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    British Crime Movies

    The 40 most popular british crime movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    The Dark Knight Rises
    TMDB3.9
    FF3.0

    The Dark Knight Rises

    2012 · 2h 45m

    country: United Kingdom

    Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

    Shelter
    TMDB3.9
    FF2.0

    Shelter

    2026 · 1h 47m

    country: United States

    A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.

    Crime 101
    TMDB3.5
    FF3.0

    Crime 101

    2026 · 2h 21m

    country: United Kingdom

    When an elusive thief whose high-stakes heists unfold along the iconic 101 freeway in Los Angeles eyes the score of a lifetime, with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker who is facing her own crossroads. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher.

    Graphic Desires
    TMDB3.5

    Graphic Desires

    2023 · 1h 30m

    country: United Kingdom

    When reclusive Franklin cheats on his partner with a mysterious girl he meets on a dating app, it becomes the start of a deadly obsession.

    The Gentlemen
    TMDB3.8

    The Gentlemen

    2019 · 1h 53m

    country: United Kingdom

    American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

    Kingsman: The Secret Service
    TMDB3.8

    Kingsman: The Secret Service

    2015 · 2h 9m

    country: United Kingdom

    The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

    A Working Man
    TMDB3.3

    A Working Man

    2025 · 1h 56m

    country: United Kingdom

    Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

    Just Play Dead
    TMDB2.9

    Just Play Dead

    2026 · 1h 37m

    country: United Kingdom

    A criminal mastermind plans to fake his death for insurance money while framing his wife's lover. His wife plots to kill him for real and take it all. Both race to outmanoeuvre each other in a deadly battle of wits.

    Kingsman: The Golden Circle
    TMDB3.5

    Kingsman: The Golden Circle

    2017 · 2h 21m

    country: United Kingdom

    When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

    Snatch
    TMDB3.9

    Snatch

    2000 · 1h 43m

    country: United Kingdom

    Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

    Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
    TMDB3.6

    Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

    2026 · 1h 52m

    country: United Kingdom

    After his estranged son gets embroiled in a Nazi plot, self-exiled gangster Tommy Shelby must return to Birmingham to save his family — and his nation.

    Baby Driver
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.3

    Baby Driver

    2017 · 1h 53m

    country: United Kingdom

    After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.

    A Haunting in Venice
    TMDB3.3
    FF3.5

    A Haunting in Venice

    2023 · 1h 44m

    country: United Kingdom

    Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
    TMDB3.2

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    2014 · 1h 42m

    country: United States

    Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

    Fuze
    TMDB3.6
    FF1.5

    Fuze

    2025 · 1h 36m

    country: United Kingdom

    An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. Chaos ensues as the military and police begin a mass evacuation against a ticking clock.

    Under Suspicion
    TMDB3.0

    Under Suspicion

    1991 · 1h 39m

    country: United Kingdom

    In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In his new job as a fake private investigator, he helps couples get divorces by photographing Hazel having "affairs" with the husband. When she is murdered during a job, Tony begins having an affair with the dead man's mistress, Angeline, while trying to prove his innocence.

    The Italian Job
    TMDB3.4
    FF5.0

    The Italian Job

    2003 · 1h 50m

    country: France

    Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.

    Hot Fuzz
    TMDB3.8

    Hot Fuzz

    2007 · 2h 1m

    country: France

    Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

    Trainspotting
    TMDB4.0

    Trainspotting

    1996 · 1h 34m

    country: United Kingdom

    Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
    TMDB3.2

    The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

    2009 · 1h 46m

    country: United Kingdom

    Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

    Black Mass
    TMDB3.3

    Black Mass

    2015 · 2h 3m

    country: United Kingdom

    The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

    Havoc
    TMDB3.2
    FF1.5

    Havoc

    2025 · 1h 47m

    country: United Kingdom

    When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.

    The Bank Job
    TMDB3.4

    The Bank Job

    2008 · 1h 52m

    country: Australia

    Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime.

    Eastern Promises
    TMDB3.7

    Eastern Promises

    2007 · 1h 40m

    country: Canada

    A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

    In Bruges
    TMDB3.7
    FF4.0

    In Bruges

    2008 · 1h 48m

    country: United Kingdom

    Ray and Ken, two hit men, are in Bruges, Belgium, waiting for their next mission. While they are there they have time to think and discuss their previous assignment. When the mission is revealed to Ken, it is not what he expected.

    Unleashed
    TMDB3.5

    Unleashed

    2005 · 1h 43m

    country: China

    Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car accident, Danny escapes and meets a blind, kindhearted piano tuner who takes him in and uses music to free the fighter's long-buried heart.

    Legend
    TMDB3.5

    Legend

    2015 · 2h 12m

    country: France

    Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

    See How They Run
    TMDB3.2

    See How They Run

    2022 · 1h 39m

    country: United Kingdom

    In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.

    Luther: The Fallen Sun
    TMDB3.3

    Luther: The Fallen Sun

    2023 · 2h 9m

    country: United Kingdom

    A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

    Widows
    TMDB3.2
    FF4.0

    Widows

    2018 · 2h 9m

    country: United Kingdom

    A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.

    Trap House
    TMDB3.3

    Trap House

    2025 · 1h 43m

    country: United Kingdom

    An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.

    Smokin' Aces
    TMDB3.2

    Smokin' Aces

    2006 · 1h 49m

    country: France

    When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.

    Basic Instinct 2
    TMDB2.5

    Basic Instinct 2

    2006 · 1h 56m

    country: Germany

    Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Michael Glass to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.

    Canary Black
    TMDB3.1

    Canary Black

    2024 · 1h 43m

    country: United Kingdom

    Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.

    Crooked House
    TMDB3.2

    Crooked House

    2017 · 1h 55m

    country: United Kingdom

    A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

    The Crash
    TMDB3.4
    FF3.0

    The Crash

    2026 · 1h 35m

    country: United Kingdom

    A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.

    Seven Psychopaths
    TMDB3.4

    Seven Psychopaths

    2012 · 1h 50m

    country: United Kingdom

    A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

    T2 Trainspotting
    TMDB3.5

    T2 Trainspotting

    2017 · 1h 57m

    country: United Kingdom

    After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.

    Johnny English Reborn
    TMDB3.1

    Johnny English Reborn

    2011 · 1h 41m

    country: United Kingdom

    The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives word that the Chinese premier has become the target of some high-powered killers, it falls on Johnny English to save the day. Armed with the latest high-tech weaponry and gadgets that would make even James Bond jealous, the once-disgraced agent uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy involving some of the world's most powerful organisations, and vows to redeem his tarnished reputation by stopping the killers before they can strike.

    The Snowman
    TMDB2.6

    The Snowman

    2017 · 1h 59m

    country: Sweden

    Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous looking snowman.

    About British Crime Movies

    British cinema

    British cinema spans Ealing comedies, kitchen-sink realism, Hammer horror, and the long-running national institution that is the Bond franchise. It's also functioned for decades as a production base and talent pipeline for Hollywood.

    Crime

    Crime films trace the machinery around lawbreaking — heists, syndicates, investigations, and the people worn down by all three. From film noir through the American gangster epic to modern procedurals, it's a genre that doubles as social commentary.

    In this list

    Years covered
    1991–2026
    Best reviewed
    Trainspotting (8.0)
    Often also
    Thriller, Action, Comedy

    Common questions

    What are the best British crime movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are The Dark Knight Rises, Shelter, and Crime 101. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    British crime movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
    Where can I watch these movies?
    Every movie page lists current streaming, rental, and purchase options for your region, alongside community ratings and reviews from Flickfolio members.

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