - L.A. Confidential
Police Procedural - Seven
Legal Thriller - Primal Fear
The Mob - Road to Perdition
True Crime - Zodiac
Noir - Double Indemnity
Neo-Noir - Chinatown
Courtroom Drama - Witness For the Prosecution
Crime Comedy - The Pink Panther
British gangster - Unleashed
Vigilante - Batman Begins
Serial Killer - Silence of the Lambs
Hitman - Collateral
Chase - The Fugitive
Tarantino or Tarantino-influenced - Lucky Number Slevin
TV series - Veronica Mars