Best Female Lead movies of 2000s

Actors : Herman Osorio, Jay Hernandez, Kirsten Dunst, Bruce Davison,
Directors : John Stockwell,

At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from an affluent neighborhood.

Actors : Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano, Pablo Rosso,

A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

Actors : Richard E. Grant, Reese Witherspoon, James McAvoy, Christina Ricci,
Directors : Mark Palansky,

A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."

Actors : Jennifer Beals, Francis Renaud, Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline,
Directors : Caroline Bottaro,

Middle-aged chambermaid Hélène's newfound obsession with the game of chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat, transforming both of their ho-hum lives in the ...

Actors : Nick Stahl, Deborra-Lee Furness, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron,
Directors : Bill Maher,

The drama follows a 12-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.

Actors : Bruno Cremer, Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Nolot, Alexandra Stewart,
Directors : François Ozon,

When her husband goes missing at the beach, a female professor begins to mentally disintegrate as her denial of his disappearance becomes delusional.

Actors : Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan,
Directors : Peter Jackson,

Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.

Actors : Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen, Vincent Perez, Kim Basinger,
Directors : Hugh Hudson,

Kuki, a divorced Italian socialite, changes her life after a serious car crash. She accepts a marriage proposal from Paolo Gallmann, a man she doesn't know well, and she moves to Kenya with...

Actors : Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero, Llum Barrera, Candela Peña,
Directors : Fernando León de Aranoa,

Friendship and love in the world of prostitution in Madrid.

Actors : Tatsuya Mihashi, Kyoko Fukada, Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima,
Directors : Takeshi Kitano,

Three stories of never-ending love.

Actors : Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Adrien Brody, Simon Baker,
Directors : Charles Shyer,

In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grace by scheming to steal a priceless necklace.

Actors : Amy Brenneman, Kathy Baker, Hugh Dancy, Maria Bello,
Directors : Robin Swicord,

Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.

Actors : Matt Smith, Peter Wight, Eva Green, Lesley Manville,
Directors : Benedek Fliegauf,

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

Actors : Bai Ling, Byung-hun Lee, Kyoko Hasegawa, Pauline Lau,

An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors.

Actors : Vera Farmiga, Hugh Dillon, Caridad 'La Bruja' De La Luz, Clint Jordan,
Directors : Debra Granik,

A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.

Actors : Henrik Rafaelsen, Agnes Kittelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen, Maibritt Saerens,
Directors : Anne Sewitsky,

Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with...

Actors : Colin Hanks, Ana Claudia Talancón, Jordana Spiro, Jonathon Trent,
Directors : Eric Nicholas,

A quiet but disturbed young man puts the life of a woman he's obsessed with under a virtual microscope when he installs hidden cameras throughout her house.

Actors : Alyssa Milano, Michael Weston, Milo Ventimiglia, Keir O'Donnell,
Directors : Marc Schölermann,

A group of medical students devise a deadly game: to see which one of them can commit the perfect murder.

Actors : Noah Emmerich, Ann Magnuson, Jon Favreau, Famke Janssen,
Directors : Valerie Breiman,

When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. ...

Actors : Michael Pitt, Tim Roth, Brady Corbet, Naomi Watts,
Directors : Michael Haneke,

Two psychopathic young men take a family hostage in their cabin.