Tag: theft

  • Used Cars

    When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it’s up to the lot’s hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner’s ruthless brother and used-car rival.

  • Real Life

    A comedy about a dreamer whose Walter Mitty-like fantasies turn his world of make-believe into a world of trouble.

  • Five Corners

    A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.

  • Pulp Fiction

    A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster’s moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

  • The Usual Suspects

    Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his…

  • Blood and Wine

    A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.

  • Bottle Rocket

    Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

  • Snatcher

    A cellphone collector a.k.a. snatcher steals a drug dealer’s phone and the delivery that eventually leads into a confrontation with the syndicate’s angry boss who wants his money.

  • Up at the Villa

    Superficial people are revealed and drastically changed by circumstance or luck in this a tale of death, seduction, blackmail and theft among British and Americans in Florence in the turbulent days just before World War II.

  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman’s daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

  • Legally Exposed

    An archaeologist’s life long search for a unique relic is rewarded when he finds an object that has the power to turn anyone into a sex-starved maniac with the push of a button, or transform them physically from one gorgeous body into another.

  • Below Utopia

    Daniel returns to his family’s mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His family’s seemingly-utopian existence is overshadowed by not only the death of Daniel’s brother, but also by Daniel’s failure to live up to his brother’s potential. However, this quickly becomes inconsequential, as blood-thirsty killers soon show up..

  • The Last Days of Disco

    Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

  • Joe the King

    A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother’s hands, harsher abuse at his father’s, and a growing separation from his slightly older brother.

  • Picture Claire

    Quebec native Claire Beaucage has a one-night stand with a photographer of some renown. Despite the language barrier between them, he invites her to visit him in Toronto. She shows up on his doorstep after an arson attack leaves her homeless, but soon finds herself caught up in a case of murder and mistaken identity.

  • Chain of Fools

    An avid detective is assigned to investigate the heist of a batch of precious coins that end up in the hands of a suicidal barber.

  • 29 Palms

    When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O’Donnell) must retrieve it. While he tracks the stash down, the bag changes hands numerous times, finding its way to the Drifter (Jeremy Davies) and the Waitress (Rachael Leigh Cook), among others. As the bag’s journey continues, more characters, including the…

  • Spider’s Web

    A wily businessman plots with a sultry executive to swindle $40 million from his father. But who is conning who?

  • Barbershop

    A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father’s vision and…

  • National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers

    Calvin and Leonard, two broke losers, are arrested for trying to rob rich old sisters Doris and Betty. The women have a change of heart, drop the charges and invite the the boys over to their mansion. Calvin decides he and Leonard should marry the women, and, when they soon die, live off the inheritance.…

  • The United States of Leland

    A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland’s case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder,…