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The best crime movies and shows on Apple TV right now

Right now the best crime films and series on Apple TV in the United States are Pulp Fiction (1994), Prisoners (2013) and Slow Horses (2022). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.

Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States

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  1. 3. Slow Horses2022

    Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.1

    Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

    Stream onApple TVPrime Video (free)

  2. 4. Defending Jacob2020

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 8.2

    A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.

    Stream onApple TV

  3. 5. Black Bird2022

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime★ 8.1

    As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.

    Stream onApple TV

  4. 6. Your Friends & Neighbors2025

    Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 7.8

    When a financial titan suddenly finds himself divorced and jobless, he starts robbing his wealthy neighbors to stay afloat. Stealing from his own social circle strangely exhilarates him—but he gradually gets tangled in a deadly web.

    Stream onApple TV

  5. 8. Lucky2026

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime★ 7.3

    When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life—and a way out.

    Stream onApple TV

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  7. 9. Cape Fear2026

    Series · 1 seasonCrime, Drama★ 7.1

    When convicted murderer Max Cady is released from prison, he begins infiltrating the family of the married attorneys who helped put him behind bars.

    Stream onApple TV

  8. 10. The Crowded Room2023

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime, Mystery★ 7.7

    In 1979 Manhattan, a young man is arrested for a shocking crime — and an unlikely investigator must solve the mystery behind it.

    Stream onApple TV

  9. 11. Last Seen2026

    Series · 1 seasonCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.6

    When emergency dispatcher Ian Ridley receives a frantic call from a teenager he believes could be his long-missing daughter, he stops at nothing to find her.

    Stream onApple TV

  10. 12. Bad Monkey2024

    Series · 2 seasonsComedy, Crime★ 7.2

    A detective turned restaurant inspector in Southern Florida is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing. And yes, there's a monkey.

    Stream onApple TV

  11. 14. Bad Sisters2022

    Series · 2 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 7.5

    The tight-knit Garvey sisters have always looked out for one another. But when the toxic brother-in-law they all wanted dead actually dies, it turns their lives upside down and tests their bond like nothing before.

    Stream onApple TV

  12. 15. The Last Frontier2025

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime★ 7.2

    When a prison transport plane crashes in the remote Alaskan wilderness—freeing dozens of violent inmates—the region's lone marshal must protect the town he's vowed to keep safe.

    Stream onApple TV

  13. 17. Shining Girls2022

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 7.4

    Years after a brutal attack left her in a constantly shifting reality, Kirby Mazrachi learns that a recent murder is linked to her assault.

    Stream onApple TV

  14. 18. Shantaram2022

    Series · 1 seasonCrime, Drama, Action & Adventure★ 7.4

    Escaped convict Lin Ford flees to the teeming streets of 1980s Bombay, looking to disappear. Working as a medic for the city's poor and neglected, Lin finds unexpected love, connection, and courage on the long road to redemption.

    Stream onApple TV

  15. 19. Imperfect Women2026

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 6.3

    After a murder shatters the lives of three best friends, their decades-long bond is tested when an investigation reveals betrayals and shocking truths.

    Stream onApple TV

  16. 20. The Afterparty2022

    Series · 2 seasonsMystery, Comedy, Crime★ 7.1

    Nothing is as it seems in this hilarious murder mystery where each suspect's story is told through a different film genre.

    Stream onApple TV

  17. 21. Manhunt2024

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime★ 6.9

    A conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history. This is the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination—as the fate of the country hangs…

    Stream onApple TV

  18. 22. Down Cemetery Road2025

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 6.8

    When a child goes missing in the aftermath of a house explosion, a concerned neighbor teams up with a private investigator to find them.

    Stream onApple TV

  19. 23. Criminal Record2024

    Series · 2 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 6.5

    In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.

    Stream onApple TV

  20. 24. Lady in the Lake2024

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime★ 6.6

    When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women, Maddie Schwartz and Cleo Sherwood, converge on a fatal collision course.

    Stream onApple TV

  21. 25. Dope Thief2025

    Series · 1 seasonCrime, Drama★ 6.6

    Two lifelong friends in Philadelphia pose as DEA agents to rob small-time drug dealers. It's a perfect grift—until they choose the wrong mark and become targets of a massive narcotics enterprise.

    Stream onApple TV

Questions

What are the best crime films and series on Apple TV right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Pulp Fiction (1994), rated 8.5 out of 10 on TMDB, then Prisoners and Slow Horses.
How is this list made?
Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
Can it pick something for me?
Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.

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