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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

  1. 51

    The Yakuza

    1974· 1h 52m· en

    7.1223
  2. 52

    The Butcher

    1970· 1h 33m· fr

    7.1287
  4. 54

    The Catcher

    1972· 1h 40m· en

    6.01
  7. 57

    Hard Times

    1975· 1h 33m· en

    6.8240
  10. 60

    Get Carter

    1971· 1h 52m· en

    7.0549
  11. 61

    Family Plot

    1976· 2h 0m· en

    6.8518
  13. 63

    The Mechanic

    1972· 1h 39m· en

    6.7356
  14. 64

    Night Moves

    1975· 1h 40m· en

    6.7375
  26. 76

    Caliber 9

    1972· 1h 42m· it

    7.5270
  27. 77

    Wanda

    1970· 1h 43m· en

    6.8158
  28. 78

    The Outfit

    1973· 1h 43m· en

    6.898
  30. 80

    Shaft

    1971· 1h 40m· en

    6.4431
  32. 82

    Kate McShane

    1975· 1h 13m· en

    —0
  33. 83

    Un Flic

    1972· 1h 40m· fr

    6.6297
  34. 84

    The Gauntlet

    1977· 1h 49m· en

    6.5618
  35. 85

    High Anxiety

    1977· 1h 34m· en

    6.4415
  37. 87

    Scum

    1979· 1h 36m· en

    7.1214
  39. 89

    Coffy

    1973· 1h 30m· en

    6.6312
  42. 92

    Jo

    1971· 1h 25m· fr

    7.2347

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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.