Best 30 Crime Movies Picks from 1973

Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. More about The Sting / IMDB / YouTube

A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape. Get info on Papillon / IMDB / YouTube

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. Get info on Serpico / IMDB / YouTube

In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic girlfriend, and his devotion to his troublesome friend. Info on Mean Streets / IMDB / YouTube

A Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament. Find out about Enter the Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth. See more about Soylent Green / IMDB / YouTube

Inspector Dirty Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables. Find out about Magnum Force / IMDB / YouTube

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership. Check out Paper Moon / IMDB / YouTube

In the aftermath of France allowing Algeria's independence, a group of resentful military veterans hire a professional assassin codenamed Jackal to kill President Charles de Gaulle. Learn about The Day of the Jackal / IMDB / YouTube

Private eye Philip Marlowe helps friend Terry Lennox out of a jam and is implicated in his wife Sylvia's murder. He also is hired by Eileen Wade to locate her dipsomaniac husband Roger, who frequently disappears when he wants to dry out. Learn about The Long Goodbye / IMDB / YouTube

A man, his wife and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing they are stealing from the Mob. Learn about Charley Varrick / IMDB / YouTube

A nurse serves inner-city drug dealers with some vigilante justice after her sister becomes their latest victim. Info on Coffy / IMDB / YouTube

After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time. Info on The Friends of Eddie Coyle / IMDB / YouTube

A year after Sheila is killed by a hit-and-run driver, her wealthy husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly. Check out The Last of Sheila / IMDB / YouTube

A burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester. More about The Offence / IMDB / YouTube

Two New York City cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the Mafia and start a gang war. Find out about Across 110th Street / IMDB / YouTube

Tough detective Buddy leads an elite New York City unit to convict felons and jail them for a minimum of seven years. Buddy is trying to find out who killed his partner but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money. Explore The Seven-Ups / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handedly cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life. Learn about Walking Tall / IMDB / YouTube

A motorcycle cop with a Harley-Davidson ties hippies to a murder in the Arizona desert. Learn about Electra Glide in Blue / IMDB / YouTube

Using the interrogation of a US counterinsurgency agent as a backdrop, the film explores the consequences of the struggle between Uruguay's government and the leftist Tupamaro guerrillas. Find out about State of Siege / IMDB / YouTube

A prisoner is released from custody on the condition that he becomes a stool pigeon for the FBI to help them incriminate a corrupt sheriff. Details on White Lightning / IMDB / YouTube

After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from the man with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels. See more about Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song / IMDB / YouTube

John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down. Learn about Dillinger / IMDB / YouTube

A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past. Info on Two Men in Town / IMDB / YouTube

Five warriors challenge Ogami to duels. Each holds a part of information needed to complete the assassination of a mad clan leader. Check out Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons / IMDB / YouTube

After an overseas deployment, two former French Foreign Legion members plan to break into the vault of a French corporation. Learn about Farewell, Friend / IMDB / YouTube

During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses. Details on Battles Without Honor and Humanity / IMDB / YouTube

Adventures of the police inspector Flatfoot Rizzo in the slums of Naples. Check out The Knock Out Cop / IMDB / YouTube

A reporter hunts down a 144-year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood. Find out about The Night Strangler / IMDB / YouTube

A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer. Get info on Zanjeer / IMDB / YouTube