Crime series: rating of the best, summary and actors, reviews

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Television industry of the XXI century almost every month indulges 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 from viewing, is fundamental. This ranking of crime series highlights iconic masterpieces and high-quality films highly acclaimed by professional critics.

Self-made man

The best crime TV series is topped by the story of Breaking Bad (IMDb: 9.50) protagonist W alter White, who began his five-season journey as a failed chemistry teacher and ended as a merciless gangster. Although White is first and foremost a true American hero. It is equally clear to the viewer both in the USA and in the Russian Federation. What is remarkable about the series, besides the key character? Exceptionally to everyone. Among the advantages of the film, reviews of critics and viewers rank a through plot,screenplay delights of individual episodes, leading and secondary aters, entertaining scientific (chemical) digressions and the darkest jokes, criminal and family squabbles, and most importantly - a relevant ending. The project ends when needed. If only all film makers would plot like Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad…

Reference samples

Highly rated crime dramas include The Wire (IMDb: 9.30) and The Sopranos (IMDb: 9.20).

When American critics are asked which of the national series should be called the best, most answer: "The Wire". 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) using the example of B altimore reflect the deplorable trends in the degradation of the American metropolis. However, due to the deep immersion and complex structure of the show, it is less accessible to foreign viewers, although it is a great and impressively grand series.

Founder

In today's television production, it is no longer surprising to see a character who is almost the embodiment of evil as the main character. The success of Boardwalk Empire, Ray Donovan and Sons of Anarchy can serve as proof of this. But the first was the strict and fair Tony Soprano - the protagonist of the series "The Sopranos". The story of a gangster who solves family problems in between criminal acts is very interesting. In addition, viewers likereceived a brilliant cast of the show, as evidenced by numerous accolades and positive reviews.

Noteworthy

The IMDb top crime series also includes Sherlock (IMDb: 9.20) and True Detective (IMDb: 9.00).

The 2010 television version of the events composed by the great Arthur Conan Doyle deserves exceptionally excellent epithets and warm praise. Events are unfolding today. In the center of the story - the past Afghanistan and the remaining disabled Dr. Watson (Martin Freeman) and the brilliant, but peculiar Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch). The creators of the show saturated the story to the maximum with all sorts of events, riddles, quotes. As a result, each episode of the four seasons of Sherlock is like a gift box full of surprises that fans can sort out indefinitely. Not surprisingly, the project occupies a strong position in the list of the best crime series according to the IMDb rating. For 13 episodes, the viewer literally grows together with the characters, and it was excruciatingly painful to leave. However, you can switch to "Elementary" (IMDb: 7.90), which has long ignored the original source, wait for the heroes of Guy Ritchie's "movie comics" to return, or once again enjoy Maslennikov's Russian classics, but Holmes-Cumberbatch will remain a legend.

The product of the HBO channel "True Detective", which continues the rating of crime series, alsostands out from the usual TV production. He captivates with directorial and acting work, the narrative does not lose momentum for three seasons, the authors do not cease to pleasantly surprise the audience, while maintaining the original magic. By the way, the third season just started airing with the incredible Mahershal Ali (Moonlight) as Detective Wayne Hayes.

Recommended for viewing

The story about a serial killer working in the police and cracking down on criminals called "Dexter" (IMDb: 8.70) should definitely be included in the rating of crime series. This is a bright and exciting project, an unusual psychological saga about the spiritual growth of a sociopathic maniac who, over the course of 8 seasons, learned to love and empathize. Michael K. Hall was great in the lead role.

Fans of the genre can safely be recommended to watch the following foreign crime series with a rating exceeding 8 out of 10:

• "Lie to me" (8.00).
• "Bridge" (8.60).
• White Collar (8.30).
• The Mentalist (8.10).
• "Thinking like a criminal" (8.10).
• "Luther" (8.50).
• Castle (8.20).

Domestic masterpieces

The rating of domestically produced crime series is headed by the canonical "The meeting place cannot be changed." But in more detail, the publication presents more modern samples devoted to the investigation of human atrocities and the search for criminals.

Grim project by Yuri Bykov "Method" (2015)created in the best traditions of "True Detective" and "Dexter". In the center of the story are investigator Meglin (K. Khabensky) and his probationer Yesenia (P. Andreeva). The show received mixed reviews from viewers, but was liked by critics. The 16-episode television detective, marked by many prizes and awards, adorns an amazing cast: A. Serebryakov, V. Kishchenko, T. Tribuntsev, E. Simonova and others.

The rating of the best Russian crime series also included the 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. Soloviev (P. Derevyanko) - falls into a coma and is transferred to the 70s in the USSR, where he meets not only love (S. Smirnov-Martsinkevich), but also an implacable enemy - the maniac Ryzhy (I. Shibanov). The creators noticeably move away from the original source. The show was spectacular, but overly caricatured. The rating of the second season turned out to be lower, so the series was canceled.

With mystical background

The rating of Russian crime series contains TV movies with a pronounced mystical component.

The Russian answer to "Twin Peaks" can be called the show "The Seventh Rune" (2014). In the center of the 8-episode detective story by Sergei Popov, based on the idea of A. Sidorov, adapted by the matrimonial tandem of screenwriters M. and S. Dyachenko, is the criminologist O. Nesterov (Yuri Kolokolnikov). The hero goes to Zaozersk to investigate the circumstances of the murder of the governor's daughter. Where the body was foundthe events of the role-playing game "Kalevala" based on the Karelian-Finnish epic developed. The head of the role players Vera (A. Kuznetsova) begins her own investigation. Well-known representatives of the acting environment of the film industry were involved in the production of the project: Y. Snigir, V. Sukhorukov, R. Madyanov, Y. Tsurilo, D. Ekamasova and others.

The mystical detective of the TV-3 channel is one of the favorite domestic series, according to viewers' reviews. The events of the film Anna Detective (2016) take place at the end of the 19th century. In the center is a strange young lady Anna Mironova (A. Nikiforova), who is fond of spiritualism. For 56 episodes, the heroine helps to reveal the mysterious atrocities to the provincial investigator Yakov Shtolman (D. Fried). Instead of continuing, that is, the second season, the creators promised to release a full-length film, so the viewer hopes to meet their favorite characters again.

Out of competition

It is impossible to make a rating of Russian crime series without including Brigada (2002) in it. The project is certainly tough, completely devoid of lyrical reflection. This cynical gangster saga caused a stormy and ambiguous reaction from critics with its appearance on the screens. The most expensive domestic television film at that time was awarded the TEFI and Golden Eagle awards, made popular the leading actors - S. Bezrukov, D. Dyuzhev, P. Maykov, V. Vdovichenkov and E. Guseva. During the creation of the project, the authors consulted with experts on both sides of the criminal code, so they most accurately succeededconvey the atmosphere of a "dashing" decade - a time that ruled out the possibility of a happy ending.

And in the work of K. Statsky "Major" (2014) there is not only a happy ending, but also many components of American TV series like "Force Majeure" or "White Collar": the key character is an exorbitantly charming rogue (P. Priluchny), unpredictable plot twists and turns, action, humor and bright characters embodied by excellent performers (K. Razumovskaya, D. Shvedov, D. Shevchenko, A. Oblasov). For all its modernity, the series shows the characteristic features of Soviet educational films, and the plot is firmly tied to domestic realities, embellished with clip-comic design.

Movies about real men

8-episode film by A. Malyukov "MosGaz" (2012) became the first of four television detectives dedicated to the investigations of the MID 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), who during the Second World War shot more than 1,500 people. The third project was the TV movie "Spider", where a case similar to the well-known robbery of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR is being investigated. The final episode of the cycle, titled "Jackal", shows the rise of organized crime.

In the detective drama "Liquidation" (2007) Sergey Ursulyak tells about rampant crimein post-war Odessa. Two of the most brutal domestic actors, V. Mashkov and M. Porechenkov, are fighting shoulder to shoulder with crime. According to the story, a discovered warehouse of military uniforms leads the heroes on the trail of the elusive Academician, who can be anyone.