20 Best Crime Movies on AMC+ 2026
Find gripping crime, action, and thriller picks on AMC+, from John Wick and Casino to Red Rooms, with 20 titles worth watching now.
If you’re hunting for the best crime movies on AMC+, this lineup gives you a little of everything: slick heists, tense standoffs, courtroom pressure, and stories that get under your skin. You can go from the street-level realism of End of Watch to the brutal intensity of John Wick, then pivot to the stylish criminal world of Casino or the sun-soaked lawlessness of Point Break. There’s also room for sharper suspense with Official Secrets, old-school menace in Cape Fear, and darkly funny deception in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. With 20 titles in all, this page is built to help you quickly find the right watch, whether you want action, drama, thriller tension, or something creepier like Red Rooms.
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Red Rooms
crime · horror · mystery · thriller
The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path to seek the final piece of the case’s puzzle.
Directed by Pascal PlanteCast Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin, Sasha Samar, Samir Firouz, Sebastien BeaulacAmazon Prime VideoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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House on Haunted Hill
crime · horror · mystery
Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for protection, each guest arrives in a hearse and will either leave in it much richer…Or dead.
Directed by William CastleCast Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn CraigAmazon Prime VideoAMC+FreeveeMaxMore details on IMDb → -
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Point Break
action · crime · thriller
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Directed by Kathryn BigelowCast Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey, Lori Petty, John C. McGinleyNetflixPeacock PremiumAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Psycho II
crime · horror · mystery · thriller
After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him.
Directed by Richard FranklinCast Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis FranzNetflixAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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A Bronx Tale
crime · drama
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.
Directed by Robert De NiroCast Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato, Francis Capra, Taral HicksAMC+More details on IMDb →
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The Beekeeper
action · crime · thriller
One man's campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Directed by David AyerCast Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, Josh Hutcherson, Jeremy IronsAmazon Prime VideoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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The House That Jack Built
crime · drama · horror
Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.
Directed by Lars von TrierCast Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie GråbølAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Flypaper
comedy · crime · mystery
A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at a bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.
Directed by Rob MinkoffCast Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Tim Blake Nelson, Mekhi Phifer, Matt RyanAMC+Paramount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Wrath of Man
action · crime · thriller
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
Directed by Guy RitchieCast Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Rocci Boy Williams, Josh Hartnett, Jeffrey DonovanAmazon Prime VideoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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The Devil's Rejects
crime · drama · horror · western
The murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.
Directed by Rob ZombieCast Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, William Forsythe, Ken ForeeAmazon Prime VideoPeacock PremiumAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Dead Mail
crime · drama · horror · thriller
An ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.
Directed by Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghyCast Sterling Macer Jr., John Fleck, Micki Jackson, Susan Priver, Sean HeymanAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Face/Off
1 Oscar nomination
action · crime · sci-fi · thriller
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
Directed by John WooCast John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina GershonAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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The Chaser
action · crime · drama · thriller
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
Directed by Na Hong-jinCast Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Young-hee, Kim Yoo-jung, Jeong In-giAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Official Secrets
biography · crime · drama · thriller · war
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion—leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.
Directed by Gavin HoodCast Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, Adam BakriAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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End of Watch
action · crime · drama · thriller
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
Directed by David AyerCast Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David HarbourAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Before the Fall
crime · drama · mystery & thriller · science-fiction
A meteorite is about to collide with Earth and the planet is gripped by despair and chaos. The inhabitants of the little town of Laguna listen to the news in terror. Ale decides to spend his last days shut away, getting drunk and listening to his favorite music. But his plans change when he is forced to help his mother and protect his brother’s four children. Then an ambiguous, disturbing stranger appears.
Directed by F. Javier GutiérrezCast Víctor Clavijo, Mariana Cordero, Eduard Fernández, Elvira de Armiñán, Ana de las CuevasAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Prevenge
comedy · crime · drama · fantasy · horror · mystery · thriller
A pregnant widow, believing herself to be guided by her unborn child, embarks on a homicidal rampage.
Directed by Alice LoweCast Alice Lowe, Dan Renton Skinner, Jo Hartley, Tom Davis, Leila HoffmanNetflixAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Thesis
crime · horror · mystery · thriller
While doing a thesis about violence, Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured to death. Soon she discovers that the girl was a former student at her college...
Directed by Alejandro AmenábarCast Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega, Xabier Elorriaga, Miguel PicazoAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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Harry Brown
action & adventure · crime · drama · mystery & thriller
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Directed by Daniel BarberCast Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Iain GlenAMC+More details on IMDb → -
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The Dirties
crime · drama
The line between reality and fiction starts to blur when two best friends start making a movie about getting revenge on bullies.
Directed by Matt JohnsonCast Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Padraig Singal, Ross Hill, Krista MadisonAMC+More details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
This roundup makes it easier to choose a crime movie that fits your mood, whether you want adrenaline, suspense, or a slower-burn character piece. From End of Watch and Casino to Cape Fear and Official Secrets, the mix here covers classic favorites and newer standouts without wasting your time. Bookmark this page and come back whenever you need a fresh pick, since the list is updated regularly as the AMC+ library changes. If you’re building a watchlist for the week, this is a reliable place to start.
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