Greatest 24 Crime Movies Highly Rated Released in 1975

Three amateur robbers plan to hold up a Brooklyn bank. A nice, simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does. Read about Dog Day Afternoon / IMDB / YouTube

A bookish CIA researcher in Manhattan finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust. See more about Three Days of the Condor / IMDB / YouTube

Inspector Jacques Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom's trademark glove the only clue. Get info on The Return of the Pink Panther / IMDB / YouTube

Classical art professor and collector Dr. Jonathan Hemlock, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend. Look into The Eiger Sanction / IMDB / YouTube

Popeye Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York. More about French Connection II / IMDB / YouTube

Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister. Check out Night Moves / IMDB / YouTube

The saga of a drifter who turns to illicit bare-knuckle boxing in Depression-era New Orleans. Get info on Hard Times / IMDB / YouTube

Vijay struggles as a dockworker and eventually becomes a leading figure of the underworld, while his younger brother Ravi is an educated, upright policeman. This divide causes problems in their relationship. More about Deewaar / IMDB / YouTube

American private-eye Harry Kilmer returns to Japan to rescue a friend's kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the Yakuza. Explore The Yakuza / IMDB / YouTube

Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer. Explore Farewell, My Lovely / IMDB / YouTube

When the University of Perugia is rocked by a string of murders committed with red-and-black scarves, four co-eds retreat to a countryside villa where the killer is closer than they think. Read about Torso / IMDB / YouTube

Mike Locken, who works for a private security firm affiliated with the C.I.A., is betrayed by his partner and left apparently crippled for life. Learn about The Killer Elite / IMDB / YouTube

The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress. Explore The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother / IMDB / YouTube

After he is released from jail, a pimp takes on the criminals and corrupt police officers who framed him in the first place. Info on Dolemite / IMDB / YouTube

Literature professor Axel Freed is a gambling addict. When he has lost his money, he borrows from his girlfriend Billie, then his mother Naomi, and finally some criminals that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling. Read about The Gambler / IMDB / YouTube

Chicago Police Lieutenant Jim Brannigan is sent to the U.K. to escort organized crime boss Ben Larkin back to the U.S., but Larkin's hitmen prepare an ambush for Brannigan. See more about Brannigan / IMDB / YouTube

Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him. Find out about The Drowning Pool / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman's life is scrutinized by police and tabloid press after she spends the night with a suspected terrorist. Look into The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum / IMDB / YouTube

A tough, slobby, honest cop tries to simultaneously take down heroin dealers and a corrupt businessman who murdered a burglar, even if it costs him his life. See more about Mitchell / IMDB / YouTube

Commissaire Letellier and Inspector Moissac are tracking Minos, a serial killer whose victims are women. Explore The Night Caller / IMDB / YouTube

Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police. More about Coonskin / IMDB / YouTube

Milan must kill Louis Randoni before he testifies in a court of law. He is disturbed by his depressed roommate François Pignon who commits suicide by hanging himself from the toilet pipe flooding Milan's room. Here he is stuck in problems. Check out A Pain in the Ass / IMDB / YouTube

While tracking a strong-armed pimp who has skipped bail, a bounty hunter discovers a contract has been put out on him and must go on the run. Look into Truck Turner / IMDB / YouTube

In the Far-East, Italian police inspector Rizzo and American mobster Frank Barella co-operate in finding clues about the identity of a dirty cop in Rizzo's narcotics department. Read about Flatfoot in Hong Kong / IMDB / YouTube