The best crime films of 1986

32 crime films from 1986, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Ruthless People Score 65.1 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 78
  2. Blue Velvet Score 62.7 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 75
  3. Manhunter Score 58.1 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 75
  4. Mona Lisa Score 57.7 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 85
  5. A Better Tomorrow Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 78
  6. Down by Law Score 54.3 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 75
  7. Something Wild Score 53.1 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 73
  8. The Big Easy Score 51.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 77
  9. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer Score 49.4 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 80
  10. Bad Blood Score 48.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 74