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Best Crime Movies of 1961

This collection ranks 166 crime movies released in 1961. 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 West Side Story.

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

  6. 6

    Victim

    1961· 1h 41m· en

    7.4160
  8. 8

    Los Jóvenes

    1961· 1h 38m· es

    6.67
  18. 18

    Zero Focus

    1961· 1h 35m· ja

    6.617
  26. 26

    Payroll

    1961· 1h 45m· en

    6.832
  29. 29

    The Assassin

    1961· 1h 37m· it

    6.890
  31. 31

    Dark Odyssey

    1961· 1h 25m· en

    6.01
  39. 39

    Rag Doll

    1961· 1h 7m· en

    4.95
  41. 41

    The Heist

    1961· 1h 32m· sv

    5.64
  42. 42

    Black Gravel

    1961· 1h 51m· de

    7.111
  43. 43

    Hauteclaire

    1961· 1h 25m· fr

    5.03
  49. 49

    Murder Party

    1961· 1h 19m· de

    9.03

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

166 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?

West Side Story currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.