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Peet took on the role of a psychologist and the romantic interest of Jason Biggs in the comedy "Saving Silverman" (2001), and portrayed a heroin-addicted trophy mistress in the dramedy "Igby Goes Down", which garnered acclaim among critics. She also played the wife of a successful, young Wall Street lawyer thriller film "Changing Lanes" (2002), with Ben Affleck. Also in 2002, she played the sister of Ashley Judd in the suspense thriller "High Crimes", in which Judd and co-star Morgan Freeman take on the military's court-martial of Judd's husband for murder. In 2003, Peet appeared with Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Keanu Reeves in the romantic comedy "Something's Gotta Give", directed by Nancy Meyers, playing an auctioneer, working for "Christie's". The film was a critical darling and a major success at the box office, grossing US$125 million in North America. In her other 2003 film release, the psychological horror thriller "Identity", Peet starred as a Las Vegas prostitute, alongside John Cusack, Ray Liotta and John Hawkes. "Identity" received critical acclaim and was a moderate commercial success. In 2004, Peet starred in "The Whole Ten Yards", the sequel to "The Whole Nine Yards". Unlike the first film, this production was critically panned and flopped at the box office.