Highest-Rated Movies about 'Crime Mystery'

Terribly Happy (2008), Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), The Gentlemen (2020), Kaun? (1999), Johnny Gaddaar (2007), RocknRolla (2008), Two Hands (1999) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Crime Mystery movies.

#17. Gangster No. 1 (2000)

Storyline: A middle-aged crime boss smugly reflects back from 1999, narrating the brutality which made him triumphant - and feared. As an unnamed young hood in Swinging 60's London, he aped his mod boss Freddie Mays, and seemed to do anything for him. But his narration exposes all-consuming envy: of Freddie's supremacy, and especially his tall bird. The baby shark develops his viciousness and backstabbing, scheming to be Gangster No. 1.

Plot Keywords: crime, gangster, violence, thriller, british, london, revenge ...

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#18. The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)

Storyline: Two criminals, Vic and Danny, kidnap Alice Creed. They fastidiously set-up an apartment building and handcuff Alice to the bed, all in a careful attempt to make sure that she won't escape and they won't get caught. But what do Vic and Danny really want with Alice? And is Alice cunning enough to foil their plans and escape?

Plot Keywords: kidnapping, crime, thriller, british film, independent film, violence, tension ...

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#19. See How They Fall (1994)

Storyline: Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. Two years before, Marx, an old gambler, met Frederic, a young man that does not look very smart and started to follow him everywhere (as a puppy) and changed his name to Johnny to please Marx. Of course, Simon's story is related with Marx and Johnny's one. But the thriller is only a pretext for a psychological description of the three main characters.—Yepok

Plot Keywords: crime, drama, thriller, black comedy, french film, violence, mystery ...

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#20. The Jokers (1967)

Storyline: Michael Tremayne (Michael Crawford) and David Tremayne (Oliver Reed) are always trying to find some way to succeed with cleverness rather than simple drudgery. Michael is constantly living in his brother's shadow as the one who gets caught. After Michael is forced to resign from the Army after an episode of unappreciated cleverness, the two decide their careers would go better if there was a large amount of publicity, so they decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Bombs, misdirection, disguises, and acting allow them to enter the tower with all of the alarms turned off.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, black comedy, heist, london, 1960s, british film ...

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#21. Hold-Up (1985)

Storyline: Dressed as a clown, the clever rascal Grimm holds up the most secure bank of Montreal and takes 30 hostages. While confusing and ridiculing the police with his strange behavior, he calmly manages to rid the bank of a fortune. But then an unsatisfied companion arouses trouble...—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, heist, french film, action, thriller, black comedy ...

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#22. Focus (2015)

Storyline: Nicky Spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, Jess, under his wing. Nicky and Jess become romantically involved, and with Nicky's profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that don't go together. They split, only to see each other three years later... And things get messy.

Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, romance, thriller, con, black comedy, criminal gang ...

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#23. The Brink's Job (1978)

Storyline: After a long spate of bad luck, the little criminal Tony and his gang successfully rob one of Brink's security transports, taking $30,000. Surprisingly their coup doesn't make the press. Curious Tony checks out their headquarters and finds out that their security standard is low beyond belief. Now a really big coup is prepared...—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, heist, based on true events, usa, 1970s, gangsters ...

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#24. The Big Job (1965)

Storyline: An inept gang of bank robbers, led by George The Brain, are caught and sentenced to 15 years hard labour each. When they are released from prison they start out to collect the money they had stolen and which George had hidden in a hollow tree during the chase in which they were caught. The only trouble is that the tree was in the middle of a lonely lane when they were imprisoned; now, 15 years later, the tree is in the backyard of a Police Station...—Rhino <rhino@blueyonder.co.uk>

Plot Keywords: comedy, crime, british film, heist, 1960s, black comedy, classic film ...

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#25. 7 Minutes (2016)

Storyline: The owners of an Italian textile factory sell the majority of the property to a multinational company. No layoffs are planned, but there's a special clause in the agreement that the new owner wants the council to sign. Eleven women representing the whole factory will have to decide whether to accept the company's request or not. The debate turns on, and the stories of the women, made of hopes and memories, will emerge before the final vote.—Marco Bonelli

Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, action, heist, bank robbery, time pressure, tension ...

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#26. Contraband (2012)

Storyline: Chris Faraday once smuggled illegal items or contraband into the country on freighters. He left that life behind, got married, has a family and went legit. But when his brother-in-law got involved with Briggs, a drug dealer and when he blew a deal, Briggs demands restitution which he can't deliver. So Chris offers to find a way to pay Briggs but then he threatens Chris' family if he doesn't deliver. So he gets on a freighter destined for Panama and he sets out to bring back some counterfeit currency. Briggs "goes to see" Chris' family. When Chris learns of this he asks his friend Sebastian to take care of them which he does. He tells Chris that it would be better to bring drugs instead of the cash.

Plot Keywords: action, crime, thriller, smuggling, suspense, adventure, drama ...

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#27. Perfect Friday (1970)

Storyline: The deputy manager of a London bank has worked out a way to rob the branch of £200,000. When he becomes involved with the attractive Lady Dorset he decides to go ahead with his plan. He needs her help and that of her philandering spendthrift husband. It all comes down to a matter of trust.—Jeremy Perkins {J-26}

Plot Keywords: heist, black comedy, crime, thriller, british film, scheme, betrayal ...

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#28. The Anderson Tapes (1971)

Storyline: A thief (Duke Anderson) just released from ten years in jail, takes up with his old girlfriend (Ingrid) in her posh apartment. He makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is recorded on audio and video tape, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.—Zeke M. Towson <matajame@cwis.isu.edu>

Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, mystery, heist, film noir, 1970s, new york ...

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#29. The Whistlers (2019)

Storyline: Cristi, a Romanian police officer who is a whistle blower for mafia, is going to La Gomera Island to learn an ancestral whistling language. In Romania he is under police surveillance and by using this coded language he will continue to communicate with the mobsters to get Zsolt out of prison. Zsolt is the only one who knows where 30 millions of euros are hidden.—42 KM FILM

Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, black comedy, mystery, police, undercover, corruption ...

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