Why watch?

Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo as detectives on opposite sides of the same case keeps you locked in for all 141 minutes. It's not just standard cop versus criminals stuff — Bart Layton layers the story so you're never quite sure who to trust until the very end. Barry Keoghan as the suspect has scenes that are genuinely unsettling, and the whole thing moves fast enough that you don't have time to check out.

Who is it for?

Watch this as an evening thriller when you want to be drawn into a tense cat-and-mouse game between a cop and a criminal. If you liked films like Se7en or Mystic River, you'll dig the tension and dark mood. Fair warning though — it has brutal violence and intense scenes, so not a family night option.

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If you liked Crime 101's tension of detectives racing to untangle a complex case, check out Night Call — a thriller where a detective faces mysterious criminals on their home turf. In the same vein is The Outsider, Stephen King's serial adaptation where an unconventional detective must understand crimes that defy all logic. Both have that same psychological intensity, unpredictable adversaries, and obsessive trail-following.

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Plakat — Crime 101

Crime 101

2026 · 2h 21min7.0R
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When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

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Three strangers at rock bottom get pulled into planning a massive heist that promises to change everything, and Bart Layton builds the tension by making you wonder if they'll actually go through with it. Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, and Halle Berry are all playing people with nothing left to lose, and the film keeps twisting the screws tighter as their plan gets closer to reality. The energy shifts from character study to full-throttle thriller as the stakes keep climbing and the point of no return gets closer. If you loved Hell or High Water or The Town, this has that same blend of desperation and adrenaline.

Why watch?

Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo as detectives on opposite sides of the same case keeps you locked in for all 141 minutes. It's not just standard cop versus criminals stuff — Bart…

Who is it for?

Watch this as an evening thriller when you want to be drawn into a tense cat-and-mouse game between a cop and a criminal. If you liked films like Se7en or Mystic River, you'll dig…

Similar titles

If you liked Crime 101's tension of detectives racing to untangle a complex case, check out Night Call — a thriller where a detective faces mysterious criminals on their home turf.…

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