Not too much thought in this but: Inglorious Basterds The Departed Gladiator There Will Be Blood Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Ocean’s Eleven Gone Girl The Dark Knight The Town Ocean’s Twelve Edit: Honorable Mentions I might be talked into forcing into one of the last few spots: Uncut Gems, Wolf of Wall Street, Warrior, The Descendants, The Fighter, Moneyball, The Social Network, or Casino Royale. Answer from jpdakak on reddit.com
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r/Letterboxd on Reddit: Favorite Movie of Every Year 2000-2024
February 9, 2025 -

Let me know what you think:

2000: Scream 3

2001: Jurassic Park III

2002: 8 Mile

2003: LOTR - Return of the King

2004: The Incredibles

2005: Revenge of the Sith

2006: The Departed

2007: American Gangster

2008: The Dark Knight

2009: Inglourious Basterds

2010: Insidious

2011: The Lincoln Lawyer

2012: Sinister

2013: The Conjuring

2014: Interstellar

2015: Avengers - Age of Ultron

2016: The Conjuring 2

2017: Logan

2018: Avengers - Infinity War

2019: Avengers - Endgame

2020: A Quiet Place - Part 2

2021: Spider Man - No Way Home

2022: Barbarian

2023: The Boogeyman

2024: Alien - Romulus

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r/IMDbFilmGeneral on Reddit: The Bests of Each Decade - The 2000s
January 28, 2023 -

Here's the 2nd instalment from this weekly post series. I don't like the 2000s as much as the 2010s but I can't deny a lot of movies here are in my Top 150. 2006 particularly knocked it out of the park for me. What do you think, FG?

  1. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)

  2. Mulholland Drive (2001)

  3. There Will Be Blood (2007)

  4. Synecdoche, New York (2008)

  5. Love Exposure (2008)

  6. Cache (2005)

  7. Children of Men (2006)

  8. Memento (2000)

  9. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

  10. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

  11. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)

  12. The Prestige (2006)

  13. United 93 (2006)

  14. Inland Empire (2006)

  15. Memories of Murder (2003)

  16. The Piano Teacher (2001)

  17. The Dark Knight (2008)

  18. In Bruges (2008)

  19. The White Ribbon (2009)

  20. About Elly (2009)

  21. No Country for Old Men (2007)

  22. Primer (2004)

  23. Ten (2002)

  24. Oldboy (2003)

  25. Tell No One (2006)

  26. Moon (2009)

  27. Volver (2006)

  28. Syndromes and a Century (2006)

  29. 25th Hour (2002)

  30. A Prophet (2009)

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Take Care of My Cat (2001) As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000) Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004) Love Exposure (2008) At the First Breath of Wind (2002) Inland Empire (2006) Batang West Side (2001) My Winnipeg (2007) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Friday Night (2002) Primer (2004) Yi yi (2000) Synecdoche, New York (2008) The Ground (2001) Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) Time Out (2001) Where the Wild Things Are (2009) The World (2004) The Circle (2000) Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) Chunhyang (2000) Away from Her (2006) The Saddest Music in the World (2003) The Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000) Platform (2000)
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The 2000’s would probably be my vote as best movie decade ever. I have a top 50 already made for the decade so I’m gonna include it: Children of Men (2006) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Almost Famous (2000) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) High Fidelity (2000) Wall-E (2008) In Bruges (2008) The Incredibles (2004) Ratatouille (2007) Talk to Her (2002) No Country for Old Men (2007) Adventureland (2009) Before Sunset (2004) Take Care of My Cat (2001) 5 Centimeters per Second (2007) Yi Yi (2000) Superbad (2007) Three Times (2005) The Aviator (2004) Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring (2003) Spirited Away (2001) Unbreakable (2000) Eastern Promises (2007) Once (2007) Lost in Translation (2003) Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) The Dark Knight (2008) Hot Rod (2007) The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009) Mulholland Drive (2001) Katyn (2007) Zodiac (2007) Munich (2005) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) The Hurt Locker (2009) A History of Violence (2005) Brokeback Mountain (2005) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Whale Rider (2002) Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) Coraline (2009) Moolaade (2004) Encounters at the End of the World (2007) The Pianist (2002) Sideways (2004) Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Adaptation. (2002) Shattered Glass (2003) Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) Touching the Void (2003) And there are also great short films like 2009’s Plastic Bag, 2007’s Validation, 2009’s Alma, 2000’s Father and Daughter, and 2008’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.