Best Crime Movies of the 1990s

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 Green Mile 1999

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on Tubi TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 20K votes
3. 3
   Pulp Fiction 1994

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

   8.5 · 31K votes
4. 4
   GoodFellas 1990

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Howdy
   8.4

   8.5 · 15K votes
5. 5
   Se7en 1995

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

   8.4 · 24K votes
6. 6
   The Silence of the Lambs 1991

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

   8.3 · 19K votes
7. 7
   Léon: The Professional 1994

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

   8.3 · 17K votes
8. 8
   The Usual Suspects 1995

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

   8.2 · 12K votes
9. 9
   Bound by Honor 1993

   Directed by Taylor Hackford
   8.1

   8.2 · 1.7K votes
10. 10
    Reservoir Dogs 1992

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

    8.1 · 16K votes
11. 11
    Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998

    Directed by Guy Ritchie
    8.1

    8.1 · 7.5K votes
12. 12
    Casino 1995

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

    8.0 · 6.8K votes
13. 13
    Trainspotting 1996

    Directed by Danny Boyle
    7.9

    8.0 · 11K votes
14. 14
    Heat 1995

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

    7.9 · 8.8K votes
15. 15
    The Big Lebowski 1998

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on Pluto TV
    7.9

    7.9 · 13K votes
16. 16
    A Bronx Tale 1993

    Directed by Robert De Niro · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.9

    7.9 · 3.1K votes
17. 17
    A Brighter Summer Day 1991

    Directed by Edward Yang · Streaming on YouTube TV
    7.8

    8.2 · 414 votes
18. 18
    Fargo 1996

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.8

    7.8 · 9.5K votes
19. 19
    L.A. Confidential 1997

    Directed by Curtis Hanson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.8

    7.8 · 5.8K votes
20. 20
    Carlito's Way 1993

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Starz
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.6K votes
21. 21
    Close-Up 1990

    Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
    7.7

    8.0 · 471 votes
22. 22
    Primal Fear 1996

    Directed by Gregory Hoblit · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.6

    7.7 · 4.2K votes
23. 23
    Fallen Angels 1995

    Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.4K votes
24. 24
    Boyz n the Hood 1991

    Directed by John Singleton · Streaming on Starz, Sony Pictures Core
    7.6

    7.6 · 2.4K votes
25. 25
    Sleepers 1996

    Directed by Barry Levinson
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.1K votes
26. 26
    Thelma & Louise 1991

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, The Roku Channel
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.1K votes
27. 27
    Fireworks 1997

    Directed by Takeshi Kitano
    7.5

    7.7 · 818 votes
28. 28
    Donnie Brasco 1997

    Directed by Mike Newell · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV, Sundance Now
    7.5

    7.5 · 5K votes
29. 29
    True Romance 1993

    Directed by Tony Scott · Streaming on Netflix, Sundance Now, Sony Pictures Core
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.2K votes
30. 30
    Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1997

    Directed by Thomas Jahn
    7.5

    7.7 · 633 votes
31. 31
    Black Cat, White Cat 1998

    Directed by Emir Kusturica · Streaming on Klassiki
    7.5

    7.6 · 861 votes
32. 32
    Cure 1997

    Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    7.5

    7.6 · 921 votes
33. 33
    A Perfect World 1993

    Directed by Clint Eastwood
    7.5

    7.5 · 2K votes
34. 34
    Herod's Law 1999

    Directed by Luis Estrada · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    8.0 · 214 votes
35. 35
    Scream 1996

    Directed by Wes Craven · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.3K votes
36. 36
    Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993

    Directed by Bruce Timm · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.3K votes
37. 37
    Hard Boiled 1992

    Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Kanopy, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV
    7.4

    7.5 · 999 votes
38. 38
    Menace II Society 1993

    Directed by Albert Hughes · Streaming on Starz
    7.4

    7.5 · 965 votes
39. 39
    The Godfather Part III 1990

    Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.1K votes
40. 40
    Miller's Crossing 1990

    Directed by Joel Coen
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.9K votes
41. 41
    Falling Down 1993

    Directed by Joel Schumacher · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.3K votes
42. 42
    A Time to Kill 1996

    Directed by Joel Schumacher
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.1K votes
43. 43
    The Basketball Diaries 1995

    Directed by Scott Kalvert
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.3K votes
44. 44
    Sonatine 1993

    Directed by Takeshi Kitano
    7.3

    7.5 · 714 votes
45. 45
    Jackie Brown 1997

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on MovieSphere+, Howdy
    7.3

    7.4 · 7.2K votes
46. 46
    Boys Don't Cry 1999

    Directed by Kimberly Peirce
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.5K votes
47. 47
    Brother 1997

    Directed by Aleksei Balabanov
    7.3

    7.5 · 511 votes
48. 48
    Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999

    Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.5K votes
49. 49
    Glengarry Glen Ross 1992

    Directed by James Foley · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.7K votes
50. 50
    The Rose Seller 1998

    Directed by Víctor Gaviria · Streaming on Kanopy, Tubi TV
    7.3

    7.9 · 158 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
   Dark Angels 1998

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

   8.5 · 17 votes
2. 2
   Krantiveer 1994

   Directed by Mehul Kumar · Streaming on Eros Now Select
   6.4

   8.2 · 17 votes
3. 3
   News from a Personal War 1999

   Directed by Kátia Lund
   6.4

   7.8 · 21 votes
4. 4
   Dust of Angels 1992

   Directed by Hsu Hsiao-Ming
   6.4

   7.7 · 21 votes
5. 5
   Baby Rex - Der kleine Kommissar 1997

   Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
   6.3

   7.7 · 20 votes
6. 6
   Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder 1992

   Directed by Christopher Hibler
   6.3

   8.2 · 11 votes
7. 7
   Narcos 1992

   Directed by Giuseppe Ferrara
   6.3

   7.7 · 17 votes
8. 8
   Damini 1993

   Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi
   6.3

   7.5 · 23 votes
9. 9
   Giovanni Falcone 1993

   Directed by Giuseppe Ferrara
   6.4

   7.2 · 35 votes
10. 10
    The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer 1992

    Directed by Arthur Ginsberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    7.3 · 27 votes