Best movies of after 2000

Dreamgirls(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.



Babel(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.



Thank You for Smoking(2005)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.



Revolutionary Road(2008)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.



Vicky Cristina Barcelona(2008)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.



The Ides of March(2011)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.



In the Loop(2009)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.



Shutter Island(2010)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 76

In 1954, a U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer, who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane.



Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Famed archaeologist and adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. is called back into action, when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.



Apocalypto(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw, a young man captured for sacrifice, flees to avoid his fate.



The Last King of Scotland(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970's.



Salt(2010)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.



Gone Baby Gone(2007)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.



Beginners(2010)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.



The Prestige(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 76

After a tragic accident two stage magicians engage in a battle to create the ultimate illusion whilst sacrificing everything they have to outwit the other.



A Scanner Darkly(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.



The Adventures of Tintin(2011)

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Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.



I Love You, Man(2009)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?



Animal Kingdom(2010)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A seventeen year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.



Live Free or Die Hard(2007)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.




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