The Best Movies Of The 21st Century
“What are the Best Movies Of The 21st Century?” We looked at 590 of the top 21st Century films, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 62 films, all appearing on 4 or more “Best 21st Century” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 500+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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Top 62 Movies From The 21st Century
62 .) A History of Violence (2005) directed by David Cronenberg
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- Metacritic
- Taste Of Cinema
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
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61 .) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) directed by Ang Lee
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- Metacritic
- Washington Post
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.
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60 .) Django Unchained (2012) directed by Quentin Tarantino
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- List Challenges
- MUBI
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
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59 .) Holy Motors (2012) directed by Leos Carax
Lists It Appears On:
- MUBI
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- The Culture Trip
We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes youthful, sometimes old. By turns murderer, beggar, company chairman, monstrous creature, worker, family man.
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58 .) Inglourious Basterds (2009) directed by Quentin Tarantino
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- List Challenges
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.
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57 .) Kill Bill directed by Quentin Tarantino
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- List Challenges
- Metacritic
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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56 .) La La Land (2016) directed by Damien Chazelle
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Metacritic
- The Cinemaholic
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
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55 .) Shame (2011) directed by Steve McQueen
Lists It Appears On:
- Independent
- List Challenges
- The Cinemaholic
Brandon is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon’s insular life spirals out of control.
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54 .) Spring Breakers (2012) directed by Harmony Korine
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- BPOFD
- Independent
After four college girls rob a restaurant to fund their spring break in Florida, they get entangled with a weird dude with his own criminal agenda.
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53 .) Synecdoche, New York (2008) directed by Charlie Kaufman
Lists It Appears On:
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Taste Of Cinema
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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52 .) The Departed (2006) directed by Martin Scorsese
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- IMDB
- List Challenges
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.
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51 .) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) directed by Julian Schnabel
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Looper
The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he’d only visited in his mind.
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50 .) The White Ribbon directed by Michael Haneke
Lists It Appears On:
- BPOFD
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- MUBI
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
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49 .) Toy Story 3 directed by Lee Unkrich
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- Metacritic
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy’s toys haven’t been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.
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48 .) Y Tu Mamá También (2001) directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Lists It Appears On:
- Babbel
- List Challenges
- The Cinemaholic
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
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47 .) Zero Dark Thirty (2012) directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- The Cinemaholic
- Washington Post
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
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46 .) 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) directed by Cristian Mungiu
Lists It Appears On:
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Looper
- Metacritic
- The Cinemaholic
Gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in Romania during the communist regime. Despite this it is common practice and Gabita wants an abortion. The movie follows her and her friend Otilia during the day she has made the appointment with Mr. Bebe to have the abortion.
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45 .) A Prophet (2009) directed by Jacques Audiard
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- The Advocate
- The Cinemaholic
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim) is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the ‘missions’ go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
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44 .) Almost Famous (2000) directed by Cameron Crowe
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Metacritic
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.
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43 .) Caché (2005) directed by Michael Haneke
Lists It Appears On:
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
A married couple is terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.
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42 .) Carol (2015) directed by Todd Haynes
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- Looper
- The Culture Trip
In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.
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41 .) City of God (2002) directed by Fernando Meirelles
Lists It Appears On:
- Babbel
- IMDB
- Independent
- The Advocate
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…
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40 .) Drive (2011) directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- MUBI
- The Cinemaholic
A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman for criminals discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.
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39 .) Her (2013) directed by Spike Jonze
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- BPOFD
- Independent
- MUBI
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user’s every needs. To Theodore’s surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
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38 .) Inception (2010) directed by Christopher Nolan
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- Independent
- List Challenges
- The Cinemaholic
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: “inception”, the implantation of another person’s idea into a target’s subconscious.
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37 .) Manchester by the Sea (2016) directed by Kenneth Lonergan
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Cole Smithey
- Metacritic
- The Cinemaholic
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
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36 .) Moonlight (2016) directed by Barry Jenkins
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Looper
- Metacritic
- NY Times
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
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35 .) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) directed by Andrew Dominik
Lists It Appears On:
- Cole Smithey
- Independent
- MUBI
- The Advocate
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the ‘fastest gun in the West’. An eager recruit into James’ notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
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34 .) The Hurt Locker (2008) directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- Metacritic
- NY Times
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.
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33 .) The Lives of Others (2006) directed by Florian Henckel
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- The Cinemaholic
- The Culture Trip
A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.
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32 .) The Turin Horse directed by Béla Tarr
Lists It Appears On:
- Cole Smithey
- Independent
- MUBI
- The Culture Trip
A monumental windstorm and an abused horse’s refusal to work or eat signals the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.
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31 .) Toni Erdmann (2016) directed by Maren Ade
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- BPOFD
- Independent
- Looper
- The Cinemaholic
Without warning a father comes to visit his daughter abroad. He believes that she lost her humor and therefore surprises her with a rampage of jokes.
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30 .) Under the Skin (2013) directed by Jonathan Glazer
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Advocate
A seductive alien prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.
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29 .) A Separation (2011) directed by Asghar Farhadi
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Looper
- The Cinemaholic
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer’s disease.
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28 .) Amour (2012) directed by Michael Haneke
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Cole Smithey
- Independent
- Looper
- MUBI
- The Cinemaholic
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple’s bond of love is severely tested.
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27 .) Before Sunset (2004) directed by Richard Linklater
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- IMDB
- Independent
- List Challenges
- The Cinemaholic
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.
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26 .) Brokeback Mountain (2005) directed by Ang Lee
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- MUBI
- The Cinemaholic
- The Odysseey Online
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.
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25 .) Melancholia (2011) directed by Lars von Trier
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- MUBI
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Culture Trip
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
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24 .) Oldboy (2003) directed by Park Chan-wook
Lists It Appears On:
- MUBI
- Babbel
- Independent
- List Challenges
- The Cinemaholic
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
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23 .) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) directed by Guillermo del Toro
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Babbel
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Taste Of Cinema
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.
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22 .) The Act of Killing (2012) directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- MUBI
- The Culture Trip
In a place where killers are celebrated as heroes, these filmmakers challenge unrepentant death-squad leaders to dramatize their role in genocide. The result is a surreal, cinematic journey, not only into the memories and imaginations of mass murderers, but also into a frighteningly banal regime of corruption and impunity.
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21 .) The Dark Knight (2008) directed by Christopher Nolan
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Metacritic
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.
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20 .) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- Metacritic
- MUBI
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.
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19 .) The Royal Tenenbaums directed by Wes Anderson
Lists It Appears On:
- BPOFD
- Independent
- MUBI
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Advocate
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.
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18 .) The Social Network (2010) directed by David Fincher
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- IMDB
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Cleveland
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history… but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
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17 .) The Tree of Life (2011) directed by Terrence Malick
Lists It Appears On:
- MUBI
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
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16 .) Boyhood (2014) directed by Richard Linklater
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- NY Times
- The Cinemaholic
- Washington Post
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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15 .) In the Mood For Love (2000) directed by Wong Kar-wai
Lists It Appears On:
- MUBI
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
- The Culture Trip
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. More and more the two meet during their daily lives as they determine that they both don’t want to be lonely in their marriage.
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14 .) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) directed by George Miller
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Metacritic
- NY Times
- The Cinemaholic
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There’s Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.
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13 .) Memento (2000) directed by Christopher Nolan
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- List Challenges
- The Cinemaholic
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife’s killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of 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.
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12 .) The Master (2012) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- BPOFD
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- MUBI
- The Culture Trip
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new “religion” he forms after World War II.
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11 .) WALL·E (2008) directed by Andrew Stanton
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- Independent
- List Challenges
- Metacritic
- The Advocate
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.
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10 .) Yi Yi (2000) directed by Edward Yang
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Looper
- NY Times
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life’s meaning as they live through everyday quandaries.
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9 .) Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) directed by Joel Coen, Ethan
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Metacritic
- NY Times
- The Advocate
- The Culture Trip
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.
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8 .) Lost in Translation (2003) directed by Sofia Coppola
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- BPOFD
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Metacritic
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
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.
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7 .) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) directed by Michel Gondry
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- List Challenges
- NY Times
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Advocate
- The Cinemaholic
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.
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6 .) No Country for Old Men (2008) directed by Joel Coen
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Metacritic
- MUBI
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
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.
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5 .) Spirited Away (2001) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
Lists It Appears On:
- Metacritic
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Looper
- NY Times
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
- 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.
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4 .) Children of Men (2006) directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- IMDB
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- List Challenges
- Metacritic
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Advocate
- The Cinemaholic
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.
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3 .) Mulholland Drive (2001) directed by David Lynch
Lists It Appears On:
- The Culture Trip
- BPOFD
- Cole Smithey
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- List Challenges
- Metacritic
- MUBI
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
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2 .) Zodiac (2007) directed by David Fincher
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- BPOFD
- Cole Smithey
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- List Challenges
- MUBI
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Advocate
- The Cinemaholic
- Washington Post
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 four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues.
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1 .) There Will Be Blood (2007) directed by Paul Thomas
Lists It Appears On:
- Cleveland
- BPOFD
- Cole Smithey
- Independent
- Life Hacker
- Metacritic
- MUBI
- NY Times
- Taste Of Cinema
- The Cinemaholic
- The Culture Trip
- The Odysseey Online
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.
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The 500+ Additional Best Movies Released Since 2000
| # | Movie | Director | Lists |
| (Films Appear On 3 Lists Each) | |||
| 63 | 12 Years A Slave (2013) | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| The Cinemaholic | |||
| 64 |
A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009)
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BPOFD | |
| Independent | |||
| 65 | Before Midnight (2013) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| List Challenges | |||
| 66 | Birdman (2014) | Cleveland | |
| The Cinemaholic | |||
| 67 | Carlos (2010) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| Independent | |||
| 68 | Casino Royale | ||
| Cleveland | |||
| Metacritic | |||
| 69 | Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003) | MUBI | |
| Independent | |||
| 70 | Fish Tank (2009) | The Cinemaholic | |
| Taste Of Cinema | |||
| Independent | |||
| 71 | Gravity | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| IMDB | |||
| 72 | Ida (2014) | Metacritic | |
| The Cinemaholic | |||
| Independent | |||
| 73 | In Bruges (2008) | BPOFD | |
| The Odysseey Online | |||
| 74 |
Inside Out (Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen, 2015)
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Metacritic | |
| NY Times | |||
| Independent | |||
| 75 |
Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014)
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Metacritic | |
| Independent | |||
| The Culture Trip | |||
| 76 | Little Miss Sunshine | Cleveland | |
| BPOFD | |||
| MUBI | |||
| 77 | Moolaadé (2004) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| Independent | |||
| 78 | Mr. Turner (2014) | Metacritic | |
| Cole Smithey | |||
| Looper | |||
| 79 | Ratatouille (2007) | Metacritic | |
| The Odysseey Online | |||
| Independent | |||
| 80 | Requiem For A Dream (2000) | Cleveland | |
| The Cinemaholic | |||
| Independent | |||
| 81 | Sicario | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| The Advocate | |||
| 82 | Snowpiercer | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| MUBI | |||
| 83 | Tabu (Miguel Gomes, 2012) | MUBI | |
| Independent | |||
| The Culture Trip | |||
| 84 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Cleveland | |
| NY Times | |||
| The Advocate | |||
| 85 |
The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2015)
|
Metacritic | |
| Independent | |||
| The Culture Trip | |||
| 86 |
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)
|
MUBI | |
| Independent | |||
| Life Hacker | |||
| 87 | The Hunt (2012) | ||
| List Challenges | |||
| The Advocate | |||
| 88 |
The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005)
|
BPOFD | |
| Independent | |||
| 89 |
The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
|
Cole Smithey | |
| MUBI | |||
| Independent | |||
| 90 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Cleveland | |
| BPOFD | |||
| Independent | |||
| 91 | Timbuktu | Metacritic | |
| NY Times | |||
| Independent | |||
| 92 | Up | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| 93 | Werckmeister Harmonies | Metacritic | |
| Independent | |||
| 94 | Whiplash | Cleveland | |
| The Advocate | |||
| (Films Appear On 2 Lists Each) | |||
| 95 | 2046 | Washington Post | |
| MUBI | |||
| 96 | 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002) | Cleveland | |
| Independent | |||
| 97 | 35 Shots of Rum (2009) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| 98 |
Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
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| Independent | |||
| 99 | American Splendor | Metacritic | |
| Cole Smithey | |||
| 100 | Amores Perros (2000) | Metacritic | |
| The Cinemaholic | |||
| 101 | Annihilation | Metacritic | |
| 102 | Anomalisa | Metacritic | |
| 103 | Avatar | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| 104 | Birth (2004) | ||
| The Cinemaholic | |||
| 105 | Blade Runner 2049 | Metacritic | |
| 106 |
Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013)
|
Cole Smithey | |
| Independent | |||
| 107 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
|
Cleveland | |
| Cole Smithey | |||
| 108 | Call Me By Your Name | Metacritic | |
| 109 | Captain Phillips | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| 110 |
Certain Women (Kelly Reichardt, 2016)
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| The Culture Trip | |||
| 111 | Certified Copy (2010) | The Cinemaholic | |
| Independent | |||
| 112 | Creed | Cleveland | |
| BPOFD | |||
| 113 | District 9 | Metacritic | |
| 114 | Donnie Darko (2001) | MUBI | |
| List Challenges | |||
| 115 | Drag Me To Hell | Metacritic | |
| Cole Smithey | |||
| 116 | Dunkirk | Metacritic | |
| 117 | Eastern Promises | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| 118 | Elephant (Van Sant, 2003) | MUBI | |
| 119 | Elle | Metacritic | |
| Cole Smithey | |||
| 120 |
Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003)
|
Metacritic | |
| Independent | |||
| 121 | Force Majeure | BPOFD | |
| The Advocate | |||
| 122 | Gangs Of Wasseypur | Metacritic | |
| 123 | Get Out | Metacritic | |
| 124 |
Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, 2014)
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| Independent | |||
| 125 | Gosford Park (2001) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| 126 |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| 127 | Hell Or High Water | Metacritic | |
| 128 | House of Flying Daggers | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| 129 | I’m Not There (2007) | NY Times | |
| Taste Of Cinema | |||
| 130 |
Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014)
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||
| Independent | |||
| 131 | Interstellar | Cleveland | |
| 132 | Killing Them Softly (2012) | MUBI | |
| List Challenges | |||
| 133 | Kingdom of Heaven | ||
| IMDB | |||
| 134 |
Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
|
Metacritic | |
| Independent | |||
| 135 | Locke | Metacritic | |
| IMDB | |||
| 136 | Love Actually (2003) | MUBI | |
| List Challenges | |||
| 137 |
Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011)
|
Independent | |
| The Culture Trip | |||
| 138 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
|
Metacritic | |
| IMDB | |||
| 139 | Memories of Murder (2003) | MUBI | |
| The Cinemaholic | |||
| 140 | Million Dollar Baby | NY Times | |
| 141 | Minority Report | Metacritic | |
| Cole Smithey | |||
| 142 |
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
|
Washington Post | |
| Independent | |||
| 143 | Munich | NY Times | |
| 144 |
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011)
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| Independent | |||
| 145 | Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) | Taste Of Cinema | |
| Independent | |||
| 146 | Persepolis | Metacritic | |
| Cole Smithey | |||
| 147 | Personal Shopper | Metacritic | |
| The Culture Trip | |||
| 148 | Phantom Thread | Metacritic | |
| 149 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
|
Cleveland | |
| IMDB | |||
| 150 | Punch Drunk Love | ||
| The Advocate | |||
| 151 | Sherpa (2015) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| 152 | Short Term 12 | Washington Post | |
| IMDB | |||
| 153 | Sideways | Cleveland | |
| Metacritic | |||
| 154 | Slumdog Millionaire | Cleveland | |
| IMDB | |||
| 155 | Snatch | ||
| IMDB | |||
| 156 |
Son of Saul (László Nemes, 2015)
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| Independent | |||
| 157 |
Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015)
|
Metacritic | |
| Independent | |||
| 158 | Star Trek | Metacritic | |
| IMDB | |||
| 159 | Step Brothers. | ||
| The Advocate | |||
| 160 |
Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012)
|
Metacritic | |
| Independent | |||
| 161 | Taken | Cleveland | |
| IMDB | |||
| 162 | Talk to Her (2002) | The Cinemaholic | |
| Independent | |||
| 163 | The Best of Youth (2005) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| 164 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Metacritic | |
| IMDB | |||
| 165 | The Death of Mr. Lazarescu | The Culture Trip | |
| NY Times | |||
| 166 | The Devil’s Backbone | Metacritic | |
| Cole Smithey | |||
| 167 |
The Gleaners and I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
|
NY Times | |
| Independent | |||
| 168 | The Great Beauty | BPOFD | |
| Independent | |||
| 169 | The Hateful Eight | Cole Smithey | |
| 170 | The King of Kong (2007) | List Challenges | |
| The Advocate | |||
| 171 | The Look of Silence (2015) | Metacritic | |
| The Odysseey Online | |||
| 172 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
Metacritic | |
| IMDB | |||
| 173 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
Metacritic | |
| IMDB | |||
| 174 | The Prestige (2006) | IMDB | |
| List Challenges | |||
| 175 | The Queen (2006) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| 176 | The Return | MUBI | |
| Independent | |||
| 177 |
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
|
The Cinemaholic | |
| Independent | |||
| 178 |
Three Times (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2005)
|
NY Times | |
| The Culture Trip | |||
| 179 | Traffic | Metacritic | |
| IMDB | |||
| 180 | Transylmania | IMDB | |
| Metacritic | |||
| 181 | Two Lovers | MUBI | |
| 182 | United 93 | Metacritic | |
| IMDB | |||
| 183 | Upstream Color (2013) | The Cinemaholic | |
| Taste Of Cinema | |||
| 184 | Waltz with Bashir (2008) | Metacritic | |
| Looper | |||
| 185 | Wendy and Lucy (2008) | NY Times | |
| Taste Of Cinema | |||
| 186 | White Material (2009) | NY Times | |
| Independent | |||
| 187 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Cleveland | |
| IMDB | |||
| 188 | You Can Count on Me (2000) | ||
| The Advocate | |||
| (Films Appear On 1 Lists Each) | |||
| 189 | 10 Cloverfield Lane | Metacritic | |
| 190 | 127 Hours | Metacritic | |
| 191 | 13 Assassins | Metacritic | |
| 192 | 13th | Metacritic | |
| 193 | 2046 (Wong Kar-wai, 2004) | The Culture Trip | |
| 194 | 28 Days Later | Cleveland | |
| 195 | 28 Weeks Later | Metacritic | |
| 196 | 3 Strikes | Metacritic | |
| 197 | 45 Years | Metacritic | |
| 198 | 50/50 (2011) | List Challenges | |
| 199 | 500 Days of Summer | Cleveland | |
| 200 | 71 | Metacritic | |
| 201 | 8 Mile | Cleveland | |
| 202 | 8 Women | MUBI | |
| 203 | A Beautiful Mind | IMDB | |
| 204 | A Field in England (2013) | Taste Of Cinema | |
| 205 | A Ghost Story | ||
| 206 |
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
|
Metacritic | |
| 207 | A Quiet Place | Metacritic | |
| 208 | A Touch of Sin | NY Times | |
| 209 |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
|
Independent | |
| 210 | Adaptation | ||
| 211 | Adventureland (2009) | List Challenges | |
| 212 | AI: Artificial Intelligence | BPOFD | |
| 213 | All Is Lost | Metacritic | |
| 214 | All the Real Girls. | The Advocate | |
| 215 | Alone in the Dark | Metacritic | |
| 216 | American Hustle | Metacritic | |
| 217 | American Psycho | BPOFD | |
| 218 | An Inconvenient Truth | Cole Smithey | |
| 219 |
Anchor Man: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
|
Cleveland | |
| 220 | Animal Kingdom | Metacritic | |
| 221 | Another Year | MUBI | |
| 222 |
April and the Extraordinary World
|
Metacritic | |
| 223 | Argo | Metacritic | |
| 224 | Arrival | Metacritic | |
| 225 | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | Metacritic | |
| 226 |
Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt?
|
Metacritic | |
| 227 | Atonement (2007) | List Challenges | |
| 228 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Cleveland | |
| 229 | Babel | MUBI | |
| 230 | Baby Driver | Metacritic | |
| 231 | Batman Begins | IMDB | |
| 232 |
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000
|
Metacritic | |
| 233 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Washington Post | |
| 234 | Beau Travail | Metacritic | |
| 235 |
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
|
Metacritic | |
| 236 | Berberian Sound Studio | Metacritic | |
| 237 | Big Fat Liar | IMDB | |
| 238 | Big Men | Metacritic | |
| 239 | Billy Elliot | MUBI | |
| 240 | Black Panther | Metacritic | |
| 241 | Black Swan (2010) | List Challenges | |
| 242 | Bloody Sunday | Metacritic | |
| 243 | Blue Valentine | ||
| 244 | Brawl in Cell Block 99 | IMDB | |
| 245 | Bridesmaids | Cleveland | |
| 246 | Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015) | Independent | |
| 247 |
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
|
Metacritic | |
| 248 | Cabin Fever | Metacritic | |
| 249 | Captain America: Civil War | Cleveland | |
| 250 | Capturing the Friedmans | Metacritic | |
| 251 | Catch Me If You Can | IMDB | |
| 252 | Cecil B Demented | ||
| 253 | Chaos | Metacritic | |
| 254 | Chapiteau-show | MUBI | |
| 255 | Chicago | Metacritic | |
| 256 | Chicken Run | Metacritic | |
| 257 |
Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, 2014)
|
The Culture Trip | |
| 258 | Clash of the Titans | IMDB | |
| 259 | Cloud Atlas | BPOFD | |
| 260 |
Clouds of Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas, 2014)
|
The Culture Trip | |
| 261 | Coffee and Cigarettes | MUBI | |
| 262 | Collateral | Cleveland | |
| 263 | Columbus | Metacritic | |
| 264 | Coriolanus (2012) | The Odysseey Online | |
| 265 | Corpse Bride | Metacritic | |
| 266 | Daddy Day Camp | Metacritic | |
| 267 | Dallas Buyers Club | ||
| 268 | Date Movie | Metacritic | |
| 269 | Dawn of the Dead | Cleveland | |
| 270 | Democrats | Metacritic | |
| 271 | Demon | Metacritic | |
| 272 | Dirty Love | Metacritic | |
| 273 | Dogtooth (2009) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 274 | Down to You | Metacritic | |
| 275 | Downfall (2004) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 276 | Dreamgirls | Cleveland | |
| 277 | Drug War | Metacritic | |
| 278 | End of Watch | IMDB | |
| 279 | Enter the Void | ||
| 280 | Ernest & Célestine | Metacritic | |
| 281 |
EX LIBRIS: The New York Public Library
|
Metacritic | |
| 282 | Ex Machina | Cleveland | |
| 283 | Exit Through the Gift Shop. | The Advocate | |
| 284 | Faces Places | Metacritic | |
| 285 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | Metacritic | |
| 286 |
Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, 2002)
|
Independent | |
| 287 | Fascination | Metacritic | |
| 288 | Fat Girl | Cole Smithey | |
| 289 | Femme Fatale | ||
| 290 | Fences | Cleveland | |
| 291 |
Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days
|
BPOFD | |
| 292 | Foxtrot | Metacritic | |
| 293 | Freddy Got Fingered | Metacritic | |
| 294 | Frozen | Cleveland | |
| 295 | Fun with Dick and Jane | IMDB | |
| 296 | Gerald’s Game | Metacritic | |
| 297 | Get Smart | IMDB | |
| 298 |
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
|
Metacritic | |
| 299 |
Girl Walk \ All Day (Krupnick, 2011)
|
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| 300 | Gladiator | Cleveland | |
| 301 | Gone Girl | ||
| 302 | Good Bye, Lenin! (German) | Babbel | |
| 303 | Goodnight Mommy | Metacritic | |
| 304 | Green Room | Metacritic | |
| 305 | Greenberg | BPOFD | |
| 306 | Grindhouse | Metacritic | |
| 307 | Grizzly Man (2005) | List Challenges | |
| 308 |
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
|
Metacritic | |
| 309 | Hail, Caesar! | Cleveland | |
| 310 | Hairspray | Metacritic | |
| 311 | Happy Go Lucky | ||
| 312 | Hard to Be a God | Metacritic | |
| 313 |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
|
Metacritic | |
| 314 |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
Metacritic | |
| 315 |
Head-On (German and Turkish)
|
Babbel | |
| 316 | Heartbeats | MUBI | |
| 317 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Metacritic | |
| 318 | Hero | Metacritic | |
| 319 | Hidden | ||
| 320 |
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
|
Metacritic | |
| 321 | Honorable mentions: | The Advocate | |
| 322 | Hot Fuzz | Metacritic | |
| 323 | Hotel Rwanda | IMDB | |
| 324 | Housebound | Metacritic | |
| 325 | Hugo | ||
| 326 | Hustle & Flow | Cleveland | |
| 327 | I Am Not Your Negro | Metacritic | |
| 328 | I Called Him Morgan | Metacritic | |
| 329 | I Will Follow You Into the Dark | Metacritic | |
| 330 | I, Daniel Blake | Cole Smithey | |
| 331 | I, Robot | IMDB | |
| 332 | In Jackson Heights | NY Times | |
| 333 | In the Loop. | The Advocate | |
| 334 | In Transit | Metacritic | |
| 335 | Incendies | ||
| 336 | Inside Man | IMDB | |
| 337 | Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer) | List Challenges | |
| 338 | Iron Man | Metacritic | |
| 339 | Iron Monkey | Metacritic | |
| 340 | irreversible | ||
| 341 | Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? | Metacritic | |
| 342 | It Comes at Night | Metacritic | |
| 343 | It Follows | Metacritic | |
| 344 | It’s Such a Beautiful Day | Metacritic | |
| 345 | Jack Reacher | IMDB | |
| 346 | Jafar Panahi’s Taxi | Metacritic | |
| 347 | Jet Li’s Fearless | ||
| 348 | Jurassic World | Cleveland | |
| 349 | King’s Ransom | Metacritic | |
| 350 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Cleveland | |
| 351 | Knight of Cups (Malick | ||
| 352 | Kubo and the Two Strings | Metacritic | |
| 353 | L’Enfant | NY Times | |
| 354 |
La commune (Paris 1871) (Watkins, 2000)
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||
| 355 | La Graine et le Mulet (French) | Babbel | |
| 356 | Lady Bird | Metacritic | |
| 357 | Lagaan (2001) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 358 | Lantana | Metacritic | |
| 359 | Left Behind | Metacritic | |
| 360 | Let Me In | Metacritic | |
| 361 |
Li’l Quinquin (Bruno Dumont, 2014)
|
The Culture Trip | |
| 362 | Life of Pi | Cleveland | |
| 363 | Little Otik (2000) | The Odysseey Online | |
| 364 | Live Free or Die Hard | IMDB | |
| 365 | Living | MUBI | |
| 366 | Looper | Metacritic | |
| 367 | Love Exposure (Sono, 2008) | ||
| 368 | Love, Wedding, Marriage | Metacritic | |
| 369 | Magic Mike | Cleveland | |
| 370 | Man on Wire | Metacritic | |
| 371 | Manderlay | Cole Smithey | |
| 372 | Marjorie Prime | Metacritic | |
| 373 | Matchstick Men | IMDB | |
| 374 | Mean Girls | Cleveland | |
| 375 | Meet the Spartans | Metacritic | |
| 376 | Michael Clayton | Metacritic | |
| 377 | Millennium Actress | ||
| 378 | Miss March | Metacritic | |
| 379 | Mission: Impossible III | IMDB | |
| 380 | Monster | Washington Post | |
| 381 | Moon (2009) | List Challenges | |
| 382 | Morvern Callar (2002) | Taste Of Cinema | |
| 383 |
Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
|
Independent | |
| 384 | My Life as a Zucchini | Metacritic | |
| 385 | My Perestroika | Metacritic | |
| 386 | My Voyage to Italy | Metacritic | |
| 387 | Mystic River | Metacritic | |
| 388 | Nacho Libre | IMDB | |
| 389 | naked | ||
| 390 | National Gallery | Metacritic | |
| 391 |
National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers
|
Metacritic | |
| 392 | New Best Friend | Metacritic | |
| 393 | Nightcrawler | Cleveland | |
| 394 | Nine Lives | Metacritic | |
| 395 | No End in Sight | Metacritic | |
| 396 | Noah | BPOFD | |
| 397 | Nocturnal Animals | ||
| 398 |
Norte, the End of History (Lav Diaz, 2013)
|
The Culture Trip | |
| 399 | Nostalgia for the Light | Metacritic | |
| 400 | Nothing Left to Fear | Metacritic | |
| 401 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Cleveland | |
| 402 | O.J Simpson: Made in America | ||
| 403 | Ocean’s Eleven | IMDB | |
| 404 | Ocean’s Thirteen | IMDB | |
| 405 | Ocean’s Twelve | IMDB | |
| 406 | Old Joy | ||
| 407 | Old School | Cleveland | |
| 408 | Once | Metacritic | |
| 409 | One More Time with Feeling | Metacritic | |
| 410 | Open Range | IMDB | |
| 411 | Pacific Rim | Cleveland | |
| 412 | Passing Strange | Metacritic | |
| 413 | Passion | ||
| 414 | Paterson | Metacritic | |
| 415 | Paths of the Soul | Metacritic | |
| 416 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | Metacritic | |
| 417 | Persecuted | Metacritic | |
| 418 | Pinocchio | Metacritic | |
| 419 | Place Beyond the Pines | ||
| 420 | Ponyo | Metacritic | |
| 421 | Precious | Cleveland | |
| 422 | Primer (2004) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 423 | Princess Mononoke | ||
| 424 | Prisoners | ||
| 425 | Prometheus | Cleveland | |
| 426 | Quest | Metacritic | |
| 427 | Rachel Getting Married (2008) | List Challenges | |
| 428 | Rambo | IMDB | |
| 429 | Raw | Metacritic | |
| 430 | Remember the Titans | IMDB | |
| 431 | Return to Me | IMDB | |
| 432 | Revolutionary Road (2008) | List Challenges | |
| 433 | Road to Perdition | IMDB | |
| 434 | RocknRolla | IMDB | |
| 435 | Rocky Balboa | IMDB | |
| 436 | Room (2015) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 437 | Rush | IMDB | |
| 438 | Russian Arc | ||
| 439 | Saw | Cleveland | |
| 440 | Scary Movie 5 | Metacritic | |
| 441 | Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. | The Advocate | |
| 442 | Screwed | Metacritic | |
| 443 | Secretariat | IMDB | |
| 444 | Septic Man | Metacritic | |
| 445 | Shaun of the Dead | Metacritic | |
| 446 | Shrek | Metacritic | |
| 447 | Shutter Island | ||
| 448 | Signs | IMDB | |
| 449 | Silence | ||
| 450 | Silent Light | NY Times | |
| 451 | Silver Linings Playbook | Cleveland | |
| 452 | Sin City (2005) | List Challenges | |
| 453 | Sing Street | Metacritic | |
| 454 | Sita Sings the Blues | Metacritic | |
| 455 | Skyfall | Metacritic | |
| 456 | Slackers | Metacritic | |
| 457 | Solaris. | The Advocate | |
| 458 | Some Kind Of Beautiful | Metacritic | |
| 459 | Song of the Sea | Metacritic | |
| 460 | Song to Song (Malick | ||
| 461 |
Spider (David Cronenberg, 2002)
|
The Culture Trip | |
| 462 | Spider-Man | Cleveland | |
| 463 | Spider-Man 2 | Metacritic | |
| 464 |
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring (Kim Ki-duk, 2003)
|
Independent | |
| 465 |
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
|
Metacritic | |
| 466 |
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
|
Metacritic | |
| 467 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Cleveland | |
| 468 | State Property | Metacritic | |
| 469 | Still Walking | Metacritic | |
| 470 | Straight Outta Compton | Cleveland | |
| 471 | Strange Wilderness | Metacritic | |
| 472 | Stranger Than Fiction | IMDB | |
| 473 | Street Fight (2005) | The Odysseey Online | |
| 474 | Strippers | Metacritic | |
| 475 | Summer Hours | NY Times | |
| 476 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 | Metacritic | |
| 477 | Superbad (2007) | List Challenges | |
| 478 | Superman Returns | IMDB | |
| 479 |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
|
Metacritic | |
| 480 |
Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006)
|
Independent | |
| 481 | Take Shelter | Metacritic | |
| 482 | Taxidermia | Metacritic | |
| 483 | Ten (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002) | Independent | |
| 484 | The A-Team | IMDB | |
| 485 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Metacritic | |
| 486 | The American | Cole Smithey | |
| 487 | The Arbor | Metacritic | |
| 488 | The Artist | Cleveland | |
| 489 | The Aviator | MUBI | |
| 490 | The Babadook | Metacritic | |
| 491 | The Bourne Supremacy | IMDB | |
| 492 | The Brown Bunny | ||
| 493 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
|
IMDB | |
| 494 | The Class | Metacritic | |
| 495 | The Constant Gardener | Metacritic | |
| 496 | The Count of Monte Cristo | IMDB | |
| 497 | The Emoji Movie | Metacritic | |
| 498 | The End of the Tour | ||
| 499 | The Endless | Metacritic | |
| 500 | The Fits | Metacritic | |
| 501 | The Florida Project | Metacritic | |
| 502 |
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From The Life of Robert S
|
Cole Smithey | |
| 503 | The Gatekeepers | Metacritic | |
| 504 | The Guard | IMDB | |
| 505 | The Hangover | Cleveland | |
| 506 |
The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
|
Independent | |
| 507 | The Host | Metacritic | |
| 508 | The Hottie & the Nottie | Metacritic | |
| 509 | The Hours | MUBI | |
| 510 |
The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)
|
Metacritic | |
| 511 | The Ides of March (2011) | List Challenges | |
| 512 | The In Crowd | Metacritic | |
| 513 | The Incredibles | Metacritic | |
| 514 | The Interrupters / Act of Killing | ||
| 515 | The Italian Job | IMDB | |
| 516 | The King’s Speech | Cleveland | |
| 517 | The Last Castle | IMDB | |
| 518 | The Last Samurai | IMDB | |
| 519 | The LEGO Movie | Metacritic | |
| 520 | The Lobster. | The Advocate | |
| 521 | The Love Witch | Metacritic | |
| 522 | The Man From London (Tarr | ||
| 523 | The Man Without a Past | MUBI | |
| 524 | The Martian | Metacritic | |
| 525 | The Master of Disguise | Metacritic | |
| 526 | The Notebook | Cleveland | |
| 527 | The Others | MUBI | |
| 528 | The Overnighters | Metacritic | |
| 529 | The Painted Veil (2007) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 530 | The Patriot | IMDB | |
| 531 | The Phantom of the Opera | IMDB | |
| 532 | The Piano Teacher (2001) | The Cinemaholic | |
| 533 | The Quiet American | Metacritic | |
| 534 | The Raid 2 | Cleveland | |
| 535 | The Red Turtle | Metacritic | |
| 536 | The Revenant | Cleveland | |
| 537 | The Ring | Cleveland | |
| 538 |
The Saddest Music in the World
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Metacritic | |
| 539 |
The Separation by Farhaadi … this is amazing study of unpredictable human behaviour that is frighteningly realistic
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| 540 | The Shape of Water | Metacritic | |
| 541 | The Singing Forest | Metacritic | |
| 542 | The Square | ||
| 543 | The Sum of All Fears | IMDB | |
| 544 | The Survivalist | Metacritic | |
| 545 |
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
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Metacritic | |
| 546 | The Tortured | Metacritic | |
| 547 | The Town | IMDB | |
| 548 | The Triplets of Belleville | Metacritic | |
| 549 | The Wailing | Metacritic | |
| 550 | The Wind Rises | Metacritic | |
| 551 | The Witch | Metacritic | |
| 552 | This Is Not a Film | Metacritic | |
| 553 | Three Idiots (Hindi) | Babbel | |
| 554 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Metacritic | |
| 555 | Tokyo Godfathers (2003) | The Odysseey Online | |
| 556 | Tom at the Farm | MUBI | |
| 557 | Tower | Metacritic | |
| 558 | Triplets of Belleville (2003) | Looper | |
| 559 |
Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
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Independent | |
| 560 | Trouble Every Day | ||
| 561 | Troy | IMDB | |
| 562 | Twilight | Cleveland | |
| 563 | Twixt | ||
| 564 | Two Step | Metacritic | |
| 565 | Unbreakable | IMDB | |
| 566 | Uncertain | Metacritic | |
| 567 |
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
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Independent | |
| 568 | Under the Shadow | Metacritic | |
| 569 | Unexpected (2015) | The Odysseey Online | |
| 570 | United Passions | Metacritic | |
| 571 | Valhalla Rising | ||
| 572 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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List Challenges | |
| 573 | Vulgar | Metacritic | |
| 574 | Waitress | IMDB | |
| 575 | Waking Life | Cole Smithey | |
| 576 | Walk Hard | ||
| 577 |
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
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Metacritic | |
| 578 | War for the Planet of the Apes | Metacritic | |
| 579 | War of the Worlds | IMDB | |
| 580 | Warrior | IMDB | |
| 581 | We Are Marshall | IMDB | |
| 582 | We Were Here | Metacritic | |
| 583 | Western | Metacritic | |
| 584 | Whipped | Metacritic | |
| 585 | Winter’s Bone | Metacritic | |
| 586 | Wonder Woman | Cleveland | |
| 587 | X-Men | IMDB | |
| 588 | X-Men: First Class | IMDB | |
| 589 | You Were Never Really Here | Metacritic | |
| 590 | Zootopia | Cleveland | |
19 Best Films Realeased Since 2000 Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| Babbel | 8 Must-See Foreign Films Of The 21st Century – Babbel |
| BPOFD | BPoFD’s 25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far – baby pictures of … |
| Cleveland | 99 most amazing movie scenes since 2000 | cleveland.com |
| Cole Smithey | Cole Smithey – Articles: THE 25 BEST FILMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY … |
| IMDB | Top 100 Films of the 21st Century – IMDb |
| Independent | The 100 best films of the 21st century, according to 177 film critics … |
| Life Hacker | The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century, And Where to Watch Them |
| List Challenges | Greatest Movies of 21st Century – How many have you seen? |
| Looper | Best movies of the 21st century you haven’t seen – Looper |
| Metacritic | Best Movies of the 21st Century (And Where to Stream Them) – Metacritic |
| MUBI | the best movies of the 21st century – Movies List on MUBI |
| NY Times | The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far. – The New York Times |
| Top 10 Films of the 21st Century : movies – Reddit | |
| Taste Of Cinema | The 25 Best Movies of the 21st Century (So Far) « Taste of Cinema … |
| The Advocate | Matt Sigur: My Top 25 films of the 21st Century so far | Entertainment … |
| The Cinemaholic | 50 Best Movies of the 21st Century – The Cinemaholic |
| The Culture Trip | The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far—Rated |
| The Odysseey Online | The 10 Best Films Of The 21st Century: Part II – Odyssey |
| Washington Post | The 10 best movies of the 21st century — so far – The Washington Post |
