The television industry of the 21st century almost every month spoils the public with a dozen new crime series. With such competition, the art of providing the channel and the audience with such a project, from which it was impossible to tear oneself away, is fundamental. In the presented rating of criminal series, masterpieces that have become iconic and high-quality films highly praised by professional critics are named.
Self-made man
The ranking of the best crime series is led by the story of Walter White, the protagonist of the show "Breaking Bad" (IMDb: 9.50), who began his five-season journey as a loser, a chemistry teacher, and ended as a merciless gangster. Although White is, above all, a true American hero. It is equally understandable to the viewer both in the USA and in the Russian Federation. What is remarkable about the series, except for the key character? Exclusively to everyone. The film’s reviews are credited by critics and viewers with a cross-cutting plot, scenic delights of individual episodes, leading and second-rate aters, entertaining scientific (chemical) retreats and darkest jokes, criminal and family squabbles, and most importantly - the relevant ending. The project ends when it is needed. All film-makers would plot, as Vince Gilligan - the creator of the project "Breaking Bad" ...
Reference samples
High-rated crime series include the Wiretap (IMDb: 9.30) and Clan Soprano (IMDb: 9.20) projects.
When American critics are asked about which of the national TV shows should be called the best, most answer: "wiretap." Indeed, David Simon’s grandiose project in all respects fits this title: 5 seasons from different points of view (schoolchildren, drug dealers, law enforcement officers, politicians, workers, media representatives) reflect the deplorable trends in the degradation of the American metropolis on the example of Baltimore. However, due to the deep immersion and complex structure of the show, it is less accessible to a foreign audience, although this is a magnificent and impressively grandiose series.
The founder
In modern television production, it is no longer surprising to see as the main character a character who is almost the embodiment of evil. The success of The Underground Empire, Ray Donovan, and The Sons of Anarchy can serve as proof of this. But the first was strict and fair Tony Soprano - the protagonist of the series "Clan Soprano." The story of a gangster, in between criminal acts deciding a family problem, is very interesting. In addition, the audience liked the brilliant cast of the show, as evidenced by the numerous laudatory reviews and positive reviews.
Noteworthy
The top best crime series by IMDb rating also includes Sherlock (IMDb: 9.20) and Real Detective (IMDb: 9.00).
The 2010 television version of the events composed by the great Arthur Conan Doyle deserves exceptionally excellent epithets and ardent praise. Events unfold today. In the center of the story is the past Afghanistan and Dr. Watson (Martin Freeman) and the genius but peculiar Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) who has remained disabled. The creators of the show saturated the story to the maximum with all kinds of events, riddles, quotes. As a result, each episode of the four seasons of Sherlock is comparable to a gift box full of surprises that fans can take apart indefinitely. It is not surprising that the project takes a strong position in the list of the best crime series by IMDb rating. For 13 episodes, the viewer literally grows together with the characters, and parting was painfully painful. However, you can switch to Elementary (IMDb: 7.90), which has long ignored the source, wait for the heroes of the movie comic strip Guy Ritchie to return, or once again enjoy Maslennikov’s national classics, but Holmes-Cumberbatch will remain a legend.
The product of the NVO Real Detective channel, which continues the rating of crime series, is also out of the ordinary television production. He carries away directing and acting, the narrative does not lose his head for three seasons, the authors do not cease to pleasantly surprise the audience, preserving the original magic. By the way, just recently began broadcasting the third season with the incredible Mahershal Ali (Moonlight) in the role of detective Wayne Hayes.
Recommended for viewing
The rating of criminal series should definitely include a story about a serial killer working in the police and cracking down on criminals called Dexter (IMDb: 8.70). This is a bright and exciting project, an unusual psychological saga about the spiritual growth of a maniac-sociopath, who for 8 seasons learned to love and empathize. Michael C. Hall was superb in the title role.
Fans of the genre can safely be recommended for viewing the following foreign crime series with a rating exceeding 8 out of 10:
- “Lie to me” (8.00).
- The Bridge (8.60).
- The White Collar (8.30).
- The Mentalist (8.10).
- “Thinking like a criminal” (8.10).
- Luther (8.50).
- The Castle (8.20).
Domestic masterpieces
The rating of criminal series of domestic production is headed by the canonical "The meeting place cannot be changed." But in more detail the publication presents more modern samples devoted to investigations of human crimes and the search for criminals.
The gloomy project of Yuri Bykov “Method” (2015) was created in the best traditions of “True Detective” and “Dexter”. At the center of the story is investigator Meglin (K. Khabensky) and his intern Yesenia (P. Andreeva). The show was ambiguously accepted by the audience, but critics liked it. The 16-episode television detective, marked by many awards and awards, is adorned by amazing cast members: A. Serebryakov, V. Kishchenko, T. Tribuntsev, E. Simonova and others.
The rating of the best Russian crime series included domestic television adaptation of the canonical foreign show “Life on Mars” called “The Other Side of the Moon” (2012-2015). The main character - police captain M. Solovyov (P. Derevyanko) - falls into a coma and is transferred to the USSR in the 70s, where he meets not only love (S. Smirnova-Martsinkevich), but also an implacable enemy - maniac Ryzhiy (I. Shibanov). The creators are noticeably moving away from the original source. The show turned out spectacular, but overly caricatured. The rating of the second season was lower, so the series was closed.
With a mystical background
The rating of Russian crime series includes television films with a pronounced mystical component.
The Russian response to “Twin Peaks” can be called the show “The Seventh Fleece” (2014). At the center of the 8-episode detective Sergei Popov, based on the idea of A. Sidorov, adapted by the conjugal tandem of screenwriters M. and S. Dyachenko, is the forensic scientist O. Nesterov (Yuri Kolokolnikov). The hero is sent to Zaozersk to investigate the circumstances of the murder of the governor's daughter. In the place where the corpse was discovered, the events of the role-playing game “Kalevala” developed along the Karelian-Finnish epic. The head of the roleplayers Vera (A. Kuznetsova) begins his own investigation. Famous representatives of the acting industry of the film industry were involved in the production of the project: Yu. Snigir, V. Sukhorukov, R. Madyanov, Yu. Tsurilo, D. Ekamasova and others.
The mystical detective of the TV-3 channel is one of the favorite domestic TV shows, according to reviews of viewers. The events of the film "Anna Detective" (2016) take place at the end of the XIX century. In the center is a strange young lady, Anna Mironova (A. Nikiforova), who is fond of spiritualism. Over the course of 56 episodes, the heroine helps to reveal the mysterious atrocities to the provincial investigator Yakov Stolman (D. Fried). Instead of continuing, that is, the second season, the creators promised to release a full-length film, so the viewer has the hope to meet his beloved characters again.
Out of competition
It is impossible to compile a rating of Russian crime series and not include “The Brigade” (2002). The project, of course, is tough, completely devoid of lyrical reflection. This cynical gangster saga caused its appearance on the screens a stormy and mixed reaction from critics. The most expensive domestic television movie at that time was awarded the TEFI and Golden Eagle awards, made popular leading actors S. Bezrukov, D. Dyuzhev, P. Maykov, V. Vdovichenkov and E. Gusev. During the creation of the project, the authors consulted with experts on both sides of the criminal code, so they were able to accurately convey the atmosphere of the “dashing” decade - a time that excluded the possibility of a happy end.
And in the work of K. Statsky “Major” (2014) there is not only a happy ending, but also many components of American TV shows like “Force Majeure” or “White Collar”: the key character is an excessively charming crook (P. Priluchny), unpredictable plot twists and turns, action, humor and vivid characters embodied by wonderful performers (K. Razumovskaya, D. Shvedov, D. Shevchenko, A. Oblasov). For all its modernity, the series shows the characteristic features of Soviet upbringing films, and the plot is firmly tied to domestic realities, embellished with clip-comic artwork.
Cinema about real men
The 8-episode film by A. Malyukov “MosGas” (2012) was the first of four television detectives dedicated to investigations of MUR investigator Ivan Cherkasov (A. Smolyakov). It is based on the story of the search and detention of a serial killer with the nickname MosGaz (M. Matveev). The next film in the series was The Executioner, based on the investigation of the case of A. Makarova (V. Tolstoganova), which shot more than 1,500 people during the Second World War. The third project was the Spider television movie, which is investigating a case similar to the well-known robbery of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR. The final episode of the cycle, called The Jackal, shows the rise of organized crime.
In the detective drama “Liquidation” (2007), Sergey Ursulyak narrates about rampant crime in post-war Odessa. Two of the most brutal domestic actors, V. Mashkov and M. Porechenkov, are fighting shoulder to shoulder with crime. In the story, the discovered military-style warehouse displays the heroes on the trail of the elusive Academician, which anyone can turn out to be.