Best crime from the 60s
The catalogue's crime films from 1960–1969, 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.
High and Low
foreign gemdreadraw
Le Trou
foreign gemdreadslow burn
Divorce Italian Style
foreign gempitch black
Le Samouraï
foreign gemcerebraldread
Z
foreign gemparanoid
Cool Hand Luke
outsiderslow burntender
Crooks in Clover
foreign gembittersweetplayful
The Bad Sleep Well
foreign gemgut punchparanoid
Cash Calls Hell
foreign gemneon soakedparanoid
In the Heat of the Night
outsiderrawtender
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
playfultenderuplifting
Purple Noon
foreign gembittersweetneon soaked
Birdman of Alcatraz
outsiderslow burntender
How to Steal a Million
cozyplayful
In Cold Blood
dreadgut punchraw
Japan Organized Crime Boss
foreign gemoutsiderraw
Breathless
foreign gemoutsiderplayful
Bonnie and Clyde
bittersweetoutsiderraw
Band of Outsiders
foreign gemoutsiderplayful
Salvatore Giuliano
foreign gemoutsiderraw
Cape Fear
dreadparanoid
The Trial
dreadslow burnsurreal
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
foreign gemneon soakedraw
The Stranger Within a Woman
foreign gemgut punchslow burn
Pale Flower
foreign gemoutsiderslow burn
Pierrot le Fou
foreign gemoutsiderplayful
Big Time Gambling Boss
foreign gemoutsiderparanoid
A Fugitive from the Past
foreign gemneon soakedparanoid
Pitfall
foreign gemdreadslow burn
I, the Executioner
foreign gemdreadgut punch