A Shock to the System (1990)
Michael Caine as an executive who discovers he can kill his way to the top and nobody will notice. A Shock to the System is the Jan Egleson-directed dark comedy adapted from Simon Brett's 1984 novel of the same title.
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1970sThe Godfather Part II (1974)
Coppola's 1974 sequel-and-prequel. De Niro as young Vito, Pacino as Michael.
2010sSeven Psychopaths (2012)
McDonagh's 2012 Hollywood meta-comedy. Farrell, Rockwell, Walken, Harrelson.
1930sLittle Caesar (1931)
LeRoy's 1931 pre-Code gangster film. The film that established the rise-and-fall gangster template.
1990sLast Man Standing (1996)
Walter Hill's 1996 remake of Yojimbo. Bruce Willis as the drifter who plays two Prohibition-era gangs against each other.
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2000sThe Dark Knight (2008)
The film that proved comic book films could be major cinema. The Dark Knight is the Christopher Nolan-directed second entry in his Batman trilogy and the film that established the post-2008 standard for superhero cinema.
1990sL.A. Confidential (1997)
Curtis Hanson's 1997 neo-noir on 1950s LAPD corruption. The rare adult crime film that respects its audience.
1950sRashomon (1950)
Kurosawa's 1950 film that gave English the word for unreliable narrative. Four versions of one crime, each true, each false.
2000sThe Departed (2006)
Scorsese's 2006 Boston crime thriller. Two moles, one in the mob, one in the police.
1990sAmerican History X (1998)
Tony Kaye's 1998 Edward Norton vehicle on neo-Nazi violence. The prison hospital scene with Avery Brooks remains the most powerful in the film.
2000sZodiac (2007)
David Fincher's 2007 procedural on the SF Zodiac killer investigation. Three protagonists, no killer caught.