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1. Trailer Park Boys (2001–2018)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime
Three petty felons have a documentary made about their life in a trailer park.
Stars: John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth
Votes: 50,723
2. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield
Votes: 56,774
3. Brassic (2019– )
TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Drama
Comedy series about Vinnie and Dylan, who have grown up together and are inseparable. When Dylan's girlfriend wants to move in search of a better life for her and her son, he must face the hardest decision of his life.
Stars: Joe Gilgun, Michelle Keegan, Ryan Sampson, Tom Hanson
Votes: 12,444
4. Shoplifters (2018)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka
Votes: 86,598 | Gross: $3.31M
5. Minder (1979–1994)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Stars: George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster
Votes: 2,842
6. The Young Offenders (2018– )
30 min | Comedy
Coming-of-age drama about lovable rogues Conor and Jock as they navigate their awkward teenage years, hatching plans and adventures to help distract from their tough home lives and their inability to stay out of trouble at school.
Stars: Alex Murphy, Chris Walley, Hilary Rose, Dominic MacHale
Votes: 4,647
7. Beach Rats (2017)
R | 98 min | Drama
A Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet.
Director: Eliza Hittman | Stars: Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff
Votes: 16,478 | Gross: $0.47M
8. Fighting (2009)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In New York City, a young counterfeiter is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist, who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckling brawling circuit.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Luis Guzmán, Zulay Henao
Votes: 34,212 | Gross: $23.04M
9. Time of the Gypsies (1988)
R | 142 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young Romany (gypsy) with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime, which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic, Husnija Hasimovic
Votes: 32,742 | Gross: $0.28M
10. Pixote (1980)
TV-MA | 128 min | Crime, Drama
The life of a boy on the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution, and drugs.
Director: Hector Babenco | Stars: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino
Votes: 9,247
11. What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
Director: Brian Goodman | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Goodman, Amanda Peet
Votes: 13,235
12. Pickup on South Street (1953)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, Murvyn Vye
Votes: 16,169
13. .45 (2006)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman hatches a plan for revenge after seeking independence from her drug-dealing boyfriend.
Director: Gary Lennon | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Angus Macfadyen, Stephen Dorff, Aisha Tyler
Votes: 8,891
14. The Child (2005)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son.
Directors: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne | Stars: Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Fabrizio Rongione
Votes: 19,412 | Gross: $0.65M
15. The Big Night (1959)
95 min | Crime, Drama
In Rome, small-time thieves Scinttilone and Ruggeretto steal four rifles and catch prostitutes Anna and Supplizia on the street to mislead the police. They seek the jobber Mosciarella, but ... See full summary »
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Rosanna Schiaffino, Elsa Martinelli, Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Claude Brialy
Votes: 721
16. Grind (1997)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
When Eddie, a drag-racing, hard-luck parolee moves in with his older brother Terry in hopes of that ever-elusive fresh start in life, he's sure to be warm for the form of his brother's ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Kentis | Stars: Billy Crudup, Adrienne Shelly, Paul Schulze, Frank Vincent
Votes: 458
17. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Albert is smitten for Pola but ends up wrongly committed in jail, in the meantime her affections are sought after by his friend, and on his release both love and friendship must be tested.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, Edmond T. Gréville, Bill Bocket
Votes: 2,491
18. Buddy's Song (1991)
R | 102 min | Drama, Music
Buddy is an aspiring teenager who is a very good musician and has pressure to go further than his Dad's teddy boy rocker days. However when his father is sent away for a year for covering ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Whatham | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Chesney Hawkes, Sharon Duce, Michael Elphick
Votes: 368
19. Out of Control (2002 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Powerful, moving drama following the lives of three teenage boys sent to a young offenders' institution.
Director: Dominic Savage | Stars: Joanne Adams, Marvin Benoit, Mark Benton, Teon Blake
Votes: 194
20. The Dream Catcher (1999)
99 min | Drama
An abandoned teen jumps a freight train in Philadelphia intent on reaching his uncle in Indiana, whom he believes will help him with financial difficulties including a pregnant girlfriend. ... See full summary »
Director: Ed Radtke | Stars: Maurice Compte, Paddy Connor, Jeanne Heaton, Patrick Shining Elk
Votes: 608
21. Incoherence (1994)
31 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Three seemingly unrelated men commit petty crimes on the eve of an important televised discourse on social disorder in Korea.
Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Yeon-su Yu, Sang-hyo Lim, Yun Il-ju, Dong-hwan Shin
Votes: 584
22. Miscellaneous Brigade in the Mountains and at the Sea (1971)
100 min | Comedy, Action, Crime
Three paroled inept Romanian convicts dream up get-rich-quick schemes on the Black Sea Riviera where a petty-crime police squad led by Captain Panait is vacationing.
Director: Mircea Dragan | Stars: Toma Caragiu, Dem Radulescu, Ion Fintesteanu, Puiu Calinescu
Votes: 2,036
23. Crying Ladies (2003)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
A whimsical comedy about three women who cry at funerals, professionally.
Director: Mark Meily | Stars: Sharon Cuneta, Hilda Koronel, Angel Aquino, Eric Quizon
Votes: 288 | Gross: $0.11M
24. Muxmäuschenstill (2004)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
A pseudo documentary study of an archetypal German who tries to model his world according to his ideas of law and (sexual) order.
Director: Marcus Mittermeier | Stars: Jan Henrik Stahlberg, Fritz Roth, Wanda Perdelwitz, Markus von Lingen
Votes: 2,723
25. The New Girlfriend (1999)
R | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mother tracks down the woman responsible for her home being invaded and her son molested.
Director: Julie Money | Stars: Linda Cropper, Anna Lise Phillips, Jeff Truman, Scott Major
Votes: 397
26. Chocolate (1980)
Drama
Two adolescent drug dealers smuggle marijuana from Morocco and start selling it in Madrid. Reinvesting profits in harder drugs, their criminal activities escalate as one becomes a heroin addict. Relationships strained amid the turmoil.
Director: Gil Carretero | Stars: Manuel de Benito, Ángel Alcázar, Paloma Gil, Agustín González
Votes: 58
27. Pieta (1983)
Action, Drama
The story of a mother's passionate, undying love for her criminal son even in the most trying, compromising, difficult situations.
Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Charito Solis, Vivian Velez, Ace Vergel, Luis Gonzales
Votes: 11
28. Valparaíso, mi amor (1969)
90 min | Drama
A poor Valparaiso family faces a tough life after the father is sent to prison.
Director: Aldo Francia | Stars: Hugo Cárcamo, Sara Astica, Rigoberto Rojo, Liliana Cabrera
Votes: 193
29. Mother, I Love You (2013)
83 min | Drama
Raimonds, a 12 year old boy, falls into a world of petty crime while trying to stay out of trouble with his mother.
Director: Janis Nords | Stars: Kristofers Konovalovs, Vita Varpina, Matiss Livcans, Indra Brike
Votes: 902
30. Ahlam Hind we Kamilia (1988)
109 min | Drama, Romance
Follows the story of two lower-middle class women trying to survive with their dreams in 1980's Egypt.
Director: Mohamed Khan | Stars: Naglaa Fathi, Ahmed Zaki, Aida Riyad, Zeinab Abdo
Votes: 583
31. Miss Robin Hood (1952)
Approved | 76 min | Comedy, Crime
Henry Wrigley (Richard Hearne) is happy writing stories for a children's' comic. Then he meets Miss Honey (Dame Margaret Rutherford), who encourages him to go into minor crime.
Director: John Guillermin | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Richard Hearne, Edward Lexy, Fanny Rowe
Votes: 327
32. A Cab for Three (2001)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A taxi driver is given a difficult choice from 2 small time crooks: drive them around while they rob, or get locked up in the trunk.
Director: Orlando Lübbert | Stars: Alejandro Trejo, Fernando Gómez Rovira, Daniel Muñoz, Elena Milea
Votes: 1,129
33. Tudo Isto É Fado (2004)
102 min | Crime, Romance, Comedy
Director: Luís Galvão Teles | Stars: Ângelo Torres, Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Danton Mello, Carlos Santos
Votes: 169
34. James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (1993)
91 min | Documentary, Crime
Filmmaker Reinhard Jud profiles crime novelist James Elroy as he tours the seedy side of Los Angeles.
Director: Reinhard Jud | Stars: James Ellroy, Elizabeth Short
Votes: 53
35. Fei nu zheng zhuan (1969)
100 min | Drama
Director: Kong Lung | Stars: Josephine Siao, Nancy Sit, Lydia Shum, Kenneth Tsang
Votes: 24
36. Ao no jidai (1998– )
Crime, Mystery, Romance
Abandoned by his mother and having had to fend for himself, Ryuu is one of many Japanese youths that have turned to a life of petty crime in order to survive in Japanese society. Life on ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôsuke Toyohara, Masanobu Andô, Ryôko Shinohara, Megumi Okina
Votes: 13
37. Ochtendzwemmers (2001 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Music, Comedy
Each morning a group of people meet in the swimming pool to swim. The police suspects it is a criminal organization and interrogate Loes.
Director: Nicole van Kilsdonk | Stars: Ricky Koole, Daniël Boissevain, Felix Burleson, Viggo Waas
Votes: 145
38. Busted in Bangkok (2020– )
60 min | Documentary, Crime
Observational documentary series following the work of Thailand's tourist police, focusing on four of the country's tourist hotspots as officers and volunteers ensure good times do not get out of hand.
Star: Craig Murray
Votes: 23
39. Kasangga kahit kailan (1998)
111 min | Action, Romance
A man and a woman rule the streets with their skills one is a hustler and the other is a thief. They are yanked from their happy world of petty crime when they are discovered as lookalikes,... See full summary »
Director: Toto Natividad | Stars: Cesar Montano, Mikee Cojuangco, Julio Diaz, Willie Revillame
Votes: 10
40. Dom on the Spot (2016– )
44 min | Documentary, Crime
Dominic Littlewood presents the series that follows the work of the men and women around the UK that are charged with upholding the law and handing out fines and penalties to wrong-doers.
Stars: Dominic Littlewood, Jay Clifton
41. Five Finger Discount (1976)
11 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
Director: John Dick | Stars: Tony Allison, Mark Clifford, Ian Clutterham, Bruce Dick
42. Excuse Me, That's Illegal (2020 Podcast Series)
Documentary, Crime
Excuse Me, That's Illegal is a true crime podcast that takes a look at petty crimes for those true crime fans that need a break from stories of murder and heartache. The program is hosted ... See full summary »
Star: Leroy Luna
Votes: 19
43. La lumière de la nuit (2014)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A petty thief hides from the police in the home of an eccentric actress who has disappeared from the limelight.
Director: Jordan Lannan | Stars: Mary-Alice Farina, Max Boddorff, Jordan Lannan
Votes: 7
44. Hollow (V) (2016)
6 min | Short, Action, Crime
Set in a Toronto suburb, this petty-crime short comments on the psychology of a boy, his behavior and instincts when rivaled by another kid in his community - ending in the mischief taking surreal proportions.
Director: Francesco Bori | Stars: Steve Kasan, Nathaniel McClymont, Zyon Aboagye
45. Self Same Sky (2012)
Drama
The moving story of a young Scouse lad who, in a world of hilarious losers and broken promises, befriends a life of petty crime, jeopardises his family's future and is forced to become a ... See full summary »
Directors: William Forster, Michael Mannion | Stars: Marc Ralph, Junior Daws, Jamie Wilson, Liana Middleton
Votes: 32
47.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
Little Problems
(1989)
TV-14 | 50 min | Comedy
Rodney's wedding day is approaching, and Del promises him £2000 as a present. However, Del also owes the Driscoll brothers the same amount - and they want their money. Later during the ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Gwyneth Strong
Votes: 648
48.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
To Hull and Back
(1985)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Boycie and Abdul pitch a diamond scam to Del Boy, who immediately turns them down. That is until they offer him a £15,000 cut of the estimated £150,000 sale of the stone on the UK market. ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Butt | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Buster Merryfield, Jane Thompson
Votes: 900
49.
The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2004)
Episode:
I See a Funny Cartoon in Your Future/Octi Gone
(2003)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
"I See a Funny Cartoon in Your Future" The Girls have the rare task of fighting a Medium who is committing petty thefts.
Directors: Lauren Faust, Randy Myers, Chris Savino | Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Tom Kenny
Votes: 136
50.
Red Dwarf (1988– )
Episode:
Justice
(1991)
TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The Red Dwarf crew pick up an escape pod containing either prison guard Barbra Bellini or a dangerous Simulant convict. They transport the pod back to Justice World where Rimmer finds himself put on trial for past crimes long forgotten.
Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules, Hattie Hayridge
Votes: 919