Best 25 Crime Movies Fan Favorite Released in 1972

Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future. Learn about A Clockwork Orange / IMDB / YouTube

A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man. Find out about Frenzy / IMDB / YouTube

A man who loves games and theater invites his wife's lover to meet him, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results. See more about Sleuth / IMDB / YouTube

A country bumpkin martial artist visits his relatives in Rome, Italy, where he must defend them and their restaurant against harassment from brutal gangsters. Get info on The Way of the Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

Two teenage girls heading to a rock concert for one's birthday try to score marijuana in the city, where they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychopathic convicts. Get info on The Last House on the Left / IMDB / YouTube

A recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry. Get info on The Getaway / IMDB / YouTube

A young Chinese man sworn an oath of non-violence moves to Thailand to work with his cousins in an ice factory, which he discovers to be a front for a sinister heroin-smuggling operation. Look into The Big Boss / IMDB / YouTube

An aging hitman befriends a young man who wants to be a professional killer. Eventually it becomes clear that someone has betrayed them. Check out The Mechanic / IMDB / YouTube

After a shaky first heist, a group of thieves plan an even more elaborate and risky second heist. More about A Cop / IMDB / YouTube

During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Find out about Boxcar Bertha / IMDB / YouTube

A musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker. Info on Four Flies on Grey Velvet / IMDB / YouTube

The daily routine of cocaine dealer Priest who wants to score one more super deal and retire. Learn about Super Fly / IMDB / YouTube

Two gentlemen of fortune from the times of Imperial Russia are looking for an uncountable treasure at the dawn of the Soviet Union age. Learn about Twelve Chairs / IMDB / YouTube

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it... Learn about The Hot Rock / IMDB / YouTube

A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody beef with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out. See more about Prime Cut / IMDB / YouTube

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners. Explore Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion / IMDB / YouTube

A former gangster is forced to resume his old lifestyle when his violent, jealous ex-colleagues and the police believe that he knows the location of a stolen cache of $300,000. Info on Caliber 9 / IMDB / YouTube

Gangster Joe Valachi is a marked man in the same joint where mob boss Don Vito Genovese is imprisoned and he's forced to co-operate with the DA in exchange for protection. Look into The Valachi Papers / IMDB / YouTube

Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends. Learn about Shaft's Big Score! / IMDB / YouTube

Family man Roy Fehler joins the L.A.P.D. to make ends meet while finishing law school and is indoctrinated by seasoned veteran Kilvinski. As time goes on, Roy loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life. Get info on The New Centurions / IMDB / YouTube

After spending a year in solitary confinement, Matsu escapes from prison with six more convicts, followed by the guards led by the vengeful warden who wants her dead at all costs. Learn about Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 / IMDB / YouTube

Having recently escaped the clutches of her ex-husband's sex cult, a beautiful model is stalked by a masked killer whose previous victims include the former occupants of her new apartment. Info on The Case of the Bloody Iris / IMDB / YouTube

A gang of thieves plans to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from Finisham maternity hospital. They assume disguises and infiltrate the hospital, but everything doesn't go according to plan. Get info on Carry on Matron / IMDB / YouTube

In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail. More about The Burglars / IMDB / YouTube

Blossom (Pam Grier) and Django (Sid Haig) are thieving mercenaries who engineer a prison break from the outside. Read about The Big Bird Cage / IMDB / YouTube