Best Crime movies of 1990s

Actors : Stephen Lang, Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Annabella Sciorra,
Directors : John Badham,

An action movie star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York policeman, who finds him superficial and irritating.

Actors : Vivica A. Fox, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kimberly Elise,
Directors : F. Gary Gray,

Desperation drives four inner-city women (Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise) to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting one another.

Actors : Renji Ishibashi, Riki Takeuchi, Shô Aikawa, Hitoshi Ozawa,
Directors : Takashi Miike,

A yakuza of Chinese descent and a Japanese cop each wage their own war against the Japanese mafia. But they are destined to meet. Their encounter will change the world.

Actors : Nancy Travis, Andy Garcia, Laurie Metcalf, Richard Gere,
Directors : Mike Figgis,

An Internal Affairs agent becomes obsessed with bringing down a cop who has managed to maintain a spotless reputation despite being involved in a web of corruption.

Actors : Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

Clint Eastwood plays a veteran detective who gets stuck with a rookie cop (Charlie Sheen) to chase down a German crook (Raul Julia.)

Actors : Rosie O'Donnell, Emilio Estevez, Dennis Farina, Richard Dreyfuss,
Directors : John Badham,

Two immature detectives are joined by a pesky assistant district attorney in staking out a lakeside home where a Mafia trial witness is believed to be heading.

Actors : Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jacques Dutronc, Emmanuelle Seigner, Catherine Deneuve,
Directors : Nicole Garcia,

Realising a dishonest deal has been found out a diamond merchant commits suicide, leaving the gems in question for his wife. Knowing the business from the time before drink largely took ...

Actors : Enrique Castillo, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Damian Chapa,
Directors : Taylor Hackford,

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members...

Actors : Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann, Richard Gere,
Directors : Jon Avnet,

An American attorney on business in China is wrongfully arrested and put on trial for murder, with a female defense lawyer from the country the only key to proving his innocence.

Actors : Daniel Baldwin, Mickey Rourke, Chelsea Field, Don Johnson,
Directors : Simon Wincer,

Forced by the imminent foreclosure of their friend's bar, two lifelong buddies will decide to rob a bank's armoured car, not knowing that its cargo is not money but a new street drug.

Actors : Linda Fiorentino, Richard Crenna, Chazz Palminteri, David Caruso,
Directors : William Friedkin,

A bright assistant D.A. investigates a gruesome hatchet murder and hides a clue he found at the crime scene. Under professional threats and an attempt on his life, he goes on heartbroken because evidence point to the woman he still loves.

Actors : Andie MacDowell, John Malkovich, Lolita Davidovich, Rudi Davies,
Directors : Michael Lindsay-Hogg,

This story is about a ne'er do well and his girlfriend search for a thief.

Actors : Wu Bai, Candy Lo, Cathy Tsui, Nicholas Tse,
Directors : Hark Tsui,

Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. He secretly fantasizes about living the good life in South America. ...

Actors : Damian Young, Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn, Isabelle Huppert,
Directors : Hal Hartley,

Isabelle is an ex-nun waiting for her special mission from God. In the meantime, she is making a living writing pornography. She meets Thomas, a sweet, confused amnesiac who cannot remember...

Actors : LL Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Omar Epps,
Directors : Michael Rymer,

Jeff Cole is a recent graduate of the Cincinnati police academy who dreams of working undercover. His wish is granted and through success is given the task of taking down state-wide crack ...

Actors : Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Salim Kechiouche, Natacha Régnier, Jérémie Renier,
Directors : François Ozon,

After a perverted impulse drives them to kill, Alice and her boyfriend, Luc, drag the body into the woods, only to find themselves hopelessly lost - much like the fairy-tale plight of ...

Actors : Julie-Marie Parmentier, Isabelle Renauld, Sylvie Testud, Dominique Labourier,
Directors : Jean-Pierre Denis,

Based on the true story of two chambermaids (the Papin sisters) of 1930s France who murdered their employer and her daughter.

Actors : Stephen Dorff, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson,
Directors : Bob Rafelson,

A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.

Actors : Ian Nelson, Danny Glover, Claudia Stedelin, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Jeb Stuart,

An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

Actors : Stephen Dorff, Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Denis Leary,
Directors : Stephen Hopkins,

Four friends on their way to a boxing match get caught in heavy traffic, so they take a shortcut in order to get there faster, unfortunately it leads to them witnessing a murder which leaves them running for their lives.