movies ranking

moviebox back
Based on a True Crime

Based on a True Crime

1

The Wolf of Wall Street

type
star8.2
2013Biography,Comedy,Crime
Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
playPlay
2

Silenced

type
star8.0
2016Crime,Drama,Thriller
Based on real events, this film depicts the story of a school for the hearing-impaired where young deaf students were sexually assaulted by the faculty members over a long period of time.
playPlay
3

Operation Mekong

type
star6.5
2016Action,Adventure,Crime
Inspired by the true story known as the Mekong Massacre--two Chinese commercial vessels are ambushed while traveling down the Mekong River in the waters of the Golden Triangle, one of the largest drug-manufacturing regions in the world. 13 sailors are executed at gunpoint, and 900,000 methamphetamine pills are recovered at the scene. Upon discovery, the Chinese government immediately sends a band of elite narcotics officers led by Captain Gao Gang (Zhang Hanyu) to the Golden Triangle to uncover the truth behind the murders. Tea field owner and Golden Triangle-based intelligence officer Fang Xinwu (Eddie Peng) joins the investigation. After it is discovered that the drugs seized on the Chinese ships had been planted by the henchman of a notorious drug cartel leader named Naw Khar, the governments of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China launch a joint task force to apprehend the criminal. The road to justice is, however, paved with dangerous and deadly obstacles.
playPlay
4

GoodFellas

type
star8.7
1990Biography,Crime,Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
playPlay
5

Catch Me If You Can

type
star8.1
2002Biography,Crime,Drama
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
playPlay
6

Zodiac

type
star7.7
2007Crime,Drama,Mystery
Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
playPlay
7

Casino

type
star8.2
1995Crime,Drama
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
playPlay
8

Spotlight

type
star8.1
2015Biography,Crime,Drama
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
playPlay
9

New Trial

type
star6.8
2017Crime,Drama
Hyun-Woo, who is the sole witness to the murder of a taxi driver, is accused of committing the crime and persecuted and prosecuted. He is sentenced to a sentence of ten years. An opportunistic lawyer picks up the case sensing an opportunity, which leads to a struggle to reclaim justice.
playPlay
10

American Gangster

type
star7.8
2007Biography,Crime,Drama
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas.
playPlay
11

The Irishman

type
star7.8
2019Biography,Crime,Drama
An illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.
playPlay
12

Lord of War

type
star7.6
2005Crime,Drama
An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an INTERPOL Agent.
playPlay
13

Public Enemies

type
star6.9
2009Biography,Crime,Drama
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
playPlay
14

Killers of the Flower Moon

type
star7.5
2023Crime,Drama,History
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one - until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
playPlay
15

War Dogs

type
star7.1
2016Biography,Comedy,Crime
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
playPlay
16

Changeling

type
star7.7
2008Biography,Crime,Drama
After Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him, but when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quiet public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope.
playPlay
17

Lawless

type
star7.2
2012Biography,Crime,Drama
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
playPlay
18

Memories of Murder

type
star8.1
2003Crime,Drama,Mystery
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
playPlay