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The best crime movies and shows on HBO Max right now

Right now the best crime films and series on HBO Max in the United States are The Dark Knight (2008), The Sopranos (1999) and The Wire (2002). 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. 1. The Dark Knight2008

    Film · 2h 32mAction, Thriller, Crime★ 8.5

    Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TV

  2. 2. The Sopranos1999

    Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.7

    The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads.

    Stream onHBO Max

  3. 3. The Wire2002

    Series · 5 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.6

    Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions…

    Stream onHBO Max

  4. 4. Joker2019

    Film · 2h 2mCrime, Thriller, Drama★ 8.1

    During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

    Stream onHBO MaxCinemax

  5. 5. The Penguin2024

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime★ 8.4

    With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised.

    Stream onHBO MaxSpectrum On Demand

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  7. 6. A Clockwork Orange1971

    Film · 2h 17mScience Fiction, Crime★ 8.2

    In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven.

    Stream onHBO MaxCinemax

  8. 7. The Usual Suspects1995

    Film · 1h 46mDrama, Crime, Thriller★ 8.2

    The lone survivor of an explosive heist gone wrong recounts for interrogators the events that began with five disparate criminals assembled for a police lineup - with alleged criminal mastermind Keyser Soze at the center of it all.

    Stream onHBO MaxCinemax

  9. 8. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017

    Film · 1h 55mCrime, Drama★ 8.1

    After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief…

    Stream onHBO MaxCinemax

  10. 9. Mare of Easttown2021

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime, Mystery★ 8.2

    A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

    Stream onHBO Max

  11. 10. The Dark Knight Rises2012

    Film · 2h 45mAction, Crime, Thriller★ 7.8

    Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TV

  12. 11. Boardwalk Empire2010

    Series · 5 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.0

    Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.

    Stream onHBO Max

  13. 12. Banshee2013

    Series · 4 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.0

    Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his…

    Stream onSpectrum On DemandHBO Max

  14. 13. The Batman2022

    Film · 2h 57mCrime, Mystery, Thriller★ 7.7

    In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

    Stream onHBO MaxTNTTBStru TV

  15. 14. Batman Begins2005

    Film · 2h 20mDrama, Crime, Action★ 7.7

    Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City.

    Stream onHBO MaxYouTube TV

  16. 15. Deadwood2004

    Series · 3 seasonsWestern, Crime, Drama★ 8.1

    The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people.

    Stream onHBO Max

  17. 16. Barry2018

    Series · 4 seasonsComedy, Crime, Drama★ 7.9

    A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

    Stream onHBO Max

  18. 17. Luther2010

    Series · 5 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.8

    A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.

    Stream onHuluHBO MaxPhiloAMC++5

  19. 18. Oz1997

    Series · 6 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.0

    The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorize their mutual enemies.

    Stream onHBO Max

  20. 19. The Night Of2016

    Series · 1 seasonCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.0

    After a night of partying with a female stranger, a man wakes up to find her stabbed to death and is charged with her murder.

    Stream onHBO MaxPure Flix

  21. 20. Warrior2019

    Series · 3 seasonsCrime, Drama, Action & Adventure★ 8.0

    A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century.

    Stream onHBO Max

  22. 21. Sharp Objects2018

    Series · 1 seasonCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 7.8

    Reporter Camille Preaker confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to investigate the murders of two young girls.

    Stream onHBO Max

  23. 22. Watchmen2019

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 7.6

    Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.

    Stream onHBO Max

  24. 23. Ocean's Eleven2001

    Film · 1h 56mThriller, Crime★ 7.5

    Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos.

    Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxYouTube TVCinemax+1

  25. 24. Prodigal Son2019

    Series · 2 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.0

    The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.

    Stream onNetflixHBO Max

  26. 25. One Battle After Another2025

    Film · 2h 42mThriller, Crime, Comedy★ 7.3

    Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO Max

  27. 26. Scream1996

    Film · 1h 52mCrime, Horror, Mystery★ 7.4

    A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

    Stream onfuboTVHBO MaxParamount+Cinemax+3

  28. 27. Sicario2015

    Film · 2h 2mAction, Crime, Thriller★ 7.4

    An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

    Stream onHBO Max

  29. 28. John Wick: Chapter 22017

    Film · 2h 2mAction, Thriller, Crime★ 7.3

    John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild.

    Stream onPrime VideoHBO MaxPhiloAMC++1

  30. 29. Rashomon1950

    Film · 1h 28mCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.0

    Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

    Stream onHBO MaxKanopy (free)Fawesome (free)YouTube Free (free)+2

  31. 30. M1931

    Film · 1h 50mDrama, Thriller, Crime★ 8.1

    In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt.

    Stream onHBO MaxCriterion ChannelIndieFlix ShortsKanopy (free)+3

Questions

What are the best crime films and series on HBO Max right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: The Dark Knight (2008), rated 8.5 out of 10 on TMDB, then The Sopranos and The Wire.
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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