Crime reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 185 Reddit reviews across 9 subreddits and 11 posts to rank the best Crime brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/BritBox, r/televisionsuggestions, r/MovieSuggestions, r/MovieRecommendations, r/TrueCrimePodcasts. Top-rated brands include Ludwig (4.7/5), The Sopranos (5.0/5), Midsomer Murders (5.0/5).
Stats
Reviews185
Subreddits9
Posts11
Brands99
Products4
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#1
Ludwig
4.7
(10)
"Ludwig... is amazing, cast is great, not dark, but more intense than normal brit murder shows."
"The new series Ludwig is great."
"Ludwig. Also Shakespeare and Hathaway."
"Ludwig is fantastic, i have rewatched the series 3 times."
"Go watch Ludwig. It's outstanding."
"Seconding Ludwig! 6 quick episodes (last one comes out tomorrow - wish there were more!)"
"Ludwig—drops on Thursdays."
"Ludwig is a cosy mystery thinly disguised as a police procedural."
"I second Ludwig."
"Ludwig is definitely a light fun watch!"
#2
The Sopranos
5.0
(6)
"The Sopranos"
"The Sopranos
Mr Inbetween
Mobland"
"Sopranos - Boardwalk Empire - Fargo"
"You can’t go wrong with the timeless Sopranos"
"Sopranos is the best show ever made…. Start there"
"Sopranos"
#3
Midsomer Murders
5.0
(5)
"Midsomer Murders and Father Brown are my favorites for wind down and going to sleep/napping."
"We have also enjoyed falling asleep to Midsomer Murders, Shakespeare & Hathaway, Murder in Suburbia, and Ludwig."
"Midsommer Murders."
"Midsomer Murders came originally from the novels of Caroline Graham."
"It is Anthony Horowitz though, who wrote the first series of Midsomer Murders."
#4
Gangs of London
4.8
(4)
"Gangs of London!!"
"Start with Gangs of London, it’s brutal, stylish, and wild in the best way."
"Start with Gangs of London. It’s the most visually intense and brutal of the three, like The Raid meets mob drama."
"Gangs of London is good & power. But neither of them comes close to Topboy, trust me"
#5
Vera
4.8
(4)
"Vera!!"
"Vera is my favourite."
"Vera."
"Vera"
#6
Dope Thief
4.3
(4)
"Dope Thief. New show on appleTV. 3rd episode comes out tonight. So far it’s excellent."
"Dope Thief"
"I like
‘Dope thief’ on apple+"
"We just started watching Dope Thief on Apple+ because I love Brian Tyree Henry. It's pretty good so far."
#7
Seven
4.3
(4)
"Se7en"
"Seven"
"Se7en"
"Seven"
#8
Shakespeare & Hathaway
4.0
(4)
""Shakespeare and Hathaway" is pretty darn light... give it an episode or two to hook ya with it's goofy charm."
"Shakespeare and Hathaway is a much superior show to that."
"How about Shakespeare and Hathaway (love this show. So sad it got canceled)."
"Shakespeare and Hathaway, Beyond Paradise, My Life is Murder"
#9
Eastern Promises
5.0
(3)
"Eastern Promises. One of my favorites, the lovely Viggo Mortensen."
"Eastern Promises"
"Eastern Promises"
#10
Peaky Blinders
5.0
(3)
"I can’t say this often enough . Peaky blinders 🙏🙏🙏"
"Peaky Blinders"
"Peaky Blinders for sure."
#11
Root of Evil
5.0
(3)
"Root Of Evil The True Story of the Hodel Family by TNT and Bear Brook by NHPR, hands down."
"Root of Evil is one of my faves."
"Roots of Evil
My top 2! You will not be disappointed!"
#12
Zodiac
4.7
(3)
"Zodiac"
"Zodiac"
"Zodiac"
#13
Power
4.7
(3)
"Power
Griselda
Your Honor"
"The original Power is very good 👍 loved most of the characters & great flow/story."
"Power"
#14
Chinatown
4.0
(3)
"Chinatown is a classic!"
"It’s an older movie but China Town is good."
"Chinatown"
#15
Sicario
4.0
(3)
"Sicario."
"Sicario"
"Sicario"
#16
Mobland
4.0
(3)
"Mobland"
"I just started watching Mobland. It's really good."
"Mobland is fun"
#17
Brokenwood Mysteries
4.0
(3)
"Brokenwood and My Life Is Murder are on Acorn in the US."
"Brokenwood Mysteries."
"Brokenwood Mysteries are good. They are like Agatha Christie shows."
#18
Seoul Busters
5.0
(2)
"+1 to Seoul Busters. It is genuinely one of the funniest shows I’ve seen."
"Seoul busters"
#19
Serial
5.0
(2)
"Serial"
"I loved Serial when it originally came out! Specifically the 1st season"
#20
Nightcrawler
5.0
(2)
"Definitely Nightcrawler."
"Night Crawler"
#21
The Wire
5.0
(2)
"Definitely the Wire or the Sopranos"
"The wire is 1 and sopranos is 2"
#22
Se7en
4.5
(2)
"I think the GOAT serial killer movies are: Se7en, Memories of a Murder, Silence of the Lambs, and Prisoners."
"I think Se7en is a good, well-known crime thriller if you haven't seen it before."
#23
Murdoch Mysteries
4.5
(2)
"If you do end up adding acorn, Murdoch mysteries is perfect."
"Murdoch Mysteries"
#24
Sister Boniface
4.5
(2)
"I plowed through Father Brown/Sister Boniface/Death in Paradise so fast!!"
"Sister Boniface."
#25
The Gentlemen
4.5
(2)
"I really liked The Gentlemen too, Anything Guy Ritchie does in the genre is amazing imo."
"Gentlemen - netflix series"
#26
Father Brown
4.5
(2)
"I plowed through Father Brown/Sister Boniface/Death in Paradise so fast!!"
"Father Brown."
#27
Cold Season 1
4.5
(2)
"Cold season 1"
"Cold Season One."
#28
Top Boy
4.5
(2)
"Top boy, gangs of London, peaky blinders, mobland."
"Top Boy"
#29
Memories of Murder
4.5
(2)
"Memories of Murder"
"Memories of Murder"
#30
Hunting Warhead
4.5
(2)
""Hunting Warhead" The best done podcast I've ever heard. It's about the worst people. Only six episodes. You can do it in an afternoon."
"Hunting Warhead seems pretty popular."
#31
Kill List
4.5
(2)
"I'm only on episode 3, but I'm currently listening to Kill List from Wondery. There was an episode about it on Dark Net Diaries (also great) and I immediately turned it on."
"Kill List is pretty cool."
#32
Michael Connelly
4.5
(2)
"Michael Connelly is the best. He writes the Harry Bosch series"
"He also has three with a newspaper reporter hero tracking down serial killers ... Fair Warning"
#33
Snowfall
4.0
(2)
"Snowfall"
"Snowfall is pretty good"
#34
Chelsea Detective
4.0
(2)
"I also like Chelsea Detective."
"Chelsea Detective is on Acorn"
#35
Bible John
4.0
(2)
"I really enjoyed Bible John"
"Bible John: Creation of a Serial Killer."
#36
Manhunter
4.0
(2)
"Manhunter"
"Manhunter (1986)"
#37
Blood Simple
4.0
(2)
"Blood Simple"
"Blood Simple"
#38
Narc
4.0
(2)
"Narc"
"Narc (2002)"
#39
Crash
4.0
(2)
"Crash is one of my favourites"
"Crash - involves traffic cops/detective"
#40
8mm
4.0
(2)
"8 mm - "8 millimeter" - Nicolas Cage ; Joaquin Phoenix - Cage is a private investigator hired by an wealthy elderly widow to investigate a "snuff film" discovered among her recently deceased husband' s private collection is authentic."
"8mm - Very dark, twisted, fkdup, but great also."
#41
Mr Inbetween
4.0
(2)
"Australian one called Mr inbetween"
"Mr inbetween"
#42
Kin
4.0
(2)
"Kin is very good. Love/Hate also."
"Irish series called Kin"
#43
Unmasked
4.0
(2)
"Omg yes Unmasked totally slipped my mind but was a great watch!!"
"Unmasked is a fun take on the mystery/crime drama in that it centres around investigative journalists."
#44
Through the Darkness
4.0
(2)
"Through the Darkness is literally about real life serial killers tho :/."
"Through the Darkness"
#45
L.A. Confidential
4.0
(2)
"Not super dark, but LA Confidential."
"LA. Confidential"
#46
Godfather of Harlem
4.0
(2)
"Godfather of Harlem"
"Godfather of Harlem"
#47
The Mallorca Files
4.0
(2)
"The Mallorca Files is good too."
"Only a few seasons but light and fun."
#48
Animal Kingdom
4.0
(2)
"Animal Kingdom."
"Australian thriller about the criminal underworld in Melbourne."
#49
My Life Is Murder
4.0
(2)
"My Life Is Murder starring Lucy Lawless. That's a nice and easy murder mystery show."
"My Life is Murder, The Residence, Poker Face"
#50
Dark Curiosities
4.0
(2)
"Dark Curiosities on YouTube, narrator sounds Scottish to me, but I could be wrong."
"Look up Dark Curiosities on Youtube"
#51
We Own This City
4.0
(2)
"We Own This City.
Everyone else who says the Sopranos or Breaking Bad is correct. They are the best series (crime or otherwise) of all time).
Underrated: Brotherhood."
"We Own this City is very good."
#52
Good Ship Murder
2.5
(2)
"Good ship murder is fine."
"If you can handle it, there are "The Good Ship Murders." It's in the category of so bad it's good in my opinion."
#53
The Departed
5.0
(1)
"Does The Departed count? One of my favorites."
#54
Spoorloos
5.0
(1)
"Spoorloos is a classic. French/Dutch film about a missing woman. The mystery isn’t the perpetrator’s identity, but something more sinister. It goes places. Very psychologically realistic."
#55
Peeping Tom
5.0
(1)
"Peeping Tom - 1960 - Michael Powell. Only Psycho is more interesting for a horror film made in 1960 and only by a little. This is one of the first slashers and an incredibly well-made film by an amazing filmmaker, likely one of the most underrated directors ever."
#56
Ne Dis a Personne (Tell No One)
5.0
(1)
"Ne Dis a Personne (Tell No One) (2006) - crazy thriller, go in knowing as little as possible for maximum return on your time."
#57
No Offence
5.0
(1)
"Loved No Offence and Bad Sisters! Great recommendations!"
#58
Foyle's War
5.0
(1)
"It is a truly excellent show."
#59
Death in Paradise
5.0
(1)
"I plowed through Father Brown/Sister Boniface/Death in Paradise so fast!!"
#60
White Collar
5.0
(1)
"White collar is one of my favorite series."
#61
The Storyteller
5.0
(1)
"The Storyteller: Naked Villainy. Absolutely brilliant."
#62
Louise Welsh
5.0
(1)
"Not true crime but I highly recommend Louise Welsh book “the cutting room” because Alan Cummings narrates and he is a brilliant Scottish narrator and the book is great"
#63
Special 26
4.0
(1)
"Special 26"
#64
Ugly
4.0
(1)
"Ugly"
#65
Andhadhun
4.0
(1)
"Andhadhun"
#66
Kahaani
4.0
(1)
"Kahaani"
#67
Nightwatch
4.0
(1)
"Both the Danish and American remake are great."
#68
Pink
4.0
(1)
"Pink"
#69
Monica O My Darling
4.0
(1)
"Monica O My Darling"
#70
Talvar
4.0
(1)
"Talvar"
#71
Witness for the Prosecution
4.0
(1)
"Witness for the Prosecution"
#72
The Conversation
4.0
(1)
"The Conversation"
#73
Inside Man
4.0
(1)
"Inside Man"
#74
Frenzy
4.0
(1)
"Frenzy"
#75
The French Connection
4.0
(1)
"The French Connection"
#76
Mindhunter, The Night Of, The Outsider
4.0
(1)
"Mind hunter. The night of. The outsider"
#77
Shadow of a Doubt
4.0
(1)
"Shadow of a Doubt"
#78
The Interview
4.0
(1)
"Unfairly eclipsed by its structural similarities with The Usual Suspects, well worth a watch."
#79
Extraordinary Stories podcast
4.0
(1)
"Extraordinary Stories podcast. Not strictly true crime but featured quite a few crime stories. Splendid Glaswegian accent. Sadly not releasing new episodes, but there’s a pretty big catalogue. Bonus: no advertising!"
#80
Shetland
4.0
(1)
"Shetland"
#81
Recipes for Love and Murder
4.0
(1)
"Recipes for Love and Murder. Has 2 seasons on Acorn."
#82
Slow Horses
4.0
(1)
"Not a comedy but witty, ironic, and at times absurd."
#83
Murder in Suburbia
4.0
(1)
"Murder in Suburbia is fun if available in your area"
#84
The Historical Crimes and Criminals Podcast
4.0
(1)
"The historical crimes and criminals podcast"
#85
Keigo Higashino
4.0
(1)
"Keigo higashino. All titles"
#86
Jonathan Creek
4.0
(1)
"I'd also agree with the people saying get Acorn. They tend to have a lot more light shows than the heavy crime shows on Britbox."
#87
Never Lie
4.0
(1)
"I recently finished reading 'Never Lie'. A good read."
#88
Truly Criminal
4.0
(1)
"Truly criminal on YouTube"
#89
Well I Never
4.0
(1)
"Not a podcast but "Well I Never" on youtube, the host Paul Brodie covers true crimes as well as disasters. Well researched, respectful & entertaining."
#90
Scotland Yard Confidential
4.0
(1)
"Scotland Yard Confidential"
#91
The Cruelty
4.0
(1)
"The Cruelty: a child unclaimed"
#92
The Crime Pod
4.0
(1)
"The Crime Pod"
#93
The Doorstep Murder
4.0
(1)
"The Doorstep Murder by BBC Sounds."
#94
Jack Reacher series
4.0
(1)
"Also op should try the jack reacher series."
#95
Inside Murder Trial
4.0
(1)
"Inside Murder Trial from Radio Scotland is good. It’s on the BBC Sounds app."
#96
Morbidology
4.0
(1)
"Morbidology"
#97
Who Killed Emma
4.0
(1)
"Who Killed Emma by BBC Scotland"
#98
Agatha Raisin
4.0
(1)
"I think Agatha Raisin is good and fits your needs, but it is on Acorn."
#99
Then She Was Gone
4.0
(1)
"Upvoted for then she was gone."
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