FREE EBOOK 🎁 Free Sahara Pulp Novel: “Witch of the Sahara” Instant PDF →
🎬 Movie Guide

Best 70s Crime Movies

Explore the top-rated 70s Crime movies ranked by audience and critic scores. Iconic classics and hidden gems from the 70s.

Tired of scrolling? Find where to stream these instantly.

Filter by your specific streaming services (Netflix, Prime, Max, Disney+, Apple TV+), age ratings, and sync to your watchlist inside the FlickFuture Command Center.

Start 7-Day Free Trial
The Godfather Poster

#1. The Godfather (1972)

β˜… 8.7/10 23,891 votes

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

The Godfather Part II Poster

#2. The Godfather Part II (1974)

β˜… 8.6/10 14,546 votes

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

A Clockwork Orange Poster

#3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

β˜… 8.2/10 14,270 votes

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

Taxi Driver Poster

#4. Taxi Driver (1976)

β˜… 8.1/10 13,961 votes

Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.

The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed Poster

#5. The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)

β˜… 8.1/10 90 votes

Summer of 1945. The salute of the Great Victory died down and the country is gradually returning to peaceful life. From "fire yes into the fire" a young reconnaissance commander Volodya Sharapov falls, having come to the MUR for distribution, to the department for combating banditry. In the city the Black Cat gang rages, terrifying Muscovites. Captain Gleb Zheglov enters the fray with the bandits, for whom Sharapov soon becomes his right hand.

The Sting Poster

#6. The Sting (1973)

β˜… 8.0/10 3,165 votes

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

Chinatown Poster

#7. Chinatown (1974)

β˜… 7.9/10 4,469 votes

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.

Canoa: A Shameful Memory Poster

#8. Canoa: A Shameful Memory (1975)

β˜… 7.9/10 93 votes

A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.

Paper Moon Poster

#9. Paper Moon (1973)

β˜… 7.9/10 888 votes

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.

Dog Day Afternoon Poster

#10. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

β˜… 7.9/10 3,559 votes

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

Papillon Poster

#11. Papillon (1973)

β˜… 7.8/10 2,217 votes

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

Proof of the Man Poster

#12. Proof of the Man (1977)

β˜… 7.8/10 21 votes

When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York. There he is joined by a New York City detective named Shuftan and together they sort out the crime.

Gentlemen of Fortune Poster

#13. Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)

β˜… 7.8/10 287 votes

Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location of the stolen artifact. He finds the gangsters are unexpectedly similar to his students- they also need love and care.

Tonta tonta, pero no tanto Poster

#14. Tonta tonta, pero no tanto (1972)

β˜… 7.8/10 38 votes

MarΓ­a Nicolasa Cruz, an illiterate young Mazahua woman, travels to Mexico City in search of a better life, only to be swept into a chain of misunderstandings and conspiracies that make her an unlikely suspect in thefts and murders.

Sleuth Poster

#15. Sleuth (1972)

β˜… 7.7/10 758 votes

A man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.

Unlock 250+ advanced filters inside FlickFuture

Join thousands of movie and TV lovers who stopped searching and started watching.

Start 7-Day Free Trial