Best movies of after 2000 that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Martin Clunes, Tchéky Karyo, Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson,
Directors : Nigel Cole,

A small-town English widow, facing financial troubles after her husband's suicide, turns to agriculture of an illegal kind.

Actors : Alex Hassell, Frances McDormand, Denzel Washington, Bertie Carvel,
Directors : Joel Coen,

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.

Actors : Herbert Nordrum, Anders Danielsen Lie, Maria Grazia Di Meo, Mia McGovern Zaini, Renate Reinsve,
Directors : Joachim Trier,

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

Actors : Iosif Diego Pirvu, Ibrahima Gueye, Renato Carpentieri, Sophia Loren,
Directors : Edoardo Ponti,

In seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her.

Actors : Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, Kim Dickens,
Directors : Paul Verhoeven,

Scientists discover how to make people invisible, but their test subject becomes an insane killer who stalks them.

Actors : Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Milena Smit, Penélope Cruz,
Directors : Pedro Almodóvar,

The story of two mothers who give birth the same day.

Actors : Phillipa Soo, Angelina Jolie, Sam Rockwell, Chaka Khan, Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren,
Directors : Thea Sharrock,

A gorilla named Ivan tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Ruby as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.

Actors : Colman Domingo, Regina King, Stephan James, KiKi Layne,
Directors : Barry Jenkins,

A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.

Actors : Tim McGraw, Leighton Meester, Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund,
Directors : Shana Feste,

A rising country-music songwriter works with a fallen star to work their way to fame, causing romantic complications along the way.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Goldie Hawn, Erika Christensen,
Directors : Bob Dolman,

Lavinia and Suzette, former rock groupies and best friends, reconnect after twenty years; one is still as wild as ever, while the other has adopted a more conservative lifestyle.

Actors : Kevin Spacey, Bob Hoskins, John Goodman, Kate Bosworth,
Directors : Kevin Spacey,

A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin (Spacey) specifically, and his relationship with his wife Sandra Dee (Bosworth).

Actors : Steve Carell, Maura Tierney, Christian Convery, Timothée Chalamet,
Directors : Felix van Groeningen,

Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.

Actors : Bartosz Bielenia, Tomasz Zietek, Eliza Rycembel, Aleksandra Konieczna,
Directors : Jan Komasa,

Daniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has no intention of giving up his dream and decides to minister a small-town parish.

Actors : Terry Crews, Eddie Murphy, Clifton Powell, Thandie Newton,
Directors : Brian Robbins,

A mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.

Actors : Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle,
Directors : Petter Næss,

When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and...

Actors : Colin Farrell, Denzel Washington, Lynda Gravatt, Carmen Ejogo,
Directors : Dan Gilroy,

Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.

Actors : Henry Thomas, Angelina Torres, Penélope Cruz, Matt Damon,
Directors : Billy Bob Thornton,

Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter.

Actors : Kevin Spacey, Ruth Marshall, Barry Pepper, Jon Lovitz,
Directors : George Hickenlooper,

A hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder.

Actors : Cherry Jones, Andrew Garfield, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jessica Chastain,
Directors : Michael Showalter,

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

Actors : Brian Tyree Henry, Danny Wolohan, Jennifer Lawrence, Linda Emond,
Directors : Lila Neugebauer,

A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.