Best Crime Novelty in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These crime films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Novelty, ranked by their overall Q score.

1. The Dark Knight (2008) — Q 9.5
2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — Q 9.5
3. The Town (2010) — Q 9
4. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) — Q 9
5. O.J.: Made in America (2016) — Q 9
6. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) — Q 9
7. Hot Fuzz (2007) — Q 8.5
8. Sicario (2015) — Q 8.5
9. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) — Q 8.5
10. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) — Q 8.5
11. Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — Q 8.5
12. The Godfather (1972) — Q 8.5
13. American Gangster (2007) — Q 8.5
14. Out of Sight (1998) — Q 8
15. Snatch (2000) — Q 8
16. Stand by Me (1986) — Q 8
17. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — Q 8
18. The Italian Job (2003) — Q 8
19. Ocean's Eleven (2001) — Q 8
20. Pineapple Express (2008) — Q 8
21. Anon (2018) — Q 8
22. We're the Millers (2013) — Q 8
23. Focus (2015) — Q 8
24. Hit Man (2024) — Q 8
25. Pulp Fiction (1994) — Q 8
26. Trainspotting (1996) — Q 8
27. Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) — Q 8
28. Black Cat, White Cat (1998) — Q 8
29. The Blues Brothers (1980) — Q 8
30. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016) — Q 8

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