Electra Glide in Blue
1973 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 103 votes
A short Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to Homicide following the mysterious murder of a hermit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Crime Movies
Discover popular and highly rated crime movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-09 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
The Glass Key
1942 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 131 votes
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
No Man's Land
2013 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 106 votes
Pan Xiao, a young lawyer, goes to a rural small village settled in the western desert lands of China to handle the case of a falcon poacher who has ran over a policeman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
2021 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 146 votes
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to cheat an educational system already designed to benefit the privileged. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Into the Abyss
2011 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 284 votes
We do not know when and how we will die. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bullet Ballet
1998 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 146 votes
After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2017 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 102 votes
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Oh Mercy
2019 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 287 votes
A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered on Christmas Eve. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Natural Selection
2016 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 125 votes
Tyler is a young man who is desperately seeking direction from a world that seems to have abandoned him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Rose Seller
1998 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 154 votes
Monica is 13 years old and has already created her own world, on the street, where she fights courageously to defend what little she has: her friends, her boyfriend, who sells drugs, and her dignity and pride that makes no concessions to anyone. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 122 votes
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Safer at Home
2021 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 156 votes
Two years into the pandemic, a group of friends throw an online party with a night of games, drinking and drugs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Swindle
1955 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 222 votes
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
2014 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 468 votes
Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Loosies
2012 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 125 votes
A young pickpocket in the New York subways – living a fast, free lifestyle – is confronted by a woman who he had a one night affair with. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bullhead
2011 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 395 votes
A young cattle farmer is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Organizer
1963 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 135 votes
In the late 19th century, a former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a textile factory in Turin, Italy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Courted
2015 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 209 votes
When a feared judge of the French court, Xavier Racine, encounters a French-Danish juror, Ditte Lorensen-Coteret, at a murder trial, their shared past is slowly uncovered. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
12
2007 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 421 votes
A loose remake of “12 Angry Men”, “12” is set in contemporary Moscow where 12 very different men must unanimously decide the fate of a young Chechen accused of murdering his step-father, a Russian army officer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bad Day for the Cut
2017 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 184 votes
A middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, sets off on a mission of revenge when the old lady is murdered. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.