some fantastic movies were released in
the 2000s these are the ones that no one
saw welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top ten underrated movies of the 2000s
for this list we’re looking at movies
released between 2000 and 2009 that
remain mysteriously overlooked or
forgotten over the years and often
suffered from a modest box-office
performance or general lack of
acknowledgement
despite their quality can people clearly
see your heart nuts I don’t know
movies that are generally known by the
public and hold good review or Rotten
Tomatoes cores will not be included such
as the prestige American Psycho etc
there is an idea of a Patrick Bateman
some kind of abstraction but there is no
real meaning number 10
gnarrk I do something else okay everyone
loves a good gritty cop drama and narc
is just that which begs the question why
isn’t narc more popular the film stars
Ray Liotta and Jason Patric as two
detectives who are trying to find the
killer of an undercover police officer
month ago undercover officer was
murdered the co-stars turn in
electrifying performances portraying the
dirty unethical cop figure with gusto
and intensity there’s some stuff yes it
is
this is so tough while critics praised
the movie it only ever showed in fewer
than 1000 theaters and therefore did not
reach a wide audience it saw a little
recognition on video either and
eventually faded into obscurity he knew
him by his real name he came off for a
couple of weeks
said his name with some Frederick’s
subhuman Frederick’s yeah go number 9
Rick what’s she whisper to you
she called me a dirty word directed by
Rian Johnson and starring a younger
subtler Joseph gordon-levitt brick is
one of the best thrillers of the decade
that no one saw you were whether then
you took the body
I saw you hide yeah I did that’s all you
saw what about before for what when I
got there did you see who killed her you
killed her playing out like a
hard-boiled detective story set in high
school
brick borrows heavily from classic noir
stories in the vein of Dashiell Hammett
and is every bit as entertaining and
complex last week at the payphone Del
Rio and sarmento so she saw something
she was scared of tugs car driving by
the pin riding shotgun but she wouldn’t
have seen it has a well-developed story
with rich characters and the high school
setting provides a great modern twist on
the old-school detective story today
it’s a cult classic number 8 confessions
of a dangerous mind directed by George
Clooney and with an all-star cast that
includes drew Barrymore Julia Roberts
and Clooney himself it really is a
wonder why this movie never caught on
I’m mad the film follows the
biographical story of Chuck Barris a
game show host who claimed to be an
assassin working for the CIA I work I
work for the CIA understand the actors
are all fantastic most notably the
perpetually underrated Sam Rockwell as
Barris and the sets and cinematography
captured the arab perfectly come on cool
mixing dark humor with intense drama the
movie finds a perfect balance and
creates a unique sadly overlooked
experience I kill I kill a lot of people
number seven I’m not there inspired by
the life of timeless performer Bob Dylan
this movie uses non-traditional
techniques to achieve its distinctive
feel he could do a pathos thing your
sensation well that’s hot they are
changing many famous actors portray the
different facets of Dylan including
Heath Ledger and Christian Bale
but it’s Cate Blanchett who steals the
show receiving an Academy Award
nomination for her stellar performance
it’s a weird and intimidating film but
it’s all for the sake of artistic merit
and in that sense the film is flawless
Dylan even praised the movie and it’s
actors in a Rolling Stone article
calling them incredible so at the very
least it wasn’t overlooked by its
subject you got yesterday today and
tomorrow all in the same room number 6
Watchmen
this movie has superheroes and a dark
complex story what more could you want
the story follows a team of retired
superheroes in an alternate history at
the peak of the Cold War
like director Zack Snyder’s previous
movie 300 he adapted the graphic novel
flawlessly and perfected its dark look
for the screen doctor it’s a visual
masterpiece featuring strong
performances and an intriguing mystery
but it’s somewhat underwhelmed at the
box office
due to its towering length and
controversially violent content number 5
Treasure Planet I’m Captain Amelia later
confuse run into the potion Armada nasty
business but I won’t bore you with my
scars this animated feature as well as
the overlooked Atlantis the lost Empire
played a hand in Disney’s brief downfall
during the early 2000s sometimes the
masses simply under appreciate great art
in its time though to say hello to mr. a
futuristic take on Robert Louis
Stevenson’s Treasure Island the film
follows a young boy as he battles the
elements of space to reach a prosperous
planet and you are Jim how what a
pleasure to meet you Timmy it’s Jim
anyway it’s a visually wondrous film and
while critics liked its sense of humor
excitement and pace audiences didn’t the
film only amassed 109 million dollars on
a 140 million dollar budget making it a
financial bomb and ensuring its planned
sequel was canceled
number four moon where am I another
movie with another amazing performance
by Sam Rockwell moon is a grossly
underrated science fiction film that
attempts to tackle heavy themes and
questions while looking great in the
process I’m real lonely I just want to
shake your hand
you shake my hand the movie follows an
astronaut as he faces a crisis after
being alone for three years on the moon
it’s a dark and lonely picture filled
with elegant spacious cinematography but
it’s Rockwell’s Oscar snubbed
performance that pulls at our
heartstrings
how did mommy die sweetheart it could be
considered the next great sci-fi
experience if people would actually
watch it are you okay with that I’m here
to keep you safe Sam I want to help you
number three Kiss Kiss Bang Bang that’s
me there my name is Harry Makar Dobby
your narrator an overlooked classic in
the crime comedy genre this movie
centers on a thief who is posing as an
actor in Hollywood that gets caught in
the middle of a murder investigation
detective lessons tomorrow don’t forget
co-stars Robert Downey jr. and Val
Kilmer share terrific chemistry and the
movie features one of Downey juniors
most overlooked roles as he is truly
hilarious
does not suck I just hit you for no
reason other than the white one taking
the comedy is sharp and the action is
gritty with the movie blending so many
genres together it becomes a biting
satire on classic hard-edged stories
these lessons suck I quit this is not
being a detective corpses floating in
lace people kissing people this is wrong
this is every shade of wrong number two
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a
sue here this movie was written and
directed by Wes Anderson and features
all of his trademark quirkiness
eccentricity and originality which make
for a fun if awkward time what killers
Frank Clapton or not I don’t usually
travel it’s filled with terrific
performances by an all-star cast most
notably Bill Murray as Steve a man who
sets out to find the shark that killed
his friend now I’m gonna go hunt down
that shark or whatever it is and
hopefully kill it while Wes is becoming
more popular today this movie proved too
strange for audiences receiving mixed
reviews and bombing with a box-office
performance of only 35 million dollars
supposedly Cousteau and his cronies
invented the idea of putting
walkie-talkies into the helmet we made
ours with a special rabbit ear on the
top so we could pipe in some music
before we take a look at our top pick
here are some honorable mentions
there are over 550 million firearms in
worldwide circulation that’s one firearm
for every 12 people on the planet do you
remember the zodiac this is about Rick
Marshall is me listen I got one idea one
way I might buy myself a little room to
breathe I need a big favor from you
survive she’s here I didn’t like it
today that’s right I shot the boy down I
enjoyed it number one the assassination
of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
you want to investigate my courage do
you find out a unique title for a unique
movie it lets the audience know right
away what they’re getting into which is
a terrific story leading up to the
titular historic killing of Jesse James
by Robert Ford
I’ve already robbed a railroad train I’m
sitting in a rocking chair Shatner none
other than Jesse James starring Brad
Pitt and Casey Affleck respectively they
become their characters through hypnotic
performances and the movie is completed
by memorably beautiful and desolate
cinematography used to be could no one
sneak up on Jesse James
now you think otherwise I never seen you
out your guns neither it deserves a spot
in the pantheon of great westerns but
sadly it bombed at the box office and
failed to make an impression Jesse James
was nothing more than a public outlaw
made his reputation but stealing
whatever he wanted killing whoever got
in his way
do you agree with our list I’m sorry
that I’m so dysfunctional
what movie from the 2000s do you think
is underrated I know letter you said you
had no friends well neither do I for
more great top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
the 2000s these are the ones that no one
saw welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top ten underrated movies of the 2000s
for this list we’re looking at movies
released between 2000 and 2009 that
remain mysteriously overlooked or
forgotten over the years and often
suffered from a modest box-office
performance or general lack of
acknowledgement
despite their quality can people clearly
see your heart nuts I don’t know
movies that are generally known by the
public and hold good review or Rotten
Tomatoes cores will not be included such
as the prestige American Psycho etc
there is an idea of a Patrick Bateman
some kind of abstraction but there is no
real meaning number 10
gnarrk I do something else okay everyone
loves a good gritty cop drama and narc
is just that which begs the question why
isn’t narc more popular the film stars
Ray Liotta and Jason Patric as two
detectives who are trying to find the
killer of an undercover police officer
month ago undercover officer was
murdered the co-stars turn in
electrifying performances portraying the
dirty unethical cop figure with gusto
and intensity there’s some stuff yes it
is
this is so tough while critics praised
the movie it only ever showed in fewer
than 1000 theaters and therefore did not
reach a wide audience it saw a little
recognition on video either and
eventually faded into obscurity he knew
him by his real name he came off for a
couple of weeks
said his name with some Frederick’s
subhuman Frederick’s yeah go number 9
Rick what’s she whisper to you
she called me a dirty word directed by
Rian Johnson and starring a younger
subtler Joseph gordon-levitt brick is
one of the best thrillers of the decade
that no one saw you were whether then
you took the body
I saw you hide yeah I did that’s all you
saw what about before for what when I
got there did you see who killed her you
killed her playing out like a
hard-boiled detective story set in high
school
brick borrows heavily from classic noir
stories in the vein of Dashiell Hammett
and is every bit as entertaining and
complex last week at the payphone Del
Rio and sarmento so she saw something
she was scared of tugs car driving by
the pin riding shotgun but she wouldn’t
have seen it has a well-developed story
with rich characters and the high school
setting provides a great modern twist on
the old-school detective story today
it’s a cult classic number 8 confessions
of a dangerous mind directed by George
Clooney and with an all-star cast that
includes drew Barrymore Julia Roberts
and Clooney himself it really is a
wonder why this movie never caught on
I’m mad the film follows the
biographical story of Chuck Barris a
game show host who claimed to be an
assassin working for the CIA I work I
work for the CIA understand the actors
are all fantastic most notably the
perpetually underrated Sam Rockwell as
Barris and the sets and cinematography
captured the arab perfectly come on cool
mixing dark humor with intense drama the
movie finds a perfect balance and
creates a unique sadly overlooked
experience I kill I kill a lot of people
number seven I’m not there inspired by
the life of timeless performer Bob Dylan
this movie uses non-traditional
techniques to achieve its distinctive
feel he could do a pathos thing your
sensation well that’s hot they are
changing many famous actors portray the
different facets of Dylan including
Heath Ledger and Christian Bale
but it’s Cate Blanchett who steals the
show receiving an Academy Award
nomination for her stellar performance
it’s a weird and intimidating film but
it’s all for the sake of artistic merit
and in that sense the film is flawless
Dylan even praised the movie and it’s
actors in a Rolling Stone article
calling them incredible so at the very
least it wasn’t overlooked by its
subject you got yesterday today and
tomorrow all in the same room number 6
Watchmen
this movie has superheroes and a dark
complex story what more could you want
the story follows a team of retired
superheroes in an alternate history at
the peak of the Cold War
like director Zack Snyder’s previous
movie 300 he adapted the graphic novel
flawlessly and perfected its dark look
for the screen doctor it’s a visual
masterpiece featuring strong
performances and an intriguing mystery
but it’s somewhat underwhelmed at the
box office
due to its towering length and
controversially violent content number 5
Treasure Planet I’m Captain Amelia later
confuse run into the potion Armada nasty
business but I won’t bore you with my
scars this animated feature as well as
the overlooked Atlantis the lost Empire
played a hand in Disney’s brief downfall
during the early 2000s sometimes the
masses simply under appreciate great art
in its time though to say hello to mr. a
futuristic take on Robert Louis
Stevenson’s Treasure Island the film
follows a young boy as he battles the
elements of space to reach a prosperous
planet and you are Jim how what a
pleasure to meet you Timmy it’s Jim
anyway it’s a visually wondrous film and
while critics liked its sense of humor
excitement and pace audiences didn’t the
film only amassed 109 million dollars on
a 140 million dollar budget making it a
financial bomb and ensuring its planned
sequel was canceled
number four moon where am I another
movie with another amazing performance
by Sam Rockwell moon is a grossly
underrated science fiction film that
attempts to tackle heavy themes and
questions while looking great in the
process I’m real lonely I just want to
shake your hand
you shake my hand the movie follows an
astronaut as he faces a crisis after
being alone for three years on the moon
it’s a dark and lonely picture filled
with elegant spacious cinematography but
it’s Rockwell’s Oscar snubbed
performance that pulls at our
heartstrings
how did mommy die sweetheart it could be
considered the next great sci-fi
experience if people would actually
watch it are you okay with that I’m here
to keep you safe Sam I want to help you
number three Kiss Kiss Bang Bang that’s
me there my name is Harry Makar Dobby
your narrator an overlooked classic in
the crime comedy genre this movie
centers on a thief who is posing as an
actor in Hollywood that gets caught in
the middle of a murder investigation
detective lessons tomorrow don’t forget
co-stars Robert Downey jr. and Val
Kilmer share terrific chemistry and the
movie features one of Downey juniors
most overlooked roles as he is truly
hilarious
does not suck I just hit you for no
reason other than the white one taking
the comedy is sharp and the action is
gritty with the movie blending so many
genres together it becomes a biting
satire on classic hard-edged stories
these lessons suck I quit this is not
being a detective corpses floating in
lace people kissing people this is wrong
this is every shade of wrong number two
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a
sue here this movie was written and
directed by Wes Anderson and features
all of his trademark quirkiness
eccentricity and originality which make
for a fun if awkward time what killers
Frank Clapton or not I don’t usually
travel it’s filled with terrific
performances by an all-star cast most
notably Bill Murray as Steve a man who
sets out to find the shark that killed
his friend now I’m gonna go hunt down
that shark or whatever it is and
hopefully kill it while Wes is becoming
more popular today this movie proved too
strange for audiences receiving mixed
reviews and bombing with a box-office
performance of only 35 million dollars
supposedly Cousteau and his cronies
invented the idea of putting
walkie-talkies into the helmet we made
ours with a special rabbit ear on the
top so we could pipe in some music
before we take a look at our top pick
here are some honorable mentions
there are over 550 million firearms in
worldwide circulation that’s one firearm
for every 12 people on the planet do you
remember the zodiac this is about Rick
Marshall is me listen I got one idea one
way I might buy myself a little room to
breathe I need a big favor from you
survive she’s here I didn’t like it
today that’s right I shot the boy down I
enjoyed it number one the assassination
of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
you want to investigate my courage do
you find out a unique title for a unique
movie it lets the audience know right
away what they’re getting into which is
a terrific story leading up to the
titular historic killing of Jesse James
by Robert Ford
I’ve already robbed a railroad train I’m
sitting in a rocking chair Shatner none
other than Jesse James starring Brad
Pitt and Casey Affleck respectively they
become their characters through hypnotic
performances and the movie is completed
by memorably beautiful and desolate
cinematography used to be could no one
sneak up on Jesse James
now you think otherwise I never seen you
out your guns neither it deserves a spot
in the pantheon of great westerns but
sadly it bombed at the box office and
failed to make an impression Jesse James
was nothing more than a public outlaw
made his reputation but stealing
whatever he wanted killing whoever got
in his way
do you agree with our list I’m sorry
that I’m so dysfunctional
what movie from the 2000s do you think
is underrated I know letter you said you
had no friends well neither do I for
more great top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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