Best Crime Movies on Paramount Plus Essential in the US

1. 1
   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
2. 2
   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
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
   Se7en 1995

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

   8.4 · 24K votes
5. 5
   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
6. 6
   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
7. 7
   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
8. 8
   The Untouchables 1987

   Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.7

   7.8 · 6.4K votes
9. 9
   Primal Fear 1996

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

   7.7 · 4.2K votes
10. 10
    Zodiac 2007

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
11. 11
    Scream 1996

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

    7.4 · 8.3K votes
12. 12
    Tuner 2026

    Directed by Daniel Roher · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.6 · 591 votes
13. 13
    Gangs of New York 2002

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 7.5K votes
14. 14
    Gone Baby Gone 2007

    Directed by Ben Affleck · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.4K votes
15. 15
    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988

    Directed by David Zucker · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.7K votes
16. 16
    Collateral 2004

    Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.6K votes
17. 17
    The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999

    Directed by Anthony Minghella · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.4K votes
18. 18
    A Simple Plan 1998

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.2K votes
19. 19
    Marathon Man 1976

    Directed by John Schlesinger · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
20. 20
    Chicago 2002

    Directed by Rob Marshall · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.1

    7.1 · 3K votes
21. 21
    Rush Hour 1998

    Directed by Brett Ratner · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.1 · 6K votes
22. 22
    Juice 1992

    Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.0

    7.2 · 487 votes
23. 23
    Hustle & Flow 2005

    Directed by Craig Brewer · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.0

    7.2 · 476 votes
24. 24
    Roofman 2025

    Directed by Derek Cianfrance · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.1K votes
25. 25
    Breakdown 1997

    Directed by Jonathan Mostow · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.2K votes
26. 26
    Wardriver 2026

    Directed by Rebecca Thomas · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.9

    7.4 · 133 votes
27. 27
    Scream VI 2023

    Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.9

    6.9 · 3.4K votes
28. 28
    21 Jump Street 2012

    Directed by Phil Lord · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.9

    6.9 · 11K votes
29. 29
    Sleeping Dogs 2024

    Directed by Adam Cooper · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.9

    7.0 · 674 votes
30. 30
    We're the Millers 2013

    Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.8 · 9.7K votes
31. 31
    22 Jump Street 2014

    Directed by Phil Lord · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.8 · 8.8K votes
32. 32
    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear 1991

    Directed by David Zucker · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.8 · 2.9K votes
33. 33
    Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005

    Directed by Jim Sheridan · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.1K votes
34. 34
    The Equalizer 2 2018

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.8 · 6.2K votes
35. 35
    Swindle 2014

    Directed by Jonathan Judge · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.8

    7.0 · 249 votes
36. 36
    Four Brothers 2005

    Directed by John Singleton · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy
    6.8

    6.8 · 2.5K votes
37. 37
    Cop Land 1997

    Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.8 · 1.9K votes
38. 38
    Rush Hour 2 2001

    Directed by Brett Ratner · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.8

    6.8 · 4.8K votes
39. 39
    Paid in Full 2002

    Directed by Charles Stone III · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Hoopla
    6.7

    6.9 · 261 votes
40. 40
    Jack Reacher 2012

    Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.7

    6.7 · 8K votes
41. 41
    The Score 2001

    Directed by Frank Oz · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.7

    6.7 · 2K votes
42. 42
    Machine Gun Preacher 2011

    Directed by Marc Forster · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy
    6.7

    6.7 · 1.2K votes
43. 43
    Finestkind 2023

    Directed by Brian Helgeland · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.7

    6.8 · 363 votes
44. 44
    The Longest Yard 2005

    Directed by Peter Segal · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo
    6.7

    6.7 · 3.8K votes
45. 45
    Patriot Games 1992

    Directed by Phillip Noyce · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.7

    6.7 · 1.9K votes
46. 46
    Double Jeopardy 1999

    Directed by Bruce Beresford · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.6 · 1.6K votes
47. 47
    Beavis and Butt-Head Do America 1996

    Directed by Mike Judge · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.7 · 813 votes
48. 48
    Horrible Bosses 2011

    Directed by Seth Gordon · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.6

    6.6 · 7K votes
49. 49
    Out of the Furnace 2013

    Directed by Scott Cooper · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, Kanopy, YouTube Free
    6.5

    6.6 · 2.2K votes
50. 50
    A Perfect Murder 1998

    Directed by Andrew Davis · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    6.5

    6.6 · 1.6K 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
   Killer Joe 2012

   Directed by William Friedkin · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV
   6.5

   6.5 · 1.6K votes
2. 2
   Undisputed 2002

   Directed by Walter Hill · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   6.5

   6.5 · 870 votes
3. 3
   Hostage 2005

   Directed by Florent-Emilio Siri · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.4

   6.4 · 1.8K votes
4. 4
   One Mile: Chapter One 2026

   Directed by Adam Davidson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   6.4

   6.6 · 155 votes
5. 5
   One Mile: Chapter Two 2026

   Directed by Adam Davidson · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   6.4

   6.6 · 146 votes
6. 6
   The Yards 2000

   Directed by James Gray · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   6.2

   6.2 · 554 votes
7. 7
   Confess, Fletch 2022

   Directed by Greg Mottola · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   6.2

   6.2 · 430 votes
8. 8
   King Creole 1958

   Directed by Michael Curtiz · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
   6.2

   6.4 · 118 votes
9. 9
   The November Man 2014

   Directed by Roger Donaldson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.1

   6.1 · 1.7K votes
10. 10
    Garfield's Babes and Bullets 1989

    Directed by Phil Roman · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.3

    7.3 · 20 votes