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Supermax (film)
Supermax: upcoming Amazon MGM action thriller directed by David Gordon Green, starring Will Smith as FBI agent Rex investigating an impossible prison murder; $70 million Miramax deal, Prime Video streaming, filming in New South Wales from August 2026.
Suzuki=Bakudan (爆弾)
Suzuki=Bakudan (爆弾, Bakudan) is a 2025 Japanese thriller directed by Akira Nagai, adapted from Katsuhiro Go's novel, in which drunk detainee Tagosaku Suzuki predicts Tokyo bombings; starring Jiro Sato and Yuki Yamada.
The Big Fake
The Big Fake (Il falsario) is a 2026 Italian Netflix crime drama by Stefano Lodovichi, starring Pietro Castellitto as forger Antonio Chichiarelli, tied to the fake Red Brigades communiqué in the Aldo Moro case and the 1984 Securmark robbery.
The Big Fix (upcoming film)
The Big Fix is an upcoming Netflix crime thriller directed by Baltasar Kormákur, starring Mark Wahlberg and Riz Ahmed, based on Brett Forrest's book about FIFA match-fixing; filmed in Sydney from April 2026, now in post-production.
The Cackling of the Dodos
The Cackling of the Dodos is an upcoming Netflix crime-comedy film directed by Jason Bateman, written by Rye Curtis, starring Sam Rockwell as farmer George and Woody Harrelson as boss Denny; filmed in New Jersey June-July 2026, expected 2027.
The Chaperones (film)
The Chaperones (also The Chaperones, A24) is an upcoming American road-trip drama directed by India Donaldson and written by Sebastian Black, starring David Jonsson, Cooper Hoffman, and Paul Dano, produced by A24, Plan B, and Icki Eneo Arlo; distinct from The Chaperone (2019).
The Exiles (upcoming film)
The Exiles (Chinese title 美梦) is an upcoming Midi Z crime thriller starring Sam Worthington, David Duchovny, and Ke-Xi Wu, his English-language debut, shot in Taipei from January 2026 and planned for 2027 release.
The Gallerist (film)
The Gallerist (2026) is a Cathy Yan crime comedy starring Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega about a Miami gallerist selling a corpse as art at Art Basel; Sundance premiere January 24, 2026, Roadside Attractions/Vertical release December 4, 2026.
The Highest Stakes
The Highest Stakes (2025, US) is a Tony Dean Smith poker survival thriller starring Seth Green, Kevin Dillon, Charlie Weber, and Dylan Walsh; SP Media Group production, Beverly Hills Film Festival premiere April 13, 2026, digital release April 14, 2026, RT 54/100.
The Mastermind (film)
The Mastermind (film): 2025 Kelly Reichardt crime drama, also called Mastermind, starring Josh O'Connor as a 1970 Massachusetts art thief; Cannes In Competition premiere, MUBI release, 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is a 2026 Noah Segan crime drama starring John Turturro as aging Bronx pickpocket Harry Lehman, who steals a USB drive worth nearly $1 million; Sony Pictures Classics, 88 minutes, Metascore 83.
The Pickup (film)
The Pickup is a 2025 American action-comedy heist film directed by Tim Story, starring Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, and Keke Palmer, released on Prime Video August 6, 2025 to negative reviews (Metascore 38, 24% on Rotten Tomatoes).
The Projectionist (2026 film)
The Projectionist (2026 film): Alexandre Rockwell's black-and-white American crime drama, Slamdance 2026 opening night film, starring Vondie Curtis-Hall as a haunted projectionist; distinct from Dean Dezara's 2026 horror short of the same name.
The Rip (film)
The Rip is a 2026 Netflix crime thriller directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as Miami narcotics officers whose trust frays after finding over $20 million in a stash house; released January 16, 2026 by Artists Equity.
The Rivals of Amziah King
The Rivals of Amziah King is a 2025 Andrew Patterson crime thriller starring Matthew McConaughey as an Oklahoma beekeeper and bluegrass musician; premiered at SXSW 2025, released by Black Bear August 14, 2026.
The Surgeon (film)
The Surgeon (2026) is an American crime thriller written and directed by Roshan Sethi, starring Michelle Yeoh as kidnapped retired surgeon Eliza Lim forced to operate, with Martin Freeman; TIFF 2026 premiere, Sony/Columbia release April 2, 2027.
Tuner (film)
Tuner (2025) is Daniel Roher's narrative-feature debut, a crime thriller starring Leo Woodall as Niki White, a piano tuner with hyperacusis recruited for safecracking, with Dustin Hoffman and Havana Rose Liu; premiered at Telluride 2025, released May 2026.
Unabomber (film)
Unabomber is a 2026 Netflix crime drama directed by Janus Metz, starring Jacob Tremblay, Russell Crowe, and Shailene Woodley, dramatizing Ted Kaczynski's Harvard years and the FBI manhunt; released September 25, 2026.
Vallan (film)
Vallan is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by VR Mani Seiyon, starring Sundar C as a suspended police officer investigating a businessman's murder.
Vanishing Point (消失的人) (2026 film)
Vanishing Point (消失的人) is a 2026 Chinese crime thriller written and directed by Cheng Wei-hao, adapted from Beikebang's novel Hai Kui. Three crimes in one Chongqing apartment building converge; it topped China's 2026 May Day box office with about $75 million worldwide.
Violent Ends
Violent Ends (2025) is an Ozark-set crime thriller written and directed by Arkansas native John-Michael Powell, starring Billy Magnussen, James Badge Dale, Kate Burton, and Alexandra Shipp, released by IFC on October 31, 2025.
Viva La Madness
Viva La Madness is J.J. Connolly's 2011 crime novel sequel to Layer Cake, following the unnamed narrator from Caribbean exile back into London's drug underworld, now adapted as a Guy Ritchie film starring Jason Statham, due January 21, 2028.
Wardriver
Wardriver is a 2026 American neo-noir cyber-heist thriller directed by Rebecca Thomas, written by Daniel Casey, and starring Dane DeHaan, Sasha Calle, Mamoudou Athie, and Jeffrey Donovan; it won Best Thriller Feature at Cinequest 2026.
Wasteman
Wasteman is a 2025 British prison drama, Cal McMau's debut feature, starring David Jonsson as parole-bound inmate Taylor and Tom Blyth as cellmate Dee; premiered at TIFF 2025, released UK February 2026, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Wife & Dog
Wife & Dog (also Wife and Dog) is an upcoming Guy Ritchie thriller for Black Bear starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike, and Anthony Hopkins, about the greedy Fairbank family's succession battle; filmed in the UK from February 2025, released February 19, 2027 in the US.
Yadang: The Snitch
Yadang: The Snitch (야당) is a 2025 South Korean crime action film by Hwang Byeong-gug starring Kang Ha-neul, Yoo Hae-jin, and Park Hae-joon as a drug-informant broker, an ambitious prosecutor, and a detective; it sold 3,378,276 tickets, ranking second among 2025 Korean films.