Best Crime movies of 1990s

Actors : Jack Nicholson, Madeleine Stowe, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel,
Directors : Jack Nicholson,

The sequel to Chinatown (1974) finds Jake Gittes investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil.

Actors : Embeth Davidtz, Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : Gregory Hoblit,

Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.

Actors : Al Pacino, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Sean Penn,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Actors : Edward Norton, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Richard Gere,
Directors : Gregory Hoblit,

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.

Actors : Gregg Henry, Mel Gibson, David Paymer, Maria Bello,
Directors : Brian Helgeland,

After a successful heist, Porter is shot by his wife and his best friend. They leave him there to die but when he recovers, he seeks revenge and wants his share of the money.

Actors : Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, Sylvester Stallone, Anatoli Davydov,
Directors : Richard Donner,

Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath's targets.

Actors : Kate Winslet, Diana Kent, Sarah Peirse, Melanie Lynskey,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

Two girls have an intense fantasy life; their parents, concerned the fantasy is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.

Actors : Joan Plowright, Tracey Ullman, William Hurt, Kevin Kline,
Directors : Lawrence Kasdan,

Joey owns a pizza parlor, and is married to Rosalie. He's also a serial womanizer. Rosalie goes to extremes when she finds he has been cheating.

Actors : Joan Plowright, Joely Richardson, Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels,
Directors : Stephen Herek,

A woman kidnaps puppies to kill them for their fur, but various animals then gang up against her and get their revenge in slapstick fashion.

Actors : Robert Prosky, Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway,
Directors : James Foley,

A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.

Actors : Michael Beach, Cynda Williams, Billy Bob Thornton, Bill Paxton,
Directors : Carl Franklin,

A small town police chief awaits the arrival of a gang of killers.

Actors : Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale,
Directors : John Singleton,

New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.

Actors : Jean Reno, Nadia Farès, Dominique Sanda, Vincent Cassel,
Directors : Mathieu Kassovitz,

A murder detective must follow the footsteps of a brutal killer within the secrets of a classist college.

Actors : Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri,
Directors : Matthew Bright,

A twisted take on 'Little Red Riding Hood' with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker traveling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer/pedophile.

Actors : Will Smith, Lisa Boyle, Martin Lawrence, Michael Taliferro,
Directors : Michael Bay,

Two hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct.

Actors : Iain Robertson, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ken Stott,
Directors : Jake Scott,

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of ...

Actors : Andy Garcia, Lena Olin, Richard Dreyfuss, Ian Holm,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

A newly elected District Attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.

Actors : Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Jo Marr, Dan Aykroyd,
Directors : Phil Alden Robinson,

A security pro finds his past coming back to haunt him, when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Tom Sizemore, Juliette Lewis, Angela Bassett,
Directors : Kathryn Bigelow,

A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999.

Actors : Harry Belafonte, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Murphy,
Directors : Robert Altman,

Robert Altman's jazz-scored film explores themes of love, crime, race, and politics in 1930s Kansas City. When Blondie O'Hara's husband, a petty thief, is captured by Seldom Seen and held ...