Most popular movies of after 2000 that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Connie Nielsen, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

When a Roman General is betrayed, and his family murdered by an emperor's corrupt son, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge.

Actors : Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.

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 : Freddie Highmore, Johnny Depp, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter,
Directors : Tim Burton,

A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.

Actors : Woody Harrelson, Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem,

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.

Actors : Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington,
Directors : James Cameron,

A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Actors : Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis,
Directors : Tate Taylor,

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

Actors : Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron,
Directors : George Miller,

A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in postapocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max.

Actors : Alison Sudol, Katherine Waterston, Eddie Redmayne, Dan Fogler,
Directors : David Yates,

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

Actors : Robert Pattinson, Juhan Ulfsak, John David Washington, Elizabeth Debicki,
Directors : Christopher Nolan,

Armed with only one word, Tenet, and fighting for the survival of the entire world, a Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

Actors : Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Holland,
Directors : Jon Watts,

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Actors : Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Caleb Landry Jones, Frances McDormand,
Directors : Martin McDonagh,

A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.

Actors : Laura Harring, Jeanne Bates, Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts,
Directors : David Lynch,

After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

Actors : Christopher Walken, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Martin Sheen,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

The story of Frank Abagnale Jr., before his 19th birthday, successfully forged millions of dollars' worth of checks while posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, and legal prosecutor as a seasoned and dedicated FBI agent pursues him.

Actors : Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Martine McCutcheon,
Directors : Richard Curtis,

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

Actors : Liam Neeson, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe,
Directors : Christopher Nolan,

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.

Actors : Mark Wahlberg, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Actors : Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierce Brosnan,
Directors : Phyllida Lloyd,

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular '70s group ABBA.

Actors : Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Mackenzie Foy, Jessica Chastain,
Directors : Christopher Nolan,

A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.

Actors : Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eloise Mumford, Jennifer Ehle,
Directors : Sam Taylor-Johnson,

Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.