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The best crime movies and shows on Prime Video right now

Right now the best crime films and series on Prime Video in the United States are Criminal Minds (2005), Chicago P.D. (2014) and Reacher (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. 1. Criminal Minds2005

    Series · 19 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.3

    An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.

    Stream onPrime VideoHuluParamount+Philo+1

  2. 2. Chicago P.D.2014

    Series · 14 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.4

    A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVPeacockYouTube TV+3

  3. 3. Reacher2022

    Series · 4 seasonsAction & Adventure, Crime★ 8.1

    Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.

    Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)

  4. 4. Bones2005

    Series · 12 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.2

    Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification…

    Stream onPrime VideoHuluPeacock

  5. 5. Person of Interest2011

    Series · 5 seasonsAction & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy★ 8.1

    John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice.

    Stream onPrime VideoPeacock

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  7. 6. Hannibal2013

    Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 8.3

    Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel.

    Stream onNetflixPrime VideoPhiloPlex (free)

  8. 8. Spider-Noir2026

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 8.3

    Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.

    Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)

  9. 10. Monk2002

    Series · 8 seasonsDrama, Comedy, Crime★ 7.9

    Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases.

    Stream onPrime VideoPhiloRoku Channel (free)

  10. 11. Columbo1971

    Series · 10 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.1

    Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures…

    Stream onPrime VideoPeacockFandango at Home Free (free)Tubi (free)

  11. 12. S.W.A.T.2017

    Series · 8 seasonsCrime, Action & Adventure, Drama★ 8.0

    A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he…

    Stream onNetflixPrime VideofuboTVPhilo+2

  12. 13. Castle2009

    Series · 8 seasonsDrama, Crime★ 8.0

    After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.

    Stream onPrime VideoHuluPhiloRoku Channel (free)

  13. 15. Bates Motel2013

    Series · 5 seasonsDrama, Crime, Mystery★ 8.0

    A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting.

    Stream onPrime VideoThe CW (free)

  14. 17. The Shield2002

    Series · 7 seasonsCrime, Drama, Action & Adventure★ 8.2

    The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

    Stream onPrime VideoHulu

  15. 20. Psych2006

    Series · 8 seasonsDrama, Comedy, Crime★ 7.9

    Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad).

    Stream onPrime VideoPeacockPhiloRoku Channel (free)

  16. 21. Blue Bloods2010

    Series · 14 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 7.8

    A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood.

    Stream onPrime VideoParamount+PhiloYouTube TV+2

  17. 22. Elementary2012

    Series · 7 seasonsDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 7.6

    A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live…

    Stream onPrime VideoHuluRoku Channel (free)

  18. 24. Bosch2015

    Series · 7 seasonsMystery, Drama, Crime★ 7.9

    Harry Bosch, an LAPD homicide detective, stands trial for the fatal shooting of a serial murder suspect. A cold case involving the remains of a missing boy forces Bosch to confront his past.

    Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)

  19. 25. Line of Duty2012

    Series · 7 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.2

    A drama about the investigations of AC-12, a controversial police anticorruption unit.

    Stream onPrime VideofuboTVPeacockBritBox+12

  20. 28. Neagley2026

    Series · 1 seasonDrama, Mystery, Crime★ 8.0

    Frances Neagley is a private investigator in Chicago and former military colleague of Jack Reacher in the Army's 110th Special Investigations Unit.

    Stream onPrime VideoAmazon MX Player (free)

Questions

What are the best crime films and series on Prime Video right now?
In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: Criminal Minds (2005), rated 8.3 out of 10 on TMDB, then Chicago P.D. and Reacher.
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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