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Taking Lives (film)
Taking Lives is a 2004 psychological thriller directed by D.J. Caruso, starring Angelina Jolie as an FBI profiler hunting a serial killer who assumes his victims' identities.
The Bridesmaid
The Bridesmaid (La Demoiselle d'honneur) is Claude Chabrol's 2004 French-German thriller adapted from Ruth Rendell's novel, starring Benoît Magimel and Laura Smet; a salesman falls for a bridesmaid who demands murder as proof of love.
The Cooler
The Cooler (2003) is a romantic drama directed by Wayne Kramer, written with Frank Hannah, starring William H. Macy as Bernie Lootz, a casino 'cooler' whose contagious bad luck jinxes gamblers at the Shangri-La in Las Vegas until love with Maria Bello's waitress reverses his fortune; Alec Baldwin earned an Oscar nomination.
The Escape
The Escape is the international title of La fuga, a 2001 Spain–Argentina crime drama by Eduardo Mignogna: seven inmates tunnel out of 1928 Buenos Aires penitentiary into a coal shop; San Sebastian competitor, 115 min, IMDb 6.5.
The Glass House (2001 film)
The Glass House (2001) is a Columbia Pictures psychological thriller directed by Daniel Sackheim, starring Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgård, and Trevor Morgan, about orphans whose Malibu guardians covet their $4 million inheritance.
The Good Doctor (2011 film)
The Good Doctor (2011) is a psychological thriller directed by Lance Daly, starring Orlando Bloom as resident Martin Blake, who tampers with patient Diane Nixon's (Riley Keough) treatment; premiered at Tribeca, released by Magnolia Pictures in 2012, distinct from the 2017 TV series.
The Good Thief
The Good Thief is a 2002 heist film directed by Neil Jordan, starring Nick Nolte as an American gambler planning a Monte Carlo casino vault robbery.
The Hole (2001 film)
The Hole (2001 film) is a British psychological thriller directed by Nick Hamm. It stars Thora Birch, exploring a schoolgirl's conflicting accounts after 18 days in a bunker.
The Isle (섬)
The Isle (섬, Seom) is Kim Ki-duk's 2000 South Korean drama-thriller about a mute fishing-resort keeper and a suicidal fugitive, notorious for fishhook self-mutilation scenes, Venice competition, and festival notoriety.
The Italian Job (2003 film)
The Italian Job is a 2003 American heist film directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron as thieves recovering betrayed gold in Los Angeles.
The Life of David Gale
The Life of David Gale (2003) is Alan Parker's drama-thriller, written by Charles Randolph, starring Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, and Laura Linney; a death-penalty opponent on Texas death row gives a reporter a final interview. Released February 21, 2003 by Universal; 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, $19.6M US gross.
The Man on the Train
The Man on the Train (L'Homme du train) is Patrice Leconte's 2002 French comedy-drama starring Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday as a retired teacher and a thief who trade life dreams; Venice audience award winner.
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film)
The Man Who Wasn't There is the Coen brothers' 2001 black-and-white noir drama starring Billy Bob Thornton as barber Ed Crane; it tied for the 2001 Cannes Best Director award and grossed $7.5 million in the US.
The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) is Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 thriller, starring Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, and Liev Schreiber, updating the Communist conspiracy to the corporate Manchurian Global during the Gulf War era.
The Mexican
The Mexican is a 2001 American comedy-drama directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, about a mob errand runner sent to retrieve a cursed pistol.
The Pledge (film)
The Pledge (2001) is a Sean Penn crime drama starring Jack Nicholson as retiring Nevada detective Jerry Black, adapted from Dürrenmatt's Das Versprechen; 124 min, R, Metascore 71, released January 19, 2001.
The Recruit (film)
The Recruit is a 2003 American spy thriller directed by Roger Donaldson, in which CIA trainee Colin Farrell is trained by instructor Al Pacino and assigned to find a mole.
The Score (2001 film)
The Score is a 2001 American heist thriller directed by Frank Oz, starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, and Angela Bassett, notable as the first film pairing De Niro and Brando on screen.
The Village (2004 film)
The Village is a 2004 American thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Bryce Dallas Howard as villagers who fear creatures in the woods.
The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun is a 2000 American crime thriller directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Toro as criminals who kidnap a surrogate mother.
The Wolf (2004 film)
The Wolf, original title El lobo, is a 2004 Spanish political thriller directed by Miguel Courtois, based on the true story of a secret agent who infiltrated ETA.
The Yards
The Yards is a 2000 American crime drama by James Gray, starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan, and Ellen Burstyn, about corruption in Queens subway rail yards, inspired by the Donald Manes scandal, in Cannes competition 2000.
Traffic (2000 film)
Traffic (2000 film), Steven Soderbergh crime drama adapted from the British miniseries Traffik; three interwoven, color-coded drug-war stories starring Michael Douglas and Benicio del Toro; won four Oscars, grossed $207.5 million.
Training Day
Training Day (2001) is a Warner Bros. crime drama directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by David Ayer, starring Denzel Washington as corrupt LAPD narcotics officer Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as rookie Jake Hoyt; Washington won the Best Actor Oscar.
Trapped (2002 film)
Trapped (2002 film) is an American-German kidnapping thriller directed by Luis Mandoki, adapted from the novel 24 Hours, and stars Kevin Bacon and Charlize Theron.
Twisted (2004 film)
Twisted (2004) is a psychological thriller directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Ashley Judd as San Francisco inspector Jessica Shepard hunting a killer targeting her ex-lovers, with Samuel L. Jackson and Andy Garcia. Released February 27, 2004, it grossed $40.1 million on a $50 million budget and scored 3% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Under Suspicion (2000 film)
Under Suspicion (2000) is a Stephen Hopkins psychological thriller starring Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman, a remake of Claude Miller's 1981 Garde à vue from John Wainwright's Brainwash, set in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Vidocq
Vidocq: Eugène-François Vidocq (1775–1857), French convict turned first chief of the Sûreté and pioneer private detective, inspiration for Hugo and Balzac; also the 2001 Pitof film starring Gérard Depardieu, the first feature shot entirely in digital HD.
Wicker Park (film)
Wicker Park is a 2004 American psychological drama directed by Paul McGuigan, starring Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger, set in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago.
With a Friend Like Harry...
With a Friend Like Harry... (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien) is Dominik Moll's 2000 French psychological thriller starring Sergi López, Laurent Lucas, and Mathilde Seigner; a Cannes 2000 Competition entry that won four Césars.