Best Crime Movies of 2025
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Best Crime Movies of 2025
TOP Movies: The Accountant 2 (2025), One Battle After Another (2025), The Mastermind (2025), Zootopia 2 (2025), Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025), Bugonia (2025), Trap House (2025), So Long Valley (2025), Deep Cover (2025), Icefall (2025), Caught Stealing (2025), Thunderbolts* (2025), Roofman (2025), It Was Just an Accident (2025), Kadaisi Thotta (2025), Sovereign (2025), Nobody 2 (2025), The Thursday Murder Club (2025), The Bad Guys 2 (2025), After the Hunt (2025).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Sequel to the 2016 film, The Accountant.
Style:
black comedy, lighthearted, intense, sincere, f word ...
Plot:
accountant, brother brother relationship, autism, whodunit, hitman, mysterious death, conspiracy, man with glasses, cat, contract killer, dancing, shootout ...
Place:
washington d.c., los angeles, berlin germany, germany, costa rica ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, ...
Style:
political thriller, dark comedy, action drama, emotional, suspenseful ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, revolution, political violence, terrorism, manhunt, revolutionary, white supremacist, car chase, heist, betrayal, new identity, stoner ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a sedate corner of Massachusetts circa 1970, an unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief plans his first big heist. When things go haywire, his life unravels.
Style:
crime drama, period piece, suspense, tense, road movie
Plot:
heist, art theft, on the run, desperation, anti hero, character study, escape, isolation, obsession, suspicion, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse ...
Time:
70s
Place:
massachusetts, new england
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down.
Style:
3d animation, neo noir, buddy comedy, computer animated, surprise ending ...
Plot:
fox, anthropomorphic animal, furry, rabbit, animal, snake, guinea pig, police officer, zebra, rhinoceros, bear, metropolis ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
australia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts ...
Style:
detective, clever, twisted, tension, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
religion, whodunit, murder mystery, rain, deception, puzzle, locked room mystery, small town, morality, police procedural, satire, drunken man ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york state
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Hungary
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The original Four Horsemen reunite with a new generation of illusionists to take on powerful diamond heiress Veronika Vanderberg, who leads a criminal empire built on money laundering and trafficking. The new and old magicians must overcome their ...
Style:
twist ending, mind bending, crime thriller, fast paced, suspense ...
Plot:
heist, illusion, magic, conspiracy, revenge, caper, deception, spectacle, cat and mouse, wizards and magicians, organized crime, criminal underworld ...
Place:
new york, antwerp, las vegas, south africa, belgium ...
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133K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, black and white, psychological thriller, absurd ...
Plot:
kidnapping, conspiracy, ceo, satire, alien invasion, symbolism, power politics, alien conspiracy, political conflict, extraterrestrial, yoga, lunar eclipse ...
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves - their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and ...
Style:
suspenseful, twist ending, noir, neo noir, surprise ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
undercover, organized crime, dea, heist, drug trade, cat and mouse, cartel, informant, betrayal, double life, family drama, law enforcement ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico, el paso texas
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Genre: Crime
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A missing woman's sister seeks help at Manali police. As authorities investigate her disappearance between Shimla and Manali, a taxi driver becomes suspect. The case reveals shocking twists about victim's role and hidden puppeteers.
Style:
twist ending, suspenseful, noir
Plot:
investigation, missing person, dark secret, moral ambiguity, conspiracy, corruption, female protagonist, betrayal, isolated community, cold case, road trip, social commentary
Place:
himalaya
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous ...
Style:
buddy comedy, detective
Plot:
friendship, restaurant, hitman, helicopter, police, undercover, dog, shootout, comedian, covert operation, drug dealer, sting operation ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young Indigenous game warden arrests an infamous poacher only to discover that the poacher knows the location of a plane carrying millions of dollars that has crashed in a frozen lake. When a group of criminals and dirty cops are alerted to the ...
Style:
tense, action thriller, suspenseful, neo western
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male nudity, survival, poacher, heist, isolation, chase, desperation, moral ambiguity, law enforcement, violence, betrayal, bare chested male ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, black comedy, period piece, dark comedy ...
Plot:
cat, cow, corrupt cop, hospital, puerto rican, plot twist, black woman, punk, baseball, male nudity, criminal underworld, loss of girlfriend ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city, new york
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263K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia, Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.
Style:
political thriller, psychological horror, surprise ending, dark fantasy, psychotronic ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, mental illness, superhero, depression, gay, villain, congressman, multiverse, u.s. senator, motorcycle, good versus evil, destroying evidence ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, washington d.c., manhattan new york city, malaysia
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54K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname 'Roofman'. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, ...
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, tense, crime thriller, crying ...
Plot:
male star appears nude, bare chested male, toy store, male nudity, prison escape, double life, heist, ex military, cat and mouse, anti hero, identity, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 2002, year 2004, year 2003
Place:
north carolina
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iran, France, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One day, a man named Eqbal enters his workshop. His prosthetic leg creaks, and Vahid thinks he recognizes one of ...
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, bleak, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, car accident, hospital, van, gas station, torture, interrogation, trauma, accident, confrontation, escalation, moral dilemma ...
Place:
iran
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Genre: Crime
Country: India
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A honeymoon at an idyllic resort becomes a fight for survival when Rakshan stumbles upon a brutal crime. With his new wife Shruthi by his side, he must navigate through a web of dangerous revelations
Style:
tense, suspense, intense, dark, twisted ...
Plot:
survival, danger, newlyweds, honeymoon, resort, isolation, secrets, couples, investigation, chase, cat and mouse, paranoia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is something you take. But, as Jerry’s ideology consumes them, they are set on a collision course ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tragic
Plot:
father son relationship, true crime, chief of police, manhunt, law, lawyer, bare chested male, lie, gas station, police station, eviction notice, road trip ...
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74K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.
Style:
fast paced, suspense, neo noir, surprise ending, black comedy ...
Plot:
russian mafia, one man army, revenge, assassin, violence, small town, hand to hand combat, corrupt sheriff, crime boss, corruption, male protagonist, vigilante ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
ohio
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
Style:
detective, sitcom
Plot:
chess, murder mystery, criminal, investigation, murder investigation, crime scene, llama, intruder, police investigation, senior citizen, telephone call, community ...
Time:
year 1973, 2020s
Place:
britain, united kingdom, england
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.
Style:
3d animation, computer animated, crying, absurd
Plot:
rocket, heist, anthropomorphism, wolf, snake, spider, villain, framed for a crime, master criminal, thief, presumed dead, space ...
Place:
los angeles, egypt
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological thriller, f word
Plot:
sexual assault, drinking, teacher, secret, mentor protege relationship, philosophy, generation gap, husband wife relationship, university, psychiatrist, student, morality ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
yale university
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112K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 214 min.
Story:
After the hijacking of IC-814 in 1999 and the Parliament attack in 2001, India’s Intelligence Bureau Chief, Ajay Sanyal devised an indomitable mission to intrude and rupture the terrorist network in Pakistan, by infiltrating the underworld mafia ...
Style:
suspenseful, noir, intense, serious, political thriller ...
Plot:
terrorism, gang violence, patriotism, espionage, betrayal, spy thriller, revenge, underworld, conspiracy, deception, loyalty, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
pakistan, mumbai india, asia, india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on a true life story of Nicole Beverly and her children surviving and overcoming domestic violence.
Style:
emotional, non fiction, inspirational, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
domestic violence, survivor, resilience, biopic, female protagonist, empowerment, motherhood, courage, children, trauma, family drama, escape ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 1999, a businessman(marwadi) named Raja Natwarlal Seth operated large scale businesses in a town called Kothapatnam. Unknowns to many, he was also involved in hawala transactions even maintained a secret syndicate for these operations.
Style:
tension, suspense, dark, crime drama, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
money laundering, greed, organized crime, corruption, syndicate, moral ambiguity, small town, underworld, double life, betrayal, power struggle, investigation ...
Time:
90s
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84K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Canada, South Africa, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
Style:
dark comedy, romantic comedy, detective, twisted, black comedy ...
Plot:
fight, hostage, bank robbery, dating, punched in the face, bank robber, torture, female bartender, blood, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, brutality ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
san diego california
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.
Style:
dark comedy, absurd, spy action, period drama, whimsical
Plot:
nun, assassin, male protagonist, assassination attempt, eccentricity, train, fight, religion, travel, lie detector, eccentric man, bullet wound ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Ilir Luma, a martial arts master specialized in the Pelasgian art of "Mundije", escaped the communist regime, when he was only 14 years old. He'd witnessed the hanging of a poet in the city of Kukes, Albania. In Germany, at a ...
Style:
action drama, thrilling, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
martial arts, taekwondo, master warrior, abduction, kidnapping, hand to hand combat, rescue mission, problem, swashbuckler, rescue, mixed martial arts, underground fighting ...
Time:
80s
Place:
germany, mexico, albania
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course ...
Style:
crime thriller, historical drama, dark, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
mafia, crime boss, biopic, organized crime, betrayal, gangster, underworld, corruption, power struggle, betrayal of trust, gang warfare, conflict ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1957, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Stephanie and Emily reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than ...
Style:
dark comedy, tense, intense
Plot:
wedding, murder, sister sister incest, drone, whodunit, villainess, aunt niece relationship, social media, mafia, secret revealed, male nudity, stalker ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.
Style:
tense, crime thriller, suspense, neo noir
Audience:
adult
Plot:
law enforcement, organized crime, cat and mouse, police procedural, heist, investigation, retired cop, criminal syndicate, ambush, betrayal, moral ambiguity, surveillance ...
Place:
macau
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