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Crime movies… Like any other genre, it also has fans. Chases, fights, murders – such films contribute to the release of adrenaline. These are fascinating stories that will not let you get bored.
Russian films of this genre are fundamentally different from foreign ones. Not surprisingly, we have our own concept of bandits. A few decades ago, this “profession” was very popularized – brave guys with money, who are allowed absolutely everything. Boys dreamed of becoming gang leaders, girls dreamed of becoming their girlfriends. Now the situation has changed, but the areola of romance that envelops the “profession” has not disappeared anywhere. Such an opinion is formed partly because people do not always voluntarily break the law. Sometimes they become hostages of circumstances, and then it becomes more and more difficult to find a way out. That is why the fate of criminals, criminals, bandits are so interested in filmmakers.
In this article, we have collected the top 10 best Russian crime films.
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The film is about the Shamanov family. They live in the steppe in a large two-story house. Now all the relatives are preparing for the holiday, grandfather’s birthday is coming soon. The head of the family is Grigory Ivanovich, each member of the family respects him and is a little afraid. His eldest son Victor returns home. A long time ago, he left for the capital and “made a successful career” as a crime boss.
Relatives are not very happy about his return, in addition, he did not come alone, but with three assistants. Mother doubts that Victor just decided to congratulate his grandfather. It soon becomes clear that a hunt has begun for him, and the lives of all the inhabitants of the house are in danger…
9. Thief (1997)
Joint work of Russia and France. The film “The Thief” took 24th place in the top of the best Russian films (according to the Afisha magazine).
Post-war period. In the center of events is a young woman Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanka. The story is told from the perspective of a boy, these are his memories. His father died in the war, but soon Katya meets the tank officer Tolyan. A relationship develops between them, and almost immediately the man moves into her house. True, this is loudly said, Katya lives with her son in a communal apartment. A little time will pass, and Katya will understand that Tolyan is not who he wants to seem …
8. State Councilor (2005)
The film takes place in the 80s of the XIX century. It is based on real events, at a time when the gendarmes used terrorist revolutionaries for their own purposes.
The body of Adjutant General Khrapov is found on the Moscow-Petersburg train. Knife wound. A knife is found at the crime scene with the letters “BG” stamped on the handle. Apparently, this was done by members of the “Battle Group” – a terrorist organization that inspires fear in the inhabitants of large cities. Surprisingly, Khrapov was carefully guarded. Although the State Councilor Erast Fandorin visited him during the trip, he presented his documents. It is later revealed that Fandrin had nothing to do with the murder. An investigation begins, and Erast cannot stand aside…
7. Institute (2018)
Small provincial town. The owner of the plant, Kalugin, announces to his workers, who have not seen their salaries for six months, that he plans to bankrupt the enterprise. This means that they will not receive any payments. Desperate workers come up with a plan. They kidnap Kalugin, take him to the factory. Having properly barricaded themselves, they express their demands – a ransom. Kalugin’s guards are ready to do anything to get him out of the clutches of the kidnappers, but the workers have nothing to lose. There is no turning back…
6. Major (2013)
Sergei Sobolev is a police major. This morning he was awakened by a phone call. Good news. His wife, who is being kept in the maternity hospital, is giving birth. Sergei gets into the car and goes to his wife. He is in such a hurry that he hits a boy who was crossing the road with his mother. The child dies. Sobolev does everything to avoid punishment. He has everything necessary for this: official position and connections …
5. Sisters (2001)
The authority Alik Murtazaev is released from prison and returns to his family. Instead of gratitude from “colleagues”, he receives an accusation. He was unable to save the “common fund” during the arrest, and now the bandits demand to compensate for all losses, otherwise they will kill his daughter. Murtazaet does not consider himself guilty and is in no hurry to look for money, but just in case he hides the children: his own daughter Dina and stepdaughter Sveta. This is for their safety. Girls cannot find a common language and constantly quarrel. Sveta is 13, Dina is 8, the age difference also matters. Soon the bandits find out where Alik is hiding the children. The girls will face many trials, but during this time they will make friends and become real sisters.
4. How Vitka Chesnok took Lyokha Shtyr to the nursing home (2017)
27-year-old Vitka grew up in an orphanage. He dreams of a better life, but does nothing for this. He earns little, drinks, has short romances with girls and wants to get away from his family. A man learns that he has a father in this world. He is still alive. The elderly man was discharged from the hospital in critical condition. He cannot move or speak. But he has an apartment. If Garlic turns his father into a nursing home, he can take over her. Thus begins the journey of father and son called “How Vitka Chesnok took Lyokha Shtyr to the nursing home.”
3. Voroshilovsky shooter (1999)
Ivan Fedorovich Afonin is a veteran of the Great Patriotic War. He lives with his granddaughter Katya, a kind and sweet girl, they have no one else. Businessman Boris lives in a neighboring house. On Wednesdays, friends come to him, they drink and relax with women of easy virtue. This time something went wrong, the call girls did not come. The men noticed Katya on the street, tricked her into an apartment and raped her. Ivan Fedorovich hopes that the criminals will be punished according to the law, but the police are inactive. Then the protagonist of the film “Voroshilovsky Shooter” decides to restore justice himself.
2. Brigade (2002)
Four Moscow guys grew up in the same yard. Fate briefly separated close friends, but now they are together again. Sasha Bely, served in the army and returns home. He dreams of going to college and becoming a volcanologist. Phil is a professional boxer, and Pchela and Kosmos “gather bribes” in the Moscow markets. Soon White becomes an unwitting accomplice in crime. All his dreams are shattered by a cruel reality, now Sasha has no choice but to go into racketeering with his friends. Together they organize a “brigade”, and soon this team will have a great influence in the underworld…
1. Brother 2 (2000)
The protagonist of the film “Brother 2” Danila Bagrov. The guy recently returned from the army. Now he has moved to the capital, but has not yet figured out what he will do. Danila and his friends are invited to a TV show, because they served in Chechnya, and they have something to say. After a while, one of the guys is killed. It has something to do with the brother of the deceased. He is a famous hockey player and works in America under a contract. All the athlete’s money is taken by an American businessman. In memory of his friend, Danila decides to help his brother and sort out this situation. He goes to America, takes his older brother to help …