Best Crime movies of 1990s

Actors : Ron Rifkin, David Morse, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey,
Directors : F. Gary Gray,

In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.

Actors : Francis Capra, Lillo Brancato, Chazz Palminteri, Robert De Niro,
Directors : Robert De Niro,

A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s.

Actors : Lori Petty, Gary Busey, Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves,
Directors : Kathryn Bigelow,

An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.

Actors : Larenz Tate, Tyrin Turner, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda,

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

Actors : Jet Li, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, Aaliyah,
Directors : Andrzej Bartkowiak,

An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father.

Actors : Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, John Cusack, Colm Meaney,
Directors : Simon West,

Newly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control.

Actors : Simon Lyndon, Renée Brack, Eric Bana, Vince Colosimo,
Directors : Andrew Dominik,

Chopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.

Actors : Annette Bening, Anjelica Huston, Jan Munroe, John Cusack,
Directors : Stephen Frears,

A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend--both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

Actors : Larry Drake, Colin Friels, Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand,
Directors : Sam Raimi,

A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.

Actors : Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman, Michael Raysses,
Directors : John Dahl,

A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

Actors : Vincent Gallo, Mickey Rourke, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara,
Directors : Vincent Gallo,

After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.

Actors : Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro,
Directors : Christopher McQuarrie,

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

Actors : Angelina Jolie, Michael Rooker, Queen Latifah, Denzel Washington,
Directors : Phillip Noyce,

A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his female partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.

Actors : Patricia Arquette, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer,
Directors : Tony Scott,

In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine - the Mob - track them down in an attempt to reclaim it.

Actors : Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall,
Directors : Joel Schumacher,

An unemployed defense worker frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society, begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

Actors : O.J. Simpson, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, Leslie Nielsen,
Directors : David Zucker,

Lieutenant Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.

Actors : Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey,
Directors : Joel Schumacher,

In Canton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.

Actors : Obba Babatundé, Eddie Murphy, Nick Cassavetes, Martin Lawrence,
Directors : Ted Demme,

The story of wrongfully convicted men (Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence) who discover the value of life after serving 65 years in prison.

Actors : Neve Campbell, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon, Theresa Russell,
Directors : John McNaughton,

A police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.

Actors : Joaquim de Almeida, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Cheech Marin,
Directors : Robert Rodriguez,

A gunslinger is embroiled in a war with a local drug runner.