The Irishman
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 7,608 votes
Pennsylvania, 1956. 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
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.
Lethal Weapon
1987 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 5,119 votes
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
21 Jump Street
2012 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 11,157 votes
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Insomnia
2002 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 5,410 votes
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fargo
1996 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 9,216 votes
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
True Romance
1993 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,121 votes
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cape Fear
1991 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 3,952 votes
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Honey Don't!
2025 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 447 votes
Honey O'Donahue, a small-town private investigator, delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bound by Honor
1993 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 1,584 votes
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Inside Man
2006 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 6,459 votes
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Nice Guys
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 8,784 votes
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wind River
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 5,863 votes
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Punisher: War Zone
2008 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,346 votes
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2 Guns
2013 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 4,564 votes
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Order
2024 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 926 votes
A string of violent robberies in the Pacific Northwest leads veteran FBI agent Terry Husk into a white supremacist plot to overthrow the federal government. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
2019 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,535 votes
After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Roundup: No Way Out
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 555 votes
Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 4,221 votes
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Taken 2
2012 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 7,190 votes
In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Law Abiding Citizen
2009 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 5,766 votes
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.