Best Movies of 21st Century by Year
1637
386
2000
Jonathan Glazer
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Gangster / Thriller / Caper
UK / Spain
English
1666
399
2000
Lukas Moodysson
Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist, Emma Samuelsson, Sam Kessel, Gustav Hammarsten
Comedy / Drama / Period Film
Sweden / Denmark / Italy
Swedish
1684
405
2000
Paul Cox
Julia Blake, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Terry Norris, Robert Menzies
Drama / Romance
Australia / Belgium
English
1875
473
2000
Jay Roach
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Nicole DeHuff
Comedy
USA
English
1954
502
2000
Julian Schnabel
Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano
Drama / Biography
USA
English
1998
524
2000
Ed Harris
Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Connelly
Biography / Drama
USA
English
2022
532
2000
Zhang Ke Jia
Hong Wei Wang, Tao Zhao, Jing Dong Liang, Tian Yi Yang
Drama / History / Comedy
Hong Kong / China / Japan / France
Mandarin
2035
542
2000
Christopher Guest
Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Jay Brazeau, Parker Posey
Comedy
USA
English
2070
560
2000
Lasse Hallström
Alfred Molina, Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench
Comedy / Drama / Romance
UK / USA
English
2092
577
2000
Marzieh Meshkini
Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Hassan Nebhan, Shahr Banou Sisizadeh
Drama
Iran
Persian
2121
595
2000
Mark Jonathan Harris
Judi Dench, Lorraine Allard, Lory Chan, Mariam Cohen, Hedy Epstein, Kurt Fuchel
Documentary / History / War
UK / USA
English
2135
604
2000
Giuseppe Tornatore
Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico
Drama / Romance / Period Film
Italy / USA
Italian
2146
613
2000
Philip Kaufman
Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine
Drama / Romance / Period Film / Biography
USA / Germany / UK
English
2179
635
2000
Fabián Bielinsky
Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Leticia Brédice
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Caper / Thriller
Argentina
Spanish
2183
639
2000
Liv Ullmann
Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon, Michelle Gylem
Drama / Romance
Sweden / Italy / Germany / Finland / Norway
Swedish
2185
641
2000
Fernando Trueba
Michel Camilo, Tito Puente, Gato Barbieri, Eliane Elias
Documentary / Music / Biography
Spain / France / Italy
French
2190
642
2000
David Gordon Green
Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Damian Jewan Lee
Drama
USA
English
2230
663
2000
Jan Hrebejk
Bolek Polívka, Csongor Kassai, Anna Sisková, Jaroslav Dusek
Comedy / Drama
Czech Republic
Czech
2251
673
2000
Terence Davies
Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney
Romance / Drama / Period Film
UK / France / Germany / USA
English
2276
688
2000
Raoul Peck
Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto
Drama / Biography
France / Belgium / Germany / Haiti
French
2311
710
2000
Amos Gitai
Liron Levo, Tomer Russo, Uri Klauzner, Yoram Hattab, Guy Amir, Juliano Mer
Drama / War
Israel / France
Hebrew
2317
713
2000
Im Kwon-taek
Hyo-jeong Lee, Seung-woo Cho, Sung-nyu Kim, Hak-young Kim
Drama / Musical / Romance / Period Film
South Korea
Korean
2322
717
2000
E. Elias Merhige
John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack
Drama / Horror / Comedy
UK / USA / Luxembourg
English
2331
723
2000
Robert Zemeckis
Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Chris Noth, Nick Searcy, Lari White, Michael Forest
Adventure / Drama
USA
English
2342
731
2000
Patrice Leconte
Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Michel Duchaussoy
Drama / Period Film / Romance
France / Canada
French
2365
751
2000
Michael Almereyda
Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Diane Venora
Drama / Crime / Romance / Thriller
USA
English
2366
752
2000
Stephen Frears
John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Todd Louiso, Lisa Bonet
Romance / Comedy / Drama / Music
UK / USA
English
2368
754
2000
Pawel Pawlikowski
Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Steve Perry, Perry Benson
Drama / Romance
UK
English
2370
756
2000
Nabil Ayouch
Mounïm Kbab, Mustapha Hansali, Hicham Moussoune, Abdelhak Zhayra
Drama / Crime
Morocco / Tunisia / France / Belgium
Arabic
2370
756
2000
Chantal Akerman
Stanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Olivia Bonamy, Liliane Rovère
Drama
France / Belgium
French
2370
756
2000
Jonathan Nossiter
Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Deborah Kara Unger
Drama / Romance
France
English
2374
760
2000
Karyn Kusama
Michelle Rodriguez, Santiago Douglas, Jaime Tirelli, Paul Calderon
Drama / Sports
USA
English
2384
769
2000
François Ozon
Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Jacques Nolot, Alexandra Stewart
Drama
France
French
2396
779
2000
Ken Loach
Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Elpidia Carrillo, Jack McGee, Monica Rivas
Drama
UK / France / Germany / Spain / Italy / Switzerland
English
2404
786
2000
Agnès Jaoui
Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Alain Chabat, Agnès Jaoui
Comedy / Drama / Romance
France
French
2419
797
2000
Neil LaBute
Morgan Freeman, Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear, Aaron Eckhart
Comedy / Thriller / Crime / Drama / Romance
Germany / USA
English
2428
801
2000
Samira Makhmalbaf
Said Mohamadi, Behnaz Jafari, Bahman Ghobadi
Drama
Iran / Italy / Japan
Kurdish
2448
807
2000
Guy Maddin
Leslie Bais, Caelum Vatnsdal, Shaun Balbar, Greg Klymkiw
Short / Experimental
Canada
English (Silent)
2455
813
2000
Bernard Rose
Danny Huston, Peter Weller, James Merendino, Adam Krentzman, Lisa Enos
Drama
UK / USA
English
2456
814
2000
Julien Temple
John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, Sid Vicious, Malcolm McLaren
Documentary / Music / Biography
UK / USA
English
2461
818
2000
Dominik Moll
Laurent Lucas, Sergi López, Mathilde Seigner, Sophie Guillemin
Drama / Thriller / Comedy
France
French
2473
826
2000
Michael Haneke
Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler, Alexandre Hamidi
Drama / Experimental
France / Germany / Romania
French
2480
830
2000
Stephen Frears
Ian Hart, Anthony Borrows, David Hart, Claire Hackett, Megan Burns
Drama / Period Film
UK / Germany / France
English
2502
848
2000
John Fawcett
Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers, Jesse Moss
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Cult
Canada / USA
English
2530
871
2000
Marco Tullio Giordana
Luigi Lo Cascio, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo, Paolo Briguglia
Crime / Drama
Italy
Italian
2539
878
2000
Maggie Greenwald
Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Michael Davis, Michael Goodwin, Greg Russell Cook
Drama / Music / Period Film
USA
English
2547
885
2000
Barbet Schroeder
Germán Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo
Drama / Crime
Spain / France / Colombia
Spanish
2559
895
2000
Rod Lurie
Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott
Drama / Thriller
USA / Germany / UK
English
2560
896
2000
Tarsem Singh
Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn, Jake Weber
Crime / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA / Germany
English
2563
899
2000
Silvio Soldini
Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Giuseppe Battiston, Antonio Catania
Comedy / Romance
Italy / Switzerland
Italian
2589
923
2000
Jay Russell
Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Bradley Coryell
Drama / Family / Period Film
USA
English
2595
929
2000
Marc Forster
Radha Mitchell, Megan Mullally, Catherine Lloyd Burns, Jacqueline Heinze
Drama
USA
English
2595
929
2000
Brett Ratner
Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven, Saul Rubinek
Comedy / Fantasy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2611
940
2000
Dominique Deruddere
Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt
Comedy / Drama / Music / Crime
Belgium / Netherlands / France
Dutch
2639
956
2000
João Pedro Rodrigues
Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, Andre Barbosa, Eurico Vieira
Drama / Adult
Portugal
Portuguese
2641
958
2000
Mark Dindal
David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt, Patrick Warburton, Wendie Malick
Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical
USA
English
2641
958
2000
Shinji Aoyama
Kôji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Masaru Miyazaki, Yoichiro Saito, Sayuri Kokusho
Drama
Japan
Japanese
2643
959
2000
Pedro Costa
Vanda Duarte, Lena Duarte, Zita Duarte, Manuel Gomes Miranda, Diogo Pires Miranda
Drama
Portugal / Germany / Switzerland
Portuguese
2650
961
2000
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas, Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, Stan Brakhage, Hollis Frampton
Documentary / Biography / Experimental
USA
English
2663
969
2000
Miguel Arteta
Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt, Paul Weitz, Maya Rudolph
Comedy / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2663
969
2000
Wisit Sasanatieng
Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Suwinit Panjamawat
Action / Comedy / Romance / Western
Thailand
Thai
2663
969
2000
Mike Figgis
Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Xander Berkeley
Drama / Comedy / Experimental
USA
English
2663
969
2000
Bryan Singer
Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Comic
USA
English
2667
970
2000
Spike Lee
Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson, Michael Rapaport
Comedy / Drama / Music
USA
English
2667
970
2000
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert, Glenndon Chatman
Drama / Romance / Sports
USA
English
2668
971
2000
Tom Tykwer
Franka Potente, Benno Fürmann, Joachim Król, Lars Rudolph
Drama / Romance
Germany
German
2677
975
2000
George Butler
Liam Neeson, Julian Ayer, John Blackborow, David Cale, John Henry Cox
Documentary / History / Adventure
Sweden / UK / Germany / USA
English
2679
976
2000
Jiang Wen
Wen Jiang, Hongbo Jiang, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ding Yuan
Drama / War / Epic / Comedy
China
Mandarin
2701
991
2000
Henry Bromell
William H. Macy, John Ritter, Neve Campbell, Donald Sutherland, Tracey Ullman
Drama / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
USA
English
2706
996
2000
Raoul Ruiz
Isabelle Huppert, Jeanne Balibar, Charles Berling, Edith Scob
Drama
France
French
2706
996
2000
Gabriele Salvatores
Sergio Rubini, Anouk Grinberg, Tom Novembre, Anita Caprioli
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Italy
Italian
2706
996
2000
Robert Altman
Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Shelley Long
Comedy / Romance / Drama
USA / Germany
English
2706
996
2000
Sharunas Bartas
Valentinas Masalskis, Fatima Ennaflaoui, Axel Neumann, Corey Large
Drama
France / Portugal / Lithuania
French
2706
996
2000
Clara Law
Rose Byrne, Rikiya Kurokawa, Nicholas Hope, Elise McCredie
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Australia
English
2706
996
2000
Guido Chiesa
Stefano Dionisi, Andrea Prodan, Fabrizio Gifuni, Giuseppe Cederna
Drama / War
Italy
Italian
2706
996
2000
Ki-duk Kim
Yoosuk Kim, Jung Suh, Sung-hee Park, Jae-hyeon Jo, Hang-Seon Jang
Drama / Romance
South Korea
Korean
2706
996
2000
Carlo Mazzacurati
Antonio Albanese, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Toni Bertorelli
Comedy / Crime
Italy
Italian
2706
996
2000
Fruit Chan
Hailu Qin, Wai-Fan Mak, Xiao Ming Biao, Wai Yiu Yung
Drama
Hong Kong / France / China
Cantonese
2706
996
2000
Sally Potter
Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, John Turturro
Drama / Period Film / Romance
UK / France
English
2706
996
2000
Manoel de Oliveira
Lima Duarte, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trepa
Biography / Drama / History / Religion / Period Film
Spain / Italy / France / Brazil / Portugal
Portuguese
2706
996
2000
Xavier Beauvois
Benoît Magimel, Nathalie Baye, Antoine Chappey, Fred Ulysse
Drama
France
French
2706
996
2000
Buddhadev Dasgupta
Shankar Chakraborty, Masood Akhtar, Jaya Seal, Tapas Pal
Drama / Religion
India
Bengali
2710
999
2000
Wim Wenders
Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, Mel Gibson, Jimmy Smits, Peter Stormare
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Germany / UK / USA
English
2711
1000
2000
Chee Kong Cheah
Pierre Png, May Yee Lum, Catherine Sng, Gary Yuen, Kevin Murphy, Kelvin Ng
Comedy / Romance
Singapore
Cantonese
2711
1000
2000
Baltasar Kormákur
Victoria Abril, Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Comedy / Romance
Iceland / Denmark / Norway / France
Icelandic
2716
1005
2000
Youngyooth Thongkonthun
Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Tor, Ekachai Buranapanit, Giorgio Maiocchi
Comedy / Sports
Thailand
Thai
2720
1007
2000
Lone Scherfig
Anders W. Berthelsen, Anette Støvelbæk, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Denmark / Sweden
Italian
2722
1008
2000
Billy Bob Thornton
Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Angelina Torres, J.D. Young, Laura Poe
Drama / Western / Adventure
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Ben Younger
Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long, Nicky Katt, Scott Caan, Ron Rifkin
Thriller / Drama / Crime
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Michael Winterbottom
Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich, Wes Bentley, Nastassja Kinski, Sarah Polley
Drama / Romance / Western / Period Film
UK / France / Canada
English
2722
1008
2000
Dan Cohen
Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg, Bess Armstrong, Jasmine Guy, George Coe
Drama / Comedy
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Gregory Hoblit
Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer, Avery Brooks, Melina Kanakaredes
Drama / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Stanley Tucci
Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis, Sarah Hyland, Hallee Hirsh, Celia Weston
Drama
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Robert Redford
Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce McGill, Joel Gretsch
Drama / Romance / Sports / Fantasy / Period Film
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Volker Schlöndorff
Bibiana Beglau, Richard Kropf, Martin Wuttke, Nadja Uhl, Harald Schrott
Drama
Germany
German
2722
1008
2000
Olivier Assayas
Emmanuelle Béart, Charles Berling, Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Perrier
Drama / Romance / Period Film
France / Switzerland
French
2722
1008
2000
Ramin Serry
Mariam Parris, David Ackert, Shaun Toub, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Maz Jobrani
Drama
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Wolfgang Petersen
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner
Adventure / Drama / Action / Thriller
USA / Germany
English
2722
1008
2000
Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Art Vitello
Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo
Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Hilary Birmingham
Glenn Fitzgerald, Anson Mount, Bob Burrus, Julianne Nicholson, Laura Walker
Drama / Romance
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Raymond De Felitta
Michael Rispoli, Kelly Macdonald, Kathrine Narducci, Kevin Conway, Matt Servitto
Drama
USA
English
2722
1008
2000
Gurinder Chadha
Mercedes Ruehl, Victor Rivers, Douglas Spain, Maria Carmen, Isidra Vega
Drama / Comedy
UK / USA
English
2723
1009
2000
Roger Christian
John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti
Action / Sci-Fi / Adventure
USA
English
2723
1009
2000
Kristian Levring
Miles Anderson, Romane Bohringer, David Bradley, David Calder, Bruce Davison
Drama
Sweden / Denmark / USA
English
2723
1009
2000
John Woo
Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh
Action / Adventure / Thriller / Spy
USA / Germany
English
2723
1009
2000
Brian De Palma
Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell
Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Adventure / Action
USA
English
2723
1009
2000
Taylor Hackford
Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse, Pamela Reed, David Caruso, Anthony Heald
Action / Drama / Thriller / Romance
USA
English
2723
1009
2000
M. Night Shyamalan
Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark
Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
USA
English
2729
1014
2000
Peter Delpeut
Francesca Bertini, Lyda Borelli, Pina Menichelli
Documentary
Netherlands
Dutch
2729
1014
2000
Mark Henn
Alfre Woodard, Geoffrey Jones, Tim Hodge, Dave Murray, Carrie Harrington
Short / Animation / Musical / Family / Drama
USA
English
2729
1014
2000
Carl-Gustav Nykvist
Woody Allen, Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Richard Attenborough
Documentary / Biography
Sweden / Denmark
English
2734
1017
2000
Gary Burns
Fab Filippo, Don McKellar, Marya Delver, Gordon Currie, Jennifer Clement
Comedy
Canada
English
2740
1023
2000
Roger Donaldson
Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp, Dylan Baker, Michael Fairman
Drama / History / Thriller
USA
English
2742
1025
2000
David Shapiro, Laurie Shapiro
Tobias Schneebaum, Norman Mailer, Charlie Rose, Mike Douglas
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
2742
1025
2000
Denis Villeneuve
Marie-Josée Croze, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stephanie Morgenstern
Drama / Romance
Canada
French
2742
1025
2000
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Rupert Everett, Klaus Müller, Karl Gorath, Pierre Seel, Heinz F.
Documentary / History / War
UK / Germany / USA
English
2762
1029
2000
Seyyed Reza Mir-Karimi
Mehdi Lotfi, Rohalah Hosseyni, Afarin Obeisi, Mehran Rajabi
Drama
Iran
Persian
2762
1029
2000
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Experimental / Documentary / Biography
Thailand
Thai
2764
1030
2000
Peter Watkins
Eliane Annie Adalto, Pierre Barbieux, Bernard Bombeau, Maylis Bouffartigue
Drama / History / War
France
French
2766
1031
2000
Deborah Hoffmann, Frances Reid
Mary Burton, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Mongezi Manqina, Thapelo Mbelo
Documentary / Crime
USA
English
2779
1038
2000
Mary Harron
Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Chloë Sevigny
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Comedy / Detective / Cult
USA / Canada
English
2787
1040
2000
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano, Kuroudo Maki, Omar Epps, Masaya Kato
Crime / Thriller
USA / UK / Japan
English
2787
1040
2000
Guy Ritchie
Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Alan Ford, Vinnie Jones, Ewen Bremner
Crime / Comedy / Caper / Gangster
UK / USA
English
NR
-
2000
Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere
Animation / Action / Adventure / Family / Thriller / Fantasy
USA
English
NR
-
2000
Ron Howard
Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin
Family / Fantasy / Comedy / Drama / Comic
USA / Germany
English
NR
-
2000
Nancy Meyers
Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Ashley Johnson, Mark Feuerstein
Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
USA
English
