A.V. Club: The Best Films of the '00s

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
2. 25th Hour (2002)
3. There Will Be Blood (2007)
4. No Country for Old Men (2007)
5. Memento (2000)
6. Spirited Away (2001)
7. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
8. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
9. The New World (2005)
10. Children of Men (2006)
11. Time Out (2001)
12. Before Sunset (2004)
13. Grizzly Man (2005)
14. Talk to Her (2002)
15. Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
16. Almost Famous (2000)
17. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
18. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
20. The Squid and the Whale (2005)
21. Zodiac (2007)
22. United 93 (2006)
23. The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
24. A One and a Two... (2000)
25. Together (2000)
26. The Incredibles (2004)
27. What Time Is It There? (2001)
28. Morvern Callar (2002)
29. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
30. WALL·E (2008)
31. In the Mood for Love (2000)
32. AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
33. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
34. American Psycho (2000)
35. Waking Life (2001)
36. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
37. A History of Violence (2005)
38. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (2003)
39. The Prestige (2006)
40. City of God (2002)
41. The Dark Knight (2008)
42. The Child (2005)
43. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
44. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
45. Audition (1999)
46. Adaptation (2002)
47. Moulin Rouge (2001)
48. Crimson Gold (2003)
49. Gerry (2002)
50. Oldboy (2003)