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  1. Locked Up 2015

    Series

    Set up to take the blame for corporate fraud, young Macarena Ferreiro is locked up in a high-security women's prison surrounded by tough, ruthless criminals in this tense, provocative Spanish thriller.

    The sides of Locked Up

    • A young woman jailed for her boss's fraud
    • A women's prison run by its inmates
    • A cold, fearless inmate named Zulema

    Good for you if

    • you like a newcomer learning the rules of a prison where one mistake costs her.
    • you like a story where everyone, guards included, is breaking the law.
    • you can't look away from Zulema, the inmate you shouldn't root for.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take brutal fights and killings between inmates.
    • you won't watch a Spanish series with subtitles.

    About: survival · corruption · power behind bars

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  2. La Reina del Sur 2011

    Series

    After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...

    The sides of La Reina del Sur

    • A young Mexican woman on the run
    • A drug empire built across Spain
    • A narco boyfriend's murder

    Good for you if

    • you like the world of cartels, smugglers and dirty money.
    • you like rooting for Teresa Mendoza as she becomes a drug queen.
    • you like a woman climbing a world run by men.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through cartel killings.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.

    About: survival · ambition · exile

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  3. Money Heist 2017

    Series

    To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, every probability - culminate in eleven days locked up in the National Coinage and Stamp Factory of Spain, surrounded by police forces and with dozens of hostages in their power, to find out whether their suicide wager will lead to everything or nothing.

    The sides of Money Heist

    • A heist planned for months
    • A professor who has thought of everything
    • Robbers with city names

    Good for you if

    • you like a hostage siege where every hour brings a problem.
    • you like a plan that keeps surprising even the police.
    • you like a gang where every robber has a story.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Spanish (a dub exists).
    • several long seasons is more than you want to start.

    About: resistance · loyalty · money

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  4. A young woman born in a mafia-controlled town seeks revenge on those who wrongfully harmed and imprisoned her family.

    The sides of Sin senos sí hay paraíso

    • A young woman from a cartel-run town
    • A family wronged and sent to prison
    • Revenge against the people who did it

    Good for you if

    • you like a revenge story set among drug lords and their families.
    • you want love and betrayal mixed into the danger.
    • you like a daughter fighting back for a family that was wrongly locked up.

    Bad for you if

    • three long telenovela seasons is too much for you.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.
    • you can't watch shootings and cartel killings.

    About: revenge · betrayal · family

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  5. Worlds collide when a vengeance-obsessed young woman from the other side of the tracks captures the attention of two well-off friends.

    The sides of Rosario Tijeras (Mexico)

    • A young woman from a poor neighborhood out for revenge
    • Two well-off friends who fall for her
    • Mexico City's criminal underworld

    Good for you if

    • you like a love triangle across the social divide.
    • you like a heroine pulled into the world of hitmen and cartels.
    • you like a love story where anyone can get shot.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through shootings and revenge killings.
    • you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.

    About: revenge · class · love

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  6. Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his criminal empire. Pablo expands his power through politics but it is not long before his conflicts as a Congressman and a drug lord collide. Pablo has his enemies executed, but not before the United States activates its own war on the Medellin cartel.

    The sides of Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord

    • The life of Pablo Escobar from petty crime to cartel boss
    • A drug lord elected to Congress
    • Colombia under the Medellín cartel's war

    Good for you if

    • you want the story of Pablo Escobar told from Colombia, about the country that lived through him.
    • you like following how a cocaine empire was built, step by step.
    • you like watching money buy politics until the state fights back.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.
    • you can't watch bombings and murders that happened to real people.
    • a telenovela with daily-length episodes is too much for you.

    About: power · violence · memory

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  7. Narcos 2015

    Series

    A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.

    The sides of Narcos

    • Pablo Escobar's rise in 1980s Colombia
    • Two DEA agents hunting him
    • The Cali cartel after him

    Good for you if

    • you want the hunt for Pablo Escobar told through the American agents who were part of it.
    • you like seeing how cocaine money flowed from Medellín to Miami.
    • you like a manhunt where every raid could go wrong.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch the bombings and killings that took real lives in Colombia.

    About: power · violence · justice

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  8. Heat 1995

    Film

    Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

    The sides of Heat

    • A thief who can walk away in thirty seconds
    • A cop who can't
    • A shootout in downtown Los Angeles

    Good for you if

    • you like two men who respect each other and must collide.
    • you like a cop and a thief who are the same man.
    • you like a downtown bank robbery that turns into a street shootout.

    Bad for you if

    • nearly three hours is too much for one evening.
    • films from 1995 feel dated to you.

    About: obsession · professionalism · loneliness

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  9. Set in the 1990s, these are the life and times of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, a man who became the head of the Juárez cartel. Nicknamed “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) because of the large fleet of airplanes he used to transport drugs, he was also known for washing more than $200 million through Colombia to finance his huge fleet. He is described as the most powerful drug trafficker of his time.

    The sides of El Señor de los Cielos

    • A cartel boss who moves drugs by plane
    • Mexico in the 1990s
    • A family pulled into the business

    Good for you if

    • you like the logistics of a cartel, planes, runways and money laundering.
    • you like a trafficker playing politicians, generals and rival bosses against each other.
    • you like following Aurelio Casillas, a boss you shouldn't root for.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.
    • ten seasons of telenovela is too much for you.
    • you can't stand constant shootouts and executions.

    About: ambition · family · betrayal

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  10. Fast Five 2011

    Film

    Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.

    The sides of Fast Five

    • A heist in Rio
    • A safe dragged through the streets
    • A federal agent on their trail

    Good for you if

    • you like the series turning into a heist film.
    • you like a whole crew coming together.
    • you like banter between the team.

    Bad for you if

    • a safe dragged through a city at speed makes you groan.
    • you can't stand long car chases. It ends on one through Rio.

    About: family · freedom · loyalty

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  11. Drive 2011

    Film

    Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

    The sides of Drive

    • A silent professional with a code
    • The city at night, neon and synths
    • Tenderness, then sudden violence

    Good for you if

    • you like neon Los Angeles nights.
    • you like a synth soundtrack you'll play on repeat.
    • you like long silences and a hero who barely speaks.

    Bad for you if

    • sudden, very brutal violence ruins a film for you.
    • you want characters who talk.

    About: loneliness · protection · violence

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  12. Ocean's Eight 2018

    Film

    Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

    The sides of Ocean's Eight

    • Danny Ocean's sister just out of prison
    • A necklace at the Met Gala
    • Eight women, one plan

    Good for you if

    • you like a light, stylish heist.
    • you want an easy, fun film.
    • you like a cast of stars.

    Bad for you if

    • you want people over plot. The Met Gala job comes first here.
    • you want edge-of-your-seat suspense. This heist is played light and playful.

    About: teamwork · revenge · style

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  13. Lupin 2021

    Series

    Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

    The sides of Lupin

    • A gentleman thief inspired by Arsène Lupin
    • A necklace stolen from the Louvre
    • A son avenging his father in Paris

    Good for you if

    • you like a heist where the trick is shown afterwards.
    • you want Omar Sy as Assane, charming everyone he fools.
    • you like a revenge driven by a son's love for his father.

    Bad for you if

    • you need heists that could really work.
    • you want fights and blood. Assane wins with tricks and disguises, rarely with his fists.

    About: revenge · injustice · fatherhood

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  14. City of God 2002

    Film

    In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

    The sides of City of God

    • A boy with a camera in a Rio favela
    • Kids who become gang lords
    • Twenty years of a neighbourhood

    Good for you if

    • you like a film shot with raw, restless energy.
    • you like stories based on real places and people.
    • you like watching a drug gang take over a Rio favela, from small hold-ups in the 60s to open war in the 70s.

    Bad for you if

    • children with guns and brutal killings are too much for you.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Portuguese (a dub exists).

    About: violence · poverty · escape

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  15. After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

    The sides of Marvel's Jessica Jones

    • A super-strong private eye who drinks too much
    • A man who controls minds with his voice
    • Cases in Hell's Kitchen

    Good for you if

    • you like a hero who is rude, broken and drinks alone.
    • you want David Tennant as Kilgrave, a villain you can't look away from.
    • you like a private detective's noir cases.

    Bad for you if

    • a story about abuse, control and trauma is too much for you.
    • you need a superhero show that moves fast.

    About: trauma · control · survival

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  16. American Animals 2018

    Documentary

    Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.

    The sides of American Animals

    • Four students planning to rob their university library
    • The real men interviewed next to the actors who play them
    • Rare books worth millions

    Good for you if

    • you like a heist planned by people who have no idea what they're doing.
    • you like hearing the four real men tell it while actors replay it.
    • you laugh at clumsy disguises and a plan that falls apart.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a slick heist with car chases. This one targets a university library in Kentucky.
    • you want one clear version of events. The men remember it differently.

    About: boredom · friendship · guilt

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  17. Breaking Bad 2008

    Series

    A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer starts making meth with a former student to pay for his family's future.

    The sides of Breaking Bad

    • An ordinary man's slow corruption
    • Crime as a business
    • One bad choice that spirals
    • Desert, tension, long silences

    Good for you if

    • you like rooting for someone you know you shouldn't.
    • you like tension that builds for a whole episode before it breaks.
    • you watch for how people change more than for what happens.

    Bad for you if

    • graphic violence ruins a show for you. Some scenes are hard to unsee.
    • TV is how you unwind. This one keeps you tense.
    • five seasons is more than you want to start.

    About: pride · family · power · consequences

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  18. GoodFellas 1990

    Film

    The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

    The sides of GoodFellas

    • A boy who always wanted to be a gangster
    • Thirty years in the mob
    • A shot through a nightclub kitchen

    Good for you if

    • you like the thrill of the gangster life, then its price.
    • you like a film that moves to its songs.
    • you like a funny guy who's frightening.

    Bad for you if

    • sudden, brutal killings ruin a film for you.
    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.

    About: loyalty · greed · paranoia

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  19. Gone Girl 2014

    Film

    On their fifth wedding anniversary, a man's wife disappears, and as the police and the press dig in, he becomes the main suspect.

    The sides of Gone Girl

    • A marriage seen from both sides
    • A trial on television
    • A story that changes shape halfway
    • Cold, precise, and darkly funny

    Good for you if

    • you love it when the floor drops out from under you halfway.
    • you like a lead performance you can't look away from. Rosamund Pike holds every scene Amy is in.
    • you like people who are hard to like.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather skip sex scenes, or you're watching with family.
    • one sudden, very violent scene would ruin the evening for you.

    About: marriage · lies · the media · image

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  20. Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

    The sides of Léon: The Professional

    • A lonely hitman and a girl next door
    • A plant he waters every day
    • A corrupt cop on drugs

    Good for you if

    • you like an unlikely bond between a killer and a child.
    • you like tight, stylish shootouts.
    • you like an ending that leaves a lump in your throat.

    Bad for you if

    • shootouts and a family's murder are too much for you.
    • a twelve-year-old playing Russian roulette is too much for you.

    About: innocence · loneliness · revenge

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