Movies and TvShows featuring "meat-market" theme.

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) covered in blood and slumped in the backseat of a police car as it races to a hospital with lights and sirens blaring. He has just been shot in the face. The rest of the movie tells the story of Serpico's career up to this moment, starting with him becoming a police officer in 1960. He is very idealistic and believes in non-brutal methods to catch criminals. Serpico also refuses to join in on police corruption, specifically that which involves shaking down and taking payoffs from gambling and drug dealing organizations. His refusal to take bribes earns him the suspicion of his fellow officers throughout the majority of the precincts to which he is assigned. Additionally, Serpico finds trouble fitting in due to his embrace of the counterculture of the 1960s: He moves to Greenwich Village, grows his hair and beard long to the point where he must maintain a plainclothes appearance, and associates with a more left-wing crowd that is distrusting of the NYPD. At first Serpico tries appealing to his bosses about the corruption, but gets nowhere. He enlists a highly-connected fellow officer, Bob Blair (Tony Roberts) in his fight against corruption, but not even he can crack the city administration's general indifference. His campaign and the resulting complications and harassment within the department take a toll on his mental health and his relationship with fiancee Laurie (Barbara Eda-Young), who ultimately leaves him. After meeting a sympathetic police inspector who agrees to assist him with both disrupting the gambling rackets and later calling attention to the problem by going to the New York Times, he is transferred to narcotics, as he has always wanted. However, he finds himself in an even more corrupt and hostile atmosphere than before, where he has mostly enemies and almost no allies due to the reputation he has garnered. As a result, he is shot in the face during a raid on a heroin lab due to his fellow officers' reluctance to come to his aid. After being left for dead and eventually discovered by two uniformed officers, the story takes over from the beginning and shows a recuperating Serpico being tended to by his family and few remaining friends as well as being anonymously harassed with hate mail. At the end of the film, Serpico testifies to the Knapp Commission on police corruption. The film ends with him waiting to board a ship; despite being promoted to detective (a lifelong ambition of his) and being decorated by the department for "conspicuous bravery in action" (along with the two officers who abandoned him during the drug raid) he resigns from the NYPD and emigrates to Switzerland.

When a special effects designer is caught in a deadly conspiracy, he must use his skills to save himself and uncover the truth.

Irma la Douce is a story about a policeman named Nestor who falls in love with a beautiful prostitute named Irma in the vibrant city of Paris. Nestor decides to change his life for Irma and disguises himself as a wealthy English lord to be her exclusive client. However, their relationship becomes complicated when jealousy and misunderstandings arise. Will Nestor be able to win Irma's heart and leave behind his life as a policeman?

A family of career criminals, spanning four generations, continue their legacy of heists and robberies in New York City. The plot follows the dynamics between the members of the family, their relationships, and their attempts to stay ahead of the law.

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer is a horrifying look into the mind of a deranged killer. Based on a true story, it follows the life of Cyrus, a man who becomes obsessed with hunting and killing people. With a passion for cannibalism and a taste for murder, Cyrus takes his depravity to disturbing new heights. This chilling film explores the depths of the human psyche and the terrifying consequences of unchecked madness.

Somewhere in Dreamland tells the story of an impoverished family who find joy and comfort in their dreams of a better life. They indulge in candy and junk food, visit a toy store, and experience the wonders of Dreamland. Despite their hardships, the family finds happiness in each other.

A young man just released from the army is making great dreams for his life. Finally he gets a job in a butcher's shop and gains the confidence of the owner. After the butcher's death he falls in love with his daughter but also has an affair with the widow and cannot decide between them

Two young men, one shy and one self-confident, spend a fast-paced night in Paris trying to pick up chicks. They confront every possible difficulty

Felix the Cat becomes a soldier when the rats declare war on the cats.

Ala Bab El Wazeer (1982) is a comedy crime drama film that follows the misadventures of a father and son in a small town. The film explores themes of poverty, revenge, exploitation, and deceit. The story revolves around a medical student who disguises himself as a plumber to seek revenge on those who have wronged his family. In his quest for justice, he gets involved in a murder investigation, falls in love, and navigates the complexities of class distinction. With humor and drama, Ala Bab El Wazeer takes a satirical look at the social and political issues of its time.

In Odor-Able Kitty, Pepe Le Pew falls in love with a cat who accidentally gets black paint dumped on her, making her smell like a skunk.

A down-and-out crook on the lam befriends a young street urchin, in an Italian port city. At first amused that the boy is a sneak thief, he tries to deflects the kid from a life of crime. Tipped off by a woman anxious to collect the reward for him (who is wanted for murder), the police pursue the two lost souls.

Cold War-era cartoon aimed at convincing workers that increased productivity brings about greater purchasing power.

At the end of the Reagan years, rocker and confrontational performance artist Lydia Lunch launches a broadside. From a formal podium, she attacks the white male power structure of the US. Next she takes on her parents. Then, the volume lowered and the background the streets of New York, she lets us know what she thinks of life, of herself, and of us, anyone who's watching or listening. Life is depression, despair, and death. She's the girl next door gone bad. And us? Compliant sheep. Lunch lays out a challenge.

Heckle and Jeckle, the talking Magpies, are running rampant and causing much havoc in a supermarket mush to the dismay of the proprietor. Seveal wild chase ensue, with the store owner on the short end of most of them, until all three are caught inside of a giant soap bubble and carried skyward. The bubble bursts, and H & J are returned to the cartoonist's inkwell.

BASED IN A TRUE-TO-LIFE STORY, THE FILM SHOWS HOW A PRISONER, ARMED WITH AN AMULET, ESCAPES FROM IMPRISONMENT AND ELUDES ARREST FOR 25 YEARS.