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Top movies of the 2000s

Ranked by weighted grade · 211 works with 3+ grades · updated October 4, 2026

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There Will Be Blood
#1

There Will Be Blood

Paul Thomas Anderson

A •
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
#2

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Peter Jackson

A •
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
#3

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Peter Jackson

A •
No Country for Old Men
#4

No Country for Old Men

Joel Coen

A •
The Departed
#5

The Departed

Martin Scorsese

A- •
Gladiator
#6

Gladiator

Ridley Scott

A- •
Casino Royale
#7

Casino Royale

Martin Campbell

A- •
Children of Men
#8

Children of Men

Alfonso Cuarón

A- •
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
#9

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Michel Gondry

A- •
Primer
#10

Primer

Shane Carruth

A- •
3:10 to Yuma
#11

3:10 to Yuma

James Mangold

A- •
Fantastic Mr. Fox
#12

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson

A- •
Ocean's Eleven
#13

Ocean's Eleven

Steven Soderbergh

A- •
Training Day
#14

Training Day

Antoine Fuqua

A- ▲
Mulholland Drive
#15

Mulholland Drive

David Lynch

A- ▼
A Knight's Tale
#16

A Knight's Tale

Brian Helgeland

A- ▲
Big Fish
#17

Big Fish

Tim Burton

A- ▲
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
#18

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Peter Weir

A- ▲
Black Dynamite
#19

Black Dynamite

Scott Sanders

A- ▼
In Bruges
#20

In Bruges

Martin McDonagh

A- ▼
Oldboy
#21

Oldboy

Park Chan-wook

A- ▼
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
#22

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Joel Coen

A- •
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
#23

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Peter Jackson

A- •
Shrek
#24

Shrek

Andrew Adamson

A- •
The Dark Knight
#25

The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan

A- •
28 Days Later
#26

28 Days Later

Danny Boyle

A- •
Spirited Away
#27

Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki

A- •
The Prestige
#28

The Prestige

Christopher Nolan

A- •
Zodiac
#29

Zodiac

David Fincher

A- •
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
#30

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Gore Verbinski

A- ▲
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
#31

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Ron Howard

A- ▼
Memento
#32

Memento

Christopher Nolan

A- •
Iron Man
#33

Iron Man

Jon Favreau

A- •
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
#34

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Quentin Tarantino

A- •
Shaun of the Dead
#35

Shaun of the Dead

Edgar Wright

A- •
Monsters, Inc.
#36

Monsters, Inc.

Pete Docter

A- •
Shrek 2
#37

Shrek 2

Conrad Vernon

A- •
American Gangster
#38

American Gangster

Ridley Scott

A- ▲
Catch Me If You Can
#39

Catch Me If You Can

Steven Spielberg

A- ▲
Coraline
#40

Coraline

Henry Selick

A- ▲
Ratatouille
#41

Ratatouille

Brad Bird

A- ▲
Cast Away
#42

Cast Away

Robert Zemeckis

A- ▲
V for Vendetta
#43

V for Vendetta

James McTeigue

A- ▲
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
#44

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Quentin Tarantino

A- ▲
Tropic Thunder
#45

Tropic Thunder

Ben Stiller

A- ▲
The Incredibles
#46

The Incredibles

Brad Bird

B+ ▲
Treasure Planet
#47

Treasure Planet

Ron Clements

B+ ▲
Brick
#48

Brick

Rian Johnson

B+ ▼