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The Dark Knight
2008· 2h 32m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
8.536.5K
Best Crime Movies of the 2000s
This collection ranks 3,894 crime movies released in the 2000s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is The Dark Knight.
3,894 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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City of God
2002· 2h 9m· Drama, Crime· pt
8.48.4K - 3
The Departed
2006· 2h 31m· Drama, Thriller, Crime· en
8.216.5K - 4
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003· 1h 51m· Action, Crime· en
8.019.3K - 5
No Country for Old Men
2007· 2h 2m· Crime, Thriller, Western· en
7.913.7K - 6
Catch Me If You Can
2002· 2h 21m· Drama, Crime· en
8.017.4K - 7
Snatch
2000· 1h 43m· Crime, Comedy· en
7.810.2K - 8
Memories of Murder
2003· 2h 11m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· ko
8.14.7K - 9
Batman Begins
2005· 2h 20m· Drama, Crime, Action· en
7.723.0K - 10
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004· 2h 16m· Action, Crime, Thriller· en
7.915.4K - 11
Zodiac
2007· 2h 37m· Crime, Mystery, Thriller· en
7.511.8K - 12
Requiem for a Dream
2000· 1h 42m· Crime, Drama· en
8.011.2K - 13
Mystic River
2003· 2h 18m· Thriller, Drama, Mystery· en
7.77.6K - 14
Infernal Affairs
2002· 1h 41m· Drama, Action, Thriller· zh
7.81.9K - 15
Ocean's Eleven
2001· 1h 56m· Thriller, Crime· en
7.512.8K - 16
American Gangster
2007· 2h 37m· Drama, Crime· en
7.66.2K - 17
American Psycho
2000· 1h 42m· Thriller, Drama, Crime· en
7.412.6K - 18
Saw
2004· 1h 43m· Horror, Mystery, Crime· en
7.410.3K - 19
Kung Fu Hustle
2004· 1h 39m· Action, Comedy, Crime· zh
7.53.3K - 20
Elite Squad
2007· 1h 55m· Drama, Action, Crime· pt
8.12.8K - 21
Dogville
2003· 2h 58m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
7.72.7K - 22
Training Day
2001· 2h 2m· Action, Crime, Drama· en
7.56.8K - 23
Sin City
2005· 2h 4m· Crime, Thriller· en
7.59.0K - 24
Law Abiding Citizen
2009· 1h 49m· Drama, Crime, Thriller· en
7.45.8K - 25
Hot Fuzz
2007· 2h 1m· Crime, Action, Comedy· en
7.68.5K - 26
Freedom Writers
2007· 2h 3m· Crime, Drama· en
7.92.5K - 27
Inside Man
2006· 2h 9m· Crime, Drama, Thriller· en
7.46.5K - 28
In Bruges
2008· 1h 48m· Comedy, Drama, Crime· en
7.55.9K - 29
Irreversible
2002· 1h 37m· Drama, Thriller, Crime· fr
7.23.4K - 30
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006· 2h 27m· Crime, Fantasy, Drama· en
7.45.1K - 31
The Chaser
2008· 2h 5m· Crime, Thriller, Action· ko
7.81.6K - 32
Dancer in the Dark
2000· 2h 20m· Drama, Crime· en
7.82.1K - 33
Changeling
2008· 2h 22m· Crime, Drama, Mystery· en
7.64.6K - 34
Collateral
2004· 2h 0m· Drama, Crime, Thriller· en
7.26.4K - 35
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000· 1h 47m· Adventure, Comedy, Crime· en
7.34.7K - 36
Gangs of New York
2002· 2h 48m· Drama, History, Crime· en
7.37.4K - 37
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
2008· 1h 34m· Documentary, Crime· en
8.1590 - 38
Mother
2009· 2h 9m· Crime, Drama, Mystery· ko
7.71.7K - 39
Eastern Promises
2007· 1h 40m· Thriller, Crime, Mystery· en
7.33.8K - 40
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2009· 2h 32m· Drama, Thriller, Crime· sv
7.53.3K - 41
Lucky Number Slevin
2006· 1h 50m· Drama, Thriller, Crime· en
7.54.5K - 42
Nine Queens
2000· 1h 54m· Crime, Thriller, Drama· es
7.8835 - 43
The Life of David Gale
2003· 2h 10m· Drama, Thriller, Crime· en
7.42.2K - 44
Lilya 4-ever
2002· 1h 49m· Drama, Crime· sv
7.6690 - 45
Blow
2001· 2h 4m· Crime, Drama· en
7.44.7K - 46
21 Grams
2003· 2h 4m· Drama, Crime, Thriller· en
7.33.5K - 47
Gone Baby Gone
2007· 1h 53m· Crime, Drama, Mystery· en
7.34.3K - 48
3-Iron
2004· 1h 28m· Drama, Romance, Crime· ko
7.81.3K - 49
Green Street Hooligans
2005· 1h 49m· Crime, Drama· en
7.32.6K - 50
Adaptation.
2002· 1h 55m· Comedy, Crime, Drama· en
7.32.8K
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Frequently asked questions
How many crime movies came out in the 2000s?
3,894 crime movies from the 2000s carry real rating data.
How are these crime films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the highest-rated crime movie of the 2000s?
The Dark Knight holds the top position in this collection.