30 Thrilling Crime and Mystery Movies You Must See in 2013

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2013 • 144 min • Budget $7M • Box office $18M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

In 1980s India, a team of con artists swindle businessmen and politicians with elaborate fake raids, impersonating CBI and Income Tax officials. They plot one last, major scam while a determined police officer pursues them.

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Bullett Raja

2013 • 138 min • Budget $7 • Box office $12

Action, Crime, Drama

An ordinary man becomes a gangster and then turns against the system he once accepted. He launches a full-scale attack on the police, the government, and powerful industrialists.

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Banklady

2013 • 118 min

Romance, Action, Crime

Banklady tells the true story of Gisela Werler, a law-abiding factory worker from Hamburg, who falls in love with a thief and becomes a media sensation as Germany’s first and most famous female bank robber. Resourceful, alluring, and captivating, Gisela…

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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

2013 • 130 min

Action, Comedy, Crime

Reiji Kikukawa, a man with a strong sense of justice, graduated at the bottom of his police academy class. He becomes a police constable, but is unexpectedly dismissed by the Police Chief over "disciplinary" problems. In reality, the dismissal is…

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Garage Sale Mystery

2013 • 120 min

Crime, Mystery, TV Movie

Jennifer Shannon has a knack for finding hidden treasures at garage sales – antiques for her shop, games for her son, furniture for her husband. But when a series of burglaries plague her town, Jennifer's observant nature helps her notice…

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Officer Down

2013 • 98 min • Budget $12M

Crime, Drama

A police officer's hidden history resurfaces, forcing him to confront difficult choices. He must decide whether to uphold his principles or yield to pressure from powerful and dangerous people.

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Behzat Ç.: Ankara Is on Fire

2013 • 97 min

Action, Adventure, Crime

With Behzat Ç. Gone, Superintendent Himmet becomes the new head of the Murder Bureau. Following the impactful murder of the Minister of Interior, Himmet sees an opportunity and asks his team to assist the counter-terrorism bureau.

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Norte, The End of History

2014 • 250 min

Crime, Drama

A disillusioned law student commits a violent double murder. To protect his family, a man accepts responsibility and faces a severe prison term. Meanwhile, the killer's mother and her two children embark on a journey across the country in search…

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Nothing Bad Can Happen

2013 • 108 min • Box office $4K

Drama, Horror, Crime

Tore, a young man searching for meaning within a Christian punk subculture, encounters a troubled family. Their presence challenges Tore's deeply held beliefs.

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Soodhu Kavvum

2013 • 138 min • Budget $310K • Box office $12M

Comedy, Thriller, Crime

Dass is a small-time kidnapper with his own strict code. His most important rule is to avoid dealing with powerful people. Three unemployed young men encounter Dass and accept a job for a large sum, breaking his cardinal rule. They…

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The Mafia Kills Only in Summer

2013 • 90 min

Romance, Comedy, Crime

As Arturo pursues a romantic relationship with Flora, he experiences the unfolding history of Sicily between 1969 and 1992. He unexpectedly avoids the Mafia's violence while working as a journalist, documenting the courageous efforts of judges and police officers who…

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Ugly

2013 • 128 min • Budget $700K • Box office $2M

Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Mumbai's top detectives are called in when a girl vanishes from her father's vehicle. The investigation to find her quickly leads investigators to suspect someone within her own family.

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Dampfnudelblues

2013 • 87 min • Box office $5M

Comedy, Crime

Forced to return to his hometown in Bavaria, a former police officer with a criminal past begins investigating the death of the local school principal, whom he suspects concealed many secrets.

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Unforgiven

2013 • 135 min

Action, Crime, Drama

A seasoned swordsman, his old friend, and a boastful young man are hired by prostitutes to hunt down bandits who brutally attacked one of them.

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A Wolf at the Door

2013 • 98 min

Drama, Thriller, Crime

When their child is kidnapped, two parents find their love turning to resentment and panic fueling suspicion between them.

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006 • 147 min • Budget $63M • Box office $135M

Crime, Fantasy, Drama

In 18th century Paris, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with an extraordinary sense of smell. He becomes a master perfumer, crafting unparalleled fragrances. But driven by an obsessive quest for the perfect scent, his pursuit leads him down a dark and…

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Bastards

2013 • 100 min • Box office $12K

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Marco goes to Paris after his brother-in-law dies, and he seeks out the person his sister blames for his death. However, he's unprepared for the secrets she keeps, which complicate the situation.

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Cold Comes the Night

2013 • 90 min • Box office $16K

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a career criminal who is nearly blind. He needs them to act as his eyes while he tries to get a cash package back from a corrupt police officer.

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Conviction

2010 • 107 min • Budget $12M • Box office $11M

Drama

In 1983, when her older brother Kenny is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, Betty Anne Waters, a Massachusetts wife and mother, begins an 18-year fight to prove his innocence. Certain Kenny is innocent, she pursues education,…

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The Best Offer

2013 • 131 min • Budget $13M • Box office $19M

Drama, Romance, Crime

Virgil Oldman is a highly respected antiques expert and auctioneer. An unconventional and brilliant man, he prefers a solitary life, avoiding personal connections. When he's asked to appraise and sell her family’s valuable art collection by Claire, a woman carrying…

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Cottage Country

2013 • 91 min

Action, Comedy, Crime

Todd plans a quiet, secluded proposal for his girlfriend Cammie at their family cottage. However, their romantic getaway is disrupted by Todd's irresponsible brother and his free-spirited girlfriend. Suddenly, Todd and Cammie must navigate the unexpected complication of his brother's…

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The Bling Ring

2013 • 90 min • Budget $15M • Box office $19M

Drama, Crime

Based on true stories, a group of young people driven by a desire for fame uses the internet to locate celebrities and then breaks into their homes to steal.

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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

2013 • 134 min • Box office $98M

Action, Crime, Fantasy

Dee Renjie, a young man, travels to the imperial capital to begin his career as a police judge in his home region, with aspirations of becoming a prosecutor. Meanwhile, Empress Wu, newly on the throne, tasks the formidable detective Yuchi…

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Only God Forgives

2013 • 89 min • Budget $4M • Box office $10M

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Julian runs a Thai boxing club that secretly hides his family's drug smuggling. His mother, Crystal, pressures him to find and kill the person who recently killed his brother.

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Badges of Fury

2013 • 98 min • Box office $46M

Comedy, Action, Crime

A string of unsettling murders grips Hong Kong, and seasoned detective Huang is partnered with his impulsive younger colleague Wang to hunt down the perpetrator.

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Ninja: Shadow of a Tear

2013 • 95 min • Box office $82M

Action, Crime, Thriller

After a brutal attack shatters his peaceful life, martial arts master Casey Bowman embraces a code of survival: fight everyone and trust no one. Driven by revenge, the skilled American pursues the killer from Osaka to Bangkok and Rangoon, guided…

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Identity Thief

2013 • 111 min • Budget $35M • Box office $173M

Comedy, Crime

A quiet businessman discovers his identity has been stolen and sets out to track down the culprit. His pursuit leads him to a seemingly innocent woman who complicates his mission.

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Pain & Gain

2013 • 130 min • Budget $25M • Box office $87M

Comedy, Crime, Action

In 1990s Miami, Daniel Lugo, the manager of Sun Gym, believes the only path to his American dream is through extortion. He enlists the help of two bodybuilders, Paul and Adrian, to make it happen. After a series of unsuccessful…

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The Call

2013 • 94 min • Budget $13M • Box office $68M

Crime, Thriller

Jordan Turner is a seasoned 911 operator. After a mistake during a call leaves her shaken and questioning her ability to continue, she's faced with a critical situation when teenager Casey Welson is abducted. Casey calls 911, and Jordan must…

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Prisoners

2013 • 153 min • Budget $46M • Box office $122M

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Keller Dover confronts a parent's greatest fear when his six-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend Joy disappear. As time runs out, fear intensifies. The only clue is an old RV that was recently parked on their street.

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