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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye is a 2008 D.J. Caruso techno-thriller starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan as strangers controlled by a mysterious caller; conceived by Steven Spielberg, it grossed about $180 million worldwide.
Exam (2009 film)
Exam (2009) is a British psychological thriller directed by Stuart Hazeldine, also known as El examen or エグザム: eight job candidates in a locked room have 80 minutes to answer a question printed nowhere on their blank papers.
Formosa Betrayed
Formosa Betrayed is a 2009 American political thriller directed by Adam Kane, starring James Van Der Beek as an FBI agent investigating a Taiwanese-American professor's murder in 1980s Taiwan under KMT martial law; produced by Will Tiao, shot in Thailand, released 2010.
Gomorrah (film)
Gomorrah (Gomorra), 2008 Italian crime drama by Matteo Garrone adapted from Roberto Saviano's book on the Camorra; five interwoven Naples stories, Cannes Grand Prix winner, five European Film Awards, later a TV series.
In Bruges
In Bruges (2008) is Martin McDonagh's debut dark comedy about hitmen Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) hiding out in Belgium after a botched job; BAFTA-winning screenplay, Oscar-nominated, 84% on Rotten Tomatoes.
In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist (Dans la brume électrique) is Bertrand Tavernier's 2009 crime thriller adapting James Lee Burke's sixth Dave Robicheaux novel, starring Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, and Peter Sarsgaard in post-Katrina Louisiana.
Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace (2008) is a Neil LaBute thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson as LAPD officer Abel Turner, who harasses the interracial couple (Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington) next door; Screen Gems release that opened number one.
Law Abiding Citizen
Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 American vigilante thriller directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Jamie Foxx as a Philadelphia prosecutor and Gerard Butler as a grieving father taking revenge.
Mad Money (film)
Mad Money is a 2008 comedy heist film directed by Callie Khouri, starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes as women stealing worn-out bills from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Obsessed (2009 film)
Obsessed is a 2009 American psychological thriller directed by Steve Shill, starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, and Ali Larter as an office temp who stalks him.
Overheard (窃听风云)
Overheard (窃听风云) is a 2009 Hong Kong crime thriller by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, starring Lau Ching-wan, Louis Koo, and Daniel Wu as surveillance cops who trade on overheard insider information; it topped Hong Kong's 2009 local summer box office and spawned two sequels.
Police, Adjective
Police, Adjective (Polițist, adjectiv) is Corneliu Porumboiu's 2009 Romanian New Wave drama, 115 minutes, in which detective Cristi (Dragoș Bucur) resists arresting a hashish-sharing teenager; it won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes 2009 and ends with a famous dictionary scene.
Pride and Glory (film)
Pride and Glory is a 2008 American crime drama directed by Gavin O'Connor, starring Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, and Noah Emmerich as a NYPD family torn by a corruption investigation; released October 24, 2008 by Warner Bros.
Red (2008 film)
Red (2008) is an American-Norwegian revenge drama directed by Trygve Allister Diesen and Lucky McKee, adapted from Jack Ketchum's novel, starring Brian Cox as a widower seeking justice after teens kill his dog; distinct from the 2010 action film RED.
Revanche (Реванш)
Revanche (Реванш) is a 2008 Austrian crime drama by Götz Spielmann: a brothel driver's bank robbery kills his lover Tamara, leading toward revenge; Oscar-nominated Best Foreign Language Film.
Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill is a 2008 American crime thriller directed by Jon Avnet. It stars Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as NYPD partners investigating a vigilante serial killer.
Shinjuku Incident (新宿インシデント)
Shinjuku Incident (新宿事件, San suk si gin) is a 2009 Hong Kong crime drama by Derek Yee starring Jackie Chan as an illegal Chinese immigrant who becomes a gang boss in Tokyo's Shinjuku; banned in mainland China.
Street Kings
Street Kings is a 2008 American crime drama directed by David Ayer, starring Keanu Reeves as an LAPD detective implicated in a fellow officer's death.