When it comes to discuss about best crime drama movies then what appears in our mind; Goodfellas, Godfather, Fargo, No Country For Old Men, Pulp Fiction, Departed and there are more.
But I am talking about lesser known movies in crime drama category, which even people don't know about or they have forgotten those gems or sometimes it's very hard to remember all them. And this list covers movies not only from Hollywood but also from Europe, French and many other foreign movies too.
So here the list of ten top crime drama movies
1. Revanche (2008)
This Australian crime drama is a perfect example of filmmaking with calm writing and direction. The whole atmosphere is so immersive that people can't blink their eyes even for a second. Basically the story is about Alex, a bodyguard at a brothel who engages in a romance with Tamara, a prostitute. They both commit a robbery to live together far from their boring lives. But after robbery, while escaping, Tamara is shot by a police officer Robert. To get revenge, Alex starts an affair with Robert's wife. But his desperation for revenge takes a quick turn and he finally keeps shoot Robert in the woods where Robert tells Alex that he still regrets for all this and he's destroyed his both professional and personal life. This movie is one of the best crime drama movie, a perfect example of filmmaking where you don't need extra source material to define story structure.
2. The yellow Sea (2010)
A South Korean crime thriller about a taxi driver, who is desperate to find details about his abroad working wife, also finding a way to pay off his debts. For this he takes a dangerous job to kill a man but the plan goes awry and he finds himself in a web of a betrayal, chaos and violence. It's gritty realism theme makes the audience uncomfortable all the time.
3. The Devils Know You're Dead
When I watched this movie for the first time, it made me uncomfortable. I was like, what the thing I just watched and it made me thinking the whole day. Basically it's about two brothers who along with his companion try to rob their own mother's jewel store but everything goes wrong and the mother is hit by a bullet and dies instantly. After the father of two brothers and husband of deceased uncovers the plot behind his wife's death. It'll make your skin crawl, indeed.
4. Silence
A German crime drama about a retired detective who's haunted by a past because he couldn't solve a murder case of a young girl. After 23 years, an incident takes place under similiar circumstances. To solve this a trio of retired detective, the mother who lost her child and a new detective make a team. Silence explores dark theme with complex characters with grief and guilt.
5. Headhunters
A Norwegian crime thriller follow Roger Brown who lives a double life following as a successful company man and a thief who loves to stealing rare art collection as well. One day his life takes a dark twist when he chooses Clas, who used to be a mercenary, his Target but Clas is more than he seems. And this journey turns into a cat mouse chasing game where stakes are high. A thrilling and entertaining piece of cinema but unfortunately no one talks about it when it comes to discuss about best crime drama movies category.
6. Bullhead
Bullhead is a very heavy movie to digest. From the very first scene, it opens, it makes viewers feel that something different experience they're going to have. Jacky, who involves into an illegal business related to harmone growth in cattles. Also he has a trouble past. When police investigation proceeds, Jacky has very limited choices to save or die himself. With narrative structure and terrific performance by lead actor, Bullhead makes a spot in one of the best crime dramas ever produced since the inception of cinema.
7. Vanishing
Vanishing is a chilling tale of evils hidden beneath the surface of a human. Rex and Saskia enjoying their vacation, stops at crowded service station where Saskia disappears. Rex tries hard to discover Saskia and it takes him three years when he finally come across a middle aged man, responsible for Saskia's disappearance. However he puts one condition before revealing everything to Rex. Vanishing is one of kind movie where writing becomes tough to justify the source material so reward must be fruitful.
8. Johnny Gaddar
No list can complete without mentioning Johnny Gaddar in best crime drama category. Neil with terrific performance in his film debut plays a cunning person who double crosses his team when they make a deal of millions. But destiny has another plan, and loyalty turns into betrayal, and everyone is suspect. This cat mouse chase to find the culprit is worthy to every second. Where bollywood movies fails to seek international attention, Johnny Gaddar wins there.
9. Kaminey
Another bollywood movie with pulp fiction type theme with gritty realism follows twins, Charlie and Guddu. Charlie who works for a gang led by Bengali brothers, finds a guitar while escaping when a deal goes wrong, unknowingly drugs worthy of millions inside it. On the other hand, Guddu who is in love with a marathi gangster's sister, his life also tears apart. The story later showcases how charlie and Guddu find the way out, but it asks for sacrifice at any cost.
10. The chaser
The chaser follows a serial killer who kills prostitutes, and a pimp who used to be a detective, decides to investigate the disappearance of his several prostitutes, later finds a killer stalking and killing them. Chaser is very gripping and brutal, and one of the best in searial killer genre where every second remains tense.
So after listing top ten crime drama movies, this list doesn't end here because it just a number in this category. So I'll be back with another part 2 and then part 3 and so on. Because guys, there are thousands of movies in this category, and it won't be a justice mentioning only fews. Till then, if you haven't watched all of these or any of these then seriously guys, you need to watch these as soon as possible.
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