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Best Movies of the 2000s

This collection ranks 72,565 movies released in the 2000s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list sits The Dark Knight.

72,565 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 5

    Spirited Away

    2001· 2h 5m· ja

    8.518.8K
  2. 8

    The Prestige

    2006· 2h 10m· en

    8.218.0K
  3. 9

    Gladiator

    2000· 2h 35m· en

    8.221.4K
  4. 11

    The Departed

    2006· 2h 31m· en

    8.216.5K
  5. 13

    Memento

    2000· 1h 53m· en

    8.216.6K
  6. 14

    Oldboy

    2003· 2h 0m· ko

    8.210.1K
  7. 15

    WALL·E

    2008· 1h 38m· en

    8.120.7K
  8. 17

    Up

    2009· 1h 36m· en

    8.022.0K
  9. 22

    Amélie

    2001· 2h 2m· fr

    7.912.6K
  10. 23

    V for Vendetta

    2006· 2h 12m· en

    7.915.8K
  11. 24

    Finding Nemo

    2003· 1h 40m· en

    7.820.9K
  12. 27

    Monsters, Inc.

    2001· 1h 32m· en

    7.920.1K
  13. 28

    Snatch

    2000· 1h 43m· en

    7.810.2K
  14. 29

    Ratatouille

    2007· 1h 51m· en

    7.818.8K
  15. 37

    Coraline

    2009· 1h 40m· en

    7.99.3K
  16. 38

    3 Idiots

    2009· 2h 51m· hi

    8.02.8K
  17. 43

    Shrek

    2001· 1h 30m· en

    7.819.2K
  18. 47

    Iron Man

    2008· 2h 6m· en

    7.728.7K

Frequently asked questions

How many movies from the 2000s have ratings?

72,565 movies released in the 2000s carry real rating data in this catalog.

What is the best movie of the 2000s?

The Dark Knight currently holds the #1 position among 2000s releases.

How are these 2000s movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.