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1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
PG | 104 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy, Charles Fleischer
Votes: 216,149 | Gross: $156.45M
2. The Untouchables (1987)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 329,780 | Gross: $76.27M
3. Alibi (1929)
Passed | 91 min | Action, Crime, Romance
Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took ... See full summary »
Director: Roland West | Stars: Chester Morris, Harry Stubbs, Mae Busch, Eleanor Griffith
Votes: 945
4. The Criminal Code (1930)
Passed | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
After a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes, Constance Cummings, Boris Karloff
Votes: 1,363
5. I Became a Criminal (1947)
Approved | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After WW2, former RAF airman Clem Morgan joins a gang of black-market smugglers-thieves but when a robbery goes wrong, Clem is caught , framed for a policeman's murder, and is sent to prison where he plots his escape and revenge.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones, Rene Ray
Votes: 1,898
6. Syncopation (1942)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, History, Music
Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated" music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie) from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock market crash, the depression and the ... See full summary »
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, George Bancroft, Todd Duncan, Connee Boswell
Votes: 330
7. The Arm of the Law (1932)
Passed | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A reporter and a detective team up to solve the murder of a nightclub singer who had been involved in a divorce scandal.
Director: Louis King | Stars: Rex Bell, Marceline Day, Lina Basquette, Dorothy Revier
Votes: 29
8. Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra (1991 Video Game)
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
In her second detective adventure, young 1920's newspaper reporter Laura Bow is sent to cover the theft of an ancient egyptian dagger from a New York museum, where she soon finds herself ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Balfour | Stars: Leslie Wilson, Bruce Balfour, Kelli Spurgeon, John Smoot
Votes: 60
9. Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (2002 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates sightings of ghost dogs at the former home of a 1920s gangster.
Director: Max Holechek | Stars: Lani Minella, Katie Klein, Scott Plusquellec, David S. Hogan
Votes: 121
10. The Big Fight (1930)
Passed | 65 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Based on the David Belasco stage production of the Max Marcin play in which heavyweight-champion Jack Dempsey played the role of the fighter, Tiger: This "behind-the-scenes look of a ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Lola Lane, Ralph Ince, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Stepin Fetchit
Votes: 33
11. Alias the Lone Wolf (1927)
Passed | 65 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When Eve De Montalais (Lois Wilson) plans to smuggle her jewels into the United States, unknown to her traveling on the same ship are a gang of thieves who plan to steal the jewels. Michael... See full summary »
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Bert Lytell, Lois Wilson, William V. Mong, Ned Sparks
Votes: 20
12. The Hawk's Nest (1928)
Passed | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gangsters John Finchley and James Kent operate a speakeasy in New York called "The Hawk's Nest", and Dan Daugherty is the owner of a rival nightclub that also caters to Chinatwon tourists. ... See full summary »
Director: Benjamin Christensen | Stars: Milton Sills, Doris Kenyon, Sôjin Kamiyama, Montagu Love