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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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The Fall of Diddy
The Fall of Diddy (2025)
GoodWatch score 64
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini (2024)
GoodWatch score 62
The Control Room
The Control Room (2022)
GoodWatch score 58
Harina
Harina (2022)
GoodWatch score 84
The Last Don II
The Last Don II (1998)
GoodWatch score 68
Chamak
Chamak (2023)
GoodWatch score 55
The Sounds
The Sounds (2020)
GoodWatch score 46
John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise
John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise (2021)
GoodWatch score 82
Label
Label (2023)
GoodWatch score 73
State of Siege: 26/11
State of Siege: 26/11 (2020)
GoodWatch score 67
Awake
Awake (2021)
GoodWatch score 71
Hatton Garden
Hatton Garden (2019)
GoodWatch score 76
Inside the Criminal Mind
Inside the Criminal Mind (2018)
GoodWatch score 58
The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga
The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga (2024)
GoodWatch score 71
Borderline
Borderline (2024)
GoodWatch score 54
Churails
Churails (2020)
GoodWatch score 75
At The End Of The Night
At The End Of The Night (2024)
GoodWatch score 78
Winter
Winter (2015)
GoodWatch score 67
Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?
Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta? (2020)
GoodWatch score 76
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth (2024)
GoodWatch score 63
EXAM
EXAM (2026)
GoodWatch score 74
Rashash
Rashash (2021)
GoodWatch score 77
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier (2021)
GoodWatch score 63
The Case Against Adnan Syed
The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
GoodWatch score 69
The Reckoning
The Reckoning (2023)
GoodWatch score 67
The Fame Game
The Fame Game (2022)
GoodWatch score 53
Viewpoint
Viewpoint (2021)
GoodWatch score 65
The Verdict - State Vs Nanavati
The Verdict - State Vs Nanavati (2019)
GoodWatch score 60
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (2023)
GoodWatch score 68
Wolfe
Wolfe (2021)
GoodWatch score 62
McMillion$
McMillion$ (2020)
GoodWatch score 79
The Invisible Pilot
The Invisible Pilot (2022)
GoodWatch score 46
Deliver Me
Deliver Me (2024)
GoodWatch score 65
Hidden
Hidden (2011)
GoodWatch score 59
Trial by Fire
Trial by Fire (2023)
GoodWatch score 91
Escaype Live
Escaype Live (2022)
GoodWatch score 81
Brinda
Brinda (2024)
GoodWatch score 72
Crime Patrol
Crime Patrol (2003)
GoodWatch score 78
Queen of Fucking Everything
Queen of Fucking Everything (2025)
GoodWatch score 73
The Diamond Heist
The Diamond Heist (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

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