The Best '00s Cop Movies

Updated June 14, 2019 1.8k votes 304 voters 21.9k views43 items

List RulesVote up your favorite police films that were released in the 2000s

Stock up on donuts and go on a stakeout with our list of ‘00s cop movies. The best cop movies from the 2000s cover a lot of narrative ground, from tales of political corruption to backwoods murders to serial killer hunts and everything in between. These '00s cop films even include some buddy action-comedies from as far apart as Miami and the English countryside.

So what are the greatest ‘00s police movies? Legendary director Martin Scorsese has an entry on this list with his Oscar-winning undercover epic The Departed. The Clint Eastwood-directed Mystic River made the cut as well. It’s impossible to talk about the top ‘00s cop movies without mentioning all of the cop comedies of the decade. The 2000s included Super Troopers, Rush Hour 2, and Hot Fuzz, all keeping the tradition of the buddy cop film alive alongside Bad Boys II.

Vote up your favorite cop movies from the aughts and downvote the films that should turn in their badges and guns. Your votes determine the order of this 2000s police movie list, so deciding the top cop flick is up to you. If we missed any '00s police films, go ahead and add them. And if you're an expert, rerank the whole list!

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End of Watch
Anna Kendrick, Jake Gyllenhaal
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Training Day
Eva Mendes, Snoop Dogg
Released: 2001
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
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Pride and Glory
Colin Farrell, Edward Norton
Released: 2008
Directed by: Gavin O'Connor
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The Departed
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson
Released: 2006
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Zodiac
Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal
Released: 2007
Directed by: David Fincher
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Mystic River
Emmy Rossum, Sean Penn
Released: 2003
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Brooklyn's Finest
Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke
Released: 2009
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
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Traffic
Salma Hayek, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Released: 2000
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
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American Gangster
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe
Released: 2007
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Narc
Busta Rhymes, Ray Liotta
Released: 2002
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
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Bad Boys II
Megan Fox, Will Smith
Released: 2003
Directed by: Michael Bay
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Out of Time
Eva Mendes, Denzel Washington
Released: 2003
Directed by: Carl Franklin
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Assault on Precinct 13
Maria Bello, Ethan Hawke
Released: 2005
Directed by: Jean-François Richet
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Harsh Times
Eva Longoria, Christian Bale
Released: 2005
Directed by: David Ayer
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Rush Hour 2
Maggie Q, Jackie Chan
Released: 2001
Directed by: Brett Ratner
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15 Minutes
Charlize Theron, Robert De Niro
Released: 2001
Directed by: John Herzfeld
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Along Came a Spider
Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter
Released: 2001
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
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Murder by Numbers
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling
Released: 2002
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
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The Pledge
Jack Nicholson, Mickey Rourke
Released: 2001
Directed by: Sean Penn
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Street Kings
Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie
Released: 2008
Directed by: David Ayer
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The Black Dahlia
Scarlett Johansson, Rose McGowan
Released: 2006
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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Miami Vice
Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx
Released: 2006
Directed by: Michael Mann
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Dark Blue
Kurt Russell, Brendan Gleeson
Released: 2002
Directed by: Ron Shelton
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We Own the Night
Eva Mendes, Mark Wahlberg
Released: 2007
Directed by: James Gray
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Big Momma's House
Paul Giamatti, Martin Lawrence
Released: 2000
Directed by: Raja Gosnell
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