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Best Movies of 2001

This collection ranks 5,466 movies released in 2001. 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 is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

5,466 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Spirited Away

    2001· 2h 5m· ja

    8.518.8K
  3. 3

    Amélie

    2001· 2h 2m· fr

    7.912.6K
  6. 6

    Shrek

    2001· 1h 30m· en

    7.819.2K
  9. 9

    Donnie Darko

    2001· 1h 54m· en

    7.813.7K
  11. 11

    The Others

    2001· 1h 41m· en

    7.67.4K
  15. 15

    Training Day

    2001· 2h 2m· en

    7.56.8K
  18. 18

    I Am Sam

    2001· 2h 12m· en

    7.62.6K
  24. 24

    Blow

    2001· 2h 4m· en

    7.44.7K
  34. 34

    K-PAX

    2001· 2h 0m· en

    7.22.8K
  36. 36

    Waking Life

    2001· 1h 41m· en

    7.5968
  38. 38

    Rush Hour 2

    2001· 1h 30m· en

    6.84.7K
  43. 43

    Vanilla Sky

    2001· 2h 16m· en

    6.84.8K
  46. 46

    Pearl Harbor

    2001· 3h 3m· en

    6.97.1K
  49. 49

    Serendipity

    2001· 1h 30m· en

    7.02.2K
  50. 50

    Sexy Beast

    2001· 1h 29m· en

    7.0931

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

5,466 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.