Best Drama movies of 2000s

Actors : Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe, Terry Pheto,
Directors : Gavin Hood,

Six days in the violent life of a young Johannesburg gang leader.

Actors : Heath Ledger, Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Johnny Knoxville,
Directors : Catherine Hardwicke,

The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970's.

Actors : David Bradley, Charlie Creed-Miles, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer,
Directors : Daniel Barber,

An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.

Actors : Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Higgins, Rebecca Pidgeon, William H. Macy,
Directors : David Mamet,

A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.

Actors : Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Walter Raney, Alec Baldwin,
Directors : Nick Cassavetes,

Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Jack Nicholson,
Directors : Rob Reiner,

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Actors : Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Alan Cumming,
Directors : Steve Antin,

A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.

Actors : Gene Hackman, Delroy Lindo, Rebecca Pidgeon, Danny DeVito,
Directors : David Mamet,

A career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch.

Actors : Chandler Canterbury, Nicolas Cage, Lara Robinson, Rose Byrne,
Directors : Alex Proyas,

M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.

Actors : Julie Delpy, Marie Pillet, Daniel Brühl, Adam Goldberg,
Directors : Julie Delpy,

Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents -- and several of her ex-boyfriends.

Actors : Erika Christensen, Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Evan Rachel Wood,
Directors : Mike Binder,

When her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas and family dynamics.

Actors : Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Denzel Washington, Will Patton,
Directors : Boaz Yakin,

The true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

Actors : Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, Keanu Reeves,
Directors : Scott Derrickson,

A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.

Actors : Vanessa Redgrave, Amanda Seyfried, Marcia DeBonis, Gael García Bernal,
Directors : Gary Winick,

Sophie dreams of becoming a writer and travels to Verona, Italy where she meets the "Secretaries of Juliet".

Actors : Derek Luke, Joy Bryant, Malcolm David Kelley, Denzel Washington,
Directors : Denzel Washington,

Antwone Fisher, a young navy man, is forced to see a psychiatrist after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. During the course of treatment a painful past is revealed and a new hope begins.

Actors : Otto Jespersen, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud, Robert Stoltenberg,
Directors : André Øvredal,

A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

Actors : Cole Hauser, Eamonn Walker, Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci,
Directors : Antoine Fuqua,

A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too.

Actors : Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston, Michelle Nolden,
Directors : Robert Schwentke,

A Chicago librarian has a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, creating complications in his marriage.

Actors : Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Ben Stiller,
Directors : Edward Norton,

Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.

Actors : Tim Allen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Max Martini, Emily Mortimer,
Directors : David Mamet,

A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.