Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.

Kriminalbetjent Scottie Fergusson er ikke bare bange for højder, han er rædselsslagen. Da han som følge af sin fobi ikke er i stand til at redde en kollega, der efterfølgende styrter i døden, må Scottie opsige sin jo med store psykiske problemer. En gammel kollega hyrer Scottie til at stygge hans kone, som han mistænker for at have en affære. Scottie følger hende rundt i San Francisco og bliver draget ind i et mere end almindelig speget plot, og det hjælper heller på situationen at han langsomt er ved at blive forelsket i kvinden.

Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.

A pair of lovers plot to kill the woman's rich husband.

A vicious gang of crooks plan to steal the wages of a local factory, but their carefully laid plans go wrong, when the factory employs an armoured van to carry the cash. The gang still go ahead with the robbery, but when the driver of the armoured van is killed in the raid, his wife plans revenge, and with the police closing in, the gang start to turn on each other.

Adapted from Nikos Foskolos’ theatrical play. On a terribly stormy night, in a secluded hotel, the owner, Brigadier Norton, is murdered. Prime suspects: his daughter Elena, his second wife Liza, Liza’s niece and her fiancé, Norton’s physician, and the hotel staff. Inspector Fox and his assistant, policeman Petridis, are assigned the investigation of the crime. While the suspects’ questioning is under way, some more people arrive at the hotel: detective Tilemachos Christofis with his assistant Aliki, and lieutenant Karalis, a sworn enemy of the victim, complicating things even more.

Accused of killing a woman on a train, Sharon Carlin runs home to find another corpse there too!

A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.

An ill-assorted group of international criminals executes a tightly-planned ransom sting in Spain. Things go along swimmingly until various tensions within the group come to the fore.

A former comic is on the run from the mob.

Røveren Walker tror, han skal dele et bytte med sin kompagnon, Mal, men bliver i stedet skudt ned af Mal, der stikker af med 93.000 dollars og Walkers kone. Et par år senere vender en sammenbidt og målrettet Walker tilbage for at få hævn og få sine penge. For at opnå dette må han trænge igennem det uigennemskuelige hierarki i ”organisationen” og gøre kort proces med mange af de mennesker, han møder på sin vej.

Jef Costello tager sit job som lejemorder alvorligt. Han lever et liv i fuld anonymitet uden venner eller kærlighed. Da han efter et mord på en natklubejer bliver set af stedets pianist, Valerie, får han virkelig brug for en ven. Heldigvis redder Valerie ham fra at blive genkendt af politiet. Men i takt med at hans alibi falder fra hinanden, opdager han, at hans arbejdsgiver er ved at forråde ham.

While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after, tough guy Waldo Gronski hires him to find a missing woman named Sandra Lomax, and Rome wonders if there's a connection. He sets about trying to locate the woman, and in no time finds himself mixed up with a beautiful party girl and a slippery racketeer.

Police captain Wójcik conducts an investigation into the murder of a cashier from a state-owned enterprise. Despite seemingly numerous leads, the investigation gets stuck in a dead end – the victim had no enemies and nothing was stolen. Despite closing the case Wójcik feels that the key to solving the mystery is the murdered cashier and his past. Exploring this plot, he discovers a full-fledged spy affair, however, trying to catch the real murderer, he’ll have to risk his life, health and career.

Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.

Jack Carter er en småforbryder i London, som tager hjem til Newcastle, da han hører om sin brors død. Da han nægter at erkende at det var selvmord, tager Carter selv på jagt i Newcastles voldelige undergrund, efter den der slog hans bror ihjel.

East End bandelederen Vic Dakin er en voldelig psykopat, der afpresser de lokale for beskyttelse. En dag får han et tip om en endnu mere lukrativ "forretningsmulighed": En pengetransport! Vic går i gang med at planlægge et kup med hjælp fra et par andre gangstere. Men politiet er lige i hælene på ham. DI Robert Matthews ligger på lur og venter på en chance for at fange ham på fersk gerning. Den chance kommer muligvis, da en af Vics samarbejdspartnere ryger på hospitalet, hvilket tvinger Vic til at lukke munden på den syge mand, inden han afslører planen.

A former mob getaway driver from Chicago has retired to a peaceful life in a Portuguese fishing village. He is asked to pull off one last job - to drive a dangerous crook and his girlfriend to France.

In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while he waits for the next ship to set off.