Movies of the Millenium

The following is a list of personal favorites made since the turn of the millenium:

2000

Gladiator

Memento

The Patriot

Remember the Titans

Snatch

2001

Harry Potter Series and the Sorcerer’s Stone

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Monsters, Inc.

Moulin Rouge!

Ocean's Eleven

Shrek

2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Pianist

The Ring

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Ying Xiong (Hero)

2003

Finding Nemo

The Italian Job

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

The Last Samurai

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2004

Collateral

Crash

Finding Neverland

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Kill Bill Vol. 2

Million Dollar Baby

Shrek 2

2005

Batman Begins

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Cinderella Man

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Munich

Sin City

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Wallace & Grommet: Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2006

Babel

Casino Royale

The Departed

Flags of Our Fathers

Little Miss Sunshine

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

The Prestige

Rocky Balboa

The Pursuit of Happyness

Laberinto del Fauno, El

2007

300

Amazing Grace

Movies that probably should be on the list, but which I never saw:

Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

Cidade de Deus (2002)

Untergang, Der (2004)

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Night at the Museum (2006)

Blood Diamond (2006)

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Top Movies

So, you can’t figure out what movie to watch tonight?

How about watching one of the greats – those classic movies that define their respective genres? So here’s a list of 50 great films that everyone should see at some point in their lives. These are our picks for making a great movie night!

Secondary genres are listed in parentheses.

Action: The Matrix (Sci-fi) / Die Hard (Thriller)

Adventure: Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade (Action)

Animated: Toy Story (Comedy) / The Lion King (Drama)

Comedy: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Historical, or Hysterical) / The Princess Bride (Drama)

Comedy – Romantic: You’ve Got Mail (Drama)

Comedy – Dramatic: Forrest Gump (Historical)

Comic Book: Batman Begins (Action)

Courtroom: A Time to Kill (Drama) / A Few Good Men (Drama)

Creature: Jaws (Action/Adventure) / Jurassic Park (Action/Adventure)

Crime: The Untouchables (Drama/Gangster) / The Godfather (Drama/Gangster)

Documentary: Ken Burns’ The Civil War (Historical)

Drama: The Shawshank Redemption (Crime) / Schindler’s List (Historical)

Epic: Gladiator (Drama)

Experimental: Memento (Suspense)

Fantasy: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Drama)

Foreign: Leon: The Professional (Crime/Drama)

Heist: Ocean’s 11 (Crime/Thriller)

Historical: Gone with the Wind (War/Drama)

Horror: The Shining (Thriller) / The Ring (Thriller)

Indie: Pulp Fiction (Crime/Thriller)

Mini-series: Band of Brothers (War)

Musical: The Wizard of Oz (Adventure) / Moulin Rouge! (Comedy/Romance)

Sci-fi: Star Wars: A New Hope (Drama) / 2001: A Space Odyssey (Experimental)

Sci-fi – Alien: The Abyss (Drama/Thriller) / Alien (Thriller)

Sports: The Natural (Drama) / Remember the Titans (Drama)

Suspense: The Sixth Sense (Drama/Thriller)

Thriller: Se7en (Crime/Drama) / Collateral (Crime/Drama)

Thriller – Psychological: The Silence of the Lambs (Crime/Drama)

War – Civil War: Glory (Drama)

War – Foreign War: Braveheart (Drama/Historical)

War – Revolutionary War: The Patriot (Drama/Historical)

War – Vietnam: Apocalypse Now (Drama/Psychological Thriller) / Platoon (Drama)

War – WWII: Saving Private Ryan (Drama/Historical) / Patton (Drama/Historical)

Western: The Outlaw Josey Wales (Drama) / Unforgiven (Drama)