Tag Archives: cop

One False Move (1992)

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Carl Franklin Writers: Billy Bob Thornton & Tom Epperson

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1992, arkansas, ben myron, bill paxton, billy bob thornton, california, carl franklin, cop, crime, cynda williams, derek holt, drama, drugs, earl billings, investigation, jesse beaton, los angeles, michael beach, murder, one false move, paul di franco, peter haycock, police, road trip, small town, thriller, tom epperson | Leave a comment

Danger: Diabolik (1968)

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mario Bava Writers: Dino Maiuri & Brian Degas & Tudor Gates & Mario Bava (Story by Angela Giussani and Luciana Giussani & Dino Maiuri & Adriano Baracco) (Based on the comic book “Diabolik” created by Angela Giussani and Luciana … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1968, action, adaptation, adolfo celi, adriano baracco, angela giussani, antonio rinaldi, brian degas, comedy, comic book, cop, crime, criminal, danger: diabolik, diabolik, dino de laurentiis, dino maiuri, ennio morricone, gold, heist, inspector, investigation, italian, italy, john phillip law, luciana giussani, manhunt, maria bava, marisa mell, mask, michel piccoli, money, police, ransom, reward, romana fortini, thief, trap door, tudor gates, villain | Leave a comment

Public Enemies (2009)

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Ronan Bennett and Michael Mann & Ann Biderman (Based on the book “Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34” by Bryan Burrough)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1930s, 2009, action, adaptation, agent, ann biderman, baby face nelson, bank, bank robbers, bank robbery, bill camp, billy crudup, bryan burrough, carey mulligan, channing tatum, christian bale, cop, crime, crime wave, dante spinotti, david wenham, diana krall, drama, elliot goldenthal, emilie de ravin, fbi, gangster, giovanni ribisi, government, great depression, heist, historical, history, hostage, investigation, j. edgar hoover, jason clarke, jeffrey ford, john dillinger, john ortiz, johnny depp, kevin misher, leelee sobieski, mafia, manhunt, marion cotillard, michael mann, money, numbers, paul rubell, police, pretty boy floyd, public enemies, ronan bennett, shootout, stephen dorff, stephen graham, stephen lang, true story, vault | Leave a comment

Miami Vice (2006)

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann (Based on the TV series created by Anthony Yerkovich) Theatrical cut. Gets better every time.

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2006, action, adaptation, anthony yerkovich, barry shabaka henley, boats, ciaran hinds, colin farrell, cop, crime, cuba, dion beebe, domenick lombardozzi, drama, drugs, eddie marsan, elizabeth rodriguez, fbi, florida, gong li, havana, informant, investigation, jamie foxx, john hawkes, john murphy, john ortiz, justin theroux, li gong, luis tosar, miami, miami vice, michael mann, mojito, naomie harris, paul rubell, pieter jan brugge, police, ricardo tubbs, sonny crockett, television, thriller, tv, undercover, william goldenberg | Leave a comment

Heat (1995)

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann One of the greats! Love it!

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1995, action, affair, al pacino, amy brenneman, armored car, art linson, ashley judd, bank, bank robbers, bank robbery, bud cort, california, cop, crime, criminal, danny trejo, dante spinotti, dennis haysbert, diane venora, diner, dov hoenig, drama, elliot goldenthal, gang, hank azaria, heist, henry rollins, investigation, jeremy piven, jon voight, kevin gage, los angeles, martin ferrero, mask, michael mann, murder, mykelti williamson, natalie portman, pasquale buba, police, robbery, robert de niro, shootout, suicide attempt, ted levine, thief, thriller, tom noonan, tom rolf, tom sizemore, tone loc, val kilmer, wes studi, william fichtner, william goldenberg | Leave a comment

L.A. Takedown (1989)

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann Not great but interesting to see how Mann took his own 90 minute TV movie and then remade it into the epic crime classic Heat.