Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 550 votes
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Brooklyn's Finest
2010 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,009 votes
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hole
2001 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 906 votes
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Men at Work
1990 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 430 votes
Two garbage men find the body of a city councilman in a trash can on their route. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Shepherd: Border Patrol
2008 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 232 votes
A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
No Mercy
1986 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 204 votes
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dog Eat Dog
2016 · TMDB 5.1/10 · 390 votes
Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Gringo
2018 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 809 votes
An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire
2023 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 117 votes
Set in the fictional dystopian city-state of Khansaar, the film follows the friendship between Deva, a tribesman, and Varadha, the prince of Khansaar. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Throw Momma from the Train
1987 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 667 votes
Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Like Minds
2006 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 131 votes
A forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
How to Steal a Million
1966 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 671 votes
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
China Moon
1994 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 151 votes
Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Close-Up
1990 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 454 votes
This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Locked Down
2021 · TMDB 5.2/10 · 318 votes
During a COVID-19 lockdown, sparring couple Linda and Paxton call a truce to attempt a high-risk jewellery heist at one of the world's most exclusive department stores, Harrods. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Next of Kin
1989 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 255 votes
Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
2021 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 717 votes
Following a brutal series of murders taking place on Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, Gotham City's young vigilante known as the Batman sets out to pursue the mysterious serial killer alongside police officer James Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
La Chèvre
1981 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 724 votes
When the boss' unlucky daughter is missing in South America, Campana is sent to watch the boss' most unlucky employee who is sent as a private detective in hopes he can duplicate the daughter's mistakes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Contract
2006 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 579 votes
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Clockers
1995 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 361 votes
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.