Rhythm of a Crime () is a 1981 Yugoslav fantasy crime film directed by Zoran Tadić, made in Serbian-Croatian co-production. It is based on "Dobri duh Zagreba", a short story by Pavao Pavličić. It was awarded for best screenplay and best actor at the 1983 Fantasporto.
In 1999, a poll of Croatian film critics found it to be one of the best Croatian films ever made.
Plot
Old houses in Zagreb are destroyed in order to build new, bigger blocks. A teacher who lives in one of these houses allows a stranger to share his home with him. The stranger has a fascination with statistics, and claims he can predict crimes based on statistical analyses. When a predicted murder did not occur, the stranger is adamant that the whole town will suffer unless a balance is achieved - and he leaves.