Best Crime Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   High and Low 1963

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

   8.4 · 1.2K votes
2. 2
   Le Trou 1960

   Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.2 · 607 votes
3. 3
   Rocco and His Brothers 1960

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

   8.0 · 689 votes
4. 4
   Le Samouraï 1967

   Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
   7.7

   7.8 · 1.3K votes
5. 5
   Divorce Italian Style 1961

   Directed by Pietro Germi · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.9 · 559 votes
6. 6
   Cool Hand Luke 1967

   Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
   7.7

   7.7 · 1.7K votes
7. 7
   Z 1969

   Directed by Costa-Gavras · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max
   7.6

   7.8 · 661 votes
8. 8
   In the Heat of the Night 1967

   Directed by Norman Jewison · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
   7.6

   7.7 · 1.3K votes
9. 9
   Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969

   Directed by George Roy Hill · Streaming on A&E Crime Central
   7.6

   7.6 · 2.6K votes
10. 10
    Crooks in Clover 1963

    Directed by Georges Lautner
    7.5

    7.7 · 584 votes
11. 11
    Breathless 1960

    Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Darkroom
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.1K votes
12. 12
    Bonnie and Clyde 1967

    Directed by Arthur Penn
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.9K votes
13. 13
    Purple Noon 1960

    Directed by René Clément · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.4

    7.6 · 634 votes
14. 14
    The Diamond Arm 1969

    Directed by Leonid Gaidai · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.4

    7.7 · 356 votes
15. 15
    The Cremator 1969

    Directed by Juraj Herz · Streaming on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films
    7.4

    7.8 · 280 votes
16. 16
    The Sword of Doom 1966

    Directed by Kihachi Okamoto · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.4

    7.8 · 282 votes
17. 17
    The Bad Sleep Well 1960

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa
    7.4

    7.7 · 304 votes
18. 18
    How to Steal a Million 1966

    Directed by William Wyler · Streaming on fuboTV
    7.4

    7.5 · 690 votes
19. 19
    The Sicilian Clan 1969

    Directed by Henri Verneuil
    7.3

    7.6 · 392 votes
20. 20
    Band of Outsiders 1964

    Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Streaming on Darkroom
    7.3

    7.5 · 631 votes
21. 21
    Cape Fear 1962

    Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 664 votes
22. 22
    In Cold Blood 1967

    Directed by Richard Brooks · Streaming on Fawesome
    7.3

    7.5 · 460 votes
23. 23
    The Trial 1962

    Directed by Orson Welles · Streaming on FlixHouse, Night Flight Plus, Artiflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 596 votes
24. 24
    The Sucker 1965

    Directed by Gérard Oury · Streaming on France Channel
    7.2

    7.4 · 741 votes
25. 25
    Le Deuxième Souffle 1966

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

    7.7 · 211 votes
26. 26
    Pierrot le Fou 1965

    Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.2

    7.3 · 979 votes
27. 27
    Birdman of Alcatraz 1962

    Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Hoopla
    7.2

    7.5 · 365 votes
28. 28
    Wait Until Dark 1967

    Directed by Terence Young
    7.2

    7.3 · 623 votes
29. 29
    West Side Story 1961

    Directed by Jerome Robbins · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 2.1K votes
30. 30
    Blood and Black Lace 1964

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Hoopla
    7.1

    7.3 · 489 votes
31. 31
    Le Doulos 1962

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.1

    7.4 · 318 votes
32. 32
    Bullitt 1968

    Directed by Peter Yates · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.4K votes
33. 33
    The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales 1960

    Directed by Rogelio A. González · Streaming on Darkroom
    7.1

    8.0 · 91 votes
34. 34
    A Shot in the Dark 1964

    Directed by Blake Edwards · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.2 · 689 votes
35. 35
    Take the Money and Run 1969

    Directed by Woody Allen
    7.0

    7.1 · 811 votes
36. 36
    Let's Not Get Angry 1966

    Directed by Georges Lautner
    7.0

    7.5 · 173 votes
37. 37
    The Brain 1969

    Directed by Gérard Oury · Streaming on France Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 318 votes
38. 38
    Shoot the Piano Player 1960

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Darkroom
    7.0

    7.2 · 460 votes
39. 39
    Beware of the Car! 1966

    Directed by Eldar Ryazanov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Brew, YouTube Free
    7.0

    7.5 · 150 votes
40. 40
    The Treasure of San Gennaro 1966

    Directed by Dino Risi · Streaming on Xumo Play, Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.4 · 197 votes
41. 41
    Murder She Said 1961

    Directed by George Pollock · Streaming on Britbox, BritBox, TCM
    7.0

    7.3 · 247 votes
42. 42
    Victim 1961

    Directed by Basil Dearden · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.5 · 165 votes
43. 43
    The Organizer 1963

    Directed by Mario Monicelli · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.5 · 138 votes
44. 44
    This Man Must Die 1969

    Directed by Claude Chabrol · Streaming on Darkroom
    6.9

    7.3 · 199 votes
45. 45
    Branded to Kill 1967

    Directed by Seijun Suzuki
    6.9

    7.2 · 264 votes
46. 46
    Salvatore Giuliano 1962

    Directed by Francesco Rosi
    6.9

    7.5 · 122 votes
47. 47
    Point Blank 1967

    Directed by John Boorman · Streaming on YouTube TV, TCM
    6.9

    7.0 · 458 votes
48. 48
    Any Number Can Win 1963

    Directed by Henri Verneuil · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.2 · 221 votes
49. 49
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963

    Directed by Stanley Kramer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Kanopy
    6.9

    7.0 · 726 votes
50. 50
    The Bride Wore Black 1968

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.9

    7.1 · 303 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
   Revenge of the Snakes 1962

   Directed by Metin Erksan
   6.4

   7.6 · 24 votes
2. 2
   Wolves, Pigs & Men 1964

   Directed by Kinji Fukasaku · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, The Roku Channel
   6.3

   8.1 · 11 votes
3. 3
   The Olsen Gang 1969

   Directed by Knut Bohwim
   6.3

   7.5 · 22 votes
4. 4
   I, the Executioner 1968

   Directed by Tai Katō · Streaming on Hoopla, MUBI, Xumo Play
   6.3

   7.4 · 23 votes
5. 5
   The Sword and the Balance 1963

   Directed by André Cayatte
   6.3

   7.7 · 13 votes
6. 6
   Elegant Beast 1962

   Directed by Yūzō Kawashima · Streaming on Hoopla, Night Flight Plus, OVID
   6.3

   7.3 · 24 votes
7. 7
   The Terrible People 1960

   Directed by Harald Reinl
   6.3

   7.3 · 23 votes
8. 8
   The Fear 1966

   Directed by Kostas Manoussakis
   6.3

   7.3 · 22 votes
9. 9
   Cash Calls Hell 1966

   Directed by Hideo Gosha · Streaming on Hoopla, Xumo Play, Tubi TV
   6.3

   7.5 · 15 votes
10. 10
    Intimidation 1960

    Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.3

    7.2 · 24 votes