Best Crime Movies of All Time

1. 1
   The Shawshank Redemption 1994

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on MGM Plus, TNT, TBS
   8.7

   8.7 · 32K votes
2. 2
   The Godfather 1972

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.7

   8.7 · 24K votes
3. 3
   Facing El Chapo 2026

   Directed by Chava Cartas · Streaming on Netflix
   8.6

   8.8 · 954 votes
4. 4
   The Godfather Part II 1974

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.6

   8.6 · 15K votes
5. 5
   The Dark Knight 2008

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 37K votes
6. 6
   The Green Mile 1999

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on Tubi TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 20K votes
7. 7
   Pulp Fiction 1994

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
8. 8
   GoodFellas 1990

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Howdy
   8.4

   8.5 · 15K votes
9. 9
   City of God 2002

   Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
   8.4

   8.4 · 8.6K votes
10. 10
    Se7en 1995

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    8.4

    8.4 · 24K votes
11. 11
    Once Upon a Time in America 1984

    Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
    8.4

    8.4 · 6.3K votes
12. 12
    Inception 2010

    Directed by Christopher Nolan
    8.4

    8.4 · 41K votes
13. 13
    The Silence of the Lambs 1991

    Directed by Jonathan Demme · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Kanopy
    8.3

    8.3 · 19K votes
14. 14
    Léon: The Professional 1994

    Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on Sundance Now, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    8.3

    8.3 · 17K votes
15. 15
    High and Low 1963

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    8.2

    8.4 · 1.2K votes
16. 16
    The Shadow's Edge 2025

    Directed by Larry Yang
    8.2

    8.3 · 1.6K votes
17. 17
    A Clockwork Orange 1971

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    8.2

    8.2 · 14K votes
18. 18
    The Punisher: One Last Kill 2026

    Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.3 · 2.4K votes
19. 19
    The Departed 2006

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    8.1

    8.2 · 17K votes
20. 20
    The Usual Suspects 1995

    Directed by Bryan Singer · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    8.1

    8.2 · 12K votes
21. 21
    Scarface 1983

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.2 · 14K votes
22. 22
    Bound by Honor 1993

    Directed by Taylor Hackford
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.7K votes
23. 23
    Witness for the Prosecution 1957

    Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    8.1

    8.2 · 1.8K votes
24. 24
    Joker 2019

    Directed by Todd Phillips · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.1

    8.1 · 29K votes
25. 25
    The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo 2020

    Directed by Carlos Pérez Osorio · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.8 · 246 votes
26. 26
    Taxi Driver 1976

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Apple TV, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    8.1

    8.1 · 14K votes
27. 27
    Reservoir Dogs 1992

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MovieSphere+
    8.1

    8.1 · 16K votes
28. 28
    Prisoners 2013

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve
    8.1

    8.1 · 14K votes
29. 29
    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998

    Directed by Guy Ritchie
    8.1

    8.1 · 7.5K votes
30. 30
    Some Like It Hot 1959

    Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    8.0

    8.1 · 4K votes
31. 31
    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017

    Directed by Martin McDonagh · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    8.0

    8.1 · 11K votes
32. 32
    The Furious 2026

    Directed by Kenji Tanigaki · Streaming on Philo, Starz
    8.0

    8.2 · 861 votes
33. 33
    Memories of Murder 2003

    Directed by Bong Joon Ho
    8.0

    8.1 · 4.9K votes
34. 34
    The Wolf of Wall Street 2013

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    8.0

    8.0 · 27K votes
35. 35
    Double Indemnity 1944

    Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on Philo
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.1K votes
36. 36
    Elite Squad 2007

    Directed by José Padilha · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Lionsgate+
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.8K votes
37. 37
    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2011

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Lionsgate+, MovieSphere+
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.5K votes
38. 38
    M 1931

    Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Criterion Channel
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.6K votes
39. 39
    Catch Me If You Can 2002

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
    8.0

    8.0 · 18K votes
40. 40
    The Hate U Give 2018

    Directed by George Tillman Jr. · Streaming on Starz
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.3K votes
41. 41
    Cruella 2021

    Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.0

    8.0 · 10K votes
42. 42
    Le Trou 1960

    Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    8.0

    8.2 · 607 votes
43. 43
    Casino 1995

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
    8.0

    8.0 · 6.8K votes
44. 44
    Rashomon 1950

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, YouTube Free
    8.0

    8.0 · 2.6K votes
45. 45
    Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free, MovieSphere+
    8.0

    8.0 · 20K votes
46. 46
    The Sting 1973

    Directed by George Roy Hill · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
    8.0

    8.0 · 3.2K votes
47. 47
    Dial M for Murder 1954

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Kanopy, FlixHouse, TCM
    7.9

    8.0 · 3K votes
48. 48
    Trainspotting 1996

    Directed by Danny Boyle
    7.9

    8.0 · 11K votes
49. 49
    No Country for Old Men 2007

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.9

    8.0 · 14K votes
50. 50
    Heat 1995

    Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
    7.9

    7.9 · 8.8K 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.

1. 1
   War 2017

   Directed by Reece Peña
   6.5

   9.5 · 14 votes
2. 2
   Dark Shadows 1944

   Directed by Paul Burnford
   6.5

   8.9 · 18 votes
3. 3
   Kisapmata 1981

   Directed by Mike de Leon · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.6

   8.1 · 32 votes
4. 4
   Assault on the Pay Train 1962

   Directed by Roberto Farias
   6.6

   8.0 · 32 votes
5. 5
   A Tribe Called Judah 2023

   Directed by Funke Akindele · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.4

   9.1 · 12 votes
6. 6
   The X-Treme Riders 2023

   Directed by Sor Sangchai · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fawesome
   6.5

   8.2 · 25 votes
7. 7
   Dark Angels 1998

   Directed by David Wadley · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Fawesome
   6.5

   8.5 · 17 votes
8. 8
   Sathuranga Vettai 2014

   Directed by H. Vinoth
   6.5

   8.1 · 25 votes
9. 9
   Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper 1984

   Directed by Thomas Carter
   6.5

   7.8 · 34 votes
10. 10
    Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku! 2025

    Directed by Muhadkly Acho
    6.4

    8.4 · 17 votes