Best Movies of the 2000s
The 2000s were cinema in transition: franchises found their modern shape while directors snuck ambitious mid-budget films out the side door. From sweeping trilogies to bleak masterpieces, the decade's best are ranked by rating. See where each streams and track your favorites.
Spirited Away (2001)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
City of God (2002)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
The Pianist (2002)
Gladiator (2000)
The Prestige (2006)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Oldboy (2003)
Memento (2000)
The Departed (2006)
WALL·E (2008)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Up (2009)
A Dog's Will (2000)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The Lives of Others (2006)
Elite Squad (2007)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Coraline (2009)
Amélie (2001)
V for Vendetta (2006)
The Notebook (2004)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Ratatouille (2007)
3 Idiots (2009)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Shrek (2001)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Into the Wild (2007)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Downfall (2004)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Freedom Writers (2007)
Batman Begins (2005)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Mystic River (2003)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
The Incredibles (2004)
Before Sunset (2004)
Mary and Max (2009)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
Persepolis (2007)