Best crime movies of all time
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best crime movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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1. The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather follows Vito Corleone’s crime empire and Michael’s transformation from war hero to ruthless mafia boss. A slow, atmospheric family tragedy about power, loyalty, corruption and cinematic mastery. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
9.0
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100
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9.2
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9.4
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2. 12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957): confined jury-room drama where one juror’s lone "not guilty" vote forces reexamination of evidence, prejudice and duty, turning deliberation into a moral, intellectual battle. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.7
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97
/100
9.0
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9.1
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3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II intercuts young Vito’s rise with Michael’s 1950s moral decline as he expands the family empire into Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba. It’s a tragic, operatic study of power, loyalty and isolation. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.9
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90
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9.0
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9.0
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4. Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction is a bold, non-linear crime drama that interweaves LA stories — hitmen, a boss's wife, a crooked boxer and diner robbers — mixing razor-sharp dialogue, dark humor, stylized violence and moral ambiguity. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.6
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95
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8.9
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9.0
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5. Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas follows Henry Hill’s rise in an Italian‑American crime family, portraying the seductive thrills, brutal violence and ultimate unraveling of mob life with kinetic, darkly comic storytelling. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
8.4
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92
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8.7
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8.8
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6. Jai Bhim (2021)
Jai Bhim (2021) — intense legal drama where a tribal woman's husband vanishes after police arrest. A human-rights lawyer exposes police brutality, caste oppression and cover-ups in a courtroom fight for justice. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.7
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8.7
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7. Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity is a tense film-noir about seduction, greed and moral decay. Insurance man Walter Neff, seduced by Phyllis, plots her husband's "accidental" death; suspicion, betrayal and confession unravel their scheme. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
8.4
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95
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8.3
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8.7
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8. Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950) is a stark crime drama that shows a murder through conflicting eyewitness accounts, revealing how memory, ego and self-preservation distort truth. Sparse, haunting, philosophically unsettling. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
8.1
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98
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8.2
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8.7
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9. Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil: a tense film-noir on the US-Mexico border. Mexican officer Mike Vargas investigates a car bombing, exposing racist corruption as cop Hank Quinlan protects his legend, endangering Vargas's wife and forcing a moral showdown. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
8.2
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8.0
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8.7
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10. High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963) — Akira Kurosawa — pits executive Kingo Gondo’s moral crisis (pay ransom for his chauffeur’s child or salvage a takeover) against a meticulous police hunt, probing class, duty and ambition. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
8.4
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90
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8.4
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8.6
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11. Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver: Travis Bickle, an alienated 1970s NYC cabbie, obsesses over Betsy and a child prostitute Iris, spiraling into vigilante violence. Intense, unsettling film. Warnings: child sexual exploitation, graphic violence. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.1
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94
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8.2
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8.6
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12. Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
Gangs of Wasseypur is a raw, multi‑generational crime epic about blood, honor and revenge. Generational feuds fuel brutal violence, dark comedy and corrupt politics, shaping families and communities. read more
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
89
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8.2
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8.6
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13. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Depression-era thriller where a fake preacher marries a widow to find $10,000 hidden by her children in a doll. Laughton’s expressionistic, noirish film is a hymn-tinged nightmare about corrupted faith and innocence. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
8.1
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97
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8.0
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8.6
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14. The Dark Knight (2008)
Batman, Gordon and DA Harvey Dent try to dismantle Gotham’s organized crime, but the Joker’s chaotic assaults unleash anarchy, moral dilemmas, intense action and Dent’s tragic fall. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
8.1
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85
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9.0
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8.5
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15. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) is a tense psychological thriller: FBI trainee Clarice Starling consults imprisoned Hannibal Lecter to catch Buffalo Bill, sparking a chilling cat-and-mouse of insight, manipulation and moral dread. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror
8.2
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86
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8.6
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8.5
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16. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird follows lawyer Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson amid Depression-era racism, told through his daughter Scout; themes: moral courage, empathy, injustice, and coming-of-age. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.3
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88
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8.3
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8.5
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17. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon is a tight film noir: Sam Spade, hired by Miss Wonderly, uncovers murder, double-crosses and dangerous rivals all obsessed with a priceless falcon—tense, cynical, stylish. read more
Genres: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
8.0
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97
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7.9
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8.5
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18. The Sting (1973)
The Sting: 1930s crime caper where Johnny Hooker and master con Henry Gondorff stage an elaborate long con to avenge murder—witty, suspenseful, full of twists. read more
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
8.5
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83
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8.3
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8.4
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19. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Cool Hand Luke follows irrepressible drifter Luke Jackson, jailed on a Florida prison farm, whose repeated escapes and defiance make him a folk hero. The film blends dark humor, brutal confrontations and tragic charisma. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
7.9
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92
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8.1
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8.4
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20. On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront is a gritty 1950s drama: ex-boxer Terry Malloy, haunted by a coworker's murder, faces corrupt union bosses and must choose between silence and moral courage. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
8.1
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91
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8.1
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8.4
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