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Best Crime Films of 1990


Miller's Crossing

Joel and Ethan Coen's ... to manipulate all of the situations so that Leo survives, but this may cost Tom his relationship with Verna. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

A Killing in a Small Town

To escape from the ... axe. In the resulting trial, her plea of self-defense is examined. This TV-movie is based on a true story. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Quick Change

Bill Murray co-directed (along ... try to get from the bank to the airport -- which proves to be more difficult than the robbery. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Good Cops, Bad Cops

One of the largest ... the 1980 robbery of the Boston Depositors Trust by a group of policemen as related in this true story. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

The Grifters

Director Stephen Frears' tense ... pursuit of affection, and the battle quickly turns dangerous. Huston was nominated for an Academy Award for her work. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Miami Blues

Based on the late ... to hunt down Frenger, but may be getting too long in the tooth for the demands of his job. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Internal Affairs

In this glossy L.A. ... investigation threatens his territory and his extended family; he stalks Avila and turns him against his wife (Nancy Travis). [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Money

Stars and famous locations ... spice to the chase, but reviewers discounted this movie, based on a best-selling French novel, for its slapdash storytelling. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Kill Cruise

This thriller stars Jurgen ... as an alcoholic sailor who agrees to deliver two young English women to the Caribbean. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

How to Murder a Millionaire

The millionaire of the ... rooting after fifteen minutes or so. How to Murder a Millionaire was made for TV--but not for my TV. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

Director Bernard Rose and ... luck on their side, the spree keeps escalating, until Betty urges Karl to commit the ultimate crime -- murder. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

After Dark, My Sweet

Adapted from a novel ... aid in the kidnapping. But when the victim turns out to be diabetic, things go from bad to worse. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Red Surf

Most surfer dudes come ... these guys go after a major deal that turns sour when a friend wisens the narcs to their exploits. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

21 Jump Street: Season 04

Jailed on a trumped-up ... network at the end of its fourth season, the series lived on for an additional year in off-network syndication. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Lung Fung Restaurant

Max Mok Siu-chung stars ... wedge between Ching and his love. Ng Man-tat and Stephen Chiau, before he became a comic superstar, also appears. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Big Bad John

Nearly three decades after ... Bob Hopkins, doing their usual. Big Bad John was directed by Burt Kennedy, an old hand at backwoods melodramas. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Darkroom

Evidently disturbed, a man ... to blackmail his father by snapping pictures of him in bed with his mistress. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

The Killing Zone

American Gladiator Daron McBee ... Garrett, the ex-con nephew of a former Drug Enforcement Agency operative, who hunts down a Latin American drug kingpin. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Night Shadow

Randolph Cohlan both wrote ... brutal murders occurs. Held responsible for bringing on this killing spree, Brenda sets about to catch the murderer herself., [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Night of the Wilding

During the late '80s, ... keep killing anyone who stands in the way of their acquittal including the prosecutor, the attorney's still loved ex-wife. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Crimen En Presidio

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Duelo De Rufianes

Two high-class gangsters who ... an operating in the same city strike up a deadly deal in director Roberto "Flaco" Guzman's action-packed crime thriller. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Pacto de Hombres

As Julio Ruiz Llaneza's ... potentially put his life into grave danger, and it remains uncertain if he can pull off the job unscathed. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Sombra Del Negro

A recently released ex-convict ... the fifth partner - the big boss - who proves something of a nuisance for the vengeful criminal mastermind. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Dangerous Passion

This USA Cable network ... cars driven by the protagonists are sometimes more fascinating than the by-the-numbers plotline. Dangerous Passion premiered March 25, 1990. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story

Directed by Brian Gibson, ... Based on a true story, Drug Wars also features Benicio Del Toro, Elizabeth Pena, Treat Wilson, and Miguel Ferrer. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Dragon In Jail

Character actor Kent Cheng ... to straighten out his friend. When Henry gets framed for murder, Wayne is forced to defend him in court. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

A Killer's Blues

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Baby Brown

Two gorgeous policewomen take ... on the city's drug kingpin as they dodge bullets and keep his witness girlfriend out from his deadly grasp. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Chacales de la Calle

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Guerra De Pandillas

When two warring gangs ... a bloody turf war, the stage is set for an explosive confrontation that will rock the streets of Mexico. [ best crime films - 1990 ]

Cyber City: The Decoy

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