Movies and TvShows featuring "crook" theme.
In the midst of a heavy rainstorm, an armored car heist goes wrong, leaving the thieves and a rogue cop trapped in a small town. As the flood waters rise, tensions escalate, and the unlikely heroes must work together to survive and outsmart the corrupt law enforcement.
When an advertising executive and a criminal are separately framed for crimes they didn't commit, they form an unlikely friendship and go on a road trip to clear their names. Along the way, they face various obstacles and encounters, including racism, infidelity, and mistaken identity.
Arsène Lupin, a notorious gentleman thief in Belle Époque Paris, falls in love and transforms his life after a series of events. Framed for murder and facing assassination attempts, Lupin must use his skills as a master of disguise to solve a puzzle and clear his name.
In 'The Swindlers', a team of skilled con artists come together to execute a grand plan to deceive and steal from a notorious criminal. As they work undercover, their daunting mission is full of unexpected twists and turns, putting their lives on the line. With high stakes and thrilling action, this movie is an adrenaline-packed journey into the world of crime and deceit.
In the icy town of Wichita, Kansas, a crooked lawyer and a strip club owner hatch a plan to steal money from a mobster, but things quickly go awry as they find themselves entangled in a web of betrayal, murder, and lust.
When two bumbling crooks accidentally witness a gangster's drug trafficking operation, they find themselves on the run from both the Chinese mafia and the police. In order to hide from their pursuers, they disguise themselves as nuns and seek refuge in a convent. Chaos ensues as they try to maintain their cover while navigating the unfamiliar world of religious life.
During World War II, a con man is forced to impersonate a captured resistance general in order to gather information and help the resistance movement.
The Golden Calf is a comedy crime movie set in 1930s Russia. It tells the story of a crook and thief who becomes involved in a murder. Based on a novel, the movie explores the criminal underworld of the time.
Carry On Matron is a hilarious comedy crime movie set in a maternity hospital. A group of gang members disguises themselves as doctors and nurses to pull off a robbery. Filled with double entendre and campy humor, this British sex comedy spoof is a riot of laughter and parody. With a mix of hilarious situations and unforgettable characters, Carry On Matron is a must-watch for fans of the Carry On series.
The Olsen Gang on the Track is a comedy crime movie set in Copenhagen, Denmark. The gang plans to steal gold from a train using a switch and a short-circuit. They face obstacles such as a traffic superintendent, Franz Jager, and a control tower. The film also includes humorous situations involving a fuse box, a hair-raising car chase, and a swimming pool. Will the Olsen Gang succeed in their heist?
Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!
Egon and his gang plan to break into a military bunker in Jutland, Denmark, to find a hidden treasure. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles including a kidnapped child and a ruthless gang of criminals.
When the swindler La Spada and his accomplice José come out of jail in Madrid, they decide to pull a really great swindle: nothing less than to discover and sell a third picture of the famous Goya's Maya. They engage the renowed Scorcelletti who can imitate any picture and who lives in Rome. Afterwards, with the help of the beautiful Eva, they convince the celebrated art critic Francisco Montiel of the existance of a third Maya and let him find the picture. When the swindlers are on the point of selling the faked maya to an American millionaire, Scorcelli comes back from Rome to sell one of his six other maya pictures.
Kind Lady tells the story of a woman who is held captive in her own home by a ruthless gang leader. As the days go by, she must find a way to escape while trying to outsmart her captors. Will she be able to break free and seek justice?
In this slapstick comedy, a bumbling cop tries to catch a thief, leading to mistaken identities, doused with water, and hilarious antics.
Written by Alphonse Boudard, Le Mythomane had its origins in an episode of the 1979 series Histoires de voyous directed by Michel Wyn. The TV series tells the story of the daily lives of common petty thieves. This nice little gang consisted of Aunt Victoire, a “baroness” of the underhanded (Suzy Delair), Fernand, a gutsy rascal from the slums (Jacques Balutin) and Norbert Beaufumé (Francis Perrin), a petulant con artist whose pathological lying has driven him to maintaining two separate families. TV mini series
OSTKREUZ tells the episodic story of 15-year-old Elfie, who literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.
Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set up as well as the police.
Prizefighter Jimmy Nolan, facing an opportunity to get a championship fight, is knocked out when he sustains what is apparently a permanent injury to his arm. From there, Nolan's path leads downhill. He is drawn into a romance with a nightclub entertainer, then is framed on a theft charge by a jealous suitor. After his prison term, Nolan makes a spectacular comeback in a fight which proves his courage and integrity, while disproving the fallacy about the old sports adage that "they never come back."