The best crime films of 1951

5 crime films from 1951, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. Strangers on a Train Score 71.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 88 · Crime, Thriller, Drama
2. The Lavender Hill Mob Score 51.8 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 90
3. Detective Story Score 49.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 71% · Metascore 78
4. The Enforcer Score 48.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 89%
5. His Kind of Woman Score 38.2 · IMDb 7.0