Best Crime Movies on Criterion Channel in Canada

1. 1
   M 1931

   Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.1 · 2.6K votes
2. 2
   Le Trou 1960

   Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.2 · 607 votes
3. 3
   Big Deal on Madonna Street 1958

   Directed by Mario Monicelli · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.9

   8.1 · 811 votes
4. 4
   Rocco and His Brothers 1960

   Directed by Luchino Visconti · Streaming on Hoopla, Criterion Channel
   7.8

   8.0 · 689 votes
5. 5
   Infernal Affairs 2002

   Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.7

   7.8 · 2K votes
6. 6
   Z 1969

   Directed by Costa-Gavras · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.6

   7.8 · 661 votes
7. 7
   Blue Velvet 1986

   Directed by David Lynch · Streaming on Hoopla, Crave, Tubi TV
   7.6

   7.6 · 4K votes
8. 8
   Monsieur Verdoux 1947

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.5

   7.7 · 494 votes
9. 9
   Police Story 1985

   Directed by Jackie Chan · Streaming on Criterion Channel, WeTV
   7.5

   7.6 · 1.1K votes
10. 10
    The Thin Blue Line 1988

    Directed by Errol Morris · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.4

    7.7 · 430 votes
11. 11
    The Cremator 1969

    Directed by Juraj Herz · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.4

    7.8 · 280 votes
12. 12
    The Sword of Doom 1966

    Directed by Kihachi Okamoto · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.4

    7.8 · 282 votes
13. 13
    A Short Film About Killing 1988

    Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 417 votes
14. 14
    Stray Dog 1949

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.3

    7.6 · 384 votes
15. 15
    Lady Snowblood 1973

    Directed by Toshiya Fujita · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.5 · 445 votes
16. 16
    The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 1933

    Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 299 votes
17. 17
    Down by Law 1986

    Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.4 · 884 votes
18. 18
    Le Deuxième Souffle 1966

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.7 · 211 votes
19. 19
    Daybreak 1939

    Directed by Marcel Carné · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.6 · 259 votes
20. 20
    Thief 1981

    Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.2 · 918 votes
21. 21
    Man Bites Dog 1992

    Directed by Rémy Belvaux · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.2 · 1K votes
22. 22
    Bitter Rice 1949

    Directed by Giuseppe De Santis · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.5 · 236 votes
23. 23
    Infernal Affairs II 2003

    Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 494 votes
24. 24
    Pandora's Box 1929

    Directed by G.W. Pabst · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.4 · 274 votes
25. 25
    Shoot the Piano Player 1960

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 460 votes
26. 26
    Vengeance Is Mine 1979

    Directed by Shōhei Imamura · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.5 · 161 votes
27. 27
    Police Story 2 1988

    Directed by Jackie Chan · Streaming on Criterion Channel, WeTV
    7.0

    7.1 · 667 votes
28. 28
    The Naked City 1948

    Directed by Jules Dassin · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.2 · 295 votes
29. 29
    Casque d'Or 1952

    Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 211 votes
30. 30
    Odd Man Out 1947

    Directed by Carol Reed · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.3 · 235 votes
31. 31
    The Organizer 1963

    Directed by Mario Monicelli · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.5 · 138 votes
32. 32
    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog 1927

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Hoopla, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.2 · 361 votes
33. 33
    Ariel 1988

    Directed by Aki Kaurismäki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.1 · 392 votes
34. 34
    Bad Lieutenant 1992

    Directed by Abel Ferrara · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.0 · 1K votes
35. 35
    A Better Tomorrow II 1987

    Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel, Plex
    6.9

    7.1 · 334 votes
36. 36
    Any Number Can Win 1963

    Directed by Henri Verneuil · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.2 · 221 votes
37. 37
    Read My Lips 2001

    Directed by Jacques Audiard · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.0 · 398 votes
38. 38
    Pépé le Moko 1937

    Directed by Julien Duvivier · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.2 · 199 votes
39. 39
    La Chienne 1931

    Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.3 · 141 votes
40. 40
    As Tears Go By 1988

    Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 392 votes
41. 41
    Gomorrah 2008

    Directed by Matteo Garrone · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.3K votes
42. 42
    Infernal Affairs III 2003

    Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 387 votes
43. 43
    Confidentially Yours 1983

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.1 · 229 votes
44. 44
    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 1976

    Directed by John Cassavetes · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 310 votes
45. 45
    Insomnia 1997

    Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 343 votes
46. 46
    Tokyo Drifter 1966

    Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.1 · 220 votes
47. 47
    Miracles: The Canton Godfather 1989

    Directed by Jackie Chan · Streaming on Criterion Channel, WeTV
    6.8

    7.1 · 188 votes
48. 48
    Benny's Video 1992

    Directed by Michael Haneke · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    6.9 · 410 votes
49. 49
    Coup de Torchon 1981

    Directed by Bertrand Tavernier · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 228 votes
50. 50
    Pitfall 1962

    Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.3 · 115 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Mafioso 1962

   Directed by Alberto Lattuada · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.7

   7.6 · 68 votes
2. 2
   The Story of a Cheat 1936

   Directed by Sacha Guitry · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.7

   7.5 · 75 votes
3. 3
   Mahjong 1996

   Directed by Edward Yang · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.6

   7.5 · 51 votes
4. 4
   The Lower Depths 1936

   Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.6

   7.2 · 84 votes
5. 5
   The Castle of Sand 1974

   Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.6

   7.3 · 61 votes
6. 6
   Boy 1969

   Directed by Nagisa Ōshima · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.2 · 63 votes
7. 7
   Tiger Bay 1959

   Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.2 · 58 votes
8. 8
   The Elephant God 1979

   Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.3 · 43 votes
9. 9
   The 3 Penny Opera 1931

   Directed by G.W. Pabst · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.1 · 63 votes
10. 10
    A Colt is My Passport 1967

    Directed by Takashi Nomura · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.5

    7.1 · 62 votes