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.

The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

King Kong (2005)

Trick 'r Treat (2007)

Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

Uptown Girls (2003)

The Legend of the Nahuala (2007)

Little Children (2006)

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009)

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)

A Christmas Carol (2009)

Little Manhattan (2005)

House of Sand and Fog (2003)

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Unleashed (2005)

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

The Protector (2005)

Déjà Vu (2006)

Bronson (2009)

Capote (2005)

Serendipity (2001)

The Duchess (2008)

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

Up in the Air (2009)

Triangle (2009)

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

Gridiron Gang (2006)

Transformers (2007)

The Damned United (2009)

The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008)

Romanzo Criminale (2005)

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars (2009)

Underworld (2003)

Oasis (2002)

Cold Mountain (2003)

Step Up (2006)

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Phone Booth (2003)

Layer Cake (2004)

Love & Basketball (2000)

Barbie of Swan Lake (2003)

Chicken Run (2000)

Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005)

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)

Enchanted (2007)

Tinker Bell (2008)

But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)

One Piece Film: Strong World (2009)

Tears of the Sun (2003)

Invincible (2006)

Death at a Funeral (2007)

Two Brothers (2004)

Mr. Brooks (2007)

Lords of Dogtown (2005)

Rescue Dawn (2007)

Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (2004)

The Crimson Rivers (2000)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Conspiracy (2001)