Top 101 Films of the Noughties

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101- In the Bedroom (Dir: Todd Field; 2001)















100- Far From Heaven (Dir: Todd Haynes; 2002)

99- The New World (Dir: Terence Malick; 2005)

98- Little Children (Dir: Todd Field; 2006)

97- Sunshine (Dir: Danny Boyle; 2007)

 96- 8 Women (Dir: François Ozon, 2002)

95- The Mist (Dir: Frank Darabont; 2007)

94- Gangs of New York (Dir: Martin Scorsese; 2002)

93- Eastern Promises (Dir: David Cronenberg; 2007)

92- Caché (Dir: Michael Haneke; 2005)

91- Grindhouse (Dir: various; 2007)

90- Spider (Dir: David Cronenberg; 2002)

89- Dogville (Dir: Lars Von Trier; 2003)

88- The Man Who Wasn't There (Dir: Joel Coen; 2001)

87- 12:08 East of Bucharest (Dir: Corneliu Poromboiu;  2006)

86- Divided We Fall (Dir: Jan Hrebejk; 2000)

85- Che (Steven Soderbergh; 2008)

84- Mesrine: Killer Instinct / Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (Dir: Jean-François Richet; 2008)

83- Snatch (Dir: Guy Ritchie; 2001)

82- Antichrist (Dir: Lars Von Trier; 2009)

81- The Edukators (Dir: Hans Weingartner; 2004)

80- Into the Wild (Dir: Sean Penn; 2007)

79- The Piano Teacher (Dir: Michael Haneke; 2001)

78- Broken Embraces (Dir: Pedro Almodóvar; 2009)

 77- Inglourious Basterds (Dir: Quentin Tarantino; 2009)

76- A History of Violence (Dir: David Cronenberg; 2005)

75- The Band's Visit (Dir: Eran Kolirin; 2007)

74- Bad Education (Dir: Pedro Almodóvar; 2004)

73- In Bruges (Dir: Martin McDonagh; 2008)

72- The Dark Knight (Dir: Christopher Nolan; 2008)

71- Dead Man's Shoes (Dir: Shane Meadows; 2004)

70- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Dir: Tommy Lee Jones; 2005)

69- The Station Agent (Dir: Thomas McCarthy; 2003)

68- Monsoon Wedding (Dir: Mira Nair; 2001)

67- Irreversible (Dir: Gaspar Noé; 2002)

66- Songs From the Second Floor (Dir: Roy Andersson; 2000)

65- Moon (Dir: Duncan Jones; 2009)

64- The Departed (Dir: Martin Scorsese; 2006)

63- Shaun of the Dead (Dir: Edgar Wright; 2004)

62- Before Sunset (Richard Linklater; 2004)

61- Slumdog Millionaire (Dir: Danny Boyle; 2008)

60- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Dir: Peter Jackson; 2001-2003)

59- Doubt (Dir: John Patrick Shanley; 2008)

58- Watchmen (Dir: Zack Snyder; 2009)

57- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Dir: Larry Charles; 2006)

56- Feast of Love (Dir: Robert Benton; 2007)

55- Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Dir: Shane Black; 2005)

54- House of Flying Daggers (Dir: Zhang Yimou; 2004)

53- 28 Days Later ...  (Dir: Danny Boyle; 2002)

52- United 93 (Dir: Paul Greengrass; 2006)

51- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Dir: Gore Verbinski; 2003)

50- INLAND EMPIRE (Dir: David Lynch; 2006)

49- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Dir: David Fincher; 2008)

48- Hero (Dir: Zhang Yimou; 2002)

47- Knocked up (Dir: Judd Apatow; 2007)

46- Moulin Rouge! (Dir: Baz Luhrmann; 2001)

45- In the Loop (Dir: Armando Ianucci; 2009)

44- Downfall (Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel; 2004)

43- Thirst (Dir: Chan-wook Park; 2009)

42- The Class (Laurent Cantet; 2008)

41- Garden State (Dir: Zach Braff; 2004)

40- The Isle (Ki-duk Kim; 2000)

39- The Bourne Identity (Dir: Doug Liman; 2002)

38- Open Range (Dir: Kevin Costner; 2003)

37- Happy-Go-Lucky (Dir: Mike Leigh; 2008)

36- The Hours (Dir: Stephen Daldry; 2002)

35- Babel (Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu; 2006)

34- City of God (Dir: Fernando Meirelles; 2002)

33- Gone Baby Gone (Dir: Ben Affleck; 2007)

 32- Y tu mamá también (Dir: Alfonso Cuarón; 2001)

31- I've Loved You So Long (Dir: Philippe Claudel; 2008)

30- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Dir: Ang Lee; 2000)

29- Amélie (Dir: Jean-Pierre Jeunet; 2001)

28- Once (Dir: John Carney; 2006)

27- Code Unknown (Dir: Michael Haneke; 2000)

26- Das Experiment (Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel; 2001)

25- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Dir: Joel Coen; 2000)

24- This Is England (Dir: Shane Meadows; 2006)

23- The Lives of Others (Dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck; 2006)

22- Requiem for a Dream (Dir: Darren Aronofsky; 2000)

21- The Hurt Locker (Dir: Kathryn Bigelow; 2008)

20- Dancer in the Dark (Dir: Lars Von Trier; 2000)

19- The Motorcycle Diaries (Dir: Fernando Meirelles; 2004)

18- Donnie Darko (Dir: Richard Kelly; 2001)

17- Pan's Labyrinth (Dir: Guillermo del Toro; 2006)

16- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Dir: Andrew Dominik; 2007)

15- The White Ribbon (Dir: Michael Haneke; 2009)

 14- The Fountain (Dir: Darren Aronofsky; 2006)

13- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Dir: Cristian Mungiu; 2007)

12- Oldboy (Dir: Chan-wook Park; 2003)

11- Brokeback Mountain (Dir: Ang Lee; 2005)

10- A Serious Man (Dir: Joel and Ethan Coen; 2009)

9- There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson; 2007)

8- Children of Men (Dir: Alfonso Cuarón; 2006)

7- Talk to Her (Dir: Pedro Almodóvar; 2002)

6- Let the Right One in (Dir:Tomas Alfredson; 2008)

5- In the Mood for Love (Dir: Kar-wai Wong; 2001)

4- Spirited Away (Dir: Hayao Miyazaki; 2001)

3- No Country for Old Men (Dir: Joel and Ethan Coen; 2007)

2- Mulholland Dr. (Dir: David Lynch; 2001)

1- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Dir: Michel Gondry; 2004)