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Best Crime Movies

of the 1990s

The 20 highest-rated crime movies released between 1990 and 1999, ranked by IMDb score.

1

The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

9.3 IMDb89% RT82 Meta

Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an a

2

Pulp Fiction(1994)

8.8 IMDb92% RT95 Meta

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that i

3

GoodFellas(1990)

8.7 IMDb93% RT92 Meta

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conw

4

The Green Mile(1999)

8.6 IMDb78% RT61 Meta

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, rec

5

Se7en(1995)

8.6 IMDb84% RT65 Meta

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one

6

The Usual Suspects(1995)

8.5 IMDb87% RT76 Meta

Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int

7

Léon: The Professional(1994)

8.5 IMDb76% RT64 Meta

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year

8

Heat(1995)

8.3 IMDb84% RT76 Meta

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and r

9

L.A. Confidential(1997)

8.2 IMDb99% RT91 Meta

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

10

Casino(1995)

8.2 IMDb79% RT73 Meta

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

11

A Brighter Summer Day(1991)

8.2 IMDb100% RT91 Meta

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

12

Close-Up(1990)

8.2 IMDb89% RT92 Meta

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a

13

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels(1998)

8.1 IMDb75% RT67 Meta

A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be oper

14

The Big Lebowski(1998)

8.1 IMDb79% RT71 Meta

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged

15

Fargo(1996)

8.1 IMDb94% RT88 Meta

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wea

16

Trainspotting(1996)

8.1 IMDb90% RT83 Meta

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride

17

Black Cat, White Cat(1998)

8 IMDb82% RT73 Meta

Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17-year-old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita,

18

Carlito's Way(1993)

7.9 IMDb84% RT66 Meta

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.

19

Knockin' on Heaven's Door(1997)

7.8 IMDb

Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Dru

20

Fireworks(1997)

7.7 IMDb96% RT83 Meta

Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal ga

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