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Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) 2003
Película
Corea del Sur, 1986. Una joven aparece brutalmente violada y asesinada. Dos meses después, se producen una serie de violaciones y asesinatos en circunstancias similares. Para buscar al asesino, se organiza un destacamento especial, encabezado por un detective de la policía local (Park Doo-man) y un detective de la policía de Seúl (Seo Tae-yoon), que ha solicitado ser asignado al caso.
Las caras de Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie)
- Dos detectives rurales tras un asesino en serie
- La Corea del Sur de los años 80 bajo régimen militar
- Crímenes basados en un caso real sin resolver de la época
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una cacería en campos bajo la lluvia donde cada pista se escapa.
- puedes reírte de policías torpes y brutales en medio de un caso sombrío.
- aguantas una historia donde la desesperación gana a la justicia.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas la brutalidad policial ni ver víctimas asesinadas en pantalla.
- no quieres leer subtítulos durante dos horas.
- necesitas un caso cerrado y un culpable con nombre.
Temas: la obsesión · el fracaso · la violencia policial · un país en transición
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.
- you won't read subtitles for long Spanish-language scenes.
About: power · violence · justice
The Wire 2002
Series
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
The sides of The Wire
- Baltimore cops wiretapping a drug crew
- The docks, the schools, City Hall and the newspaper
- Dealers and detectives seen from both sides
Good for you if
- you like seeing how police, politics and schools keep a city stuck.
- you like a case built patiently over a whole season.
- you want people like Omar, Stringer Bell and McNulty to stay with you.
Bad for you if
- you lose track with dozens of characters on both sides.
- you need some hope. Baltimore rarely changes here.
About: institutions · the drug war · loyalty
Gangster Squad 2013
Film
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.
The sides of Gangster Squad
- Mobster Mickey Cohen ruling Los Angeles in 1949
- A secret squad of cops working off the books
- Tommy guns in fedoras and pinstripes
Good for you if
- you like shootouts with tommy guns in Chinatown.
- you like the look of 1940s Los Angeles.
- you like off-the-books cops going to war on Mickey Cohen's mob.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand brutal mob violence.
- you'd rather follow morally complicated people than clear heroes and villains.
About: corruption · justice · loyalty
Ciudad de Dios 2002
Película
Basada en hechos reales, cuenta la historia del crecimiento del crimen organizado en los suburbios de la ciudad de Río de Janeiro, desde finales de los años sesenta hasta el comienzo de los ochenta, cuando el tráfico de drogas y la violencia impusieron su ley entre la miseria de las favelas.“Buscapé” tiene 11 años y es sólo un niño más en Cidade de Deus, un suburbio de Río de Janeiro. Tímido y delicado, observa a los niños duros de su barrio, sus robos, sus peleas, sus enfrentamientos diarios con la policía. Ya sabe lo que quiere ser si consigue sobrevivir: fotógrafo. “Dadinho”, un niño de su misma edad, se traslada al barrio. Sueña con ser el criminal más peligroso de Río de Janeiro y empieza su aprendizaje haciendo recados para los delincuentes locales. Dos vidas paralelas en Cidade de Deus.
Las caras de Ciudad de Dios
- Un chico con una cámara en una favela de Río
- Niños que se vuelven jefes de banda
- Veinte años de un barrio
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una película rodada con energía cruda e inquieta.
- te gustan las historias basadas en lugares y personas reales.
- te gusta ver cómo una banda de narcos se apodera de una favela de Río, de los pequeños atracos de los años 60 a la guerra abierta de los 70.
Mala para ti si
- los niños con armas y los asesinatos brutales son demasiado para ti.
- no lees subtítulos. Es en portugués (existe doblaje).
Temas: la violencia · la pobreza · la huida
The Batman 2022
Película
Cuando un asesino se dirige a la élite de Gotham con una serie de maquinaciones sádicas, un rastro de pistas crípticas envía Batman a una investigación en los bajos fondos. A medida que las pruebas comienzan a acercarse a su casa y se hace evidente la magnitud de los planes del autor, Batman debe forjar nuevas relaciones, desenmascarar al culpable y hacer justicia al abuso de poder y la corrupción que durante mucho tiempo han asolado Gotham City.
Las caras de The Batman
- Un joven Batman detective
- Un asesino que deja acertijos
- Gotham ahogada por la lluvia
Buena para ti si
- te gusta que Batman resuelva un caso como un detective de cine negro.
- te gustan la luz roja, la lluvia y la oscuridad.
- te gusta una investigación sombría y paciente.
Mala para ti si
- tres horas son demasiado para una sola noche.
- quieres una película de superhéroes ligera.
Temas: la corrupción · la venganza · la esperanza
Donnie Brasco 1997
Película
Basada en hechos reales, narra la historia del agente del FBI, Joe Pistone, que abandona temporalmente a su familia y se hace pasar por gángster, el joyero Donnie Brasco, y que para ser aceptado por los mafiosos debe probar su lealtad y su disposición para cometer crímenes. Para acceder al corazón de las actividades del clan de los Bonnano, Donnie se gana la confianza de Lefty Ruggiero, un cínico pistolero en decadencia que nunca consiguió entrar en las altas esferas del poder.
Las caras de Donnie Brasco
- Un agente del FBI infiltrado en la mafia de Nueva York
- Al Pacino como un mafioso entrado en años que responde por él
- Un matrimonio que se deshace en casa
Buena para ti si
- te gusta Al Pacino como un gánster cansado que confía en el hombre equivocado.
- te gusta una historia real desde dentro de la mafia de los años setenta.
- te gusta el miedo a ser descubierto en cada cena.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas los asesinatos repentinos y brutales.
- quieres persecuciones y tiroteos más que conversaciones.
Temas: la lealtad · la traición · la identidad
Black Mass 2015
Film
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
The sides of Black Mass
- Whitey Bulger ruling South Boston
- An FBI agent who grew up with him
- A deal that protects a killer
Good for you if
- you want to watch Johnny Depp disappear into a cold, menacing gangster.
- you like the Irish mob seen from the inside.
- you want the true story of an informant the FBI shielded for years.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand close, brutal killings on screen.
- you want a gangster film with chases and shootouts, not slow menace.
About: corruption · loyalty · betrayal
Gomorrah 2014
Series
Based on Robert Saviano's bestselling book, this gritty Italian crime drama paints a portrait of the brutal Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra, as seen through the eyes of Ciro Di Marzo, the obedient and self- confident right-hand man of the clan's godfather, Pietro Savastano.
The sides of Gomorrah
- The Camorra clans of Naples
- Ciro, the boss's loyal right hand
- Genny, the heir who wants his father's throne
Good for you if
- you want the drug trade of Naples seen from the inside.
- you like alliances where any meeting can end in a shooting.
- you like following Ciro and Genny though you shouldn't root for them.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand cold, frequent killings.
- you won't read subtitles for a series in Neapolitan.
- five seasons of this darkness is too much for you.
About: loyalty · betrayal · power · fathers and sons
Zodiac 2007
Película
En el San Francisco de los años 70, un dibujante, un periodista y dos inspectores pasan años intentando identificar al asesino del Zodiaco, que los provoca con cartas y códigos.
Las caras de Zodiac
- Una obsesión que devora años de vida
- Trabajo de investigación real, paso a paso
- El San Francisco de los años 70
- Un caso que no se cierra
Buena para ti si
- te gusta un dibujante, un periodista y un detective intentando descifrar las cartas en clave de un asesino.
- prefieres una investigación larga a una persecución rápida.
- puedes vivir con preguntas que nunca tienen una respuesta completa.
Mala para ti si
- quieres persecuciones y tiroteos. Aquí hay sobre todo llamadas de teléfono y archivos.
- dos horas y cuarenta minutos son demasiado para tu noche.
Temas: la obsesión · la verdad · el tiempo · el periodismo
La jauría 2020
Series
Blanca, student leader of the feminist movement in an occupied school, goes missing: hours later, a video of a group raping the girl goes viral. In their aim to find her, a police squad formed by three women puts their lives and that of their families at risk. As they look for Blanca and investigate, they will find out that behind this gender crime there is much more than just one offender.
The sides of La jauría
- A student leader who disappears in Santiago
- Three women police officers searching for her
- A network of abusers hidden behind an online game
Good for you if
- you like a race against the clock to find a missing girl.
- you like an investigation that keeps going deeper than one culprit.
- you want a story about how men protect each other at the top.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story built around sexual violence.
- you lose track when three detectives, their families and several suspects share the story.
About: gender violence · impunity · justice

Griselda Blanco: The Black Widow 2014
Series
La Viuda Negra is a 2014 Spanish-language telenovela produced by RTI Producciones and Televisa for United States-based television network Univisión and for Colombia-based television network Caracol Television. It is an adaptation of the book La patrona de Pablo Escobar de José Guarnizo based on history from Griselda Blanco.
The sides of Griselda Blanco: The Black Widow
- The rise of Colombian drug trafficker Griselda Blanco
- Cocaine routes between Medellín and Miami
- A telenovela based on a true story
Good for you if
- you like a cartel story told across years of a trafficker's life.
- you can follow a woman who rules through fear.
- you want a drama based on the real life of Griselda Blanco.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand shootings and killings on screen.
About: ambition · drug trafficking · motherhood

Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ 2017
Series
As the Medellín Cartel crumbles, Pablo Escobar's No. 1 hit man struggles to stay alive and gain respect in the prison hierarchy.
The sides of Surviving Escobar - Alias JJ
- Pablo Escobar's chief hitman
- Survival inside a Colombian prison
- The fall of the Medellín Cartel
Good for you if
- you want a view of the Medellín Cartel from inside a prison.
- you want the real story behind Escobar's most feared hitman.
- you like a man who must outwit every rival behind bars.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand cartel killings shown up close.
About: survival · respect · loyalty
El irlandés 2019
Película
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, un veterano de guerra de origen irlandés que trabaja como camionero, conoce accidentalmente al mafioso Russell Bufalino. Una vez convertido en su hombre de confianza, Bufalino envía a Frank a Chicago con el encargo de ayudar a Jimmy Hoffa, un poderoso líder sindical relacionado con el crimen organizado, con quien Frank mantendrá una estrecha amistad durante casi veinte años.
Las caras de El irlandés
- Un sicario que recuerda desde un asilo
- Jimmy Hoffa
- Décadas de mafia
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una historia de gánsteres lenta y reflexiva.
- te gustan las leyendas actuando juntas una última vez.
- te gusta un final sobre la soledad y el arrepentimiento.
Mala para ti si
- tres horas y media te parecen demasiado.
- quieres una película de gánsteres rápida.
Temas: la lealtad · envejecer · el arrepentimiento
Narcos: Mexico 2018
Series
See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
The sides of Narcos: Mexico
- The rise of the Guadalajara cartel
- A DEA agent working the Mexican border
- Police chiefs and generals on the payroll
Good for you if
- you like watching an empire built out of marijuana fields and bribes.
- you want real names and real events from 1980s Mexico.
- you like every meeting feeling like it could end badly.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through executions and torture.
- you can't take the drug trade, the addiction and what it costs families.
- you won't read subtitles, and much of the dialogue is in Spanish.
About: power · corruption · loyalty
Babylon Berlin 2017
Series
Beneath the decadence of 1929 Berlin, lies an underworld city of sin. Police investigator Gereon Rath has been transferred from Cologne to the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
The sides of Babylon Berlin
- A Cologne detective in 1929 Berlin
- A young typist who wants to join the police
- Nightclubs, drugs and rising Nazis
Good for you if
- you want the Weimar years before the Nazis took power.
- you like 1920s Berlin streets and clubs rebuilt in rich detail.
- you like a detective caught between drug rings, gangs and crooked police.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a German series.
- you lose track of police, gangs and political plots across five seasons.
About: decadence · corruption · trauma
Gotham 2014
Series
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
The sides of Gotham
- A young Jim Gordon in a corrupt police force
- Bruce Wayne as a boy after his parents' murder
- The Penguin climbing the underworld
Good for you if
- you like a city run by mob bosses and dirty cops.
- you like watching Oswald Cobblepot scheme his way from errand boy to kingpin.
- you like a young Gordon hunting the killer of Bruce Wayne's parents through a corrupt city.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a show full of shootings, torture and bodies.
- five seasons is too much for you.
About: corruption · origins · justice
El Chapo 2017
Series
A look at the life of notorious drug kingpin, El Chapo, from his early days in the 1980s working for the Guadalajara Cartel, to his rise to power of during the '90s and his ultimate downfall in 2016.
The sides of El Chapo
- A Sinaloa farm boy who becomes a kingpin
- Cartel deals and government deals
- Two prison escapes and a last capture
Good for you if
- you want the three decades of a real cartel rise, year by year.
- you like watching who owns the police and the politicians.
- you can follow a man whose trade ruins lives and still want to know what he does next.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through the executions and the torture.
About: power · impunity · the drug war
Black Bird 2022
Series
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
The sides of Black Bird
- A drug dealer sent into a maximum security prison
- A man suspected of killing young girls
- A confession to get out of him
Good for you if
- you like long conversations in a cell where one wrong word ruins everything.
- you can't look away from Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall.
- you want a true story told soberly.
Bad for you if
- you can't hear a man describe the murders of young women.
- you want a prison story with fights and escapes.
About: guilt · redemption · fathers and sons
The Chestnut Man 2021
Series
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
The sides of The Chestnut Man
- A chestnut figure left at each murder scene
- Two mismatched Copenhagen detectives
- A minister's daughter who went missing
Good for you if
- you like a serial killer hunt in autumn Copenhagen.
- you like a missing girl case tied to fresh murders.
- you can take a cold, grim Nordic noir.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand mutilated bodies on screen.
- you won't read subtitles for a Danish series.
About: grief · the past · justice