Hidden gems — Crime
The crime catalogue, niche-filtered. Under 8,000 TMDB votes, score 7+, not on anyone's Letterboxd top-250. The films your cinephile friend keeps recommending after the obvious picks are out of the way.
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
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Bungo Stray Dogs the Movie: BEAST
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O.J.: Made in America
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Once Upon a Time in America
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High and Low
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Le Trou
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A Brighter Summer Day
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My Home Hero the Movie
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Witness for the Prosecution
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Baby Assassins: Nice Days
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A Bad Summer
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Bound by Honor
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The Hate U Give
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
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Double Indemnity
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Big Deal on Madonna Street
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Some Like It Hot
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Memories of Murder
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Elite Squad
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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
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The Sting
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Dial M for Murder
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Rashomon
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Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
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LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
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Close-Up
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Rope
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