# The best movies of the 2000s

The Dark Knight, The Fellowship of the Ring, Lost in Translation, Spirited Away, Pan's Labyrinth and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: the top 25 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential movies of the 2000s.

- 36 votes · 25 items
- Jan 31, 2025 · Matías Morales
- https://even.best/en/l/5007/the-best-movies-of-the-2000s

## Top 25

1. **The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 2 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **City of God (2002)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 18 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **The Dark Knight (2008)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 1 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 6 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **Up (2009)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 11 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **Before Sunset (2004)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 16 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 25 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 23 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 80% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **Lost in Translation (2003)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 3 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Pan's Labyrinth (2006)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 5 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **No Country for Old Men (2007)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 8 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **Shaun of the Dead (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 9 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
13. **Mean Girls (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 13 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 84% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
14. **Let the Right One In (2008)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 17 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 98% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
15. **The Incredibles (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 19 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
16. **Casino Royale (2006)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 22 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
17. **Sideways (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 24 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
18. **Spirited Away (2001)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 4 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
19. **Children of Men (2006)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 7 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
20. **WALL-E (2008)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — No. 15 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
21. **The Wrestler (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 12 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 99% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
22. **Brokeback Mountain (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 14 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 88% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
23. **Chicken Run (2000)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 20 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 97% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
24. **Slumdog Millionaire (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — No. 21 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 91% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
25. **Iron Man (2008)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — No. 10 of Rotten Tomatoes' 140 essential 2000s movies. 94% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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