1
The Great Train Robbery
1903· 12m· Western, Crime, Action· en
7.0721
Best Crime Movies of the 1900s
This collection ranks 105 crime movies released in the 1900s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is The Great Train Robbery.
105 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Sherlock Holmes in the Great Murder Mystery
1908· 8m· Mystery, Crime· en
7.01 - 3
Lion Hunting
1908· 12m· Adventure, Documentary, Crime· da
4.311 - 4
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
1906· 8m· Crime, Western· en
5.110 - 5
The Abduction of the Slave Women
1907· 5m· Adventure, Crime· de
5.510 - 6
Slippery Jim
1909· 8m· Crime, Comedy, Fantasy· fr
6.811 - 7
The Lonely Villa
1909· 12m· Thriller, Drama, Crime· xx
6.068 - 8
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1905· 12m· Drama, Crime· en
3.01 - 9
A Daring Daylight Burglary
1903· 4m· Crime· en
5.615 - 10
A Priest's Conscience
1906· 8m· Drama, Crime· fr
6.01 - 11
She Banked in Her Stocking; or, Robbed of Her All
1905· 1m· Crime, Comedy· en
—0 - 12
Lost, Stolen or Strayed
1905· 3m· Drama, Crime· en
4.01 - 13
The Master Detective
1909· 14m· Crime· da
—0 - 14
Assassination of the Russian Minister Plehve
1904· 1m· Crime· fr
4.74 - 15
Le Voleur invisible
1909· 7m· Crime, Fantasy, Horror· fr
6.414 - 16
Burglary at Night
1904· 3m· Comedy, Crime· fr
5.512 - 17
The Story of the Kelly Gang
1906· 1h 10m· Crime, Drama, Action· en
5.243 - 18
Drama at the Puppets' House
1908· 4m· Comedy, Animation, Crime· fr
6.214 - 19
A Desperate Crime
1906· 7m· Thriller, Drama, Crime· fr
6.415 - 20
Diabolical Pickpocket
1908· 4m· Comedy, Fantasy, Crime· fr
5.57 - 21
The Bank Robbery
1908· 28m· Western, Crime· en
5.04 - 22
The Nihilist
1905· 11m· Drama, Crime, Adventure· en
4.52 - 23
Phial of Poison
1907· 3m· Crime, Romance· fr
—0 - 24
Bold Bank Robbery
1904· 6m· Crime· en
5.45 - 25
History of a Crime
1901· 5m· Drama, Crime· fr
5.850 - 26
The Automobile Thieves
1906· 11m· Drama, Crime· en
—0 - 27
The Policemen's Little Run
1907· 6m· Crime, Comedy· fr
5.922 - 28
The Fatal Hour
1908· 12m· Crime, Thriller, Adventure· en
2.51 - 29
Charlotte Corday
1908· 8m· Crime, Drama, History· fr
—0 - 30
The Grey Dame
1909· 14m· Crime, Horror· da
0.51 - 31
Sherlock Holmes Baffled
1900· 1m· Crime, Fantasy, Mystery· en
5.243 - 32
For the Term of His Natural Life
1908· 1h 0m· Crime, Drama· en
—0 - 33
The Stranglers
1908· 40m· Mystery, Crime, Drama· pt
—0 - 34
The Man in the Box
1908· 6m· Drama, Crime· en
3.01 - 35
Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives"
1903· 1m· Drama, Crime· en
—0 - 36
The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper
1908· 7m· Crime, Comedy· en
6.05 - 37
Desperate Encounter Between Burglar and Police
1905· 3m· Crime, Drama· en
—0 - 38
Les Voleurs d'enfants
1905· 6m· Drama, Crime· fr
—0 - 39
For Love of Gold
1908· 9m· Crime· en
3.01 - 40
A New Death Penalty
1907· Crime, Comedy· fr
—0 - 41
The Moonshiner
1904· 13m· Drama, Crime· en
5.03 - 42
The Life of a Gamester
1903· 9m· Crime· fr
—0 - 43
The Modern Pirates
1906· 8m· Action, Crime· en
6.82 - 44
Mr. Jones' Burglar
1909· 6m· Comedy, Crime· en
1.01 - 45
The Fatal Hand
1907· 7m· Crime, Drama· en
4.01 - 46
The Crime on Temple Street
1904· 11m· Crime· fr
—0 - 47
Crime on the Railroad
1906· 8m· Crime, Drama· fr
—0 - 48
Beatrice Cenci
1908· 8m· Crime, Drama, History· fr
7.01 - 49
The Counterfeiters
1907· 8m· Drama, Crime· fr
—0 - 50
Maria Marten; or, The Murder at the Red Barn
1902· 7m· Crime, Drama· en
—0
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Frequently asked questions
How many crime movies came out in the 1900s?
105 crime movies from the 1900s carry real rating data.
How are these crime films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the highest-rated crime movie of the 1900s?
The Great Train Robbery holds the top position in this collection.