Best movies of after 2000

Miami Vice(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Based on the 1980s TV action/drama, this update focuses on vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs as their respective personal and professional lives become dangerously intertwined.



Seabiscuit(2003)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 79

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.



Lilo & Stitch(2002)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive.



The Pursuit of Happyness(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.



Notes on a Scandal(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.



The New World(2005)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.



Intolerable Cruelty(2003)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A beautiful gold digger matches wits with a shrewd Beverly Hills divorce lawyer who is increasingly attracted to her.



I, Robot(2004)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 73

In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.



Girl with a Pearl Earring(2003)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.



Layer Cake(2004)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.



25th Hour(2002)

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Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.



Land of the Dead(2005)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

The living dead have taken over the world, and the last humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they come to grips with the situation.



Stranger Than Fiction(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.



X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 73

An all-out war looms when the discovery of a cure for mutations draws a line between the followers of Charles Xavier and those of Magneto.



Kingdom of Heaven(2005)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.



Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top-rated newsman in the male-dominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but that's all about to change for Ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor.



Signs(2002)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.



This Is England(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.



Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

#1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test.



Wedding Crashers(2005)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary.




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