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21 (2008 film)
21 (2008) is a Robert Luketic heist drama starring Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, and Laurence Fishburne, loosely based on Ben Mezrich's Bringing Down the House about the MIT blackjack team; it grossed $159.8M worldwide.
88 Minutes
88 Minutes is a 2007 psychological thriller directed by Jon Avnet, starring Al Pacino as a Seattle forensic psychiatrist threatened by phone with death in 88 minutes.
A Dirty Carnival (비열한 거리)
A Dirty Carnival (비열한 거리) is Yoo Ha's 2006 Korean gangster film starring Zo In-sung as Byung-doo, a small-time mobster who kills a prosecutor for his boss, with Namgung Min and Lee Bo-young; 141 minutes, released June 15, 2006.
A History of Violence
A History of Violence is a 2005 crime thriller directed by David Cronenberg, starring Viggo Mortensen as a diner owner with a hidden criminal past.
A Perfect Getaway
A Perfect Getaway is a 2009 American suspense thriller written and directed by David Twohy, starring Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich as honeymooners hiking in Hawaii.
A Prophet
A Prophet (Un prophète) is Jacques Audiard's 2009 French prison crime drama starring Tahar Rahim as illiterate inmate Malik El Djebena, who rises under Corsican boss César Luciani. It won the Cannes Grand Prix and nine Césars, and was adapted as a Canal+ series in 2026.
Accident (2009 film)
Accident (意外, Yi ngoi) is a 2009 Hong Kong psychological thriller directed by Soi Cheang, produced by Johnnie To, starring Louis Koo as a hitman who stages murders as accidents and grows paranoid that someone is staging one on him.
Ajami (عجمي)
Ajami (عجمي; Hebrew עג'מי) is a 2009 Israeli-German ensemble crime drama co-directed by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, set in Jaffa's Ajami neighborhood, with non-professional actors; Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and 2009 Ophir Best Film winner.
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog (2007) is Nick Cassavetes' crime drama, also known by its real-case basis, the Jesse James Hollywood kidnapping and murder of Nicholas Markowitz, starring Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, and Bruce Willis, released January 12, 2007 amid legal controversy.
American Gangster (film)
American Gangster is a 2007 American crime drama directed by Ridley Scott, starring Denzel Washington as Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe as the detective pursuing him.
An American Crime
An American Crime is Tommy O'Haver's 2007 crime drama starring Catherine Keener and Elliot Page, dramatizing the 1965 Sylvia Likens torture-murder in Indianapolis, premiered at Sundance and aired on Showtime.
Archangel (2005 film)
Archangel (2005) is a BBC One thriller directed by Jon Jones, adapted from Robert Harris's novel, starring Daniel Craig as historian Fluke Kelso hunting Stalin's secret notebook legacy; filmed in Riga, Latvia, aired March 2005.
Awake (2007 film)
Awake is a 2007 American medical thriller directed by Joby Harold, starring Hayden Christensen as a man who is conscious but paralyzed during heart surgery.
Beast Stalker (证人)
The Beast Stalker (証人, Ching yan) is a 2008 Hong Kong crime thriller directed by Dante Lam, starring Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung, and Zhang Jingchu. A cop's stray bullet kills a prosecutor's daughter; Nick Cheung's kidnapper role won Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) is Sidney Lumet's final film, a heist-gone-wrong crime drama starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei, shot digitally with a fractured timeline.
Blood Rain (혈의 누)
Blood Rain (혈의 누, Hyeol-ui Nu) is a 2005 South Korean period thriller directed by Kim Dai-seung, set in 1808 Joseon on the paper-making island Donghwado, where investigator Won-kyu (Cha Seung-won) probes murders blamed on an executed Catholic's curse; it won the 2006 Baeksang Best Film award.
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest is a 2010 Antoine Fuqua crime drama, also known by that title only, starring Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesley Snipes as three NYPD officers in Brownsville's Van Dyke projects; written by first-timer Michael C. Martin, it earned mixed reviews (RT 44%, Metascore 43) and $27.2M domestically.
Butterfly on a Wheel
Butterfly on a Wheel, released as Shattered in the US, is a 2007 psychological thriller directed by Mike Barker, starring Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, and Maria Bello.
Cargo 200 (Груз 200)
Cargo 200 (Груз 200, Gruz 200) is Alexei Balabanov's 2007 Russian thriller, set in 1984 Leninsk during the Afghan war, about militia captain Zhurov's abduction of a party secretary's daughter; a controversial, banned-from-TV cult film.
Celda 211
Celda 211 (Cell 211) is a 2009 Spanish prison thriller directed by Daniel Monzón about an officer posing as an inmate during a riot; it won eight Goya Awards.
Cell 211
Cell 211 (Celda 211) is a 2009 Spanish prison thriller by Daniel Monzón, adapted from Francisco Pérez Gandul's novel, starring Luis Tosar and Alberto Ammann; it won eight Goya Awards and inspired a 2025 Mexican Netflix series.
Chiko
Chiko is a 2008 German gangster drama, the feature debut of Hamburg director Özgür Yildirim, produced by Fatih Akin. Denis Moschitto plays a Turkish German drug dealer; it won two 2009 German Film Awards.
Confession of Pain (伤城)
Confession of Pain (伤城, "Hurt City") is a 2006 Hong Kong crime thriller by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, written with Felix Chong, starring Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi, and Xu Jinglei; a detective probes his friend's father-in-law's murder in SARS-scarred Hong Kong.
Confessions of a Dog
Confessions of a Dog (Pochi no kokuhaku, ポチの告白) is Gen Takahashi's 195-minute 2006 Japanese drama about police corruption, starring Shun Sugata; withheld from Japanese theaters and released in 2009 after a four-year controversy.
Crazy Racer (疯狂的赛车)
Crazy Racer (疯狂的赛车) is a 2009 Chinese crime comedy directed by Ning Hao, starring Huang Bo, about a broke courier in Xiamen caught in a gangland mix-up.
Crossing Over (film)
Crossing Over is a 2009 American ensemble drama written and directed by Wayne Kramer, a remake of his 1995 short film, starring Harrison Ford as an ICE agent in Los Angeles; it earned $455,654 domestically and a Metascore of 38.
Derailed (2005 film)
Derailed (2005) is a psychological thriller directed by Mikael Håfström, starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston as executives blackmailed after a failed affair; adapted from James Siegel's novel, released by The Weinstein Company.
Disturbia (film)
Disturbia is a 2007 American teen suspense thriller directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Shia LaBeouf, about a seventeen-year-old under house arrest who spies on his suburban neighbors.
Dog Bite Dog (狗咬狗)
Dog Bite Dog (狗咬狗, Gau ngao gau) is a 2006 Hong Kong-Japan Category III crime thriller directed by Soi Cheang, starring Edison Chen as a Cambodian assassin hunted by Sam Lee's obsessive cop; it competed at Tokyo IFF 2006.
Domino (2005 film)
Domino is a 2005 American action-biography film directed by Tony Scott, starring Keira Knightley as Domino Harvey, a real-life model turned bounty hunter in Los Angeles.