Best Crime movies of 1990s

Actors : Rick Moranis, Melanie Mayron, Steve Martin, Joan Cusack,
Directors : Herbert Ross,

An all too uptight FBI agent must protect a larger than life mobster with a heart of gold, currently under witness protection in the suburbs.

Actors : Ashley Judd, Bruce Greenwood, Benjamin Weir, Tommy Lee Jones,
Directors : Bruce Beresford,

A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.

Actors : William Forsythe, Vira Montes, Sal Lopez, Edward James Olmos,
Directors : Edward James Olmos,

A Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.

Actors : Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Omar Epps, Claire Danes,
Directors : Scott Silver,

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above ...

Actors : Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch, Iain Glen, Jake D'Arcy,
Directors : Bill Eagles,

Two girls thrown together by their boyfriends' violence accidentally kill one of them.

Actors : Matthew Lillard, Ricki Lake, Sam Waterston, Kathleen Turner,
Directors : John Waters,

A sweet mother takes a little too much at heart for the defense of her family.

Actors : Timothy Spall, Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Jack Davenport,
Directors : Po-Chih Leong,

Vampire in London is searching for the ideal woman to redeem him.

Actors : Lisa Yang, Kuo-Chu Chang, Chen Chang, Elaine Jin,
Directors : Edward Yang,

Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.

Actors : Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Denis Leary,
Directors : Ted Demme,

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

Actors : Faye Dunaway, Gary Sinise, William Fichtner, Matt Dillon,
Directors : Kevin Spacey,

While escaping from a foiled robbery attempt, three thieves find themselves surrounded by police at a New Orleans bar--only they're not the people the police are searching for.

Actors : Sharon Stone, James Woods, Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger,
Directors : Luis Llosa,

A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.

Actors : Teri Hatcher, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Charlize Theron,
Directors : John Herzfeld,

48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles.

Actors : Wendy Makkena, Kathy Najimy, Maggie Smith, Whoopi Goldberg,
Directors : Emile Ardolino,

When a worldly singer witnesses a mob crime, the police hide her as a nun in a traditional convent where she has trouble fitting in.

Actors : Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell, Julian Arahanga,
Directors : Lee Tamahori,

A family descended from Maori warriors is bedeviled by a violent father and the societal problems of being treated as outcasts.

Actors : Tom Davis, Walter Levine, John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd,
Directors : John Landis,

Elwood must reunite the old band, with a few new members, and go on another "Mission from God."

Actors : Remy Ryan, Nancy Allen, Robert John Burke, Mario Machado,
Directors : Fred Dekker,

Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land.

Actors : Robert Blake, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lopez, Wesley Snipes,
Directors : Joseph Ruben,

A vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares; his foster brother, a fellow cop, tries to protect him.

Actors : David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, Kevin Bacon, Meryl Streep,
Directors : Curtis Hanson,

Rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.

Actors : Noah Fleiss, Camryn Manheim, Austin Pendleton, Karen Young,
Directors : Frank Whaley,

A disadvantaged, abused, neglected, exploited but basically decent kid slips into criminality while trying to cope with his harsh, inescapable reality.

Actors : Claude Maki, Masaya Katô, Omar Epps, Takeshi Kitano,
Directors : Takeshi Kitano,

A Japanese gangster is exiled to Los Angeles where his brother lives with a small but respectable multi-racial gang, who he inspires to expand their influence.