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Best Crime Movies With Your Boyfriend From The 2020S That Will Mess With Your Mind

The best crime movies with your boyfriend from the 2020s that will mess with your mind. Includes Roofman, The Exorcism of God, The Outfit and more — curated ...

Watching a film with someone you care about changes the film. Pick something worth experiencing together — not just background noise.

Despite everything, the 2020s have produced some genuinely remarkable cinema. Films made under pressure that somehow carry none of it.

The best crime films understand that most criminals aren't monsters. They're people who made a series of choices.

Roofman movie poster
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2025 · ★★★½☆ 7.1/10

A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname "Roofman." After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.

The Exorcism of God movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.1/10

An American priest working in Mexico is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his demon one final time.

The Outfit movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.1/10

Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.

The Accountant² movie poster
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2025 · ★★★½☆ 7.1/10

When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with Marybeth Medina, they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.

The Rip movie poster
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2026 · ★★★½☆ 7.1/10

Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone — and everything — into question.

The crime films worth your time are the ones where the moral calculus is genuinely complicated. Not every villain is a monster. Not every hero is clean.

November movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.0/10

In November 2015, a series of unprecedented and deadly attacks hits Paris. The anti-terrorist police led by Heloise and her chief commander Fred face an unprecedented level of pressure. In a race against the clock, they must find the perpetrators of the attacks as quickly as possible before they can strike again, travelling across Europe and beyond in one of the biggest manhunts in history.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.0/10

World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.

Sleeping Dogs movie poster
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2024 · ★★★½☆ 7.0/10

Roy Freeman, an ex-homicide detective with a fractured memory, is forced to revisit a case he can't remember. As a man's life hangs in the balance on death row, Freeman must piece together the brutal evidence from a decade-old murder investigation, uncovering a sinister web of buried secrets and betrayals linking to his past. With only instincts to trust, he faces a chilling truth - sometimes, it's best to let sleeping dogs lie.

F9 movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 7.0/10

Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.

Fast X movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.0/10

Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever.

The best mind-bending films don't cheat. They follow their own logic rigorously — which is exactly why the rug-pull, when it comes, is so disorienting.

These films work because they take their characters seriously — even the ones doing terrible things.