The best crime films of 1958

11 crime films from 1958, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. Touch of Evil Score 63.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 99 · Crime, Thriller, Drama
2. The Defiant Ones Score 60.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 69 · Crime, Drama, Adventure
3. I Want to Live! Score 58.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 94%
4. Elevator to the Gallows Score 58.3 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 94
5. Big Deal on Madonna Street Score 57.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 89%
6. Cairo Station Score 54.3 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100%
7. Murder by Contract Score 49.1 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 100%
8. It Happened in Broad Daylight Score 48.9 · IMDb 7.7 · Crime, Thriller
9. The Lineup Score 47.2 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 86%
10. King Creole Score 45.1 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 96%