Ronin
1998 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,722 votes
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. 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 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
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Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Carlito's Way
1993 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 3,521 votes
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 11,139 votes
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Roundup
2022 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 448 votes
The 'Beast Cop' Ma Seok-do heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect, but soon after his arrival, he discovers additional murder cases and hears about a vicious killer who has been committing crimes against tourists for several years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Army of Thieves
2021 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,318 votes
A mysterious woman recruits bank teller Ludwig Dieter to lead a group of aspiring thieves on a top-secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Girl on the Train
2016 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 6,096 votes
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Step Up
2006 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 3,940 votes
Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Triple Frontier
2019 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 3,588 votes
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Police Story
1985 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,074 votes
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Score
2001 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,904 votes
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Way of the Dragon
1972 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,314 votes
After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Drive Angry
2011 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 2,074 votes
Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell, intent on finding the vicious cult who brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Elite Squad
2007 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,761 votes
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kids
1995 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,325 votes
A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spy Game
2001 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 2,397 votes
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Perfect Murder
1998 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,585 votes
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rebel Ridge
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,670 votes
A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Safe
2012 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,723 votes
After a former elite agent rescues a 12-year-old Chinese girl who's been abducted, they find themselves in the middle of a standoff between Triads, the Russian Mafia and high-level corrupt New York City politicians and police. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blow
2001 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 4,651 votes
The story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire in the United States in the 1970s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
It Was Just an Accident
2025 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 628 votes
An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.