Best crime from the 90s
The catalogue's crime films from 1990–1999, 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.
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
bittersweetepicgut punch
The Green Mile
bittersweetgut punchtender
A Brighter Summer Day
foreign gembittersweetgut punch
The Usual Suspects
cerebralmindfuckparanoid
Bound by Honor
gut punchoutsiderraw
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
playful
Close-Up
foreign gemcerebralmindfuck
Heat
cerebralneon soakedraw
A Bronx Tale
bittersweetoutsidertender
Carlito's Way
bittersweetoutsiderraw
L.A. Confidential
paranoidslow burn
Fireworks
foreign gembittersweetslow burn
Black Cat, White Cat
foreign gembittersweetplayful
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
foreign gembittersweettender
Primal Fear
cerebralmindfuckslow burn
Boyz n the Hood
gut punchrawtender
Sleepers
gut punchraw
Bullet in the Head
foreign gemdreadgut punch
Thelma & Louise
bittersweetoutsidertender
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
foreign gemneon soakedoutsider
True Romance
playfultender
Sonatine
foreign gembittersweetoutsider
The Mission
foreign gemraw
Reservoir Dogs
mindfuckparanoidraw
Cure
foreign gemdreadparanoid
A Perfect World
bittersweetrawtender
Miller's Crossing
paranoidrawslow burn
Iron Monkey
foreign gemneon soakedplayful
Swallowtail Butterfly
foreign gembittersweetneon soaked
Sleepless Town
foreign gembittersweetoutsider