30 Thrilling Mystery and Crime Dramas from 2004 You Need to See

A Day Without a Mexican

2004 • 98 min • Budget $1M • Box office $10M

Comedy, Mystery

A strange fog descends upon California, disrupting communication and causing the sudden disappearance of all Mexicans. The state's economy is severely impacted by the loss of Mexican workers and residents, leading to widespread disruption.

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Koma

2004 • 88 min

Drama, Thriller, Crime

During a wedding reception, a terrible crime takes place, witnessed only by bridesmaid Chi Ching. At the police station, she identifies the suspect, Suen Ling, in a lineup and learns of Suen Ling's affair with Chi Ching’s lover. This revelation…

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Hotel

2004 • 76 min

Horror, Drama, Mystery

Irene accepts a job at a remote hotel in the Austrian Alps and quickly learns that the previous employee disappeared without a trace.

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Eternal

2004 • 107 min

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Detective Raymond Pope, a man with a flexible moral code, searches for his missing wife. His investigation takes him to the opulent estate of Elizabeth Kane and her young maid, Irina. Beneath Elizabeth's captivating appearance and refined demeanor lies a…

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The Hillside Strangler

2004 • 97 min • Budget $1M

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Kenneth Bianchi, a security guard, repeatedly fails in his pursuit of a career as a police officer. He relocates to California to live with his cousin Angelo, where he begins dating several women and becomes increasingly focused on sex. The…

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Flower & Snake

2004 • 115 min

Drama, Romance, Thriller

A wealthy company president owes a large sum of money to a local crime boss. To avoid consequences, he sells his renowned dancer wife to the crime boss, believing a woman of ninety will be compliant. However, others have different…

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The Scarlet Letter

2004 • 115 min

Thriller, Mystery, Crime

A police officer's pursuit of love jeopardizes his career. His secret relationships become increasingly complicated when he's assigned to a new murder investigation.

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Silver City

2004 • 128 min • Box office $1M

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A body is found, and a determined journalist begins investigating. Her work puts a struggling local politician's bid for governor of Colorado in jeopardy.

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Spartan

2004 • 102 min • Budget $19M • Box office $8M

Mystery, Action, Drama

Government agent Scott is tasked with rescuing the daughter of a powerful official. He's prepared to stretch the rules, but soon discovers that some people are willing to do anything to safeguard their careers.

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The Card Player

2004 • 103 min • Budget $2M • Box office $3M

Thriller, Mystery, Crime

Police officer Anna Mari is compelled into a deadly game with a serial killer. If she fails, she will be forced to watch, via webcam, the killer brutally murder his victims. She joins forces with British detective John Brennan to…

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Trauma

2004 • 94 min

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After waking from a coma to learn his wife died in a car crash, Ben's life is shattered. Weeks later, he returns home from the hospital and connects with a friendly young neighbor, Charlotte. As Ben tries to rebuild, unsettling…

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One Point O

2004 • 95 min

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Computer programmer Simon's life takes a turn when he begins receiving unexplained packages. As he tries to protect himself, the deliveries continue, and he finds himself under constant surveillance. Simon must unravel the mystery behind these events and the forces…

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Toolbox Murders

2004 • 95 min • Box office $187K

Horror, Mystery

A legendary Hollywood hotel hides a dark supernatural presence. Though contained for years, the hotel unleashes a string of murders when renovations begin.

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Masti

2004 • 166 min • Box office $39M

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Three men feeling trapped in their marriages seek excitement through affairs. Their pursuit of pleasure soon turns complicated when they are blackmailed.

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The Clearing

2004 • 95 min • Box office $12M

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When wealthy executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and taken for ransom in a forest, his wife must deal with the FBI agents who negotiate with the kidnapper.

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010 • 116 min • Budget $200M • Box office $336M

Adventure, Fantasy, Action

A prince who doesn't care about rules is forced to team up with a mysterious princess. Together, they must stop dangerous enemies from getting their hands on an old dagger. This dagger can unleash the Sands of Time, a divine…

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The I Inside

2004 • 90 min • Budget $8M • Box office $72K

Thriller, Mystery, Drama

After a near-fatal accident, Simon wakes up in the hospital with two years of his memory gone. He discovers his brother has died, he's married to a woman he doesn't recall, and he's plagued by vivid visions of a past…

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Birth

2004 • 100 min • Budget $20M • Box office $23M

Drama, Mystery

Ten years after her husband Sean's death, Anna is ready to start a new life with her boyfriend Joseph. But on the night of their engagement party, a young boy named Sean appears, claiming to be her husband reincarnated. Initially…

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Mindhunters

2004 • 106 min • Budget $27M • Box office $21M

Mystery, Thriller, Crime

FBI psychology trainees are forced to confront a dangerous situation when they realize a killer is among them. The story is inspired by Agatha Christie's novel, *And Then There Were None*.

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Exorcist: The Beginning

2004 • 114 min • Budget $80M • Box office $78M

Horror

Before Father Merrin aids Regan MacNeil, he faces the demon Pazuzu during a mission in East Africa.

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Cube Zero

2004 • 97 min • Budget $825K

Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

A young programmer tasked with monitoring a reality-bending Cube disregards instructions to save an innocent mother who becomes trapped inside.

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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004 • 107 min • Budget $70M • Box office $57M

Mystery, Action, Thriller

Giant robots attack New York City, and Sky Captain defends the city using his own air force. Meanwhile, his ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, is investigating the disappearance of leading scientists, and suspects a connection to the robot attacks. Sky Captain…

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The Forgotten

2004 • 91 min • Budget $42M • Box office $117M

Thriller, Mystery, Science Fiction

Telly Paretta, devastated by the death of her 8-year-old son, is shocked when her psychiatrist tells her she's constructed eight years of memories about a child she never had. Determined to find answers and prove her son's existence, Telly connects…

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Arsène Lupin

2004 • 131 min • Budget $23M

Romance, Action, Adventure

The charming thief Arsène Lupin targets the homes of Paris's wealthiest citizens, prompting a police hunt aided by a hidden asset.

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Creep

2004 • 85 min • Box office $7M

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

A woman fleeing a stalker finds herself trapped in a London subway station and forced to navigate the confusing underground tunnels beneath the city.

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Wild Things 2

2004 • 95 min • Budget $2M

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two ambitious high school girls in Florida plot to murder someone for an inheritance. Their scheme quickly spirals out of control as they become entangled in a dangerous web of blackmail and sexual manipulation with a corrupt insurance investigator who…

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Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004 • 93 min • Budget $80M • Box office $181M

Mystery, Adventure, Comedy

A masked villain terrorizes Coolsville using a machine that brings classic Mystery Inc. Monsters – like the 10,000 Volt Ghost and the Skelemen – to life. Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, Velma, and Scooby-Doo investigate the monster outbreak, which causes Shaggy and…

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Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky

2004 • 110 min • Box office $22M

Animation, Mystery, Adventure

Kaitou Kid and Conan Edogawa face off in the latest Detective Conan movie. A letter from the thief leads famous actress Juri Maki to seek protection for the Star Sapphire, also known as the "Jewel of Destiny"—a gem believed to…

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The Manchurian Candidate

2004 • 129 min • Budget $80M • Box office $96M

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Major Ben Marco is haunted by nightmares years after his unit was ambushed in the Gulf War. He starts to question the heroic image of his former squadmate, Sergeant Raymond Shaw, who is now running for Vice President. As Marco's…

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Meet the Fockers

2004 • 115 min • Budget $80M • Box office $516M

Comedy, Romance

Former CIA operative Jack Byrnes and his wife Dina travel to Florida to meet the parents of their daughter's fiancé, Greg Focker. The Byrneses and the Fockers are very different people, and their personalities clash immediately.

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