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Best Crime Movies of the 1960s

This collection ranks 2,007 crime movies released in the 1960s. 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 High and Low.

2,007 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    High and Low

    1963· 2h 22m· ja

    8.41.2K
  2. 2

    Le Trou

    1960· 2h 12m· fr

    8.2592
  3. 3

    Le Samouraï

    1967· 1h 45m· fr

    7.81.3K
  7. 7

    Breathless

    1960· 1h 30m· fr

    7.52.1K
  9. 9

    Peeping Tom

    1960· 1h 41m· en

    7.5920
  10. 10

    Z

    1969· 2h 2m· fr

    7.8645
  11. 11

    Cape Fear

    1962· 1h 46m· en

    7.4649
  13. 13

    Purple Noon

    1960· 1h 58m· fr

    7.6616
  18. 18

    The Trial

    1962· 1h 59m· en

    7.4580
  20. 20

    The Cremator

    1969· 1h 41m· cs

    7.8273
  25. 25

    Bullitt

    1968· 1h 53m· en

    7.11.3K
  30. 30

    The Sucker

    1965· 1h 51m· fr

    7.4723
  37. 37

    The Chase

    1966· 2h 15m· en

    7.1335
  40. 40

    Point Blank

    1967· 1h 32m· en

    7.0443
  43. 43

    Le Doulos

    1962· 1h 48m· fr

    7.4312
  44. 44

    Dry Summer

    1963· 1h 30m· tr

    7.693
  47. 47

    Targets

    1968· 1h 30m· en

    7.1244

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Frequently asked questions

How many crime movies came out in the 1960s?

2,007 crime movies from the 1960s 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 1960s?

High and Low holds the top position in this collection.