Crime movies – 1990s

Genre: Crime. Period: 1990s. 17 movies, best first.

Pulp Fiction (1994) · Crime · ⭐ 8.9
Interlocking crime stories from LA's underworld, seasoned with dark humor.
Goodfellas (1990) · Crime · ⭐ 8.7
A young man's rise and fall within New York's mafia world over decades.
The Usual Suspects (1995) · Crime · ⭐ 8.5
Five criminals meet in a police lineup and are haunted by the mythical Keyser Soze.
Heat (1995) · Crime · ⭐ 8.3
A cop and a professional thief face off in a final cat-and-mouse game in LA.
Reservoir Dogs (1992) · Crime · ⭐ 8.3
After a botched robbery, the criminals suspect one another of being a police informant.
Casino (1995) · Crime · ⭐ 8.2
A gambling handicapper runs a Las Vegas casino for the mob until chaos takes over.
L.A. Confidential (1997) · Crime · ⭐ 8.2
Three cops uncover a web of corruption and murder in 1950s Los Angeles.
Fargo (1996) · Crime · ⭐ 8.1
A botched kidnapping plot leads to a series of bloody consequences in snowy Minnesota.
Carlito's Way (1993) · Crime · ⭐ 7.9
A paroled gangster tries to go straight but his past keeps dragging him back.
Hate (1995) · Crime · ⭐ 7.8
Three young men from a Parisian suburb spend a tense day after riots.
The Bandit (1996) · Crime · ⭐ 7.8
A bandit who spent decades in prison returns to a changed Istanbul.
Donnie Brasco (1997) · Crime · ⭐ 7.7
An FBI agent infiltrates the mafia and befriends an aging gangster.
Hana-bi (1997) · Crime · ⭐ 7.7
A retired cop tries to care for his dying wife and a crippled friend.
Miller's Crossing (1990) · Crime · ⭐ 7.7
A crime boss's advisor plays both sides in a Prohibition-era gang war.
The Godfather Part III (1990) · Crime · ⭐ 7.6
Michael Corleone tries to legitimize the family business and seek redemption.
Jackie Brown (1997) · Crime · ⭐ 7.5
A flight attendant tries to outwit a gun dealer and the police at once.
The Two Jakes (1990) · Crime · ⭐ 5.9
Jake Gittes investigates a new murder amid the Los Angeles oil boom.