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   The Enforcer

   Film · 1951 · also drama and thriller

   After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a solid case against an elusive gangster whose top lieutenant is about to t...

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   Roman J. Israel, Esq.

   Film · 2017 · also crime and drama

   Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart atta...

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   Red Corner

   Film · 1997 · also crime and drama

   An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.

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   Man on a Ledge

   Film · 2012 · also crime and thriller

   An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst...

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   Cry of the City

   Film · 1948 · also crime and drama

   Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to a...

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   Relay

   Film · 2025 · also drama and thriller

   A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive...

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   Prince of the City

   Film · 1981 · also crime and drama

   New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to...

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   Where the Sidewalk Ends

   Film · 1950 · also crime and drama

   A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

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   The Social Reckoning

   Film · 2026 · also drama and thriller

   Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle...

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    The Rainmaker

    Film · 1997 · also crime and drama

    Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up wit...

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