The best crime films of 1996

55 crime films from 1996, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Fargo Score 80.3 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 88 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
  2. Trainspotting Score 73.5 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 83 · Drama, Crime
  3. Sleepers Score 66.8 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 49 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
  4. Primal Fear Score 65.5 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 47 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
  5. A Time to Kill Score 65.1 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 66% · Metascore 53 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
  6. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills Score 61.1 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 88 · Documentary, Crime
  7. Ransom Score 60.5 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 61 · Action, Thriller
  8. From Dusk Till Dawn Score 56.6 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 48
  9. Kids Return Score 56.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 100%
  10. Thesis Score 56.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 86%