Best Crime movies of 2005

Actors : Simon Armstrong, Timothy Spall, Eddie Marsan, Juliet Stevenson,
Directors : Adrian Shergold,

The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint - Britain's most prolific hangman.

Actors : Colm Feore, Robert Loggia, Selma Blair, Christian Slater,
Directors : Harvey Kahn,

A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.

Actors : Christian von Aster, Waltraud Witte, André Hennicke, Norman Reedus,
Directors : Christian Alvart,

Long wanted serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police strike. Small town cop Michael Martens travels to the big city to interrogate him. He associates a brutal ...

Actors : Anthony Anderson, Jay Mohr, Donald Faison, Kellita Smith,
Directors : Jeffrey W. Byrd,

Hoping to foil his own gold-digging wife's plan, a loathsome businessman arranges his own kidnapping, only to realize that there are plenty of other people interested in his wealth as well.

Actors : Robin Williams, Giovanni Ribisi, Holly Hunter, Tim Blake Nelson,
Directors : Mark Mylod,

To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.

Actors : Henry Czerny, Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes, Ryan Phillippe,
Directors : Tony Giglio,

Two cops, a rookie and a grizzled vet, pursue an accomplished bank robber.

Actors : Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Michael Biehn, Shiri Appleby,
Directors : Barbara Kopple,

Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.

Actors : Chad Donella, Seth Peterson, Cindy Pickett, Bruce Davison,
Directors : Tommy Stovall,

Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their new neighbor, Chris Boyd, the son of a fundamentalist preacher. One evening, Trey sets out ...

Actors : Goo Jin, Yu-mi Jung, Hae-gon Kim, Jung-min Hwang,
Directors : Jee-woon Kim,

Things go wrong for a high ranking mobster when he doesn't proceed by his boss's orders.

Actors : Keith David, Clifton Collins Jr., Brittany Daniel, Frank Alvarez,
Directors : Chris Fisher,

Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.

Actors : Rubén Blades, Jean Paul Leroux, Carlos Julio Molina, Mía Maestro,
Directors : Jonathan Jakubowicz,

Young couple Carla (Maestro) and Martin (Leroux) are abducted by three men and spend a terrifying night in Caracas as they wait for Carla's father (Blades) to hand over the ransom.

Actors : Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin, William Mapother, Justin Chambers,
Directors : Alexander Bulkley,

An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.

Actors : Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Supriya Pathak, Amitabh Bachchan,
Directors : Ram Gopal Varma,

The authority of a man, who runs a parallel government in Mumbai, is challenged. His son rises to face his enemies.

Actors : Justin Timberlake, Morgan Freeman, LL Cool J, Kevin Spacey,
Directors : David J. Burke,

Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.

Actors : Debbie Rochon, Michael Rodrick, Frank Olivier, Lloyd Kaufman,
Directors : Tim McCann,

A desperate man ventures into a dangerous and sordid underworld of crime and pornography in search of his severed genitalia which is held for ransom by his disgruntled former girlfriend.

Actors : Tamer Hassan, Georgina Chapman, Danny Dyer, Geoff Bell,
Directors : Nick Love,

Frankie decides he's had enough with his life as a street thug living on a South London estate, and jets off to spain where he meets big time businessman Charlie, who's currently running ...

Actors : Simon Yam, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Jing Wu, Donnie Yen,
Directors : Wilson Yip,

A near retired inspector and his unit are willing to put down a crime boss at all costs while dealing with his replacement, who is getting in their way. Meanwhile, the crime boss sends his top henchmen to put an end to their dirty schemes.

Actors : Jean Reno, Arly Jover, Laura Morante, Jocelyn Quivrin,
Directors : Chris Nahon,

When the young detective Paul Nerteaux finds the third slashed female corpse of illegal Turkish immigrants, he decides to ask for support to the experienced dark retired detective ...

Actors : Snoop Dogg, Dylan McDermott, Seymour Cassel, Rose Byrne,
Directors : Danny Green,

In an abandoned tenement, an African-American militant writer and a Jewish novelist develop a friendship while struggling to complete their novels, but inner tension rises between the two.

Actors : Sophie Marceau, Sami Frey, Yvan Attal, Gilles Lellouche,
Directors : Jérôme Salle,

In Nice, the international police force and the Russian mafia are chasing Anthony Zimmer, an intelligent man responsible for laundry of dirty money in France. Zimmer had extensive plastic ...