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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, also known as Big Momma's House 3, is a 2011 American action comedy starring Martin Lawrence as FBI agent Malcolm Turner.

Brotherhood (2016 film)

Brotherhood (2016 film), also called the final Hood trilogy film, is Noel Clarke's British crime drama concluding Kidulthood and Adulthood, starring Clarke as Sam Peel, released 2 September 2016, grossing £3.7m in the UK.

Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch

Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (追龍II:賊王) is a 2019 Hong Kong crime thriller by Wong Jing and Jason Kwan, loosely based on kidnapper Cheung Tze-keung, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai and Louis Koo; an in-name-only sequel to the 2017 Chasing the Dragon.

Cold War 2 (寒战2)

Cold War 2 (寒戰II) is a 2016 Hong Kong police-political thriller by Longman Leung and Sunny Luk, sequel to Cold War (2012), starring Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Chow Yun-fat; it set Hong Kong Chinese-language opening records and won Best Sound Effects at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Detective Chinatown 2 (唐人街探案2)

Detective Chinatown 2 (唐人街探案2), also released in Japan as 唐人街探偵 NEW YORK MISSION, is Chen Sicheng's 2018 Chinese comedy-mystery sequel set in New York, where Tang Ren and Qin Feng join a World Detective Contest; it earned about 3.4 billion yuan as the 2018 Spring Festival box-office champion and introduced the Crimaster detective ranking.

Drishyam

Drishyam (ദൃശ്യം), 2013 Malayalam crime thriller by Jeethu Joseph starring Mohanlal as cable operator Georgekutty; first Rs 50-crore Malayalam grosser, remade in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Sinhala, and Chinese, with sequels Drishyam 2 (2021) and Drishyam 3 (2026).

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is a 2019 Netflix crime thriller written and directed by Vince Gilligan, a sequel following Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) after the Breaking Bad finale; 2h 2m, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, Emmy-nominated.

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de Elite 2) is a 2010 Brazilian crime-political film directed by José Padilha, starring Wagner Moura as Colonel Nascimento.

Jai Gangaajal (जय गंगाजल)

Jai Gangaajal (जय गंगाजल), also called Jai GangaaJal, is a 2016 Hindi crime drama by Prakash Jha, a sequel to Gangaajal, starring Priyanka Chopra as Bihar's first female SP of Bankipur; it flopped with ₹32.77 crore net.

Jannat 2 (जन्नत 2)

Jannat 2 (जन्नत 2), aka Heaven 2, is a 2012 Hindi crime thriller directed by Kunal Deshmukh, starring Emraan Hashmi as Delhi gun dealer Sonu Dilli forced to inform for Randeep Hooda's cop; sequel in name only to Jannat (2008), with music by Pritam.

L Storm

L Storm (L風暴) is a 2018 Hong Kong action crime film, third in the Storm series, directed by David Lam and starring Louis Koo as ICAC investigator William Luk, who is framed for a HK$12 million bribe while probing money laundering.

Line Walker (使徒行者) (2016 film)

Line Walker (使徒行者) is a 2016 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Jazz Boon, continuing the 2014 TVB undercover-cop series with Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Francis Ng, and Charmaine Sheh; it earned 606 million yuan in mainland China and spawned a 2019 sequel.

Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy

Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (使徒行者2 谍影行动) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime thriller directed by Jazz Boon, starring Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, and Francis Ng.

Lupin III (ลูแปง ยอดโจรกรรมอัจฉริยะ)

Lupin III (ルパン三世, Thai ลูแปง ยอดโจรกรรมอัจฉริยะ) is Monkey Punch's manga franchise about Arsène Lupin's thief grandson, spanning anime, the 1979 Cagliostro film, and the 2014 Kitamura live-action movie.

Now You See Me (film)

Now You See Me (2013) is a Louis Leterrier heist thriller starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco as the Four Horsemen, magician bank robbers; $117.7M US gross, 51% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2 (2016) is Jon M. Chu's heist thriller sequel in which the Four Horsemen illusionists are forced by Daniel Radcliffe's Walter Mabry to steal a computer-control chip. It grossed $334.9 million worldwide and scored 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Ocean's 8

Ocean's 8 is a 2018 American heist comedy spinoff of the Ocean's series, directed by Gary Ross, starring Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, who leads an all-female crew stealing $150 million in diamonds at the Met Gala.

Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (वन्स अपॉन अ टाइम इन मुंबई डोबारा!)

Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (OUATIMD) is a 2013 Hindi gangster film by Milan Luthria, sequel to Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, starring Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, and Sonakshi Sinha; a box office flop with negative reviews.

Outrage Coda (アウトレイジ 最終章)

Outrage Coda (アウトレイジ 最終章, Autoreiji Saishusho) is Takeshi Kitano's 2017 yakuza film, the third and final Outrage trilogy entry, following Otomo from South Korea back to Japan for revenge; released October 7, 2017, 104 minutes, R-15.

Overheard 2 (窃听风云2)

Overheard 2 (窃听风云2) is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, starring Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, and Daniel Wu as new characters in a surveillance and stock-manipulation story about the Landlord Club; it earned 2.08亿元 and five Hong Kong Film Award nominations.

Overheard 3 (窃听风云3)

Overheard 3 (竊聽風雲3) is a 2014 Hong Kong crime thriller, third in the Overheard series, directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, starring Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, and Daniel Wu in a New Territories land-grant (Small House Policy) scheme plot; it won three Hong Kong Film Awards.

P Storm

P Storm (P风暴) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime film directed by David Lam, in which Louis Koo's ICAC investigator goes undercover as a prison inmate.

Police Story 2013 (警察故事2013)

Police Story 2013 (警察故事2013), also released as Police Story: Lockdown, is a 2013 Chinese-Hong Kong hostage thriller directed by Ding Sheng, the sixth Police Story film, starring Jackie Chan as mainland police captain Zhong Wen; it opened 24 December 2013 and grossed over 500 million yuan in China.

S Storm (S风暴)

S Storm (S風暴, 反贪风暴2) is a 2016 Hong Kong crime action film, the second in the Storm series, directed by David Lam and starring Louis Koo as ICAC investigator William Luk probing illegal football betting.

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (साहेब, बीवी और गैंगस्टर)

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (साहेब, बीवी और गैंगस्टर) is a 2011 Hindi thriller drama by Tigmanshu Dhulia starring Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill, and Randeep Hooda, about a decaying royal couple, a planted spy, and betrayal; first of a series with a 2013 sequel.

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 (साहेब, बीवी और गैंगस्टर 3)

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 (साहेब, बीवी और गैंगस्टर 3) is a 2018 Hindi action crime thriller, the third film in Tigmanshu Dhulia's series, starring Sanjay Dutt, Jimmy Shergill, and Mahie Gill; released 27 July 2018, it was panned by critics (IMDb 4.4, RT 18%).

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (साहेब, बीवी और गैंगस्टर रिटर्न्स)

Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (साहेब, बीवी और गैंगस्टर रिटर्न्स) is Tigmanshu Dhulia's 2013 Hindi thriller sequel to Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster, released 8 March 2013, starring Jimmy Shergill, Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, and Soha Ali Khan; 86% Tomatometer.

Sarkar 3 (सरकार 3)

Sarkar 3 (सरकार 3), 2017 Hindi political crime film by Ram Gopal Varma, third in the Sarkar series with Amitabh Bachchan as Subhash Nagre; released 12 May 2017, ₹36 crore budget, ₹20.53 crore worldwide gross, negative reviews.

Satya 2

Satya 2 (सत्य २) is Ram Gopal Varma's 2013 Hindi-Telugu bilingual crime film starring Puneet Singh Ratn and Sharwanand as a man who reinvents the Mumbai underworld as a corporate-style company; released 8 November 2013, it flopped with ₹1.98 crore India net.

Shootout at Wadala

Shootout at Wadala (शूटआऊट ऍट वडाला) is a 2013 Sanjay Gupta Hindi crime film starring John Abraham as gangster Manya Surve, dramatizing the Mumbai police's first registered encounter, based on Dongri to Dubai.