Top 100 Crime Movies List

#40 Crime Movie

Sexy Beast (2000) R

Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.

Director:

Jonathan Glazer

Writers:

Louis Mellis, David Scinto

Stars:

Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane

#39 Crime Movie

Training Day (2001) R

On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes on a 24-hour training course with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writers:

David Ayer

Stars:

Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn

#38 Crime Movie

Blood Simple (1984) R

A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man. But, when blood is involved, nothing is simple.

Director:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Writers:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Stars:

John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya

#37 Crime Movie

Falling Down (1993) R

A borderline personality disordered defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers:

Ebbe Roe Smith

Stars:

Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey

#36 Crime Movie

Matchstick Men (2003) PG-13

A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers:

Eric Garcia (book), Nicholas Griffin

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman, Sam Rockwell

#35 Crime Movie

Traffic (2000) R

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Simon Moore, Stephen Gaghan

Stars:

Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones

#34 Crime Movie

The Art of the Steal (2013) R

Crunch Calhoun, a semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get his old gang back together to pull off one last heist.

Director:

Jonathan Sobol

Writers:

Jonathan Sobol

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Jay Baruchel, Katheryn Winnick

#33 Crime Movie

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) R

A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Gerald Petievich (novel), William Friedkin

Stars:

William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow

#32 Crime Movie

Zodiac (2007) R

A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.

Director:

David Fincher

Writers:

James Vanderbilt, Robert Graysmith

Stars:

Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo

#31 Crime Movie

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) PG

Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro

Stars:

Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly

#30 Crime Movie

Hard Eight (1996) R

Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writers:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Stars:

Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow

#29 Crime Movie

Out of Sight (1998) R

A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Elmore Leonard (novel), Scott Frank

Stars:

George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames

#28 Crime Movie

Mississippi Burning (1988) R

Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.

Director:

Alan Parker

Writers:

Chris Gerolmo

Stars:

Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand

#27 Crime Movie

Taken (2008) PG-13

A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.

Director:

Pierre Morel

Writers:

Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen

Stars:

Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen

#26 Crime Movie

Blue Caprice (2013) R

An abandoned boy is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure. Inspired by the real life events that led to the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks.

Director:

Alexandre Moors

Writers:

Alexandre Moors (story), R.F.I. Porto

Stars:

Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond, Tim Blake Nelson

#25 Crime Movie

Witness (1985) R

A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.

Director:

Peter Weir

Writers:

William Kelley, Pamela Wallace

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas

#24 Crime Movie

Drugstore Cowboy (1989) R

A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writers:

James Fogle (novel), Gus Van Sant

Stars:

Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros

#23 Crime Movie

Thief (1981) R

Becoming closer to his dream of leading a normal life, a professional safecracker agrees to do a job for the mafia, who have other plans for him.

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers:

Frank Hohimer (novel), Michael Mann

Stars:

James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson

#22 Crime Movie

Sicario (2015) R

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Director:

Denis Villeneuve

Writers:

Taylor Sheridan

Stars:

Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro

#21 Crime Movie

Cape Fear (1991) R

A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

John D. MacDonald (novel), James R. Webb

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange

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