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Best Crime Movies of 1959

This collection ranks 158 crime movies released in 1959. 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. At the top of the list is Some Like It Hot.

158 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Pickpocket

    1959· 1h 15m· fr

    7.3581
  4. 4

    Compulsion

    1959· 1h 43m· en

    7.1167
  6. 6

    Tiger Bay

    1959· 1h 45m· en

    7.257
  7. 7

    Al Capone

    1959· 1h 44m· en

    6.657
  16. 16

    The Scapegoat

    1959· 1h 32m· en

    6.835
  17. 17

    Sapphire

    1959· 1h 32m· en

    7.051
  20. 20

    The Gazebo

    1959· 1h 40m· en

    6.938
  25. 25

    High Jump

    1959· 1h 6m· en

    —0
  40. 40

    The Trap

    1959· 1h 24m· en

    6.817
  42. 42

    The Bat

    1959· 1h 20m· en

    5.9134
  48. 48

    Signals

    1959· 1h 26m· pl

    5.01
  49. 49

    Vice Raid

    1959· 1h 11m· en

    6.316

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

158 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Some Like It Hot currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.