The 30 best Crime movies of the 1970s
Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 67 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. O Poderoso Chefão leads, rated 8.6 (1972). The average release year on the list is 1973. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.
Page updated on 09/20/2026.
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1
The Godfather (1972)
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2
The Godfather Part II (1974)
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3
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
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4
Taxi Driver (1976)
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5
The Sting (1973)
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6
Chinatown (1974)
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7
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
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8
Papillon (1973)
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9
Dirty Harry (1971)
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10
Serpico (1973)
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11
The French Connection (1971)
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12
Paper Moon (1973)
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13
The Conversation (1974)
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14
Midnight Express (1978)
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15
Badlands (1974)
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16
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
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17
Sleuth (1972)
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18
The Way of the Dragon (1972)
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19
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
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20
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
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21
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22
The Long Goodbye (1973)
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23
Marathon Man (1976)
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24
Straw Dogs (1971)
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25
Lady Snowblood (1973)
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26
Magnum Force (1973)
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27
Mean Streets (1973)
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28
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
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29
Frenzy (1972)
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30
Murder by Death (1976)
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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.
