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314 titles with this tag

The Knick
7.9 523 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 20
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.
Plot:  new york city, medicine, drug addiction, surgeon, hospital, historical fiction, doctor, drugs, ...
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The Killing
Cast
Mireille Enos Mireille Enos
Joel Kinnaman Joel Kinnaman
Gregg Henry Gregg Henry
Joan Allen Joan Allen
7.8 883 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 44
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Plot:  detective, child murder, mayor, seattle, washington, female protagonist, drugs, police detective, ...
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Carlito's Way
Cast
Al Pacino Al Pacino
Sean Penn Sean Penn
Penelope Ann Miller Penelope Ann Miller
John Leguizamo John Leguizamo
7.8 3.5K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 144 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
Plot:  new york city, based on novel or book, gangster, go-go dancer, release from prison, cocaine, nightclub, criminal past, ...
Time:  1970s
Place:  puerto rico
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Gangs of London
Cast
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Michelle Fairley Michelle Fairley
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Lucian Msamati Lucian Msamati
7.8 684 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 25
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.
Style:  violent
Plot:  london, england, detective, undercover, drug dealer, gang war, murder, organized crime, ...
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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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Straight Outta Compton
Cast
O'Shea Jackson Jr. O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Corey Hawkins Corey Hawkins
Jason Mitchell Jason Mitchell
Neil Brown Jr. Neil Brown Jr.
7.8 4.2K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 147 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Plot:  drug dealer, police brutality, husband wife relationship, rap music, hip-hop, sibling relationship, aids, parent child relationship, ...
Time:  1980s
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ZeroZeroZero
7.8 521 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Mexico
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Based on the book of the same name by bestselling author Roberto Saviano, ZeroZeroZero is an unforgettable exploration of the inner workings of the global cocaine trade.
Plot:  drug trafficking, cocaine, drug dealer, drug smuggling, organized crime, mafia, police corruption
Place:  mexico
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The Man from Nowhere
Cast
Won Bin Won Bin
Kim Sae-ron Kim Sae-ron
Kim Tae-hun Kim Tae-hun
Kim Hie-won Kim Hie-won
7.7 1.5K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 119 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.
Plot:  friendship, martial arts, assassin, hero, hitman, child labour, human trafficking, protection, ...
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Power
7.7 1.3K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 63
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves only the rich and influential, all while wanting to escape the underworld and keep his family safe.
Style:  intense
Plot:  new york city, nightclub, gangster, politics, organized crime, thug, drugs, kingpin
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Narco-Saints
Cast
Ha Jung-woo Ha Jung-woo
Hwang Jung-min Hwang Jung-min
Park Hae-soo Park Hae-soo
Jo Woo-jin Jo Woo-jin
7.7 169 votes
Genre: Crime
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  An ordinary entrepreneur joins a secret government mission to capture a Korean drug lord operating in South America.
Plot:  drug dealer, based on true story, miniseries, drug lord, rare export, suriname
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Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord
7.6 3.7K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 113
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his criminal empire. Pablo expands his power through politics but it is not long before his conflicts as a Congressman and a drug lord collide. Pablo has his enemies executed, but not before the United States activates its own war on the Medellin cartel.
Plot:  organized crime, drug lord, telenovela
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Boogie Nights
Cast
Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg
Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds
Julianne Moore Julianne Moore
John C. Reilly John C. Reilly
7.6 3.6K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 156 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  new year's eve, adultery, pornography, robbery, husband wife relationship, drug abuse, cocaine, porn actor, ...
Time:  1970s, 1980s
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Queen of the South
7.6 472 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 62
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.
Plot:  drug cartel, drugs, cartel
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Blue Velvet
Cast
Isabella Rossellini Isabella Rossellini
Kyle MacLachlan Kyle MacLachlan
Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper
Laura Dern Laura Dern
7.6 3.9K votes
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 120 min.
Audience: R
Story:  The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Plot:  drug dealer, small town, sexual obsession, detective, nightclub, ear, surrealism, psychological abuse, ...
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Better Man
Cast
Robbie Williams Robbie Williams
Jonno Davies Jonno Davies
Steve Pemberton Steve Pemberton
Alison Steadman Alison Steadman
7.6 871 votes
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Australia, United Kingdom
Duration: 135 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist – all the while confronting the challenges that stratospheric fame and success can bring.
Plot:  depression, drug addiction, musical, biography, based on true story, family abandonment, drugs, monkey, ...
Time:  1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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American Gangster
Cast
Denzel Washington Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe Russell Crowe
Josh Brolin Josh Brolin
Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor
7.6 6.1K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 157 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
Style:  provocative, suspenseful, intense
Plot:  new york city, drug smuggling, society, gangster, drug trafficking, heroin, junkie, ghetto, ...
Time:  1960s
Place:  vietnam
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Time
7.6 264 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 6
Story:  Guilt, violence and impossible choices – what does it take to survive? Tense, gritty and heartbreaking – Jimmy McGovern's award-winning prison drama, with an all-star cast.
Plot:  suicide, prison, fight, blackmail, prison guard, teacher, drugs, alcoholic, ...
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A Prophet
7.6 1.7K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 155 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
Plot:  prison, muslim, gangster, arabian, protection, money, murder, mafia, ...
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Sin senos sí hay paraíso
7.6 2.9K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia, United States of America
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 240
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.
Plot:  drug dealer, romance, betrayal, narcotics, telenovela
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Absolutely Fabulous
7.6 188 votes
Genre: Comedy
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 34
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Set in the world of fashion and PR, immature fun-loving mother Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy drive Eddie's sensible daughter, Saffron, up the wall with their constant drug abuse and outrageous selfishness. Numerous in-jokes and heavy doses of cruel humour have made this series a cult hit in the UK and abroad.
Plot:  london, england, self-destruction, career woman, alcoholism, satire, teenage girl, single mother, ...
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