Best movies of 2003

Actors : Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Viggo Mortensen,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Actors : Willem Dafoe, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Albert Brooks,

After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

Actors : Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris,
Directors : Sofia Coppola,

A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.

Actors : Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins, Emmy Rossum, Sean Penn,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one has a family tragedy.

Actors : Jack Black, Adam Pascal, Mike White, Joan Cusack,
Directors : Richard Linklater,

After being kicked out of a rock band, Dewey Finn becomes a substitute teacher of a strict elementary private school, only to try and turn it into a rock band.

Actors : Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Paul Bettany, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Peter Weir,

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Actors : Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose, Paul Giamatti,

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Actors : Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen,
Directors : Quentin Tarantino,

The Bride wakens from a four-year coma. The child she carried in her womb is gone. Now she must wreak vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her - a team she was once part of.

Actors : Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart,
Directors : Bryan Singer,

The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces.

Actors : Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins,
Directors : Anthony Minghella,

In the waning days of the American Civil War, a wounded soldier embarks on a perilous journey back home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina to reunite with his sweetheart.

Actors : Bruce Dern, Christina Ricci, Lee Tergesen, Charlize Theron,
Directors : Patty Jenkins,

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

Actors : Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Dinklage, Paul Benjamin,
Directors : Tom McCarthy,

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.

Actors : Billy Bob Thornton, Lauren Graham, John Ritter, Bernie Mac,
Directors : Terry Zwigoff,

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot.

Actors : Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush,
Directors : Gore Verbinski,

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Actors : Hugo Weaving, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Keanu Reeves,

Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. During this, Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams.

Actors : Edward Norton, Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland,
Directors : F. Gary Gray,

After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.

Actors : Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claire Danes,
Directors : Jonathan Mostow,

A cybernetic warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a 25-year old drifter and his future wife from a most advanced robotic assassin and to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack.

Actors : Danny Huston, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Sean Penn,
Directors : Alejandro González Iñárritu,

A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a born-again ex-con.

Actors : Catherine Zeta-Jones, George Clooney, Geoffrey Rush, Billy Bob Thornton,

A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.

Actors : Tobey Maguire, Chris Cooper, Jeff Bridges, Elizabeth Banks,
Directors : Gary Ross,

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.