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Best Crime Movies of the 2020s
#1 Facing El Chapo (2026) · ★ 8.8 · 786 votes · 1h 31m · action, thriller, crimeTwo Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.…
#2 The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026) · ★ 8.3 · 2,283 votes · 0h 51m · action, drama, crimeAs Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.…
#3 The Shadow's Edge (2025) · ★ 8.3 · 1,497 votes · 2h 22m · action, thriller, dramaMacau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.…
#4 The Furious (2026) · ★ 8.2 · 753 votes · 1h 53m · action, thriller, crimeAfter a criminal network kidnaps Wang Wei's daughter and the corrupt police refuse to assist him, Wei sets out on his own to locate her. Navin, a tenacious journalist whose wife ha…
#5 Cruella (2021) · ★ 8.0 · 10,329 votes · 2h 14m · comedy, adventure, dramaIn 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who…
#6 The Sheep Detectives (2026) · ★ 7.9 · 1,737 votes · 1h 49m · comedy, adventure, dramaGeorge Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the…
#7 Shelter (2026) · ★ 7.8 · 1,919 votes · 1h 47m · action, thriller, crimeA man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from…
#8 Dogman (2023) · ★ 7.8 · 1,462 votes · 1h 55m · action, drama, crimeA boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.…
#9 Argentina 1985 (2022) · ★ 7.8 · 769 votes · 2h 21m · drama, history, crimeIn the 1980s, a team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship in a battle against odds and a race against time.…
#10 The Batman (2022) · ★ 7.7 · 12,582 votes · 2h 57m · thriller, crime, mysteryIn his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.…
#11 John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) · ★ 7.7 · 8,285 votes · 2h 50m · action, thriller, crimeWith the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with p…
#12 The Gentlemen (2020) · ★ 7.7 · 6,930 votes · 1h 53m · action, comedy, crimeAmerican expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots,…
#13 STRAW (2025) · ★ 7.7 · 1,011 votes · 1h 45m · thriller, drama, crimeWhat will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation.…
#14 The Heist of the Century (2020) · ★ 7.7 · 863 votes · 1h 54m · comedy, thriller, crimeIn 2006, a group of thieves performed what is considered one of the most famous and smart bank heists in the history of Argentina. How they robbed the Rio bank is as surprising as…
#15 Wrath of Man (2021) · ★ 7.6 · 6,335 votes · 1h 59m · action, thriller, dramaA cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering…
#16 The Bad Guys 2 (2025) · ★ 7.6 · 909 votes · 1h 44m · action, comedy, adventureThe now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of crim…
#17 Girl in the Basement (2021) · ★ 7.6 · 894 votes · 1h 28m · tv-movie, thriller, crimeSara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in t…
#18 Tuner (2026) · ★ 7.6 · 512 votes · 1h 48m · comedy, thriller, dramaA gifted piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.…
#19 The Black Phone (2022) · ★ 7.5 · 6,117 votes · 1h 43m · thriller, drama, horrorFinney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on…
#20 Anatomy of a Fall (2023) · ★ 7.5 · 3,500 votes · 2h 31m · thriller, crime, mysteryA woman is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.…
#21 The Bad Guys (2022) · ★ 7.5 · 2,688 votes · 1h 40m · action, comedy, adventureWhen the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from pr…
#22 No Other Choice (2025) · ★ 7.5 · 1,297 votes · 2h 19m · comedy, thriller, dramaAfter being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.…
#23 The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) · ★ 7.5 · 512 votes · 2h 47m · thriller, drama, crimeInvestigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain…
#24 Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · ★ 7.4 · 4,259 votes · 3h 26m · drama, history, crimeWhen oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.…
#25 Promising Young Woman (2020) · ★ 7.4 · 3,868 votes · 1h 54m · thriller, drama, crimeA young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.…
#26 Enola Holmes 2 (2022) · ★ 7.4 · 3,183 votes · 2h 11m · adventure, crime, mysteryEnola takes on her first official case as a detective, but to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she'll need help from friends — and brother Sherlock.…
#27 Extraction 2 (2023) · ★ 7.4 · 3,065 votes · 2h 2m · action, thriller, crimeBack from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.…
#28 The Unforgivable (2021) · ★ 7.4 · 2,142 votes · 1h 52m · drama, crimeA woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.…
#29 The Stronghold (2021) · ★ 7.4 · 1,441 votes · 1h 45m · action, thriller, crimeTired of the small-time grind, three Marseille cops get a chance to bust a major drug network. But lines blur when a key informant makes a big ask.…
#30 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021) · ★ 7.4 · 723 votes · 1h 25m · action, animation, crimeFollowing a brutal series of murders taking place on Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, Gotham City's young vigilante known as the Batman sets out to pursue the mysterious ser…
#31 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021) · ★ 7.4 · 600 votes · 1h 27m · action, animation, crimeAs Gotham City's young vigilante, the Batman, struggles to pursue a brutal serial killer, district attorney Harvey Dent gets caught in a feud involving the criminal family of the F…
#32 The Beekeeper (2024) · ★ 7.3 · 4,578 votes · 1h 46m · action, thriller, dramaOne man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.…
#33 Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) · ★ 7.3 · 4,198 votes · 1h 27m · action, comedy, fantasyA fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.…
#34 The Equalizer 3 (2023) · ★ 7.3 · 3,934 votes · 1h 49m · action, thriller, crimeRobert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to d…
#35 One Battle After Another (2025) · ★ 7.3 · 3,884 votes · 2h 42m · action, comedy, thrillerWashed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 year…
#36 Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) · ★ 7.3 · 3,477 votes · 1h 56m · action, comedy, adventureAfter their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.…
#37 Ballerina (2025) · ★ 7.3 · 2,998 votes · 2h 5m · action, thriller, crimeTaking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.…
#38 Bugonia (2025) · ★ 7.3 · 2,436 votes · 1h 59m · comedy, thriller, science-fictionTwo conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.…
#39 Cherry (2021) · ★ 7.3 · 1,398 votes · 2h 22m · drama, crimeCherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq—anchored only by his one true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crim…
#40 Old Henry (2021) · ★ 7.3 · 764 votes · 1h 39m · action, thriller, dramaA widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide…