Best Drama movies of 2000s

Actors : Samantha Morton, Peter Dinklage, John Lynch, Peter O'Toole,
Directors : Charles Sturridge,

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.

Actors : Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme, Louis Garrel,
Directors : Christophe Honoré,

A musical interpretation of three lovers living in Paris.

Actors : Nick Nolte, James Woods, Duel Farnes, Anthony Edwards,
Directors : Michael Polish,

Set in 1955, the residents of a small Montana community are forced to move their homes to make way for a new dam.

Actors : Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen,

Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer.

Actors : Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, Teresa Palmer,
Directors : Rod Hardy,

One summer, four orphans boys who have grown to be the closest of friends find themselves competing for the attention of the same family.

Actors : Flora Cross, Max Minghella, Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche,

A wife and mother begins a downward emotional spiral, as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11 year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling bee champion.

Actors : Ian McShane, Alexander Ludwig, Frances Conroy, Christopher Eccleston,
Directors : David L. Cunningham,

A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.

Actors : Asif Basra, Ayesha Dharker, Matt Smith, Josh Hamilton,
Directors : John Jeffcoat,

After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement.

Actors : Jon Bernthal, Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams,
Directors : Roman Polanski,

A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Actors : Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Saffron Burrows, Paul Bettany,
Directors : Paul McGuigan,

Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.

Actors : Emily Hampshire, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman,
Directors : Marc Evans,

A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

Actors : Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black, John Cusack,
Directors : Stephen Frears,

Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.

Actors : María Valverde, Juno Temple, Eva Green, Imogen Poots,
Directors : Jordan Scott,

A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school.

Actors : Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, Caroline Peters, Gideon Shemer,
Directors : Eytan Fox,

Following the suicide of his wife, an Israeli intelligence agent is assigned to befriend the grandchildren of a Nazi war criminal.

Actors : Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, James Roday, Tim Roth,
Directors : Wim Wenders,

An aging cowboy movie star deserts a film set and tries to reconnect with his mother whom he hasn't seen in 30 years only to learn that he has a child he never knew about.

Actors : Tony Perez, Scotty Noyd Jr., Mary McCormack, Rory Cochrane,
Directors : Chris Gorak,

A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.

Actors : François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio, Arthur Fogel,
Directors : Laurent Cantet,

Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

Actors : Edie Falco, Alex Lewis, Alan King, Angela Bassett,
Directors : John Sayles,

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.

Actors : Abigail Breslin, James Garner, Bill Cobbs, Drew Fuller,
Directors : Michael O. Sajbel,

A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.

Actors : Vera Farmiga, Judy Greer, James Caan, Keanu Reeves,
Directors : Malcolm Venville,

Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.