Best Crime Movies of 2021
2021 gave us a lot of crime movies and not all of them were worth the ticket. These 20 are the ones that landed, ranked by the score real viewers gave them rather than by opening weekend. Cruella sits at the top with 8.0, and the list averages 7.4 across the board.
20 titles · average score 7.4 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Cruella (2021)
★ 8.0 · 10,228 ratingsIn 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief,…
- 2
Tokyo Revengers (2021)
★ 7.8 · 236 ratingsAn unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the…
- 3
Seaspiracy (2021)
★ 7.8 · 465 ratingsPassionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.
- 4
Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos (2021)
★ 7.8 · 241 ratingsThe story of Jennifer Dulos, the wealthy Connecticut mother-of-five who mysteriously vanished on May 24, 2019. Jennifer believed that she had found her Prince Charming in Fotis Dulos, but by the time of her…
- 5
Girl in the Basement (2021)
★ 7.6 · 885 ratingsSara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.4. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best crime movie of 2021?
Cruella is the highest-rated crime film of 2021 with a 8.0 audience score from 10K ratings. Tokyo Revengers and Seaspiracy follow closely behind.
How are these 2021 movies ranked?
By average audience score on TMDB, restricted to films with at least 150 ratings so that a handful of votes cannot push an obscure title to the top. The list averages 7.4.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.