Best crime film and why?

Well, since this genre is so massive and filled with great films, I picked the 12 that I liked the most, starting with Reservoir Dogs. Feel free to post your own favorite if it's not present, but also vote for your favorite that's on the list.

What aspects does a film need to have to qualify as a crime film? Would Chinatown qualify?

If so...Chinatown!

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Casino simply because I love that environment haha

Crime movie is a very very wide genre. And vague as well. The wolf of wall street might as well qualify, coz what Jordan Belfort did was a crime. At least from the list i would say LA Confidential.

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You talkin' to me?

Good taste (for a change) here.

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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.

Pulp Fiction and Goodfellas are a tie for me. I picked Pulp Fiction though.

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Out of that list it's Heat for me. I had a great experience watching the whole film for the first time last year. What's interesting is that I wouldn't call this my favourite genre but Heat is so rich with the plots and subplots, so well-researched and presented, that it achieves the effect of taking you into another world.

Another excellent crime film is Classe Tous Risques from 1960. Like Heat it deals a lot with the consequences and repercussions of crime.

I think it's incredible how Al Pacino manages to make Michael's eyes look so devoid of any spark.

Ray Winstone said that when he went to see Reg Kray in prison — preparation for an abortive Legend-style Krays film — Kray's eyes appeared to look through him and into the wall behind.

Out of those its an easy pick for The Godfather. M is obviously the true greatest crime film though

M is very good, especially Peter Lorre.

Theres a reason i picked him as my avatar ^^

These are all great crime films but they kind of transcend genres so I decided to omit them in favor of more "pure" crime films.

Crime and Detective Movies[/url] are a very very wide genre and vague as well. These films are often based on or are adaptations of plays or novels. I suggest HEAT among the list.

I picked HEAT among the list
and I like The Silence of the Lambs too.

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Pulp Fiction.

The best dialogue I've ever heard in a film.

The dialogue in Reservoir Dogs is similarly devastating.