Best crime series of all time imdb - Page 5

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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81. Orange Is the New Black (2013)

Orange Is the New Black follows Piper Chapman in a women’s minimum-security prison, blending dark comedy and gritty drama with flashbacks and ensemble stories that explore justice, race, class, addiction and human complexity. read more

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.2 /10 8.0 /10 7.6 /10

82. The End of the F***ing World (2017)

Dark, offbeat road‑trip drama about two troubled 17‑year‑olds, James and Alyssa, who run away seeking Alyssa’s father. Deadpan humor, sudden violence, and a shifting, poignant coming‑of‑age tale. read more

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Crime

7.2 /10 8.0 /10 7.6 /10

83. Bodyguard (2018)

Bodyguard is a tense political thriller about Specialist Protection Officer David Budd, assigned to protect Home Secretary Julia Montague as duty, PTSD and political plots collide, blurring loyalty and threat. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

6.9 /10 8.0 /10 7.5 /10

84. Lie to Me (2009)

Lie to Me follows Dr. Cal Lightman, a deception expert who reads microexpressions to expose lies. With Dr. Gillian Foster, his team helps clients solve crimes and moral dilemmas, blending procedural puzzles, tense interrogations and emotional drama. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.6 /10 8.0 /10 7.3 /10

85. Sharp Objects (2018)

Sharp Objects follows reporter Camille Preaker returning to her claustrophobic hometown to investigate two girls' murders. Fresh from psychiatric care, she confronts family secrets, a controlling mother, and her own traumatic past. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.4 /10 8.0 /10 7.7 /10

86. The Night Manager (2016)

The Night Manager (2016) follows ex-soldier Jonathan Pine infiltrating billionaire arms dealer Richard Roper’s circle for British intelligence. A slow-burning, stylish, morally complex espionage thriller. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.9 /10 8.0 /10 7.5 /10

87. The Rookie (2018)

The Rookie (2018) follows 40-year-old John Nolan, who leaves his life to become LAPD's oldest rookie. The show mixes procedural crime, serialized character drama, humor, and themes of second chances and resilience. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama

6.0 /10 8.0 /10 7.0 /10

88. Burn Notice (2007)

Burn Notice (2007): Michael Westen, a burned spy in Miami, uses special-ops tradecraft to help clients, survive and uncover who destroyed his career, aided by Fiona and Sam. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

6.3 /10 8.0 /10 7.2 /10

89. Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)

Three-part true-crime documentary about online sleuths who track a man after a video of kitten killings; the hunt escalates into an international investigation of violent crimes. Tense, immersive, ethically fraught; disturbing content. read more

Genres: Crime, Documentary

7.2 /10 8.0 /10 7.6 /10

90. The Blacklist (2013)

The Blacklist: enigmatic crime lord Raymond "Red" Reddington surrenders to the FBI, aiding a task force and rookie profiler Elizabeth Keen. Procedural thrills mix with long-running mysteries, betrayals and big reveals. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.4 /10 7.9 /10 7.2 /10

91. Jessica Jones (2015)

After a failed superhero stint, Jessica Jones is a hard-edged PI in Hell’s Kitchen, coping with PTSD while investigating a mind-control-linked disappearance. Gritty, noir, morally ambiguous. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

6.8 /10 7.9 /10 7.3 /10

92. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)

Dramatized series on Jeffrey Dahmer’s crimes and the failed investigation. Centers victims’ perspectives, systemic failures, police bias and trauma. Intense, unsettling, with depictions of violence—viewer discretion advised. read more

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

7.9 /10 7.9 /10

93. The Sinner (2017)

The Sinner: a slow-burn psychological crime anthology that reveals who did it but asks why. Each season unpacks trauma, memory and motive through moody, intense character study. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.0 /10 7.9 /10 7.5 /10

94. Grimm (2011)

Grimm follows Portland detective Nick Burkhardt, who discovers he's a Grimm hunter. He juggles homicide cases with grotesque Wesen threats, dark fairy-tale lore, and shifting personal ties. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Fantasy

5.9 /10 7.9 /10 6.9 /10

95. Elementary (2012)

Modern Sherlock Holmes in NYC: a recovering addict teams with Joan Watson—initially a sober companion turned partner—to solve procedural cases with clever deductions, emotional arcs, and ongoing villains. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.2 /10 7.9 /10 7.0 /10

96. Weeds (2005)

Weeds is a darkly comic drama about widowed Nancy Botwin, who starts selling marijuana to support her family. Her small scheme escalates into a dangerous criminal enterprise, blending satire, family drama and crime. read more

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.1 /10 7.9 /10 7.5 /10

97. Dead to Me (2019)

Dead to Me: darkly comic drama about an unlikely friendship between a grieving widow and a secretive free spirit, blending sharp humor, wrenching grief, and an escalating criminal mystery. read more

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.4 /10 7.9 /10 7.2 /10

98. Leverage (2008)

Leverage follows former investigator Nathan Ford who leads a skilled team of thieves and grifters to con corrupt corporations and predators. Episodes are clever heists with fast banter, tense action, and emotional stakes. read more

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

6.4 /10 7.9 /10 7.2 /10

99. The Borgias (2011)

The Borgias follows Rodrigo Borgia’s ruthless rise to Pope Alexander VI and his family's brutal quest for power—bribery, murder, alliances and betrayal amid lavish Renaissance politics. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, History

6.9 /10 7.9 /10 7.4 /10

100. Almost Human (2013)

Set in 2048, Almost Human follows cop John Kennex—returning from a coma with a prosthetic leg—paired with Dorian, an emotionally curious android. The show mixes action-packed police procedurals with a serialized mystery about PTSD, identity and humanity. read more

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

5.8 /10 7.9 /10 6.8 /10