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8 Dark & Gritty 1980's Crime Dramas That Deserve More Love
8 Gritty 1980s Crime Dramas That Deserve More Love

The 1980s were a great time for gritty crime dramas, although there were a lot of great releases that have flown under the radar and deserve more love

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10 Best Crime Western Movies Like No Country For Old Men

No Country For Old Men is a great fusion of a western and a crime story. Here are some others movies like it.

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8 Gritty & Underrated Crime Movies From The 1990s

The 1990s were a stellar decade for the crime drama, with gritty neo-noirs, dark comedies, and action-packed thrillers all populating the genre.

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8 Recent Crime Shows That Flew Under The Radar

The crime genre is always overflowing with new titles, but these recent TV shows are too good to be underrated. They deserve to be recognized.

10 Corrupt Movie & TV Cops We Would Never Want Working Our Case
10 Corrupt Movie & TV Cops We Would Never Want Working Our Case

If you ever find yourself getting arrested by any of these fictional police officers, there's a strong chance that you're in for a really bad day.

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10 Goriest Crime TV Shows Ever Made

There are several television shows focusing on crime that also have a reputation for being incredibly gory, often pulling no punches in their scenes.

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10 Movies Based On Crime Books

Several major stars and all-time great film directors have exciting movie adaptations of crime books on the horizon for 2025 and beyond.

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Netflix Just Released The Perfect Follow-Up Crime Drama For Fans Of The Breakthrough

Netflix's crime drama starring Carla Sehn and Karlo Razzazi is the perfect show to watch for anyone missing the hit mystery show, The Breakthrough.

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10 Best Small-Town Crime Movies Ever Made

From A History of Violence to No Country For Old Men, a list of the 10 best small-town crime movies ever made in the history of cinema.

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Three Of The Best Crime Movies In The Past 30 Years That Feature The Villain Winning In The End Came From The Same Director

Several of David Fincher's movies, such as Se7en and Zodiac, are even more disturbing because they feature the villain actually winning in the end.

10 Gritty, Dark Crime Movies That Have You Thinking Long After They're Over
10 Gritty, Dark Crime Movies That Have You Thinking Long After They're Over

There are many dark crime thrillers out there with plots that cut to the worst of humanity, but only a select few leave viewers really thinking.

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5 Best Crime Shows Like The Åre Murders On Netflix

Netflix's new series The Are Murders has impressed viewers shortly after its release, but the streamer has even more great crime shows to watch next.

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10 Great Crime Movies Where The Villain Wins In The End

Sometimes, crime movies are at their most unsettling when the perpetrator seemingly gets away with everything, and wins at the end of the film.

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Dear Zachary's Heartbreaking Ending Explained

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is one of the most tragic films of all time, but it ends on a bittersweet and pathbreaking note.

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10 Great Recent Crime TV Shows That Have Tons Of Action

While not every crime show elevates the action sequences in the story, these series bring all the fights, blood, & gore that elevate a project.

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10 Best Crime Drama TV Shows Of All Time, Ranked

From The Wire to Breaking Bad, crime dramas have ed for some of the most successful, influential, and beloved shows of all time.

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10 Gangster Movies That Defined The Genre

Several prevalent gangster movies have defined this particular brand of film in one way or another, shaping the genre for future adaptations.

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10 Great Gangster Movies Everyone Always Forgets About

While some gangster movies are well-known across the board, other great crime films lack the same kind of ever-present cultural relevance.

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10 Best Crime Movies Of The 2000s
10 Best Crime Movies Of The 2000s

Many iconic, gritty dramas came out during the early 2000s, and this decade saw some of the greatest crime movies in history come to life.

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10 Best Feature Length True Crime Documentaries

Many of the best true crime documentaries aren't produced as a series but as a feature-length format that makes for an epic and captivating watch.

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