Best crime from the 80s
The catalogue's crime films from 1980–1989, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.
Once Upon a Time in America
bittersweetepicslow burn
Scarface
gut punchneon soakedpitch black
Stand by Me
bittersweettender
The Blues Brothers
neon soakedplayfulsurreal
The Thin Blue Line
cerebralraw
Damnation
foreign gemdreadoutsider
A Short Film About Killing
foreign gemdreadgut punch
Time of the Gypsies
foreign gembittersweetsurreal
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
playfulsurreal
Police Story
foreign gemplayfuluplifting
Shuffle
foreign gemrawsurreal
Running on Empty
bittersweettender
Crimes and Misdemeanors
bittersweetcerebralparanoid
A Better Tomorrow
foreign gembittersweetraw
Blow Out
cerebralparanoid
Down by Law
cozyplayful
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
bittersweetrawsurreal
The Last Witness
foreign gemdreadslow burn
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
pitch blackplayfulunhinged
Blood Simple
neon soakedparanoidpitch black
Batman
dreadslow burn
Violent Cop
foreign gemoutsiderpitch black
A Fish Called Wanda
playful
Clue
pitch blackplayful
Thief
neon soakedrawslow burn
The Outsiders
bittersweetoutsidertender
Midnight Run
cozyplayful
The Long Good Friday
dreadraw
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
playful
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
cozyplayful