50 Thrilling Crime Movies from 2008 You Need to See

Seventh Moon

2008 • 87 min

Horror, Thriller

During their honeymoon in China, Melissa and Yul experience the unique "Hungry Ghost" festival. As night falls, they find themselves stranded in a remote village and discover the local legend is terrifyingly real. Caught in an unfamiliar ancient tradition, the…

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Feast II: Sloppy Seconds

2008 • 97 min • Budget $2M

Horror, Action, Comedy

Monsters have invaded a remote, small town, forcing the residents to unite with survivors from a recent attack at a local bar. Together, they must find a way to escape.

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Boogeyman 3

2008 • 94 min • Budget $3M • Box office $156K

Horror, Thriller

A college student witnesses what appears to be her roommate's suicide, triggering a terrifying series of events. She becomes convinced of a supernatural presence – the Boogeyman – and desperately tries to warn her friends. But as the evil grows,…

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4.6

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A Wednesday!

2008 • 103 min • Budget $1M • Box office $3M

Drama, Thriller

Retired police commissioner Prakash Rathod tells the story of the case that stands out most from his career: the time an ordinary citizen alerted him to a bomb scare in Mumbai.

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8.1

Three Monkeys

2008 • 109 min • Box office $1M

Drama, Thriller

A family struggles to hold itself together as small lies escalate into a massive deception. To escape difficult realities and responsibilities, they decide to avoid the truth – to pretend it doesn't exist. But can they truly ignore what's happening…

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Fast Track: No Limits

2008 • 96 min • Box office $1M

Action, Thriller

A movie about a team of street racers.

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5.0

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Storm Cell

2008 • 92 min

Action, Horror, Thriller

After a tornado tragically kills their parents, a brother and sister's lives diverge. He seeks distance in Seattle, while she dedicates herself to studying storms. When she discovers an impending series of powerful tornadoes headed for Seattle, she struggles to…

5.7

4.2

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Downloading Nancy

2008 • 97 min • Budget $3M • Box office $20K

Thriller, Drama, Romance

Albert Stockwell returns home from work to a note from his wife of 15 years, Nancy, stating she's visiting friends. After several days, he realizes she hasn't returned. Nancy has found solace online with Louis Farley. Both Nancy and Louis,…

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Tortured

2008 • 107 min

Crime, Thriller

A mob boss instructs an undercover FBI agent to torture an accountant.

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5.7

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Farm House

2008 • 92 min

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

After a car crash leaves them stranded in the countryside, a couple trying to rebuild their lives find themselves unable to escape their history.

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5.5

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Parasomnia

2008 • 103 min

Horror, Thriller

Laura Baxter is a young woman afflicted by a medical condition called parasomnia, which means she's essentially asleep for most of her life, waking only briefly. A childhood accident left her in this state. Danny Sloan, an art student, falls…

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5.1

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Stag Night

2008 • 84 min

Action, Horror, Thriller

Four friends on a bachelor trip mistakenly exit a subway train at a station abandoned in the 1970s. Following the brutal murder of a transit police officer, they are forced to flee for their lives in the underground tunnels of…

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Lost City Raiders

2008 • 90 min

Adventure, Action, Thriller

In 2048, rising sea levels have submerged vast areas of the planet. A father and his two sons make their living scavenging valuable items from underwater ruins. They receive a crucial mission from the New Vatican.

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Clubbed

2008 • 95 min

Drama, Action, Thriller

Set in the early 1980s, this is a story of a solitary factory worker whose life takes an unexpected turn when he gets a job as a doorman at a nightclub. It's a drama exploring the darker side of life.

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The Children

2008 • 84 min

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A peaceful Christmas getaway transforms into a frightening struggle for survival when the children unexpectedly turn against their parents.

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5.9

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Snakes and Earrings

2008 • 123 min

Romance, Thriller, Crime

In a nightclub, reserved Lui encounters Ama, a sensitive but troubled punk. Fascinated by his split tongue, she becomes fixated on body modification and wants the same procedure. When Ama's heavily tattooed friend Shiba pierces her tongue, Lui finds herself…

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Zift

2008 • 92 min • Budget $796K

Thriller, Crime, Drama

Moth is released from prison on parole after serving time for a murder he didn't commit. He was imprisoned just before the 1944 communist coup in Bulgaria, and now he's navigating a strange new world: the totalitarian city of Sofia…

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Dog Eat Dog

2008 • 106 min

Action, Drama, Romance

In Colombia's criminal underworld, a strict code governs behavior. When Víctor and Eusebio, two criminals who botch a robbery, violate that code, they unknowingly condemn themselves to death.

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The Ghost

2008 • 145 min • Budget $3M

Thriller, Crime

A novelist battling writer's block seeks inspiration from an assassin, completely unaware he's being framed for a murder.

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Public Enemy Returns

2008 • 127 min

Action, Comedy, Crime

Detective Kang Chul-jung, a veteran of 15 years on the force, confronts a dangerous mob boss who exploits children for criminal activities.

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Four Nights with Anna

2008 • 87 min

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Leon develops feelings for a nurse and becomes increasingly fixated on pursuing a relationship with her.

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Linewatch

2008 • 90 min • Budget $5M

Crime, Action, Adventure

Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. Plays a Border Patrol Officer in the New Mexico desert whose past is about to resurface. His former gang leader finds him and pressures him into smuggling drugs across the border. Torn between the…

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5.5

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At a Glance

2008 • 110 min

Thriller, Drama

Adrian, a promising young sculptor, hopes to make a name for himself with his first show in the city. Gloria, an art student searching for an artist she connects with, discovers him. A relationship blossoms between them; she becomes his…

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5.2

The Dead Outside

2008 • 86 min

Horror, Thriller

A neurological pandemic has swept the globe. The virus has mutated, becoming resistant to drugs and transforming into a psychological plague. Those afflicted are consumed by desperation, paranoia, and violence.

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Incendiary

2008 • 113 min • Budget $10M

Drama, Thriller, Romance

A woman's world collapses when her husband and baby son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer game.

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5.8

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Rambo

2008 • 92 min • Budget $50M • Box office $113M

Action, Thriller, War

In Thailand, former Green Beret John James Rambo joins a team of mercenaries on a mission into war-torn Myanmar. Their objective: to rescue a group of Christian aid workers who have been kidnapped by a brutal local infantry unit.

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Transporter 3

2008 • 104 min • Budget $30M • Box office $109M

Action, Thriller, Crime

Frank Martin accepts a job to transport Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukrainian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. He must overcome dangerous adversaries determined to stop him from completing the delivery, all while battling…

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6.1

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The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008 • 104 min • Budget $80M • Box office $233M

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Klaatu, an emissary from an alien civilization transformed by climate change, travels to Earth to evaluate if humans can reverse the damage they've caused to their world. After being denied access to the United Nations, Klaatu concludes that humanity must…

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The Bank Job

2008 • 112 min • Budget $20M • Box office $64M

Thriller, Crime, Drama

Terry, a car salesman trying to build a normal life and start a family, is approached by Martine, a striking model from his past. Martine knows Terry isn't who he seems and suggests a bank robbery – a perfect plan.…

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7.2

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Get Smart

2008 • 110 min • Budget $80M • Box office $230M

Action, Comedy, Thriller

When the criminal organization KAOS attacks the U.S. Spy agency Control, compromising the identities of its agents, the Chief promotes the well-meaning but inexperienced analyst Maxwell Smart to field agent. He's assigned to work with Agent 99, the only spy…

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6.5

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The Wave

2008 • 107 min • Budget $7M • Box office $32M

Drama, Thriller

During a lesson on government, a teacher discusses various systems with his students. Disinterested in the topic, the students find the repeated discussion of National Socialism tedious and dismiss the possibility of dictatorship in contemporary Germany. To demonstrate the susceptibility…

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Vantage Point

2008 • 90 min • Budget $40M • Box office $152M

Drama, Action, Thriller

At a major counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the U.S. President is shot by an assassin. Eight people nearby witnessed the event, but each saw something different. The story unfolds by showing the moments before the shooting from their individual perspectives,…

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Insanitarium

2008 • 89 min

Horror, Thriller

To protect his sister, a young man is committed to a mental institution. There, he meets a doctor who is secretly transforming his patients into violent, flesh-eating monsters.

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4.9

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Funny Games

2008 • 111 min • Budget $15M • Box office $7M

Thriller, Horror

Ann, her husband George, and their son Georgie arrive at their vacation house and are visited by two young men who appear polite and friendly. However, with deceptively charming smiles and golf clubs, they begin to terrorize the family, giving…

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6.5

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Street Kings

2008 • 109 min • Budget $20M • Box office $66M

Action, Crime, Drama

Tom Ludlow, a jaded L.A. Police officer who often disregards protocol and is grieving the loss of his wife, finds himself accused of murdering a colleague. This forces him to confront the police system he's always known, ultimately making him…

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Dead Space: Downfall

2008 • 74 min

Animation, Horror, Science Fiction

A deep space mining crew discovers an ancient religious relic on a remote planet – believed to be evidence of God. Bringing the artifact aboard their ship awakens a dormant alien race. The relic's visions of paradise twist the vessel…

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Lost Boys: The Tribe

2008 • 94 min

Horror, Thriller, Comedy

A group of vampire surfers enjoy riding the waves by day and hunting for blood at night. When a new girl arrives in town, she may be the target they've been waiting for.

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The Dark Knight

2008 • 152 min • Budget $185M • Box office $1B

Drama, Action, Crime

Batman intensifies his fight against crime. Working with Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, he aims to destroy Gotham's remaining criminal groups. Their collaboration is successful, but they become targets for a wave of chaos orchestrated by a…

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Untraceable

2008 • 101 min • Budget $35M • Box office $52M

Thriller, Crime, Mystery

FBI Special Agent Jennifer Marsh works in an elite cybercrime division. She believes she's encountered every kind of online threat, until a uniquely cruel criminal emerges. This tech expert broadcasts live video of his crimes on a website; each view…

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The Oxford Murders

2008 • 107 min • Budget $14M

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

At Oxford University, a professor and a graduate student team up to prevent what appears to be a series of murders connected by mathematical symbols.

6.0

17+

Red

2008 • 93 min • Budget $2M

Drama, Thriller

Avery, a solitary older man, finds his closest companion in his dog, Red. When three teenagers kill Red for no apparent reason, Avery seeks justice by strictly adhering to legal procedures. However, as the legal system falls short, the teenagers'…

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6.9

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Ghajini

2008 • 186 min • Budget $9M • Box office $76M

Action, Romance, Thriller

After a brutal attack left him with severe memory loss, a man seeks to avenge his girlfriend's death. He relies on a collection of photographs, notes, and tattoos covering his body to guide him.

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Pathology

2008 • 95 min • Budget $8M

Crime, Horror, Thriller

Ted Grey, a top medical school graduate, joins a prestigious pathology program and is welcomed into a close-knit group of high-achieving students. He soon discovers a disturbing secret: The group engages in a deadly game where they attempt to commit…

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Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

2008 • 133 min • Budget $25M • Box office $15M

Action, Thriller, Crime

For nearly two decades, Mesrine captivated France as its most notorious criminal, skillfully cultivating a public image while pursuing his own ambitions for fame. However, increasing paranoia and isolation drive him to a final, dramatic clash with the authorities, solidifying…

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One Missed Call

2008 • 87 min • Budget $20M • Box office $45M

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of people begin receiving unsettling voice messages from their future selves. The messages detail the date, time, and circumstances surrounding their own deaths.

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Donkey Punch

2008 • 99 min

Horror, Drama, Thriller

A group of three attractive young women and four young men gather on a luxurious yacht for a night of drug use and sexual exploration. A single reckless event escalates the weekend into a violent and deadly ordeal.

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Autopsy

2008 • 84 min • Budget $2M

Horror, Thriller

Emily Johnson, her boyfriend Bobby, and their friends Clare and Jude are recent college graduates on a cross-country road trip, enjoying one final vacation together before starting their careers. A car accident leaves them injured and stranded on a remote…

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5.0

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The Broken

2008 • 93 min • Budget $6M

Thriller, Drama, Horror

A successful radiologist's life unravels when she spots someone who looks exactly like her driving in London. As she investigates this doppelganger, she uncovers a frightening mystery linking her family and friends, forcing her to question everyone around her.

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Righteous Kill

2008 • 101 min • Budget $60M • Box office $79M

Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Two experienced detectives in New York City investigate a new murder, suspecting a link to a past case they thought they had closed. They begin to question whether a serial killer might be operating and if they wrongly convicted someone…

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