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Best Crime Movies of 1971

This collection ranks 244 crime movies released in 1971. 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 A Clockwork Orange.

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

  1. 1

    Dirty Harry

    1971· 1h 42m· en

    7.52.8K
  3. 3

    Straw Dogs

    1971· 1h 56m· en

    7.21.1K
  6. 6

    12 Chairs

    1971· 2h 41m· ru

    7.6175
  7. 7

    Klute

    1971· 1h 54m· en

    6.8526
  9. 9

    Get Carter

    1971· 1h 52m· en

    7.0549
  12. 12

    Shaft

    1971· 1h 40m· en

    6.4431
  13. 13

    Jo

    1971· 1h 25m· fr

    7.2347
  14. 14

    The Wolves

    1971· 2h 11m· ja

    7.521
  16. 16

    Banyon

    1971· 1h 40m· en

    —0
  19. 19

    The Burglars

    1971· 2h 0m· fr

    6.9135
  28. 28

    The Choice

    1971· 1h 43m· ar

    7.412
  37. 37

    Bang Bang

    1971· 1h 20m· pt

    7.214
  42. 42

    The Duel

    1971· 1h 50m· zh

    6.929
  50. 50

    Villain

    1971· 1h 38m· en

    6.148

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

244 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?

A Clockwork Orange currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.