Street Kings
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,764 votes
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
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 2026-08-04 · 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.
Resident Evil
2002 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 7,049 votes
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Crank
2006 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 4,288 votes
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Elf
2003 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 4,624 votes
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Brother Bear 2
2006 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,580 votes
Kenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he gave to her before he was a bear, much to Koda's dismay. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hairspray
2007 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,646 votes
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Away We Go
2009 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 642 votes
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 6,540 votes
Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shadow of the Vampire
2000 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 689 votes
Director F.W. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wasabi
2001 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,453 votes
Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Traitor
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 728 votes
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bad Boys II
2003 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 6,028 votes
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Alpha Dog
2006 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,540 votes
Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
National Treasure
2004 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 6,963 votes
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Return
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 582 votes
Polish animator Anna Błaszczyk’s humorous short—a collage of drawing, cut-out, and computer animation—was inspired by Stanisław Lem’s 1961 novel Return from the Stars, a time-paradox tale of an astronaut who returns to Earth after many years away. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lookout
2007 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 725 votes
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spider
2002 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 949 votes
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Princess Protection Program
2009 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,768 votes
When her nation is invaded, a young princess is taken into the Princess Protection Program. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Girl Next Door
2007 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 799 votes
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Miss Potter
2006 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 559 votes
Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.