1
The Godfather
1972· 2h 55m· Drama, Crime· en
8.723.4K
Best Crime Movies of the 1970s
This collection ranks 2,527 crime movies released in the 1970s. 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 Godfather.
2,527 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Godfather Part II
1974· 3h 22m· Drama, Crime· en
8.614.2K - 3
Taxi Driver
1976· 1h 54m· Crime, Drama· en
8.113.7K - 4
The Sting
1973· 2h 9m· Comedy, Crime, Drama· en
8.03.1K - 5
Chinatown
1974· 2h 10m· Crime, Mystery, Thriller· en
7.94.4K - 6
Dog Day Afternoon
1975· 2h 5m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
7.93.5K - 7
Papillon
1973· 2h 31m· Crime, Drama· en
7.82.2K - 8
Paper Moon
1973· 1h 42m· Comedy, Crime, Drama· en
7.9845 - 9
Dirty Harry
1971· 1h 42m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
7.52.8K - 10
The Conversation
1974· 1h 55m· Crime, Drama, Mystery· en
7.52.1K - 11
The French Connection
1971· 1h 44m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
7.52.2K - 12
Badlands
1974· 1h 34m· Drama, Romance, Crime· en
7.51.4K - 13
The Castle of Cagliostro
1979· 1h 42m· Animation, Adventure, Comedy· ja
7.51.2K - 14
Midnight Express
1978· 2h 1m· Drama, Crime· en
7.41.9K - 15
Sleuth
1972· 2h 18m· Thriller, Mystery, Crime· en
7.7740 - 16
The Way of the Dragon
1972· 1h 40m· Action, Crime· zh
7.41.3K - 17
Le Cercle Rouge
1970· 2h 20m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· fr
7.6743 - 18
Serpico
1973· 2h 9m· Crime, Drama, History· en
7.52.2K - 19
The Long Goodbye
1973· 1h 52m· Mystery, Drama, Crime· en
7.4798 - 20
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974· 1h 45m· Crime, Thriller, Action· en
7.5644 - 21
What's Up, Doc?
1972· 1h 34m· Comedy, Crime, Romance· en
7.4472 - 22
Marathon Man
1976· 2h 6m· Thriller, Crime, Drama· en
7.21.3K - 23
Straw Dogs
1971· 1h 56m· Thriller, Drama, Crime· en
7.21.1K - 24
Magnum Force
1973· 2h 4m· Drama, Crime, Action· en
7.11.2K - 25
Gentlemen of Fortune
1971· 1h 28m· Comedy, Crime, Drama· ru
7.8265 - 26
Vanishing Point
1971· 1h 45m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
7.1532 - 27
Frenzy
1972· 1h 56m· Crime, Thriller, Horror· en
7.11.0K - 28
Lady Snowblood
1973· 1h 37m· Action, Crime, Drama· ja
7.5429 - 29
Mean Streets
1973· 1h 52m· Drama, Crime· en
7.02.3K - 30
Soylent Green
1973· 1h 37m· Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery· en
6.91.5K - 31
Charley Varrick
1973· 1h 51m· Crime, Thriller, Drama· en
7.4294 - 32
The Getaway
1972· 2h 3m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
7.1683 - 33
Death Wish
1974· 1h 33m· Crime, Drama, Action· en
6.9981 - 34
The Driver
1978· 1h 31m· Crime, Thriller, Action· en
7.2532 - 35
Black Christmas
1974· 1h 38m· Horror, Mystery, Crime· en
7.0966 - 36
Assault on Precinct 13
1976· 1h 31m· Thriller, Action, Crime· en
7.31.2K - 37
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974· 1h 53m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
7.1428 - 38
Murder by Death
1976· 1h 34m· Comedy, Crime, Mystery· en
7.2907 - 39
I... for Icarus
1979· 2h 9m· Thriller, Crime, Mystery· fr
7.7175 - 40
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976· 1h 43m· Comedy, Crime· en
6.9639 - 41
12 Chairs
1971· 2h 41m· Comedy, Adventure, Crime· ru
7.6175 - 42
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
1979· 5h 59m· Action, Crime, Mystery· ru
8.189 - 43
Straight Time
1978· 1h 54m· Crime, Drama· en
7.1213 - 44
Klute
1971· 1h 54m· Thriller, Crime, Drama· en
6.8526 - 45
The Panic in Needle Park
1971· 1h 50m· Drama, Romance, Crime· en
6.8378 - 46
Hardcore
1979· 1h 48m· Drama, Crime, Thriller· en
6.8333 - 47
The Longest Yard
1974· 2h 1m· Comedy, Drama, Crime· en
6.8324 - 48
The Parallax View
1974· 1h 42m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
6.8380 - 49
High Rolling
1977· 1h 29m· Comedy, Crime· en
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The Enforcer
1976· 1h 36m· Crime, Action, Thriller· en
6.71.0K
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Frequently asked questions
How many crime movies came out in the 1970s?
2,527 crime movies from the 1970s 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 1970s?
The Godfather holds the top position in this collection.