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Drama, Action, Crime
USA
2011
100 Minutes
Director
Ryan Gosling Carey Mulligan Bryan Cranston Albert Brooks Oscar Isaac Ron Perlman Kaden Leos Christina Hendricks
stuntman mechanic single mother young boy ex-convict mob boss brutal thrilling powerful los angeles apartment building pawn shop car movie set garage heist organized crime love triangle stunt driving one last job
A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor.
Crime, Drama
Denmark
1996
106 Minutes
Director
Kim Bodnia Zlatko Buric Laura Drasbæk Slavko Labovic Mads Mikkelsen Peter Andersson Vanja Bajicic Lisbeth Rasmussen
drug dealer drug lord friend prostitute cop henchman dark gritty tense copenhagen apartment police station nightclub heroin drug trafficking police bust debt betrayal quest underdog
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
Crime, Drama
Denmark
2005
107 Minutes
Director
Zlatko Buric Marinela Dekic Ilyas Agac Slavko Labovic Ramadan Huseini Kujtim Loki Vanja Bajicic Levino Jensen
drug lord drug dealer daughter prostitute henchman intense dark disturbing copenhagen party house restaurant drug addiction drug trafficking father/daughter relationship middle age temptation rivalry 2000s
Milo tries to be a family man and run his criminal organization, but a wrong drug shipment endangers everything.
Biography, Drama
UK|Cayman Islands|Denmark|USA
2008
92 Minutes
Director
Tom Hardy Kelly Adams Luing Andrews Katy Barker Amanda Burton Mark Devenport Paul Donnelly Andrew Forbes Jon House Matt King James Lance
prisoner fighter prison guard promoter wife teacher brutal unrestrained gritty england prison cell solitary confinement prison life michael peterson solitary confinement crime criminal justice system alter ego underdog
A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.
Drama
Denmark
1999
100 Minutes
Director
Kim Bodnia Mads Mikkelsen Rikke Louise Andersson Liv Corfixen Zlatko Buric Claus Flygare Gordana Radosavljevic Marko Zecewic Levino Jensen
factory worker girlfriend waitress brother best friend security guard bleak gritty raw intense copenhagen, denmark apartment movie theater bar cemetery video store domestic violence relationships unwanted pregnancy repression
Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Belgium|Denmark|France
2016
117 Minutes
Director
Elle Fanning Christina Hendricks Keanu Reeves Jena Malone Abbey Lee Bella Heathcote Desmond Harrington Karl Glusman
teen girl agency director model hotel manager photographer rival brooding emotional intense los angeles office photography studio hotel bedroom club modeling jealousy rivalry fame harassment
An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.
Action, Adventure
Denmark|UK
2009
100 Minutes
Director
Mads Mikkelsen Gary Lewis Jamie Sives Ewan Stewart Alexander Morton Gary McCormack Mathew Zajac Robert Harrison Stewart Porter Gordon Brown Callum Mitchell
prisoner viking warrior young boy sailor holy man dark gritty scandinavia ship prison battlefield conquest culture clash journey war religion uprising transformation quest
Forced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of Crusaders on their quest to the Holy Land.
Mystery & Thriller
Denmark|Canada|UK|Brazil
2003
91 Minutes
Director
John Turturro Deborah Kara Unger Stephen Eric McIntyre William Allen Young Eugene M. Davis Mark Houghton Jaqueline Ramel James Remar
guard police officer wife husband suspenseful brooding dark wisconsin montana murder obsession grief dreams discovery mystery pursuit underdog 2000s
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry (Turturro), prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Denmark|France|USA|Sweden|Belgium
2013
90 Minutes
Director
Ryan Gosling Kristin Scott Thomas Vithaya Pansringarm Rhatha Phongam Gordon Brown Tom Burke Byron Gibson Pitchawat Petchayahon
god drug trafficker drug dealer dark bangkok london business boxing revenge pursuit
Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.