But Jimmy launches an investigation of his own.
The movie was based on the novel of the same name byDennis Lehane.
Mystic Riveris much deeper than a simple whodunnit.
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It earned sixOscar nominations, and Penn and Robbins both won for their performances.
But Bacon also delivers an incredible performance one of the best of his career as Detective Sean.
The movie was based on the 1997 graphic novel of the same name byDC Comics.
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A History of Violenceisnt the typical adaptation of a graphic novel.
They decide to keep the money, believing it to be from a drug deal gone wrong.
The movie was written byTaylor Sheridan,known for creating the seriesYellowstone.
The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston–the victim’s gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.
Foster and Pine work wonderfully together.
Toby is a divorced father who’s trying to make a better life.
His brother is an ex-con with a short temper and a loose trigger finger.
Its themes remain relevant, making the film that much more compelling.
The film was written, produced and directed byTerrence Malickand marks his directorial debut.
Spacek and Sheen bring their characters to life with immense skill.
Its documentary-like feel gives it a sense of realism, as do the believable performances of Blake and Wilson.
The movie received critical acclaim and is still hailed as one of the best small-town crime films ever made.
The movie was based on thenovel of the same namebyCormac McCarthy.
The film starts as a typical cat-and-mouse thriller,then has a drastic shift in tone.
Chigurh is a terrifying sociopath, andBardems portrayal of him is chilling.
The film won the Oscar forBest Picture.
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A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
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A Simple Plan follows Hank Mitchell, his brother Jacob, and Jacob’s friend Lou, who stumble upon a crashed plane containing over $4 million in cash in the snowy woods of rural Minnesota. They decide to keep the money, believing it to be from a drug deal gone wrong. Their plan unravels as paranoia and greed lead to escalating conflicts, murders, and a tragic climax where Hank is forced to something dreadful.
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Toby is a divorced father who’s trying to make a better life. His brother is an ex-con with a short temper and a loose trigger finger. Together, they plan a series of heists against the bank that’s about to foreclose on their family ranch.
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A wildlife officer, who is haunted by a tragedy that happened because of him, teams up with an FBI agent in solving a murder of a young woman on a Wyoming Native American reservation and hopes to get redemption from his past regrets.
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Based on Truman Capote’s true crime novel, this film follows the brutal murder of a Kansas family by two drifters. The story delves into the killers' backgrounds, the investigation, and their eventual capture, exploring themes of morality and the American justice system.
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A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter’s murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
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Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
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Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard’s inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen’s bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
