The best movies of the 21st century - from A to Z

AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Almost Famous (2000)
Amélie (2001)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Cowardly Robert Ford (2007)
Before Sunset (2004)
Boyhood (2014)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brooklyn (2015)
Captain Fantastic (2016)
Carol (2015)
Chicago (2002)
Children of Men (2006)
City of God (2002)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Elle (2016)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Fish Tank (2009)
Get Out (2017)
Gladiator (2000)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Great Beauty (2013)
Her (2013)
A History of Violence (2005)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Holy Motors (2012)
Inception (2010)
Inside Out (2015)
Let Me In (2010)
Lady Bird (2017)
La La Land (2016)
The Life of Adele (2013)
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Lobster (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Memento (2000)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Nomadland
OldBoy (2003)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Parasite
The Pianist (2002)
Ratatouille (2007)
Requiem For A Dream (2000)
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
A Serious Man (2009)
The Social Network (2010)
The Son of Saul (2015)
Spirited Away (2002)
Spotlight (2015)
Talk to Her (2002)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Up (2009)
Wall-E (2008)
The White Ribbon (2009)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zodiac (2007)
AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

A Steven Spielberg classic.

Almost Famous (2000)

Written by Cameron Crowe, this comedy-drama has a star cast.

Amélie (2001)

Complete title: 'Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain' - a French masterpiece.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Cowardly Robert Ford (2007)

Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck are the protagonists of this classic story.

Before Sunset (2004)

Part of a famous romantic trilogy with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

Boyhood (2014)

A remarkable, years' long film project featuring Patricia Arquette.

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Ang Lee's romantic masterpiece with Heath Ledger (photo) and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Brooklyn (2015)

Romantic period film with Saoirse Ronan and Domhnall Gleeson.

Captain Fantastic (2016)

Viggo Mortensen homeschools his kids in this American drama.

Carol (2015)

A queer love story with Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara.

Chicago (2002)

The acclaimed musical with Catherine Zeta-Jones and many other stars.

Children of Men (2006)
City of God (2002)

'Cidade de Deus,' a famous Brazilian story.

The Dark Knight (2008)

With Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway.

Elle (2016)

A French film directed by Paul Verhoeven, titled 'She' in English.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

With Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.

Finding Nemo (2003)

The adventures of a world-famous clownfish.

Fish Tank (2009)

British drama with Katie Jarvis and Michael Fassbender.

Get Out (2017)

Brilliant horror by Jordan Peele with Daniel Kaluuya.

Gladiator (2000)

A classic with Russell Crowe.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Ralph Fiennes attends guests at the hotel of this iconic Wes Anderson movie.

The Great Beauty (2013)

Also widely known by its original title, 'La Grande Bellezza' (Italy).

Her (2013)

With Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson.

A History of Violence (2005)

An action thriller with Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello.

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

The WWII revenge film by Quentin Tarantino, featuring Brad Pitt.

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

With Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, and Adam Driver.

The Hurt Locker (2008)

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jeremy Renner.

Holy Motors (2012)

A fantasy drama by Leos Carax.

Inception (2010)

Mindblowing science fiction film by Christopher Nolan

Inside Out (2015)

Masterful animation with the voice of Bill Hader and others.

Let Me In (2010)

English remake of the romantic vampire 'Let the Right One In' (2008) from Sweden. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

Lady Bird (2017)

With Saoirse Ronan.

La La Land (2016)

Starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.

The Life of Adele (2013)

French coming-of-age film: 'La Vie D'Adele'

The Lives of Others (2006)

German film about Cold War spies eavesdropping: 'Das Leben der Anderen'

The Lobster (2015)

A black comedy with Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and other stars.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Charlize Theron stars in this remake of the action classic.

Memento (2000)

Guy Pierce plays a man who suffers from short-term memory loss.

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

The acclaimed musical with Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, and others.

Mulholland Drive (2001)

A David Lynch classic with Naomi Watts and Laura Harring.

No Country For Old Men (2007)

The ultimate bad guy, played by Javier Bardem.

Nomadland

Oscar-winning social drama with Frances McDormand.

OldBoy (2003)

With Choi Min-sik

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Dark fantasy by Guillermo del Toro.

Parasite

An Oscar-winning social critique by Bong Joon-ho.

The Pianist (2002)

Based on a real story from the Second World War, this film stars Oscar-winner Adrien Brody.

Ratatouille (2007)

Awarded with the Oscar for Best Animated Film

Requiem For A Dream (2000)

With Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly.

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

This Argentinian film with the original title 'El Secreto de sus Ojos' received the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

A Serious Man (2009)

A gem by the Coen brothers.

The Social Network (2010)

Reconstruction of the founding of Facebook with Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg.

The Son of Saul (2015)

A harrowing tale about the Holocaust with actor Géza Röhrig.

Spirited Away (2002)

A lovely animated film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, about a family moving into an abandoned amusement park.

Spotlight (2015)

Oscar-winning movie about heroic journalism uncovering a far-reaching church abuse scandal.

Talk to Her (2002)

Spanish top cinema titled 'Hable con ella.'

There Will Be Blood (2007)

A brilliant Paul Thomas Anderson tale about the conflict between money and religion.

The Tree of Life (2011)

With Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain.

Toni Erdmann (2016)

Comedy from Germany and Austria with Peter Simonischek.

Toy Story 3 (2010)

The best installment of 'Toy Story,' according to many fans.

Up (2009)

An unforgettable animated film with a sad beginning and a satisfying end.

Wall-E (2008)

Winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2009.

The White Ribbon (2009)

Suspenseful German film ('Das Weisse Band') about a small town where everyone is suspicious of each other.

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

The true story of Jordan Belfort played by Leonardio DiCaprio.

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Based on the true story of Osama Bin Laden's capture and killing. Starring Jessica Chastain.

Zodiac (2007)

Robert Downey jr. and Jake Gyllenhaal looking for the Zodiac killer.

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