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.

Focus is a 2015 film starring Will Smith as Nicky, an accomplished con artist, and Margot Robbie as Jess, his apprentice. While Nicky teaches Jess his trade, the two become involved in a romantic relationship. Uncomfortable with the change in their situation, Nicky severs the relationship, only to encounter Jess again years later while working a dangerous job in Buenos Aires involving a billionaire international race car owners. Jess is working the opposite side of the same scam that Nicky is involved in—the most dangerous job he has tackled yet. To add to Nicky's woes, Jess is now an accomplished con artist in her own right, and manages to throw Nicky off his game at a time when he cannot afford to be anything but focused. What will happen when these two seasoned con artists with a romantic history collide?

"Year of the Dragon" is a 1985 crime thriller film directed by Michael Cimino. The story follows Stanley White, a New York City police detective assigned to combat the growing influence of Chinese organized crime in Chinatown. As he delves deeper into the criminal underworld, he becomes entangled in a dangerous game of power, corruption, and cultural clashes.

Law Abiding Citizen leaves a pleasant impression. The plot is clearly teetering on the brink between a protracted legal thriller and a frightening story about the cunning maniac who is not led by the hedge, and which cleverly uses a loophole in the system of American Justice. There is no satire in Law Abiding Citizen's plot. Despite the presence of mayor, many lawyers and lots of advocates in the the F. Gary Gray movie., it is just a fascinating story about a man who put the personality over the system. Put and won.

"Kill the Irishman" is a 2011 crime thriller film based on the true story of Danny Greene, an Irish-American mobster in Cleveland during the 1970s. Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, the movie depicts Greene's rise to power and the violent clashes between various criminal factions in the city. It explores themes of organized crime, loyalty, and the pursuit of the American Dream.

Tenderness tells a story of Eric Komenko, who just released from juvenile prison. He murdered his parents in a state of affect; and now goes on a journey, seeking the new adventures. Laura, the quaint girl who felt in love with Eric, unexpectedly appears in his car, becoming an uninvited fellow traveler. A retired Lt. Cristofuoro, convinced of his guilt and the propensity to murder follows Eric Komenko. What awaits them all at the endpoint of the path? One of them runs away from pain, but who is chasing a new pleasure?