# Best films of the 00s: Help me compile a master list **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955 "2009-12-04T05:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/21 "2009-12-04T23:43:11Z")
_The Waitress_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/22 "2009-12-05T00:47:56Z")
Oh! **American Splendor** Can’t believe I almost forgot that one. Oh! and… **The Cooler** ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/23 "2009-12-05T00:52:43Z")
Very glad to see Stranger than Fiction in the OP. Very underappreciated little movie. Even if you hate Will Ferrell, you’ll love it. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/24 "2009-12-05T01:00:05Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Very glad to see Stranger than Fiction in the OP. Very underappreciated little movie. Even if you hate Will Ferrell, you’ll love it. I agree, obviously. 🙂 Nice performance by Dustin Hoffman, too. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/25 "2009-12-05T01:01:10Z")
I can’t believe no one has said _Night at the Museum_ yet! 🙂 (Okay, 90% of a hijack, I just saw that and I would vote it as maybe the _worst_ of the decade. But it wasn’t as bad as I _thought_ it would be!) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/26 "2009-12-05T01:19:32Z")
_Yi Yi In the Mood for Love Lagaan_ ---
**Author:** ![Flip\_Pancake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/27 "2009-12-05T01:33:33Z")
_La Vie En Rose_ ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/28 "2009-12-05T01:51:45Z")
_25th Hour_ ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/29 "2009-12-05T01:59:46Z")
About A Boy The Fall Stardust Ocean’s Eleven Sin City Open Range ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/30 "2009-12-05T02:37:35Z")
American Gangster ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/31 "2009-12-05T03:50:34Z")
My personal list: The Departed United 93 Y Tu Mama Tambien The Dark Knight Amores Perros City of God Wall-E Capote Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Inglourious Basterds With honorable mentions to The 25th Hour, Punch Drunk Love and Vanilla Sky. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/32 "2009-12-05T05:52:49Z")
Couple more for the master list: Hustle and Flow The Fantastic Mr. Fox ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/33 "2009-12-05T06:04:55Z")
\*Watchmen Brotherhood Of The Wolf Hot Fuzz Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy The Last King of Scotland Lord of War \* ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/34 "2009-12-05T06:17:07Z")
I had a big list in mind but saw most of them already posted as I quickly browsed the thread. A quick search reveals that no one has yet mentioned: The Science Of Sleep (2006) Spider (2002) In The Realms Of The Unreal (2004) The Mechanic (2004) Tired now. Can’t remember the rest of my list. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/35 "2009-12-06T13:31:31Z")
Hunger (2008) Man on Wire (2008) The Queen (2006) The Sea Inside (2004) You Can Count on Me (2000) Traffic (2000) ---
**Author:** ![MatthewGerlach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@MatthewGerlach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MatthewGerlach)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/36 "2009-12-06T13:50:33Z")
Man On Wire The Dark Knight Avatar (?) (Yet to come) A Beautiful Mind Law Abiding Citizen The Science of Sleep Ocean’s Eleven The Pianist Casino Royale Requiem for a Dream My personal list. ---
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/37 "2009-12-07T15:23:43Z")
I nominate[I Heart Huckabees](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356721/) for being a rare combination of hilarious and touching. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/38 "2009-12-07T20:14:11Z")
I would nominate: _Amelie Atonement Black Hawk Down The Bourne Identity Casino Royale Cast Away Cold Mountain Downfall Enchanted Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Ghost Town Hot Fuzz The Incredibles Iron Man LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring Memento Minority Report Pirates of the Caribbean Pride & Prejudice Super Troopers V for Vendetta_ All wonderful in their own way; some are close to perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/39 "2009-12-07T23:10:56Z")
_State and Main_ was one of my favorite comedies of the decade. And I’ll throw in a nomination for _School of Rock_ as well. Not on my top 15 but Jack Black gave a great performance, and it had some odd philosophical heft as well. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/40 "2009-12-08T00:23:05Z")
The A.V. Club did [a pretty cool list](http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-films-of-the-00s,35931/) of the top 50 films. Even better, however, were the lists of the [best scenes](http://www.avclub.com/articles/our-favorite-film-scenes-of-the-00s,35888/) and [best performances](http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-best-film-performances-of-the-00s,35851/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955.md?page=3)