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A Normal Family (보통의 가족)
A Normal Family (보통의 가족) is a 2024 South Korean suspense drama by Hur Jin-ho, adapted from Herman Koch's The Dinner, starring Sul Kyung-gu, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Hee-ae, and Claudia Kim as parents facing their children's crime. Released October 16, 2024, it premiered at TIFF 2023 and was named by Variety among 2025's best films.
A Tribe Called Judah
A Tribe Called Judah is a 2023 Nigerian crime comedy-drama directed by Funke Akindele and Adeoluwa Owu, in which five half-brothers rob to fund their mother's kidney treatment; the first Nollywood film to gross over ₦1 billion.
Bad Genius (2024 film)
Bad Genius (2024) is J.C. Lee's American thriller remake of the 2017 Thai heist film, starring Callina Liang as scholarship student Lynn Kang, whose SAT-cheating scheme at an elite Seattle school pits her against the American education system.
Barron's Cove
Barron's Cove is a 2025 American crime drama thriller, Evan Ari Kelman's feature directorial debut, starring Garrett Hedlund as a father who kidnaps the boy tied to his son's death; released June 6, 2025 by Well Go USA.
Blink Twice
Blink Twice, originally titled Pussy Island, is a 2024 American psychological thriller, the directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz, starring Naomi Ackie as a waitress invited to a billionaire's island.
Citizen of a Kind (시민덕희)
Citizen of a Kind (시민덕희) is a 2024 South Korean crime comedy-drama directed by Park Young-ju, starring Ra Mi-ran and Gong Myoung, based on the 2016 Kim Sung-ja voice-phishing case in Hwaseong; it sold about 1.72 million admissions.
Conclave (2024 film)
Conclave is a 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger, adapted from Robert Harris's 2016 novel, starring Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal running a papal conclave; it won Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars.
Crescent City (film)
Crescent City is a 2024 American crime thriller directed by RJ Collins, written by Rich Ronat, starring Terrence Howard, Esai Morales, Nicky Whelan, and Alec Baldwin as Little Rock detectives hunting a serial killer; released by Lionsgate August 16, 2024, and poorly reviewed (14% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Cult Killer
Cult Killer is a 2024 crime thriller directed by Jon Keeyes, written by Charles Burnley, starring Alice Eve, Antonio Banderas, and Shelley Hennig. A PI investigates her mentor's murder in Ireland and allies with his killer against a wealthy family's abuse ring; Saban Films released it January 19, 2024.
DarkGame
DarkGame is a 2024 British horror thriller directed by Howard J. Ford, starring Ed Westwick as a detective chasing a dark web game show whose losers are executed live; released February 20, 2024 by Gravitas Ventures.
Dead Money (film)
Dead Money (2024) is an American crime thriller, originally titled Degenerate, directed by Luc Walpoth and written by Josh Wilcox. Emile Hirsch plays poker pro Andy, forced into a high-stakes game after a home game robbery; released September 13, 2024 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Diabolik: Who Are You?
Diabolik: Who Are You? (Diabolik - Chi sei?) is a 2023 Italian crime film by the Manetti Bros., the final chapter of their Diabolik trilogy, based on the 1968 comic issue no. 107, starring Giacomo Gianniotti, released in Italy on 30 November 2023.
Drugstore June
Drugstore June (2024) is an American comedy directed by Nicholaus Goossen, co-written with and starring Esther Povitsky as an influencer investigating her pharmacy's robbery; limited release Feb 23, 2024, Shout! Studios.
Duchess (film)
Duchess (2024), also released in Germany as Scarlett – Diamond of Revenge, is a British crime thriller directed by Neil Marshall, co-written with and starring Charlotte Kirk as Scarlett Monaghan, a London petty criminal seeking revenge in the diamond smuggling underworld; released August 9, 2024 via Saban Films.
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story
First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story is a 2023 BET+ biographical film directed by Vivica A. Fox, starring Michelle Mitchenor as Tonesa Welch, the woman federal prosecutors called the First Lady of the Black Mafia Family.
First Shift (film)
First Shift (2024) is a crime drama directed, written, and produced by Uwe Boll, starring Gino Anthony Pesi and Kristen Renton as mismatched NYPD partners on a 12-hour Brooklyn shift; released August 30, 2024 by Quiver Distribution.
He Went That Way
He Went That Way: 2023 crime thriller by Jeffrey Darling with Zachary Quinto and Jacob Elordi; a 1964 Route 66 road trip with a chimp and a serial killer, based on Larry Lee Ranes and Luke Karamazov.
I Did It My Way
I Did It My Way (潛行) is a 2023 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Jason Kwan, produced by and starring Andy Lau as a lawyer-drug lord selling methamphetamine on the dark web, with Gordon Lam as an undercover cop; released December 2023 in China.
Juror #2
Juror #2 (2024) is Clint Eastwood's courtroom thriller, written by Jonathan Abrams, in which juror Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) realizes he may have caused the death being tried; released by Warner Bros. on November 1, 2024 to strong reviews but a minimal theatrical run.
Kill Boksoon
Kill Boksoon (길복순) is a 2023 South Korean Netflix action thriller directed by Byun Sung-hyun, starring Jeon Do-yeon as ace assassin Gil Boksoon, a single mother; premiered at Berlinale 2023, released March 31, 2023.
Last Mile (ラストマイル) (2024 film)
Last Mile (ラストマイル) is a 2024 Japanese mystery thriller film by director Tsukahara Ayuko and writer Nogi Akiko, a shared-universe film with the dramas Unnatural and MIU404, starring Mitsushima Hikari and Okada Masaki in a parcel-bombing story set at a logistics warehouse before Black Friday.
Lost in the Stars (消失的她)
Lost in the Stars (消失的她) is a 2023 Chinese suspense crime film by Chen Sicheng, directed by Cui Rui and Liu Xiang, starring Zhu Yilong and Ni Ni; a remake of the Soviet Trap for a Lonely Man that grossed 3.523 billion yuan.
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding is a 2024 romantic crime thriller by Rose Glass, starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian as lovers in 1989 New Mexico drawn into a crime family's violence. A24 release, Sundance 2024 premiere, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Mad Fate (命案)
Mad Fate (命案, Ming On) is a 2023 Hong Kong crime thriller by Soi Cheang, starring Gordon Lam as a fortune teller trying to stop Lokman Yeung's character from murder; Berlinale Special premiere, 2024 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director.
Mob Land
Mob Land is a 2023 American action thriller, the feature debut of writer-director Nicholas Maggio, starring John Travolta, Stephen Dorff, Shiloh Fernandez, and Kevin Dillon; a botched Alabama pill mill robbery pits a family man against the New Orleans mafia and the local sheriff. Not the Paramount+ series MobLand.
No More Bets (孤注一掷)
No More Bets (孤注一掷) is a 2023 Chinese crime drama directed by Shen Ao about workers trapped in an overseas online fraud compound, and 2023's highest-admissions film in China.
Nunakkuzhi (നുണക്കുഴി)
Nunakkuzhi (നുണക്കുഴി) is a 2024 Malayalam crime comedy directed by Jeethu Joseph, written by K. R. Krishna Kumar, starring Basil Joseph, Grace Antony, and Siddique; released 15 August 2024, streamed on ZEE5 from 13 September 2024.
Only the River Flows (河边的错误)
Only the River Flows (河边的错误, also 江东喜事) is Wei Shujun's 2023 Chinese crime-drama film adapted from Yu Hua's 1987 avant-garde novella, starring Zhu Yilong as detective Ma Zhe; it premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard and earned over RMB 300 million in China.
Pain Hustlers
Pain Hustlers is a 2023 Netflix crime drama directed by David Yates, starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, adapted from Evan Hughes's book The Hard Sell about the Insys Therapeutics fentanyl spray scandal.
Revolver (리볼버) (2024 film)
Revolver (리볼버) is a 2024 South Korean crime thriller directed by Oh Seung-uk, starring Jeon Do-yeon as an ex-police officer seeking a vanished promised payout after a two-year prison term. Released August 7, 2024; won 2025 Baeksang Best Director and Best Actress.