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The Best R-Rated Crime Thriller Movies

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List of R-Rated crime thriller movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated crime thriller movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Crime Thriller movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated crime thriller movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Crime Thriller movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Crime Thriller films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Crime Thriller film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

This list includes No Country for Old Men, Blade Runner and more.

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Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi
Released: 1992
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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The Usual Suspects
Kevin Spacey, Benicio del Toro
Released: 1994
Directed by: Bryan Singer
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No Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Training Day
Eva Mendes, Snoop Dogg
Released: 2001
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Training Day is a 2001 American thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by David... more
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American History X
Edward Norton, Edward Furlong
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tony Kaye
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No Way Out
Brad Pitt, Kevin Costner
Released: 1987
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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The Untouchables
Robert De Niro, Sean Connery
Released: 1987
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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Kiss the Girls
Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd
Released: 1997
Directed by: Gary Fleder
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Heat
Natalie Portman, Al Pacino
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Mann
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Cape Fear
Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte
Released: 1991
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Léon: The Professional
Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman
Released: 1994
Directed by: Luc Besson
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American Psycho
Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mary Harron
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Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone, Michael Douglas
Released: 1992
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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Nikita
Jean Reno, Jeanne Moreau
Released: 1990
Directed by: Luc Besson
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Joker
Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro
Released: 2019
Directed by: Todd Phillips
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Enemy of the State
Will Smith, Jack Black
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tony Scott
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French Connection II
Gene Hackman, Ed Lauter
Released: 1975
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
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Kiss of the Dragon
Bridget Fonda, Jet Li
Released: 2001
Directed by: Chris Nahon
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Gone Baby Gone
Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ben Affleck
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True Romance
Brad Pitt, Val Kilmer
Released: 1993
Directed by: Tony Scott
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American Gangster
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Falling Down
Robert Duvall, Michael Douglas
Released: 1993
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
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Memento
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss
Released: 2000
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Mystic River
Emmy Rossum, Sean Penn
Released: 2003
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Serpico
Al Pacino, Judd Hirsch
Released: 1973
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
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