Collider has published a ranked list of the 25 greatest crime movies of all time, spanning the genre's full range from playful heist capers to bleak, unflinching dramas. The piece argues that crime cinema is unusually versatile, able to deliver escapist thrills through anti-hero leads, dramatise real events, or confront audiences with grim, socially challenging material, often blending tones or crossing into other genres.

The countdown begins at number 25 with Steven Soderbergh's 2001 remake of "Ocean's Eleven", praised for improving on the original with sharper pacing and a starry cast led by George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon in a Las Vegas casino heist. Number 24 is Peter Greenaway's 1989 film "The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover", noted for Michael Gambon's menacing performance as a restaurant-based gangster whose wife, played by Helen Mirren, begins an affair in defiance of his cruelty. The full ranking continues through the remaining 23 entries to reveal the writer's choice for the greatest crime film ever made.