Crime Movie Summaries & Endings Explained

Action · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

The Weight (2026)

In 1933 Oregon, Samuel Murphy is ripped from his daughter and sent to a prison camp. Warden Clancy offers him parole if he smuggles a cache of gold across dangerous wilderness. As the journey unfolds, distrust spreads among the men, forcing Murphy to weigh how far he will go to reunite with his child.

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Action · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

By Any Means (2026)

A young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent to 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings of civil‑rights leaders. Forced to partner with notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he is drawn into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance blur. When the system collapses, the two must navigate a treacherous landscape of corruption, confronting loyalties and their own demons.

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Action · Dark tone · Ambiguous ending

Colony (2026)

When a rapidly mutating virus erupts at a biotech conference, Professor Se‑jeong (Ji‑hyun) finds herself and a handful of survivors sealed inside the facility. With no way out, they must battle the infected, whose gruesome transformations turn the building into a blood‑soaked nightmare as they struggle to stay alive.

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Comedy · Light tone · Happy ending

Idiots (2026)

Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. play two hopelessly incompetent escorts hired to drive a wealthy teenager, played by Mason Thames, to a rehabilitation facility. What begins as a simple transport quickly descends into a chaotic, dangerous adventure as their ineptitude spirals out of control.

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Action · Dark tone · Mixed ending

Mutiny (2026)

After witnessing the murder of his billionaire industrialist employer, Cole Reed (Jason Statham) is framed for the killing. With the authorities after him, he becomes a fugitive, racing against time to expose the far‑reaching international conspiracy that set him up.

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Crime · Dark tone · Bleak ending

Hot Spot (2026)

Set in a near‑future world dominated by a sentient artificial intelligence, a hard‑boiled private investigator is hired to solve a puzzling murder. The case leads him to a covert resistance capable of destabilising the digital overlord. As clues expose his own hidden past, the detective’s sense of self collapses and the reality around him spirals into a hypnotic, hallucinatory breakdown.

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Crime · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)

Deep in the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic, musically gifted Amziah King leads a bluegrass‑playing band of misfits and runs the town’s premier honey‑making operation. When her estranged foster daughter unexpectedly returns, Amziah sees a chance to reconnect and build a family business. Yet integrating music, honey production and family dynamics proves more challenging than she anticipated.

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Animation · Whimsical tone · Happy ending

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026)

After a storm tosses their ship, the PAW Patrol pups crash‑land on an uncharted tropical island teeming with dinosaurs. They befriend Rex, a pup stranded there who knows everything about the prehistoric creatures. Trouble arrives when arch‑rival Mayor Humdinger begins reckless mining to exploit the island’s resources, endangering the dinosaurs and forcing the pups to intervene.

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Comedy · Hopeful tone · Happy ending

The Wrong Girls (2026)

Two codependent best friends living paycheck to paycheck and bong rip to bong rip get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.

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Comedy · Whimsical tone · Happy ending

Super Troopers 3 (2026)

Farva’s excessively flamboyant Indian‑style engagement to Thorny’s sister spirals out of control, forcing the Super Troopers to juggle Thorny’s scheming attempts to break up the romance with their own investigation of a ruthless new drug ring, all in a bid to save the day—and possibly the wedding itself.

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Action · Dark tone · Bleak ending

Motor City (2026)

In gritty 1970s Detroit, a good‑natured working‑class man (Alan Ritchson) falls for a woman who belongs to a ruthless gangster. The gangster frames him, landing him in prison for years. Upon his release, he is singularly focused on exacting revenge on the crime lord who ruined his life.

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Crime · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

Her Private Hell (2026)

A mysterious, all‑consuming mist descends on a sprawling futuristic city, releasing a lethal, invisible threat. A troubled young woman, desperate to find her missing father, becomes entangled with an American GI whose own mission is to save his daughter from the nightmare‑filled realm known as Hell.

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Animation · Whimsical tone · Happy ending

Minions & Monsters (2026)

Set in 1920s Hollywood, the Minions are hired to track down terrifying monsters for a new film. Their quest leads them to befriend an odd green creature, but their pursuit accidentally releases the beasts into the world. Now the mischievous helpers must rally together to contain the chaos and save the planet.

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Action · Light tone · Happy ending

Enola Holmes 3 (2026)

When a daring adventure pulls detective Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) to sun‑splashed Malta, her personal and professional aspirations intersect on a labyrinthine case that proves more perilous than anything she’s tackled. While navigating the mystery, Enola also confronts the evolving romance with Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), making every clue feel like a fresh step in the game that’s truly afoot.

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Action · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

The Furious (2026)

When Wang Wei’s (Xie Miao) daughter is abducted by a criminal syndicate and the corrupt police refuse to help, he launches a violent quest to rescue her. He allies with Navin (Joe Taslim), a tenacious journalist whose own wife has vanished. Together they unleash relentless martial‑arts fury, battling the kidnappers in a desperate search for vengeance and truth.

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Crime · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

Carolina Caroline (2026)

Caroline Daniels, desperate to leave her West Texas hometown, teams up with a charismatic con man and embarks on a romantic crime spree across the American South. As their confidence tricks turn into bold heists, she becomes a notorious bank robber, learning that the most convincing lie is the one she tells herself.

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Crime · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Tuner (2026)

Academy Award‑winning director Daniel Roher’s debut follows piano tuner Leo Woodall, whose hearing draws criminals who need him to crack safes and tune Steinways. Mentored by Dustin Hoffman’s Harry Horowitz, he navigates New York’s underworld, meets composition student Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu), and sees romance jeopardized as his work pulls him deeper into danger.

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Comedy · Bittersweet tone · Bittersweet ending

The Last One for the Road (2026)

The bottom has fallen out for Carlobianchi and Doriano, two small‑time Italian crooks who haven’t pulled off a decent scam since the 2008 financial crisis and now stare at middle‑age mediocrity. When an exiled partner returns from Argentina with a promise of treasure, they get a final shot at fortune, but the plan tests their loyalty and skill.

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Action · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Fuze (2026)

In contemporary London, an unexploded World II bomb is uncovered at a busy construction site, prompting a citywide evacuation. The chaos is seized by a daring criminal crew who launch a heist using the emergency as cover. As authorities, police, and bomb squads scramble to secure the bomb, the thieves’ plan threatens to erupt into disaster now.

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Action · Tense tone · Mixed ending

Normal (2026)

Sheriff Ulysses (Bob Odenkirk) takes a temporary assignment in the sleepy Midwestern town of Normal, hoping the change will ease his marital problems and the guilt from recent duty‑related mistakes. A botched bank robbery shatters the town’s calm, unintentionally revealing a buried secret that forces Ulysses to confront his past while defending the community from the darkness it uncovers.

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Crime · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Wasteman (2026)

Parolee Taylor hopes to rebuild his life, but his plans are disrupted when cellmate Dee arrives. Dee quickly takes Taylor under his wing, forming a fragile partnership. When a brutal attack strikes the prison, their bond is tested, forcing Taylor to decide whether to risk his parole prospects to protect Dee or abandon him for his own future.

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Action · Whimsical tone · Happy ending

Balls Up (2026)

Marketing execs Brad (Mark Wahlberg) and Elijah (Paul Walter Hauser) go “balls out” by proposing a full‑coverage condom sponsorship for the World Cup. Their booze‑fueled celebration in Brazil ignites a worldwide scandal, sending them on a frantic chase from angry fans, dangerous criminals, and ruthless officials as they race to protect their reputations and survive long enough to get home.

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Action · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Two hardened gangsters and the woman they love must survive the most perilous night of their criminal lives, facing rival crews, betrayal and looming death. Their desperate fight is thrown into chaos when a mysterious time machine appears, offering a bewildering chance to rewrite fate.

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Biography · Bleak tone · Bleak ending

Two Prosecutors (2026)

In 1937 Soviet Union, thousands of letters from detainees falsely accused by the regime are burned in a prison cell. Against all odds, one survives and is placed on the desk of newly appointed local prosecutor Alexander Kornev. Determined to uncover the truth, Kornev seeks the prisoner, a victim of the corrupt NKVD secret‑police agents amid terror.

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Crime · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

In 1940 Birmingham, as World War II rages, Tommy Shelby is pulled from a self‑imposed exile and thrust into his most devastating confrontation. With the Shelby family’s future and the nation’s fate hanging in the balance, he must battle his own inner demons and decide whether to uphold his legacy or reduce it to ash.

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Action · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

Redux Redux (2026)

In an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly (Michaela McManus) jumps between parallel universes, repeatedly hunting down and killing her daughter’s murderer. Each successive kill fuels a growing addiction to vengeance, eroding her sense of humanity and pulling her deeper into a dangerous, self‑destructive spiral.

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Crime · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

Psycho Killer (2026)

After her husband is brutally murdered, a Kansas highway patrol officer (Georgina Campbell) embarks on a relentless pursuit of the killer. As she closes in, she discovers the suspect (James Preston Rogers) is a sadistic serial murderer whose twisted depravity and sinister motives exceed anything she imagined.

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Crime · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Crime 101 (2026)

Set against the sun‑bleached grit of Los Angeles, Crime 101 follows an elusive jewel thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose string of heists along the 101 freeway has mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime, his path crosses that of a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) confronting her own crossroads, setting the stage for a tense confrontation.

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Crime · Tense tone · Ambiguous ending

Islands (2026)

By day Tom (Sam Riley) works as a tennis instructor, while nights find him chasing parties. The arrival of a mysterious tourist (Stacy Martin) sparks a sense of déjà vu, stirring tension and attraction between them. When her husband (Jack Farthing) suddenly vanishes, the police focus their suspicion on Tom.

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Crime · Dark tone · Sad ending

Moses the Black (2026)

Recently released from prison, Malik (Omar Epps), a feared Chicago West Side gang leader, returns home determined to avenge his best friend Sayeed’s murder. His right‑hand Mike (Corey Hendrix) tries to keep the crew together as hot‑headed members like 2wo 3ree (Wiz Khalifa) and Meechie (Skilla Baby) push for retaliation, sparking a violent turf war that forces Malik to confront his past and choose between vengeance and redemption.

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Action · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

The Wrecking Crew (2026)

When their father's puzzling death forces them back together, estranged half‑brothers Jonny (Jason Momoa) and James (Dave Bautista) launch a dangerous investigation. As they dig deeper, long‑buried secrets surface, loyalties are strained, and a hidden conspiracy threatens to shatter the fragile ties that bind their family.

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Action · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Mercy (2026)

In a near‑future legal system, a hardened detective (Chris Pratt) is charged with his wife's murder. With only 90 minutes left, he must convince the cold, precise A.I. Judge (Rebecca Ferguson)—the very technology he helped create—that he is innocent, before the machine renders a final verdict.

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Action · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

The Rip (2026)

When a Miami police unit uncovers millions of dollars hidden in an abandoned stash house, the windfall tears at the squad’s unity. As word spreads and outside interests move in on the massive seizure, loyalties wobble, secrets surface and every officer must decide whom they can truly trust.

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Crime · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

A Private Life (2026)

The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

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Biography · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Dead Man's Wire (2026)

On the morning of February 8, 1977, 44‑year‑old Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis entered the office of Richard O. Hall, president of Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed‑off 12‑gauge shotgun fitted with a “dead‑man’s‑wire” that linked the trigger to Hall’s head. The standoff was broadcast nationwide, igniting a media frenzy and intense police negotiations, and it became a notorious episode in American true‑crime history.

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Animation · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Lupin the IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline (2026)

After fending off skilled assassins, gentleman thief Lupin III and his allies accept a mysterious invitation to an uncharted island. Their plane is shot down, leaving them stranded and pursued by the island’s hostile natives, old enemies, and an immortal monster called Muom, which aims to destroy Lupin and his friends. Survival reveals the secret.

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Comedy · Dark tone · Bittersweet ending

No Other Choice (2025)

After 25 years as a paper mill supervisor, Man‑su loses his job when the plant is bought by foreign owners. Unable to find new work, he and his family must slash their lifestyle drastically. Desperate to impress at his next interview, Man‑su resorts to eliminating his rivals, wondering how far he will go when there is no other choice.

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Action · Tense tone · Ambiguous ending

Hunting Season (2025)

When a mysterious young woman washes ashore on a local river, a feisty twelve‑year‑old girl discovers her and brings her home, forcing the girl's overprotective father to confront the unknown. Their lives are upended as a ruthless drug lord, determined to kill the stranger, pursues them relentlessly.

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Crime · Tense tone · Bleak ending

Rosemead (2025)

Ailing mother (Lucy Liu) takes desperate action to shield her troubled teenage son (Lawrence Shou) from his growing darkness. As his obsessive behavior escalates and time dwindles, she confronts impossible decisions, pushing the limits of what she’ll risk and sacrifice to keep him safe.

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Comedy · Tense tone · Bittersweet ending

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

Young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist the charismatic Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, and tensions quickly surface in the parish. When a baffling, seemingly impossible murder shocks the town and no clear suspect emerges, police chief Geraldine Scott teams up with famed detective Benoit Blanc to untangle a mystery that defies logic.

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