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Uncover the Dark Side of the Law: Top Movies and TV Shows about the Criminal Underworld

Step into the gritty world of crime and corruption with our curated list of the best movies and TV shows that delve into the dark underbelly of human nature. From gritty dramas to intense thrillers, explore the complex web of loyalty, power, and deception that defines the criminal underworld.

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Cast
Sam Witwer Sam Witwer
8.6 196 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  After the Clone Wars, Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.
Plot:  crime boss, criminal underworld, based on movie, aggressive, grim, villian, master apprentice relationship
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The Artful Dodger
Cast
Thomas Brodie-Sangster Thomas Brodie-Sangster
David Thewlis David Thewlis
Maia Mitchell Maia Mitchell
Luke Bracey Luke Bracey
8.1 235 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-14
Story:  It's a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption, and love with a twist. Jack Dawkins is The Artful Dodger, whose pickpocketing fingers have become the skilled hands of a surgeon. He is torn between an impossible love and the criminal underworld he secretly craves. This will require Artfulness.
Plot:  surgeon, sydney, australia, sequel, heist, criminal underworld, crime
Time:  19th century, 1850s
Place:  australia
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Tokyo Vice
Cast
Ansel Elgort Ansel Elgort
Ken Watanabe Ken Watanabe
Rachel Keller Rachel Keller
Show Kasamatsu Show Kasamatsu
7.9 402 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan, United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 18
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name.
Style:  cynical, atmospheric
Plot:  detective, journalist, based on novel or book, journalism, underground, yakuza, gangster, tokyo, ...
Time:  1990s
Place:  japan
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Vada Chennai
Cast
Dhanush Dhanush
Andrea Jeremiah Andrea Jeremiah
Ameer Ameer
Aishwarya Rajesh Aishwarya Rajesh
7.8 108 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:  Anbu, a young carrom player in North Chennai becomes inadvertently involved in an ongoing conflict between two local gangsters.
Plot:  gangster, gang war, historical fiction, criminal underworld, gang warfare, prison fight, north chennai, factionism
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Sacred Games
Cast
Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Pankaj Tripathi Pankaj Tripathi
Kalki Koechlin Kalki Koechlin
7.8 252 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
Style:  dark, gritty
Plot:  corruption, based on novel or book, investigation, conspiracy, torture, drugs, criminal underworld, police officer, ...
Time:  1980s, 1990s
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The Dark Knight Rises
Cast
Christian Bale Christian Bale Gary Oldman Gary Oldman
Tom Hardy Tom Hardy
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Gordon-Levitt
7.8 24.5K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 165 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Plot:  airplane, fight, burglar, hostage, secret identity, crime fighter, superhero, villainess, ...
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Durarara!!
7.6 224 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Crime
Country: Japan
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 60
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Mikado Ryugamine moves to Ikebukuro at his friend’s invitation and quickly becomes entangled in the city’s dangerous underworld. After witnessing the legendary Headless Rider, he finds himself caught up in escalating violence and gang conflict that begin to throw Ikebukuro into chaos.
Plot:  street gang, supernatural, urban legend, tokyo, japan, criminal underworld, high school student, youth culture, ...
Place:  japan
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Lazarus
Cast
Mamoru Miyano Mamoru Miyano
Makoto Furukawa Makoto Furukawa
Maaya Uchida Maaya Uchida Yuma Uchida Yuma Uchida
7.6 125 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Country: Japan, United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Audience: TV-14
Story:  In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.
Plot:  conspiracy, fugitive, criminal underworld, task force, miracle drug, neuroscientist, global threat, anime, ...
Time:  near future
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Leverage
Cast
Timothy Hutton Timothy Hutton
Gina Bellman Gina Bellman
Christian Kane Christian Kane
Beth Riesgraf Beth Riesgraf
7.6 434 votes
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 77
Audience: TV-14
Story:  A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.
Style:  suspenseful
Plot:  hacker, thief, muscleman, criminal, criminal underworld, criminal mastermind, grifter, vigilante justice, ...
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Pokiri
Cast
Mahesh Babu Mahesh Babu
Ileana D'Cruz Ileana D'Cruz
Prakash Raj Prakash Raj
Nassar Nassar
7.5 72 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story:  Pandu is a contract killer and will accept any contract provided the amount is right. The police want him for questioning, while the underworld needs him to silence their opponents. No one really knows this assassin's background. It is only Pandu who knows his real identity, and he has no intention of sharing it with anyone.
Plot:  corruption, undercover, gangster, anti hero, gang war, crime boss, mafia boss, rivalry, ...
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Pudhupettai
Cast
Dhanush Dhanush
Sneha Sneha
N. Azhagamperumal N. Azhagamperumal
Sonia Agarwal Sonia Agarwal
7.5 44 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 179 min.
Story:  The story of ‘Kokki’ Kumar, a carefree teenager from a Chennai slum who runs away from home in the wake of his mother’s death, gets recruited into a local gang and quickly evolves into the dreaded, psychotic right-hand man of a dirty politician.
Style:  intense
Plot:  gangster, small time criminal entering politics
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They Call Me Jeeg
Cast
Claudio Santamaria Claudio Santamaria
Luca Marinelli Luca Marinelli
Ilenia Pastorelli Ilenia Pastorelli
Stefano Ambrogi Stefano Ambrogi
7.4 2.6K votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:  Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.
Plot:  rome, italy, anti hero, camorra, criminal underworld, superhero spoof, terrorist plot, terrorist bombing, ...
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Extraction 2
Cast
Chris Hemsworth Chris Hemsworth
Golshifteh Farahani Golshifteh Farahani
Adam Bessa Adam Bessa
Tornike Gogrichiani Tornike Gogrichiani
7.4 3.0K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 122 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.
Style:  gritty
Plot:  explosive, mercenary, rescue mission, sequel, revenge, georgia europe, criminal underworld, based on graphic novel, ...
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Too Old to Die Young
Cast
Miles Teller Miles Teller
Augusto Aguilera Augusto Aguilera
Cristina Rodlo Cristina Rodlo
Nell Tiger Free Nell Tiger Free
7.4 184 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Detective Martin Jones, who leads a double life as a killer for hire in Los Angeles' deadly underground, suffers an existential crisis which leads him deeper into a blood splattered world of violence.
Plot:  drug trafficking, human trafficking, family relationships, los angeles, california, criminal underworld, crooked cop, contract killer, ...
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McMafia
7.3 227 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian mafia exiles, has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of their past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend Rebecca. But when a murder forces his family's past to return to threaten them, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld and must confront his values to protect those he loves.
Plot:  bratva (russian mafia), criminal underworld
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Gangsta.
7.3 132 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Crime
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two “handymen” known as “Benriya” who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia, for a good price. After an assignment from police the two met and later joined by Alex, a former prostitute who got interested in the mysterious background of the team, in particular of Nicolas’ abilities.
Plot:  child abuse, underground, swordplay, kidnapping, gangster, secret organization, dystopia, police, ...
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Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
Cast
Cillian Murphy Cillian Murphy
Barry Keoghan Barry Keoghan
Rebecca Ferguson Rebecca Ferguson
Tim Roth Tim Roth
7.2 1.1K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 112 min.
Audience: R
Story:  After his estranged son gets embroiled in a Nazi plot, self-exiled gangster Tommy Shelby must return to Birmingham to save his family — and his nation.
Plot:  gangster, betrayal, organized crime, period drama, gang warfare, birmingham, based on tv series, fatalism, ...
Time:  world war ii, 1940s
Place:  england
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Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
7.2 126 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Crime
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Two outlaws must navigate the galaxy's dangerous underworld as they chart their destinies.
Plot:  miniseries, criminal underworld, based on movie, egotistical, assertive, audacious
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Cast
Bob Odenkirk Bob Odenkirk
Henry Winkler Henry Winkler
Lena Headey Lena Headey
Billy MacLellan Billy MacLellan
7.0 308 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 91 min.
Audience: R
Story:  An unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past responds to a bank robbery in a small, sleepy town and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.
Plot:  small town, sheriff, bank robbery, small town sheriff, corrupt mayor, secret benefactor, criminal plot, criminal conspiracy, ...
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Black Rabbit
7.0 200 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A rising-star restaurateur is forced into New York's criminal underworld when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail.
Style:  cynical, suspenseful
Plot:  new york city, sibling relationship, gambling, restaurant, bartender, duty, debt, miniseries, ...
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