Criteria: - These Greatest Movies of the '00s chosen for their quality
direction, script, cinematography, acting, storyline, originality, and success.
Title - (Year, Director) (Leading Actors)
Last Updated 12-3-07
Newly added names are in RED
Edited By: Oyinlade I/Pave/Lew
1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - (2003, Peter Jackson) (Elijah Wood, Sean Astin) 2. City of God - (2002, Fernando Meirelles) (Jonathan Haagensen, Alexandre Rodrigues) 3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - (2000, Ang Lee) (Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh) 4. The Pianist - (2002, Roman Polinski) (Adrien Brody, Frank Finlay) 5. Traffic - (2000, Steven Soderbergh) (Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro) 6. Mystic River - (2003, Clint Eastwood) (Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon) 7. The Departed (2006, Martin Scorsese) (Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon) 8. Pan's Labyrinth - (2006, Guillermo del Toro) (Ariadna Gil, Ivana Baquero) 9. Brokeback Mountain -(2005, Ang Lee) (Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams) 10. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings - (2001, Peter Jackson) (Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen) 11. Gladiator - (2000, Ridley Scott) (Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix) 12. Shrek - (2001, Andrew Adamson) (Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz) 13. Moulin Rouge - (2001, Baz Luhrmann) (Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor) 14. Crash - (2005, Paul Haggis) (Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon) 15. Mulholland Dr. - (2001, David Lynch) (Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring) 16. Almost Famous - (2000, Cameron Crowe) (Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson) 17. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - (2002, Peter Jackson) (Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen) 18. Children Of Men - (2006, Alfonso Cuaron) (Clive Owen, Julianne Moore) 19. Chicago - (2002, Rob Marshall) (Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger) 20. Letters From Iwo Jima - (2006, Clint Eastwood) (Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya) 21. A Beautiful Mind - (2001, Ron Howard) (Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly) 22. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - (2004, Michael Gondry) (Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet) 23. Million Dollar Baby - (2004, Clint Eastwood) (Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank) 24. Yi Yi - (2000, Edward Yang) (Wu Nien-Jen, Kelly Lee) 25. Spirited Away - (2001, Hayao Miyazaki) (Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino) 26. The Aviator - (2004, Martin Scorsese) (Leonardo Dicaprio, Cate Blanchett) 27. Sideways - (2004, Alexander Payne) (Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church) 28. Ray - (2004, Taylor Hackford) (Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King) 29. Munich - (2005, Munich) (Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush, Daniel Craig) 30. Talk to Her - (2002, Pedro Almodovar) (Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti) 31. Memento - (2000, Christopher Nolan) (Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss) 32. Gangs of New York - (2002, Martin Scorsese) (Daniel Day Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio) 33. Babel - (2006, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu) (Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Mohamed Akhzam) 34. Capote - (2005, Bennett Miller) (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Chris Cooper) 35. Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone - (2001, Chris Columbus) (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint) 36. Walk the Line - (2005, James Mangold) (Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon) 37. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - (2003, Peter Weir) (Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany) 38. Cinderella Man - (2005, Ron Howard) (Russell Crowe, Paul Giamatti) 39. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - (2004, Alfonso Cuaron) (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint) 40. Adaptation - (2002, Spike Jonze) (Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep) 41. Finding Nemo - (2003, Andrew Stanton) (Albert Brooks, Alexander Gould) 42. Dancer in the Dark - (2000, Lars von Trier) (Bjork, Catherine Deneuve) 43. The Hours - (2002, Stephen Daldry) (Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep) 44. Pride & Prejudice - (2005, Joe Wright) (Keira Knightley, Donald Sutherland) 45. Syriana - (2005, Stephen Gaghan) (George Clooney, Matt Damon) 46. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - (2003, G. Verbinski) (Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush) 47. Lost in Translation - (2003, Sofia Coppola) (Bill Murray, Scarlett Johnansson) 48. O Brother, Where Art Thou? - (2000, Joel Coen) (George Clooney, John Turturro) 49. 21 Grams - (2003, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu) (Sean Penn, Naomi Watts) 50. Gosford Park - (2001, Robert Altman) (Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon) 51. Hotel Rwanda - (2004, Terry George) (Don Cheadle, Joaquin Phoenix) 52. Spider Man 2 - (2004, Sam Raimi) (Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst) 53. Seabiscuit - (2003, Gary Ross) (Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges) 54. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - (2002, Chris Columbus) (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint) 55. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - (2005, George Lucas) (Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor) 56. The Passion of the Christ - (2004, Mel Gibson) (James Caviezel, Monica Bellucci) 57. Good Night and Good Luck - (2005, George Clooney) (David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson) 58. Before Night Falls - (2000, Julian Schnabel) (Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez) 59. Collateral - (2004, Michael Mann) (Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Dennis Farina) 60. Kill Bill Vol. 1 - (2003, Quentin Tarantino) (Uma Thurman, Vivica A. Fox) 61. In the Bedroom - (2001, Todd Field) (Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek) 62. Cast Away - (2000, Robert Zemeckis) (Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt) 63. Black Hawk Down - (2001, Ridley Scott) (Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor) 64. Amelie - (2001, Jean-Pierre Jeunet) (Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz) 65. Kill Bill Vol. 2 - (2004, Quentin Tarantino) (Uma Thurman, David Carradine) 66. The Others - (2001, Alejandro Amenabar) (Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston) 67. Before Sunset - (2004, Richard Linklater) (Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy) 68. You Can Count on Me - (2000, Kenneth Lonergan) (Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo) 69. Spider Man - (2002, Sam Raimi) (Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst) 70. Donnie Darko - (2001, Richard Kelly) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell) 71. The Royal Tenenbaums - (2001, Wes Anderson) (Ben Stiller, Gene Hackman) 72. Monster's Ball - (2001, Marc Forster) (Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry) 73. Requiem for a Dream - (2000, Darren Aronofsky) (Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto) 74. Far From Heaven - (2002, Todd Haynes) (Dennis Quaid, Julianne Moore) 75. Batman Begins - (2005, Christopher Nolan) (Christian Bale, Michael Caine) 76. Sexy Beast - (2000, Jonathan Glazer) (Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone) 77. Quills - (2000, Philip Kaufman) (Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine) 78. A History of Violence - (2005, David Cronenberg) (Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris) 79. About Schmidt - (2002, Alexander Payne) (Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates) 80. American Splendor - (2003, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini) (Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis) 81. The Constant Gardener - (2005, Fernando Meirelles) (Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé) 82. Erin Brockovich - (2000, Steven Soderbergh) (Julia Roberts, Albert Finney) 83. Cold Mountain - (2003, Anthony Minghella) (Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renée Zellweger) 84. V for Vendetta - (2005, James McTeigue) (Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, John Hurt) 85. Finding Neverland - (2004, Marc Forster) (Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet) 86. Sin City - (2005, Robert Rodriquez, Frank Miller) (Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba) 87. Minority Report - (2002, Steven Spielberg) (Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell) 88. Ali - (2001, Michael Mann) (Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Giancarlo Esposito, Jada Pinkett Smith) 89. Little Miss Sunshine - (2006, Jonathan Dayton) (Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin) 90. Blood Diamond - (2006, Edward Zwick) (Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly) 91. American Psycho - (2000, Mary Harron) (Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe) 92. Monster - (2003, Patty Jenkins) (Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci) 93. The 25th Hour - (2002, Spike Lee) (Edward Norton, Barry Pepper) 94. Best in Show - (2000, Christopher Guest) (Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara) 95. Shrek 2 - (2004, Andrew Adamson) (Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy) 96. King Kong - (2005, Peter Jackson) (Naomi Watts, Jack Black) 97. Amores Perros - (2000, Alejandro Gonzalez) (Emilio Echavarrio, Gael Garcia Bernal) 98. Casino Royale - (2005, Martin Campbell) (Daniel Craig, Eva Green) 99. Frida - (2002, Jule Taymor) (Salma Hayek, Geoffrey Rush, Antonio Banderas) 100. War of the Worlds - (2005, Steven Spielberg) (Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins)
Y Tu Mama Tambien - (2001, Alfonso Cuaron) (Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal)
Catch Me If You Can - (2002, Steven Spielberg) (Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio)
In America - (2002, Jim Sheridan) (Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou)
High Fidelity - (2000, Stephen Frears) (John Cusak, Jack Black)
Chocolat - (2000, Lasse Hallstrom) (Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - (2006, Gore Verbinski) (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - (2007, Gore Verbinski) (Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom)
Garden State - (2004, Zach Braff) (Zach Braff, Natalie Portman)
The Bourne Identity - (2002, Doug Liman) (Matt Damon, Franka Potente)
Dreamgirls - (2006, Bill Condon) (Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson)
Big Fish - (2003, Tim Burton) (Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney)
The Queen - (2006, Stephen Frears) (Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Michael Sheen)
The Illusionist - (2006, Neil Burger) (Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti)
About a Boy - (2002, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz) (Hugh Grant, Nicholas Hoult)
Borat - (2006, Larry Charles) (Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian)
The Man Who Wasn't There - (2001, Joel Coen) (Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand)
The House of Sand and Fog - (2003, Vadim Perelman) (Ben Kingsley, Jennifer Connelly)
Kinsey - (2004, Bill Condon) (Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell)
Training Day - (2001, Antoine Fuqua) (Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke)
Kingdom of Heaven - (2005, Ridley Scott) (Orlando Bloom, Jeremy Irons)
United 93 - (2006, Paul Greengrass) (J.J. Johnson, Polly Adams)
Ghost World - (2001, Terry Zwigoff) (Scarlett Johansson, Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi)
X2: X-Men United - (2003, Bryan Singer) (Huge Jackman, Patrick Stewart)
Closer - (2004, Mike Nichols) (Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen)
Rabbit-Proof Fence - (2002, Phillip Noyce) (Kenneth Branagh, Everlyn Sampi)
Chicken Run - (2000, Nick Park) (Voices - Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson)
Pay It Forward -(2000, Mimi Leder) (Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment)
Bad Santa - (2003, Terry Zwigoff) (Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham)
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