The best crime films of 1981

25 crime films from 1981, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Beware of the Jonsson Gang! Score 31.9 · IMDb 6.4
  2. Eyewitness Score 31.7 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 61
  3. Death Hunt Score 29.3 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 17% · Metascore 40
  4. An Eye for an Eye Score 21.9 · IMDb 5.6 · Metascore 33
  5. Enter the Ninja Score 20.4 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 43% · Metascore 35