The best crime film of every year
The highest-scoring crime film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of crime films.
- 2026: Crime 101 Score 78.4 · 38 crime films
- 2025: One Battle After Another Score 95.9 · 100 crime films
- 2024: Maharaja Score 64.2 · 89 crime films
- 2023: Anatomy of a Fall Score 80.5 · 101 crime films
- 2022: The Batman Score 74.6 · 109 crime films
- 2021: West Side Story Score 76.7 · 112 crime films
- 2020: Promising Young Woman Score 76.9 · 89 crime films
- 2019: Knives Out Score 75.9 · 136 crime films
- 2018: BlacKkKlansman Score 79.0 · 125 crime films
- 2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Score 82.1 · 114 crime films
- 2016: Hell or High Water Score 72.3 · 113 crime films
- 2015: Spotlight Score 83.3 · 90 crime films
- 2014: Nightcrawler Score 70.8 · 113 crime films
- 2013: American Hustle Score 79.4 · 115 crime films
- 2012: The Dark Knight Rises Score 74.6 · 102 crime films
- 2011: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Score 78.0 · 81 crime films
- 2010: The Town Score 72.5 · 91 crime films
- 2009: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Score 70.3 · 99 crime films
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire Score 95.4 · 94 crime films
- 2007: No Country for Old Men Score 96.0 · 104 crime films
- 2006: The Departed Score 95.5 · 77 crime films
- 2005: Capote Score 74.5 · 86 crime films
- 2004: Crash Score 77.2 · 68 crime films
- 2003: Mystic River Score 79.1 · 73 crime films
- 2002: Chicago Score 91.1 · 75 crime films
- 2001: Ocean's Eleven Score 72.9 · 73 crime films
- 2000: Traffic Score 85.8 · 64 crime films
- 1999: The Talented Mr. Ripley Score 73.5 · 52 crime films
- 1998: Out of Sight Score 66.2 · 59 crime films
- 1997: L.A. Confidential Score 82.3 · 64 crime films
- 1996: Fargo Score 80.3 · 55 crime films
- 1995: Dead Man Walking Score 73.1 · 49 crime films
- 1994: Pulp Fiction Score 87.7 · 55 crime films
- 1993: The Fugitive Score 81.7 · 48 crime films
- 1992: The Crying Game Score 77.8 · 45 crime films
- 1991: The Silence of the Lambs Score 96.6 · 42 crime films
- 1990: GoodFellas Score 78.1 · 54 crime films
- 1989: Batman Score 73.5 · 42 crime films
- 1988: A Fish Called Wanda Score 78.6 · 43 crime films
- 1987: The Untouchables Score 76.3 · 37 crime films
- 1986: Ruthless People Score 65.1 · 32 crime films
- 1985: Witness Score 80.3 · 20 crime films
- 1984: Beverly Hills Cop Score 69.4 · 24 crime films
- 1983: Scarface Score 68.2 · 23 crime films
- 1982: 48 Hrs. Score 61.5 · 16 crime films
- 1981: Body Heat Score 64.2 · 25 crime films
- 1980: Atlantic City Score 72.4 · 18 crime films
- 1979: Escape from Alcatraz Score 66.8 · 15 crime films
- 1978: Midnight Express Score 74.2 · 14 crime films
- 1977: The American Friend Score 51.3 · 8 crime films
- 1976: Taxi Driver Score 78.2 · 20 crime films
- 1975: Dog Day Afternoon Score 81.0 · 19 crime films
- 1974: The Godfather Part II Score 96.5 · 22 crime films
- 1973: The Sting Score 95.9 · 27 crime films
- 1972: The Godfather Score 90.9 · 15 crime films
- 1971: The French Connection Score 94.3 · 17 crime films
- 1970: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion Score 64.3 · 12 crime films
- 1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Score 93.3 · 11 crime films
- 1968: Bullitt Score 71.7 · 8 crime films
- 1967: Bonnie and Clyde Score 87.3 · 11 crime films
- 1966: How to Steal a Million Score 65.9 · 11 crime films
- 1965: Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures Score 54.8 · 7 crime films
- 1964: A Shot in the Dark Score 60.2 · 17 crime films
- 1963: High and Low Score 62.5 · 7 crime films
- 1962: To Kill a Mockingbird Score 80.7 · 6 crime films
- 1961: West Side Story Score 91.8 · 3 crime films
- 1960: Breathless Score 59.1 · 14 crime films
- 1959: The 400 Blows Score 63.4 · 7 crime films
- 1958: Touch of Evil Score 63.7 · 11 crime films
- 1957: 12 Angry Men Score 80.5 · 4 crime films
- 1956: The Man Who Knew Too Much Score 66.2 · 7 crime films
- 1955: Bad Day at Black Rock Score 65.5 · 16 crime films
- 1954: On the Waterfront Score 87.6 · 6 crime films
- 1953: The Big Heat Score 60.2 · 7 crime films
- 1952: 5 Fingers Score 58.6 · 5 crime films
- 1951: Strangers on a Train Score 71.7 · 5 crime films
- 1950: Rashomon Score 64.5 · 13 crime films
- 1949: White Heat Score 68.3 · 15 crime films
- 1948: Key Largo Score 61.7 · 12 crime films
- 1947: Monsieur Verdoux Score 65.5 · 15 crime films
- 1946: The Big Sleep Score 70.1 · 12 crime films
- 1945: Mildred Pierce Score 74.8 · 7 crime films
- 1944: Double Indemnity Score 68.2 · 10 crime films
- 1943: Le Corbeau Score 60.0 · 3 crime films
- 1942: All Through the Night Score 47.0 · 5 crime films
- 1941: The Maltese Falcon Score 66.1 · 3 crime films
- 1940: The Letter Score 61.7 · 3 crime films
- 1939: The Roaring Twenties Score 58.4 · 7 crime films
- 1938: Angels with Dirty Faces Score 66.0 · 4 crime films
- 1937: Pépé le Moko Score 48.8 · 5 crime films
- 1936: After the Thin Man Score 62.0 · 4 crime films
- 1935: The 39 Steps Score 59.1 · 3 crime films
- 1934: The Thin Man Score 66.8 · 4 crime films
- 1933: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Score 54.2 · 1 crime film
- 1932: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang Score 73.5 · 6 crime films
- 1931: M Score 57.9 · 5 crime films
- 1930: Murder! Score 29.9 · 1 crime film
- 1929: Pandora's Box Score 51.9 · 2 crime films
- 1928: The Docks of New York Score 41.0 · 1 crime film
- 1927: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog Score 33.4 · 1 crime film
- 1922: Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler Score 85.3 · 1 crime film
- 1915: Les Vampires Score 98.1 · 1 crime film