Top Crime Movies


The Top Crime Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Crime List". Lists are calculated daily.

181. The Silent Partner

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Daryl Duke
Actors: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, John Candy, Susannah York

182. The Postman Always Rings Twice

Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tay Garnett
Actors: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn
Plot: Frank Chambers hitchhikes to an out-of-the-way gas station/diner where he finds both a job and trouble.

183. Man from Nowhere, The ( Ajeossi )

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jeong-beom Lee
Actors: Bin Won, Sae-ron Kim, Hyo-seo Kim

184. The Warriors

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Michael Beck, Dorsey Wright, David Harris, James Remar
Plot: A popular leader attempts to unite all the gangs in New York City. At a huge rally he is killed and The Warriors gang is fingered for the hit. They must make their way back to their home turf of Coney Island while dodging rival gangs.

185. Hard Eight

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson
Plot: A tale of love, revenge and redemption, set against the seedy casinos of Reno, Nevada.

186. Hard Boiled ( Lat sau san taam )

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Woo
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan
Plot: As the mob smuggles guns into China, a daring raid leaves an ace detective without his partner. While the smugglers fight internally over territory, the detective works with an insider to bring down the entire operation.

187. Deliver Us from Evil

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Amy Berg
Actors: Jeff Anderson, Case Degroot, Jane Degroot, Thomas Doyle
Plot: A documentary about the history and causes of the Catholic sex abuse scandal.

188. Stray Dog ( Nora inu )

Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Eiko Miyoshi
Plot: A post war (WW2) look at Tokyo, Japan through the events surrounding a police detective, searching for a killer, and his stolen gun.

189. Thief

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Mann
Actors: Tuesday Weld, James Caan, James Belushi, Dennis Farina
Plot: A safe cracker is trying to begin a normal life when the mob comes calling for one last job as he scrambles to protect the ones he loves.

190. Brick

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rian Johnson
Actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, Emilie de Ravin
Plot: When his ex-girlfriend turns up dead, a high school student must use all his wits and contacts to find out who killed her.

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