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.
2007 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 21,011 votes
When a new professor's methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches students how to defend against the dark arts. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 6,906 votes
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 721 votes
A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 12,405 votes
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 28,432 votes
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 3,003 votes
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 6,535 votes
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,733 votes
Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2000 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,966 votes
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless man. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 3,423 votes
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 4,765 votes
A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,970 votes
A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 680 votes
In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 789 votes
Sayra, a Native Honduran teenager, hungers for a better life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,574 votes
In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2001 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 7,306 votes
Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,195 votes
Italy, early '90s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 7,975 votes
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2003 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 7,661 votes
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 34,349 votes
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.