Top Rated Crime Movies on Paramount Plus - Page 3

Shaft

2000

Shaft

2000
6
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
The Way of the Dragon

1972

The Way of the Dragon

1972
7.4
Tang Lung arrives in Rome to help his cousins in the restaurant business. They are being pressured to sell their property to the syndicate, who will stop at nothing to get what they want. When Tang arrives he poses a new threat to the syndicate, and they are unable to defeat him. The syndicate boss hires the best Japanese and European martial artists to fight Tang, but he easily finishes them off.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002
6.7
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
The Pledge

2001

The Pledge

2001
6.6
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005
6.8
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Another 48 Hrs.

1990

Another 48 Hrs.

1990
6
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.
The Night Clerk

2020

The Night Clerk

2020
6.2
Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.
Menace II Society

1993

Menace II Society

1993
7.5
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Son of a Gun

2014

Son of a Gun

2014
6.4
Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch, but protection comes at a price.
Flypaper

2011

Flypaper

2011
6.4
A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

1996
6.6
Slacker duo Beavis and Butt-Head wake to discover their TV has been stolen. Their search for a new one takes them on a clueless adventure across America, during which they manage to accidentally become America's most wanted.
American Gigolo

1980

American Gigolo

1980
6.2
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
Two for the Money

2005

Two for the Money

2005
6
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.
The Perfect Score

2004

The Perfect Score

2004
5.8
Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answers to their upcoming SAT tests and all get perfect scores.
The Yards

2000

The Yards

2000
6.2
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
Dirty Pretty Things

2002

Dirty Pretty Things

2002
6.9
An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.
Domestic Disturbance

2001

Domestic Disturbance

2001
5.8
Frank Morrison is a divorced father with a 12-year-old son, Danny. His ex-wife Susan and son Danny now live with Rick Barnes, Susan's new husband. Danny, who has a reputation for telling lies, accuses his stepfather of committing a murder. Initially, no one believes his accusations, but then Frank becomes convinced and is the only one who believes him. Now, the father Danny trusts must protect him from the stepfather he fears.
Ain't Them Bodies Saints

2013

Ain't Them Bodies Saints

2013
6.1
Bob Muldoon and Ruth Guthrie, an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration.
Juice

1992

Juice

1992
7.2
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
Hustle & Flow

2005

Hustle & Flow

2005
7.1
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.