"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.

Dubbed a psychological thriller, the movie Trespass provides a look into the life of a diamond salesman who discovers he is the victim of extortionists who are after his diamonds. After a home invasion in which Kyle and Sarah Miller are held hostage in their beautiful home, there are lots of plot twists and turns that keep viewers guessing until the end. Kyle Miller (played by Nicholas Cage from Raising Arizona, Gone in 60 Seconds) is a flashy fast talking salesman who makes millions and spends it quickly while never paying his taxes or paying much attention to his beautiful wife, Sarah (played by Nicole Kidman from Eyes Wide Shut, Bewitched). Directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman movies, St. Elmo's Fire). s the planned robbery of the Miller's safe unravels we see that Kyle (Cage) is not about to part with his precious diamonds even if it means giving up his wife and even his daughter. With each participant playing "mind games" with each other, and no one willing to concede, the stand off escalates until the finale. The star of this film just may be the mansion these folks live in!

"Captain Phillips" is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the real-life events of the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates. The film stars Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips, who is taken hostage by the pirates after they board his ship in the Indian Ocean. The film chronicles the harrowing ordeal of the crew and the efforts of the US Navy to rescue them.

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.

grew up in nearby and is now happily assigned to that same precinct. White has a wife and a daughter who is ailing and he works especially hard to care for them, his job, and keep his life on the right track. A mystery comes up that is a threat to his peaceful life and it involves a murder which has long been unsolved. Two boys apparently committed a murder with possible cover up from the police. This set off a chain of events capable of rattling the entire neighborhood. he stellar cast includes Channing Tatum (Public Enemies, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra) is officer Jonathan White, Detective Stanford is played by Al Pacino (Godfather Trilogy, You Don't Know Jack), Captain Marion Mathers is played by Ray Liotta (Unlawful Entry, Wild Hogs), Kerry White, wife of Jonathan White, is portrayed by Katie Holmes (Dawson's Creek, The Romantics), and Tracy Morgan (Death at a Funeral, Cop Out) is "Vinnie" Vincent Carter. Let's solve a murder and save a neighborhood!

"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.