Is it possible to laugh at murders, racism and other socially negative phenomena, living in a world that is so full of criminal events? Could there be a comic situation that happened with a person who has several deaths? It turns out maybe. At least a few people have already managed to make many smile at the sight of cruelty, violence and the above types of crime. Everyone knows about them. These are directors: Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, Alexei Balabanov, Maxim Pezhemsky and Harold Ramis.
In fact, there are more. But for now, let us dwell on these titans of cinema, whose best crime comedies, the list of which will be announced below, have introduced the whole world to this genre. And, probably, it is thanks to them that he can calmly stand on one step of the podium along with such popular areas of the film industry as science fiction, action, thriller and adventure.
"Crime novel"
Of course, it would be worth starting with the picture âMad Dogs,â but its rating is slightly lower than that of âFictionâ (8.9 versus 8.7 points out of ten according to the IMDb website). To make it clear, we note that about 1.3 million real moviegoers voted for "Pulp Fiction" in this rating, which presents not only criminal comedies. The list of the best films of this genre will continue.
So, the film tells the story of the bandits - Vincent Vega and Jules, working for their boss Marcellus Wallace. Only the timing of events occurring in the course of the plot is slightly disturbed. Probably, it was this unusual movie reception, and not $ 8 million in the budget, that helped the film fall into the category of "Best Crime Comedies", the list of which he begins. And, by the way, then on many scenes with the participation of Vincent and Jules, then many parodies were made in episodes of The Simpsons, Supernatural, and other television projects. The film received reviews from the audience and is still receiving enthusiastic.
"Cards, money, two trunks"
Speaking about films shot in the aforementioned genre (comedic and criminal), the list of the best can also be replenished with this picture.
The four guys who had traded petty fraud all their lives decided to catch a bigger fish. To implement the idea, it was necessary to collect 25 thousand each so that one of them could make a bet in the upcoming poker game. A major loss of $ 500,000 and a weekly debt repayment period shocked the unfortunate player so much that he could hardly get up from the table. In addition, for every overdue day, the bandits promised to deprive him of his finger.
To get out of this difficult situation, the guys have to get involved in another equally dangerous mess. Well, what to do, we must act. And the goal has already been set - to rob the local drug lord.
The film received many positive reviews from viewers and film critics and a high rating on popular resources. And although it belongs to a certain category - âThe Best Crime Filmsâ, according to the IMDb website, the list of 250 best films of all time also contains it.
âAnalyze itâ
And the director Harold Ramis had his own story for creating a film, which then fell into the category of "Top of the best movies of the genre of crime." It refers to the American mafia - Paul Witte, who is visited by a psychoanalyst, since the nervous state of authority leaves much to be desired. The last straw was the recent assassination attempt, where instead of a big boss, his comrade died. And now the whole area of ââNew York is under the control of a capricious alarmist, ready to cry for any reason.
But a sudden accident dramatically changes his life. In the second car, there is a not too demanded psychoanalyst - Ben Sobel, to whom Paul is going to tell about all his experiences. From this moment, Ben forgets about any schedule and working hours, since Paul can send his trashers for the âpsi-doctorâ at any time. Even Benâs wedding is at stake, because his only client is becoming too emotional mafiosi. Given the rating (6.7 out of 10) and a narrow category - âcrime comediesâ, the list of the best films of all time according to the IMDb site does not yet threaten this film. But this result is not bad. And the reviews about âAnalyze Itâ are mostly positive.
Sorry, but Harold Ramis is no longer with us. He left behind many worthy works, among which the continuation of the story of psychoanalyst and the former mafia - âAnalyze thisâ, âGroundhog Dayâ and âIce Harvestâ. He also wrote the scripts for the two parts of the film Ghostbusters and played several roles.
"Big jackpot"
Robber Frankie had four fingers, and director Guy Ritchie had 8 million British pounds and an excellent plot that he managed to twist around a 84-carat diamond. So it turned out that a gang of robbers dressed as Jews steals it along with other jewelry from one office in Antwerp. Four-fingered Frankie must take him to his boss Ave in America. Only along the way, he decides to stay in London, where he is going to sell several smaller diamonds in order to spend an evening at the casino and satisfy his gambling hunger.
Ave advises the buyer of the âpebblesâ, and the man from the gang gives the phone of Boris the gunsmith. And as soon as Frankie addresses these personalities, he plunges into a whirlpool of events involving gypsies, clandestine fights and gets acquainted with a large number of criminal persons. IMDb users rated the film 8.3 points, and more than 700 of them left mostly positive reviews.
"Mom, do not worry"
At the dawn of the nineties, Russian crime comedies began to appear. The list of the best of them can be started with the film directed by Maxim Pezhemsky, âMom, Don't Cryâ.
Ah, this wedding, wedding! Now this is a solemn and fun event, and a minute later there is already a danger zone. And so it happened in a provincial town, where one sailor who worked on a merchant ship decided to marry. Everything was calm until the local authority began to pester the bride. The groom was not at a loss and besieged the guest, but, realizing that he was getting excited, he decided to leave the event.
The authority, in turn, declared a hunt for a guy and three other bandits. He connected the police and his "lads" to this. But events, naturally, will begin to develop not as he would like, but in a completely different way. An interesting plot allows you to include the tape "Mom, Donât Cry" in the list titled "The best films in the genre of" crime "and" comedy ").
"Rock and Roll"
In 2008, the world saw a new Guy Ritchie film with an unusual plot - âRock and Rollâ. Of course, there are fights, shootings and all the events taking place inside the criminal world. But this picture clearly shows that not all the best crime films are related to drug trafficking and diamonds.
But what if this time everything revolves around real estate and, for example, art? What if a certain gang called Wild Gang, having committed an unsuccessful real estate scam, owed a debt to the serious boss of the underworld? And in order to repay the debt, she decides to rob the Russian billionaire. Meanwhile, a popular rock star, previously declared dead, is involved in the theft of an expensive painting. Further events unfold in a very unexpected way. In general, everything is in the spirit of Guy Ritchie, who knows how to make the best crime films.
About 200 thousand users of the IMDb site who participated in the vote rated the film at 7.3 points, and according to Kinopoisk, the result is even higher - 7.8 points. Reviews from the audience about the work of Ritchie are enthusiastic.
"Zhmurki"
In the interval between the release of the picture âMom Do Not Cryâ and its second part, other films about the 90s appear. Unfortunately, Alexey Balabanov also left us, but what he did for the cinema will live forever.
Playing the blinds in the nineties is like playing a box. Therefore, you can only lose once. It is in such an environment that two bandits have to live - Sergei and Semyon, working for an influential drug dealer named Mikhalych. The guys have already failed one task, and they have only one attempt to fix everything. They need to exchange money for drugs, only here they are on the verge of failure. But the guys have no way back, because their own lives are at stake.
Since its release, the film has managed to gather a lot of positive reviews. They say that Alexei Balabanov managed to perfectly convey the atmosphere of those times. Despite the fact that the picture has more than 10 corpses, it can hardly be called brutal. That's what the best crime comedies should be. The list of them presented in the article, he adequately completes.
End of list
In general, given user ratings and reviews from thematic resources, we can say that this genre is quite popular. But these are far from all the best crime comedies. The list can be made even wider. I want the genre to continue to flourish. More interesting stories, intricacies in the plot, colorful, thoughtful characters and beautiful dialogues.