List of crime films of the 2010s

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A list of crime films released in the 2010s.

Title Director Cast (Main characters) Country Subgenre/Notes
2010
Animal KingdomDavid MichôdJames Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton Australia[1]
Beyond the GraveDavi de Oliveira PinheiroDaniel Bacchieri, Leandro Lefa, Rafael TombiniBrazil[2]
Brighton RockRowan JofféSam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Helen Mirren United KingdomCrime thriller[3]
Brooklyn's FinestAntoine FuquaRichard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan HawkeUnited States[4]
Cold FishSion SonoDenden, Megumi Kagurazaka, Tetsu Watanabe JapanCrime thriller[5]
I Saw the DevilKim Jee-woonLee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Chun Kook-Haun South KoreaCrime thriller[6]
The Killer Inside MeMichael WinterbottomCasey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba United KingdomUnited States[7]
The Killing JarMark YoungMichael Madsen, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Amber BensonUnited StatesCrime thriller[8]
London BoulevardWilliam MonahanKeira Knightley, Colin Farrell, Ben ChaplinUnited Kingdom[9]
The Next Three DaysPaul HaggisRussell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam NeesonUnited StatesCrime drama, crime thriller[10]
OutrageBeat Takeshi Kitano Japan[11]
The RobberBenjamin HeisenbergAndreas Lust, Franziska Weisz, Markus Schleinzer GermanyAustria[12]
Small Town Murder SongsEd Gass-DonnellyPeter Stormare, Jill Hennessy, Martha PlimptonCanada[13]
A Somewhat Gentle ManHans Petter MolandStellan Skarsgård, Bjørn Floberg, Gard EidsvoldNorway[14]
TakersJohn LuessenhopMatt Dillon, Idris Elba, Tip "T.I" HarrisUnited States[15]
The TownBen AffleckBen Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon HammUnited States[16]
TwelveJoel SchumacherKiefer Sutherland, Chace Crawford, Anthony QuarlesFranceUnited States[17]
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
2011
30 Minutes or LessRuben FleischerJesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz AnsariUnited StatesCrime comedy[18]
The Big BangTony KrantzAntonio Banderas, Sienna Guillory, James Van Der BeekUnited StatesCrime comedy[19]
BullheadMichaël R. Roskam Belgium[20]
Delhi BellyAbhinay DeoImran Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vir DasIndiaCrime comedy[21]
DriveNicolas Winding RefnRyan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston United StatesCrime thriller[22]
FlypaperRob MinkoffPatrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Tim Blake NelsonUnited StatesCrime comedy[23]
HodejegerneMorten TyldumAksel Hennie, Synnove Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Norway[24]
Kill the IrishmanJonathan HensleighRay Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val KilmerUnited States[25]
Life Without PrincipleJohnnie ToLau Ching Wan, Richie Jen, Denise HoHong Kong[26]
The Lincoln LawyerBrad FurmanMatthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, Bryan Cranston, Michael PeñaUnited States
Pinching PennyDan GlaserSteven Molony, Timothy J. Meyer, Ginny Glaser Lauren J. Wertz United StatesCrime thriller[27]
S.I.U.Hwang Byung-gukUhm Tae-woong, Joo Won, Jung Jin-youngSouth Korea[28]
SnowtownJustin KurzelLucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris AustraliaCrime drama, true crime[29]
Tower HeistBrett RatnerBen Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck United StatesCrime comedy, heist film[30]
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
2012
ACAB – All Cops Are BastardsStefano Sollima FranceItalyCrime drama[31]
Black's GameOskar Thor Axelsson Iceland[32]
CleanskinHadi HajaigSean Bean, Charlotte Rampling, James FoxUnited Kingdom[33]
ContrabandBaltasar KormákurMark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben FosterUnited StatesCrime thriller[34]
The Dark Knight RisesChristopher NolanChristian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom HardyUnited States[35]
Drug WarJohnny ToSun Hong-Lei, Louis Koo, Huang YiChinaHong KongCrime thriller[36]
End of WatchDavid AyerJake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna KendrickUnited StatesCrime thriller
FuryDavid WeaverSamuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth NeggaCanada[37]
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1Anurag KashyapManoj Bajpai, Richa Chadda, Reemma SenIndiaCrime drama[38]
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2Anurag KashyapNawazuddin Siddiqui, Richa Chadda, Huma QureshiIndiaCrime drama[39]
Get the GringoAdrian GrunbergMel Gibson, Jésus Ochoa, Daniel Jiménez CachoUnited States[40]
Hit and RunDax ShepardDax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley CooperUnited StatesCrime comedy[41]
The IcemanAriel VromenMichael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris EvansUnited States[42]
Ill Manors Ben DrewRiz Ahmed, Ed Skrein, Natalie PressUnited KingdomCrime thriller[43]
Killing Them SoftlyAndrew DominikBrad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben MendelsohnUnited States[44]
LawlessJohn HillcoatShia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason ClarkeUnited StatesCrime drama[45]
Lethal HostageCheng ErSun Honglei, May Wang, Ni DahongChina[46]
Man on a LedgeAsger LethSam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell United StatesCrime thriller[47]
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the TimeYoon Jong-binChoi Min-sik, Ha Jeong-u, Jo Jin-ungSouth Korea[48]
Outrage BeyondTakeshi KitanoTakeshi Kitano, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tomokazu MiuraJapan[49]
PassionBrian De PalmaRachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Karoline Herfurth United StatesCrime thriller[50]
The Place Beyond the PinesDerek CianfranceRyan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva MendesUnited StatesCrime drama[51]
Robot & FrankJake SchreierFrank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Peter SarsgaardUnited StatesCrime comedy[52]
SafeBoaz YakinJason Statham, Catherine Chan, Robert John BurkeUnited States[53]
SavagesOliver StoneTaylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Salma HayekUnited States[54]
The ScentKim Hyoung-junPark Hui-sun, Park Shi-yeon, Ju Sang-ukSouth Korea[55]
The ThievesChoi Dong-hoonKim Yoon-seok, Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-sooSouth Korea[56]
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
2013
2 GunsBaltasar KormákurDenzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula PattonUnited StatesCrime comedy[57]
Ain't Them Bodies SaintsDavid LoweryRooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben FosterUnited StatesPrison film[58]
American HustleDavid O. RussellChristian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy AdamsUnited StatesCrime drama[59]
Blind DetectiveJohnnie ToAndy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Guo TaoHong KongChina[60]
The Bling RingSofia CoppolaEmma Watson, Leslie Mann, Taissa FarmigaGermanyUnited StatesCrime drama[61]
Blue CapriceAlexandre MoorsIsaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond, Tim Blake NelsonUnited States[62]
Blue RuinJeremy SaulnierMacon Blair, Amy Hargreaves, Bonnie Johnson United StatesCrime drama[63]
Cold EyesJo Ui-seok, Kim Byeong-seoSol Kyung-gu, Jung Woo-sung, Han Hyo-jooSouth Korea[64]
The CounselorRidley ScottMichael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz Javier BardemUnited StatesCrime thriller[65]
Crimes of PassionGao QunshuAngelababy, Huang Xiaoming, Jae HuiChina[66]
The Devil's PathKazuy ShiraishiTakayuki Yamada, Pierre Taki, Chizuru IkewakiJapan[67]
Gangster SquadRuben FleischerSean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh BrolinUnited States[68]
Man of Tai ChiKeanu ReevesKeanu Reeves, Tiger Chen, Iko UwaisUnited States
New WorldPark Hoon-jungLee Jung-jae, Choi Min-sik, Hwang Jung-minSouth Korea[69]
Only God ForgivesNicolas Winding RefnRyan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya PansringarmDenmarkFrance[70]
PrisonersDenis VilleneuveHugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo United StatesCrime drama[71]
Shield of StrawTakashi MiikeTakao Osawa, Nanako Matsushima, Goro KishitaniJapan[72]
TranceDanny BoyleJames McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario DawsonUnited KingdomCaper, crime thriller[73]
The Wolf of Wall StreetMartin ScorseseLeonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie United StatesCrime drama[74]
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
2014
Black & White: The Dawn of JusticeTsai Yueh-HsunMark Chao, Lin Gengxin, Huang BoChinaTaiwanHong Kong Crime action[75]
Black Coal, Thin IceDiao Yi'nanLiao Fan, Gwei Lun-mei, Wang XuebingChina[76]
The BoundaryWang TaoLiu Ye, Vincent Zhao, Choo Ja-hyunChina Suspense action crime drama[77][78]
The ChairChad FerrinZach Galligan, Andrew Bryniarski, Roddy PiperUnited States Crime horror thriller[79]
The Fear ProjectDion Cavallaro, Kenny Collins, Alex Deck, Owen Mulligan, Tobias Nilsson, Paul Evans ThomasNathan Head, Michael Ian Sugrue, Tanner WeedUnited States Crime Horror Thriller; Found footage[80]
Pale MoonDaihachi YoshidaRie Miyazawa, Sosuke Ikematsu, Satomi KobayashiJapanCrime drama[81][82]
Poker NightGreg FrancisBeau Mirchoff, Ron Perlman, Titus WelliverCanadaUnited States Action-Crime-Thriller[83]
The Raid 2Gareth EvansIko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka EntaraIndonesiaCrime drama, gangster film[84]
SabotageDavid AyerArnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Terrence HowardUnited StatesCrime thriller[85]
Sin City: A Dame to Kill ForFrank Miller, Robert RodriguezMickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh BrolinUnited States[86]
TargetYang JiangSong Yang, Yang Chengjun, Kara WongChina Action suspense crime[87]
The VoicesMarjane SatrapiPaul Brightwell, Valerie Koch, Michael PinkUnited States Comedy Thriller[88]

Notes

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