Last updated March 2024
Looking for the cream of the Best Crime Movies 2018 crop? We assembled 30 marvelous, critic- and user-beloved Best Crime Movies 2018 available for your viewing enjoyment right now. With universal acclaim from IMDB and our knowledgeable user community, these world-class titles are as good as entertainment gets. Help fellow viewers uncover their next great find by voting for your personal favorites. We value your help spotlighting the finest titles out there!
Raatchasan (2018)
Plot Summary:
A serial killer is murdering school girls, and a newbie cop has to track him down before the victim count increases
Duration: 170 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: serial killer, police, spy, life & death, intrigue, hate, murder, psycho, investigation, secret service, murder mystery, entertainment, plot twist, innovation, rookie, police investigation, child kidnapping, school, teacher, schoolgirl, interrogation, rich and poor, fashion, child abduction, tamil
K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018)
Plot Summary:
A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people
Duration: 154 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: gold, gold mine, undercover, rags to riches, mission, greed, heroism, organized crime, mob boss, mafia, ambition, rise and fall, society, dishonesty, anti hero, slavery, slave, hindu, entertainment, wandering, white supremacy, dancing, ship, fight, ocean
Andhadhun (2018)
Plot Summary:
A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him
Duration: 139 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: blind man, musician, blindness, pianist, murder, affair, evidence, love and romance, murder witness, witnessing a crime, blindness and impaired vision, plot twist, dark humor, murder investigation, deception, murder mystery, witness, loss of eyesight, musician's life, visual impairment, characters in danger, blind character, whodunit, heist, investigation
Shoplifters (2018)
Plot Summary:
After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them…
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: poverty, shoplifting, father son relationship, social realism, poor family, family drama, secret, theft, beach, domestic abuse, child abduction, husband wife relationship, shoplifter, orphan, surrogate family, missing child, homelessness, japanese girl, family relations, male nudity, child, supermarket, feminine wiles, asian, father daughter relationship
South Wind (2018)
Plot Summary:
A story about Petar Maras, a Belgrade criminal in his late twenties, whose one reckless move causes an avalanche of events that will greatly affect the lives of those around him
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Serbia
Plot tags: organized crime, police corruption, smuggling, chase, police raid, police brutality, crime scene, family relations, mafia, friendship, murder, couples, danger, rivalry, society, gore, boxing, wedding, pregnancy, death, torture, birthday, male nudity, car theft, nightclub
Mortal World (2018)
Plot Summary:
Mermer family, who has been managing a restaurant called “Anatolian flavors” in Haydarpasa train station for generations, consist of 8 members. Even though this family leads a quiet simple life, they will end up finding themselves in complicated situations. Moreover, this family has been keeping a secret for a long time and it just can’t come out at any cost
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: killer, secret revealed, murderer, hitman, criminal, double life, family secret, murder, killings, family relations, family problems, struggle for survival, husband wife relationship, kurd, advice, restaurant, crime family, sea, motorcycle, hotel, elevator, telephone call, tea, gun, mop
The Guilty (2018)
Plot Summary:
Alarm dispatcher and former police officer, Asger Holm, answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. When the call is suddenly disconnected, the search for the woman and her kidnapper begins. With the phone as his only tool, Asger enters a race against time to save the endangered woman. But soon he realizes that he is dealing with a crime that is far bigger than he first thought
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Plot tags: plot twist, police, one day, police vigilantism, kidnapping, twists and turns, guilt, nordic, race against time, police officer, telephone call, mission, woman in danger, saving a life, serial killer, mental disorder, experiment, illness, past, secret service, murder mystery, isolation, mediterranean, locked in a room, supernatural horror
Birds of Passage (2018)
Plot Summary:
During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous Wayuu family get involved in a booming business of selling marijuana to American youth in the 1970s. When greed, passion and honour collide, a fratricidal war breaks out that will put their lives, culture and ancestral traditions at stake
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: Colombia, Denmark, Mexico, Germany, Switzerland, France
Plot tags: revenge, marijuana, death, murder, wealth, corruption, marriage, money, baby, humiliation, drug trade, rivalry, danger, rape, native american, ghetto, women, gang, criminal, summer, past, native, chaos, conflict, woman
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and become the head of the local chapter
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Plot tags: racism, african american, white supremacy, ku klux klan, undercover cop, racial slur, racist cop, black, biopic, black lives matter, black cop, racist, activist, black american, redneck, police detective, police, true crime, past, civil rights, black history, blaxploitation, violence, bomb, male protagonist
The Hate U Give (2018)
Plot Summary:
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: racism, ghetto, african american, father daughter relationship, black, black lives matter, father son relationship, private school, loss of friend, coming of age, teenager, black history, witness, women, friendship, teenage girl, drug dealer, party, preparatory school, society, injustice, social justice, racial slur, justice, prejudice
A Twelve-Year Night (2018)
Plot Summary:
Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Uruguay, Spain, Argentina, France, Germany
Plot tags: prison, politics, military dictatorship, dictator, dictatorship, political prisoner, released from prison, violence, biopic, rivalry, society, writers, prisoner, communist, injustice, latina, human rights, criminal justice, violent, famous people, nudity, bare chested male, based on real people, chess, doctor
Blindspotting (2018)
Plot Summary:
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: parole, probation, fight, police, party, cemetery, best friend, racism, black, ghetto, police brutality, black lives matter, friendship between men, social justice, family relations, danger, truck, rap, hip hop, shark, gang, runner, peace, mission, criminal justice
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
Plot Summary:
In an older apartment in Copenhagen, some craftsmen make a scary discovery: behind a fake wall they find three mummified bodies sitting around a dining table with a free space ready. Carl Mørck and Assad from Department Q now have to find out who the mummies are and for whom the fourth place is intended. They soon discover that the previous inhabitants of the apartment trace back to an infamous women's hospital at Sprogø island, where attempts at forced sterilization were a regular part of the daily lives of the women who were brought to the hospital. The horror at the hospital is an overdue chapter in the history of Denmark, but there are people who say that the experiments are still up in our time. Carl and Assad start a race with time to prevent new murders and assaults
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany
Plot tags: investigation, danger, murder, medical experiment, partner, undercover, mockery, murder mystery, nordic, conspiracy, whodunit, teenager, police officer, vengeance, nypd, control, female nudity, abused woman, cold case, revenge, island, young woman, sex scene, murder investigation, sexual abuse
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
Plot Summary:
The disturbing true-story of Lisa McVey, who was abducted in 1984 but later released by her abuser, only to have people question her story
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Plot tags: kidnapping, serial killer, true crime, abduction, child abduction, kidnapped, rape, psychopath, kidnapped girl, homicidal maniac, autobiography, homicide detective, maniac, murderer, uncover truth, police detective, teenager, investigation, murder investigation, teenage girl, killing spree, parents and children, survival, police officer, real life
Dogman (2018)
Plot Summary:
Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Plot tags: dog, revenge, father daughter relationship, cocaine, robbery, humiliation, prison, violence, death, drug dealing, theft, fear, drug use, abuse, drug, murder, drug addict, friendship, nightclub, breaking and entering, beaten up, danger, rivalry, mafia, ghetto
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Plot Summary:
Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past in 1969. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption... before everything goes to hell. A young concierge greets the strangers: a down-on-his-luck priest, a singer, an impressionable Southern girl and her older sister, a vacuum cleaner salesman, and a charismatic cult leader
Duration: 141 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: hotel, motel, survival, psychopath, surveillance, dishonesty, criminal, kidnapping, dark secret, ruse, danger, death, disorder, betrayal, gunfight, fear, hotel room, cult leader, multiple perspectives, deception, organized crime, hippie, redemption, secret, violence
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Plot Summary:
FBI agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the U.S. border
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 162000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Plot tags: cartel, black ops, terrorist, cia, drug cartel, u.s. mexico border, cia agent, organized crime, mission, kidnapping, military, brutality, commando raid, rescue, corruption, warrior, drug, terrorism, agent, deception, federal agent, commando unit, spy, war on drugs, dea
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Plot Summary:
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: forgery, cat, lesbian, writers, lgbt, female protagonist, deception, female writer, letter, accomplice, women, fraud, gay, biopic, friendship, criminal, court, pets, fired from the job, money problems, drinking, lgbtq, fictional biography, journalist, celebrity
Border (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Plot tags: customs officer, father daughter relationship, troll, border guard, sadistic psychopath, sexuality, norse mythology, baby, forest, sex scene, supernatural horror, child molestation, folk horror, child abuse, human becomes animal, female warrior, body horror, deformity, animal cruelty, extreme, nordic, psychology, childhood trauma, human animal relationship, experiment
The Mule (2018)
Plot Summary:
Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 149000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: drug cartel, old man, drug, drug smuggling, dea, police officer, pickup truck, driver, police, drug traffic, organized crime, ex husband ex wife relationship, family relations, deception, male protagonist, grandfather granddaughter relationship, korean war veteran, mafia, spy, cartel, real life, mobster, veteran, transportation, relationship vs career
Den of Thieves (2018)
Plot Summary:
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: heist, bank robbery, police brutality, swat team, tough guy, strip club, armored truck, shootout, police, criminal, fbi, divorce, money, violence, deception, tough cop, gunfight, ex marine, armored car robbery, nude, robbery, chase, caper, thief, police officer
Ash Is Purest White (2018)
Plot Summary:
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him
Duration: 136 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: China, France, Japan
Plot tags: criminal underworld, violence, murder, ex convict, friendship, love and romance, danger, couples, woman with a gun, mafia, women, hunting, past, organized crime, smoking, asian, transformation, love hurts, horse, gang leader, handgun, love, dancing, gambling, ufo
American Animals (2018)
Plot Summary:
Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen are four friends who live an ordinary existence in Kentucky. After a visit to Transylvania University, Lipka comes up with the idea to steal the rarest and most valuable books from the school's library. As one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history starts to unfold, the men question whether their attempts to inject excitement and purpose into their lives are simply misguided attempts at achieving the American dream
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: disguise, heist, university, library, robbery, book, caper, travel, buddies, planning, greed, partner, storytelling, teenager, bank robber, moving, choice, mission, remorse, art theft, small town, coming of age, arrest, student athlete, social commentary
Game Night (2018)
Plot Summary:
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 251000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: plan gone wrong, game, investigation, danger, group of friends, brother brother relationship, kidnapping, contests and competitions, friends, neighbor, escape, board game, fight, husband wife relationship, friendship, plot twist, role playing, mind game, smuggling, pregnant woman, suburbs, flash forward, inferiority complex, mysterious man, coworker
El Angel (2018)
Plot Summary:
About a real-life criminal who shocked Argentine society: Carlos Robledo Puch, a merciless teen killer dubbed “The Angel of Death” because of his beatific good looks, who now ranks as the longest-serving prison inmate in Argentine history
Duration: 118 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Plot tags: homoeroticism, psychopath, gay interest, gay, lgbt, murder, teenage gang, police, violence, money, teenage boy, serial killer, friendship between boys, villain as protagonist, friendship, arrest, escape, lie, father son relationship, criminal, teenager, homosexual, killer, gay love, sociopath
Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
Plot Summary:
Two policemen, one an old-timer, the other his volatile younger partner, find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics becomes the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows
Duration: 158 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Plot tags: robbery, murder, heist, police officer, brutality, crooked cop, hostage, criminal, corruption, revenge, police, bank robbery, con artists, police corruption, shootout, partner, tough guy, fired from the job, coworker relationship, buddy cop, bank, cop, mafia, experiment, bank robber
Everybody Knows (2018)
Plot Summary:
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, France, Italy, Argentina, Germany
Plot tags: kidnapping, ransom demand, wedding, family secret, ex-lover, investigation, deception, lie, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, sister sister relationship, mission, expose, multiple suspects, intrigue, getting home, dark past, tragic event, evil plot, wine, mafia, hunting, past, parenthood, nude photography
The Night Comes for Us (2018)
Plot Summary:
After sparing a girl's life during a massacre, an elite Triad assassin is targeted by an onslaught of murderous gangsters
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, USA
Plot tags: martial arts, assassin, one against many, fight, triad, chinese mafia, lone hero, gore, massacre, hand to hand combat, organized crime, knife fight, hitman, peril, fight scenes, brutality, master warrior, life philosophy, fistfight, monster, samurai, revenge, ghetto, police officer, gang
The House That Jack Built (2018)
Plot Summary:
A depiction of a serial killer's 12 years' worth of murders and how it shaped his prime intelligence
Duration: 152 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: Denmark, France, Sweden, Germany
Plot tags: serial killer, psychopath, murder, cruelty, sadistic psychopath, sadism, psychopath as protagonist, psycho killer, obsessive compulsive disorder, death, extreme violence, disturbed individual, serial killer as protagonist, violence, kidnapping, murderer, gore, locked in, building a house, hell, taxidermy, animal cruelty, maniac, hunting, brutality
22 July (2018)
Plot Summary:
In Norway on 22 July 2011, right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utöya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story will focus on the survivors of the attacks, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Norway
Plot tags: terrorist, terrorism, mass murder, tragedy, cruelty, trial, island, car bomb, massacre, criminal, hospital, brutality, bomb, female judge, female lawyer, media frenzy, survivor, teenager, multiple storylines, courtroom, terrorist attack, survival, serial killer, cold, dream