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Best crime TV shows

Bad Plans, Big Drama

Mafia meltdowns, bank jobs gone wrong, and detectives who play dirty. These stories make your worst life choices look tame. Pro tip: Don’t try this at home. The most popular crime TV shows on GoodWatch come first.

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Oderbruch
Oderbruch (2024)
GoodWatch score 66
El Candidato
El Candidato (2020)
GoodWatch score 70
Wild Crime
Wild Crime (2021)
GoodWatch score 68
When the Streetlights Go On
When the Streetlights Go On (2020)
GoodWatch score 72
Shades
Shades (2025)
GoodWatch score 69
The Lava Field
The Lava Field (2014)
GoodWatch score 64
Kiri
Kiri (2018)
GoodWatch score 64
Samber
Samber (2023)
GoodWatch score 79
13 Commandments
13 Commandments (2018)
GoodWatch score 68
Drugs, Inc.
Drugs, Inc. (2010)
GoodWatch score 80
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders (2024)
GoodWatch score 70
The Hunt for Raoul Moat
The Hunt for Raoul Moat (2023)
GoodWatch score 55
Guilty Party
Guilty Party (2021)
GoodWatch score 46
The Phantom
The Phantom (2009)
GoodWatch score 53
Blinded by the Lights
Blinded by the Lights (2018)
GoodWatch score 84
We Hunt Together
We Hunt Together (2020)
GoodWatch score 61
The Truth About Jim
The Truth About Jim (2024)
GoodWatch score 41
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (2025)
GoodWatch score 88
Tschugger
Tschugger (2021)
GoodWatch score 81
Southcliffe
Southcliffe (2013)
GoodWatch score 77
Worst Roommate Ever
Worst Roommate Ever (2022)
GoodWatch score 85
Suburræterna
Suburræterna (2023)
GoodWatch score 63
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The twentieth century begins (1988)
GoodWatch score 78
The Devil Next Door
The Devil Next Door (2019)
GoodWatch score 76
Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up (2019)
GoodWatch score 59
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. (2022)
GoodWatch score 65
Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness
Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
The Big Conn
The Big Conn (2022)
GoodWatch score 61
Huss
Huss (2021)
GoodWatch score 65
The Making of The Mob
The Making of The Mob (2015)
GoodWatch score 73
Brown
Brown (2026)
GoodWatch score 65
Curfew
Curfew (2024)
GoodWatch score 41
Paris Police 1900
Paris Police 1900 (2021)
GoodWatch score 65
Klangor
Klangor (2021)
GoodWatch score 71
Scoop
Scoop (2023)
GoodWatch score 73
Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer
Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer (2024)
GoodWatch score 41
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
GoodWatch score 84
Mrs Biggs
Mrs Biggs (2012)
GoodWatch score 77
Intruder
Intruder (2021)
GoodWatch score 43
The Gallows Pole
The Gallows Pole (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

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