# Crime 101 writer-director Bart Layton reveals his Mount Rushmore of crime genre movies: 'they're endlessly brilliant and rewatchable'

> Crime 101 is ready to stake its claim for a place in the pantheon of crime films. One of 2026's crop of new movies, Crime 101, based on Don Winslow's novella namesake, is billed as a seat-gripping heist thriller that…

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- **Published:** 2026-02-07
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #nothing #crime #movies #bart #brilliant #director #endlessly #genre
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