Brad Pitt plays Jackie Cogan in Andrew Dominik's crime thriller Killing Them Softly, a mobster whose task is to investigate an impudent murder which happened during the illegal poker game organized by mafia bosses. To have a holistic perception of the movie atmosphere just mix-up in your imagination The Sopranos, GoodFellas, Pulp Fiction and put them in a Bush/Obama post-crisis America of last half of 2008; ladle it with some thick layer of political dressing made of pragmatic thoughts and infallible Jackie Cogan's phrases about what happens with people when recession comes and who is responsible for all of this mess. Killing Them Softly is loosely based on George V. Higgins novel Cogan's Trade which he wrote in the period of time 1972 – 1974, when he worked as lawyer, specializing in crime processes involving mafia complicity. This fact leads us to believe that he knows a lot about the shady inside world of gangster's "paradise" which served as a perfectly sharpened background for Andrew Dominik's movie. Filmed for that point in post-Katrina New Orleans Killing Them Softly immerses us in the abyss of despair and hopelessness which enveloped everyone's minds and souls of in America, regardless of occupation – even for thorough-paced gangster – it's time to think about what's wrong with this world. The movie was nominated for the Palme d'Or at 65th Cannes Film Festival in 2012.

"Jennifer 8" is a crime thriller film released in 1992 and directed by Bruce Robinson. The story follows a Los Angeles police officer named John Berlin who relocates to a small town in California after experiencing a traumatic event. As he settles into his new job, he becomes involved in a serial killer investigation targeting blind women. While trying to solve the case, Berlin meets a young woman named Helena, who becomes a potential target for the killer.

Jill Parish believes the person who kidnapped her sister two years ago is back again. Amanda Seyfried (Red Riding Hood, Mamma Mia!) is Jill who upon returning from her job on the night shift, discovers the bed her sister was sleeping in is now empty. She fears the same person or persons who kidnapped her two years back has returned. Even the police don't believe her story and think she has mental problems. So it is up to Jill to fight off the kidnappers and find her sister, all the while she must fight with her nightmares of what happened in the past.acing horrific events from the past is brave yet foolish when there is no help to be found! Jill is determined to save her sister and also clear her mind of the past fears she's lived with these past two years. Also starring Jennifer Carpenter (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Quarantine), Daniel Sunjata (Grey's Anatomy, Rescue Me), Wes Bentley (Dolan's Cadillac, Ghost Rider), and Michael Paré (The Lincoln Lawyer, Eddie & the Cruisers).

"A Most Violent Year" is a 2014 American crime thriller film set in New York City during the winter of 1981. It follows the story of Abel Morales, an immigrant businessman who tries to expand his heating oil empire while being pressured by his competitors and the authorities.

"Kimi" is an upcoming film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The movie is a crime thriller centered around an ex-NSA agent named Kimi, who is played by Zoë Kravitz. Kimi is a skilled and resourceful operative who is on a mission to uncover a global conspiracy while dealing with her own personal demons.

"Lizzie" is a film released in 2018 that tells a fictionalized account of the infamous Lizzie Borden case. Directed by Craig William Macneill, the movie is a psychological thriller based on the events surrounding the murder of Lizzie's father and stepmother in 1892. The story explores the strained relationship between Lizzie and her strict, controlling father, as well as the influence of the family's maid, Bridget Sullivan.