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Nine Queens
Nine Queens (Nueve reinas) is Fabián Bielinsky's 2000 Argentine con-artist thriller starring Ricardo Darín and Gastón Pauls, about two swindlers selling forged rare stamps in Buenos Aires; remade as Criminal (2004) and adapted as a Netflix series.
O Invasor
O Invasor (The Trespasser) is a 2002 Brazilian thriller by Beto Brant, based on Marçal Aquino's novel, starring Paulo Miklos as a hitman who invades his employers' lives; it won Sundance 2002's Latin American competition and four Brasília festival prizes.
Oldboy (올드보이) (2003 film)
Oldboy (올드보이) is Park Chan-wook's 2003 South Korean mystery thriller about Oh Dae-su, imprisoned 15 years without explanation. Based on Tsuchiya Garon's manga; won the 2004 Cannes Grand Prix; stars Choi Min-shik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jung.
One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo is a 2002 American psychological thriller directed by Mark Romanek, starring Robin Williams as a lonely photo technician who fixates on a customer family.
One Nite in Mongkok (旺角黑夜)
One Nite in Mongkok (旺角黑夜, Wong Gok hak yeh) is a 2004 Hong Kong crime thriller written and directed by Derek Yee, starring Daniel Wu, Cecilia Cheung, and Alex Fong; it won Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Ordinary Decent Criminal
Ordinary Decent Criminal is a 2000 crime comedy directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, starring Kevin Spacey as Dublin gangster Michael Lynch, loosely based on Martin Cahill; a critical and box office failure released straight to video in the US.
Out of Time (2003 film)
Out of Time (2003 film) is a crime thriller released in 2003, directed by Carl Franklin, and stars Denzel Washington as a police chief who steals drug money.
Paid in Full (2002 film)
Paid in Full (2002) is an American crime drama directed by Charles Stone III, based on Harlem dealers A.Z., Alpo, and Rich Porter, starring Wood Harris, Mekhi Phifer, and Cam'ron; released October 25, 2002, grossing $3.0 million.
Panic Room
Panic Room (2002) is a David Fincher home-invasion thriller written by David Koepp, starring Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, and Jared Leto; Columbia Pictures released it in March 2002, grossing $197.1M worldwide, with a 76% Tomatometer and Metascore 65.
Phone Booth (film)
Phone Booth is a 2002 American neo-noir crime thriller directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Larry Cohen, and starring Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, and Kiefer Sutherland.
Proof of Life
Proof of Life is a 2000 American thriller directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Tony Gilroy, starring Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe in a kidnapping-for-ransom drama.
PTU
PTU is Johnnie To's 2003 Hong Kong neo-noir crime thriller (Milkyway Image) about a Police Tactical Unit's overnight search for a sergeant's lost revolver; it won HKFA Best Director 2004 and Golden Horse Best Original Screenplay 2003.
Public Enemy (공공의 적) (2002 film)
Public Enemy (공공의 적) is a 2002 South Korean crime action film by Kang Woo-suk, starring Sul Kyung-gu as corrupt detective Kang Chul-joong pursuing fund manager-murderer Cho Gyu-hwan (Lee Sung-jae); Cinema Service release, award-winning, with two sequels.
Read My Lips (2001 film)
Read My Lips (Sur mes lèvres) is Jacques Audiard's 2001 French crime romance starring Emmanuelle Devos and Vincent Cassel, about a hard-of-hearing secretary and an ex-convict trainee; it won three 2002 César Awards.
Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games is a 2000 John Frankenheimer action thriller, written by Ehren Kruger, starring Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, and Gary Sinise; an ex-con impersonates his dead cellmate and is forced into a Christmas Eve casino heist.
Ripley's Game (film)
Ripley's Game (Il gioco di Ripley) is Liliana Cavani's 2002 thriller adapting Patricia Highsmith's third Ripley novel, starring John Malkovich as Tom Ripley, with Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone; it premiered at Venice 2002 and went direct-to-video in the US.
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime drama directed by Sam Mendes and starring Tom Hanks as a Depression-era mob enforcer fleeing with his son.
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury (2003) is a Gary Fleder legal thriller adapted from John Grisham's novel, starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rachel Weisz in a New Orleans gun-trial jury-manipulation drama.
Secret Window
Secret Window is a 2004 American psychological thriller written and directed by David Koepp, adapted from Stephen King's novella "Secret Window, Secret Garden" and starring Johnny Depp as a writer accused of plagiarism.
Shottas
Shottas is a 2002 Jamaican crime film written and directed by Cess Silvera, starring Ky-Mani Marley and Spragga Benz as gangsters in Kingston and Miami; a bootleg-fueled cult classic released officially in 2006.
Show Time (2000 film)
Show Time is a 2000 Hong Kong crime thriller directed by Herman Yau, in which a criminal crew held together by fear starts turning on itself.
Snatch (film)
Snatch is a 2000 crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie. It follows a stolen 86-carat diamond through the London underworld, involving gangsters and boxing promoters.
Spartan (film)
Spartan (film) is a 2004 political thriller written and directed by David Mamet. It stars Val Kilmer as Robert Scott, uncovering a high-level government conspiracy.
Spider (2002 film)
Spider (2002) is David Cronenberg's psychological drama, adapted by Patrick McGrath from his novel, starring Ralph Fiennes as a schizophrenic man reconstructing his mother's murder; distinct from Spider-Man (2002).
Spun
Spun (2002) is Jonas Åkerlund's feature directorial debut, an independent dark comedy written by Will De Los Santos and Creighton Vero, starring Jason Schwartzman, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo, and Mena Suvari in a three-day crystal-meth odyssey; Metascore 41, US gross $410.2K.
Spy Game
Spy Game (2001) is a Tony Scott espionage thriller starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt as CIA mentor Nathan Muir and captured protégé Tom Bishop, released November 21, 2001, 127 minutes, R-rated, a mixed-review Universal/Beacon production.
Suspect Zero
Suspect Zero is a 2004 Paramount psychological thriller directed by E. Elias Merhige, starring Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, and Carrie-Anne Moss, about a former FBI agent who kills serial killers while hunting the undetectable murderer "suspect zero".
Swimfan
Swimfan (2002) is an American teen psychological thriller directed by John Polson, starring Jesse Bradford and Erika Christensen, about an obsessive new student stalking a champion high school swimmer; it opened #1, grossed $34.4 million on a $10 million budget, but scored 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Swimming Pool (2003 film)
Swimming Pool (2003), François Ozon's first English-language film, is a France-UK psychological thriller starring Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, and Charles Dance; it competed at Cannes 2003, won Rampling the European Film Award for Best Actress, and grossed $10.1 million in the US.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (복수는 나의 것)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (복수는 나의 것, Boksuneun naui geot) is Park Chan-wook's 2002 South Korean film, first of the Vengeance Trilogy, about a deaf laid-off worker whose kidnapping plan for his sister's kidney transplant spirals into a revenge chain.