Straight Time
1978 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 213 votes
After being released on parole, a burglar attempts to go straight, get a regular job, and just go by the rules. 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 2026-08-06 · 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.
Kill the Messenger
2014 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 933 votes
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Armored
2009 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 717 votes
A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist against their own company. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
High Risk
1995 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 148 votes
After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Drugstore Cowboy
1989 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 624 votes
Portland, Oregon, 1971. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Find Me Guilty
2006 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 559 votes
Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Home Invasion
2016 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 169 votes
Terror arrives at the one place we all feel safest... This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Burning Plain
2008 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 470 votes
A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
10 to Midnight
1983 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 233 votes
Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 178 votes
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
2022 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 129 votes
A stockbroker in a small southern town gets embroiled in an insurance scam with a next-door neighbor that leads to multiple murders when a host of other people want in on the plot. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Coffy
1973 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 310 votes
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Gang Related
1997 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 180 votes
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cold War II
2016 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 126 votes
A suspected criminal mastermind escapes from police custody, throwing the city into turmoil. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
2012 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 449 votes
In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Forger
2014 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 403 votes
A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Salton Sea
2002 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 369 votes
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
2020 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 151 votes
After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a case involving the personal, the professional – and even the supernatural. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Leviathan
2014 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 976 votes
In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Substitute 2: School's Out
1998 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 146 votes
When teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.