A bored waitress and an ex-con ignite a violent, pulpy crime spree across the Depression-era South.
Melancholy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
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Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow, and together they start a violent crime spree throughout the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
No. Brace yourself.
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The Godfather (1972)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreA crime family saga unfolds with measured, gritty suspense, building an epic and melancholy atmosphere.
Casino (1995)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreTwo friends battle for a gambling empire and a socialite, creating an epic, melancholy crime drama.
The Godfather Part II (1974)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreA crime family's epic saga unfolds with melancholy, as a son expands the empire his father built.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)Gritty · comfort watch · strong violence · emotionally devastatingAn innocent man's integrity and unquenchable hope shine through decades of gritty prison life.
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)Melancholy · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreA sprawling crime saga unfolds with melancholic grit as a gangster confronts his past in a slowly burning epic.
Taxi Driver (1976)Gritty · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreA disturbed cabbie navigates a bleak city, his measured descent into violence feeling intensely intimate.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)Dry wit · gritty · full attention · strong violenceA grieving mother's darkly comedic quest for justice ignites a small-town war with measured, gritty suspense.Bonnie and Clyde is on our Heists, True crime and Classics (pre-1970) lists.
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