Film · 2026CrimeThriller

Crime 101

Name: Crime 101
Released: 2026

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No detectable agenda — story first.

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The Verdict

Crime 101 reads as a straightforward LA heist thriller about a thief, an insurance broker, and a detective. Nothing in the available material suggests identity messaging, swaps, or preachiness — it appears to be a clean genre piece. Scores are conservative given limited pre-release information.

What the AI Flagged

Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.

Identity Swaps

An original crime thriller with no established characters to swap.

Girlboss & Male Demotion

Features a female insurance broker character but no evidence of men being diminished as a message.

LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content

No indication of LGBTQ+ themes or characters in the synopsis.

DEI Casting

No evidence of casting that overrides setting; a contemporary LA crime story.

Preachiness

Standard heist-thriller premise with no apparent sermonizing.

Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West

No framing of masculinity or the West as villainous in the available material.

Source Betrayal

Based on a Don Winslow novella; no evidence of agenda-driven identity rewrites.

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Details

Released: February 13, 2026
Type: Film
Genres: Crime, Thriller

Synopsis

When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

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AI analysis

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