Highest-Rated Movies about 'Smuggling'

Traffic (1971), A Time for Drunken Horses (2000), The Third Man (1949), China Seas (1935), The Ivory Game (2016), Cocaine Cowboys (2006), Blow (2001), Jackie Brown (1997) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Smuggling movies.

#17. White Fire (1954)

Storyline: American Gregor Stevens arrives in London searching for his brother who, unknown to him, has been convicted of a murder and is within three days of being executed. He meets Yvonne Durante, a night-club entertainer and part-time smuggler, who aids him in his quest to prove the innocence of his brother, despite the risks she faces from her diamond-smuggling confederates.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: adventure, action, drama, crime, thriller, mystery, film noir ...

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#18. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Storyline: Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh, after escaping death from the previous movies are put on a hit list by The Triads. When blood thirsty mercenaries are on their tail they team up again with Leo Getz and Lorna Cole, a newcomer (Chris Rock) to finally put an end to the Triads for good.

Plot Keywords: action, buddy cop, comedy, crime, thriller, gunfight, explosions ...

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#19. After the Fox (1966)

Storyline: Peter Sellers plays Aldo Vanucci (aka the Fox), one of the greatest criminals of the world and master of disguise. After Aldo escapes from the Italian prison he was held in, he meets again with his friends and plans to retrieve the "gold of Cairo", a large shipment of gold that waits to be unloaded somewhere in Italy. Aldo devises the perfect plan- posing as a famous director, he finds the ideal coastal village to unload the shipment, and persuades the entire population that he has chosen their village as the set for his new movie. Everybody, including the idiot chief of the local police is so excited, that they can't even imagine that in fact they are helping the Fox to get the "gold of Cairo"...—Chris Makrozahopoulos <makzax@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: comedy, crime, italy, con, film industry, disguise, director ...

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#20. Contraband (2012)

Storyline: Chris Faraday once smuggled illegal items or contraband into the country on freighters. He left that life behind, got married, has a family and went legit. But when his brother-in-law got involved with Briggs, a drug dealer and when he blew a deal, Briggs demands restitution which he can't deliver. So Chris offers to find a way to pay Briggs but then he threatens Chris' family if he doesn't deliver. So he gets on a freighter destined for Panama and he sets out to bring back some counterfeit currency. Briggs "goes to see" Chris' family. When Chris learns of this he asks his friend Sebastian to take care of them which he does. He tells Chris that it would be better to bring drugs instead of the cash.

Plot Keywords: action, crime, thriller, smuggling, suspense, adventure, drama ...

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#21. Jamaica Inn (1939)

Storyline: In early 19th century Cornwall, a young orphan, Mary, is sent to live with Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who are landlords of the Jamaica Inn. Mary soon realises her uncle's inn serves as the base for a gang of ship wreckers - who lure ships to their doom on the rocky coast, and Mary begins to fear for her life.—Claudio Sandrini <pulp99@geocities.com>

Plot Keywords: adventure, mystery, historical, crime, drama, thriller, film noir ...

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#22. Mr. Nice (2010)

Storyline: Mr Nice is the true life story of Howard Marks who was born into a coal mining family in South Wales in 1940's and then made it to Oxford University to study nuclear physics during the swinging sixties. With the help of fellow students, Marks built a worldwide marijuana smuggling network which became responsible for the majority of the drug smoked in the Western world during the 1970s and 1980s. Marks' adventures led him to have dealings with the CIA, PLO, IRA and the Mafia and he even became an MI6 agent himself for a period. Howard Marks is played by the brilliant Rhys Ivans, who won much acclaim for his portrayal of the folk hero.—anon - copyright free.

Plot Keywords: biography, crime, comedy, drugs, true story, british, smuggling ...

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#24. The Border (1982)

Storyline: U.S. Border Patrol agent Charlie Smith just wants to do a good job and provide for his wife. But between her demands for a more affluent lifestyle and the importuning of Charlie's partner Cat to take part in illegal activities in exchange for bribes, Charlie gets caught up in helping smuggle illegal immigrants across the Texas border. When one of them, a young Mexican girl named Maria, loses her baby to abductors who plan to sell the child, Charlie decides to take a stand for her and against the corruption he's fallen into.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Plot Keywords: crime, drama, thriller, action, border, usa, drugs ...

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#26. The Gun Runners (1958)

Storyline: Remake of "To Have and Have Not" based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to get money to pay off debts. Sort of a sea-going film noir with bad girl, smarmy villain, and the "innocent" drawn into wrong side of law by circumstances.—<rita.richardson@arch2nara.gov>

Plot Keywords: adventure, action, crime, drama, thriller, film noir, smuggling ...

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#29. I Cover the Waterfront (1933)

Storyline: Reporter Joe Miller is sure that fisherman Eli Kirk smuggles illegal Chinese immigrants into the country, but can't obtain enough evidence to satisfy his editor. Chance plays into his hands in the lovely form of Kirk's daughter, Julie, whom he catches swimming in the nude and pumps for information. But she's fiercely loyal to her dad, and may be too attractive for Joe's own good. Racy pre-Code sexual situations.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: crime, drama, film noir, mystery, romance, thriller, classic ...

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#30. Viva Riva! (2010)

Storyline: Riva is an operator, a man with charm and ambition in equal measure. Kinshasa is an inviting place. With petrol in short supply in DRC's capital, he and his sidekick pursue a plot to get hold of a secret cache - barrels of fuel they can sell for a huge profit. Of course they're not the only ones who want the stuff. Cesar is a ruthless, sharply dressed foreigner thriving in Kinshasa's lawless streets. A female military officer joins the fray. Even the church will betray its tenets for a piece of the action. But Riva's main nemesis is Azor, a crime boss in the classic style: big, decadent and brutal. He's not a man to mess with, but his girlfriend, Nora, may just be the most seductive woman in all of DRC. Riva catches sight of her dancing at a nightclub and it's not long before Nora matches the fuel cache as a coveted object of his lust.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, gangster, action, smuggling, desire, betrayal ...

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