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Best English Movies of the 2000s

This collection ranks 39,648 English-language 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. The #1 entry is The Dark Knight. These films were originally released in English.

39,648 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 6

    The Prestige

    2006· 2h 10m

    8.218.0K
  2. 7

    Gladiator

    2000· 2h 35m

    8.221.4K
  3. 10

    Memento

    2000· 1h 53m

    8.216.6K
  4. 11

    WALL·E

    2008· 1h 38m

    8.120.7K
  5. 13

    Up

    2009· 1h 36m

    8.022.0K
  6. 18

    V for Vendetta

    2006· 2h 12m

    7.915.8K
  7. 19

    Finding Nemo

    2003· 1h 40m

    7.820.9K
  8. 23

    Snatch

    2000· 1h 43m

    7.810.2K
  9. 24

    Ratatouille

    2007· 1h 51m

    7.818.8K
  10. 29

    Coraline

    2009· 1h 40m

    7.99.3K
  11. 33

    Shrek

    2001· 1h 30m

    7.819.2K
  12. 37

    Iron Man

    2008· 2h 6m

    7.728.7K
  13. 41

    Avatar

    2009· 2h 42m

    7.634.5K
  14. 44

    Donnie Darko

    2001· 1h 54m

    7.813.7K
  15. 46

    Apocalypto

    2006· 2h 18m

    7.76.6K
  16. 49

    Cast Away

    2000· 2h 23m

    7.712.5K

Frequently asked questions

How many English movies came from the 2000s?

39,648 English-language films from the 2000s carry real rating data.

How are these English films 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.

What is the highest-rated English movie of the 2000s?

The Dark Knight holds the top position in this collection.