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1. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.
Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan
Votes: 190,325 | Gross: $174.53M
2. Crash (I) (2004)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave
Votes: 449,220 | Gross: $54.58M
3. 21 Jump Street (1987–1991)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in youth crime.
Stars: Johnny Depp, Dustin Nguyen, Peter DeLuise, Holly Robinson Peete
Votes: 14,107
4. Inherent Vice (2014)
R | 148 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston
Votes: 110,831 | Gross: $8.11M
5. Falling Down (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 206,961 | Gross: $40.90M
6. Bad Boys for Life (2020)
R | 124 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah | Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig
Votes: 175,464 | Gross: $206.31M
7. Year of the Dragon (1985)
R | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A police detective cracks down on organized crime in Chinatown after the murders of Triad and Mafia leaders.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Mickey Rourke, John Lone, Ariane, Leonard Termo
Votes: 17,761 | Gross: $18.70M
8. Triple 9 (2016)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul
Votes: 77,158 | Gross: $12.63M
9. Searching (III) (2018)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.
Director: Aneesh Chaganty | Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La
Votes: 180,136 | Gross: $26.02M
10. New Jack City (1991)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock
Votes: 38,879 | Gross: $47.62M
11. Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
R | 79 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two L.A. cops with opposing views on what is the best way to uphold the law have to work together to bring down the Yakuza, while trying to protect a beautiful woman.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere
Votes: 20,743 | Gross: $2.28M
12. The Dead Pool (1988)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder various San Francisco celebrities, with himself being one of the targets.
Director: Buddy Van Horn | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson, Evan C. Kim
Votes: 49,034 | Gross: $37.90M
13. Ride Along 2 (2016)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Benjamin Bratt
Votes: 63,131 | Gross: $91.22M
14. An Eye for an Eye (1981)
R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A SFPD undercover narcotics cop aims to avenge his partner's death and destroy a drug-smuggling ring operated by the Chinese Triads.
Director: Steve Carver | Stars: Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Matt Clark
Votes: 4,531 | Gross: $7.68M
15. Stuber (2019)
R | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A detective recruits his Uber driver into an unexpected night of adventure.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani, Mira Sorvino, Natalie Morales
Votes: 51,452 | Gross: $22.37M
16. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez
Votes: 11,151 | Gross: $6.88M
17. Surf Ninjas (1993)
PG | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two boys learn from a mysterious warrior that they are the heirs to the throne of Patusan and set out to overthrow the current monarchy.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Ernie Reyes Sr., Rob Schneider, Ernie Reyes Jr., Nicolas Cowan
Votes: 8,757 | Gross: $4.92M
18. Death Wish: The Face of Death (1994)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.
Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Charles Bronson, Lesley-Anne Down, Michael Parks, Chuck Shamata
Votes: 8,801 | Gross: $1.70M
19. Crying Freeman (1995)
102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A woman sees an assassin outside San Francisco killing yakuza men and later in Vancouver. She's been told that he leaves no witness. Will she be his next victim or...?
Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Julie Condra, Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Dacascos, Debbie Podowski
Votes: 13,636
20. Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Horror
A reporter wakes up in a morgue and finds herself a member of the undead, before vowing revenge against the sect which put her there.
Director: Sebastian Gutierrez | Stars: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, Robert Forster
Votes: 12,585 | Gross: $0.11M
21. Top Dog (1995)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
With his cop companion shot and killed by terrorists, Reno The Dog pairs up with tough cop Jake in thwarting the criminal organization.
Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Michele Lamar Richards, Erik von Detten, Carmine Caridi
Votes: 3,847 | Gross: $5.09M
22. Yellow-Faced Tiger (1974)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A Chinese-American cop, skilled in martial arts, battles the most powerful criminal gang in San Francisco that is responsible for the death of his partner.
Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Chuck Norris, Sylvia Chang, Don Wong, Wang Tsun
Votes: 730
23. A Study in Scarlet (1933)
Passed | 72 min | Mystery, Thriller
Holmes and Watson investigate a secret society with members who keep dying.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Reginald Owen, Anna May Wong, June Clyde, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 1,197
24. Lion Strike (1994)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A holiday vacation for Dr. Johnny Wu, his young son Bobby, and a beautiful forest ranger turns into a nightmare when they are thrown headfirst into a whirling maelstrom of violence involving a new breed of evil; the Global Mafia.
Directors: Rick Jacobson, Jacobsen Hart, Paul G. Volk | Stars: Don Wilson, Bobbie Phillips, Marcus Aurelius, Timothy D. Baker
Votes: 493
25. The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)
30 min | Animation, Family, Mystery
Charlie Chan investigates mysteries with "help" from his ten children and pet dog.
Stars: Keye Luke, Cynthia Adler, Gene Andrusco, Jodie Foster
Votes: 232
26. When Were You Born? (1938)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir
Mei Lee Ling, an astrology expert, tells one of her fellow passengers on a ship, that he will die within two days and the next day he is dead. The police suspects that Mei does know ... See full summary »
Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Margaret Lindsay, Anna May Wong, Lola Lane, Anthony Averill
Votes: 423
27. Fist of the Warrior (2007)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit-man, a mobster and a corrupt detective confront each other when events come to a head for them.
Director: Wayne Kennedy | Stars: Ho-Sung Pak, Peter Greene, Roger Guenveur Smith, Robin Paul
Votes: 428
28. Life Tastes Good (1999)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama
Two San Francisco detectives discover a corpse in an abandoned car. From the dead man's wallet and a tape recorder, they determine the man was a money launderer. The story is then told in ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Kan Gotanda | Stars: Sab Shimono, Julia Nickson, Tamlyn Tomita, Greg Watanabe
Votes: 174
29. Daughter of the Tong (1939)
Approved | 56 min | Crime, Thriller
A detective matches wits with the female leader of an Oriental crime ring.
Director: Raymond K. Johnson | Stars: Evelyn Brent, Grant Withers, Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien
Votes: 220
30. Game of Chess (2009)
Not Rated | 8 min | Short, Action, Crime
Corrupt detectives and a repeat criminal caught in a deadly game on their lives.
Directors: Paul Ratner, Shanequa Reed | Stars: Shanequa Reed, Alex Duong, Mike Foy, Sabrina Revelle
Votes: 10
31.
Vengeance Unlimited (1998–1999)
Episode:
Dishonorable Discharge
(1998)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
A friend of Chuck Bidally's who was raped six years ago, never fully recovers and lives in fear still, and when Chuck learns that the statue of limitations has passed after finding out who did it, he turns to Chapel for help.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Michael Madsen, Kathleen York, Lauren Tom, Travis Fine
Votes: 25