This is a chronological list of crime films split by decade. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between Crime and other genres (including, action, thriller, and drama films); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to crime, even if it bends genres.

Films by decade List of crime films before 1930 List of crime films of the 1930s List of crime films of the 1940s List of crime films of the 1950s List of crime films of the 1960s List of crime films of the 1970s List of crime films of the 1980s List of crime films of the 1990s

List of crime films of the 2000s

List of crime films of the 2010s List of crime films of the 2020s

See also List of pirate films