The best crime titles on Netflix
361 crime titles are streaming on Netflix in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.
Top pick
Breaking Bad (2008)
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financ…
Best crime movies on Netflix
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarface (1983) | 80.6 | n/a | n/a | 2h 50m |
| 2 | Heat (1995) | 78.3 | n/a | n/a | 2h 50m |
| 3 | Facing El Chapo (2026) | 77.9 | n/a | n/a | 1h 31m |
| 4 | The Gentlemen (2020) | 75.5 | n/a | n/a | 1h 53m |
| 5 | Shoplifters (2018) | 75.3 | n/a | n/a | 2h 0m |
| 6 | The Irishman (2019) | 74.8 | n/a | n/a | 3h 29m |
| 7 | Forgotten (2017) | 74.3 | n/a | n/a | 1h 48m |
| 8 | Donnie Brasco (1997) | 74.1 | n/a | n/a | 2h 7m |
| 9 | True Romance (1993) | 73.6 | n/a | n/a | 1h 59m |
| 10 | Wind River (2017) | 73.5 | n/a | n/a | 1h 47m |
| 11 | The Bad Guys (2022) | 73.2 | n/a | n/a | 1h 40m |
| 12 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | 73.2 | n/a | n/a | 2h 38m |
| 13 | Law Abiding Citizen (2009) | 73.1 | n/a | n/a | 1h 49m |
| 14 | Bad Genius (2017) | 73 | n/a | n/a | 2h 10m |
| 15 | The Equalizer (2014) | 72.5 | n/a | n/a | 2h 12m |
Best crime series on Netflix
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Bad (2008) | 88.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2 | Better Call Saul (2015) | 84.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Peaky Blinders (2013) | 83.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | MINDHUNTER (2017) | 83.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | Lucifer (2016) | 83.3 | n/a | n/a | 45m |
| 6 | You (2018) | 83.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Riverdale (2017) | 82.9 | n/a | n/a | 45m |
| 8 | Dark (2017) | 82.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Money Heist (2017) | 81.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Orange Is the New Black (2013) | 80.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 11 | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) | 79.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) | 79.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Questions about crime on Netflix
What is the best crime movie on Netflix?
Scarface (1983) is the highest-scoring crime movie on Netflix right now, at 80.6/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.
What is the best crime series on Netflix?
Breaking Bad leads Netflix's crime series at 88.5/100.
How many crime titles are on Netflix?
We count 361 crime titles on Netflix in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.
What crime titles were just added to Netflix?
Recent arrivals include Gajab Raat, Heat, The Fate of the Furious, Cocaine Bear.