The Best Movies From The 2000s
“What are the best 2000s Movies?” We looked at 489 of the top 2000s films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 49 films, all appearing on 6 or more “Best 2000s” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 400+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
Top 49 Best 2000s Movies Ever Made
49 .) 28 Days Later (2003) directed by Danny Boyle
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs – and it’s absolutely impossible to contain.
48 .) Adaptation directed by Spike Jonze
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Medium
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book ‘The Orchid Thief’.
47 .) Before Sunset (2004) directed by Richard Linklater
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- IMDB
- Medium
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Nine years ago two strangers met by chance and spent a night in Vienna that ended before sunrise. They are about to meet for the first time since. Now they have one afternoon to find out if they belong together.
46 .) Casino Royale (2006) directed by Martin Campbell
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- Maxim
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world’s terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
45 .) Collateral (2004) directed by Michael Mann
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB 2
- Medium
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
44 .) District 9 (2009) directed by Neill Blomkamp
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- Maxim
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens’ welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
43 .) Finding Nemo (2003) directed by Andrew Stanton
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist’s office aquarium. It’s up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home – meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
42 .) Lost in Translation (2003) directed by Sofia Coppola
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Paste Magazine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo – the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial – find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other’s company, away from their lives in America.
41 .) Moulin Rouge! (2001) directed by Baz Luhrmann
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club’s most notorious and beautiful star.
40 .) Oldboy (2003) directed by Chan-wook Park
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
39 .) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) directed by Gore Verbinski
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Maxim
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 18th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor’s daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl’s love save her.
38 .) Shaun of the Dead (2004) directed by Edgar Wright
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- Maxim
- Rotten Tomatoes
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
37 .) Sin City (2005) directed by Frank Miller
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.
36 .) Slumdog Millionaire (2008) directed by Danny Boyle
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
35 .) The Pianist (2002) directed by Roman Polanski
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Medium
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman’s experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
34 .) Up (2009) directed by Pete Docter
Lists It Appears On:
- IMDB
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.
33 .) A History of Violence (2005) directed by David Cronenberg
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Paste Magazine
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
32 .) Brokeback Mountain (2005) directed by Ang Lee
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Mental Floss
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Two modern-day cowboys meet on a shepherding job in the summer of ’63, the two share a raw and powerful summer together that turns into a lifelong relationship conflicting with the lives they are supposed to live.
31 .) In the Mood for Love (2000) directed by Wong Kar-wai
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Flick Chart
- List Challenges
- Medium
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Slant Magazine
Taking place in Hong Kong of 1962, a melancholy story about the love between a woman and a man who live in the same building and one day find out that their husband and wife had an affair with each other.
30 .) Iron Man (2008) directed by Jon Favreau
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- Maxim
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
29 .) Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) directed by Quentin Tarantino
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Paste Magazine
- Thrillist
The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there’s nothing left to do … but kill Bill.
28 .) American Psycho (2000) directed by Mary Harron
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB 2
- Maxim
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
27 .) Donnie Darko (2001) directed by Richard Kelly
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB 2
- Paste Magazine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
26 .) Requiem for a Dream (2000) directed by Darren Aronofsky
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Medium
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
25 .) The Prestige (2006) directed by Christopher Nolan
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- Maxim
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy – full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
24 .) WALL·E (2008) directed by Andrew Stanton
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When a ship arrives with a sleek new type of robot, WALL·E thinks he’s finally found a friend and stows away on the ship when it leaves.
23 .) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) directed by Ang Lee
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Mental Floss
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Thrillist
- TV Guide
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman’s daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
22 .) The Incredibles (2004) directed by Brad Bird
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- Maxim
- Mental Floss
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Elastigirl springs into action to save the day, while Mr. Incredible faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.
21 .) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) directed by Peter Jackson
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Maxim
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
20 .) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) directed by Peter Jackson
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Maxim
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Short List
- The Film Stage
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron’s forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord’s realm.
19 .) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) directed by Peter Jackson
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Maxim
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- The Film Stage
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
18 .) The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) directed by Wes Anderson
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB
- Medium
- Paste Magazine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
- Washington Post
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary — all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father’s fault. “The Royal Tenenbaums” is the story of the family’s sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
17 .) Zodiac (2007) directed by David Fincher
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Medium
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
The true story of the investigation of the “Zodiac Killer”, a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his ciphers and letters. The case becomes an obsession for three men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.
16 .) Gladiator (2000) directed by Ridley Scott
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Maxim
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army’s most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus’ devious son Commodus ascends to the throne, Maximus is set to be executed. He escapes, but is captured by slave traders. Renamed Spaniard and forced to become a gladiator, Maximus must battle to the death with other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
15 .) Inglourious Basterds (2009) directed by Quentin Tarantino
Lists It Appears On:
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Maxim
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
14 .) Mulholland Drive (2001) directed by David Lynch
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Medium
- Paste Magazine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman’s identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
13 .) Spirited Away (2001) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- The Film Stage
- Washington Post
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
12 .) The Hurt Locker (2008) directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Mental Floss
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
- Washington Post
Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
11 .) Almost Famous (2000) directed by Cameron Crowe
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Maxim
- Medium
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller’s unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater—fronted by lead guitar Russell Hammond, and lead singer Jeff Bebe William. A semi-autobiographical film based on director Cameron Crowe’s time as a teenage writer for Rolling Stone.
10 .) City of God (2002) directed by Fernando Meirelles
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Medium
- Paste Magazine
- Short List
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by the point of view of the narrator, Buscapé. Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes…
9 .) Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) directed by Quentin Tarantino
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Maxim
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- Thrillist
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
8 .) Memento (2000) directed by Christopher Nolan
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife’s killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he’s going, or why.
7 .) Children of Men (2006) directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB
- List Challenges
- Maxim
- Medium
- Mental Floss
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
- Washington Post
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child’s birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
6 .) The Dark Knight (2008) directed by Christopher Nolan
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Maxim
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
5 .) The Departed (2006) directed by Martin Scorsese
Lists It Appears On:
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Maxim
- Medium
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
To take down South Boston’s Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there’s a mole among them.
4 .) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) directed by Guillermo del Toro
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Medium
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
- Washington Post
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
3 .) There Will Be Blood (2007) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Medium
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
- Washington Post
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainviews motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
2 .) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) directed by Michel Gondry
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
- Washington Post
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
1 .) No Country for Old Men (2007) directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Lists It Appears On:
- AV Club
- Complex
- Flick Chart
- IMDB
- IMDB 2
- List Challenges
- Mental Floss
- Paste Magazine
- Ranker
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Short List
- Slant Magazine
- The Film Stage
- TV Guide
- Washington Post
Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
The 400+ Additional Best 2000s Films
| # | Movies | Directors | Lists |
| 50 | 25th Hour (2002) | Spike Lee | AV Club |
| – | – | – | Complex |
| – | – | – | Maxim |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | Washington Post |
| 51 | 4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (2007) | Cristian Mungiu | AV Club |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | Washington Post |
| 52 | Anchorman (2004) | Adam McKay | Complex |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Short List |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 53 | Batman Begins (2005) | Christopher Nolan | Flick Chart |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| – | – | – | |
| 54 | High Fidelity (2000) | Stephen Frears | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Short List |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 55 | Minority Report (2002) | Steven Spielberg | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | Washington Post |
| 56 | Mystic River (2003) | Clint Eastwood | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | |
| 57 | Snatch (2000) | Guy Ritchie | Complex |
| – | – | – | Maxim |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 58 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) | Judd Apatow | Complex |
| – | – | – | Maxim |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 59 | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | Paul Greengrass | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 60 | The Lives of Others (2006) | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | IMDB |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 61 | The Wrestler (2008) | Darren Aronofsky | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 62 | Y Tu Mama Tambien | Alfonso Cuarón | AV Club |
| – | – | – | Complex |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 63 | Amélie (2001) | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 64 | Amores Perros (2000) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | IMDB |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 65 | Avatar (2009) | James Cameron | IMDB |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 66 | Big Fish (2003) | Tim Burton | IMDB |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 67 | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) | Larry Charles | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 68 | Cast Away (2000) | Robert Zemeckis | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | |
| 69 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) | Steven Spielberg | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Maxim |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 70 | Hot Fuzz (2007) | Edgar Wright | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Medium |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 71 | Juno (2007) | Jason Reitman | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 72 | Let the Right One In (2008) | Thomas Alfredson | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 73 | Mean Girls (2004) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Maxim |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 74 | Michael Clayton (2007) | Tony Gilroy | IMDB |
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| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | Washington Post |
| 75 | Million Dollar Baby (2004) | Clint Eastwood | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | Short List |
| 76 | Monsters, Inc. | Pete Docter | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
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| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| 77 | Munich (2005) | Steven Spielberg | Complex |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 78 | Ocean’s Eleven (2001) | Steven Soderbergh | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Maxim |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 79 | Once (2007) | John Carney | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 80 | Punch-Drunk Love (2002) | Paul Thomas Anderson | AV Club |
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| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 81 | Ratatouille (2007) | Brad Bird | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
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| 82 | Shrek (2001) | Andrew Adamson | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Ranker |
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| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 83 | Sideways (2004) | Alexander Payne | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 84 | Spider-Man 2 (2004) | Sam Raimi | IMDB |
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| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 85 | Star Trek (2009) | J.J. Abrams | Complex |
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| 86 | Superbad (2007) | Complex | |
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| 87 | The Descent (2005) | Complex | |
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| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 88 | The Squid and the Whale | Noah Baumbach | AV Club |
| – | – | – | Complex |
| – | – | – | Medium |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 89 | Traffic (2000) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
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| 90 | Training Day (2001) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Maxim |
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| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 91 | Tropic Thunder (2008) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Mental Floss |
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| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 92 | United 93 (2006) | Paul Greengrass | AV Club |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 93 | X2: X-Men United (2003) | Bryan Singer | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 94 | 500 Days of Summer (2009) | Marc Webb | IMDB |
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| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 95 | A Serious Man | Joel and Ethan Coen | |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 96 | Battle Royale | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 97 | Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) | Sidney Lumet | IMDB |
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| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 98 | Black Hawk Down | Ridley Scott | |
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| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 99 | Caché | Medium | |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
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| 100 | Cloverfield (2008) | Matt Reeves | Maxim |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 101 | Dogville (2003) | Lars von Trier | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| 102 | Gangs of New York (2002) | Martin Scorsese | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
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| 103 | Gosford Park | Robert Altman | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 104 | Grizzly Man | AV Club | |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| 105 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Complex | |
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| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 106 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) | Alfonso Cuarón | IMDB |
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| 107 | In Bruges (2008) | ||
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 108 | In the Loop (2009) | Armando Iannucci | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Mental Floss |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| 109 | Inside Man (2006) | Spike Lee | IMDB |
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| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 110 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) | Shane Black | Mental Floss |
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| 111 | Knocked Up (2007) | Judd Apatow | Complex |
| – | – | – | IMDB |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 112 | L’Enfant | AV Club | |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| 113 | Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) | Clint Eastwood | IMDB |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
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| 114 | Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | Jonathan Dayton | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 115 | Man on Wire | James Marsh | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
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| 116 |
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| 117 | The Aviator (2004) | Martin Scorsese | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 118 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) | Julian Schnabel | List Challenges |
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| 119 | The Fountain | Darren Aronofsky | |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 120 | The New World | Terrence Malik | AV Club |
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| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 121 | Up in the Air (2009) | Jason Reitman | IMDB |
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| 122 | V for Vendetta (2005) | Maxim | |
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| 123 | Wedding Crashers | Complex | |
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| 124 | Yi Yi (2000) | AV Club | |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
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| 125 | Zoolander (2001) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 126 | 300 | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 127 | A Beautiful Mind (2001) | Ron Howard | IMDB |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 128 | A.I.: Artificial Intelligence | AV Club | |
| – | – | – | Short List |
| 129 | About a Boy (2002) | Chris and Paul Weitz | Mental Floss |
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| 130 | Apocalypto (2006) | Mel Gibson | IMDB 2 |
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| 131 | Atonement (2007) | Joe Wright | IMDB |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 132 | Bad Santa | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 133 | Beau Travail (2000) | Paste Magazine | |
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| 134 | Best in Show | Complex | |
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| 135 | Billy Elliot | Paste Magazine | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 136 | Blow | Complex | |
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| 137 | Broken Flowers | Medium | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 138 | Capote (2005) | Bennett Miller | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 139 | Chicago (2002) | Rob Marshall | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 140 | Chicken Run (2000) | Peter Lord | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 141 | Crash (2004) | Paul Haggis | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | List Challenges |
| 142 | Dancer in the Dark (2000) | Lars von Trier | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 143 | Downfall (2004) | Oliver Hirschbiegel | IMDB |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 144 | Elephant (2003) | Gus Van Sant | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Paste Magazine |
| 145 | Elf | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 146 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 147 | Far From Heaven | ||
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| 148 | Fish Tank | Medium | |
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| 149 | Friday Night Lights | Complex | |
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| 150 | Gerry (2002) | Gus Van Sant | AV Club |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| 151 | Ghost World | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 152 | Gone Baby Gone (2007) | Ben Affleck | IMDB |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 153 | Good Night and Good Luck | George Clooney | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 154 | Half Nelson (2006) | Ryan Fleck | Paste Magazine |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 155 | Hero (2002) | Yimou Zhang | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Thrillist |
| 156 | Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) | Hayao Miyazaki | IMDB |
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| 157 | I’m Not There (2007) | Todd Haynes | The Film Stage |
| – | – | – | Washington Post |
| 158 | Into the Wild (2007) | Sean Penn | IMDB |
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| 159 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Peter Weir | |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 160 | Milk | Slant Magazine | |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| 161 | Mysterious Skin (2004) | Gregg Araki | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| 162 | Notes on a Scandal (2006) | Richard Eyre | IMDB 2 |
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| 163 | Observe and Report (2009) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 164 | Ponyo (2008) | Hayao Miyazaki | IMDB |
| – | – | – | IMDB 2 |
| 165 | Rachel Getting Married | Slant Magazine | |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| 166 | Ray (2004) | List Challenges | |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 167 | Saw | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 168 | School of Rock (2003) | Richard Linklater | IMDB |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 169 | Shaolin Soccer | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 170 | Syndromes and a Century (2006) | Paste Magazine | |
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| 171 | Synecdoche, New York (2008) | Mental Floss | |
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| 172 | Taken | Complex | |
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| 173 | Talk to Her | AV Club | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 174 | Team America: World Police | Complex | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 175 | The Darjeeling Limited (2007) | Wes Anderson | IMDB 2 |
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| 176 | The Fast and the Furious (2001) | Maxim | |
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| 177 | The Hangover (2009) | Maxim | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 178 | The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) | Joel Coen | AV Club |
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| 179 | The Notebook | ||
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| 180 | The Pledge (2001) | Sean Penn | Complex |
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| 181 | The Proposition (2005) | John Hillcoat | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 182 | The Ring | Complex | |
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| 183 | The Son (Le fils) (2002) | Paste Magazine | |
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| 184 | Time Out | AV Club | |
| – | – | – | Slant Magazine |
| 185 | Vanilla Sky | Cameron Crowe | |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 186 | Volver (2006) | Pedro Almodóvar | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 187 | Waking Life | AV Club | |
| – | – | – | Rotten Tomatoes |
| 188 | Wet Hot American Summer (2001) | Complex | |
| – | – | – | TV Guide |
| 189 | Whale Rider | Paste Magazine | |
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| 190 | Wonder Boys (2000) | Curtis Hanson | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | The Film Stage |
| 191 | You Can Count on Me (2000) | Kenneth Lonergan | IMDB 2 |
| – | – | – | Washington Post |
| 192 | Zombieland (2009) | Ruben Fleischer | IMDB |
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| 193 | 12 Years A Slave. | Medium | |
| 194 | 13 Assassins (2010) | Thrillist | |
| 195 | 2 Days in Paris | Complex | |
| 196 | 21 Grams (2003) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | IMDB 2 |
| 197 | 3 Idiots (2009) | Rajkumar Hirani | IMDB |
| 198 | 35 Shots of Rum | Slant Magazine | |
| 199 | 8 Mile | Complex | |
| 200 | A Moment to Remember (2004) | John H. Lee | IMDB |
| 201 | A Prophet (Un prophete) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 202 | A Very Long Engagement (2004) | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | IMDB |
| 203 | Adoration (2008) | Atom Egoyan | IMDB 2 |
| 204 | Alexandra’s Project (2003) | Rolf de Heer | IMDB 2 |
| 205 | All the Real Girls | David Gordon Green | The Film Stage |
| 206 | American Beauty | ||
| 207 | American Gangster (2007) | Ridley Scott | IMDB |
| 208 | American History X | ||
| 209 | American Splendor (2003) | Shari Springer Berman | IMDB |
| 210 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Slant Magazine | |
| 211 | Ararat (2002) | Atom Egoyan | IMDB 2 |
| 212 |
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| 213 | Audition | AV Club | |
| 214 | Auto Focus (2002) | Paul Schrader | IMDB 2 |
| 215 | Babel (I) (2006) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | IMDB 2 |
| 216 | Baby Boy | Complex | |
| 217 | Barbershop | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 218 | Beautiful Kate (2009) | Rachel Ward | IMDB 2 |
| 219 | Beautiful Mind | ||
| 220 | Bend It like Beckham | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 221 | Best of Youth | Slant Magazine | |
| 222 | Better Luck Tomorrow | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 223 | Big Trouble | ||
| 224 | Black Swan | ||
| 225 | Blade II (2002) | Thrillist | |
| 226 | Blood and Bone (2009) | Thrillist | |
| 227 | Blood Work (2002) | Clint Eastwood | IMDB 2 |
| 228 | Born to Fight (2004) | Thrillist | |
| 229 | Bourne Identity | ||
| 230 | Bourne Ultimatum | ||
| 231 | Boyhood (2014) | Washington Post | |
| 232 | Breakfast on Pluto | ||
| 233 | Brick. | Medium | |
| 234 | Bridget Jones’s Diary | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 235 | Capturing The Friedmans | AV Club | |
| 236 | Carlito’s Way | Slant Magazine | |
| 237 | Changeling (2008) | Clint Eastwood | IMDB 2 |
| 238 | Charlie Wilsons War | ||
| 239 | Chocolate (2008) | Thrillist | |
| 240 | Chopper (2000) | Andrew Dominik | IMDB 2 |
| 241 | Cidade de Deus (City of God) | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 242 | Closer (I) (2004) | Mike Nichols | IMDB 2 |
| 243 | Cocaine Cowboys | Complex | |
| 244 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) | George Clooney | IMDB 2 |
| 245 | Coraline | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 246 | corpus callosum | ||
| 247 | Crimson Gold | AV Club | |
| 248 | Dark Knight | ||
| 249 | Dawn of the Dead | Complex | |
| 250 | Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father | Kurt Kuenne | The Film Stage |
| 251 | Death Proof (2007) | Quentin Tarantino | IMDB 2 |
| 252 | Death Sentence (2007) | Thrillist | |
| 253 | Death to Smoochy | Complex | |
| 254 | Der Untergang/Downfall | ||
| 255 | Disco Pigs | ||
| 256 | District B13 (2004) | Thrillist | |
| 257 | Dogtooth | ||
| 258 | Dogtown and Z-Boys | Complex | |
| 259 | Doubt | ||
| 260 | Drag Me to Hell | Complex | |
| 261 | Drumline | Complex | |
| 262 | Dumb and Dumber | ||
| 263 | Dunkirk (2017) | Washington Post | |
| 264 | Eastern Promises | Complex | |
| 265 | Empire of the Sun | Slant Magazine | |
| 266 | Enter The Void | ||
| 267 | Erin Brockovich | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 268 | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | Wes Anderson | IMDB |
| 269 | Fat Girl | Slant Magazine | |
| 270 | Femme Fatale (2002) | Brian De Palma | IMDB 2 |
| 271 | Fight Club | Ranker | |
| 272 | Fighting (2009) | Thrillist | |
| 273 | Finding Neverland | ||
| 274 | Flight of the Red Balloon | Paste Magazine | |
| 275 | Forest Gump | ||
| 276 | Frost/Nixon (2008) | Ron Howard | IMDB 2 |
| 277 | Gabrielle | Slant Magazine | |
| 278 | George Washington | Slant Magazine | |
| 279 | Ghost Dog | Paste Magazine | |
| 280 | Ginger Snaps (2000) | John Fawcett | IMDB 2 |
| 281 | Girlfight | Complex | |
| 282 | goodbye dragon inn | ||
| 283 | Goodbye Lenin! | ||
| 284 | Goodfellas | ||
| 285 | Gran Torino (2008) | Clint Eastwood | IMDB 2 |
| 286 | Grandma’s Boy | Complex | |
| 287 | Groundhog Day | ||
| 288 | Happy Feet | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 289 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Slant Magazine | |
| 290 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 291 | Haywire (2011) | Thrillist | |
| 292 | Hell (2005) | Danis Tanovic | IMDB 2 |
| 293 | High Tension | Complex | |
| 294 | Highway (I) (2002) | James Cox | IMDB 2 |
| 295 | Hotel Rwanda | Paste Magazine | |
| 296 | House of Flying Daggers | Slant Magazine | |
| 297 | House of Sand and Fog (2003) | Vadim Perelman | IMDB 2 |
| 298 | Hunger (2008) | Washington Post | |
| 299 | Hurt Locker | ||
| 300 | Hustle And Flow | Complex | |
| 301 | I Saw the Devil (2010) | Thrillist | |
| 302 | Idiocracy | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 303 | In America | Paste Magazine | |
| 304 | In the Bedroom | Todd Field | The Film Stage |
| 305 | In the City of Sylvia | Slant Magazine | |
| 306 | Infernal Affairs (2002) | Andrew Lau Wai-Keung | IMDB |
| 307 | Inland Empire (2006) | David Lynch | IMDB 2 |
| 308 | Inside Llewyn Davis. | Medium | |
| 309 | Insomnia (2002) | Christopher Nolan | IMDB |
| 310 | Intimacy | Slant Magazine | |
| 311 | Ip Man (2008) | Thrillist | |
| 312 | Iraq in Fragments | Paste Magazine | |
| 313 | It’s Alive | Slant Magazine | |
| 314 | Jackass: The Movie | Complex | |
| 315 | Jarhead (2005) | Sam Mendes | IMDB 2 |
| 316 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) | Kevin Smith | IMDB 2 |
| 317 | Julia | Slant Magazine | |
| 318 | Junebug | Paste Magazine | |
| 319 | Jurassic Park | ||
| 320 | Ken Park (2002) | Larry Clark | IMDB 2 |
| 321 |
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| 322 | Kingdom of Heaven: The Director’s Cut | Ridley Scott | The Film Stage |
| 323 | Kings and Queen | Slant Magazine | |
| 324 | Kung Fu Hustle (2004) | Stephen Chow | IMDB |
| 325 | Kung Fu Panda (2008) | Mark Osborne | IMDB |
| 326 | Lantana (2001) | Ray Lawrence | IMDB 2 |
| 327 | Layer Cake | ||
| 328 | Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain | The Film Stage | |
| 329 | Legally Blonde | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 330 | Life Aquatic | ||
| 331 | Look Both Ways (2005) | Sarah Watt | IMDB 2 |
| 332 | Lord of the Rings Trilogy | ||
| 333 | Love Actually | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 334 | Love and Basketball | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 335 | Lust, Caution (2007) | Ang Lee | IMDB 2 |
| 336 | Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) | Thrillist | |
| 337 | Mamma Mia! | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 338 | Marie Antoinette | Slant Magazine | |
| 339 | Martha Marcy May Marlene. | Medium | |
| 340 | Mary and Max | ||
| 341 | Match Point (2005) | Woody Allen | IMDB 2 |
| 342 | Matchstick Men | Ridley Scott | The Film Stage |
| 343 | Memories Of Murder | ||
| 344 | Miami Vice | Slant Magazine | |
| 345 | Millennium Actress | Slant Magazine | |
| 346 | Millions | Paste Magazine | |
| 347 | Mission to Mars | Slant Magazine | |
| 348 | Moon (2009) | Duncan Jones | IMDB |
| 349 | Morvern Callar | AV Club | |
| 350 | Mother and Son | Slant Magazine | |
| 351 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 352 | Mr. Nobody | ||
| 353 | Mudbound (2017) | Washington Post | |
| 354 | Murderball | Complex | |
| 355 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 356 | Napoleon Dynamite | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 357 | National Treasure | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 358 | Night Watch | Complex | |
| 359 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | Paste Magazine | |
| 360 | Oceans 11 | ||
| 361 | Old Joy (2006) | Washington Post | |
| 362 | Old School | Complex | |
| 363 | One Hour Photo (2002) | Mark Romanek | IMDB 2 |
| 364 | Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003) | Prachya Pinkaew | IMDB 2 |
| 365 | Open Water | Complex | |
| 366 | Owning Mahowny (2003) | Richard Kwietniowski | IMDB 2 |
| 367 | Paid in Full | Complex | |
| 368 | Paranormal Activity | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 369 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) | Tom Tykwer | IMDB 2 |
| 370 | Persepolis | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 371 | Pineapple Express | ||
| 372 | Planet Terror (2007) | Robert Rodriguez | IMDB 2 |
| 373 | Platform | Slant Magazine | |
| 374 | Pootie Tang (2001) | TV Guide | |
| 375 | Precious (2009) | List Challenges | |
| 376 | Primer | ||
| 377 | Public Enemies | ||
| 378 | Pulp Fiction | ||
| 379 | Pulse | ||
| 380 | Quills | Complex | |
| 381 | Raising Victor Vargas | Complex | |
| 382 | Red Cliff (2008) | Thrillist | |
| 383 | Remember the Titans | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 384 | Revolutionary Road (2008) | Sam Mendes | IMDB 2 |
| 385 | Riding Giants | Complex | |
| 386 | Road to Perdition (2002) | Sam Mendes | IMDB 2 |
| 387 | Royal Tennenbaums | ||
| 388 | Save the Last Dance | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 389 | Serenity | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 390 | Sex and Lucía (2001) | Julio Medem | IMDB 2 |
| 391 | Sexy Beast | Complex | |
| 392 | Shrek 2 (2004) | Andrew Adamson | IMDB |
| 393 | Sin Nombre | Complex | |
| 394 | Solaris (2002) | Steven Soderbergh | IMDB 2 |
| 395 | Something’s Gotta Give | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 396 | Son Frère | Slant Magazine | |
| 397 | Son of Saul (2015) | Washington Post | |
| 398 | songs from the second floor | ||
| 399 | Spartan | ||
| 400 | Spider | Slant Magazine | |
| 401 | Spotlight (2015) | Washington Post | |
| 402 |
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… And Spring
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| 403 | Spy Kids | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 404 | Step Brothers | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 405 | Still Walking | ||
| 406 | Stories We Tell (2012) | Washington Post | |
| 407 | Storytelling (2001) | Todd Solondz | IMDB 2 |
| 408 | Sunshine | Danny Boyle | The Film Stage |
| 409 | Super Troopers | Complex | |
| 410 | Suzhou River | ||
| 411 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | Tim Burton | IMDB |
| 412 | Swimming Pool (2003) | François Ozon | IMDB 2 |
| 413 | Talk to Me | Complex | |
| 414 | Tell No One (2006) | Guillaume Canet | IMDB |
| 415 | Ten Canoes (2006) | Rolf de Heer | IMDB 2 |
| 416 | The 400 Blows | Slant Magazine | |
| 417 | the baxter | ||
| 418 | The Beauty and the Beast | ||
| 419 | The Believer | Complex | |
| 420 | The Bubble | Slant Magazine | |
| 421 | The Company | Slant Magazine | |
| 422 | The Devil and Daniel Johnston | Complex | |
| 423 | The Devil Wears Prada | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 424 | The Dish | ||
| 425 | The Dreamers (2003) | Bernardo Bertolucci | IMDB 2 |
| 426 | The Fall | ||
| 427 | The Fog of War (2003) | Washington Post | |
| 428 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) | Mamoru Hosoda | IMDB |
| 429 | The Green Mile | ||
| 430 | The Hole | ||
| 431 | The Holy Girl | Slant Magazine | |
| 432 | The Host | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 433 | The Hours (2002) | Mental Floss | |
| 434 | The Immigrant. | Medium | |
| 435 | The Last King of Scotland | Paste Magazine | |
| 436 | The Last Samurai | ||
| 437 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) | Maxim | |
| 438 | The Lion King | ||
| 439 | The Matrix Reloaded (2003) | Thrillist | |
| 440 | The Protector (Tom-Yum-Goong) (2005) | Thrillist | |
| 441 | The Queen (2006 | ||
| 442 | The Return of the King | ||
| 443 | The Rules of Attraction (2002) | TV Guide | |
| 444 | The Shawshank Redemption | ||
| 445 | The Shining | Slant Magazine | |
| 446 | The Simpsons Movie (2007) | David Silverman | IMDB |
| 447 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 448 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | ||
| 449 | The Station Agent | Thomas McCarthy | The Film Stage |
| 450 | The Tracker (2002) | Rolf de Heer | IMDB 2 |
| 451 | The Tree of Life. | Medium | |
| 452 | The Triplets of Belleville (2003) | Mental Floss | |
| 453 | The Truman Show | ||
| 454 | The Virgin Suicides | Slant Magazine | |
| 455 | The White Diamond | Slant Magazine | |
| 456 | The White Ribbon | ||
| 457 | The Wolf of Wall Street. | Medium | |
| 458 | Thirteen Days | ||
| 459 | This Is England | Short List | |
| 460 | Together | AV Club | |
| 461 | Toy Story | ||
| 462 | Trainspotting | ||
| 463 | Transformers | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 464 | Treasure Planet | ||
| 465 | Tropical Malady | Slant Magazine | |
| 466 | Trouble Every Day | Slant Magazine | |
| 467 | Twilight | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 468 | Two Lovers | Slant Magazine | |
| 469 | Unbreakable | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 470 |
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| 471 | Une Prophete. | Medium | |
| 472 | Unfaithful (2002) | Maxim | |
| 473 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009) | Thrillist | |
| 474 | Unknown Pleasures | Slant Magazine | |
| 475 | Vengeance (2009) | Thrillist | |
| 476 | Walk Hard | ||
| 477 | Walk the Line | Rotten Tomatoes | |
| 478 | Wall Street | Slant Magazine | |
| 479 | Waltz with Bashir | ||
| 480 | War of the Worlds | Slant Magazine | |
| 481 | Watchmen | ||
| 482 | Wendy and Lucy | Slant Magazine | |
| 483 | West Bank Story (2005) | ||
| 484 | What Time Is It There? | AV Club | |
| 485 | Where the Truth Lies (2005) | Atom Egoyan | IMDB 2 |
| 486 | Where the Wild Things Are | Spike Jonze | The Film Stage |
| 487 | You did say MY top ten | ||
| 488 | You, The Living | ||
| 489 | Zero Dark Thirty. | Medium |
19 Best 2000s Film Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| AV Club | The best films of the ’00s |
| Complex | The 100 Best Movies of the 2000s |
| Flick Chart | Charts – The Best Movies of the 2000s |
| IMDB | 100 BEST MOVIES OF THE PAST DECADE (2000-2009) |
| IMDB 2 | My Top 250 Films of the 2000’s |
| List Challenges | 100 Greatest Movies of the 2000s |
| Maxim | The 30 Greatest Movies of the 2000s, Ranked |
| Medium | The Best Movies of the 2000’s: A List. |
| Mental Floss | The 20 Best Movies of the 2000s |
| Paste Magazine | The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009) |
| Ranker | Best 00s Movies | List of Top 2000s Films Ranked by Fans |
| What are your Top 10 movies of the 2000’s? (2000-2009) | |
| Rotten Tomatoes | The 140 Essential 2000s Movies |
| Short List | The 25 greatest movies of the 2000s |
| Slant Magazine | The 100 Best Films of the Aughts |
| The Film Stage | Top 100 Films of the Decade |
| Thrillist | Best Action Movies of the 2000s |
| TV Guide | Best Movies of the 2000s to Stream on Netflix, Hulu, HBO |
| Washington Post | These are the best movies of the 2000s |
