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Thriller films of the 2000s

36 thriller films from Australia and New Zealand released 2000–2009, in order of release.

Films per year

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Directors

More thriller by decade

1970s · 181980s · 351990s · 272010s · 462020s · 30All 194

Other genres of the 2000s

Drama · 140Documentary · 73Comedy · 74Horror · 55Action · 35Adventure · 26Science fiction · 19Crime · 23Fantasy · 21Biographical · 16Comedy drama · 21Romance · 20Romantic comedy · 19LGBTQ · 14Musical · 10Coming-of-age · 16Sport · 11Mystery · 11All 2000s films
TitleYearDirectorGenreMinAwards
Nowhere to Land TV film 2000 Armand Mastroianni Thriller 90
Pitch Black 2000 David Twohy Action, Horror 108
Sample People 2000 Clinton Smith Drama, Crime 93
The Monkey's Mask 2000 Samantha Lang Drama, Thriller 89
Hearts in Atlantis 2001 Scott Hicks Drama, Fantasy 101
Snakeskin 2001 Gillian Ashurst Thriller 94
Tempted 2001 Bill Bennett Thriller 91
The Bank 2001 Robert Connolly Drama, Thriller 100 1
The Finder TV film 2001 Frank Shields Thriller —
When Strangers Appear 2001 Scott Reynolds Mystery, Thriller 96
Seconds to Spare TV film 2002 Brian Trenchard-Smith Thriller 100
In the Cut 2003 Jane Campion Drama, Erotic 114
Perfect Strangers 2003 Gaylene Preston Thriller 96
The Pact 2003 Strathford Hamilton Thriller 94
Visitors 2003 Richard Franklin Horror, Thriller 100
In My Father's Den 2004 Brad McGann Drama, Thriller 122
Torque 2004 Joseph Kahn Action, Crime 84
Dangerous Animals 2005 Sean Byrne Horror, Thriller —
Gene-X 2006 Martin Simpson Thriller —
Perfect Creature 2006 Glenn Standring Fantasy, Horror 88
The Book of Revelation 2006 Ana Kokkinos Drama, Thriller 119
The Legend of Simon Conjurer 2006 Stuart Paul Action, Thriller —
The Society Murders 2006 — Crime, Thriller 93
Body Armour 2007 Gerry Lively Action, Thriller 90
Death Defying Acts 2007 Gillian Armstrong Drama, Romance 97 1
The Invasion 2007 Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue Drama, Action 93
The Line 2007 Michael Adante Thriller —
Cactus 2008 Jasmine Yuen Carrucan Thriller 84
Lake Mungo 2008 — Horror, Thriller 88
Restraint 2008 David Denneen Thriller —
The Horror Vault 2008 Kim Sønderholm, J.P. Wenner Horror, Anthology 111
The Square 2008 Nash Edgerton Neo-noir, Thriller 105
District 9 2009 Neill Blomkamp Drama, Action 112 1
I'm Not Harry Jenson 2009 James Napier Robertson Thriller 106
I.C.U. 2009 Aash Aaron Thriller 85
The Lovely Bones 2009 Peter Jackson Drama, Fantasy 135