100 Films That Defined the 2000's
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A list of films that defined or were defined by the decade they were made in.
Factors include: popularity & box office; cult value; memorable scenes, characters, and quotes; significant actors of the time; as representations of a genre (thriller, comedy, horror, etc); themes and issues important to the decade; as examples of special effects, and filmmaking techniques and styles of the time; as example of trends in fashion, technology, and use of language.
As this list is about films about the decade, historical films are generally omitted, with a few exceptions.
As the 2000's contained several franchises, the first film of the franchise is intended to represent the franchise as a whole.
List is in reverse-date order, then alphabetical for convenience.
List is tentative, but close to its final form.
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Avatar
2009, in 14 top lists Check -
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Black Dynamite
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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District 9
2009, in 10 top lists Check -
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Sherlock Holmes
2009, in 3 top lists Check -
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Up
2009, in 16 top lists Check -
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Up in the Air
2009, in 2 top lists Check -
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Zombieland
2009, in 2 top lists Check -
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Cloverfield
2008, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Hurt Locker
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
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Iron Man
2008, in 8 top lists Check -
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Slumdog Millionaire
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
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Tropic Thunder
2008, in 3 top lists Check -
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Twilight
2008, in 2 top lists Check -
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WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
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Juno
2007, in 12 top lists Check -
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Knocked Up
2007, in 4 top lists Check -
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No Country for Old Men
2007, in 23 top lists Check -
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Paranormal Activity
2007, in 3 top lists Check -
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Superbad
2007, in 5 top lists Check -
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There Will Be Blood
2007, in 20 top lists Check -
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Transformers
2007, in 4 top lists Check -
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300
2006, in 6 top lists Check -
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Babel
2006, in 5 top lists Check -
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make...
2006, in 8 top lists Check -
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Casino Royale
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
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Children of Men
2006, in 12 top lists Check -
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Crank
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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Idiocracy
2006, in 2 top lists Check -
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Little Miss Sunshine
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
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El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
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Snakes on a Plane
2006, in 0 top lists Check -
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United 93
2006, in 5 top lists Check -
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The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005 — a.k.a. The 40-Year-Old Virgin, in 5 top lists Check -
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Hostel
2005, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005, in 3 top lists Check -
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Sin City
2005, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2005 — a.k.a. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, in 4 top lists Check -
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004, in 6 top lists Check -
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004 — a.k.a. Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Incredibles
2004, in 13 top lists Check -
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Napoleon Dynamite
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Notebook
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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The Polar Express
2004, in 2 top lists Check -
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Saw
2004, in 6 top lists Check -
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Shaun of the Dead
2004, in 13 top lists Check -
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Sideways
2004, in 8 top lists Check -
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Team America: World Police
2004, in 5 top lists Check -
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Finding Nemo
2003, in 17 top lists Check -
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003, in 18 top lists Check
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