{"id":7378,"date":"2009-12-31T23:21:51","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T23:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=7378"},"modified":"2010-07-15T22:26:50","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T21:26:50","slug":"the-best-films-of-the-2000s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2009\/12\/31\/the-best-films-of-the-2000s\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Films of the 2000s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/The-Best-Films-of-the-2000s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7379\" title=\"The Best Films of the 2000s\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/The-Best-Films-of-the-2000s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"710\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the films of the last decade that really struck me as the best of the best.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure there are a few here and there that I might have missed but if some come back to me I&#8217;ll update it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2000<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0209144\/\">Memento<\/a> <\/strong>(Dir. Christopher Nolan)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0180093\/\">Requiem for a Dream<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Darren Aronofsky)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0247196\/\">Before Night Falls<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Julian Schnabel)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0181865\/\">Traffic<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Steven Soderbergh)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0238321\/\">Ivansxtc<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Bernard Rose) <\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0118694\/\">In the Mood For Love<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Wong Kar Wai)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2001<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0254686\/\">The Piano Teacher<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Michael Haneke)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_film_trilogy\">The Lord of the Rings Trilogy<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Peter Jackson)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0166924\/\">Mulholland Drive<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. David Lynch)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0243133\/\">The Man Who Wasn&#8217;t There<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. The Coen Brothers)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0245429\/\">Spirited Away<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Hayao Miyazaki)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0245574\/\">Y Tu Mama Tambien<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Alfonso Cuaron)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2002<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0317248\/\">City of God<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Fernando Meirelles)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0299977\/\">Hero<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Zhang Yimou)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/Title?0280491\">Bloody Sunday<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Paul Greengrass)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0268126\/\">Adaptation.<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Spike Jonze)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0253474\/\">The Pianist<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Roman Polanski)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0287467\/\">Talk to Her<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Pedro Almod\u00f3var)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0318202\/\">Etre et Avoir<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Nicolas Philibert)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0252444\/\">Rabbit Proof Fence<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Philip Noyce)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2003<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0317910\/\">The Fog of War<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Errol Morris)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0338135\/\">The Barbarian Invasions<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Denys Arcand)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0363589\/\">Elephant<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Gus Van Sant)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0335266\/\">Lost in Translation<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Sofia Coppola)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0379557\/\">Touching the Void<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Kevin MacDonald)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0266543\/\">Finding Nemo<\/a><\/strong> (Dir Andrew Stanton)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0364569\/\">Oldboy<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Park Chan Wook)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0342172\/\">Capturing the Friedmans<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Andrew Jarecki)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0272338\/\">Punch-Drunk Love<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0286244\/\">The Triplets of Belleville<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Sylvain Chomet)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0305206\/\">American Splendour<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2004<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0375063\/\">Sideways<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Alexander Payne)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0338013\/\">Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Michel Gondry)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0318462\/\">The Motorcycle Diaries<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Walter Salles)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0317705\/\">The Incredibles<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Brad Bird)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0381681\/\">Before Sunset<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Richard Linklater)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0390384\/\">Primer<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Shane Carruth)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0363163\/\">Downfall<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2005<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0402399\/\">The New World<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Terence Malick)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0387898\/\">Hidden<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Michael Haneke)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0388795\/\">Brokeback Mountain<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Ang Lee) <\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0427312\/\">Grizzly Man<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Werner Herzog)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0387131\/\">The Constant Gardener<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Fernando Meirelles)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0399146\/\">A History of Violence<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. David Cronenberg)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0433383\/\">Goodnight, and Goodluck.<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. George Clooney)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0373469\/\">Kiss Kiss Bang Bang<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Shane Black)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2006<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0475276\/\">United 93<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Paul Greengrass)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0457430\/\">Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Guillermo Del Toro) <\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0206634\/\">Children of Men<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Alfonso Cuaron)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0814075\/\">Deliver Us From Evil<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Amy Berg)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0362225\/\">Tell No One<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Guillaume Canet)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0405094\/\">The Lives of Others<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) <\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0441909\/\">Volver<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Pedro Almod\u00f3var)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0404203\/\">Little Children<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Todd Field)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2007<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0469494\/\">There Will Be Blood<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0477348\/\">No Country for Old Men<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. The Coen Brothers)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0401383\/\">The Diving Bell and the Butterfly<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Julian Schnabel)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0443706\/\">Zodiac<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. David Fincher)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0854678\/\">Taxi to the Darkside<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Alex Gibeny)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0465538\/\">Michael Clayton<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Tony Gilroy)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0368794\/\">I&#8217;m Not There<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Todd Haynes)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1032846\/\">4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Christian Mungiu)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0986233\/\">Hunger<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Steve McQueen)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1010048\/\">Slumdog Millionaire<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Danny Boyle)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1185616\/\">Waltz with Bashir<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Ari Folman)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0910970\/\">WALL-E<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Andrew Stanton)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1068646\/\">The Class<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Laurent Cantet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2009<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1235166\/\">A Prophet<\/a><\/strong> (Dir.\u00a0Jacques Audiard)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1149362\/\">The White Ribbon<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Michael Haneke)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0887912\/\">The Hurt Locker<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. Kathryn Bigelow)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1019452\/\">A Serious Man<\/a><\/strong> (Dir. The Coen Brothers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What about you? Leave your favourites from the decade in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_in_film\">Find out more about the films of 2009<\/a> at Wikipedia<br \/>&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/features.metacritic.com\/features\/2009\/the-best-movies-of-the-decade\/\">Check out more end of decade lists<\/a> at Metacritic<br \/>&gt; Have a look at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviecitynews.com\/awards\/2010\/top_ten\/00_critics_list.html\">Movie City News end of year critics chart<\/a><br \/>&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/archives\/2009\/12\/14\/the-best-dvd-blu-ray-releases-of-2009\/\">Check out our best DVD and Blu-ray releases of 2009<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Including Memento, Spirited Away, Adaptation., Elephant, Sideways, The New World, United 93, There Will Be Blood, Waltz with Bashir and A Prophet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,17],"tags":[1255],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7378\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}