The 20 Best Crime Thriller Movies to Watch This Weekend

The 20 Best Crime Thriller Movies to Watch This Weekend

Are you a movie fanatic? Yes. Now tell us whether you are a ‘fearless’ movie fanatic? Maybe? Well, if you watch crime thrillers, then you can confidently say a big ‘Yes.’


Comedy movies make you laugh. Horror movies make you bite your nails. And the best crime thriller movies make you question yourself with unexpected twists, terrors, and tensions.

Crime thrillers can also go wrong. Yes, they can! And it can be a waste of your time and enthusiasm. Hence, we have come up with a list of the best crime thriller movies to watch. But beware, you may run out of nails to bite!

These lists cover the best crime Hollywood, Bollywood thrillers and some of the best crime thriller movies highly rated by IMDB.

Best Crime Thriller Movies to Watch: Hollywood

Hollywood lovers, it would be unfair to pick out only ten (10) best crime thriller movies to watch from a hundred of the good ones.

Nevertheless, here are our favorite picks for you:

Knives Out

Get lost in the web of lies and red herrings while uncovering the murder case of a crime novelist.

GenreComedy, Crime, Drama
Duration130 minutes
IMDB Rating7.9/10
CreatorsRian Johnson
Cast
  • Daniel Craig,
  • Chris Evans,
  • Ana de Armas,
  • Jamie Lee Curtis
Year2019
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

Joker

The thrilling story of a daytime comedian who turned into a wild criminal mastermind.

GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
Duration122 mins
IMDB Rating8.4/10
CreatorsTodd Phillips
Cast
  • Joaquin Phoenix,
  • Robert De Niro,
  • Zazie Beetz,
  • Frances Conroy
Year2019
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

The Godfather

No words can describe this movie, for it is one of the greatest films of all time.

GenreCrime, Drama
Duration175 mins
IMDB Rating9.2/10
CreatorsFrancis Ford Coppola
Cast
  • Marlon Brando,
  • Al Pacino,
  • James Caan,
  • Diane Keaton
Year1972
Where to WatchNetflix India

Don’t Breathe

The lives of three (3) thieves who invade houses of wealthy people find themselves trapped after attempting to invade the home of a blind veteran.

GenreCrime, Horror, Thriller
Duration88 mins
IMDB Rating7.1/10
CreatorsFede Alvarez
Cast
  • Stephen Lang,
  • Jane Levy,
  • Dylan Minnette,
  • Daniel Zovatto
Year2016
Where to WatchNetflix India

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is the story of Heroism vs. Vigilantism.

GenreAction, Crime, Drama
Duration152 mins
IMDB Rating9.0/10
CreatorsChristopher Nolan
Cast
  • Christian Bale,
  • Heath Ledger,
  • Aaron Eckhart,
  • Michael Caine
Year2008
Where to WatchNetflix India

The Wolf of Wall Street

Get a closer look into the journey of Belfort’s sleazy endeavors of defrauding wealthy investors!

GenreBiography, Crime, Drama
Duration180 mins
IMDB Rating8.2/10
CreatorsMartin Scorsese
CastLeonardo DiCaprio,

Jonah Hill,

Margot Robbie,

Matthew McConaughey

Year2013
Where to WatchNetflix India

Pulp Fiction

This movie revolves around three (3) men-Vincent, Jules, and Butch — and their choices concerning honor and disgrace, life and death, and the chance whims.

GenreCrime, Drama
Duration154 mins
IMDB Rating8.9/10
CreatorsQuentin Tarantino
Cast
  • John Travolta,
  • Uma Thurman,
  • Samuel L. Jackson,
  • Bruce Willis
Year1994
Where to WatchWill be available soon

The Departed

An engaging story of an undercover cop and a mole trying to identify each other while invading an Irish gang.

GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
Duration151 mins
IMDB Rating8.5/10
CreatorsMartin Scorsese
Cast
  • Leonardo DiCaprio,
  • Matt Damon,
  • Jack Nicholson,
  • Mark Wahlberg
Year2006
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

Se7en

The story of two (2) detectives (a veteran and a rookie) hunting a serial killer!

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Duration127 mins
IMDB Rating8.6/10
CreatorsDavid Fincher
Cast
  • Morgan Freeman,
  • Brad Pitt,
  • Kevin Spacey,
  • Andrew Kevin Walker
Year1995
Where to WatchNetflix India

Prisoners

The story of a father taking matters into his own hands upon his daughter and her friend go missing!

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Duration153 mins
IMDB Rating8.1/10
CreatorsDenis Villeneuve
Cast
  • Hugh Jackman,
  • Jake Gyllenhaal,
  • Viola Davis,
  • Melissa Leo
Year2013
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

Best Crime Thriller Movies To Watch: Bollywood

Bollywood freaks! Are you reading this? We have had some gripping best crime thrillers in Hindi too. Do you remember watching Baazigar (1993), Dushman (1998), Kaal (2005), Gangster (2006), A Wednesday (2008), 36 China Town (2006), The Villain (2014), and Talvar (2015)?

Well, besides these, we have other favorites too. Have a look:

Haseena Dilruba

Watch the story of a woman who is under investigation as a suspect for her husband’s murder.

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Duration135 mins
IMDB Rating6.9/10
CreatorsVinil Mathew
Cast
  • Taapsee Pannu,
  • Vikrant Massey,
  • Harshvardhan Rane,
  • Aditya Srivastav
Year2021
Where to WatchNetflix India

Andhadhun

This power-packed performance of a pianist pretending to be blind will scare you as well as make you laugh.

GenreCrime, Drama, Music
Duration139 mins
IMDB Rating8.2/10
CreatorsSriram Raghavan
Cast
  • Ayushmann Khurrana,
  • Tabu,
  • Radhika Apte,
  • Anil Dhawan
Year2018
Where to WatchJio Cinema

Gangs of Wasseypur

Gangs of Wasseypur is a rough revenge story of a gangster.

GenreAction, Crime, Drama
Duration321 mins
IMDB Rating8.2/10
CreatorsAnurag Kashyap
Cast
  • Manoj Bajpayee,
  • Richa Chadha,
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui,
  • Tigmanshu Dhulia
Year2012
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

Mom

Another revenge story, but this time of a stepmother who avenges the gang-rape of her step-daughter.

GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
Duration146 mins
IMDB Rating7.3/10
CreatorsRavi Udyawar
Cast
  • Sridevi,
  • Sajal Ali,
  • Akshaye Khanna,
  • Adnan Siddiqui
Year2017
Where to WatchNetflix India

Badla

This movie is about a newly successful entrepreneur and her story of solving the mystery of her lover’s death.

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Duration118 mins
IMDB Rating7.8/10
CreatorsSujoy Ghosh
Cast
  • Amitabh Bachchan,
  • Taapsee Pannu,
  • Amrita Singh,
  • Antonio Aakeel
Year2019
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

Drishyum

Police vs. Layman. Justice vs. Truth.

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Duration163 mins
IMDB Rating8.2/10
CreatorsNishikant Kamat
Cast
  • Ajay Devgn,
  • Shriya Saran,
  • Tabu,
  • Rajat Kapoor
Year2015
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

K.G.F. Chapter 1

A movie that revolves around a notorious gold mafia.

GenreAction, Crime, Drama
Duration156 mins
IMDB Rating8.3/10
CreatorsPrashanth Neel
Cast
  • Yash,
  • Srinidhi Shetty,
  • Ramachandra Raju,
  • Archana Jois
Year2018
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

Article 15

This movie dives deep into the ugly socio-politics of the Indian system.

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Duration130 mins
IMDB Rating8.2/10
CreatorsAnubhav Sinha
Cast
  • Ayushmann Khurrana,
  • Nassar,
  • Manoj Pahwa,
  • Kumud Mishra
Year2019
Where to WatchNetflix

Section 375

Section 375 is a story of a renowned filmmaker accused of rape by his junior.

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Duration124 mins
IMDB Rating8.1/10
CreatorsAjay Bahl
Cast
  • Akshaye Khanna,
  • Richa Chadha,
  • Rahul Bhatt,
  • Meera Chopra
Year2019
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

Talaash

Talaash is the story of a sex worker and murder who avenges her own murder in mysterious, spooky ways.

GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
Duration140 mins
IMDB Rating7.2/10
CreatorsReema Kagti, Priyamvada Narayanan
Cast
  • Aamir Khan,
  • Kareena Kapoor,
  • Rani Mukerji,
  • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Year2012
Where to WatchAmazon Prime

Conclusion

We hope you might have found at least a couple of the movies from the above lists which you are yet to watch. So, schedule a date with yourself in the coming weekend and have some popcorn ready!

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