Best English Crime Movies of 2026

Jesse V. Johnson · 96 min · Capstone Pictures / AF Films

During a Mexican shark dive, five friends are ambushed after discovering cartel cocaine. Trapped in a shark cage, Tatiana and Kaley are forced by the cartel to retrieve a bag of drugs on the seafloor. Battling legendary Great White sharks, dwindling air, and armed killers, the survivors mount a brutal fight to outsmart their captors and escape.

Cast: Laura Marano, Christina Ochoa, Mario Tardón

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Agnieszka Smoczyńska · Madants / Neda Film

In the late 21st century, an investigator and a member of a feared religious sect are brought together by a murder in a refugee camp.

Cast: Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace, Reika Kirishima

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jay Chandrasekhar · 104 min · Broken Lizard Industries / Searchlight Pictures

When Farva's over-the-top Indian engagement to Thorny's sister spirals into chaos, the Super Troopers must navigate Thorny's schemes to break up the relationship, all while trying to bring down a pernicious new drug ring

Cast: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter

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Macon Blair · 100 min · Gramercy Park Media / Peachtree Media Partners

Two rock-bottom drivers transport a wealthy teen to rehab, but their simple job spirals into a chaotic journey of drugs, danger, and crime as their passenger derails their plans.

Cast: Dave Franco, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Mason Thames

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Potsy Ponciroli · 103 min · Stampede Ventures / Gramercy Park Media

In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster's girl. In retaliation, the gangster enacts a frame job to send the innocent man to prison. Life ruined, Miller plots a revenge campaign against the man who took his girl away.

Cast: Alan Ritchson, Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.7/10 on TMDb (12 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Kevin Williamson · 114 min · Paramount Pictures / Spyglass Media

When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.

Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May

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Box office: $208 million worldwide

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David Pablos · 93 min · Animal de Luz Films / Producciones Año Bisiesto

Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk.

Cast: Victor Prieto Simental, Osvaldo Sánchez, Mariano López Sosa

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (8.2/10 on TMDb (60 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Boots Riley · 113 min · Savage Rose Films / Waypoint Entertainment

In the San Francisco Bay Area, a group of friends known as the "Velvet Gang" regularly shoplift from a high-end fashion chain. They team up with Jianhu, a Chinese factory worker who's been stealing designer goods to demand better pay and working conditions for her colleagues. As they work together, they uncover a dark secret about the company's use of teleporters to save on shipping costs. The unlikely alliance sparks a fight against exploitation.

Cast: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.2/10 on TMDb (117 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Martin McDonagh · 116 min · Searchlight Pictures / Blueprint Pictures

Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. Amongst the Island's iconic statues, and as the longtime partners wrestle with their dark pasts and present conspiracies, Chris's newfound bond with a pair of rebellious students threatens to send everyone’s trip to this remote paradise sideways.

Cast: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Grant Armour · 75 min · Orchard Studios

Examines the case of Tracie Andrews, who claimed her fiancé had been killed in a shocking road rage attack. After a disastrous press conference, she found herself accused of murdering him. Detectives revisited timelines, cross-checked statements, and tested forensic evidence and slowly, the woman who entered the station as a witness found herself at the centre of suspicion.

Cast: Emma Rigby, Jo Marriott, Guy Amos

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Shane O'Sullivan · 105 min · E2 Films / The Watergate Caper LLC

The Watergate Caper is an archival documentary, narrated by Harry Shearer (This is Spinal Tap), tracing the rise and fall of Nixon from the presidential primaries of 1968 through the Watergate break-in of June 1972 to his resignation two years later, killing trust in the political process and the American presidency in the wake of the Vietnam War. The film draws on hundreds of hours of TV news taped off-air by the Nixon White House to tell the untold story of the Watergate burglars. How did tapping the wrong phone with a bug that didn't work lead to their arrests and Nixon's resignation? It also explores representations of the Nixon years in popular culture, using the music, commercials, and cinema of the era to evoke a fevered political landscape of culture wars, dirty tricks, paranoia and assassination.

Cast: Richard Nixon, Daniel Ellsberg, Richard Helms

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Noah Segan · 88 min · MRC / T-Street

Harry Lehman is an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. Wallets stuffed with cash have been replaced by easily cancelled credit cards, and Harry struggles to make ends meet as he cares for his disabled wife, Rosie. When he unwittingly purloins and fences a valuable USB stick, Harry finds himself in a race against time to return the loot or face the rage of a vengeful crime family.

Cast: John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Anton Corbijn · 106 min · Lunar Pictures / Lucky Red

A struggling fan travels from New York to Switzerland in an attempt to convince renowned author Patricia Highsmith to complete the final book in her popular Tom Ripley series. His persistence takes a dark turn as he becomes increasingly obsessed with the project. The young man's intentions are shrouded in mystery, adding to the sense of unease.

Cast: Helen Mirren, Alden Ehrenreich, Olivia Cooke

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Matt Sukkar · 100 min · Latigo Films / HBK F.C.

A young sheriff's deputy finds himself in the crosshairs of dangerous criminals when the dead body he is assigned to keep an eye on disappears from a crime scene.

Cast: Duke Nicholson, William H. Macy, Tiffany Haddish

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.2/10 on TMDb (7 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ben Affleck · 106 min · Artists Equity / Makeready

A Los Angeles mayoral candidate's son is kidnapped, prompting his wife to scramble for a ransom payment. With limited funds from her husband's campaign, she must dig deep into their finances and confront aspects of their life they've kept hidden. The couple's desperation forces them to take drastic measures.

Cast: Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Han Yan · 160 min · 广东珠影影视制作有限公司 / 广东联瑞木马影业有限公司

In the early 1990s, this city of desire, once a land of opportunity, was plagued by rampant crime and a breakdown of order. Man Tsz-keung, a working-class man desperate to change his fate, meets flight attendant Lok Ka-yuen, and the two team up to rob a large sum of money. This success fuels Man Tsz-keung's madness, pushing him into a deeper power struggle with wealthy businessman Chan Fai-yin. Meanwhile, mainland police officer Qi Honggang and Hong Kong police officer Guan Suchen continue their investigation of Wan Ziqiang, leading to a joint operation between the two police forces, setting the stage for a clash between good and evil. This film is fictional.

Cast: Zhu Yilong, Tan Jianci, Tony Leung Ka-fai

AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.7/10 on TMDb (6 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Nick Nevern · 112 min · Carnaby International / Haymarket Films

Tate battles ruthless mercenaries throughout Ibiza as he avenges his friend's death. Get ready for the biggest and most action packed film in the successful independent crime saga.

Cast: Craig Fairbrass, Tamer Hassan, Leo Gregory

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.5/10 on TMDb (2 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ali Khan · 25 min

No-one knows his real name. No-one knows where he's from. He's an enigma. He's THE SLUGGER. A deranged, self-proclaimed, martial arts master, terrorising East London gyms. Along comes LE RUNT, an ambitious indie film-maker who would sacrifice a bus full of orphans if it meant he'd win an Oscar. What begins as a ridiculous mockumentary, spirals into a haunting character study about loneliness, masculinity and the masks we all wear to hide who we really are. Think People Just Do Nothing meets Bronson. Raw, absurd and close to home.

Cast: Ali Khan, Angus Barnett, Kaja Chan

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Joseph Archer · 86 min · Silicon Gothic

In 1888, a pinhole camera captures the mysterious demise of an all-ladies ghost hunting society.

Cast: Tom Stourton, Cathy Wippell, Hazel Rogers

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jake Ryan · 87 min

Just released from prison, Gus is looking for a fresh start; his brother Charlie, however, has other ideas - weaponising Gus's "ex-con" rep for his own ends.

Cast: Dave Binder, Taylor Pope, Ruth E Maku

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

STILLZ · 84 min · EDGLRD / WeOwnTheCity

A series of mysterious lights appears in the skies above Medellín in 1987. A local reporter attempts to investigate, but is thwarted by a group of teenagers who steal his camera. The teens use the device to capture footage of their neighborhood and the strange occurrences surrounding it. Their recordings reveal a disturbing reality.

Cast: Juan Pablo Baena, Tomas Tinoco Higuita, Bryan Erlin Garcia

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (10.0/10 on TMDb (1 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Brando Benetton · 92 min · Andrew Stevens Entertainment / Black Diamond Films

A seasoned criminologist and a young female psychologist are lured to a remote Mississippi town to investigate the murder of a little girl and the disappearance of her twin sister.

Cast: Maggie Grace, Devon Sawa, Tiffany Haddish

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (8.2/10 on TMDb (6 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Cyrus Nowrasteh · 100 min · Go Up Entertainment

A Brazilian presidential candidate's life is chronicled from his hospital recovery to his marriage, as he rises through the ranks of politics. The film explores the circumstances surrounding an assassination attempt on Bolsonaro, suggesting a conspiracy involving left-wing groups and organized crime. A personal vendetta against a former ally adds tension to the narrative.

Cast: Jim Caviezel, Sergio Barreto, Edward Finlay

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Bassam Tariq · 112 min · Two & Two Pictures / Orion Pictures

Latif, a devoutly religious hitman, struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him – and the beliefs threatening to unravel within.

Cast: Mahershala Ali, John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Padraic McKinley · 115 min · Fields Entertainment / Under the Influence Productions

When Samuel is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy offers him a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom.

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones

AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Lance Oppenheim · 110 min · A24 / Icki Eneo Arlo

In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

Cast: Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Jason James · 91 min · Resonance Films / Big Safari

Gary and Ell (a married man with an inferiority complex, and a grieving young widow) meet on a blind date only to wind up stealing a killer's car along with a dead body and $40,000.

Cast: Zach Cherry, Maria Bakalova, Tyler Labine

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.2/10 on TMDb (2 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Alberto Nunes · 64 min

Despite his best efforts to stay away from crime while he's out on parole, Dan's life takes a turn when a duffel bag full of cash meant for gangsters is mistakenly placed in his trunk. With the help of his eccentric friend, he has to choose whether to return the money to keep his family and friends safe, or to run and save himself.

Cast: Stockton Ross, Ryan Saunders, Jackson Hays

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Andrew Patterson · 130 min · Black Bear Pictures / Heyday Films

After losing her mother and leaving foster care, Kateri's life is turned upside down. She reunites with her former foster parent Amziah, who helps her discover new abilities in a time of crisis. With renewed determination, Kateri seeks justice. Her journey takes a dramatic turn as she finds strength within herself to overcome adversity.

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Angelina LookingGlass, Jake Horowitz

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AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.

Randall Emmett · 97 min · Convergence Entertainment / Prime Video India

A retired master thief must protect his impulsive brother from disaster when a 100 million dollar yacht heist spirals into a dangerous web of deception. Old foes emerge as the stakes rise, forcing him to use every trick he knows to stay alive.

Cast: John Travolta, Lukas Haas, Rebecca De Mornay

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.9/10 on TMDb (11 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.