# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/41 "2009-12-08T00:33:55Z")
Precious ---
**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/42 "2009-12-08T01:07:32Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > 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. I’m glad someone finally mentioned _Pride & Prejudice_. I’d like to add: _Howl’s Moving Castle Under the Tuscan Sun The 40 Year Old Virgin The Family Stone_ ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/43 "2009-12-08T01:39:24Z")
I haven’t seen these mentioned yet, but should be in a top 100 Sideways Confidence Payback - (ok, it’s 1999, but few remember it, and it’s going on my list.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/44 "2009-12-08T02:49:46Z")
I cannot endorse any list that includes _Million Dollar Baby_ (my anti-MDB rationale: [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6385495&postcount=27), [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6773537&postcount=101), [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6721887&postcount=66)) Ah, why bother… I’ll buy a diner and eat pie… ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/45 "2009-12-08T03:06:21Z")
I think “The Visitor” should be on this list, it is a very well acted, well written film (and upon scanning, I didnt see anyone else that had mentioned it yet). “The Wrestler” (much like “Sideways” which has been mentioned already) was a really strong movie, that just happened to have no characters that were easy to sympathise with or really root for… ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/46 "2009-12-08T03:23:28Z")
My nominees: Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) The Others (2001) Pineapple Express (2008) ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/47 "2009-12-08T03:58:53Z")
I dont know if this is a hijack, (if it is just ignore me) or instead a good way to keep this thread going for a bit, but after I added my initial post, I went back and counted up how many of spoke-'s (the OP) top 100 films on his list I have ever watched. I realise that I dont see too many movies these days, but I have only seen 19 of them so far… Anyone else? I wonder if I am well below the average, or about par with other Dopers? ETA—I am counting the movies spoke- listed in his original post/list, not the ones he or others have since added. ---
**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 8, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/48 "2009-12-08T05:27:29Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I dont know if this is a hijack, (if it is just ignore me) or instead a good way to keep this thread going for a bit, but after I added my initial post, I went back and counted up how many of spoke-'s (the OP) top 100 films on his list I have ever watched. > > I realise that I dont see too many movies these days, but I have only seen 19 of them so far… > > Anyone else? > > I wonder if I am well below the average, or about par with other Dopers? > > ETA—I am counting the movies spoke- listed in his original post/list, not the ones he or others have since added. I have seen 105 of the movies listed in spoke-'s OP. ---
**Author:** ![rhysf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@rhysf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhysf)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/49 "2009-12-08T05:49:47Z")
I’ve seen about half (72) of the films in spoke’s original list. I wouldn’t say I was a particularly avid filmgoer. The only film I would add is The Proposition. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/50 "2009-12-08T05:54:21Z")
Adaptation All the Real Girls American Psycho Anvil! The Story of Anvil Be Kind Rewind Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead Bella Black Book Catch a Fire The Cats of Mirikitani The Cave of the Yellow Dog Duma Far from Heaven Flags of Our Fathers The Gleaners and I Gomorrah Grace of My Heart The Hurt Locker Iron Man Murderball Shaun of the Dead The Story of the Weeping Camel Sukiyaki Western Django Time of the Wolf 28 Days Later ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/51 "2009-12-08T08:45:13Z")
Another I’d like to add. \*\*Bully \*\*- 2002 (An actual murder in Florida of a high school bully (Bobby Kent) is the subject) ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/52 "2009-12-08T12:37:35Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I think “The Visitor” should be on this list, it is a very well acted, well written film (and upon scanning, I didnt see anyone else that had mentioned it yet). It was in the OP’s list. And chiming in on the hijack, I’ve seen 56 of the films in the original list, which I thought was a tad low. There’s a bunch on there that are in my “To Watch” pile, but I just haven’t gotten to them yet. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/53 "2009-12-08T17:39:28Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > It was in the OP’s list. > > And chiming in on the hijack, I’ve seen 56 of the films in the original list, which I thought was a tad low. There’s a bunch on there that are in my “To Watch” pile, but I just haven’t gotten to them yet. I took a little more time and re-read spoke-'s list. I now see The Visitor is included, and have actually seen 21 of the movies he originally listed… (and I now realise that there are more than 100 films on his list, and he is going to trim it down as he goes along) My movie watching has been pretty sporadic as of late, so I may try to make the time to see some of the other films listed, as there are several that I have wanted to see but never got around to. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/54 "2009-12-09T03:02:41Z")
Some good suggestions here. Thanks for helping me pick up on some of the films I’d forgotten (or in a few cases, haven’t seen). I think I’ll begin winnowing to a top 50 based on what we’ve put together here, and I invite others to do the same. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/55 "2009-12-09T16:49:21Z")
And I just saw what might be my number one movie of the year: _[Bronson](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172570/)_. With \*[Gomorrah](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929425/)\*a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/56 "2009-12-10T16:22:23Z")
Still refining the master list. [Breach](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401997/) deserves a mention. The appearance of certain actors in a movie generally tells me it’s likely to be a good film. Chris Cooper is one of those. He makes some good choices. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/57 "2009-12-10T16:31:08Z")
Two more: [Flash of Genius](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054588/) [Mysterious Skin](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370986/) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/58 "2009-12-14T22:29:20Z")
Two more for the list: [Shattered Glass](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323944/) [Startup.com](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256408/) ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955/59 "2009-12-15T09:30:42Z")
Shattered Glass is an excellent choice. Completely forgot about that movie, but it’s very well done. ---
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_**[The Son](http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030221/REVIEWS/302210306/1023)**_ Ebert: > [@](#): > > “The Son” is complete, self-contained and final. All the critic can bring to it is his admiration. . . . Now you must absolutely stop reading and go see the film. Walk out of the house today, tonight, and see it, if you are open to simplicity, depth, maturity, silence, in a film that sounds in the echo-chambers of the heart. “The Son” is a great film. If you find you cannot respond to it, that is the degree to which you have room to grow. I am not being arrogant; I grew during this film. It taught me things about the cinema I did not know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-films-of-the-00s-help-me-compile-a-master-list/519955.md?page=4)