Top Crime Thrillers from 2000-2002: Mystery, Drama, and Dark Twists

Drowning Mona

2000 • 96 min • Budget $6M • Box office $15M

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Mona Dearly, recently dead, was known for being abusive, controlling, and often violent. When her car and body are found in the Hudson River, Police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder. The entire community of Verplanck, New York, deeply resented…

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Ajnabee

2001 • 165 min

Action, Crime, Drama

Raj and Priya connect with their new neighbors, Vicky and Sonia. Soon, Raj wakes up at Vicky's house and discovers Sonia has been murdered. He's then accused of the crime. Forced to flee, Raj works to clear his name, relying…

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Murder on the Orient Express

2001 • 100 min

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Agatha Christie's classic mystery is updated for a new generation. Hercule Poirot, the celebrated detective, is traveling back to London aboard the luxurious Orient Express after solving a case in Istanbul. However, the train is stopped by a rockslide. The…

6.1

5.1

Monos con navaja

2000 • 80 min

Drama, Crime

A corrupt mayor, undercover agents, and two rival drug gangs create a dangerous situation. This thriller features sharp dialogue and dark humor, offering a dynamic, contemporary look at drug trafficking in Latin America and its impact on society.

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20:13 Mord im Blitzlicht

2000

Thriller, Crime

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5.3

Man Wanted 3

2000 • 91 min

Thriller, Crime, Action

The leader of a major Hong Kong crime syndicate fights to keep his power, all while yearning to show affection to the widow of a rival gang member.

5.0

4.8

Tart

2001 • 94 min • Budget $3M

Drama, Crime

To fit in at her prestigious New York school, a student is willing to do anything.

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4.7

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The Guilty

2000 • 108 min • Budget $700K

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Lawyer Callum Crane, aiming for a federal judgeship, risks everything when he sexually assaults his secretary. He then attempts to have her murdered, unknowingly assigning the task to his own son, Nathan. Nathan refuses the hit but warns others, and…

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6.1

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Bangkok Dangerous

2000 • 105 min

Thriller, Action, Crime

Kong, who is deaf and mute, endures a life of quiet desperation working for Bangkok gangsters. His mentor, Joe, trains him to become a ruthless assassin, despite his disability. Following a violent assignment overseas, Kong returns to Bangkok and falls…

5.7

6.5

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Maria Full of Grace

2004 • 101 min • Budget $3M • Box office $12M

Drama, Thriller, Crime

In Colombia, a teenage girl who is pregnant makes the difficult decision to become a drug mule, hoping to earn money for her family's essential needs.

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One Night at McCool's

2001 • 93 min • Budget $18M • Box office $13M

Comedy, Crime

In a quiet part of town, a beautiful young woman named Jewel enters a bar and strikes up a conversation with the bartender, Randy. They leave together, but Randy is soon involved in a fight with Jewel's dangerous boyfriend, whom…

5.9

6.2

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Dark Blue

2002 • 118 min • Budget $15M • Box office $12M

Crime, Thriller

Against the backdrop of the 1992 Rodney King riots, a robbery and homicide investigation sets off a chain of events that forces a corrupt LAPD officer to reconsider his methods.

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6.6

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Antitrust

2001 • 108 min • Budget $30M • Box office $18M

Action, Crime, Drama

A computer programmer lands his dream job at a trendy Portland tech company, but his excitement turns to dread when he uncovers a dark secret about his boss. The boss employs ruthless methods to avoid antitrust issues.

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6.1

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Dirty Pretty Things

2002 • 97 min

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Working alongside fellow undocumented immigrants in a west London hotel, a man discovers a human heart in one of the restrooms.

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7.2

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Training Day

2001 • 122 min • Budget $45M • Box office $104M

Action, Crime, Drama

A new narcotics officer begins his career partnering with a seasoned detective who harbors secrets.

7.5

7.8

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Stealing Harvard

2002 • 85 min • Budget $25M • Box office $14M

Crime, Comedy, Drama

John and his girlfriend plan to marry after saving $30,000 for a house. Once they reach their goal, John learns his niece was accepted to Harvard, triggering a promise to cover her tuition – also around $30,000. John's friend Duff…

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The Cat's Meow

2001 • 114 min • Budget $7M • Box office $3M

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Based on a true story, the film recounts the Hollywood murder that took place during a lavish party aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924, attended by many of the era’s biggest stars.

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The Man Who Wasn't There

2001 • 116 min • Budget $20M • Box office $18M

Crime, Drama

In the summer of 1949, Ed Crane, a barber in a quiet California town, feels trapped. His dissatisfaction intensifies with his wife Doris' affair and the arrival of a strange opportunity that promises a way out. The story unfolds as…

7.5

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Dahmer

2002 • 101 min • Budget $250K • Box office $144K

Crime, Drama, Thriller

In February 1992, Jeffrey Dahmer, a notorious serial killer, was found guilty of 15 murders and sentenced to 937 years in prison. This film depicts events from his life.

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Friend

2001 • 118 min • Box office $44M

Action, Drama, Crime

Four friends from diverse families spent their formative years together during the challenging 1970s. However, as they mature, they each pursue distinct paths in life.

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Cecil B. Demented

2000 • 88 min • Budget $10M • Box office $1M

Crime, Comedy, Action

A young, obsessive director and his fiercely loyal followers, who consider themselves cinematic extremists, kidnap a famous actress. They then compel her to play the lead role in their unconventional, underground film project.

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The Crimson Rivers

2000 • 106 min • Budget $2M

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Two French police officers, one investigating a gruesome murder at a secluded mountain college and the other investigating the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are connected by clues from their cases. After they begin collaborating, additional murders…

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Spy Game

2001 • 126 min • Budget $115M • Box office $143M

Action, Crime, Thriller

On his last day of work, a retired CIA agent discovers his former protégé has been arrested in China. He's scheduled to be executed the following morning in Beijing, and the CIA is contemplating allowing the execution to proceed to…

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7.1

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D-Tox

2002 • 96 min • Budget $55M • Box office $6M

Thriller, Crime, Horror

A former FBI agent struggling with alcohol joins nine other law enforcement officers with personal problems at a remote detox center in Wyoming. When a severe snowstorm isolates the clinic, a killer among them begins to strike.

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5.4

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The Score

2001 • 124 min • Budget $68M • Box office $113M

Action, Crime, Thriller

A seasoned thief dreams of a peaceful retirement funded by past crimes, but a young person persuades him to pull one final job.

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Gangs of New York

2002 • 168 min • Budget $100M • Box office $193M

Drama, History, Crime

In the early 1860s, Amsterdam Vallon, an Irish immigrant, is released from prison and returns to the Five Points. He intends to avenge his father's death by targeting William Cutting, a powerful gang leader who hates immigrants. To achieve this,…

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7.5

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What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001 • 94 min • Budget $60M • Box office $38M

Action, Comedy, Crime

Thief Kevin Caffery tries to rob the wealthy businessman Max Fairbanks. However, Fairbanks catches him and takes a ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is now determined to get revenge and retrieve the ring, enlisting the help of his…

5.5

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Panic Room

2002 • 111 min • Budget $48M • Box office $197M

Crime, Drama, Thriller

During a violent home invasion of their New York brownstone, newly divorced Meg Altman and her daughter Sarah are forced into the building's panic room – a secret sanctuary designed for protection. Inside, they find themselves in a terrifying game…

6.8

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Snatch

2000 • 103 min • Budget $100M • Box office $83M

Crime, Comedy

A group of unlikely players – shady boxing promoters, dangerous bookmakers, a Russian gangster, inept amateur thieves, and seemingly Jewish jewelers – all compete to find a valuable diamond that has been stolen.

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8.2

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