Best crime movies of all time

The crime shortlist that actually clears a high bar — gangsters, heists, neo-noir, and everything in between. Not a vibes list. Scroll the ranking and hit play.

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#1

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The Godfather (1972)

1972 · 175m · Crime, Drama

★ 9.2 (2.3M)GRM 91.3 · pool #1essential

#2

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12 Angry Men (1957)

1957 · 96m · Crime, Drama

★ 9.0 (1.0M)GRM 89.8 · pool #2essential

#3

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The Dark Knight (2008)

2008 · 152m · Crime, Thriller

★ 9.1 (3.2M)GRM 88.8 · pool #5essential

#4

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The Godfather Part II (1974)

1974 · 202m · Crime, Drama

★ 9.0 (1.5M)GRM 88.6 · pool #7essential

#5

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Pulp Fiction (1994)

1994 · 154m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.8 (2.5M)GRM 86.7 · pool #10essential

#6

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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004)

2004 · 253m · Action, Crime, Thriller

★ 8.7 (61k)GRM 86.5 · pool #11essential

#7

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GoodFellas (1990)

1990 · 145m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★ 8.7 (1.4M)GRM 85.8 · pool #15essential

#8

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

1991 · 118m · Crime, Drama, Horror

★ 8.6 (1.8M)GRM 84.7 · pool #32essential

#9

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City of God (2002)

2002 · 130m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.6 (883k)GRM 83.5 · pool #47essential

#10

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High and Low (1963)

1963 · 143m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.4 (74k)GRM 83.3 · pool #52essential

#11

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The Departed (2006)

2006 · 151m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.5 (1.6M)GRM 83.1 · pool #54essential

#12

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Jai Bhim (2021)

2021 · 164m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.6 (237k)GRM 83.0 · pool #55essential

#13

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Double Indemnity (1944)

1944 · 107m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 8.3 (183k)GRM 83.0 · pool #60essential

#14

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Fight Club (1999)

1999 · 139m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.8 (2.7M)GRM 82.8 · pool #68essential

#15

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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

1957 · 116m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.4 (165k)GRM 82.6 · pool #79essential

#16

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L.A. Confidential (1997)

1997 · 138m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.2 (664k)GRM 82.1 · pool #99essential

#17

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The Usual Suspects (1995)

1995 · 106m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.5 (1.3M)GRM 81.8 · pool #110essential

#18

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Rashomon (1950)

1950 · 88m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.1 (199k)GRM 81.7 · pool #120essential

#19

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No Country for Old Men (2007)

2007 · 122m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.2 (1.2M)GRM 81.3 · pool #128essential

#20

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A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

1991 · 237m · Crime, Drama, Romance

★ 8.2 (15k)GRM 81.3 · pool #131essential

#21

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Seven (1995)

1995 · 127m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.6 (2.1M)GRM 81.3 · pool #135essential

#22

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On the Waterfront (1954)

1954 · 108m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.1 (181k)GRM 81.2 · pool #141essential

#23

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

2012 · 164m · Crime, Thriller

★ 8.4 (2.0M)GRM 81.1 · pool #150essential

#24

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Spotlight (2015)

2015 · 129m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (541k)GRM 81.1 · pool #152essential

#25

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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

1962 · 129m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.2 (354k)GRM 81.0 · pool #157essential

#26

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Taxi Driver (1976)

1976 · 114m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.2 (1.0M)GRM 81.0 · pool #158excellent

#27

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Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)

2012 · 321m · Action, Comedy, Crime

★ 8.2 (116k)GRM 80.7 · pool #177excellent

#28

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Kaithi (2019)

2019 · 145m · Action, Crime, Thriller

★ 8.4 (53k)GRM 80.7 · pool #184excellent

#29

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Black Friday (2004)

2004 · 143m · Action, Crime, Drama

★ 8.4 (27k)GRM 80.6 · pool #189excellent

#30

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The Sting (1973)

1973 · 129m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★ 8.2 (306k)GRM 80.5 · pool #192excellent

#31

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Cool Hand Luke (1967)

1967 · 127m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.0 (197k)GRM 80.5 · pool #194excellent

#32

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Fargo (1996)

1996 · 98m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.1 (798k)GRM 80.5 · pool #201excellent

#33

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Rififi (1955)

1955 · 118m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.1 (40k)GRM 80.5 · pool #203excellent

#34

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Close-Up (1990)

1990 · 98m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★ 8.2 (27k)GRM 80.3 · pool #213excellent

#35

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American History X (1998)

1998 · 119m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.5 (1.3M)GRM 80.1 · pool #228excellent

#36

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The Green Mile (1999)

1999 · 189m · Crime, Drama, Fantasy

★ 8.6 (1.6M)GRM 80.0 · pool #231excellent

#37

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White Heat (1949)

1949 · 114m · Action, Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (39k)GRM 80.0 · pool #233excellent

#38

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Reservoir Dogs (1992)

1992 · 99m · Crime, Thriller

★ 8.2 (1.2M)GRM 80.0 · pool #234excellent

#39

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M (1931)

1931 · 99m · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

★ 8.3 (185k)GRM 80.0 · pool #245excellent

#40

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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

1941 · 100m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 7.9 (176k)GRM 80.0 · pool #246excellent

#41

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In the Name of the Father (1993)

1993 · 133m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (205k)GRM 79.9 · pool #249excellent

#42

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Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

1960 · 179m · Crime, Drama, Sport

★ 8.2 (26k)GRM 79.8 · pool #253excellent

#43

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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

1984 · 229m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.3 (413k)GRM 79.8 · pool #258excellent

#44

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Z (1969)

1969 · 127m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.1 (34k)GRM 79.8 · pool #267excellent

#45

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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

1970 · 115m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.0 (16k)GRM 79.8 · pool #269excellent

#46

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Trainspotting (1996)

1996 · 93m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (775k)GRM 79.7 · pool #271excellent

#47

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

2017 · 115m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (617k)GRM 79.7 · pool #272excellent

#48

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Touch of Evil (1958)

1958 · 95m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 7.9 (116k)GRM 79.7 · pool #280excellent

#49

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Heat (1995)

1995 · 170m · Action, Crime, Drama

★ 8.3 (820k)GRM 79.6 · pool #286excellent

#50

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Shoplifters (2018)

2018 · 121m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 7.9 (97k)GRM 79.6 · pool #288excellent

#51

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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

2002 · 141m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (1.3M)GRM 79.5 · pool #303excellent

#52

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Léon: The Professional (1994)

1994 · 110m · Action, Crime, Drama

★ 8.5 (1.4M)GRM 79.2 · pool #327excellent

#53

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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

1975 · 125m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★ 8.0 (295k)GRM 79.2 · pool #329excellent

#54

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Le Samouraï (1967)

1967 · 101m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.0 (67k)GRM 79.2 · pool #337excellent

#55

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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

1971 · 136m · Crime, Sci-Fi

★ 8.2 (946k)GRM 79.1 · pool #338excellent

#56

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Strangers on a Train (1951)

1951 · 101m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 7.9 (149k)GRM 79.0 · pool #348excellent

#57

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The Night of the Hunter (1955)

1955 · 92m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 7.9 (110k)GRM 79.0 · pool #349excellent

#58

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The Killing (1956)

1956 · 84m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 7.9 (107k)GRM 79.0 · pool #357excellent

#59

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The Red Circle (1970)

1970 · 140m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 7.9 (32k)GRM 78.9 · pool #370excellent

#60

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Andhadhun (2018)

2018 · 139m · Comedy, Crime, Mystery

★ 8.2 (118k)GRM 78.8 · pool #374excellent

#61

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

2008 · 120m · Crime, Drama, Romance

★ 8.0 (916k)GRM 78.8 · pool #379excellent

#62

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Sardar Udham (2021)

2021 · 164m · Crime, Drama, History

★ 8.3 (51k)GRM 78.8 · pool #383excellent

#63

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Paper Moon (1973)

1973 · 102m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (58k)GRM 78.7 · pool #397excellent

#64

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The Thin Man (1934)

1934 · 91m · Comedy, Crime, Mystery

★ 7.9 (36k)GRM 78.7 · pool #399excellent

#65

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Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

1958 · 91m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 7.9 (32k)GRM 78.7 · pool #401excellent

#66

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The Big Sleep (1946)

1946 · 114m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 7.9 (95k)GRM 78.6 · pool #406excellent

#67

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Drishyam 2 (2021)

2021 · 152m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.4 (46k)GRM 78.6 · pool #408excellent

#68

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Dial M for Murder (1954)

1954 · 105m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.1 (207k)GRM 78.5 · pool #413excellent

#69

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Knives Out (2019)

2019 · 130m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★ 7.9 (892k)GRM 78.5 · pool #420excellent

#70

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Batman Begins (2005)

2005 · 140m · Crime

★ 8.2 (1.7M)GRM 78.3 · pool #433excellent

#71

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

2003 · 111m · Action, Crime, Thriller

★ 8.2 (1.3M)GRM 78.3 · pool #436excellent

#72

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The Irishman (2019)

2019 · 209m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★ 7.8 (480k)GRM 78.3 · pool #438excellent

#73

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The Roaring Twenties (1939)

1939 · 106m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 7.9 (18k)GRM 78.3 · pool #442excellent

#74

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Infernal Affairs (2002)

2002 · 101m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.0 (139k)GRM 78.3 · pool #447excellent

#75

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The Lady Vanishes (1938)

1938 · 96m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 7.7 (62k)GRM 78.2 · pool #464excellent

#76

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A Prophet (2009)

2009 · 155m · Crime, Drama

★ 7.8 (108k)GRM 78.0 · pool #476excellent

#77

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

2013 · 180m · Biography, Comedy, Crime

★ 8.2 (1.8M)GRM 78.0 · pool #489excellent

#78

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The Fugitive (1993)

1993 · 130m · Action, Crime, Drama

★ 7.8 (351k)GRM 77.8 · pool #508excellent

#79

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Prisoners (2013)

2013 · 153m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 8.2 (961k)GRM 77.8 · pool #517excellent

#80

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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

1950 · 112m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 7.8 (33k)GRM 77.8 · pool #521excellent

#81

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Casino (1995)

1995 · 178m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.2 (629k)GRM 77.8 · pool #525excellent

#82

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Scarface (1983)

1983 · 170m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.3 (1.0M)GRM 77.7 · pool #533excellent

#83

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Badlands (1973)

1973 · 94m · Action, Crime, Drama

★ 7.7 (86k)GRM 77.7 · pool #537excellent

#84

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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

2004 · 137m · Action, Crime, Thriller

★ 8.0 (881k)GRM 77.6 · pool #545excellent

#85

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

1995 · 83m · Action, Animation, Crime

★ 7.9 (177k)GRM 77.6 · pool #547excellent

#86

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The Fool (2014)

2014 · 116m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 7.9 (19k)GRM 77.6 · pool #548excellent

#87

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Mystic River (2003)

2003 · 138m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 7.9 (533k)GRM 77.5 · pool #558excellent

#88

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Time of the Gypsies (1988)

1988 · 142m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (35k)GRM 77.5 · pool #563excellent

#89

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Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)

2010 · 115m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 8.0 (93k)GRM 77.5 · pool #575excellent

#90

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Nine Queens (2000)

2000 · 114m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★ 7.9 (64k)GRM 77.5 · pool #576excellent

#91

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Scarface (1932)

1932 · 93m · Action, Crime, Drama

★ 7.7 (34k)GRM 77.5 · pool #577excellent

#92

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Mildred Pierce (1945)

1945 · 111m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 7.9 (32k)GRM 77.5 · pool #578excellent

#93

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A Bronx Tale (1993)

1993 · 121m · Crime, Drama

★ 7.8 (191k)GRM 77.4 · pool #588excellent

#94

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Punjab '95 (2026)

2026 · 169m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★ 8.8 (107k)GRM 77.3 · pool #601excellent

#95

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

1932 · 92m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 8.2 (16k)GRM 77.3 · pool #606excellent

#96

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La haine (1995)

1995 · 98m · Crime, Drama

★ 8.1 (232k)GRM 77.3 · pool #610excellent

#97

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Once Were Warriors (1994)

1994 · 102m · Crime, Drama

★ 7.9 (40k)GRM 77.3 · pool #612excellent

#98

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Rope (1948)

1948 · 80m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★ 7.9 (167k)GRM 77.1 · pool #629excellent

#99

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Out of the Past (1947)

1947 · 97m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★ 7.9 (45k)GRM 77.1 · pool #633excellent

#100

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Captain Phillips (2013)

2013 · 134m · Action, Biography, Crime

★ 7.8 (523k)GRM 77.0 · pool #642excellent

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