Pulp Fiction (1994), Double Indemnity (1944), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Fargo (1996), Blood Simple (1984), A Simple Plan (1998), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Shor in the City (2011) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Crime Gone Awry movies.
Storyline: Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Plot Keywords: bank robbery, master of disguise, disguise, dynamite, bank vault, news reporter, pizza delivery ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Two corrupt cops murder an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep their desperate scheme from unraveling.—<rozebud@compuserve.com>
Plot Keywords: dirty cop, stripper, surgeon, undercover agent, two man army, buddy, buddy cop ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But she needs more than simply the role of dazzling accessory. Brilliant in her own right, she works at the U.N. and is involved with a struggling artist who fulfills her emotional needs. When her husband discovers her indiscretion, he sets out to commit the perfect murder and inherit her considerable trust fund in the bargain.
Plot Keywords: woman in jeopardy, train, strangulation, robber, threatening telephone call, suspicion, female victim ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Tom and Joe are disillusioned New York City cops who decide to pull off one big robbery and retire on the proceeds. Bearer bonds are what the local Mafia boss will buy, so that's what they go for. Central Park is the location for the switch. Can they come out of it with their lives and the money ?—Ian Harries <ih@doc.ic.ac.uk>
Plot Keywords: reference to jesus christ, obscene finger gesture, title same as book, basket, counting money, money counting, long haired male ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A trio of small-time hoods decide to go for the big time by kidnapping the daughter of a rich self-help guru. The kidnapping goes awry and the whole group find themselves in the midst of a family relationship problem.—John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
Plot Keywords: kidnapping, basement, black comedy, canada, crime gone awry, father daughter relationship, frostbite ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A band of thieves steal from a Mexican bank and travel to Argentina to launder the money. Upon their arrival the plan goes south and it's up to them to figure out what went wrong.
Plot Keywords: argentina, crime gone awry, escape, caper, heist, shot in the head, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.—Noel C. Bailey <uds3@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: extramarital affair, knife, kiss, infidelity, husband wife relationship, hospital, horse racing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The hairdresser, wife and mother Cynthia Kellogg is in a police department being interrogated by the experienced detective John Woods and his partner, Detective Linda Nealon. Through flashbacks, she reveals how her best friend and colleague Joyce Urbanski married the scum of the earth, nasty type, James Urbanski; how hard Joyce's life with James was; and is why Joyce became a criminal. The smart detective finds some contradictions in her statement and presses Cynthia, trying to disclose the truth of the two murders.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords: neo noir, attempted rape, baby, battle of the sexes, beautician, beauty salon, blood ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Quiet teenager Marc Hall arrives as a new student at Indian Hills High School in Agoura Hills, California. He is befriended by fame-obsessed Rebecca Ahn. While at a party at Rebecca's house, the pair check unlocked vehicles on the street, taking valuables such as cash and credit cards. When Marc mentions that one of his wealthy acquaintances is out of town, Rebecca persuades him to join her in breaking into his house. Rebecca steals a handbag, mentioning that her idol, Lindsay Lohan, has the same one. She also steals cash and the keys to a Porsche, which the pair use to flee the scene. With the cash, the two go on a shopping spree, affording themselves the luxury lifestyle they admire in magazines. Marc visits a nightclub with Rebecca and her friends Nicki Moore, Nicki's adoptive sister Sam, and Chloe Tainer, where they rub shoulders with celebrities such as Kirsten Dunst and Paris Hilton. While researching Hilton on the Internet, Marc and Rebecca realize that she will be out of town....
Plot Keywords: celebrity, burglary, based on true story, beverly hills california, felony, media frenzy, consumerism ...
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