Shorta AKA Enforcement [2020]
Dealing with race issues and police brutality Shorta is a Danish thriller following two cops who find themselves in the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time.
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La French AKA The Connection [2014]
Based on true events, La French AKA The Connection is a stylish albiet cliched crime thriller about the infamous French Connection drug smuggling route.
36 Quai des Orfèvres AKA 36th Precinct [2004]
With an engaging story about two tough detectives trying to catch a ruthless gang, 36 Quai des Orfèvres AKA 36th Precinct is a decent police thriller.
The Last Deadly Mission AKA MR 73 [2008]
Dark and gritty, MR 73 AKA The Last Deadly Mission is a moody and noir thriller about an alcoholic detective trying to catch a serial with a lot of cliches.
Le Trou AKA The Hole [1960]
Compelling and intense, Le Trou is without a shadow of a doubt the best prison escape movie based on a true story and with an engaging atmosphere.
Les Lyonnais [2011]
Based on the life of French criminal Edmond Vidal, Les Lyonais is an engaging crime thriller driven by Gérard Lanvin’s compelling performance.
Bronx AKA Rogue City [2020]
If you haven’t seen any of the gritty French police thrillers, Bronx AKA Rogue City can be a great start with its stylish visuals, macho characters, and foreboding atmosphere.
Calibre [2018]
Set in a picturesque and imposing Scotland rural countryside, Calibre is an old-school thriller that puts you in the shoes of two city boys in trouble.
Fear City [1984]
Entertaining and sleazy, Fear City combines nudity, violence, and neon-lit streets of New York in the eighties into a flawed movie still worth watching.
The Nile Hilton Incident [2017]
Once you’ve watched The Nile Hilton Incident, a neo-noir masterpiece with an exotic setting and dark and gritty atmosphere, you’ll be left speechless.
The Loft [2014]
Stylish and effective, The Loft is extravagant who done it murder mystery with a hot and attractive cast that will keep you entertained for 90 minutes.
Bajocero AKA Below Zero [2021]
Featuring a couple of great concepts that fell apart in the final third, Bajocero is an atmospheric and gritty Spanish thriller perfect for time-wasting.