Murder & Mayhem of the 2000's Decade
309 items • Updated 3/20/2026
This is a list of films that were released in the 2000's that are either based on real people who were murderers or serial killers, and/or actual events, or are made for television mini-series and/or thrillers that are stories of fiction all of which include murders.
| 1 |  | Dexter(2006) | ⭐ 8.6 |
| 2 |  | Monster(2003) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 3 |  | Green River Killer(2005) | ⭐ 1.9 |
| 4 |  | The Departed(2006) | ⭐ 8.5 |
| 5 |  | Zodiac(2007) | ⭐ 7.7 |
| 6 |  | Eastern Promises(2007) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 7 |  | Sons of Anarchy(2008) | ⭐ 8.5 |
| 8 |  | The Wire(2002) | ⭐ 9.3 |
| 9 |  | Memories of Murder(2003) | ⭐ 8.1 |
| 10 |  | Five Days(2007) | ⭐ 6.5 |
| 11 |  | Ted Bundy(2002) | ⭐ 5.8 |
| 12 |  | Gacy(2003) | ⭐ 4.7 |
| 13 |  | The Investigation(2002) | ⭐ 6.2 |
| 14 |  | Fishnet(2003) | ⭐ 5.0 |
| 15 |  | The Cell(2000) | ⭐ 6.4 |
| 16 |  | Dead Sexy(2001) | ⭐ 4.1 |
| 17 |  | Ed Gein(2000) | ⭐ 5.5 |
| 18 |  | The Crimson Rivers(2000) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 19 |  | Cherry Falls(1999) | ⭐ 5.3 |
| 20 |  | Under Suspicion(2000) | ⭐ 6.4 |
| 21 |  | Sacrifice(2000) | ⭐ 4.8 |
| 22 |  | American Psycho(2000) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 23 |  | Tripfall(2000) | ⭐ 4.0 |
| 24 |  | The Spiral Staircase(2000) | ⭐ 5.0 |
| 25 |  | Hannibal(2001) | ⭐ 6.8 |
| 26 |  | Frailty(2001) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 27 |  | Sleepless(2001) | ⭐ 6.2 |
| 28 |  | From Hell(2001) | ⭐ 6.7 |
| 29 |  | Kept(2001) | ⭐ 4.2 |
| 30 |  | Hangman(2001) | ⭐ 5.2 |
| 31 |  | Red Dragon(2002) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 32 |  | Angel Blade(2002) | ⭐ 3.2 |
| 33 |  | Dahmer(2002) | ⭐ 5.6 |
| 34 |  | Nightstalker(2002) | ⭐ 3.4 |
| 35 |  | Road to Perdition(2002) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 36 |  | American Psycho II: All American Girl(2002) | ⭐ 3.7 |
| 37 |  | D-Tox(2002) | ⭐ 5.3 |
| 38 |  | Blood Work(2002) | ⭐ 6.4 |
| 39 |  | H(2002) | ⭐ 5.8 |
| 40 |  | Halloween: Resurrection(2002) | ⭐ 3.9 |
| 41 |  | Identity(2003) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 42 |  | Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer(2003) | ⭐ 7.1 |
| 43 |  | Fate(2003) | ⭐ 4.2 |
| 44 |  | Written in Blood(2003) | ⭐ 5.1 |
| 45 |  | The Stranger Beside Me(2003) | ⭐ 6.2 |
| 46 |  | Hitler: The Rise of Evil(2003) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 47 |  | The Last Horror Movie(2003) | ⭐ 5.5 |
| 48 |  | Evilenko(2003) | ⭐ 6.1 |
| 49 |  | The Hillside Strangler(2004) | ⭐ 5.2 |
| 50 |  | Starkweather(2004) | ⭐ 4.6 |
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