Best crime movies of all time metacritic - Page 3
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.
Order by:
- Bmoat
- Imdb
- Metacritic
- Filmaffinity
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
41. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) is a visually lavish, fast-paced caper following concierge M. Gustave and lobby boy Zero through murder, a contested Renaissance-painting inheritance, comic crimes, and bittersweet nostalgia for a changing Europe. read more
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
7.2
/10
88
/100
8.1
/10
8.0
/10
42. 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
43. 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
44. Strangers on a Train (1951)
Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951): disturbed Bruno proposes swapping murders with tennis star Guy. After Bruno kills Guy’s wife and frames him, Guy faces manipulation, paranoia, guilt and a tense moral showdown. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
7.8
/10
88
/100
7.9
/10
8.2
/10
45. Hell or High Water (2016)
Hell or High Water follows two Texas brothers who rob banks to save their family ranch while a near‑retirement Texas Ranger and his deputy pursue them, exposing moral ambiguity, economic injustice, and family loyalty. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
7.2
/10
88
/100
7.6
/10
7.9
/10
46. Capote (2005)
Capote (2005) follows Truman Capote's obsession with a 1959 Kansas massacre as he turns reporting into a 'nonfiction novel.' An intimate, moody drama about ambition, ethics, exploitation, and the human cost of art. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
6.6
/10
88
/100
7.3
/10
7.6
/10
47. The Fugitive (1993)
Dr. Richard Kimble, wrongly accused of killing his wife, escapes after a prison transport crash and hunts the real one-armed killer while Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard leads a relentless, morally fraught manhunt. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
7.0
/10
87
/100
7.8
/10
7.8
/10
48. Dirty Harry (1971)
Harry Callahan hunts a sniper called Scorpio terrorizing 1970s San Francisco. Gritty, violent procedural anchored by Eastwood, provoking debate on justice, legality and vigilantism. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
7.2
/10
87
/100
7.7
/10
7.9
/10
49. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? is a darkly comic true‑life study of Lee Israel, a struggling biographer who forges celebrity letters to survive; a bittersweet, dialogue‑driven tale of loneliness, moral compromise and friendship. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Crime
6.5
/10
87
/100
7.1
/10
7.4
/10
50. Gomorrah (2008)
Gomorrah (2008) is a bleak, documentary-style crime drama set in Naples' Scampia, showing how the Camorra turns ordinary people into cogs. Stark realism, restrained acting and a relentless social critique. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
87
/100
7.0
/10
7.8
/10
51. 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
/10
86
/100
8.6
/10
8.5
/10
52. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Based on a 1972 Brooklyn true case, Dog Day Afternoon follows Sonny’s failed bank robbery to fund his partner’s gender-confirmation surgery, spiraling into a tense, media-fueled hostage standoff exposing compassion, prejudice and human frailty. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.4
/10
86
/100
8.0
/10
8.0
/10
53. The Big Sleep (1946)
Classic film-noir: private eye Philip Marlowe uncovers blackmail, murder and organized crime while protecting a general's daughters; tense, witty, morally ambiguous mystery with twists and hard-boiled romance. read more
Genres: Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
8.1
/10
86
/100
7.9
/10
8.2
/10
54. This Is England (2006)
This Is England (2006) follows 12-year-old Shaun in 1983: skinhead camaraderie gives him belonging, then turns violent and racist under Combo. A raw period drama about identity, politics and the dangers facing vulnerable youth. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama
7.2
/10
86
/100
7.7
/10
7.8
/10
55. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) dramatizes the real-life crime spree of lovers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow: romantic thrills, bank robberies and car chases that escalate into brutal notoriety and a harrowing climax. read more
Genres: Action, Biography, Crime
86
/100
7.7
/10
8.2
/10
56. Traffic (2000)
Traffic is a multi-threaded drama about the U.S. drug war, interweaving a judge with an addict daughter, DEA agents, cartel figures and a Mexican cop to show moral ambiguity and human cost. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
7.1
/10
86
/100
7.6
/10
7.8
/10
57. West Side Story (1961)
West Side Story (1961) reimagines Romeo and Juliet in 1950s NYC: rival gangs Jets and Sharks, a doomed romance between Tony and Maria, vibrant music and dance amid rising racial tension and tragic violence. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Musical
7.3
/10
86
/100
7.6
/10
7.8
/10
58. Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver follows Baby, a hearing-impaired getaway driver bound to crime boss Doc. With music as his refuge, he hopes for a life with Debora, but a last heist spins into violent, rhythmic chaos and moral cost. read more
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
6.5
/10
86
/100
7.5
/10
7.5
/10
59. Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Boys Don't Cry (1999): True-story drama about Brandon Teena, a transgender man in rural Nebraska whose identity's exposure leads to escalating hostility, assault and tragic violence; intense performances and critique of transphobia. read more
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
7.2
/10
86
/100
7.5
/10
7.8
/10
60. The Player (1992)
The Player is a darkly comic crime drama: studio exec Griffin Mill, after anonymous death threats, accidentally kills a writer and spirals into blackmail, investigation and moral unraveling. read more
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
7.0
/10
86
/100
7.5
/10
7.7
/10
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |



















