Best crime movies of all time - Page 2
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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21. City of God (2002)
City of God (2002) follows Buscapé, a young photographer in Rio’s favelas, as childhood games harden into brutal gang warfare. It traces Li’l Zé’s rise, fragile loyalties, and survival through photography. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
8.4
/10
79
/100
8.6
/10
8.3
/10
22. The Departed (2006)
The Departed is a tense crime thriller about identity and loyalty in South Boston: an undercover cop (DiCaprio) and a police mole (Damon) play a deadly cat-and-mouse game amid violence, paranoia and moral ambiguity. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.9
/10
85
/100
8.5
/10
8.3
/10
23. M (1931)
M (1931) is Fritz Lang’s tense crime thriller about a city terrorized by child murders. Police and criminals race to catch the unseen killer; a chilling mob "trial" raises questions of guilt, justice and fear’s corruption of society. read more
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
8.3
/10
8.3
/10
8.3
/10
24. Raatchasan (2018)
Ratsasan is a tense crime thriller about Arun, a novice sub-inspector who investigates brutal murders of schoolgirls. It’s a slow-building, psychological cat-and-mouse with strong procedural detail, dark atmosphere, and disturbing violence. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
8.3
/10
8.3
/10
25. L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential is a noir crime drama set in 1950s L.A., following three detectives whose differing methods expose police corruption, Hollywood sleaze and organized crime in a slow-burn, morally complex investigation. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
7.7
/10
91
/100
8.2
/10
8.3
/10
26. The Killing (1956)
The Killing (1956) is a lean film-noir heist: ex-con Johnny Clay's meticulous racetrack robbery unravels as greed, fear and betrayals derail perfect timing, creating tense, bleak psychological suspense. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
7.9
/10
91
/100
7.9
/10
8.3
/10
27. Breathless (1960)
Breathless: thief Michel kills a policeman, flees to Paris and rekindles a fraught romance with Patricia as police close in. Godard’s jump cuts and improvised style make it a stylish, morally ambiguous French New Wave landmark. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
7.6
/10
96
/100
7.7
/10
8.3
/10
28. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) is a taut British courtroom thriller: Leonard Vole is accused of murder, his enigmatic wife is key, and the trial's twists, sharp performances and moral ambiguities lead to a shocking revelation. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
8.6
/10
76
/100
8.4
/10
8.2
/10
29. The Cove (2009)
The Cove (2009) follows Ric O'Barry and filmmakers who covertly expose Taiji’s dolphin captures and slaughter, combining espionage-style investigation, personal testimony, public-health warnings and a call to action. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Documentary
7.9
/10
84
/100
8.4
/10
8.2
/10
30. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs is a lean, brutal crime thriller about a diamond heist gone wrong. Color-coded criminals holed up in a warehouse spiral into paranoia, violence and suspicion of an undercover cop. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
8.1
/10
81
/100
8.3
/10
8.2
/10
31. No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men: a bleak 1980 West Texas thriller where Llewelyn Moss’s $2M theft sparks a relentless hunt by Anton Chigurh, while Sheriff Bell mourns moral decay. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.2
/10
92
/100
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
32. K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022)
K.G.F: Chapter 2 is a brutal, high-octane action crime drama. Rocky, now KGF's feared overlord, fights rivals, government foes and returning titans in epic, violent battles of power, loyalty and revenge. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
33. K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
K.G.F: Chapter 1 is a gritty, stylized action drama following Rocky’s ruthless rise from Mumbai’s underworld to the Kolar Gold Fields to seize power and expose miner oppression; intense visuals, booming score, cliffhanger. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
34. Drishyam (2015)
Drishyam is a slow-burning Goan crime thriller about Vijay, a cable-TV operator who uses wit and film-inspired cunning to protect his family from a relentless police investigation, raising moral ambiguity and tension. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
35. Inside Job (2010)
Inside Job (2010) is a tightly argued documentary that explains the 2008 financial crash—deregulation, risky instruments, conflicts of interest and regulatory capture—through research, interviews and data. read more
Genres: Crime, Documentary
7.6
/10
88
/100
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
36. Hera Pheri (2000)
Hera Pheri (2000): a fast, laugh-out-loud crime-comedy where three desperate men—Babu, Raju and Shyam—turn a wrong-number kidnapping scam into chaotic, slapstick mayhem with warm friendship. read more
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
37. Vikram Vedha (2017)
Vikram Vedha (2017) is a gritty crime thriller: a by-the-book cop vs a charismatic gangster whose stories blur right and wrong. Tense action, dark wit, moral parables, and suspense. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
8.2
/10
8.2
/10
38. Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996): darkly comic crime thriller where a car salesman’s botched kidnapping triggers violence. Pregnant Sheriff Marge’s calm competence and Coen deadpan expose bleak moral irony. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.8
/10
88
/100
8.1
/10
8.2
/10
39. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a darkly comic, emotionally raw drama: a grieving mother rents billboards to shame police over her daughter's unsolved rape-murder, igniting violent, morally complex confrontations. read more
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
7.6
/10
88
/100
8.1
/10
8.2
/10
40. Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight dramatizes the Boston Globe's investigation into decades of Catholic priest abuse and cover-up, showing methodical journalism, emotional testimony, and a sobering call for accountability. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.3
/10
93
/100
8.1
/10
8.2
/10
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