Best Crime Movies of 1939

The highest-rated crime films from 1939, ranked by MovieMagicScore based on authentic viewer ratings.

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Daybreak

1939

After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.

7.6

The Roaring Twenties

1939

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

7.5

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

7.1

Another Thin Man

1939

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.

7.1

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…

6.9

Jamaica Inn

1939

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.

6.1

Best Crime Movies of 1939

This ranking features the top crime movies released in 1939, sorted by MovieMagicScore viewer ratings. Looking for more? Browse all genres from 1939 or see the best crime movies of all time.