Crime Dramas on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBorn with an acute sense of smell, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille resorts to dark deeds in creating a perfume that captures the essence of a woman in this 18th-century thriller based on Patrick Süskind's best-selling novel.
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The Narrows
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsMike Manadoro (Kevin Zegers) is torn between two worlds -- his numbers-runner father Vinny's (Vincent D'Onofrio) Brooklyn way of life and the college lifestyle he discovers as a photography student -- in this drama based on Tim McLoughlin's novel Heart of the Old Country. While earning money for school as his father's driver and by delivering packages for a local mobster, Mike yearns to fully embrace the urbane new world he's entered.
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Cass
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsRaised by white parents in London, Jamaican-born orphan Cass (Nonso Anozie) uses violent aggression to propel himself to the top of a dangerous street gang. A prison sentence and a new love (Natalie Press) inspire Cass to try a new direction in life, but a would-be assassin's bullet shows him that the cycle of violence he set in motion isn't broken easily. Jon S. Baird directs this provocative drama based on a true story.
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Falling Awake
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsProfessional and romantic dreams pull an aspiring musician from the Bronx into the wider world. But despite his ambitions, loyalty, obligation and the cycles of violence and trauma that have long plagued his neighborhood continue to draw him back.
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTrader Jake (Shia LaBeouf) tries to mend the broken relationship between his fiancée, Winnie (Carey Mulligan), and her father, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), while avenging the fate of his mentor, Lou (Frank Langella), by getting close to Wall Street's new megalomaniac, Bretton James (Josh Brolin). Centered on the 2008 financial crisis, director Oliver Stone's follow-up is a modern-day ode to unfettered capitalism and, of course, greed.
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Romanzo Criminale
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis award-winning gangster epic follows the careers of three childhood buddies -- led by cold-blooded Libano (Pierfrancesco Favino) -- who turn to crime early and make their way to the top of Rome's underworld in brutal fashion. On the right side of the law, the dogged Inspector Sciajola (Stefano Accorsi) works to bring the gang down. However, he also harbors a dangerous attraction to Patrizia (Anna Mouglalis), the girlfriend of one of his targets.
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Loosies
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA New York City pickpocket is forced to reexamine his choices when he crosses paths with a one-night stand who informs him she's having his baby. At the same time, he's trying to stay one step ahead of the detective whose badge he stole.
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The Principal
1987 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsLoose-cannon high school teacher Rick Latimer (James Belushi) is "promoted" to principal of Brandel High -- the toughest school in Berkeley, Calif. But no worries: He speaks loudly and carries a &NFi;big&NFi_; stick (a baseball bat, actually). And he'll need it when he comes up against Victor (Michael Wright), a young tough who can make even the teachers cower. Hey, where's &NFi;your&NFi_; hall pass?
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In the Beginning
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsCareer con man Paul (François Cluzet) is enjoying the profits of his latest scam -- in which he's passed himself off as the foreman of a highway extension construction site -- when a lady mayor (Emmanuelle Devos) makes him rethink his criminal ways. Suddenly alive to a world of feelings thanks to his growing interest in the lovely village boss, Paul wants to make things right with his victims -- who, unfortunately, populate an entire region.
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Red Riding Trilogy: Part 1: 1974
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsLoosely based on facts surrounding Britain's notorious Yorkshire Ripper case, this thriller uncovers rampant corruption in mid-1970s Northern England. As girls are disappearing, a young reporter's investigation leads him down a dark path.
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Home of the Giants
2007 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsHigh school basketball star Matt convinces his best friend and aspiring journalist Gar to help him rob a drug dealer. But the job goes sideways, jeopardizing Gar and Matt's friendship and the team's chance at a state title.
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Screwed
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this crime drama based on a true story, a soldier who served a traumatic tour in Iraq gets a job as a prison guard and is drawn into an underworld of corruption, drug trafficking and brutality.
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4 Assassins
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsFour professional assassins share an elaborate dinner together in Hong Kong and reflect on their best work over the years. But as they share stories and resolve unfinished business, they ponder whether the emotional cost of their job is worth it.
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The Colombian Connection
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsJack Hooks is an ex-cop set up by his corrupt partner and sent to jail for a drug crime he didn't commit. Yanked out of prison with an early release deal by the DEA, he's sent on a mission to bring down the drug trade of his former partner.
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The Gangster
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story and set in 1950s and '60s Bangkok, this Thai crime drama tells the tale of Jod, a promising young gangster moving through the ranks of the city's mafia as he battles for turf against rival gangs and the Chinese triads.
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The Red Machine
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThis World War II thriller spins a tale of espionage aimed at stealing the secrets of Japan's most sophisticated encoding device, known as Red. Safecracker Eddie Doyle is persuaded to team up with Ellis Coburn, a naval officer with a dark past.
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Dirty Deeds
2002 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAustralian mobster Barry Ryan (Bryan Brown) controls the city's gambling scene, making a killing off the casino slot machines. This attracts the attention of the American Mafia, who send in pensive veteran Tony (John Goodman) and his violent sidekick (Felix Williamson) for a piece of the action. Ryan must also contend with his feisty wife (Toni Collette), his needy mistress (Kestie Morassi) and a crooked cop (Sam Neill).
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Cracks
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsMiss G., a teacher at a girls' boarding school, is unusually close with one of her charges, Di. But when the arrival of a new student evokes strong emotions, disrupting Miss G.'s relationship with the others, it is certain that someone will get hurt.
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The Killer Inside Me
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWest Texas Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is harboring a dark secret. Though the small town's residents think he's a bit dense, Ford is, in fact, afflicted with a "sickness" that turns the mild-mannered peace officer into a brutal, psychotic killer.
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7 Khoon Maaf
2011 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsSpiced liberally with black comedy, this Bollywood drama from director Vishal Bhardwaj follows the lethal love life of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, who marries numerous men -- only to find them flawed. The solution? Death.
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Agnosia
2010 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsAfflicted with agnosia -- a neuropsychological disorder that disrupts her perception of outside stimuli -- Joana attempts to protect a valuable secret that only she knows from mysterious forces conspiring to exploit her unreliable senses.
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J. Edgar
2011 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsLeonardo DiCaprio stars in this riveting biopic as J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime FBI director as notorious for his overzealous methods of law enforcement as for the rumors regarding his cross-dressing and close relationship with protégé Clyde Tolson.
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Morlang
2003 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsJulius Morlang is a successful artist who's been happily married for 15 years to Ellen, his creative muse and personal manager. But when Ellen confesses to an affair, Morlang takes his psychic revenge by bedding a young sycophant. Loosely based on a true story, this drama from the Netherlands explores the potent motives of jealousy, betrayal and revenge.
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As Tears Go By
1988 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsHong Kong gangster Ah Wah (Andy Lau) does all he can to keep his friend and fellow mobster Fly (Jackie Cheung) out of trouble, but Fly continues to wind up in hot water. Ah Wah's crime boss has had about as much as he can stand of Fly, but Ah Wah continues to stand by his friend. To complicate matters, Ah Wah begins to fall for his cousin (Maggie Cheung) but can't find the time to start a relationship and keep Fly out of trouble at the same time.
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D
2005 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsCarving his way through Mumbai's seedy underbelly, Deshu eventually establishes his own criminal empire. But the sons of Deshu's mentor aren't so happy about his success -- so much so that they begin killing those he loves.
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