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Best 2000s Crime Movies

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The Dark Knight Poster

#1. The Dark Knight (2008)

★ 8.5/10 36,592 votes

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

City of God Poster

#2. City of God (2002)

★ 8.4/10 8,404 votes

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

The Departed Poster

#3. The Departed (2006)

★ 8.2/10 16,579 votes

To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

Memories of Murder Poster

#4. Memories of Murder (2003)

★ 8.1/10 4,780 votes

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

Elite Squad Poster

#5. Elite Squad (2007)

★ 8.1/10 2,799 votes

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Poster

#6. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

★ 8.1/10 600 votes

In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.

Requiem for a Dream Poster

#7. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

★ 8.0/10 11,249 votes

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

Catch Me If You Can Poster

#8. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

★ 8.0/10 17,491 votes

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Poster

#9. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

★ 8.0/10 19,348 votes

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

No Country for Old Men Poster

#10. No Country for Old Men (2007)

★ 8.0/10 13,706 votes

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

Freedom Writers Poster

#11. Freedom Writers (2007)

★ 7.9/10 2,479 votes

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God Poster

#12. Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God (2007)

★ 7.9/10 402 votes

When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil. A recap of Death Note episodes 1–26, with alternate footage.

Estômago: A Gastronomic Story Poster

#13. Estômago: A Gastronomic Story (2008)

★ 7.9/10 307 votes

In a dog-eat-dog world, Raimundo Nonato has found an alternative way to move ahead: he cooks. No matter what social strata this deceptively innocent young man inhabits, he hones his skills and sharpens his knives—and then he falls in love. Jorge's nimble comic fable provides a smartly constructed gastronomic allegory for ambition and survival.

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#14. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

★ 7.9/10 15,395 votes

The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.

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#15. Dancer in the Dark (2000)

★ 7.8/10 2,061 votes

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

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