dorrk's Top 250 Favorite Crime Thrillers of All Time

2

Miller's Crossing https://www.flickchart.com/movie/28CC9301A5 1990, 120 min.

Joel & Ethan Coen  •   Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

4

The Talented Mr. Ripley https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7517A4C2B6 1999, 139 min.

Anthony Minghella  •   Starring: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

6

High and Low https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7364E6669F 1963, 142 min.

Akira Kurosawa  •   Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyoko Kagawa

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

8

Scarface https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9EFDC2A2C3 1983, 170 min.

Brian De Palma  •   Starring: Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michelle Pfeiffer

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

10

The Night of the Hunter https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AE1B6CF4B7 1955, 92 min.

Charles Laughton  •   Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

12

The Raid 2 https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F9A31167EB 2014, 148 min.

Gareth Evans  •   Starring: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

14

Pulp Fiction https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6275664BCE 1994, 154 min.

Quentin Tarantino  •   Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Crime Comedy

16

Blue Velvet https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5501C93B42 1986, 120 min.

David Lynch  •   Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper

Americana  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

18

Reservoir Dogs https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1036BA0939 1992, 99 min.

Quentin Tarantino  •   Starring: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen

Caper  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

20

Nightcrawler https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3E42045125 2014, 117 min.

Dan Gilroy  •   Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Rene Russo

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Media Satire

22

Riders of Justice https://www.flickchart.com/movie/198D67ED35 2020, 116 min.

Anders Thomas Jensen  •   Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg

Action Comedy  •  Action Thriller  •  Action

24

Batman Begins https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7F63E94E11 2005, 140 min.

Christopher Nolan  •   Starring: Christian Bale, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Based-on-Comics

26

M https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8678F7CC4C 1931, 99 min.

Fritz Lang  •   Starring: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Foreign Language Film

28

Headhunters https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FF712F50EB 2011, 98 min.

Morten Tyldum  •   Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aksel Hennie, Julie R. Ølgaard

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Based-on-21st-Century-Literature

30

Heat https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A586C49013 1995, 188 min.

Michael Mann  •   Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Caper

32

Funny Games https://www.flickchart.com/movie/76D233EF2C 1997, 108 min.

Michael Haneke  •   Starring: Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Foreign Language Film

34

You Were Never Really Here https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AED8FBF1BF 2017, 85 min.

Lynne Ramsay  •   Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov

Based-on-21st-Century-Literature  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

36

Laura https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D3AC18846B 1944, 88 min.

Otto Preminger  •   Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Detective Film

38

The Warriors https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3B416FF525 1979, 92 min.

Walter Hill  •   Starring: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Crime

40

Blue Ruin https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2074E7C6B8 2013, 92 min.

Jeremy Saulnier  •   Starring: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

42

Grisbi https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3562292ECB 1954, 94 min.

Jacques Becker  •   Starring: Dora Doll, Jean Gabin, Rene Dary

Caper  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

44

The French Connection https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1675772C9D 1971, 104 min.

William Friedkin  •   Starring: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Based-on-20th-Century-Literature

46

Jackie Brown https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6A5425E2EF 1997, 154 min.

Quentin Tarantino  •   Starring: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

48

Branded To Kill https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AE5FB051F3 1967, 98 min.

Seijun Suzuki  •   Starring: Jo Shishido, Mariko Ogawa, Anne Mari

Action  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

50

Uncut Gems https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D997F23999 2019, 135 min.

Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie  •   Starring: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett

Comedy Drama  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Crime Drama

52

Peeping Tom https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FDCAA974DC 1960, 101 min.

Michael Powell  •   Starring: Karlheinz Böhm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Psychological Thriller

54

The Silent Partner https://www.flickchart.com/movie/44FC524229 1978, 106 min.

Daryl Duke  •   Starring: Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York

Canuxploitation  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

56

The Killing https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1B7496FA17 1956, 85 min.

Stanley Kubrick  •   Starring: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Caper  •  Crime Thriller

58

The Underneath https://www.flickchart.com/movie/59EDFE3658 1995, 99 min.

Steven Soderbergh  •   Starring: Peter Gallagher, Alison Elliott, William Fichtner

Caper  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

60

Se7en https://www.flickchart.com/movie/914ABB106D 1995, 127 min.

David Fincher  •   Starring: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Police Detective Film

62

Extreme Prejudice https://www.flickchart.com/movie/0B8D9B862A 1987, 104 min.

Walter Hill  •   Starring: Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

64

Decision to Leave https://www.flickchart.com/movie/25384A3180 2022, 138 min.

Chan-wook Park  •   Starring: Tang Wei, Park Hae-Il, Go Kyung-Pyo

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

66

The Dark Knight Rises https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D3F3007203 2012, 164 min.

Christopher Nolan  •   Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Based-on-Comics

68

Eastern Promises https://www.flickchart.com/movie/02C4CE7954 2007, 100 min.

David Cronenberg  •   Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Gangster Film

70

Good Time https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B6A0821154 2017, 100 min.

Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie  •   Starring: Robert Pattinson, Ben Safdie, Buddy Duress

Caper  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

72

Blood Simple https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C3B5A7A1F8 1984, 99 min.

Joel & Ethan Coen  •   Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Post-Noir

74

A Perfect World https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D3E811C2C5 1993, 138 min.

Clint Eastwood  •   Starring: Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern

Americana  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

76

The Friends of Eddie Coyle https://www.flickchart.com/movie/BFC3A0BB9B 1973, 102 min.

Peter Yates  •   Starring: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

78

Death Wish https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C9D9687648 1974, 93 min.

Michael Winner  •   Starring: Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, Vincent Gardenia

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

80

Game Over https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2F41055A2D 1989, 87 min.

René Manzor  •   Starring: Brigitte Fossey, Louis Ducreux, Patrick Floersheim

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

82

Experiment in Terror https://www.flickchart.com/movie/08F8F62BC6 1962, 123 min.

Blake Edwards  •   Starring: Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

84

Cape Fear https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E0DC5CC100 1991, 128 min.

Martin Scorsese  •   Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

86

Sitting Target https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CE32BA1249 1972, 93 min.

Douglas Hickox  •   Starring: Oliver Reed, Jill St. John, Ian McShane

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Crime

88

Compliance https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AEE3F17D6F 2012, 90 min.

Craig Zobel  •   Starring: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

90

Cop Land https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2582FCEF75 1997, 116 min.

James Mangold  •   Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Drama

92

Machete https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9765EBEB5C 2010, 105 min.

Robert Rodriguez  •   Starring: Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

94

Cutter's Way https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F7FD51C676 1981, 105 min.

Ivan Passer  •   Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

96

Bullitt https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D996D05E18 1968, 114 min.

Peter Yates  •   Starring: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset

Action Thriller  •  Chase Movie  •  Crime

98

Jack Reacher https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C2F6ED389E 2012, 130 min.

Christopher McQuarrie  •   Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Based-on-21st-Century-Literature

100

The Black Cat https://www.flickchart.com/movie/DD87936E05 1934, 65 min.

Edgar G. Ulmer  •   Starring: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners

Adventure  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

102

The Devil All the Time https://www.flickchart.com/movie/BE25476374 2020, 138 min.

Antonio Campos  •   Starring: Tom Holland, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

104

Copshop https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C53AB15478 2021, 108 min.

Joe Carnahan  •   Starring: Frank Grillo, Gerard Butler, Toby Huss

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

106

Cloak & Dagger https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A2E8072190 1984, 101 min.

Richard Franklin  •   Starring: Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

108

Red Rock West https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9410D65449 1993, 98 min.

John Dahl  •   Starring: Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dennis Hopper

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Femme Fatale

110

I Start Counting https://www.flickchart.com/movie/31D6E65E92 1970, 105 min.

David Greene  •   Starring: Jenny Agutter, Bryan Marshall, Clare Sutcliffe

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

112

The Usual Suspects https://www.flickchart.com/movie/53345D6BAD 1995, 106 min.

Bryan Singer  •   Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Ensemble Film

114

Wait Until Dark https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EE48B8CF82 1967, 108 min.

Terence Young  •   Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna

Based-on-Theatre  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

116

The Professional https://www.flickchart.com/movie/CA476B864D 1994, 110 min.

Luc Besson  •   Starring: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Buddy Film

118

Darker Than Amber https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F4FBFAD968 1970, 96 min.

Robert Clouse

Drama  •  Action  •  Crime

120

Seance on a Wet Afternoon https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E82CBDE89A 1964, 115 min.

Bryan Forbes  •   Starring: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Judith Donner

British New Wave  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

122

Class of 1984 https://www.flickchart.com/movie/73028CE5CD 1982, 98 min.

Mark L. Lester  •   Starring: Perry King, Merrie Lynn Ross, Timothy Van Patten

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

124

Orphan: First Kill https://www.flickchart.com/movie/2248C2FFC5 2022, 99 min.

William Brent Bell  •   Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Horror

126

Mikey https://www.flickchart.com/movie/B927F6493E 1992, 90 min.

Dennis Dimster  •   Starring: Brian Bonsall, Josie Bissett, Ashley Laurence

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Horror

128

Band of the Hand https://www.flickchart.com/movie/D2C8F866A2 1986, 109 min.

Paul Michael Glaser  •   Starring: Stephen Lang, Michael Carmine, Lauren Holly

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Crime

130

Freeway https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7567E3CEB2 1996, 102 min.

Matthew Bright  •   Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Crime Thriller

132

Prisoners https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C589BCC605 2013, 146 min.

Denis Villeneuve  •   Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

134

Green Room https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6BB54038A3 2015, 94 min.

Jeremy Saulnier  •   Starring: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Horror

136

The Farmer https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A675A5D55A 1977, 87 min.

David Berlatsky  •   Starring: Gary Conway, Angel Tompkins, Michael Dante

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

138

Cop Car https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E6CE66DB15 2015, 86 min.

Jon Watts  •   Starring: Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim

Chase Movie  •  Crime  •  Crime Thriller

140

Curtains https://www.flickchart.com/movie/30C45E4635 1983, 89 min.

Richard Ciupka  •   Starring: John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson

Canuxploitation  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

142

Sicario https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FC5A20F57D 2015, 121 min.

Denis Villeneuve  •   Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

144

Pale Flower https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EBCD680475 1964, 96 min.

Masahiro Shinoda  •   Starring: Ryô Ikebe, Mariko Kaga, Takashi Fujiki

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

146

Timecrimes https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8417412411 2007, 92 min.

Nacho Vigalondo  •   Starring: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernandez, Barbara Goenaga

Crime Thriller  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Mindbender

148

Femme Fatale https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A3A81DF13A 2002, 114 min.

Brian De Palma  •   Starring: Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas, Peter Coyote

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Erotic Thriller

150

Brawl in Cell Block 99 https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F33E9447A1 2017, 132 min.

S. Craig Zahler  •   Starring: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Udo Kier

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Exploitation Film

152

Frantic https://www.flickchart.com/movie/637521D5C0 1988, 115 min.

Roman Polanski  •   Starring: Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, John Mahoney

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

154

Young, Violent, Dangerous https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C355CBB0DF 1976, 100 min.

Romolo Guerrieri  •   Starring: Eleonora Giorgi, Tomas Milian, Stefano Patrizi

Crime  •  Crime Thriller  •  Foreign Language Film

156

Arkansas https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6F3A332D78 2020, 117 min.

Clark Duke  •   Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Vince Vaughn, Clark Duke

Comedy Thriller  •  Comedy  •  Crime Comedy

158

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance https://www.flickchart.com/movie/080073AC97 2002, 129 min.

Chan-wook Park  •   Starring: Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Doona Bae

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

160

Ms .45 https://www.flickchart.com/movie/356F862B7B 1981, 80 min.

Abel Ferrara  •   Starring: Zoë Lund, Albert Sinkys, Darlene Stuto

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Exploitation Film

162

Fear https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8A974081D5 1983, 94 min.

Gerald Kargl  •   Starring: Erwin Leder, Silvia Rabenreither, Edith Rosset

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Foreign Language Film

164

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans https://www.flickchart.com/movie/EF5E5317E9 2009, 121 min.

Werner Herzog  •   Starring: Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes

Crime  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

166

Promising Young Woman https://www.flickchart.com/movie/38C5C1BB7C 2020, 113 min.

Emerald Fennell  •   Starring: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

168

The Little Things https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5FA55FCA50 2021, 127 min.

John Lee Hancock  •   Starring: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Mystery

170

The Italian Job https://www.flickchart.com/movie/29A58FCFB4 1969, 99 min.

Peter Collinson  •   Starring: Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill

Action Comedy  •  Action Thriller  •  Action

172

The Honeymoon Killers https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1875215853 1969, 115 min.

Leonard Kastle  •   Starring: Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby

Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller  •  Crime

174

Shallow Grave https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FC03BD278F 1994, 93 min.

Danny Boyle  •   Starring: Kerry Fox, Ewan McGregor, Keith Allen

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Thriller

176

The Mission https://www.flickchart.com/movie/379A24309E 1999, 81 min.

Johnnie To  •   Starring: Francis Ng, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Jackie Lui Chung-yin

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

178

Blind Rage https://www.flickchart.com/movie/183EAE23C3 1976, 80 min.

Efren C. Piñon  •   Starring: Tony Ferrer, Leila Hermosa, Leo Fong

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

180

Taken https://www.flickchart.com/movie/375E3D1D49 2008, 93 min.

Pierre Morel  •   Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Holly Valance

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Crime

182

Torso https://www.flickchart.com/movie/BFCDA5DB47 1973, 92 min.

Sergio Martino  •   Starring: Tina Aumont, John Richardson, Luc Merenda

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Foreign Language Film

184

Nobody https://www.flickchart.com/movie/3CBD08A348 2021, 92 min.

Ilya Naishuller  •   Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Aleksey Serebryakov, Connie Nielsen

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Crime Thriller

186

Detroit https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FF107F60E7 2017, 143 min.

Kathryn Bigelow  •   Starring: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Crime Drama  •  Crime Thriller

188

Payback https://www.flickchart.com/movie/C71AF61929 1999, 90 min.

Brian Helgeland  •   Starring: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello

Action Thriller  •  Action  •  Based-on-20th-Century-Literature

190

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh https://www.flickchart.com/movie/20E7A9318A 1971, 81 min.

Sergio Martino  •   Starring: Edwige Fenech, Ivan Rassimov, Alberto de Mendoza

Crime Thriller  •  Crime  •  Foreign Language Film

192

I'm Your Woman https://www.flickchart.com/movie/1720EEE266 2020, 120 min.