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.

30 films · sélectionnés dans le catalogue · classés par consensus critique

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 · ★ 8.4

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Scarface

1983 · ★ 8.2

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Stand by Me

1986 · ★ 7.8

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The Blues Brothers

1980 · ★ 7.7

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The Thin Blue Line

1988 · ★ 7.6

Damnation

1988 · ★ 7.6

A Short Film About Killing

1988 · ★ 7.6

Time of the Gypsies

1988 · ★ 7.6

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988 · ★ 7.5

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Police Story

1985 · ★ 7.5

Shuffle

1981 · ★ 7.5

Running on Empty

1988 · ★ 7.4

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989 · ★ 7.4

A Better Tomorrow

1986 · ★ 7.4

Blow Out

1981 · ★ 7.4

Down by Law

1986 · ★ 7.3

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989 · ★ 7.3

The Last Witness

1980 · ★ 7.3

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

1988 · ★ 7.3

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Blood Simple

1985 · ★ 7.3

Batman

1989 · ★ 7.2

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Violent Cop

1989 · ★ 7.2

A Fish Called Wanda

1988 · ★ 7.2

Clue

1985 · ★ 7.2

Thief

1981 · ★ 7.2

The Outsiders

1983 · ★ 7.2

Midnight Run

1988 · ★ 7.2

The Long Good Friday

1980 · ★ 7.2

The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie

1981 · ★ 7.2

Miracles: The Canton Godfather

1989 · ★ 7.1