Best 17 Crime Movies Fan Favorites from 1982

Rupert is an aspiring stand-up comedian, who is willing to go the extra mile in his attempt to appear in the late night show hosted by his idol. Get info on The King of Comedy / IMDB / YouTube

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer. Read about 48 Hrs. / IMDB / YouTube

An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat. Look into The Long Good Friday / IMDB / YouTube

Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from classic noir films appear as scenes from various movies interjected into the story. Learn about Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid / IMDB / YouTube

Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot, solves the murder of an actress at a Balkan resort. Details on Evil Under the Sun / IMDB / YouTube

Architect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles. Get info on Death Wish II / IMDB / YouTube

A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal. Read about Deathtrap / IMDB / YouTube

Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed all twist their way through an intricate and stylish French-language thriller. Look into Diva / IMDB / YouTube

A new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with a delinquent punk posse who run the institute with an iron fist. More about Class of 1984 / IMDB / YouTube

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city. More about The New York Ripper / IMDB / YouTube

Journalist Marie Jouvet attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. See more about Trail of the Pink Panther / IMDB / YouTube

NYPD detectives Shepard and Powell are working on a bizarre case of a ritualistic Aztec murder. Meanwhile, something big is attacking people of New York and only greedy small time crook Jimmy Quinn knows where its lair is. Check out Q: The Winged Serpent / IMDB / YouTube

A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant. See more about Eating Raoul / IMDB / YouTube

Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter. Info on Cutter's Way / IMDB / YouTube

A corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market. Look into The Border / IMDB / YouTube

A sheriff tries to stop the killing spree of a silent maniacal murderer who, as the result of secret genetic experimentation by an unethical scientist, has the ability to self-heal. More about Silent Rage / IMDB / YouTube

A Manhattan psychiatrist probes a patient's murder and falls for the victim's mysterious mistress. Info on Still of the Night / IMDB / YouTube