Movies like Crime 101

“Crime 101 (2026) is a 2020s neo-noir heist that stages high-stakes theft along the 101 freeway in Los Angeles. It frames an elusive thief, a disillusioned insurance broker, and a pursuing detective with high-contrast chiaroscuro, lateral tracking, and repeated frontal compositions to emphasize freeway geometry and moral constraint. The film uses formal symmetry and disciplined cutting to translate heist mechanics into a clinical study of choice and consequence.”