Léon: The Professional

1994-09-14

new york city, corruption, loss of loved one, assassin, police brutality, s.w.a.t., immigrant, hitman, training, revenge, murder, loneliness, neighbor, tragic love, cult film, neo-noir, complex relationship

Sam

2017-11-14

hitman, revenge, murderer

Brooklyn's Finest

2009-01-16

corruption, police brutality, husband wife relationship, nudity, police, revenge, deception, murder, betrayal, bag of money, undercover cop, dirty cop, police corruption, violence, police detective, pregnant woman, guilt, brooklyn, new york city, nypd, neo-noir

Soundless

2004-04-22

loss of loved one, hitman, police, rescue, falling in love

Alphabet City

1984-03-04

new york city, neo-noir

The Brave One

2007-09-14

new york city, loss of loved one, metropolis, bravery, urban life, vigilante, revenge, radio show host, central park, new york city

Safe

2012-04-16

new york city, triad, corrupt politician

Max Payne

2008-10-15

new york city, assassin, based on video game, aftercreditsstinger

Q & A

1990-04-27

new york city, police brutality, based on novel or book, crime boss, police corruption, district attorney, nypd

Vigilante

1983-01-04

new york city, rape, child murder, police, vigilante, revenge, murder, jail, gang, home invasion, drugs, vigilante justice

F/X

1986-02-07

new york city, corruption, detective, assassin, showdown, fbi, mission of murder, witness protection, stuntman, police, mafia boss, deception, special effects, gunfight, violence, car chase, disguise, federal agent, makeup artist, manhunt, justice department

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

2014-05-14

new york city, loss of loved one, couple

The Hitman Agency

2018-04-04

assassin, hitman, twist, love, revenge, flashback, thriller, conspiracy

Branded to Kill

1967-06-15

assassin, hitman, organized crime

I Am Wrath

2016-04-14

revenge, murder, police corruption, violence, corrupt politician, barber, governer

Faster

2010-11-23

prisoner, hitman, police, shooting, cop, revenge, driver

The Killers

1964-07-07

corruption, robbery, hitman, hemmingway, neo-noir

Dead Man Down

2013-03-08

new york city, revenge, mysterious woman, crime lord

The Immigrant

2013-07-03

new york city, sibling relationship, corruption, magic, immigrant, nightmare, ship, quarantine, love, murder, money, escape, doctor, prostitution, illness

Death Sentence

2007-08-31

loss of loved one, based on novel or book, repayment, revenge, murder, gang, shootout, police officer killed, hospital, brutality, violence, justice, hoodlum, semiautomatic pistol, neo-noir

Wanted

2008-06-19

loss of loved one, assassin, secret society, mission of murder, revenge

Get Carter

1971-03-03

pornography, loss of loved one, hitman, gangster, funeral, northern england, brother, cult film, british pub, neo-noir, newcastle upon tyne

Backstreet Justice

1994-09-21

murder, police corruption, female cop, maverick cop, neo-noir

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

2009-05-21

gambling, corruption, police brutality, blackmail, new orleans, louisiana, hallucination, organized crime, shootout, drug dealing, police corruption, violence, policeman, illegal drugs, murder investigation, neo-noir

Two Lovers

2008-11-19

new york city, new year's eve, love of one's life, neighbor, brooklyn, new york city, based on short story

Double Tap

1997-09-05

assassin, hitman, undercover cop

Machete

2010-09-01

loss of loved one, illegal immigration, border patrol, immigration law, machete, patrol, politician, latinx lead, hard to kill, brutal death, shared universe

One Police Plaza

1986-11-29

police corruption, law enforcement, homicide investigation

Fulltime Killer

2001-08-03

competition, hitman, police, falling in love, housekeeper, agent

Heroes in Blue

1939-11-07

Prince of the City

1981-08-19

new york city, corruption, 1970s, wiretap, police, police corruption, district attorney, narcotics cop

Lucky

2017-06-16

immigration

Murder, Inc.

1960-06-28

hitman, gangster, noir, organized crime, brooklyn, new york city, contract killer, crime syndicate, 1930s

Snitch in New York

2002-01-13

drug crime, manhattan, new york city

The Interpreter

2005-04-08

new york city, dictator, africa, destruction of a civilization, assassination, resistance, fbi, revenge, murder, united nations, witness to murder, resistance fighter

Sarkar

2005-07-01

corruption, politics, political corruption

Money Train

1995-11-21

new york city, sibling relationship, subway, new york subway, train robbery

Maniac Cop

1988-05-13

new york city, investigation, police, serial killer, police officer killed, slasher, maniac, cult film

Lazarus Rising

2015-09-22

hitman, assassination team

Jakarta

1988-05-06

new york city, cia, kidnapping, murder, mystery, car chase, drugged, neo-noir

Hamlet

2000-05-12

new york city, loss of loved one, father murder, father, independent film, video store, shakespeare in modern dress, hamlet, corporation

Assassins

2014-08-10

Collateral

2004-08-04

california, taxi, assassin, hostage, taxi driver, fbi, hitman, police, los angeles, california, murderer, criminal, gun violence, neo-noir

Proof of the Man

1977-10-08

new york city, based on novel or book, killer, police detective

The Take Down

2019-07-25

london, england, assassin, gun, hitman, revenge, agent, amber, thrill ride, kill, stunts

One Way

1973-09-22

new york city

Shiner

2000-09-22

london, england, loss of loved one, boxer, revenge, boxing promoter, father son relationship

Fresh

1994-08-24

new york city, chess, street gang, loss of loved one, war on drugs, drug traffic, drug dealer, drug mule, ghetto, childhood trauma, drug scene, revenge, dog fighting, drugs, witness to murder, death, brooklyn, new york city

A Question of Honor

1982-04-28

Serpico

1973-12-05

new york city, corruption, hippie, police, money, undercover cop, internal affairs, social justice, whistleblower

Gloria

1980-10-01

new york city, gangster, neighbor, mobster

Blast of Silence

1961-03-20

new york city, hitman, noir

The French Connection

1971-10-09

new york city, police brutality, marseille, france, night life, attempted murder, drug dealer, drug mule, heroin, gangster, drug smuggle, undercover agent, hijacking of train, car chase

No Mercy

1986-12-19

new orleans, louisiana, louisiana, vigilante, revenge, murder, violence, neo-noir

Sitting Target

1972-06-19

exploitation, cult film, prisoner on the run, revenge killing, neo-noir

Sea of Love

1989-09-15

new york city, alcohol, detective, newspaper, police, murder, serial killer, neo-noir

Chathriyan

1990-10-17

revenge, corrupt politician, honest cop, wife murder

Break

2009-05-01

The Revenge

1999-05-20

Vendetta

1999-09-12

Assassins Tale

2013-01-01

assassin, loyalty, hitman, betrayal, mobster, professional hit

Corrado

2009-01-01

hitman

Hit the Dutchman

1992-06-12

new york city, mafia

Ghajini

2005-10-14

revenge, murder, tragic love, memory loss, tragic event, nonlinear timeline, injustice, short term memory loss

Heaven

2002-02-06

bomb, assassination, terrorist, court, police, love, revenge, murder, explosion, justice, husband

Murder in Paradise

1988-10-14

neo-noir

Soft Bullets

2013-09-09

bomb, prison, corruption, spy, detective, assassin, judge, gangster, crime boss, revenge, murder, singer, tragedy, mercilessness, terrorism, older man younger woman relationship, drugs, killer

American Night

mob

The Offence

1973-01-11

london, england, police brutality, mental breakdown, school, interrogation, child molester, policeman, cult film, missing child, neo-noir

Savage City: Angel Whisper

1991-04-26

yakuza, hitman, gangster, police, gang, police corruption, violence, drugs, drug addict

Restless City

2012-04-27

new york city, hustler, immigrant, independent film, aspiring musician

Shaft

2000-06-15

new york city, sibling relationship, corruption, italian american, based on novel or book, drug dealer, remake, revenge, murder, violence, drugs, police officer, xenophobia, lucifer morningstar, african american

Polar

2019-01-25

montana, assassin, russia, hitman, chile, based on comic, isolated house, dark horse comics, neo-noir, forced retirement, crime organization

Raising Helen

2004-05-27

new york city, loss of loved one, pastor, mannequin, fashion designer, romance, family relationships, fashion

Ghayal

1990-06-08

loss of loved one, revenge, murder

Chamku

2008-08-29

spy, assassin, anti hero, revenge, murder

This Gun for Hire

1942-04-24

cat, paranoia, hitman, propaganda, police, femme fatale, noir, conspiracy, train, hired killer, police officer shot, police shootout, murder mystery

The Big Easy

1986-11-27

corruption, new orleans, louisiana, investigation, police, murder, gang, police corruption

Two Lost in a Dirty Night

2002-08-13

new york city, brazilian, immigration, friendship, love, based on play or musical

Explosive City

2004-01-01

hitman

True Identity

1991-07-23

new york city, hitman, mafia

Goodbye Lover

1998-05-01

corruption, prostitute, detective, assassin, infidelity, fraud, politician, murder, romance, betrayal, singer, erotic movie, neo-noir

Jerry Cotton: Death in the Red Jaguar

1968-08-14

new york city, fbi, series of murders

Hanggang Kailan Ka Papatay

1990-02-06

police corruption, wedding

Serpiente

1991-01-01

City State

2011-10-14

Exterminator 2

1984-09-14

new york city, exploitation, vigilante, sequel, revenge, independent film, gang, violence, drugs, flamethrower

The Seven Five

2014-11-14

new york city, corruption, mafia, mobster, police corruption, drugs, brooklyn, new york city

A Stranger Among Us

1992-07-17

new york city, detective, secret, diamond, undercover, exploitation, police, truth, murder, religion, search, violence, culture, neo-noir

The Exterminator

1980-09-10

new york city, rape, vietnam, gangster, weapon, vigilante, revenge, gore, b movie, torture, prostitution, violence, ex soldier

41 Shots

2000-05-06

new york city, police brutality

Third Person

2013-09-09

paris, france, new york city, rome, italy, loss of loved one, hotel room, europe, trauma, love, con artist, writer, maid, incest, unfaithful husband, personality disorder, existential loneliness