The Best Movies of the 2000s, Ranked
All 32 films here, ranked by 62 players. The Dark Knight leads: it wins 75.7% of its matchups (n = 189) and was champion in 13 of 62 brackets. Disagree? Your first pick is right here. No sign-up.
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Memento2000
Catch Me If You Can2002
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2000s Movies: the community’s best
Win rate across 1,666 head-to-head picks from 62 finished brackets. n is the number of matchups behind each win rate; only entrants with 30 or more are listed.
| # | 2000s movie | W–L | Win rate | vs .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight2008 | 143–46 | 75.7% | 13 | 189 | |
| 2 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 | 87–47 | 64.9% | 9 | 134 | |
| 3 | Gladiator2000 | 79–50 | 61.2% | 2 | 129 | |
| 4 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001 | 74–51 | 59.2% | 3 | 125 | |
| 5 | Catch Me If You Can2002 | 74–52 | 58.7% | 3 | 126 | |
| 6 | The Hangover2009 | 64–47 | 57.7% | 5 | 111 | |
| 7 | 67–50 | 57.3% | 3 | 117 | ||
| 8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002 | 62–52 | 54.4% | 1 | 114 |
2000s Movies: the community tier list
From 1,666 head-to-head picks in 62 finished brackets. Placed by win rate, steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups: S is 75% or more, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%.
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- The Dark Knight
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Gladiator
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Catch Me If You Can
- The Hangover
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Iron Man
- Shrek
- The Departed
- + 4 more
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Up
- Memento
- Batman Begins
- No Country for Old Men
- Finding Nemo
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- 300
- WALL-E
- + 3 more
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Zodiac
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Spirited Away
- Lost in Translation
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Pan's Labyrinth
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
How the 2000s Movies bracket works
This 2000s movie ranking is played, not dragged into rows. You get one matchup at a time — The Dark Knight or The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King? The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring or Gladiator? — and after 15 picks the bracket has a champion, with everything else placed by how far it got. Nobody can hold 32 films in their head at once, but everybody can answer "this one" — so the order you end up with is one you will actually stand behind.
This bracket runs 4 rounds at the default 16-slot size (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), drawn from a pool of 32 films. Entrants are drawn by a seed that changes daily, and New draw picks a fresh one, so an early upset in one run may never happen in the next. You can also play it at 8 or 32 slots for a shorter or longer run.
15 picks, 4 rounds
- Round of 168 matchups
- Quarterfinals4 matchups
- Semifinals2 matchups
- Final1 matchup
Roughly 1-2 minutes start to finish at the default size.
All 32 entrants
All 32 entrants are listed below, including The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Gladiator. Updated
- The Dark Knight2008
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001
- Gladiator2000
- There Will Be Blood2007
- No Country for Old Men2007
- WALL-E2008
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
- The Departed2006
- City of God2002
- Kill Bill: Vol. 12003
- Finding Nemo2003
- Lost in Translation2003
- The Bourne Ultimatum2007
- Superbad2007
- Pan's Labyrinth2006
- Memento2000
- Inglourious Basterds2009
- Spirited Away2001
- Batman Begins2005
- The Incredibles2004
- Zodiac2007
- Slumdog Millionaire2008
- Catch Me If You Can2002
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004
- Up2009
- Ratatouille2007
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
- 3002006
- Iron Man2008
- Shrek2001
- The Hangover2009
Tier list instead?
Load all 32 into the tier list maker and sort them into S through F yourself: same entrants, no matchups.
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Open the bracket makerGetting a ranking you actually agree with
- Pick the film you would actually rewatch tonight, not the one with the better reputation.
- Start at 16 slots. If the result feels too obvious, replay at 32 so more of the 32 films make the field.
- Watch for the film you keep beating reluctantly. That is usually the sign you should undo and reconsider the pick before it.
Questions people ask
What is the best 2000s movie?
According to 62 BracketRanker players, The Dark Knight (2008). It wins 75.7% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 189) and was champion in 13 of 62 brackets (21%).
How many films are in the 2000s Movies bracket?
The pool holds 32 films. A default run uses 16 of them and takes 15 picks across 4 rounds: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final. Other field sizes are available too — 8, 16, 32 slots.
Which films are included?
The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Gladiator, There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, WALL-E, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Departed, City of God, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Finding Nemo, plus 20 more. Every entrant is listed further down this page with its artwork.
How long does the 2000s Movies bracket take?
About 1-2 minutes — 15 choices at the default size, or 7 if you drop to an 8-slot bracket. No account is needed, and a run saves after every pick, so you can stop and jump back in later.
Can I turn the result into S/A/B tiers?
Both are here, and the bracket is closer to a tier list than it looks. It ends with a champion, a runner-up and then every other film grouped by the round it went out in — which is exactly a set of tiers, decided by 15 direct comparisons rather than by your first guess at a layout. What it deliberately does not do is claim a precise gap between two films that never met. If you would rather place the films into S through F rows yourself, the tier list maker loads all 32 of them at bracketranker.com/tier-list-maker.
Can I compare my order with other people's?
Every completed bracket feeds the 2000s Movies community results page, which aggregates win rates across all plays and tracks how often each of the 32 entrants takes the title. It updates continuously, so it moves as more people play.
What if a film I wanted is missing?
Use the bracket maker: add your own films, name it, and share the link so other people play the same field. That is the route to take when this pool of 32 is missing something you would have picked, or when you want a version scoped to one era, label or franchise.