Best Crime Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

Looking for the best Crime movies and TV series of the 1970s? These 226 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Godfather 1972 ★ 8.7
The Godfather Part II 1974 ★ 8.6
A Clockwork Orange 1971 ★ 8.2
Taxi Driver 1976 ★ 8.1
Columbo 1971 ★ 8.1
The Sting 1973 ★ 8.0
Chinatown 1974 ★ 7.9
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television 1977 ★ 8.6
Dog Day Afternoon 1975 ★ 7.8
Papillon 1973 ★ 7.8
Paper Moon 1973 ★ 7.9
Gentlemen of Fortune 1971 ★ 7.8
Le Cercle Rouge 1970 ★ 7.6
Serpico 1973 ★ 7.5
The French Connection 1971 ★ 7.5
The Conversation 1974 ★ 7.5
The Castle of Cagliostro 1979 ★ 7.5
Dirty Harry 1971 ★ 7.5
Badlands 1974 ★ 7.5
Midnight Express 1978 ★ 7.4
Lady Snowblood 1973 ★ 7.5
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 ★ 7.5
The Way of the Dragon 1972 ★ 7.4
The Long Goodbye 1973 ★ 7.4