Films and TV shows about crime

A grim, methodical procedural that builds dread through psychological detail, offering tense case-by-case investigations with occasional glimpses of the team's private wounds.

A relaxed, wry crime saga that coasts on its star's gruff charm, mixing mob menace with small-town comedy and easy momentum.

A slow, suffocating plunge into moral rot, where every calm conversation hides a threat and the lake light feels cold.

A breezy procedural that balances grisly forensic details with warm workplace banter and will-they-won't-they chemistry.

Snowbound Midwestern politeness curdles into deadpan menace and sudden bloodshed, with quirky killers and dogged cops in a wry, chilly crime fable.

A sturdy, satisfying thriller that moves fast and hits hard, with a dry-witted hero worth rooting for.

A patient, sprawling portrait of a city where every institution grinds people down, rewarding close attention with quiet, cumulative devastation.

A cold, methodical descent into the minds of killers, told through hushed interviews and bureaucratic frustration.

A pulpy, brooding crime saga that blends police procedural grit with comic-book theatrics, veering between grim intensity and gleeful villainous excess.

A twisty, fast-moving crime procedural anchored by a magnetic, enigmatic performance, blending weekly manhunts with a long-running mystery.

A tense, sprawling plunge into cartel warfare that keeps you gripped with its ruthless escalation and documentary-like sweep.

A sprawling, pulpy rise-and-fall saga that pulls you into glamour and brutality at once, rarely letting go.

A grim, unsettling true-crime drama that lingers on systemic failures and human suffering, leaving a heavy, haunting impression.

Gritty, fast-moving cop drama that keeps you tense with morally murky cases and hard-edged team loyalty.

A moody, art-deco noir that treats its villains with empathy, balancing pulp action with quiet, grown-up melancholy.

A gleefully bitchy, joke-dense slasher romp where cartoonish kills and quotable cattiness keep it fizzy and disposable.

A bruising, pulpy thrill ride of brutal fights and small-town secrets that grabs you and rarely lets go.

Sun-soaked, fast-moving case-of-the-week thrills with bantering partners, splashy chases and a cozy team-family warmth underneath.

A twisty, high-stakes legal thriller that keeps you on edge with its flashforwards and moral quagmires.

A tense, brutal crime saga that keeps you on edge with its sharp dialogue and relentless power struggles.

A glossy, sun-drenched procedural where grisly crimes meet slick forensics and a brooding hero delivers punchy one-liners.

A breezy, gadget-filled buddy adventure where a talking car and a charming hero solve crimes with easygoing charm.

A grim, slow-burning descent into corruption and violence, told with procedural detail and a pervasive sense of dread.

A shabby detective quietly outsmarts wealthy suspects while you enjoy the cat-and-mouse game rather than the mystery.

A tense, grim true-crime drama that burrows into you with its prison setting and unsettling psychological duel.

A tense, twisty heist thriller with sharp banter and a darkly comic edge, keeping you on edge as plans unravel.

A brisk, glossy cop procedural where every episode brings a standoff, a chase and a team that banters like family.

A grim, sprawling rise-and-fall saga that feels like a tense, slow-burning crime chronicle with bursts of brutal violence.

A slick, foul-mouthed crime caper that keeps you grinning with stylish twists and dry wit.

A tense, twisty crime saga that keeps you on edge with betrayals and narrow escapes, while carrying a heavy emotional toll.

A sharp-tongued, slow-burning crime drama with a modern cowboy feel, mixing dark humor and sudden violence in a tight-knit Appalachian setting.

A steady, case-a-week procedural that moves quickly and stays comfortably within familiar network crime-drama territory.

A slick, tense crime saga that pulls you into a world of dangerous secrets and moral compromises, with cliffhangers that keep you hooked.

A slick, merciless descent where smart teenagers make terrible choices and every episode tightens the vise.

A cold, methodical Nordic noir that tightens like a wire, leaving you uneasy long after each episode ends.

A slow-building, sobering crime saga that immerses you in a world of ambition and consequence, leaving a heavy, lingering unease.

A breezy, twisty suburban crime ride that keeps you hooked with sharp banter and mounting dread.

A brooding, methodical Nordic noir that immerses you in its grey atmosphere and complex, damaged characters, demanding close attention.

A lurid, funny and unsettling plunge into a bizarre subculture where eccentrics, feuds and crime blur together.

A slow, richly detailed character study that mixes domestic banality with sudden brutality, often very funny and quietly devastating.

A slick, methodical procedural that trades on grim urban atmosphere and quiet deduction rather than thrills.

A soot-stained, methodical plunge into Victorian institutions, rewarding patience with creeping dread and quiet moral unease.

A giddy, joke-packed romp where straight-faced heroes foil silly villains with ridiculous traps and puns.

A gritty, fast-moving rise through the drug trade, mixing brutal violence with slick melodrama and a constant sense of danger.

A laid-back, absurd mockumentary that feels like hanging out with lovable losers, full of quotable malapropisms and low-stakes chaos.

A breezy procedural with grisly cases, warmed by the easy banter and odd-couple chemistry of its two leads.

A stylish, music-driven ride through neon-soaked Miami, balancing gritty undercover work with glossy 80s cool.

A slow-burning, unsettling true-crime documentary that pulls you into a web of secrets, contradictions, and a chillingly banal killer.