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American crime comedy-drama films
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The list American crime comedy-drama films includes
Spring Breakers, The Longest Yard, Pulp Fiction, In Bruges and Harlem Nights.
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Baby Boy
2001 film directed by John Singleton
Overview: Baby Boy is a 2001 American coming-of-age hood drama film directed, written, and produced by John Singleton and starring Tyrese Gibson, Snoop Dogg, Ving Rhames, Omar Gooding, A.J. Johnson and Taraji P ...
Release date: 21 June 2001Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: John SingletonProducer: Sabrina Gray, John SingletonWriter: John SingletonIn South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.
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Spring Breakers
2012 film directed by Harmony Korine
Overview: Spring Breakers is a 2012 American crime film written and directed by Harmony Korine and starring James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine. Gomez, Hudgens, Benson ...
Release date: 15 March 2013Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Crime, ActionDirector: Harmony KorineProducer: Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Agnès B.Writer: Harmony KorineFour college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only ... 0
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The Longest Yard
2005 film by Peter Segal
Overview: The Longest Yard is a 2005 American prison sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner. A remake of 1974's The Longest Yard, it stars Adam Sandler as a washed-up former pr ...
Release date: 19 May 2005Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport, CrimeDirector: Peter SegalProducer: Barry Bernardi, Allen CovertWriter: Albert S. Ruddy, Tracy Keenan WynnPrison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards. 0
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Life
1999 film by Ted Demme
Overview: Life is a 1999 American buddy comedy-drama film written by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone and directed by Ted Demme. The film stars Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It is the second film that Eddie Murphy ...
Release date: 13 April 1999Genre: Comedy, Crime, DramaDirector: Ted DemmeCast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé, Nick Cassavetes, Anthony Anderson, Barry Shabaka HenleyProducer: James D. Brubaker, Tina L. FortenberryWriter: Robert Ramsey, Matthew StoneIn 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century. 0
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Thelma & Louise
1991 drama movie directed by Ridley Scott
Overview: Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American female buddy road film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a ...
Release date: 24 May 1991Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Ridley ScottCast: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen TobolowskyProducer: Mimi Polk Gitlin, Callie KhouriWriter: Callie KhouriTwo best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for ... 0
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Pulp Fiction
1994 film directed by Quentin Tarantino
Overview: Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary. Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rhames ...
Release date: 1 May 1994Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Quentin TarantinoProducer: Lawrence Bender, Danny DeVitoWriter: Quentin Tarantino, Roger AvaryThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. 0
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In Bruges
2008 film by Martin McDonagh
Overview: In Bruges is a 2008 black comedy crime film written and directed by Martin McDonagh in his feature-length debut. The film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two Irish hitmen in hiding, with Ralph ...
Release date: 17 January 2008Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Martin McDonaghProducer: Jeff Abberley, Julia BlackmanWriter: Martin McDonaghGuilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world ... 0
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Harlem Nights
1989 comedy-drama crime film directed by Eddie Murphy
Overview: Harlem Nights is a 1989 American crime comedy-drama film written, executive produced, and directed by Eddie Murphy. Murphy co-stars with Richard Pryor as a team running a nightclub in late-1930s Harlem ...
Release date: 17 November 1989Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, RomanceDirector: Eddie MurphyProducer: Mark Lipsky, Ray Murphy Jr.Writer: Eddie MurphyDuring the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order ... 0
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Dog Day Afternoon
1975 film by Sidney Lumet
Overview: Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American biographical neo-noir crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, written by Frank Pierson, and produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand. Starring Al Pacino, John ...
Release date: 21 September 1975Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Sidney LumetProducer: Martin Bregman, Martin ElfandWriter: Frank Pierson, P.F. KlugeThree amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated ... 0
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Catch Me If You Can
2002 film by Steven Spielberg
Overview: Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken ...
Release date: 16 December 2002Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, ComedyDirector: Steven SpielbergProducer: Barry Kemp, Daniel LupiWriter: Jeff Nathanson, Frank Abagnale Jr.Barely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man ... 0
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Bonnie and Clyde
1967 American biographical crime film directed by Arthur Penn
Overview: Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American biographical crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the title characters Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The film also features ...
Release date: 4 August 1967Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Arthur PennProducer: Warren BeattyWriter: David Newman, Robert BentonBored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing ... 0
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American Psycho
2000 film directed by Mary Harron
Overview: American Psycho is a 2000 American black comedy slasher film co-written and directed by Mary Harron, based on Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel of the same name. It stars Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared ...
Release date: 21 January 2000Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, DramaDirector: Mary HarronProducer: Ernie Barbarash, Alessandro CamonWriter: Bret Easton Ellis, Mary HarronA wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves ... 0
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Seven Psychopaths
2012 film by Martin McDonagh
Overview: Seven Psychopaths is a 2012 dark comedy crime film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. It stars Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, and Christopher Walken, with Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish ...
Release date: 12 October 2012Genre: Comedy, CrimeDirector: Martin McDonaghCast: Michael Pitt, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell, Abbie Cornish, Christopher WalkenProducer: Graham Broadbent, Peter CzerninWriter: Martin McDonaghA struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved ... 0
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To Die For
1995 film by Gus Van Sant
Overview: To Die For is a 1995 American black comedy and crime drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Buck Henry based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard, which in turn was inspired by the ...
Release date: 1 May 1995Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Gus Van SantProducer: Joseph M. Caracciolo, Sandy IsaacWriter: Joyce Maynard, Buck HenryA beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive. 0
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 film by Michael Cimino
Overview: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is a 1974 American crime comedy film written and directed by Michael Cimino and starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, and Geoffrey Lewis.
Release date: 23 May 1974Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, DramaDirector: Michael CiminoProducer: Robert DaleyWriter: Michael CiminoWith the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist. 0
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The Whole Nine Yards
2000 American film
Overview: The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American crime comedy directed by Jonathan Lynn and distributed by Warner Bros. It was written by Mitchell Kapner and stars Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Michael ...
Release date: 17 February 2000Genre: Comedy, CrimeDirector: Jonathan LynnCast: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Natasha Henstridge, Amanda PeetProducer: Don Carmody, Mike DrakeWriter: Mitchell KapnerA struggling dentist's life is turned upside down when a famous gangster moves in next door, and his wife convinces him to inform a notorious mob boss ... 0
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The Wanderers
1979 film directed by Philip Kaufman
Overview: The Wanderers is a 1979, American comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Philip Kaufman and starring Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen and Toni Kalem. Set in the Bronx in 1963, the film follows ...
Release date: 4 July 1979Genre: Drama, ActionDirector: Philip KaufmanProducer: Fred C. Caruso, John HydeWriter: Richard Price, Rose KaufmanThe Wanderers is a teenage, Italian gang in Bronx, NYC, 1963. They have their confrontations with other gangs. Drugs and weapons are uncool. Adult life ... 0
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The Rescuers Down Under
1990 American animated adventure film
Overview: The Rescuers Down Under is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 29th Disney animated feature film, the film is the ...
Release date: 16 November 1990Genre: Animation, Adventure, Crime, Family, Drama, Fantasy, MysteryDirector: Hendel Butoy, Mike GabrielProducer: Kathleen Gavin, Thomas SchumacherWriter: Jim Cox, Karey KirkpatrickR.A.S. agents Miss Bianca and Bernard race to Australia to save a little boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher. 0
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Spun
2002 American black comedy film
Overview: Spun is a 2003 American black comedy crime drama film directed by Jonas Åkerlund from an original screenplay by William De Los Santos and Creighton Vero, based on three days of De Los Santos' life in the ...Release date: 1 June 2002Genre: Comedy, Crime, DramaDirector: Jonas ÅkerlundProducer: Will De Los Santos, Creighton VeroAn out-of-control speed freak (Schwartzman) is introduced his drug of choice's creator (Rourke) by his dealer (Leguizamo). A massive three-day adventure ... 0
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Nurse Betty
2000 American black comedy film
Overview: Nurse Betty is a 2000 American black comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and starring Renée Zellweger as a Kansas waitress who suffers a nervous breakdown after witnessing her husband's murder, and starts ...
Release date: 11 May 2000Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Neil LaButeProducer: Moritz Borman, Steve GolinWriter: John C. Richards, James FlambergComedy about a widow's post-traumatic obsession with a soap star. 0
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