Best Crime Movies
Heists, mobsters, con artists and the detectives chasing them - crime movies are morality plays with better outfits. This ranking runs from noir landmarks to modern true-crime-adjacent thrillers, ordered by rating and popularity. See where to stream each one and keep score of what you've watched.
Papillon (2017)
The Town (2010)
Enola Holmes (2020)
Ballerina (2025)
Menace II Society (1993)
The Stronghold (2021)
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Frequency (2000)
Blow Out (1981)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Uncut Gems (2019)
Good Time (2017)
Kick-Ass (2010)
The Accountant (2016)
Adam's Apples (2005)
The Nice Guys (2016)
The Devil All the Time (2020)
Irreversible (2002)
Monster (2003)
Cherry (2021)
A History of Violence (2005)
Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
Bad Education (2004)
Point Break (1991)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
The Outlaws (2017)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
West Side Story (1961)
Clue (1985)
Cape Fear (1962)
John Q (2002)
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021)
Blood and Bone (2009)
Wall Street (1987)
Chicago (2002)
Gaslight (1944)
Rush Hour (1998)
Key Largo (1948)
The House That Jack Built (2018)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Tell No One (2006)
Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016)
Ong-Bak (2003)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Batman: Year One (2011)
Tuner (2026)
The Next Three Days (2010)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
The Sucker (1965)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)
Legend (2015)
Red Dragon (2002)
Lawless (2012)
The Fast and the Furious (2001)