Top Rated Crime Movies on Kanopy - Page 20

Murder on a Sunday Morning

2001

Murder on a Sunday Morning

2001
7.4
2001 French documentary about the murder trial of a 15 year old black teen accused of murder in Jacksonville, Florida. Winner of 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
The Blue Lamp

1950

The Blue Lamp

1950
6.6
P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new recruit under his aegis and introduces him to the easy-going night beat. Dixon is a classic ordinary hero but also anachronistic, unprepared and unable to answer the violence of the 1950s.
The Bygone

2019

The Bygone

2019
6.7
When a young rancher crosses paths with a Lakota girl from a nearby reservation, her mysterious disappearance sparks a search that uncovers a harrowing past and hints at a dire future.
They Made Me a Fugitive

1947

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947
6.7
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
The Penalty

1920

The Penalty

1920
6.9
Blizzard, deranged from a childhood operation in which both his legs were needlessly amputated after an accident, becomes a vicious criminal, and eventually mob leader of the San Francisco underworld.
Wildland

2020

Wildland

2020
5.7
Following a car accident, which kills her mother, 17-year-old Ida moves in with her estranged aunt and her aunt’s grown sons. The home is filled with physical tenderness and love, but outside of the home, the family leads a violent and criminal life.
Dog Day

1984

Dog Day

1984
5.3
A criminal shows up at a farmhouse with the law on his heels and several million dollars in his possession.
Back Roads

2019

Back Roads

2019
6
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
Have a Nice Day

2018

Have a Nice Day

2018
5.6
Three parties pursue the million dollars that driver Xiao Zhang stole to help out his girlfriend.
Small Town Murder Songs

2010

Small Town Murder Songs

2010
5.4
A modern, gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer from a small Ontario Mennonite town who hides a violent past until a local murder upsets the calm of his newly reformed life.
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

1976

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

1976
6.2
Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy who are licensed-to-kill, undercover cops and who love to live dangerously.
Death Laid an Egg

1968

Death Laid an Egg

1968
5.7
A love triangle develops between three people who run a high tech chicken farm. It involves Anna (who owns the farm), her husband Marco (who kills prostitutes in his spare time) and Gabriella (the very beautiful secretary). Marco continues to kill as jealousy becomes more prevalent on the farm.
Headshot

2011

Headshot

2011
6.2
A hitman named Tul is shot in the head during an assignment. When he wakes up from a two month coma Tul discovers that he literally sees everything upside down.
The Haunted Castle

1921

The Haunted Castle

1921
6.3
The sinister Count Oetsch scandalizes the aristocratic social gathering at Castle Vogelod as he announces his intention to "crash" the festivities. Baroness Safferstätt is expected shortly, and the guests are well-aware of the rumors that Count Oetsch murdered the baroness' late husband. Oetsch refuses to leave, vowing that he will reveal the identity of the real killer. Before the weekend is through, the Count and Baroness will reveal secrets too shocking to be believed!
Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery

2014

Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery

2014
7.1
Wolfgang Beltracchi got away with forging art masterpieces for over 40 years. He may be egotistical and nihilistic, but his genius in undeniable. He managed to fool gallery owners, historians and investors with the stroke of a brush. This documentary follows his last days as a free man.
Wolf

2013

Wolf

2013
6.8
A promising kickboxer struggles to resist the temptations of a life of crime.
Outlaws

2018

Outlaws

2018
5.1
When an Australian motorcycle gang leader is released from prison, he finds his former deputy on the cusp of giving control of their lucrative drug trade to a rival gang. When the deal goes south, the ensuing violence threatens to spin out of control as the gangs must contend with external threats and subversion within their own ranks — culminating in a deadly face-off between the heavily-armed crews in this epic and action-packed biker thriller.
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files

2013

The Jeffrey Dahmer Files

2013
5.6
An experimental documentary film that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalised scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the summer of his arrest in 1991.
Place Vendôme

1998

Place Vendôme

1998
6.3
The story of a woman that remained distracted for a long time from her life, from the passions that made her feel alive. The importance of true love is compared with the material value of diamonds. Only one truly lasts forever. She's got to find the thing that values most for her, the thing that gives psychical stability and real happiness again to her life.
Bloody Tie

2006

Bloody Tie

2006
6.2
A crystal meth dealer with a tragic past is forced to team up with a renegade cop to take down a powerful crime lord.