Pulse of Cinema

Best Crime Dramas

2551

Pulse of Cinema's crime drama catalogue holds 2551 films, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. The highest Pulse-rated are The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, a good place to start.

2551Films
70Avg Pulse
10780+ Pulse
1915–2026Span

These 2551 films average a Pulse Score of 70; 107 score 80+ ("strong pick"). Span 1915–2026. Highest is The Shawshank Redemption (96).

The Shawshank Redemption 8.7

The Shawshank Redemption

1994
The Godfather 8.7

The Godfather

1972
The Godfather Part II 8.6

The Godfather Part II

1974
GoodFellas 8.5

GoodFellas

1990
Pulp Fiction 8.5

Pulp Fiction

1994
Se7en 8.4

Se7en

1995
The Silence of the Lambs 8.3

The Silence of the Lambs

1991
The Green Mile 8.5

The Green Mile

1999
City of God 8.4

City of God

2002
High and Low 8.4

High and Low

1963
Le Trou 8.3

Le Trou

1960
Witness for the Prosecution 8.2

Witness for the Prosecution

1957
Once Upon a Time in America 8.4

Once Upon a Time in America

1984
Léon: The Professional 8.3

Léon: The Professional

1994
A Brighter Summer Day 8.3

A Brighter Summer Day

1991
The Usual Suspects 8.2

The Usual Suspects

1995
Heat 7.9

Heat

1995
Close-Up 7.9

Close-Up

1990
The Departed 8.2

The Departed

2006
Scarface 8.2

Scarface

1983
M 8.1

M

1931
Double Indemnity 8.1

Double Indemnity

1944
Decalogue V 7.9

Decalogue V

1989
Nayakan 7.9

Nayakan

1987
Casino 8.0

Casino

1995
Thalapathi 8.0

Thalapathi

1991
Time of the Gypsies 7.6

Time of the Gypsies

1988
National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 8.8

National Theatre Live: Prima Facie

2022
Taxi Driver 8.1

Taxi Driver

1976
Memories of Murder 8.1

Memories of Murder

2003
Requiem for a Dream 8.0

Requiem for a Dream

2000
Trainspotting 8.0

Trainspotting

1996
The Sting 8.0

The Sting

1973
Rocco and His Brothers 8.0

Rocco and His Brothers

1960
Paper Moon 7.9

Paper Moon

1973
Chinatown 7.9

Chinatown

1974
Dogville 7.8

Dogville

2003
L.A. Confidential 7.8

L.A. Confidential

1997
Black Friday 7.6

Black Friday

2004
Prisoners 8.1

Prisoners

2013
Rashomon 8.0

Rashomon

1950
Dial M for Murder 8.0

Dial M for Murder

1954
The Young and the Damned 8.0

The Young and the Damned

1950
No Country for Old Men 8.0

No Country for Old Men

2007
Fargo 7.9

Fargo

1996
On the Waterfront 7.9

On the Waterfront

1954
Stand by Me 7.8

Stand by Me

1986
Shoplifters 7.8

Shoplifters

2018