Best crime series of all time imdb

In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best crime series 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. Breaking Bad (2008)

A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.8 /10 IMDB Rating 9.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.2 /10

2. The Wire (2002)

The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.8 /10 IMDB Rating 9.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.1 /10

3. Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)

Set in 1980's and 90's Bombay, it follows the life of Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker who took the stock market to dizzying heights and his catastrophic downfall. read more

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

IMDB Rating 9.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 9.3 /10

4. The Sopranos (1999)

New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.5 /10 IMDB Rating 9.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.8 /10

5. Sherlock (2010)

A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 5.9 /10 IMDB Rating 9.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

6. Better Call Saul (2015)

The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the time before he established his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 9.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

7. True Detective (2014)

Seasonal anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 8.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.7 /10

8. Fargo (2014)

Various chronicles of deception, intrigue and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. Yet all of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.6 /10

9. Death Note (2006)

An intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it. read more

Genres: Animation, Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.6 /10

10. When They See Us (2019)

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story. read more

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

11. Peaky Blinders (2013)

A gangster family epic set in 1900s England, centering on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.4 /10

12. Narcos (2015)

A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years. read more

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

13. Twin Peaks (1990)

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

14. Dexter (2006)

He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them. Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall stars in the hit SHOWTIME Original Series. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

15. The Boys (2019)

A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

16. Dark (2017)

A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town, where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

17. Oz (1997)

A series chronicling the daily activities of an unusual prison facility and its criminal inhabitants. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

18. The Shield (2002)

Follows the lives and cases of a dirty Los Angeles Police Department cop and the unit under his command. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

19. Line of Duty (2012)

Drama series following the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anti-corruption unit. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

20. Daredevil (2015)

A blind lawyer by day, vigilante by night. Matt Murdock fights the crime of New York as Daredevil. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

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