Best Corruption Movies & TV Series of the 2000s

Looking for the best corruption movies and TV series of the 2000s? These 28 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Wire 2002 ★ 8.6

Memories of Murder 2003 ★ 8.1

The Lives of Others 2006 ★ 8.0

The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 ★ 7.4

Sicko 2007 ★ 7.4

Gone Baby Gone 2007 ★ 7.3

Human Trafficking 2005 ★ 7.0

State of Play 2009 ★ 6.8

The Longest Yard 2005 ★ 6.7

Street Kings 2008 ★ 6.7

Big Stan 2007 ★ 6.6

The Assassination of Richard Nixon 2004 ★ 6.5

Middle Men 2009 ★ 6.5

District 13: Ultimatum 2009 ★ 6.4

The Air I Breathe 2007 ★ 6.3

Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 ★ 6.3

X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2009 ★ 6.3

Dark Blue 2002 ★ 6.3

The Yards 2000 ★ 6.2

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009 ★ 6.2

Elsewhere 2009 ★ 5.8

Shaft 2000 ★ 6.0

Death to Smoochy 2002 ★ 5.9

Exit Wounds 2001 ★ 5.9