1. Main Street Lawyer
Story of a lawyer, gangster and a floozy.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
2. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
It has an average vote of 6.492 on TMDB.
3. La Strada (La strada)
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
It has an average vote of 7.921 on TMDB.
4. Bandyta
Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
5. Johnny Handsome
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but he is really planning his revenge on the man who killed his mentor and sent him to prison.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
6. The Promised Land (Ziemia obiecana)
The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Władysław Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion shown through the eyes of one Polish town.
It has an average vote of 7.224 on TMDB.
7. The Man with the Golden Arm
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
8. The Experiment (Das Experiment)
Das Experiment is a shocking psycho thriller about the potential for brutality that humans hide. Even more shocking is the fact that it’s based on an actual occurrence — a 1971 psychological experiment at Stanford University that was aborted prematurely when the experimenters lost control.
It has an average vote of 7.394 on TMDB.
9. Udaan (Udaan)
A wealthy industrialist who refuses to doctor his product is killed by his corrupt business partners , and his share of the company goes to his daughter Versha . When she begins to figure out the truth, the nefarious partners conspire to have her locked in a mental institute--but that's not enough to stop our heroine, who makes some new, insane friends and returns with revenge on her mind.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Jail in Burning Island (火燒島之橫行霸道)
A young police officer "makes a mess" of a police operation, shoots a man in self-defense, and ends up in prison. There he learns that the world isn't black and white, but has many shades of gray, and makes new friends and enemies.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
11. I Was a Convict
In this crime drama a wealthy business tycoon serves a sentence for tax fraud. While there he becomes good friends with his cellmates and after they are all released, the magnate appoints them both as executives in his company.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
12. Tess
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line, but is left traumatised from her experiences.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Albatross
The now grown up Leoš remembers his childhood in communist Czechoslovakia of the 1970ies, his escape to Austria and first impressions in this new home, but also the things and people he had to leave behind.
It has an average vote of 4.2 on TMDB.
14. Midnight Express
Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".
It has an average vote of 7.513 on TMDB.
15. Running Out of Time (暗戰)
Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
It has an average vote of 7.309 on TMDB.
16. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!)
Recently released from a mental hospital, Ricky ties up Marina, a film star he once had sex with and keeps her hostage.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
17. Lady Snowblood (修羅雪姫)
Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Yuki never knows the love of a family but only killing and revenge.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
18. The Last Castle
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
19. Payback
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
It has an average vote of 6.833 on TMDB.
20. Days of Thunder
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.
It has an average vote of 6.357 on TMDB.