Top 100 Crime Movies/TV Shows of All Time

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for top 100 crime movies/tv shows of all time.

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1 The Godfather(1972)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Italian
2 Pulp Fiction(1994)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
3 Breaking Bad(2008)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
4 12 Angry Men(1957)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
5 The Godfather Part II(1974)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Italian
6 The Dark Knight(2008)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA, UK | English, Mandarin
7 The Silence of the Lambs(1991)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Latin
8 GoodFellas(1990)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA | English, Italian
9 Better Call Saul(2015)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
10 Cidade de Deusaka City of God(2002)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Brazil, France | Portuguese
11 The Departed(2006)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, Hong Kong | English, Cantonese
12 No Country for Old Men(2007)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
13 The Sopranos(1999)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Italian
14 Fargo(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, USA | English
15 L.A. Confidential(1997)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
16 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Morderaka M(1931)
Movie | Crime, Mystery | Germany | German
17 To Kill a Mockingbird(1962)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
18 Taxi Driver(1976)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
19 Fargo(2014)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, German
20 Rashomon(1950)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Japan | Japanese
21 Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story(2020)
TV | Biography, Crime | India | Hindi
22 In the Name of the Father(1993)
Movie | Biography, Crime | Ireland, UK | English
23 Dark(2017)
TV | Crime, Drama | Germany, USA | German, English
24 Jai Bhim(2021)
Movie | Crime, Drama | India | Tamil
25 Leonaka L on: The Professional(1994)
Movie | Action, Crime | France, USA | English, Italian
26 Death Note: Desu notoaka Death Note(2006)
TV | Animation, Crime | Japan | Japanese, English
27 The Wire(2002)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Greek
28 Salinui chueokaka Memories of Murder(2003)
Movie | Crime, Drama | South Korea | Korean, English
29 Andhadhun(2018)
Movie | Crime, Mystery | India | Hindi
30 Tengoku to jigokuaka High and Low(1963)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Japan | Japanese
31 Once Upon a Time in America(1984)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Italy, USA | English, Italian
32 Manbiki kazokuaka Shoplifters(2018)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Japan | Japanese
33 Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro(1983)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | India | Hindi
34 Double Indemnity(1944)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
35 Nayakan(1987)
Movie | Crime, Drama | India | Tamil
36 Anniyan(2005)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Tamil
37 Rope(1948)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
38 The Maltese Falcon(1941)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
39 Thalapathi(1991)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Tamil
40 Salaam Bombay!(1988)
Movie | Crime, Drama | India | Hindi
41 Slumdog Millionaire(2008)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, France | English, Hindi
42 Sherlock(2010)
TV | Crime, Drama | UK, USA | English
43 The Green Mile(1999)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, French
44 The Usual Suspects(1995)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, Germany | English, Hungarian
45 Se7en(1995)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
46 Spotlight(2015)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA | English
47 Dog Day Afternoon(1975)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA | English
48 Narcos(2015)
TV | Biography, Crime | USA, Colombia | English, Spanish
49 Peaky Blinders(2013)
TV | Crime, Drama | UK | English, Romanian
50 A Clockwork Orange(1971)
Movie | Crime, Sci-Fi | UK, USA | English
51 Mr. Robot(2015)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Swedish
52 Traffic(2000)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Germany, USA | English, Spanish
53 Witness for the Prosecution(1957)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, German
54 La haine(1995)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French, Yiddish
55 Dial M for Murder(1954)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
56 Strangers on a Train(1951)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, French
57 On the Waterfront(1954)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Latin
58 Kaithi(2019)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Tamil
59 Un propheteaka A Prophet(2009)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France, Italy | French, Arabic
60 Les diaboliquesaka Diabolique(1955)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French, English
61 Les quatre cents coupsaka The 400 Blows(1959)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French, English
62 A Wednesday(2008)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
63 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Sweden, USA | English, Swedish
64 Lola renntaka Run Lola Run(1998)
Movie | Action, Crime | Germany | German, English
65 Cool Hand Luke(1967)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
66 Z(1969)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France, Algeria | French, Russian
67 Du rififi chez les hommesaka Rififi(1955)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French, Italian
68 Anatomie d'une chuteaka Anatomy of a Fall(2023)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French, English
69 Drishyam(2015)
Movie | Crime, Drama | India | Hindi
70 Dom za vesanjeaka Time of the Gypsies(1988)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | Yugoslavia, Italy | Romany, Serbo-Croatian
71 Deewaar(1975)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
72 Baasha(1995)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Tamil
73 Nora inuaka Stray Dog(1949)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Japan | Japanese, French
74 The Big Sleep(1946)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
75 Byomkesh Bakshi(1993)
TV | Adventure, Crime | India | Hindi
76 Do Ankhen Barah Haath(1957)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | India | Hindi
77 Trainspotting(1996)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK, USA | English
78 Joker(2019)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, Canada | English, German
79 Batman Begins(2005)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA, UK | English, Mandarin
80 Fight Club(1999)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, Germany | English
81 American History X(1998)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
82 The Dark Knight Rises(2012)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA, UK | English, Arabic
83 Reservoir Dogs(1992)
Movie | Crime, Thriller | USA | English
84 Catch Me If You Can(2002)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA, Canada | English, French
85 Heat(1995)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English, Spanish
86 Mystic River(2003)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, Australia | English
87 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | UK, USA | English
88 The Penguin(2024)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English
89 Mindhunter(2017)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English
90 The Fugitive(1993)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English, Polish
91 Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English, Japanese
92 Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English, Cantonese
93 Twin Peaks(1990)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Icelandic
94 Satya(1998)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
95 Rang De Basanti(2006)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | India | Hindi
96 Scarface(1983)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
97 The Sting(1973)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
98 Sarfarosh(1999)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
99 Dexter(2006)
TV | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
100 Maharaja(2024)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Tamil

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings