Top 25 best 'true crime'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'true crime'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 'true crime'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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1	In Cold Blood (1967) Alternative title: In Koelen Bloede Crime, Drama 134 minutes	3,67(303) 3
2	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Crime, Drama 206 minutes	3,64(909) 3
3	An American Crime (2007) Biography, Crime 97 minutes	3,62(720) 2
4	Manhattan (1979) Drama, Comedy 96 minutes	3,59(913) 3
5	Les Chambres Rouges (2023) Alternative title: Red Rooms Thriller 118 minutes	3,56(94) 3

6	Roofman (2025) Crime, Comedy 126 minutes	3,42(379) 4
7	The Good Nurse (2022) Drama 121 minutes	3,40(448) 2
8	Sacco e Vanzetti (1971) Drama 120 minutes	3,32(40) 1
9	Dillinger (1973) Crime, Biography 107 minutes	3,29(80)
10	Cleveland Abduction (2015) Crime, Drama 88 minutes	3,23(257) 3

11	Helter Skelter (2004) Drama, Horror 180 minutes	3,16(143)
12	Boston Strangler (2023) Drama, Thriller 112 minutes	3,14(247) 3
13	The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) Alternative title: Slachting in Chicago Crime 100 minutes	3,13(67)
14	City of Lies (2018) Biography, Crime 112 minutes	3,08(207) 3
15	Landru (1963) Alternative title: Bluebeard Biography, Crime 115 minutes	3,08(20)
16	Swoon (1992) Crime, Drama 94 minutes	3,07(28) 1
17	Yara (2021) Crime, Drama 96 minutes	3,02(96)
18	Snowtown (2011) Alternative title: The Snowtown Murders Thriller, Drama 120 minutes	3,00(169)
19	La Viuda Negra (2025) Alternative title: A Widow's Game Crime, Drama 122 minutes	2,98(75) 3
20	Nokas (2010) Crime, Drama 90 minutes	2,88(67)
21	Edwin Boyd (2011) Alternative title: Citizen Gangster Crime, Drama 105 minutes	2,87(118)
22	Dance with a Stranger (1985) Drama, Crime 102 minutes	2,86(36)
23	The Stranger beside Me (2003) Alternative title: The Ted Bundy Story Biography, Crime 89 minutes	2,80(50)
24	Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story (2015) Crime, Drama 87 minutes	2,79(29) 1
25	The Alto Knights (2025) Crime, Drama 123 minutes	2,60(100) 3