The Crow (1994)

The Crow is a gothic, stylized revenge film that is often associated with the gritty genre due to its dark aesthetic and tragic production history. While it has a strong visual style, the film is more of a dark fantasy than a grounded, gritty crime story. The acting is solid, but the narrative is fairly straightforward and relies heavily on comic book tropes. It is included here for comparison, as it represents the 'gothic' side of gritty, but it lacks the realism and systemic critique found in the higher-ranked items on this list.