Best Crime Movies of the 2000s

1. 1
   The Dark Knight 2008

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 37K votes
2. 2
   City of God 2002

   Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
   8.4

   8.4 · 8.6K votes
3. 3
   The Departed 2006

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.1

   8.2 · 17K votes
4. 4
   Memories of Murder 2003

   Directed by Bong Joon Ho
   8.0

   8.1 · 4.9K votes
5. 5
   Elite Squad 2007

   Directed by José Padilha · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Lionsgate+
   8.0

   8.1 · 2.8K votes
6. 6
   Catch Me If You Can 2002

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium
   8.0

   8.0 · 18K votes
7. 7
   Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free, MovieSphere+
   8.0

   8.0 · 20K votes
8. 8
   No Country for Old Men 2007

   Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   7.9

   8.0 · 14K votes
9. 9
   Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free
   7.9

   7.9 · 16K votes
10. 10
    Freedom Writers 2007

    Directed by Richard LaGravenese · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.9

    7.9 · 2.5K votes
11. 11
    Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 2008

    Directed by Kurt Kuenne · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
    7.8

    8.1 · 616 votes
12. 12
    Snatch 2000

    Directed by Guy Ritchie · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Sundance Now, Plex Channel
    7.8

    7.8 · 10K votes
13. 13
    Dancer in the Dark 2000

    Directed by Lars von Trier · Streaming on MUBI
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.1K votes
14. 14
    Infernal Affairs 2002

    Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.7

    7.8 · 2K votes
15. 15
    Batman Begins 2005

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 23K votes
16. 16
    Mystic River 2003

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.8K votes
17. 17
    3-Iron 2004

    Directed by Kim Ki-duk
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.3K votes
18. 18
    The Chaser 2008

    Directed by Na Hong-jin · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.7K votes
19. 19
    Dogville 2003

    Directed by Lars von Trier · Streaming on MUBI
    7.7

    7.7 · 2.8K votes
20. 20
    Nine Queens 2000

    Directed by Fabián Bielinsky · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.6

    7.8 · 869 votes
21. 21
    Mother 2009

    Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.8K votes
22. 22
    American Gangster 2007

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Apple TV, fuboTV, MGM+
    7.6

    7.6 · 6.3K votes
23. 23
    Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God 2007

    Directed by Tetsuro Araki
    7.6

    7.9 · 410 votes
24. 24
    Hot Fuzz 2007

    Directed by Edgar Wright · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.7K votes
25. 25
    Changeling 2008

    Directed by Clint Eastwood
    7.5

    7.6 · 4.6K votes
26. 26
    Zodiac 2007

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
27. 27
    Training Day 2001

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, The Roku Channel
    7.5

    7.5 · 6.9K votes
28. 28
    Estômago: A Gastronomic Story 2008

    Directed by Marcos Jorge
    7.5

    7.9 · 312 votes
29. 29
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2009

    Directed by Niels Arden Oplev · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, AMC+
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.4K votes
30. 30
    Kung Fu Hustle 2004

    Directed by Stephen Chow
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.4K votes
31. 31
    A Prophet 2009

    Directed by Jacques Audiard
    7.5

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
32. 32
    In Bruges 2008

    Directed by Martin McDonagh
    7.5

    7.5 · 6K votes
33. 33
    Sin Nombre 2009

    Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
    7.5

    7.6 · 812 votes
34. 34
    Ocean's Eleven 2001

    Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
35. 35
    Lucky Number Slevin 2006

    Directed by Paul McGuigan · Streaming on fuboTV, VIX , Fawesome
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.7K votes
36. 36
    Sin City 2005

    Directed by Robert Rodriguez · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Kanopy, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 9.2K votes
37. 37
    Lilya 4-ever 2002

    Directed by Lukas Moodysson · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Fandor
    7.4

    7.6 · 707 votes
38. 38
    The Man Who Wasn't There 2001

    Directed by Joel Coen
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
39. 39
    Saw 2004

    Directed by James Wan · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Fawesome, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 10K votes
40. 40
    This Is England 2007

    Directed by Shane Meadows · Streaming on Philo, AMC+
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.5K votes
41. 41
    Shottas 2002

    Directed by Cess Silvera · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.7 · 389 votes
42. 42
    Inside Man 2006

    Directed by Spike Lee
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.6K votes
43. 43
    American Psycho 2000

    Directed by Mary Harron · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV
    7.4

    7.4 · 13K votes
44. 44
    Straight from the Barrio 2008

    Directed by José Iván Santiago
    7.4

    8.1 · 157 votes
45. 45
    The Life of David Gale 2003

    Directed by Alan Parker
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.3K votes
46. 46
    Law Abiding Citizen 2009

    Directed by F. Gary Gray · Streaming on Netflix, Philo, YouTube TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 5.9K votes
47. 47
    Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006

    Directed by Tom Tykwer · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 5.2K votes
48. 48
    Adam's Apples 2005

    Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen · Streaming on Viaplay
    7.3

    7.5 · 831 votes
49. 49
    Road to Perdition 2002

    Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.4 · 4.2K votes
50. 50
    Blow 2001

    Directed by Ted Demme
    7.3

    7.4 · 4.7K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Days of Santiago 2004

   Directed by Josué Méndez
   6.5

   7.9 · 26 votes
2. 2
   Ab Tak Chhappan 2004

   Directed by Shimit Amin
   6.6

   7.5 · 45 votes
3. 3
   Play Me a Love Song 2007

   Directed by Goran Kulenović
   6.4

   8.4 · 14 votes
4. 4
   Pudhupettai 2006

   Directed by Selvaraghavan
   6.5

   7.4 · 47 votes
5. 5
   Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess 2006

   Directed by Lav Diaz · Streaming on MUBI
   6.4

   8.0 · 17 votes
6. 6
   Kaakha Kaakha 2003

   Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.5

   7.4 · 40 votes
7. 7
   Nadie te habla: Manos libres 2005

   Directed by José Buil
   6.4

   7.5 · 32 votes
8. 8
   Hacking Democracy 2006

   Directed by Simon Ardizzone
   6.4

   7.6 · 25 votes
9. 9
   Batang West Side 2001

   Directed by Lav Diaz · Streaming on OVID, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.4

   7.8 · 19 votes
10. 10
    Tito 2004

    Directed by Tarek Al-Aryan
    6.4

    7.4 · 31 votes