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    Mexican Crime Movies

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

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    Facing El Chapo
    TMDB4.4

    Facing El Chapo

    2026 · 1h 31m · MX

    Two Mexican officers must survive the final hours of their shift after crossing a ruthless cartel boss.

    Desesperación criminal
    TMDB3.5

    Desesperación criminal

    1994 · 1h 28m · MX

    No overview available

    Trampa Tendida
    TMDB1.0

    Trampa Tendida

    2022 · 1h 37m

    Pedro Cancino transports a load bound for Houston, Texas, where his accomplices are waiting for them. However, something is wrong. There is information that does not match. Pedro and his partner prepare because this could be a trap.

    El mudo
    TMDB2.6

    El mudo

    2013 · 1h 26m · PE

    Constantino Zegarra is a principled Peruvian government official who stands apart from his corrupt colleagues. Throughout his two-decade career, he has steadfastly resisted corruption, driven by the memory of his father's impoverished end due to corruption. At forty, he is a dedicated family man with a teenage daughter who challenges his views. One morning, he survives a gunshot to the throat, rendering him mute. Upon recovery, he is certain that someone from his office attempted to kill him.

    Intrépidos Punks
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    Intrépidos Punks

    1988 · 1h 31m · MX

    After Fiera and her punk cohorts break their leader Tarzan out of prison, no one is safe! The newly reunited gang are quick to resume their favorite pastimes: robbing banks, brokering drug deals, and securing weapons, all while leaving a trail of mutilated corpses in their wake. As the entire countryside becomes caught up in the punk’s lifestyle of debauchery and violence, it's up to federal agents Javier and Marco to track them down before bloodthirsty anarchy becomes the new way of life.

    Get the Gringo
    TMDB3.3

    Get the Gringo

    2012 · 1h 36m · US

    A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.

    El Infierno
    TMDB4.0

    El Infierno

    2010 · 2h 28m · MX

    After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.

    El rutas
    TMDB3.0

    El rutas

    1988 · 57m · MX

    The film got its inspiration from a real life character that killed policemen in the streets. The film narrates just how this man was pushed to committing crime.

    Tragic Cabaret
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    Tragic Cabaret

    1958 · 1h 35m · MX

    A bar-girl's job becomes inescapable after her involvement in a murder. The bar owner deals with relationship troubles from her cheating boyfriend and her adopted daughter's ambitions.

    Maldicion Maya
    TMDB3.4

    Maldicion Maya

    1987 · 1h 30m · MX

    No overview available

    Cabaret Shanghai
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    Cabaret Shanghai

    1950 · 1h 36m · MX

    Nightclub-owner/gangster discovers that his dame and his second-in-command are cheating on him.

    Somos invisibles
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    Somos invisibles

    2022 · 1h 28m

    The story of a mother condemned to life in prison for murdering her husband, who is granted one last afternoon at her home with her children where each recounts dark stories from their shared past.

    Todo personal
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    Todo personal

    1998 · 1h 30m · MX

    When a policeman begins dreaming that he is a murderer and the homicides actually start taking, his brother is to blame.

    Testigo silencioso
    TMDB3.4

    Testigo silencioso

    1992 · 1h 30m · MX

    No overview available

    ¡Yerba Sangrienta!
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    ¡Yerba Sangrienta!

    1986 · 1h 38m · MX

    An undercover cop and slick con-man form an alliance against a evil and vicious drug lord who takes advantage and uses the poor people of a small village with his equally evil henchmen.

    El pozolero
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    El pozolero

    2009 · 1h 30m · MX

    Man with a talent for making the bodies disappear finds a niche in a drug cartel.

    Escoria Humana
    TMDB2.5

    Escoria Humana

    1999 · 1h 24m · MX

    A honest cop befriends a prostitute and attempts to catch a powerful drug dealer.

    Las Fieras
    TMDB3.0

    Las Fieras

    1969 · 1h 45m · MX

    Historia de un grupo de estafadores internacionales y sus artimañas.

    Codicia mortal
    TMDB3.5

    Codicia mortal

    2000 · 1h 30m · MX

    A humble restaurant owner and a farm worker seek revenge on the people that hurt their families.

    Intriga Policiaca
    TMDB2.5

    Intriga Policiaca

    1992 · MX

    An arms trafficker awakens the hatred between two brothers.

    Prisión de mujeres
    TMDB2.6

    Prisión de mujeres

    1977 · 1h 43m · MX

    'Prisión de Mujeres' is a film by Fernando A. Rivero that narrates a harsh reality: the strength of women in a prison, how they lose their dignity and do not stop for anything.

    Organización criminal

    TMDB2.5

    Organización criminal

    1968 · MX

    A summit meeting of rival gangs, one predominantly Italian and the other a mix of Polish, Irish, and Italian mobsters, fails to resolve their differences, and gang war breaks out.

    El Ejecutor
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    El Ejecutor

    2010 · 1h 41m · MX

    A lone gunman is blamed for the murder of a politician, but two detectives uncover a plot and battle the power behind the crime.

    Los Siete
    TMDB2.6

    Los Siete

    2010 · 1h 27m · MX

    Seven bandits are threatening the inhabitants of a town, forcing them to sale their lands. When the identity of the leader of these thieves is discovered, there is no other choice than to kill the one who saw his face, provoking the rage of the powerful landowner Juan Arroyo, who has decided to fight the villains and protect the lands along his brother and a beautiful cowgirl.

    Snail House
    TMDB1.7

    Snail House

    2017 · 1h 25m · MX

    Sofia leaves the city to a provincial town. There she meets Nico and the inhabitants of Casa Caracol, an alternative hostel in the middle of the jungle. Nodding party nights and brotherhood, Sofia falls in love with Nico and joins the "magical" village life.

    On the Road
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    On the Road

    2026 · 1h 33m · MX

    Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk.

    Cosa fácil
    TMDB3.0

    Cosa fácil

    1982 · 1h 55m · MX

    This is a story of revenge, as detective Shayne's own clients sabotage his actions, and leave him blind in one eye. The cases then become personal and Shayne vows to destroy the guilty.

    La infame
    TMDB3.3

    La infame

    1954 · 1h 50m · MX

    For love, the rules of society and justice are broken, leading to abduction, exposing life and freedom, facing everything to make a sick child a normal child.

    Dancing, salón de baile
    TMDB2.8

    Dancing, salón de baile

    1952 · 1h 40m · MX

    Some thieves confront the detectives who surprise them while robbing a factory, but manage to escape.

    Purgatorio
    TMDB2.5

    Purgatorio

    1985 · 1h 30m · MX

    No overview available

    El cazador
    TMDB3.1

    El cazador

    1991

    No overview available

    Rosario Tijeras
    TMDB3.4

    Rosario Tijeras

    2005 · 2h 6m · BR

    Rosario Tijeras has been abused by men all her life, initially by her stepfather. Years later, she works as a paid assassin, seducing men and killing them when they least expect it. She meets Emilio, a wealthy womanizer, and his best friend, Antonio, at a nightclub, and starts an affair with Emilio despite Antonio's growing feelings for her. But circumstances bring her closer to Antonio, until her past catches up with her in a devastating way.

    Sin Nombre
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    Sin Nombre

    2009 · 1h 36m · MX

    Sayra, an Indigenous Latina American teenage girl from Honduras, Central America, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Indigenous Latino American gang members from Mexico, North America who have boarded the same USA-bound train.

    La adúltera
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    La adúltera

    1956 · 1h 30m · MX

    Jilted lover takes revenge on her ex's new wife.

    The Weak Ones
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    The Weak Ones

    2017 · 1h 5m · MX

    Victor has a scuffle with a thirteen-year-old boy who is part of a gang. Hours later he finds his beloved dogs murdered. He gets his gun and begins a journey on board his pick-up truck on a path that will take him across the hostile land of Sinaloa. In his search for clues he will meet disturbing and eccentric characters who may or may not tell the truth about the whereabouts of the young criminal.

    The Young and the Damned
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    The Young and the Damned

    1950 · 1h 22m · MX

    A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

    Siembras Michoacanas
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    Siembras Michoacanas

    2002 · 1h 34m · MX

    Roberto Camacho (Eleazar Garcia Jr.) Is the biggest boss in the weed trafficking business of Michoacan; and the officers in charge of operating the manhunt against him is Commander Gutierrez (Bernabe Melendrez) and Lieutenant Rodriguez (Roberto Ruiz). Mirna (Alicia Reynoso "La Tequilera") is a sensual and beautiful woman who professes her love to Camacho. She lives next to him in the lowest betrayals and bloddiest chases, trying to escape the hands of the law. The fields of Michoacan provoke the demon's ambition, power and riches, against said law. It will have to enforce all its force to blast the network of traffickers in the country.

    Los zetas
    TMDB2.9

    Los zetas

    2007 · 1h 20m · MX

    This film shows the birth of "Los Zetas", the most dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel.

    The Torture
    TMDB2.5

    The Torture

    2013 · 1h 30m · MX

    Mr. Gaspar's shameless family leads a licentious life: he has sex with a friend's son, his wife and daughter have an affair with an employee, and his son is a drug addict. However, a shocking event changes the course of their lives forever.

    Avioneta colombiana
    TMDB2.5

    Avioneta colombiana

    2002 · MX

    Terror reaches new heights when a gang of terrorists steals radioactive material from a nuclear power plant. Although they manage to escape by plane, the pilot is critically injured and they are forced to make an emergency landing. Presenting themselves as a commercial flight, they are granted access to a small private airport. Once on earth, the terrorists kidnap the owner, his daughter and the rest of the staff, forcing them to repair the plane and pilot it to finish the mission.

    About Mexican Crime Movies

    Mexican cinema

    Mexican cinema had a Golden Age in the 1940s and 50s and a second surge from the late 1990s, when Cuarón, del Toro, and Iñárritu moved between Mexican production and Hollywood without abandoning either.

    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
    1950–2026
    Best reviewed
    Facing El Chapo (8.8)
    Often also
    Drama, Action, Thriller

    Common questions

    What are the best Mexican crime movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Facing El Chapo, Desesperación criminal, and Trampa Tendida. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    Mexican 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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