Best Drama movies of 2000s

Actors : John Goodman, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello, Piper Perabo,
Directors : David McNally,

Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons, comes out of her shell.

Actors : Hayden Christensen, Guy Pearce, Jimmy Fallon, Sienna Miller,
Directors : George Hickenlooper,

Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.

Actors : Elle Fanning, Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo,
Directors : Terry George,

The lives of two families change forever after a fatal tragedy takes place on Reservation Road.

Actors : John C. Reilly, Peter Mullan, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Directors : Gregory Jacobs,

Two con artists try to swindle a currency collector by selling him a counterfeit copy of an extremely rare currency bill.

Actors : Tim McGraw, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Garrett Hedlund,
Directors : Shana Feste,

A rising country-music songwriter works with a fallen star to work their way to fame, causing romantic complications along the way.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Goldie Hawn, Erika Christensen,
Directors : Bob Dolman,

Lavinia and Suzette, former rock groupies and best friends, reconnect after twenty years; one is still as wild as ever, while the other has adopted a more conservative lifestyle.

Actors : Embeth Davidtz, Emile Hirsch, Joel Gretsch, Kevin Kline,
Directors : Michael Hoffman,

An idealistic prep school teacher attempts to redeem an incorrigible student.

Actors : John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Shannon, Laura Dern,
Directors : Mike White,

A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.

Actors : Julie Benz, Dominic West, Doug Hutchison, Ray Stevenson,
Directors : Lexi Alexander,

After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw.

Actors : John Hurt, Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz,
Directors : John Madden,

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancé falls in love with the local Italian commander.

Actors : Bryce Dallas Howard, Willem Dafoe, Isaach De Bankolé, Danny Glover,
Directors : Lars von Trier,

A story of slavery, set in the southern U.S. in the 1930s.

Actors : Guillermo Francella, Gael García Bernal, Dolores Heredia, Diego Luna,
Directors : Carlos Cuarón,

Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.

Actors : Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Ike Ogut, Sadou Teymouri,
Directors : Mohsen Makhmalbaf,

After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Radha Mitchell, Greg Kinnear, Alexa Davalos,
Directors : Robert Benton,

A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. and is described as an exploration of the magical, mysterious and sometimes painful incarnations of love.

Actors : Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Sean Penn,
Directors : Steven Zaillian,

Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana.

Actors : Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Shirley Anderson, Parry Shen,
Directors : Justin Lin,

A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.

Actors : Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos,
Directors : Paulo Morelli,

Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.

Actors : Kevin Spacey, Bob Hoskins, John Goodman, Kate Bosworth,
Directors : Kevin Spacey,

A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin (Spacey) specifically, and his relationship with his wife Sandra Dee (Bosworth).

Actors : James Rolleston, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee Martin,
Directors : Taika Waititi,

Set on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

Actors : Matt Damon, Casey Affleck,
Directors : Gus Van Sant,

A friendship between two young men is tested when they go for a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them.