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Once Upon a Time in America
1984· 2h 19m· Drama, Crime· en
8.46.2K
Best Crime Movies of the 1980s
This collection ranks 2,469 crime movies released in the 1980s. 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 Once Upon a Time in America.
2,469 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Scarface
1983· 2h 50m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
8.213.3K - 3
The Untouchables
1987· 1h 59m· Crime, History, Thriller· en
7.86.3K - 4
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988· 1h 44m· Fantasy, Animation, Comedy· en
7.56.3K - 5
The Blues Brothers
1980· 2h 13m· Music, Comedy, Crime· en
7.74.6K - 6
Blue Velvet
1986· 2h 0m· Mystery, Thriller, Crime· en
7.63.9K - 7
Mississippi Burning
1988· 2h 8m· Drama, Crime, Mystery· en
7.72.0K - 8
Lethal Weapon
1987· 1h 50m· Action, Thriller, Crime· en
7.35.2K - 9
Clue
1985· 1h 34m· Comedy, Thriller, Crime· en
7.22.0K - 10
Batman
1989· 2h 6m· Fantasy, Action, Crime· en
7.28.7K - 11
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988· 1h 26m· Comedy, Crime· en
7.34.6K - 12
Blow Out
1981· 1h 48m· Crime, Mystery, Thriller· en
7.41.7K - 13
The Killer
1989· 1h 50m· Action, Crime, Drama· zh
7.6923 - 14
Beverly Hills Cop
1984· 1h 45m· Comedy, Crime, Action· en
7.24.7K - 15
Police Story
1985· 1h 39m· Action, Crime, Comedy· zh
7.61.1K - 16
Nayakan
1987· 2h 36m· Drama, Crime· ta
7.994 - 17
A Fish Called Wanda
1988· 1h 49m· Comedy, Crime· en
7.22.5K - 18
Lethal Weapon 2
1989· 1h 54m· Action, Thriller, Crime· en
7.03.8K - 19
Midnight Run
1988· 2h 6m· Comedy, Crime, Thriller· en
7.21.3K - 20
A Better Tomorrow
1986· 1h 35m· Action, Crime, Drama· zh
7.4632 - 21
Prison on Fire
1987· 1h 41m· Crime, Drama· zh
7.0109 - 22
The Outsiders
1983· 1h 31m· Crime, Drama· en
7.21.6K - 23
Wall Street
1987· 2h 6m· Crime, Drama· en
7.22.3K - 24
Heathers
1989· 1h 43m· Comedy, Crime· en
7.31.9K - 25
Body Heat
1981· 1h 53m· Thriller, Crime· en
7.0708 - 26
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985· 1h 56m· Crime, Thriller, Action· en
7.1827 - 27
Witness
1985· 1h 52m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
7.11.9K - 28
Time of the Gypsies
1988· 2h 22m· Drama, Crime, Fantasy· sh
7.6446 - 29
Down by Law
1986· 1h 46m· Crime, Drama, Comedy· en
7.3858 - 30
The Thin Blue Line
1988· 1h 43m· Crime, Documentary· en
7.7419 - 31
A Short Film About Killing
1988· 1h 25m· Crime, Drama· pl
7.6411 - 32
Raising Arizona
1987· 1h 34m· Comedy, Crime· en
7.12.4K - 33
Thief
1981· 2h 3m· Crime, Thriller, Drama· en
7.2877 - 34
Blood Simple
1985· 1h 37m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
7.31.7K - 35
The Long Good Friday
1980· 1h 54m· Crime, Thriller, Drama· en
7.2439 - 36
Decalogue V
1989· 57m· Drama, TV Movie, Crime· pl
8.0161 - 37
Running on Empty
1988· 1h 56m· Drama, Romance, Crime· en
7.5364 - 38
Bad Boys
1983· 2h 3m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
7.0311 - 39
The Accused
1988· 1h 51m· Crime, Drama· en
7.1695 - 40
The Great Mouse Detective
1986· 1h 14m· Animation, Family, Mystery· en
7.01.8K - 41
Rumble Fish
1983· 1h 34m· Crime, Drama, Romance· en
7.0773 - 42
48 Hrs.
1982· 1h 36m· Crime, Action, Comedy· en
6.71.8K - 43
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1
1981· 1h 14m· Mystery, Adventure, Crime· ru
7.3136 - 44
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989· 1h 42m· Comedy, Crime· en
6.81.1K - 45
Police Story 2
1988· 1h 45m· Action, Crime, Thriller· zh
7.1648 - 46
Wheels on Meals
1984· 1h 48m· Romance, Action, Comedy· zh
6.9447 - 47
Pixote
1980· 2h 7m· Crime, Drama· pt
7.9244 - 48
Drugstore Cowboy
1989· 1h 42m· Drama, Crime· en
7.1629 - 49
A Better Tomorrow II
1987· 1h 44m· Action, Crime, Thriller· zh
7.1325 - 50
Brubaker
1980· 2h 11m· Crime, Drama· en
7.1525
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Frequently asked questions
How many crime movies came out in the 1980s?
2,469 crime movies from the 1980s 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 1980s?
Once Upon a Time in America holds the top position in this collection.