Top 26 Crime Movies Fan Favorites from 1971

When a man calling himself the Scorpio Killer menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector Dirty Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath. See more about Dirty Harry / IMDB / YouTube

A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal. More about The French Connection / IMDB / YouTube

A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment. Look into Straw Dogs / IMDB / YouTube

When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate. See more about Get Carter / IMDB / YouTube

A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute. Details on Klute / IMDB / YouTube

During the 1970s, car-delivery driver Kowalski delivers hot rods in record time, but always runs into trouble. Read about Vanishing Point / IMDB / YouTube

A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Look into Shaft / IMDB / YouTube

It so happens that peaceful kindergarten teacher is incredibly similar to the terrible villain who stole the helmet of Alexander the Great. And villain's accomplices are unexpectedly similar to children - they also need love and care. Find out about Gentlemen of Fortune / IMDB / YouTube

What happened to the women at 10 Rillington Place? The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans. Learn about 10 Rillington Place / IMDB / YouTube

An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town. Get info on The Butcher / IMDB / YouTube

After ten years in prison to protect a mafia family, Duke Anderson is released and he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob to bankroll a caper. Info on The Anderson Tapes / IMDB / YouTube

Wanda, a lonely housewife, drifts through mining country until she meets a petty thief who takes her in. Get info on Wanda / IMDB / YouTube

After arriving in Vienna with her diplomat husband, a woman is stalked by a mysterious, razor-wielding maniac, with people around her getting killed one by one. See more about The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh / IMDB / YouTube

After she is raped by the trio of outlaw brothers who murdered her husband, a frontierswoman hires a bounty hunter to instruct her in the use of a gun so she can exact her revenge. Get info on Hannie Caulder / IMDB / YouTube

In 1920s Boston, Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are scrutinized for their anarchist beliefs while on trial for robbery and murder. Find out about Sacco & Vanzetti / IMDB / YouTube

A writer of detective stories desperately trying to hide a corpse in his house - and at the same time to know exactly who he killed accidentally. Explore Jo / IMDB / YouTube

Dark comedy where Alfred Chamberlain copes with urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia, and racial conflict during a 1970's summer as he gets to know his girlfriend Patsy Newquist's family. Look into Little Murders / IMDB / YouTube

An investigator seeks to determine the legitimacy of a life insurance payout being made to a heiress in the wake of her husband's death, but he soon finds himself suspected of her murder. Get info on The Case of the Scorpion's Tail / IMDB / YouTube

A Korean man is sentenced to death by hanging, but he survives the execution. For the following two hours, his executioners try to work out how to handle the situation in this black farce. Explore Death by Hanging / IMDB / YouTube

A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand. More about Max and the Junkmen / IMDB / YouTube

In a vein similar to the James Bond movies, British Agent Philip Calvert (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is on a mission to determine the whereabouts of a ship that disappeared near the coast of Scotland. Read about When Eight Bells Toll / IMDB / YouTube

A maverick, heavy-drinking journalist pursues a killer who is targeting acquaintances of his, prompting the police to brand him a suspect in their investigation. Learn about The Fifth Cord / IMDB / YouTube

California State Police Captain Sam Surcher investigates a string of teenage-girl murders at Oceanfront High School. See more about Pretty Maids All in a Row / IMDB / YouTube

A getaway driver comes out of retirement to pull off one last run - one that could send him to an early grave instead. Explore The Last Run / IMDB / YouTube

At the end of WWII, a German general hid a fortune in a bunker on the west coast of Jutland. The Olsen gang and company venture all the way from Copenhagen to find the treasure. They're not alone. Check out The Olsen Gang in Jutland / IMDB / YouTube

Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom. More about What's the Matter with Helen? / IMDB / YouTube