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Movies like The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, and The Godfather Part II, ranked by the ReelsGraph community.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

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    1
    The Shawshank Redemption
    1994September 1994 by Frank Darabont
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    9.67 Favorite--
  • 2
    2
    The Godfather
    1972March 1972 by Francis Ford Coppola
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    9.63 Favorite--
  • 3
    3
    The Godfather Part II
    1974December 1974 by Francis Ford Coppola
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    9.51 Favorite--
  • 4
    4
    The Green Mile
    1999December 1999 by Frank Darabont
    Fantasy, Drama, Crime
    Fantasy, Drama, Crime
    9.44 Masterpiece++
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    5
    GoodFellas
    1990September 1990 by Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    9.39 Masterpiece++
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    6
    City of God Portuguese
    2002August 2002 by Fernando Meirelles
    Drama, Crime, Portuguese
    Drama, Crime, Portuguese
    9.36 Masterpiece++
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    7
    Once Upon a Time in America
    1984May 1984 by Sergio Leone
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    9.31 Masterpiece++
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    8
    High and Low Japanese
    1963March 1963 by Akira Kurosawa
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    9.28 Masterpiece+
  • 9
    9
    The Punisher: One Last Kill
    2026May 2026 by Reinaldo Marcus Green
    Action, Drama, Crime
    Action, Drama, Crime
    9.26 Masterpiece+
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    10
    The Silence of the Lambs
    1991February 1991 by Jonathan Demme
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    9.23 Masterpiece+
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    11
    Léon: The Professional French
    1994September 1994 by Luc Besson
    Crime, Drama, Action
    Crime, Drama, Action
    9.23 Masterpiece+
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    12
    Witness for the Prosecution
    1957December 1957 by Billy Wilder
    Drama, Mystery, Crime
    Drama, Mystery, Crime
    9.10 Masterpiece
  • 13
    13
    The Usual Suspects
    1995July 1995 by Bryan Singer
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    9.10 Masterpiece
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    14
    The Departed
    2006October 2006 by Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    9.09 Masterpiece
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    15
    Le Trou French
    1960March 1960 by Jacques Becker
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    9.09 Masterpiece
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    16
    Scarface
    1983December 1983 by Brian De Palma
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    9.13 Masterpiece+
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    17
    Bound by Honor
    1993February 1993 by Taylor Hackford
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    9.06 Masterpiece
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    18
    Joker
    2019October 2019 by Todd Phillips
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    9.06 Masterpiece
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    19
    Taxi Driver
    1976February 1976 by Martin Scorsese
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    9.03 Masterpiece
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    20
    A Brighter Summer Day Chinese
    1991July 1991 by Edward Yang
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    9.04 Masterpiece
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    21
    Prisoners
    2013September 2013 by Denis Villeneuve
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    9.04 Masterpiece
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    22
    The Hate U Give
    2018October 2018 by George Tillman Jr.
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    9.01 Masterpiece
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    23
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
    2017December 2017 by Martin McDonagh
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.98 Masterpiece
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    24
    Memories of Murder Korean
    2003April 2003 by Bong Joon Ho
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.98 Masterpiece
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    25
    Elite Squad Portuguese
    2007October 2007 by José Padilha
    Drama, Action, Crime
    Drama, Action, Crime
    8.97 Masterpiece
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    26
    M German
    1931May 1931 by Fritz Lang
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    8.97 Masterpiece
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    27
    The Wolf of Wall Street
    2013December 2013 by Martin Scorsese
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
    8.96 Masterpiece
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    28
    Rashomon Japanese
    1950August 1950 by Akira Kurosawa
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.91 Masterpiece
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    29
    Requiem for a Dream
    2000October 2000 by Darren Aronofsky
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.94 Masterpiece
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    30
    Better Days Chinese
    2019October 2019 by Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
    Drama, Crime, Romance
    Drama, Crime, Romance
    8.94 Masterpiece
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    31
    The Sting
    1973December 1973 by George Roy Hill
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    8.93 Masterpiece
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    32
    Casino
    1995November 1995 by Martin Scorsese
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.92 Masterpiece
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    33
    Dial M for Murder
    1954May 1954 by Alfred Hitchcock
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    8.91 Masterpiece
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    34
    Catch Me If You Can
    2002December 2002 by Steven Spielberg
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.91 Masterpiece
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    35
    Cruella
    2021May 2021 by Craig Gillespie
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    8.90 Masterpiece-
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    36
    Trainspotting
    1996February 1996 by Danny Boyle
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.89 Masterpiece-
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    37
    The Young and the Damned Spanish
    1950December 1950 by Luis Buñuel
    Drama, Crime, Spanish
    Drama, Crime, Spanish
    8.88 Masterpiece-
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    38
    Heat
    1995December 1995 by Michael Mann
    Crime, Drama, Action
    Crime, Drama, Action
    8.86 Masterpiece-
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    39
    Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
    2018September 2018 by Jim Donovan
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.86 Masterpiece-
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    40
    Rocco and His Brothers Italian
    1960October 1960 by Luchino Visconti
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    8.86 Masterpiece-
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    41
    Freedom Writers
    2007January 2007 by Richard LaGravenese
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.84 Masterpiece-
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    42
    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari German
    1920February 1920 by Robert Wiene
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    8.83 Masterpiece-
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    43
    Rope
    1948February 1948 by Alfred Hitchcock
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    8.82 Masterpiece-
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    44
    A Bronx Tale
    1993October 1993 by Robert De Niro
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.80 Masterpiece-
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    45
    Fargo
    1996March 1996 by Joel Coen
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.78 Masterpiece-
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    46
    Close-Up Persian
    1990May 1990 by Abbas Kiarostami
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.73 Masterpiece-
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    47
    Square One
    2019October 2019 by Danny Wu
    Documentary, Crime, Drama
    Documentary, Crime, Drama
    8.77 Masterpiece-
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    48
    On the Waterfront
    1954June 1954 by Elia Kazan
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    8.77 Masterpiece-
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    49
    Dog Day Afternoon
    1975September 1975 by Sidney Lumet
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.77 Masterpiece-
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    50
    The Night of the Hunter
    1955July 1955 by Charles Laughton
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.76 Masterpiece-
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    51
    Just Mercy
    2019December 2019 by Destin Daniel Cretton
    Drama, Crime, History
    Drama, Crime, History
    8.76 Masterpiece-
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    52
    Stand by Me
    1986August 1986 by Rob Reiner
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.76 Masterpiece-
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    53
    El Infierno Spanish
    2010September 2010 by Luis Estrada
    Action, Crime, Western
    Action, Crime, Western
    8.76 Masterpiece-
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    54
    Paper Moon
    1973May 1973 by Peter Bogdanovich
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    8.76 Masterpiece-
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    55
    Dancer in the Dark
    2000September 2000 by Lars von Trier
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.71 Masterpiece-
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    56
    Dogman French
    2023September 2023 by Luc Besson
    Action, Drama, Crime
    Action, Drama, Crime
    8.75 Masterpiece-
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    57
    Elite Squad: The Enemy Within Portuguese
    2010October 2010 by José Padilha
    Drama, Action, Crime
    Drama, Action, Crime
    8.75 Masterpiece-
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    58
    Shoplifters Japanese
    2018June 2018 by Hirokazu Kore-eda
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    8.75 Masterpiece-
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    59
    Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
    2016January 2016 by Douglas Mackinnon
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.71 Masterpiece-
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    60
    Bad Genius Thai
    2017May 2017 by Nattawut Poonpiriya
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    8.78 Masterpiece-
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    61
    Papillon
    1973December 1973 by Franklin J. Schaffner
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.74 Masterpiece-
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    62
    Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God Japanese
    2007August 2007 by Tetsuro Araki
    Crime, Drama, Fantasy
    Crime, Drama, Fantasy
    8.73 Masterpiece-
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    63
    The Dark Knight Rises
    2012July 2012 by Christopher Nolan
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    8.72 Masterpiece-
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    64
    Anatomy of a Murder
    1959July 1959 by Otto Preminger
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.72 Masterpiece-
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    65
    3-Iron Korean
    2004October 2004 by Kim Ki-duk
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    8.72 Masterpiece-
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    66
    Carlito's Way
    1993November 1993 by Brian De Palma
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.72 Masterpiece-
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    67
    The Best Offer Italian
    2013January 2013 by Giuseppe Tornatore
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    Drama, Romance, Crime
    8.72 Masterpiece-
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    68
    Infernal Affairs Cantonese
    2002December 2002 by Alan Mak Siu-Fai
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    Drama, Action, Thriller
    8.71 Masterpiece-
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    69
    Straight from the Barrio Spanish
    2008October 2008 by José Iván Santiago
    Drama, Action, Crime
    Drama, Action, Crime
    8.70 Masterpiece-
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    70
    See You Up There French
    2017October 2017 by Albert Dupontel
    Drama, Crime, War
    Drama, Crime, War
    8.70 Masterpiece--
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    71
    Herod's Law Spanish
    1999November 1999 by Luis Estrada
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
    8.70 Masterpiece--
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    72
    Le Samouraï French
    1967October 1967 by Jean-Pierre Melville
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    8.70 Masterpiece--
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    73
    Argentina 1985 Spanish
    2022September 2022 by Santiago Mitre
    Drama, History, Crime
    Drama, History, Crime
    8.69 Masterpiece--
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    74
    Mystic River
    2003October 2003 by Clint Eastwood
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    8.67 Masterpiece--
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    75
    Dogville
    2003May 2003 by Lars von Trier
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.67 Masterpiece--
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    76
    Pixote Portuguese
    1980September 1980 by Héctor Babenco
    Crime, Drama, Portuguese
    Crime, Drama, Portuguese
    8.67 Masterpiece--
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    77
    Estômago: A Gastronomic Story Portuguese
    2007September 2007 by Marcos Jorge
    Drama, Comedy, Mystery
    Drama, Comedy, Mystery
    8.66 Masterpiece--
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    78
    Don't Be Bad Italian
    2015September 2015 by Claudio Caligari
    Crime, Drama, Italian
    Crime, Drama, Italian
    8.66 Masterpiece--
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    79
    Polisse French
    2011October 2011 by Maïwenn
    Drama, Crime, French
    Drama, Crime, French
    8.66 Masterpiece--
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    80
    Z French
    1969February 1969 by Costa-Gavras
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    8.65 Masterpiece--
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    81
    Cool Hand Luke
    1967November 1967 by Stuart Rosenberg
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.65 Masterpiece--
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    82
    Nine Queens Spanish
    2000August 2000 by Fabián Bielinsky
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    8.65 Masterpiece--
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    83
    Touch of Evil
    1958March 1958 by Orson Welles
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    8.65 Masterpiece--
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    84
    The Shadow's Edge Chinese
    2025August 2025 by Larry Yang
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    8.65 Masterpiece--
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    85
    Rififi French
    1955April 1955 by Jules Dassin
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    8.64 Masterpiece--
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    86
    Nightcrawler
    2014October 2014 by Dan Gilroy
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.63 Masterpiece--
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    87
    Batman Begins
    2005June 2005 by Christopher Nolan
    Drama, Crime, Action
    Drama, Crime, Action
    8.65 Masterpiece--
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    88
    Chicuarotes Spanish
    2019June 2019 by Gael García Bernal
    Drama, Crime, Spanish
    Drama, Crime, Spanish
    8.62 Masterpiece--
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    89
    Ernest & Celestine French
    2012December 2012 by Vincent Patar
    Animation, Family, Crime
    Animation, Family, Crime
    8.61 Masterpiece--
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    90
    Strangers on a Train
    1951June 1951 by Alfred Hitchcock
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
    8.61 Masterpiece--
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    91
    Mother Korean
    2009May 2009 by Bong Joon Ho
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.61 Masterpiece--
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    92
    STRAW
    2025June 2025 by Tyler Perry
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    8.60 Masterpiece--
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    93
    Tokyo Revengers Japanese
    2021July 2021 by Tsutomu Hanabusa
    Action, Drama, Crime
    Action, Drama, Crime
    8.60 Masterpiece--
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    94
    The Cremator Czech
    1969March 1969 by Juraj Herz
    Horror, Drama, Comedy
    Horror, Drama, Comedy
    8.56 Masterpiece--
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    95
    Mississippi Burning
    1988December 1988 by Alan Parker
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    8.59 Masterpiece--
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    96
    Gentlemen of Fortune Russian
    1971December 1971 by Aleksandr Sery
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    8.59 Masterpiece--
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    97
    Fireworks Japanese
    1997October 1997 by Takeshi Kitano
    Crime, Drama, Japanese
    Crime, Drama, Japanese
    8.58 Masterpiece--
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    98
    Primal Fear
    1996April 1996 by Gregory Hoblit
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.58 Masterpiece--
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    99
    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
    1932November 1932 by Mervyn LeRoy
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.58 Masterpiece--
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    100
    Knockin' on Heaven's Door German
    1997February 1997 by Thomas Jahn
    Comedy, Crime, Action
    Comedy, Crime, Action
    8.57 Masterpiece--
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