Best 24 Crime Movies Editor's Pick Released in 1997

As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. More about L.A. Confidential / IMDB / YouTube

To foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent assumes the identity of the criminal who murdered his son via facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge. Explore Face/Off / IMDB / YouTube

A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed. Read about Jackie Brown / IMDB / YouTube

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one. Details on Donnie Brasco / IMDB / YouTube

Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control. Explore Con Air / IMDB / YouTube

A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil. Learn about Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery / IMDB / YouTube

Communist radicals led by Ivan Korshunov hijack Air Force One with US President James Marshall and his family on board. Vice President Kathryn Bennett negotiates from Washington D.C., while Marshall fights to rescue the hostages on board. Explore Air Force One / IMDB / YouTube

Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy living in Chicago, must fend off four international criminals who are seeking a top-secret microchip in his toy car. Look into Home Alone 3 / IMDB / YouTube

An imprisoned I.R.A. fighter is freed to help stop a brutal, seemingly faceless assassin from completing his next job. Details on The Jackal / IMDB / YouTube

The Sheriff of a suburban New Jersey community, populated by New York City police officers, slowly discovers the town is a front for mob connections and corruption. More about Cop Land / IMDB / YouTube

Professional assassin Martin Blank is sent on a mission to a small Detroit suburb, Grosse Pointe--where, by coincidence, his 10-year high-school reunion party is about to take place. See more about Grosse Pointe Blank / IMDB / YouTube

Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time. Find out about Kiss the Girls / IMDB / YouTube

A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker. See more about Speed 2: Cruise Control / IMDB / YouTube

A newly minted lawyer who's just passed the bar exam takes on a fraudulent insurance company in a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Read about The Rainmaker / IMDB / YouTube

A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding. Info on The Devil's Own / IMDB / YouTube

An elite mercenary is killed, but comes back from Hell as a reluctant soldier of the Devil. Learn about Spawn / IMDB / YouTube

A man searches for his missing wife after his car breaks down in the middle of the desert. Details on Breakdown / IMDB / YouTube

Career thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses a horrific crime involving U.S. President Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman). Info on Absolute Power / IMDB / YouTube

Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine. Read about Hard Eight / IMDB / YouTube

A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt before the Russian mafia kills him is forced to stop in an Arizona town where everything that can go wrong does go wrong. Get info on U Turn / IMDB / YouTube

Nick's wife is in bed with his boss. He later gets a gun to his head by a carjacker but steps on the gas pedal. They end up friends after adventures together:holdups, burglary, reckless driving, and revenge. Twists follow. Check out Nothing to Lose / IMDB / YouTube

A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, who he befriends. Info on Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil / IMDB / YouTube

Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case. Get info on A Life Less Ordinary / IMDB / YouTube

Wallace Ritchie is mistaken for a spy and must stop a plot to assassinate international leaders at a banquet. See more about The Man Who Knew Too Little / IMDB / YouTube