Top Crime Movies


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

461. Brighter Summer Day, A ( Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian )

Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward Yang
Actors: Chen Chang, Lisa Yang, Guozhu Zhang, Elaine Jin, Juan Wang, Han Chang
Plot: In this bleak Taiwanese coming-of-age story, two rival gangs face off. Amidst the the crime and fighting, romance tries to blossom, but can there be love among so much conflict?

462. Infernal Affairs III ( Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan )

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wai-keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Actors: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Andy Lau, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen, Eric Tsang, Daoming Chen

463. Carandiru

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hector Babenco
Actors: Ailton Graça, Aida Leiner, Rodrigo Santoro, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Gero Camilo, Lázaro Ramos
Plot: Brazilian MD Drauzio Varella starts AIDS prevention in Brazil's largest prison, Carandiru, in Sao Paulo, where the population is nearly double its 4000 maximum. Doc learns from experience, and through stories, the tragic history behind the crimes which landed the prisoners there. Just when he believes to leave the prisoners happy with a soccer tournament, a silly clothing line argument kick-starts a politically opportune revolt.

464. Takers

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Luessenhop
Actors: Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen, Zoe Saldana, Jay Hernandez, T.I.
Plot: A dedicated group of bank robbers think they have the perfect plan to take down $20 million, but a determined detective aims to take them down.

465. American Friend, The ( Amerikanische Freund, Der )

Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Wim Wenders
Actors: Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller
Plot: An art forger diagnosed with leukemia is slowly drawn into a shady world of criminal business dealings.

466. 2 Days in the Valley

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Herzfeld
Actors: Danny Aiello, Greg Cruttwell, Jeff Daniels, Teri Hatcher, Glenne Headly, James Spader
Plot: Follows a group of disparate souls (many of them criminal) over the course of 49 hours in L.A. including a suicidal director, a hired gunman looking for the perfect Italian seasoning and an art dealer with kidney stones.

467. Inherent Vice

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Sasha Pieterse, Jena Malone, Joaquin Phoenix, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson
Plot: Set in 1970s L.A., eetective Larry "Doc" Sportello - a drug-addled private
eye - sets his site on a new case - the disappearance of a former
girlfriend.

468. Al Capone

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Wilson
Actors: Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory, Martin Balsam, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Gist
Plot: A quite accurate portrayal of the life of prohibition era criminal kingpin Al Capone - from his days as a small-time Chicago hood to his rise as Chicago's most notorious gangster - ultimately leading to his ignoble end.

469. One Day in September

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Actors: Michael Douglas, Ankie Spitzer, Jamal Al Gashey, Gerald Seymour, Axel Springer, Gad Zahari

470. My Friend Dahmer

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Marc Meyers
Actors: Ross Lynch, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts, Miles Robbins, Alex Wolff, Cameron McKendry
Plot: Based on the acclaimed graphic novel from Derf Backderf, the film follows the high school life of a young man named Jeffrey Dahmer. Before he become known as a notorious serial killer, he was just another shy student turning to alcohol when he couldn't find anywhere to fit in.

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