According to Norman Jewison and Haskell Wexler on the DVD commentary, they originally wanted to use "Lil' Red Ridin' Hood" by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs in the movie, and this is the song Ralph Henshaw (Anthony James) was dancing to during filming. Unable to license Sam the Sham's song, "Foul Owl on the Prowl" was substituted, composed by Quincy Jones and performed by Boomer & Travis (better known as Owens Boomer Castleman and Michael Martin Murphey).
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Gracepoint 2014
When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach a major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide the case sparks a media frenzy which throws the boys ...
Gracepoint features tense, serious, bleak, realistic and gloomy
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Chiefs 1983
Three generations of police chiefs for a southern town go about their jobs while a serial murderer operates.
Chiefs features realistic, serious and suspenseful
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Thief 1981
Frank is an expert professional safecracker specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home wife and kids. To accelerate the process he ...
Thief features stylized, tense, atmospheric, realistic and captivating style.
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Inside Man 2006
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank locks the doors and takes hostages working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an ...
Inside Man features tense, clever, suspenseful, tricky and twists and turns style.
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Collateral 2004
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him 600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
Collateral features tense, suspenseful, twists and turns, clever and psychological style.
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Drive 2011
A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman for criminals discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.
Drive features tense, serious, atmospheric, captivating and rough style.
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Road to Perdition 2002
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure however after his son is witness to a killing Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time ...
Road to Perdition features harsh, bleak, tense, emotional and serious style.
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Carlitos Way 1993
A Puerto-Rican ex-con just released from prison pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.
Carlitos Way features rough, serious, bleak, suspenseful and tense style.
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L.A. Takedown 1989
Michael Manns HEAT MIAMI VICE gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop the other a criminal--who arent as different as they think.Vincent Hanna Scott Plank is an intense cop on the trail of ruthless ...
L.A. Takedown features suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious and exciting style.
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The Score 2001
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
The Score features tense, suspenseful, suspense, intense and twists and turns style.
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Den of Thieves 2018
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriffs Dept. and the states most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
Den of Thieves features surprise ending, suspense, captivating, tense and suspenseful style.
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Dog Day Afternoon 1975
A man robs a bank to pay for his lovers operation it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
Dog Day Afternoon features tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing and realistic style.
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Welcome to the Punch 2013
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man hes always been after.
Welcome to the Punch features twists and turns, stylized, serious, rough and exciting style.
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Mulholland Falls 1996
In 1950s Los Angeles a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.
Mulholland Falls features tense, serious, suspenseful, rough and realistic style.
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Cold Squad 1998
Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases the titular Cold Squad as led by ...
Cold Squad features rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic and tense
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Major Crimes 2012
Major Crimes explores how the American justice system approaches the art of the deals as law enforcement officers and prosecutors work together to score a conviction. Los Angeles Police Captain Sharon Raydor heads up a special squad within the LAPD ...
Major Crimes features captivating, serious, realistic, tense and twists and turns
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The Town 2010
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief who smarter than the rest of his crew is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager he takes on the role of monitoring her but their ...
The Town features captivating, tense, serious, suspenseful and stylized style.
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Thief 1981
Frank is an expert professional safecracker specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home wife and kids. To accelerate the process he ...
Thief features neo noir, stylized, tense, atmospheric and realistic style.
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Drive 2011
A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman for criminals discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.
Drive features neo noir, tense, serious, atmospheric and captivating style.
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Movies like In the Heat of the Night (movies similar to In the Heat of the Night)
Movies like In the Heat of the Night (movies similar to In the Heat of the Night)
Movies like In the Heat of the Night (movies similar to In the Heat of the Night)
Movies like In the Heat of the Night (movies similar to In the Heat of the Night)
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