ScreenRant - Crime

6 Heist Movie Plot Twists That Absolutely Nobody Saw Coming

Sarah Polonsky — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:08:18 GMT

A great heist movie does not necessarily need a huge plot twist. Like the best gangster movies and crime thrillers, classics such as Heat, Rififi, Thief, and The Italian Job can generate more than enough suspense simply by making audiences wonder whether an audacious plan will actually work.

7 Gangster Movies From The 1970s That Are True Masterpieces

Sarah Polonsky — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:56:56 GMT

The 1970s were a decade of enormous change in the arts, from music to movies and everything in between. New ideas were everywhere, and filmmakers seemed especially eager to experiment. That extended to individual genres too, including the gangster movie.

Acclaimed 2025 Crime Thriller Returns With Explosive Sequel, And Its First Preview Is Epic (Exclusive)

Hannah Diffey — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:05:56 GMT

Jaime Parker Stickle is bringing back one of crime fiction's most compelling new investigators with Take Hart, the follow-up to her 2025 debut novel Vicious Cycle. Scheduled for release on August 2, 2026, through Thomas & Mercer, the second bookin the Corey in Los Angeles series expands the author's blend of mystery, social commentary, and deeply personal character drama.

10 Underrated Cop Comedies That Deserve More Attention

Sarah Polonsky — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:23:09 GMT

Super Troopers 3arrives in theaters on August 7, bringing the Broken Lizard crew back to the highway 25 years after their original cult comedy. The first Super Troopers was made for under $3 million and earned approximately $23 million theatrically before finding an even larger audience through home video and streaming.

Get Free Mystery, Crime, & Thriller Books This Weekend (Every Other Stuff Your Kindle Event In August)

Rose Graceling-Moore — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:58:32 GMT

Mystery and Crime novels are having a well-deserved moment, thanks to the sheer number of adaptations that are becoming smash-hit TV series. Reacher, the ever-expanding Bosch universe, Scarpetta, The Beast In Me, The Terminal List, The Night Agent... the list continues to grow, and with good reason.

10 Best Crime Thrillers Of All Time

Ambrose Tardive — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:05:00 GMT

Looking for crime thrillernovel suggestions? These novels are the best of the best, embodying both aspects of the genre: the novels listed here all explore crime from a variety of angels, and each one is a thrill-ride that readers won't want to end. From modern classics, to longstanding staples of the genre, this list has a stack of crime thriller novels to discuss.

12 Best American Crime Shows Of All Time

Ben Sherlock — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:11 GMT

Crime stories are an essential part of the American myth. Gangster movies like Scarface and The Godfather use the ruthless ambitions of a criminal kingpin to capture the dark side of the American Dream.

10 Greatest Crime Movies Based On Real Criminals

Shawn S. Lealos — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:15:11 GMT

There are a lot of great crime movies throughout history, but some of the best pull the stories from real-life criminals, even if these stories are often embellished. It is always important to remember that crime movies based on true stories are biopics, and they are not true-crime stories. They are often fictionalized versions of the events that happened. Even when the names are kept the same, the events and most personal information are often changed for dramatic purposes.

10 Best Crime Movie Plot Twists, Ranked

Shawn S. Lealos — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:20:20 GMT

One of the best parts of watching crime movies is when the story takes a left turn and delivers a brilliant plot twist no one sees coming. Throughout history, only the horror genre has done it better, and the best crime movie twists are often equal to any surprising ending in a horror film. The earliest crime dramas were mostly straightforward gangster movies from the 1930s, but when film noir took form, it changed everything.

10 Near-Perfect Detective Movies That No One Remembers Today

Sarah Polonsky — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:52:28 GMT

If finishing Enola Holmes 3has left you craving another mystery, the obvious next step is usually one of the kingpin crime movies everyone already knows. The same titles dominate nearly every watchlist: Chinatown, Se7en, Zodiac, L.A. Confidential, and whichever glossy whodunit has most recently gathered a room full of famous suspects.