IMDb Poll Board Top 10 Picks for 2000s

by joesiegel | created - 08 Dec 2019 | updated - 24 Mar 2020 | Public

By the time the 2000s ended, this forum did not yet exist but there is always time to choose your favorite movies of each decade, on this occasion the members of IMDb Poll Board have chosen their 10 favorite movies of the 2000s. Which of these tops do you prefer?

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1. Mystic River (2003)

R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

84 Metascore

The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston--the victim's gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Emmy Rossum

Votes: 485,854 | Gross: $90.14M

1_Mystic River(2003) 2_City of God(2002) 3_The Pianist(2002) 4_Babel(2006) 5_The Wrestler(2008) 6_Y Tu Mama Tambien(2001) 7_Requiem for a Dream(2000) 8_Amores Perros(2000) 9_Zodiac(2007) 10_21 Grams(2003)

Joe Siegel picks

2. Spirited Away (2001)

PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

96 Metascore

During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi

Votes: 849,408 | Gross: $10.06M

1_Spirited Away(2001) 2_Wall E(2008) 3_A Prophet(2009) 4_Adaptation(2002) 5_Nobody Knows(2004) 6_City of God(2002) 7_Gosford Park(2001) 8_In The Mood for Love(2000) 9_Mary and Max(2009) 10_Fantastic Mr. Fox(2009)

MJdraco picks

3. Mulholland Drive (2001)

R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

86 Metascore

After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates

Votes: 383,844 | Gross: $7.22M

1_Mulholland Drive (2001) 2_American Psycho (2000) 3_Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (2003) 4_The Dark Knight (2008) 5_Pusher II (2004) 6_Persepolis (2007) 7_Inglourious Basterds (2009) 8_Bad Lieutenant (2009) 9_Gran Torino (2008) 10_Dolls (2002)

Son_of_albstein picks

4. The Dark Knight (2008)

PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama

84 Metascore

When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

Votes: 2,870,680 | Gross: $534.86M

1- The Dark Knight (2008) 2-Gladiator(2000) 3 -Memento(2000) 4-The Prestige(2006) 5-Gran Torino(2008) 6-No Country For Old Men(2007) 7-The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003) 8-Amélie(2001) 9-Pans's Labyrinth(2006) 10-The Lives of Others(2006)

Thenolanfan picks

5. The Machinist (2004)

R | 101 min | Drama, Thriller

61 Metascore

An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.

Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian

Votes: 415,560 | Gross: $1.08M

1-The Machinist (2004) 2-Memento (2000) 3- Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003) 4-Before Sunset (2004) 5-Cinderella Man (2005) 6-Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 7-Sexy Beast (2000) 8-Tape (2001) 9-About Schmidt (2002) 10-The Hangover (2009)

Hoekkie picks

6. The Secret of Kells (2009)

Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

81 Metascore

A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.

Directors: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey | Stars: Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Christen Mooney

Votes: 38,286 | Gross: $0.69M

1-The Secret of Kells (2009) 2-Pandorum (2009) 3-District 9 (2009) 4-In Bruges (2008) 5-Rec (2007) 6-Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Man's Chest (2006) 7-Children- of Men(2006) 8-Batman Begins(2005) 9-Revenge of the Sith(2005) 10-Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

mihailorazvigor picks

7. The Departed (2006)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

85 Metascore

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

Votes: 1,422,295 | Gross: $132.38M

1-The Departed(2006) 2-The Aviator(2004) 3-Tropic Thunder(2008) 4-The Man From Earth(2007) 5-Catch me If you Can(2002) 6-Mean Girls(2004) 7-V for Vendetta(2005) 8-3 Idiots(2009) 9-Blood Diamond(2006) 10-Orphan (2009)

Kirk-Pikard picks

8. Spirited Away (2001)

PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

96 Metascore

During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi

Votes: 849,408 | Gross: $10.06M

1-Spirited Away (2001) 2-Children of Men (2006) 3-Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 4l 4-Tokyo Godfathers (2003) 5-Ratatouille(2007) 6-Sideways (2004) 7-Oldboy(2003) 8-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000) 9-Persepolis(2007) 10-The Secret of Kells(2009)

TsarStepan picks

9. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

PG | 143 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

75 Metascore

While playing, Lucy and her siblings find a wardrobe that lands them in a mystical place called Narnia. Here they realize that it was fated and they must now unite with Aslan to defeat an evil queen.

Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes

Votes: 428,057 | Gross: $291.71M

1-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe(2005) 2-Piglet's Big Movie(2003) 3-Barbie as Rapunzel(2002) 4-The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008) 5-Pooh's Heffalump Movie(2005) 6-Chicken Little(2005) 7-Enchanted(2007) 8-The Incredibles(2006) 9-Nacho Libre(2006) 10-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince(2006)

NarniaIsAwesome picks

10. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Horror

76 Metascore

The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.

Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis

Votes: 593,985 | Gross: $13.54M

1-Shaun of the Dead(2004) 2-Pan's Labyrinth(2006) 3- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004) 4-Lord of The Rings Fellowship(2001) 5-Children of Men(2006) 6-Battle Royale(2000) 7- Catch Me If You Can(2002) 8-Requiem For a Dream(2000) 9-The Dark Knight(2008) 10-Spirited Away (2001)

NDBportmanfan picks

11. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

PG-13 | 178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

92 Metascore

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean

Votes: 2,007,121 | Gross: $315.54M

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 4. House Flying Daggers(2004) 5. Gladiator (2000) 6. 3 Idiots (2009) 7. Inglourious Basterds (2009) 8. Catch Me If You Can (2002) 9. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 10. The School of Rock (2003)

Djesika picks

12. The Departed (2006)

R | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

85 Metascore

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg

Votes: 1,422,295 | Gross: $132.38M

1- The Departed (2006) 2- 300 (2006) 3- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2 (2003-2004) 4- District 9 (2009) 5- There Will Be Blood (2007) 6- Watchmen (2009) 7- Black Friday (2004) 8- Inglourious Basterds (2009) 9- The Dark Knight (2008) 10- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

BonaFideBoss picks

13. Watchmen (2009)

R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

56 Metascore

In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman

Votes: 582,524 | Gross: $107.51M

.1.Watchmen (2009) 2. The Dark Knight (2008) 3. Pearl Harbor (2001) 4. SAW (2004) 5. Identity (2003) 6. Deja Vu (2006) 7. Exam (2009) 8. Final Destination (2000) 9. Gothika (2003) 10. Cube Zero (2004)

Abi picks



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