Curated by SceneIt · United States
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
Titles are ranked by TMDB audience rating with a minimum vote threshold, then checked for relevance to the release decade.
2008 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,230 votes
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 4,943 votes
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 975 votes
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 777 votes
Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta - to defeat the wizard and break the spells that imprisoned her family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 6,208 votes
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 532 votes
A former world-famous conductor of the Bolshoï orchestra, known as "The Maëstro", Andreï Filipov had seen his career publicly broken by Leonid Brezhnev for hiring Jewish musicians and now works cleaning the concert hall where he once directed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,167 votes
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 4,108 votes
In Arizona in the late 1800s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,094 votes
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2004 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 9,567 votes
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,890 votes
As adults, best friends Julien and Sophie continue the odd game they started as children -- a fearless competition to outdo one another with daring and outrageous stunts. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,243 votes
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,871 votes
Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,807 votes
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,534 votes
A man receives a mysterious email appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,316 votes
When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 14,903 votes
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 509 votes
A ghost and a French marquis wander through the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, encountering scenes from many different periods of its history. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 842 votes
The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 17,066 votes
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.