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Top 10 Movies Of The 2000s


this decade saw Hollywood turned to
computers even more to tell their
stories and a wide variety of genres
experience success welcome to
watchmojo.com and today in this
installment of our series on the
greatest movies of all time we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies of the 2000s for our series of
the best movies of all time we’ve chosen
10 movies per decade based on their
iconic status critical acclaim box
office success and watchability and just
so you know we’re not necessarily
choosing the movies your film studies
professor would pick you’re a real
hooker I’m gonna slap you in public so
sit back and relax as we Don our capes
join our fellowships and walk into the
arena of battle trip aces
aces number 10 Casino Royale based on
Ian Fleming’s very first Bond novel the
twenty first film in this thrilling
franchise breathed new life into the
British secret agent you know that’s not
half bad I’m gonna have to think of a
name for them following double-oh-seven
as he earns his double-o status we see
bond on a quest to take down infamous
arms dealer the sheep on a clean
calendar sent a message they want him
alive
that involves a high-stakes poker match
and defending himself from swarms of
henchmen but it’s nothing this sis
officer can’t handle with Daniel Craig
bringing cold and calculating
characteristics to the character fans
and critics couldn’t get enough of the
new
number nine The Incredibles
it’s the Pixar film that helped pave the
way for other computer animated
successes when superhero dad mr.
incredible comes out of retirement for a
new mission his wife and kids
are pulled into the thick of it too but
fortunately they also have superpowers
filled with critically acclaimed visual
effects and flawless animation The
Incredibles is an adorable film that
blends suburban humor with exciting
action allowing it to fly home with the
Best Animated Feature Oscar
my name is Clementine by the way I’m
Joel number 8 Eternal Sunshine of the
spotless mind what we’re doing here mr.
Parrish is actually creating a map your
brain mixing science fiction and romance
this Michel Gondry film is a departure
for funny man Jim Carrey but alongside
Kate Winslet it’s a refreshing delight
that nabbed the Oscar for Best Original
Screenplay after discovering his former
love has deleted him from her memory
through a new and advanced procedure
Joel barish sets out to do the same but
he soon has second thoughts as doctors
attempt to chase down all memories of
Jules love we entered the frightened
labyrinth of his mind
I love being bait didn’t think such a
feel insecure
there’s no Yui here number 7 gladiator
after being betrayed by a jealous son of
a king
renowned Roman army general Maximus
Decimus Meridius finds his family
murdered and his life torn apart father
to a murdered son
husband to a murdered wife and I will
have my vengeance eventually ending up
as a gladiatorial warrior in Rome with
nothing left to lose he proves that no
matter how bad things get you must
always fight for your humanity there was
a dream that was Rome shall be realized
with its brilliant battle sequences and
Russell Crowe’s unyielding performance
this Ridley Scott sword in sandals epic
when a slew of Oscars including Best
Picture time for honoring yourself will
soon be at an end what’s the most you’ve
ever lost on a coin toss sorry the most
you ever lost the coin toss number six
No Country for Old Men will you hold
still please
picking up on the themes of their
previous films the Coen brothers
faithfully adapt this Cormac MacCarthy
novel when a man finds a mother lode of
cash after a drug deal goes sour
he becomes the target of a
compassionless assassin we watch as this
monosyllabic hitman plows through all
that get in his way as he hunts the
money down it’s an Academy Award winning
case of cat and mouse masterfully
executed at the hands of the Coen
brothers boomstick and Eddie Rock let me
just sit here a minute I’m wonderful how
are you number five The Hurt Locker hey
James Sergeant Sanborn is asking if
you’ll please put your headset back on
that’s an insight into the chaotic world
of the Iraq war The Hurt Locker follows
maverick bomb disposal expert sergeant
first class William James with his
no-nonsense approach to his trade
sergeant James methods soon sparked
dispute between him and his fellow
soldiers hey James never turn your hair
set off again packed with action drama
and insanely tense moments Kathryn
Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker delivers a
unique and different point of view from
the battlefield that took home several
Oscars
I’m the best friend you have on the face
of this earth and I’m gonna help you
understand something you punk you know
in car number four the departed
what do you get your period betrayal
secrecy and violence a classic Scorsese
recipe that one for Oscars with a mole
in both the FBI and the mob we watch as
each rat gnaws away at secret Intel got
this redness knowing the combination of
Leonardo DiCaprio’s determined Billy
Costigan and Matt Damon’s cocky Colin
Sullivan makes for an entertaining
battle as each of them tries to discover
the identity of the other who are you so
it is you throw in Jack Nicholson’s
portrayal of Frank Costello and you’ve
got one hell of a movie
jeez she fell funny
what would you like Eli $10,000 number
three there will be blood when do we get
our money Daniel brought to us by Paul
Thomas Anderson this drama follows
prospector Daniel Plainview as he builds
his empire during the Southern
California oil boom while he’s met with
many speed bumps along the way it’s
watching Daniel day-lewis portray the
characters descent into greed and
madness at the cost of all else that
makes it a truly gripping watch you look
like a fool don’t you tell fit both the
character and Anderson’s film are
uncompromising and ambitious and both
helped win day-lewis his second Oscar
for Best Actor sucked to the king of
Gandhar
number two the Lord of the Rings The
Return of the King for Frodo completing
the trilogy initiated back in 2001 The
Return of the King splits its epically
long run time between Aragorn and his
men battling sauron’s army and Frodo’s
journey to Mount Doom to destroy the One
Ring
thanks to these two running plots we get
a heady mix of heavy violence and
delicate storytelling that’s been called
one of cinema’s great achievements about
one by closely mirroring JRR Tolkien’s
book the movie gives fanboys something
to shout about the Academy was equally
impressed awarding the picture a record
time 11 Oscars finished
not quite
there’s room for a little more before we
unveil our pick for best movie of the
2000s here are a few honorable mentions
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every living thing that crawls flies or
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I’m gonna make this pencil disappear
it’s number one The Dark Knight hi
proving superhero movies don’t need to
be filled with spandex and cheesy
send-off lines Christopher Nolan’s
second Batman filmed redefine the genre
and impressed both comic book fans and
the general public alike dark twisted
and deeper than the franchise’s previous
entry the story follows the Caped
Crusader as he faces off against the
infamous Joker played by an electric
Heath Ledger I believe whatever doesn’t
kill you simply makes you a stranger
though ledger passed away before the
film’s release he was awarded a
posthumous Oscar for his work which
helped give Batman’s story a gritty and
realistic spin do you agree with our
list what’s your favorite movie of the
2000s for more thrilling top 10s
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