The best John Vernon’s crime movies

John Vernon

John Vernon

24/02/1932- 01/02/2005
Today we present the best John Vernon’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best John Vernon’s movies.
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Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry
7.7/10
When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in the process of rescuing a kidnap victim, only to see him walk on technicalities. Now, the maverick detective is determined to nail the maniac himself.

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.6/10
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

Point Blank

Point Blank
7.3/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 30/08/1967
  • Character: Mal Reese
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.

Brannigan

Brannigan
6.1/10
Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster who is being held for extradition but when he arrives he has been kidnapped which was set up by his lawyer. Brannigan in his American Irish way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard in order to recapture this mobster with both a price tag on his head and a stuffy old London cop to contend with.

Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick
7.5/10
  • Genre: CrimeThriller
  • Release: 19/09/1973
  • Character: Maynard Boyle
Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.

Chained Heat

Chained Heat
5/10
Linda Blair plays Carol, a young woman who must serve 18 months in prison after driving drunk and killing a man. The prison turns out to be brimming with decadence, corruption and sleaze, where the other female inmates are sadistic crack-selling lesbian rapists and the guards and warden are no better.

The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill
6.3/10
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.

Savage Streets

Savage Streets
6.2/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 30/08/1984
  • Character: Principal Underwood
A teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and murdered her best friend.

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth
3.5/10
Two friends, both named Frank, accidentally obtain a suitcase at the airport. It contains incriminating evidence against a mafia boss, who sends his Terminator-like lackie to find them. The Franks hide by impersonating make-up women for a beauty pageant. While in drag, the mafioso falls in love with one of the Franks.

Curtains

Curtains
5.6/10
Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.

Fear Is the Key

Fear Is the Key
6.3/10
A desperate man with nothing to lose initates a dangerous chain of events. Features Ben Kingsley in his cinematic debut.

Golden Rendezvous

Golden Rendezvous
5.5/10
Action-packed suspense thriller finds innocuous-looking purser Carter (Harris) the unlikely hero when the floating casino on which he works is hijacked by a heavily armed group of mercenaries, led by John Vernon. Complicating matters, a nuclear warhead has been smuggled aboard as collateral for a rendezvous with another ocean liner, loaded with gold bullion. A cast full of supernovas, dazzling set & stunt work, and a catchy theme tune by Jeff Wayne create a pleasing audio-visual experience light on logic but fast paced and entertaining nonetheless.

The Woman Who Sinned

The Woman Who Sinned
5/10
A woman contemplates having an affair, which leads her into a web of deceit, suspense, and murder.

Family of Cops

Family of Cops
5.4/10
Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to two—the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna, and Paul's wild-child daughter Jackie. Neither Paul nor Eddie believe that Jackie could have committed the murder, and soon Paul is using himself as a decoy in a bid to find out more about what Anna does and doesn't know about her husband's death.

Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover
5.2/10
  • Genre: CrimeHorror
  • Release: 01/01/1988
  • Character: Mayor
A man takes three co-workers hostage while working overtime on Thanksgiving weekend. He has no demands.

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