30 Edge-of-Your-Seat Thrillers and Crime Movies from 2001

In the Bedroom

2001 • 131 min • Budget $1M • Box office $44M

Drama, Thriller

"In the Bedroom" is set during summer on the coast of Maine and explores the changing relationships within a family. Matt Fowler, a doctor who grew up in Maine, is married to Ruth, a music teacher from New York. Their…

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Picture Claire

2001 • 91 min • Box office $10K

Thriller

Claire Beaucage, from Quebec, has a one-night stand with a well-known photographer. He invites her to Toronto, despite the language difference. After an arson attack leaves her homeless, she arrives at his home, only to become involved in a murder…

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Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters

2001 • 60 min

Documentary, Thriller, Crime

The film explores several documented cases of serial killers, drawing parallels between their behaviors and the character of Hannibal Lecter from popular fiction.

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Love Bites

2001 • 93 min

Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Antoine, eager to climb the social ladder, lies about knowing someone to gain entry to a high-society party. Mentioning the name "Jordan" unexpectedly leads to him being escorted by bodyguards to the host, von Bulow. Von Bulow, unmoved by Antoine's…

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Tangled

2001 • 100 min

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A young man is discovered injured and disoriented on a remote road. As authorities investigate the attack, the complex connections between a young woman and the two men vying for her attention begin to unfold.

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A Better Way to Die

2001 • 96 min

Action, Thriller

Boomer, a new police officer in downtown Chicago, is deeply affected when his mentor and father figure, Carlos, dies during a drug bust. Disillusioned by the harsh realities of his job, Boomer resigns and plans to return to Joliet to…

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The Trespasser

2002 • 97 min

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Two business partners arrange for the murder of their third colleague. Subsequently, the hitman demands a price for his silence, leveraging his control over the company as leverage to blackmail the remaining two men.

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Executive Protection

2001 • 112 min

Action, Thriller, Crime

Following a disruptive previous case, Falk is reassigned to a desk job, a poor fit for his nature. He accepts an offer from an old friend to invest in a private investigation agency. Meanwhile, another friend, Sven, who recently bought…

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In the Time of the Butterflies

2001 • 95 min

TV Movie, Thriller, Drama

This film is based on the novel by Julia Alvarez. It tells the story of three sisters who become involved in activism during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic, after members of their family are killed by…

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Running Out of Time 2

2001 • 95 min • Box office $756K

Action, Crime, Thriller

Ho Sheung Sang is drawn into a new chase, this time facing a cunning magician.

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Series 7: The Contenders

2001 • 86 min

Action, Comedy, Thriller

Six contestants enter a reality show where they compete in a deadly game. The challenge: survive a brutal, no-rules competition of wits and violence, eliminating opponents until only one remains.

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Route 666

2001 • 86 min • Budget $2M

Horror, Action, Thriller

Smith, a mob informant in the Witness Protection Program, attempts to disappear in the Arizona desert. Federal agents intercept him, rescuing him from a group of assassins. While evading the mafia, the agents escort Smith onto a deserted stretch of…

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Down

2001 • 111 min • Budget $15M • Box office $535K

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

When the elevators in a New York City skyscraper start malfunctioning without explanation, trapping passengers, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter Jennifer Evans independently begin investigating. Newman faces obstruction from his company, which built the elevators, as more incidents occur, resulting…

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Vidocq

2001 • 98 min • Box office $13M

Fantasy, Action, Thriller

Paris, 1830. Renowned detective Vidocq vanishes while pursuing the Alchemist, a killer he's been hunting. His young biographer, Etienne Boisset, resolves to avenge Vidocq’s death and continues the investigation.

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Sleepless

2001 • 117 min • Budget $4M

Mystery, Thriller, Horror

A retired police detective and a young amateur investigator join forces in Turin, Italy, to hunt a serial killer who has restarted his killings after a 17-year break.

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Jeepers Creepers

2001 • 90 min • Budget $10M • Box office $59M

Horror

Two teenagers driving home on a lonely country road are nearly hit by a reckless driver in a rundown truck. Later, they witness the same man disposing of something that looks like a body into a sewer drain.

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The Body

2001 • 109 min

Drama, Mystery, Romance

A skeleton found in a wealthy tomb in Jerusalem shows signs of crucifixion. A gold coin with Pontius Pilate's mark and faint markings on the skull lead investigators to believe the bones may belong to Jesus Christ. As authorities race…

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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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Valentine

2001 • 96 min • Budget $10M • Box office $16M

Horror, Thriller

Four friends begin receiving unsettling Valentine's Day cards, and realize they are being stalked by someone they rejected 13 years ago. As Valentine's Day nears, a masked killer emerges, putting them in grave danger.

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Replicant

2001 • 100 min • Budget $17M • Box office $894K

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Driven by the need to apprehend a notorious serial killer, a team of scientists genetically clones the perpetrator. They then collaborate with two detectives to utilize this unique creation in the hunt for the original criminal.

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Dagon

2001 • 95 min • Budget $4M

Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

After a boating accident off Spain, Paul and his girlfriend Barbara arrive in the isolated fishing village of Imboca. As darkness falls, residents begin vanishing, and strange creatures emerge. Suddenly hunted by the entire town, Paul flees and discovers Imboca's…

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The Forsaken

2001 • 91 min • Budget $15M • Box office $8M

Horror, Thriller

A young man races against time to find a cure after contracting a virus that will transform him into a vampire.

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3000 Miles to Graceland

2001 • 125 min • Budget $62M • Box office $18M

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Thomas Murphy planned a heist: robbing the Riviera Casino's counting room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But instead of sharing the money, he kept it all and shot his partners, including Michael Zane, who had just been released from prison.…

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Intacto

2001 • 108 min • Box office $1M

Action, Comedy, Drama

Four people, bound together by fate, find their lives determined by forces beyond their control. They realize they can't afford to be unlucky as they participate in a high-stakes, deadly game where only one person will survive.

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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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Knockaround Guys

2001 • 92 min • Budget $15M • Box office $12M

Crime, Thriller

Four sons of prominent New York gangsters are sent to a remote Montana town. Their mission: to recover a bag of money held by a corrupt local sheriff who controls the community.

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The Gift

2000 • 112 min • Budget $10M • Box office $12M

Horror, Drama, Thriller

Annie Wilson, a young widow and mother of three, earns money by predicting people's futures—but her own future is increasingly unclear. When a client's abusive husband puts her in danger and she experiences unsettling visions of a missing woman, Annie…

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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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Vanilla Sky

2001 • 136 min • Budget $68M • Box office $203M

Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction

David Aames enjoys a life of luxury, surrounded by beauty and success. However, his world is shattered when a car accident leaves him severely disfigured, and his growing connection with Sofia is threatened. The accident marks the start of a…

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The Others

2001 • 101 min • Budget $17M • Box office $210M

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Grace, a devout woman, lives with her children, Anne and Nicholas, in a darkened old house due to their extreme sensitivity to light. As strange occurrences and unsettling visions suggest the house might be haunted, Grace desperately tries to shield…

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