Best Crime movies of 1990s

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 : Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes, Chi McBride,
Directors : Harold Becker,

Shadowy elements in the NSA target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code.

Actors : Burt Reynolds, Demi Moore, Armand Assante, Ving Rhames,
Directors : Andrew Bergman,

A stripper and single mother gets dragged into a dangerous situation after a congressman takes a fancy to her.

Actors : Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung,
Directors : Kar-Wai Wong,

A disillusioned killer embarks on his last hit but first he has to overcome his affections for his cool, detached partner. Thinking it's dangerous and improper to become involved with a ...

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, 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, 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Jennifer Tilly, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri, John Cusack,
Directors : Woody Allen,

In New York in 1928, a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster's talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced.