By implementing, with surgical precision, an impressively pure vision of a grand, boastful and larger - than -
life crime story, Mann delivers a culmination of his previously tight, deliberately stylized work (namely, Thief and Manhunter).
A film that showcases Tatum and Carell as dramatic actors is bound to draw some eyes to this real
life crime story.
Other deals included The Orchard and MoviePass picking up the ripped - from - real -
life crime story «American Animals» for North America; Saban landing Chloë Sevigny's bloody turn as Lizzie Borden in «Lizzie»; and studio Gunpowder & Sky grabbing Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons» quirky «Hearts Beat Loud.»
Sofia Coppola tackling a true
life crime story?
He wants challenge, and he wants it by turning a true -
life crime story into a horror film that will elevate the genre.
I enjoy true
life crime stories.
Not exact matches
He started out his journalism
life at the Peterborough Examiner where his
crime stories got him hired by the tabloid Sun chain.
It's the
story of a young hoodlum in spiritual crisis who unsuccessfully tries to remain pure and penitent while maintaining a
life of petty
crime.
In an article in
Crime Writers, edited by H. R. F. Keating (1978), P. D. James defended Dorothy Sayers against that charge, pointing out that Sayers had begun to include the details of ordinary
life in the detective
story, placing events in a real world.
Dostoevsky was a light hearted easy going kind of person, yet wrote about
life's dark side in
stories like «
crime and punishment».
A stylish,»70s - period
crime thriller, THE CONNECTION tells the
story of real -
life Marseille magistrate Pierre Michel (Academy Award ® Winner Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST) and his relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history: the French Connection.
While DNA is the lodestone for
crime stories on TV shows, it isn't always in real
life.
Shot on four continents and including contributions from global figures such as Bill Clinton, Desmond Tutu and Joseph Stiglitz, Fire in the Blood is the never - before - told true
story of the remarkable coalition which came together to stop «the
Crime of the Century» and save millions of
lives in the process.
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crime story: the assassination of gianni versace.
Rangers is the
story of courageous men and women who engage in
life and death rescues, struggle with awesome disasters and bizarre
crimes in the most beautiful settings on earth.
Based on the novel by Teri Woods, this
crime drama follows the
story of an up - and - coming drug dealer forced to choose between love and money after meeting an intriguing young woman from Philadelphia, who suddenly makes him long to escape the streets for a better
life.
«I, Tonia» also takes on the themes of a psychological thriller, a
crime story, one that involves Tonya Harding, a top - flight, Olympic - level figure skater who was banned from skating for
life by a federal judge who found her guilty of interfering with a prosecution.
JESUS» SON is the intense, edgy, often hilarious
story of a young man's circuitous journey from drug dependency and petty
crime to a
life redeemed by this startling discovery of compassion.
While the politically charged
story will awaken outrage at the hate
crimes it realistically portrays, what really brings the horror home is a superb Diane Kruger as a hard - drinking user of recreational drugs, proudly tattooed and unapologetic for her
life outside the norms.
The true
story of New Zealand chess champion Genesis Potini (Cliff Curtis), a man who, despite having to face challenges on his own, finds purpose teaching chess to the children in his community in the hope of helping them avoid a
life of
crime and violence.
A
crime fiction game with non-linear storytelling, Her
Story revolves around a police database full of
live action video footage.
Based on the acclaimed novel by the «Queen of Icelandic
Crime,» this atmospheric chiller is both a hair - raising ghost
story and a powerful tale of
life beyond death.
LONG FORM ADAPTED «11.22.63,» written by Bridget Carpenter, Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, Brian Nelson, Quinton Peeples, Based on the novel by Stephen King; Hulu «American
Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson,» written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the book The Run of His
Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX «Madoff,» written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC «The Night Of,» written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO «Roots,» written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channel
All the Money in the World tells the real -
life story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (played by Charlie Plummer), by an organized
crime syndicate, and his billionaire grandfather's cold and controversial refusal to pay his ransom.
Based on a true
story, it tells of a woman's efforts to save the
life of her husband, sentenced to death for war
crimes.
Based on the true
story of Dutch criminal Cor Van Hout (Jim Sturgess), Mr. Heineken follows Van Hout and his gang of similarly beefcake - ey friends as they plot a get - rich - quick scheme that involves kidnapping beer magnate Freddy Heineken (Anthony Hopkins), and although Van Hout's
life and the Heineken case could have made for an interesting film if director Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played With Fire) had avoided editorializing, it's hard to be really be compelled by a movie that endorses
crime, particularly
crime committed by people with a certain amount of privilege.
When he accidentally shoots someone and walks away from the
crime scene repeating «I didn't do that,» it's not the reaction of a character who does their necessary bit for the
story; it's the reaction of a person who can't process how his
life has irrevocably changed.
Mystic River is the
story of three Boston boys, one of whom is abducted by child abusers, a
crime that he relives again and again, every day for the rest of his
life.
A good
story gets stuck in a puddle of mood in «Dark
Crimes,» a film that strays from its fascinating source - a real -
life murder case - into a less successful attempt at noir.
Progressing with a
crime - focused
story arc that struggles to cohere, The Chi is much better when it transpires in
livings rooms and kitchens instead of alleys and poorly lit sidewalks.
Aside from «
Life on the Line,» he'll be seen in the coming months in «Criminal Activities,» directed by Jackie Earle Haley, and «In a Valley of Violence,» a Western by one of his favorite young directors, Ti West; and he'll star as Robert Shapiro in an F / X miniseries about the O.J. Simpson murder case, «American
Crime Story.»
China Girl is a
crime mystery
story that finds Detective Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) recently returned to Sydney and trying to rebuild her
life.
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The film has a lot of things in common with Goodfellas; the true
life story of a man's
life of
crime, the voice - over, the way the
story darkens once cocaine appears on the scene.
For such a deeply American
story, written by that chronicler of blue - collar New England
life Dennis Lehane, the new
crime thriller «The Drop» boasts a strikingly foreign pedigree.
WHY: Though it may be based on a
story by red - hot Norwegian
crime author Jo Nesbo (whose novel «Headhunters» was adapted into the excellent and underseen movie of the same name), «Jackpot» fails to
live up to his reputation.
Based on the book by Cormac McCarthy, the film tells the
story of Lester Ballard, an exile already on the fringes who retreats to
living in a cave, falling into
crime and debauchery.
Deadline (PG - 13 for mature themes)
Crime drama, set in rural Alabama, recounting the real -
life story of an idealistic newspaper reporter (Steve Talley) who, in spite of death threats, investigated the unsolved murder, 20 years earlier, of an African - American child.
Make the kidnappers the protagonists and tell the
story of a trio of ne'er - do - wells who stumble into a
life - changing
crime.
The film depicts the real -
life story of Rais Bhuiyan, a Bangladeshi immigrant who survived a hate
crime attack in the days after 9/11.
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Crime Story,» based on the nonfiction book «The Run of His
Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson,» by Jeffrey Toobin
From filmmaker Scott Derrickson (Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), Deliver Us From Evil tells the
story of the real -
life series of disturbing and inexplicable
crimes that police officer Ralph Sarchie (Eric Bana) began investigating in New York.
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The real -
life story of James «Whitey» Bulger, the South Boston
crime boss who acted as a protected FBI informant for years until the arrangement imploded, is one of the most bizarre, once - in - a-lifetime
stories you're likely to hear.
Filmed on location in Hamburg and Paris, with some scenes shot in grimy, late - seventies New York City, Wenders's international breakout is a stripped - down
crime story that mixes West German and American film flavors, and it features cameos by filmmakers Jean Eustache (The Mother and the Whore), Samuel Fuller (Shock Corridor), and Nicholas Ray (Bigger Than
Life).
Based on a Dennis Lehane short
story (and Lehane himself wrote the script), this is a totally solid
crime drama which may seem a little familiar with its low -
life figures and working - class setting.
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