The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,797 votes
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House. 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.
The Great Debaters
2007 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 725 votes
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Superbad
2007 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 8,226 votes
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
House of Flying Daggers
2004 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,817 votes
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Single Man
2009 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,677 votes
Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Barbie as the Island Princess
2007 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 782 votes
Young Rosella is saved by a few kind animals after a shipwreck. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Battle Royale
2000 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 3,890 votes
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fracture
2007 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 4,399 votes
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2001 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 654 votes
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Zombieland
2009 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 13,326 votes
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Painted Veil
2006 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,289 votes
A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
One Man Band
2005 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 614 votes
With one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, a peasant girl encounters two competing street performers who'd prefer the coin find its way into their tip jars. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Piano Teacher
2001 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,303 votes
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hurt Locker
2008 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 6,263 votes
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
North Country
2005 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 752 votes
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hours
2002 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,882 votes
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Everything Is Illuminated
2005 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 832 votes
A young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II—in a Ukrainian village which was ultimately razed by the Nazis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Collateral
2004 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 6,376 votes
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
28 Days Later
2002 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 8,682 votes
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Damned United
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 705 votes
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.