August Rush
2007 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,855 votes
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Best 2000s Movies
Revisit standout releases from 2000 through 2009, selected for viewers who want a strong starting point instead of an exhaustive catalog.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Titles are ranked by TMDB audience rating with a minimum vote threshold, then checked for relevance to the release decade.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
2007 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,071 votes
Demons that once almost destroyed the world, are revived by someone. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,442 votes
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Last King of Scotland
2006 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,407 votes
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Inside Man
2006 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 6,459 votes
When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Glory Road
2006 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 812 votes
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Taken
2008 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 12,231 votes
Bryan Mills, a former government operative, is trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter Kim. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
American Psycho
2000 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 12,486 votes
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Black Hawk Down
2001 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 6,471 votes
When U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Law Abiding Citizen
2009 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 5,766 votes
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Triplets of Belleville
2003 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,052 votes
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 17,387 votes
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pay It Forward
2000 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,046 votes
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
2006 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 946 votes
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Frida
2002 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,195 votes
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ice Age
2002 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 14,469 votes
Manny the mammoth, Sid the loquacious sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father, across a world on the brink of an ice age. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lost in Translation
2003 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 8,199 votes
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. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 516 votes
Ninjas with bloodline limits begin disappearing in all the countries and blame points toward the fire nation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Interstate 60
2002 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 796 votes
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Man on Wire
2008 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 975 votes
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.