Critically acclaimed Crime movies on amazon prime that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Colman Domingo, Regina King, Stephan James, KiKi Layne,
Directors : Barry Jenkins,

A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.

Actors : Jon Bernthal, Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro,
Directors : Denis Villeneuve,

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Actors : Matthew McConaughey, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Actors : Al Pacino, Lady Gaga, Jeremy Irons, Adam Driver,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder.

Actors : Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy, Terence Stamp,
Directors : Timur Bekmambetov,

A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.

Actors : Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

Two best friends set out on an adventure but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the American police as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed!

Actors : Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire,
Directors : Sidney Lumet,

An honest New York cop named Frank Serpico blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.

Actors : Ricardo Darín, Francisco Bertín, Santiago Armas Estevarena, Gina Mastronicola,
Directors : Santiago Mitre,

A team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.

Actors : Andy Garcia, Kate Capshaw, Ken Takakura, Michael Douglas,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.

Actors : Damien Bonnard, Djebril Zonga, Alexis Manenti, Issa Perica,
Directors : Ladj Ly,

A cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.

Actors : Lukas Haas, Josef Sommer, Kelly McGillis, Harrison Ford,
Directors : Peter Weir,

A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.

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 : Ryan O'Neal, John Hillerman, Madeline Kahn, Tatum O'Neal,
Directors : Peter Bogdanovich,

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Actors : Geoffrey Lewis, Clint Eastwood, George Kennedy, Jeff Bridges,
Directors : Michael Cimino,

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.