1

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Two teenage girls (Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey) develop a unique bond. But when their parents believe that their increasingly intense friendship is becoming unhealthy, the girls decide to run away, hatching a dark plan for those who threaten to keep them apart.

2

Bully (2001)

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanor has proved too much.

3

Rosewood (1997)

In 1923, a racist lynch mob attacks an African American community in Rosewood, Florida. Among the carnage, a music teacher Sylvester (Don Cheadle) and a mysterious stranger (Ving Rhames) stand against the invaders, while a grocer (Jon Voight) attempts to save the town’s women and children.

4

Changeling (2008)

In 1928, a single mother’s (Angelina Jolie) son goes missing. Five months later her prayers are answered when Walter is found in another state. But to her horror, the boy who steps off the train is not her son. Authorities vehemently dispute her claim, and her one ally is a clergyman (John Malkovich) who sees the case as his chance to expose corruption in the Los Angeles Police Department and government.

5

Summer of Sam (1999)

Spike Lee’s take on the “Son of Sam” murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.

6

American Animals (2018)

Four college students come up with the idea to steal the rarest and most valuable books from their school’s library as one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history.

7

Memories of Murder (2003)

This is areguably one of the best Korean films I’ve ever seen. In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.

8

The Cat’s Meow (2001)

An excursion of fun and frolic aboard William Randolph Hearst’s private yacht in 1924 brought together some of the century’s best-known personalities and resulted in a hushed-up killing.

9

The Sugarland Express (1974)

A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. But things don’t go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road.

10

An American Crime (2007)

In 1965, Sylvia Likens and her sister were sent to live with Gertrude Baniszewski, a mother of seven. Their parents paid Gertrude $20 a week to care for Sylvia and her sister, but when one of their checks arrived late, Gertrude takes out her frustrations on Sylvia, imprisoning her in the basement and torturing her.

11

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)

Jimmie Blacksmith, the son of an Aboriginal mother and a white father, falls victim to much racist abuse after marrying a white woman, and goes on a killing spree and finds himself on the run in the aftermath.

12

The Informant (2009)

Mark Whitacre has a promising career with agricultural corporation Archer Daniels Midland, but the espionage fanatic decides to turn his life on its head by bringing them down from the inside.

13

The Bling Ring (2013)

A group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes.

14

Devil’s Knot (2013)

The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a Satanic ritual.

15

The Bank Job (2008)

Martine (Saffron Burrows) offers Terry (Jason Statham) a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London’s Baker Street, targeting a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash, jewelry, and dirty secrets.

16

All The Good Things (2010)

David Marks (Ryan Gosling), a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie (Kirsten Dunst), who disappeared in 1982.

17

Snowtown (2011)

A charismatic but violent predator takes his girlfriend’s teenage son under his wing and makes him an accomplice in a murder spree.