The Best Dark Crime Movies On Streaming

This JustWatch streaming guide shows you all the movies in the genre of dark crime so you can find your next watch. Discover the best dark crime movies alongside those that might have flown under the radar. Regardless of the streaming platforms you have access to—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch shows you all the options.

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Unmissable movies in the dark crime genre

Dark crime movies combine the thrill of criminality with the explicit depiction of violence, gritty themes, and sometimes sadistic or psychopathic lead characters. Popular movies in this genre includeSilence of the Lambs,Taxi Driver,No Country for Old Men,Seven,Nightcrawler,Zodiac,Prisoners,Drive,Gone Girl,Collateral,Sicario,Bad Lieutenant,Good Time,Longlegs, andLeon: The Professional. Sometimes these movies are dark because of their themes and sometimes because of their decision to show intense violence. Movies that cover both includeOldboy,John Wick,The Highwaymen,American History X and,The Town.

Dark crime movies that have flown under the radar

It would be easy to miss these brilliant dark crime movies that sometimes go unnoticed.City of Godshows the dark underworld of Brazilian favelas whileLa Haine shows the violence of the police in the Parisian banlieue.Memories of Murder is a South Korean neo-noir crime movie whileThe House that Jack Built is a dark crime thriller from acclaimed filmmaker Lars von Trier. Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke’s masterworkFunny Games is a dark horror crime story that must be seen by any fans of the genre.