2012 crime drama films

1.

End of Watch

2012 action thriller film directed by David Ayer

Overview: End of Watch is a 2012 American action thriller film written and directed by David Ayer. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, two Los Angeles Police Department officers ...

Release date: 21 September 2012

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Action

Director: David Ayer

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David Harbour, Frank Grillo

Producer: Tobin Armbrust, David Ayer

Writer: David Ayer

Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet ...

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2010s English-language films 5,207T

2012 action thriller films 76T

2012 crime thriller films 61T

2.

Lawless

2012 American crime drama film

Overview: Lawless is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave is based on Matt Bondurant's historical novel The Wettest County in the ...

Release date: 29 August 2012

Genre: Drama, Crime, Western

Director: John Hillcoat

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska

Producer: John Allen, Robert Ogden Barnum

Writer: Nick Cave, Matt Bondurant

Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for ...

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Moonshine in popular culture 9T

Films scored by Warren Ellis (musician) 16T

Films scored by Nick Cave 16T

3.

Gangs of Wasseypur

2012 film directed by Anurag Kashyap

Overview: Gangs of Wasseypur is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language two-part gangster action crime film produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap, and written by Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri. Centered on the coal mafia (Mafia ...

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Anurag Kashyap

Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Richa Chadha, Reema Sen, Piyush Mishra

Producer: Apoorva Bakshi, Rakesh Bhagwani

Writer: Akhilesh Jaiswal, Anurag Kashyap

A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.

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Hindi-language crime drama films 23T

Hindi-language crime thriller films 24T

Films set in Dhanbad 3T

4.

The Place Beyond the Pines

2012 film

Overview: The Place Beyond the Pines is a 2012 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance, and written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, and Darius Marder. The film tells three linear stories: Luke ...

Release date: 29 March 2013

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Derek Cianfrance

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Craig Van Hook, Eva Mendes, Olga Merediz, Anthony Pizza, Mahershala Ali

Producer: Matt Berenson, Carrie Fix

Writer: Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio

A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course ...

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2010s English-language films 5,220T

2012 drama films 665T

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment films 35T

5.

The Iceman

2013 American film directed by Ariel Vromen

Overview: The Iceman is a 2012 American biographical crime film about notorious hitman Richard Kuklinski. Released in 2012 at the Venice Film Festival, the film was directed by Ariel Vromen, and stars Michael Shannon ...

Release date: 3 May 2013

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Biography

Director: Ariel Vromen

Cast: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, Danny A. Abeckaser

Producer: René Besson, Ehud Bleiberg

Writer: Morgan Land, Ariel Vromen

The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When he was finally arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor his daughters ...

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2012 biographical drama films 25T

2012 thriller drama films 42T

2012 crime thriller films 61T

6.

Unit 7

2012 Spanish film

Overview: Unit 7 (Spanish: Grupo 7) is a 2012 Spanish crime drama action thriller directed by Alberto Rodríguez. It was written by Rafael Cobos and Alberto Rodríguez and stars Antonio de la Torre and Mario Casas ...

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Director: Alberto Rodríguez

Cast: Inmaculada Alcántara, Andrés Blanco, Javier Berger, Manuel Bernal, Jacinto Bobo, Edu Bulnes

Producer: José Antonio Félez, Gervasio Iglesias

Writer: Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez

A squad of four undercover cops are charged with cleaning up the streets of Seville from drugs and prostitution.

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Atípica Films films 6T

Historical action films 93T

Spanish crime action films 6T

7.

Eden

2012 American film

Overview: Eden (Abduction of Eden) is a 2012 American drama film about human trafficking. It was directed by Megan Griffiths, who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard B. Phillips and stars Jamie Chung, Matt O'Leary ...

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Megan Griffiths

Cast: Jamie Chung, Beau Bridges, Matt O'Leary, Eddie Martinez, Tantoo Cardinal, Tracey Fairaway

Producer: Trent Broin, Mark Hoinacki

Writer: Richard B. Phillips, Megan Griffiths

A young Korean-American girl, abducted and forced into prostitution by domestic human traffickers, cooperates with her captors in a desperate ploy to survive ...

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2012 drama films 670T

Asian-American drama films 70T

Films about prostitution in the United States 172T

8.

Freelancers

2012 American film

Overview: Freelancers is a 2012 American action film directed by Jessy Terrero, written by L.Philippe Casseus and stars 50 Cent, Forest Whitaker, and Robert De Niro. It had a limited release in very few in Los ...

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Jessy Terrero

Cast: 50 Cent, Forest Whitaker, Robert De Niro, Malcolm Goodwin, Ryan O'Nan, Anabelle Acosta

Producer: L. Philippe Casseus, 50 Cent

The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops.

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American crime action films 117T

2012 crime action films 17T

Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films films 66T

9.

Arbitrage

2012 American crime drama film

Overview: Arbitrage is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by Nicholas Jarecki and starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth and Brit Marling. Filming began in April 2011 in New York City. It opened ...

Release date: 14 September 2012

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Nicholas Jarecki

Cast: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker

Producer: Mohammed Al Turki, Maria Teresa Arida

Writer: Nicholas Jarecki

A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help ...

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Films directed by Nicholas Jarecki 3T

2010s English-language films 5,792T

Films about the upper class 60T

10.

Deadfall

2012 American crime drama film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky

Overview: Deadfall is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, written by Zach Dean and starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, and Charlie Hunnam.

Release date: 7 December 2012

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky

Cast: Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Dennis Lafond, Patrick Kerton, Charlie Hunnam, Kwasi Songui

Producer: Shelly Clippard, Ben Cosgrove

Writer: Zach Dean

Two siblings decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration ...

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2010s English-language films 5,213T

American chase films 269T

American road movies 493T

11.

For the Love of Money

American film

Overview: For the Love of Money is a 2012 action crime drama film directed by Ellie Kanner-Zuckerman, featuring Yehuda Levi, Edward Furlong, James Caan, Jeffrey Tambor, and Jonathan Lipnicki.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

Director: Ellie Kanner

Cast: Jonathan Lipnicki, James Caan, Edward Furlong, Caroline Jaden Stussi, Jeffrey Tambor, Oded Fehr

Producer: Jenna Mattison, Michael Micco

One man leaves his old gangster lifestyle for a fresh start. As his past creeps up he'll have to protect his family even if it means going back to ...

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2012 drama films 630T

Films directed by Ellie Kanner 3T

2010s crime drama films 398T

12.

Cybergeddon

2012 TV series or program

Overview: Cybergeddon is a nine-part cybercrime web series that was released between September 25 and September 27, 2012 by Yahoo! and was later made available as a film on Netflix. The film stars Missy Peregrym ...

Genre: Thriller

Director: Diego Velasco

Cast: Missy Peregrym, Elias Edraki, Kick Gurry, Manny Montana, Olivier Martinez, Tonya Williams

Producer: Joshua Caldwell, Megan Ellstrom

Writer: Miles Chapman, Anthony E. Zuiker

"The real target in war is the mind of the enemy commander, not the bodies of his troops." - Captain Sir Basil Liddell Hart...

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American films with live action and animation 274T

Television series about the Federal Bureau of Investigation 33T

2012 action thriller films 76T

13.

Holy Motors

2012 film by Leos Carax

Overview: Holy Motors is a 2012 fantasy drama film written and directed by Leos Carax, starring Denis Lavant and Édith Scob. Lavant plays Mr Oscar, a man who appears to have a job as an actor, who inhabits several ...

Release date: 17 October 2012

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Director: Leos Carax

Cast: Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue, Elise Lhomeau, Jeanne Disson

Producer: Rémi Burah, Martine Marignac

Writer: Leos Carax

A man boards a limousine to be driven to his day's work: nine mysterious "appointments."

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2010s English-language films 5,175T

English-language German films 842T

2010s fantasy drama films 43T

14.

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

American TV series or program

Overview: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt is a 2012 American made-for-television crime drama film directed by Robert Harmon and starring Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, and Kohl Sudduth. Based on the characters from ...

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: Robert Harmon

Cast: Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, Gloria Reuben, Stephen McHattie, William Sadler

Producer: Tom Selleck, Steven J. Brandman

Writer: Robert B. Parker, Tom Selleck

Jesse Stone comes out of involuntary retirement after the sheriff who replaced him exploded in their police car. The other officers Jesse worked with have ...

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American police detective films 342T

Murder in television 112T

American detective films 276T

15.

Ill Manors

2012 film directed by Plan B

Overview: Ill Manors (stylised as ill Manors) is a British crime drama film written, co-scored and directed by Ben Drew AKA musician Plan B. The film revolves around the lives of eight main characters, played by ...

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Plan B

Cast: Riz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Natalie Press, Anouska Mond, Mem Ferda, Lee Allen

Producer: Plan B, Sagal Aden

The lives of four drug dealers, one user and two prostitutes.

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2012 directorial debut films 212T

2012 drama films 630T

Films about prostitution in the United Kingdom 26T

16.

LUV

2012 film directed by Sheldon Candis

Overview: LUV is a 2012 crime drama film directed by Sheldon Candis. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. LUV was shot in and around Baltimore, Maryland, and had its Baltimore ...

Release date: 18 January 2013

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Sheldon Candis

Cast: Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Meagan Good

Producer: Sheldon Candis, Justin Wilson

An 11-year-old boy gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with the ex-convict uncle he idolizes.

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American coming-of-age drama films 207T

2012 independent films 191T

2012 drama films 630T

17.

The Samaritan

Film by David Weaver

Overview: The Samaritan, known as Fury in the United Kingdom, is a 2012 crime drama film co-written and directed by David Weaver, and starring Samuel L. Jackson. A trailer was released on its website.

Release date: 18 May 2012

Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime

Director: David Weaver

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga, A.C. Peterson, Gil Bellows, Aaron Poole

Producer: James Atherton, Geoffrey Brandt

Writer: Elan Mastai, David Weaver

After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start ...

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English-language Canadian films 2,725T

2012 drama films 665T

Canadian crime drama films 102T

18.

Killing Them Softly

2012 film by Andrew Dominik

Overview: Killing Them Softly is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt, based on George V. Higgins' novel Cogan's Trade (1974). The film is about three ...

Release date: 3 March 2012

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Director: Andrew Dominik

Cast: Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, James Gandolfini, Richard Jenkins, Vincent Curatola

Producer: Dave Bogosian, Matthew Budman

Writer: Andrew Dominik, George V. Higgins

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse ...

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Films about the American Mafia 93T

2012 black comedy films 24T

2012 crime thriller films 61T

19.

Hard Boiled Sweets

2012 film

Overview: Hard Boiled Sweets is a 2012 British crime drama film written and directed by David L.G. Hughes. It tells the story of a group of squabbling Essex gangsters. The cast includes two actors (Paul Freeman ...

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Director: David L.G. Hughes

Cast: Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington, Adrian Bower, Liz May Brice, Paul Freeman, Ty Glaser

Producer: David L.G. Hughes, Lara Greenway

Mob Boss is used to getting whatever he wants; he runs Southend, gets all the best women including the gorgeous...

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British crime drama films 365T

2012 films 3,149T

2010s crime films 408T

20.

She Made Them Do It

2013 television film

Overview: She Made Them Do It is a Canadian telefilm based on a true story: the Sarah Jo Pender case. It was directed by Grant Harvey and stars Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Mackenzie Phillips and Steve Bacic. It premiered ...