Best movies of 2000s

Frost/Nixon(2008)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.



Precious(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 84

In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.



American Gangster(2007)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.



Inglourious Basterds(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.



Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 84

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.



War of the Worlds(2005)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival.



Zombieland(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the last Twinkie, and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America.



Crazy Heart(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.



The Constant Gardener(2005)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.



Batman Begins(2005)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from the corruption that Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it.



Hairspray(2007)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 84

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.



The Town(2010)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the F.B.I. Agent looking to bring him and his crew down.



3:10 to Yuma(2007)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.



Superman Returns(2006)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Superman reappears after a long absence, but is challenged by an old foe who uses Kryptonian technology for world domination.



Superbad(2007)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.



A Serious Man(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.



The Hangover(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.



Sin City(2005)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A film that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, and tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.



Persepolis(2007)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.



Let Me In(2010)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.




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