Last year around this time, I started to do a list of the best movies of the 2000s. I got about halfway through and realized that after writing small reviews of each of these movies, I felt like taking my life as violently as possible. So instead of going through each and every one of these movies (which there are 111), I am just going to list them with the directors and years. That way I don't kill myself.
That being said, here goes nothing...
120. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), Directed by Stephen Hopkins
119. Bad Boys (1995), Directed by Michael Bay
118. The People Under the Stairs (1991), Directed by Wes Craven
117. Short Cuts (1993), Directed by Robert Altman
116. GoodFellas (1990), Directed by Martin Scorcese
115. Mars Attacks! (1996), Directed by Tim Burton
114. Scream 2 (1997), Directed by Wes Craven
113. The Frighteners (1996), Directed by Peter Jackson
112. The American President (1995), Directed by Rob Reiner
111. Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Directed by George Armitage
110. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Directed by James Foley
109. Hoffa (1992), Directed by Danny DeVito
108. Red Rock West (1993), Directed by John Dahl
107. 8MM (1999), Directed by Joel Schumacher
106. The Blair Witch Project (1999), Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
105. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Directed by Jon Avnet
104. Dogma (1999), Directed by Kevin Smith
103. Donnie Brasco (1997), Directed by Mike Newell
102. Courage Under Fire (1996), Directed by Edward Zwick
101. Small Soldiers (1998), Directed by Joe Dante
100. Kingpin (1996), Directed by The Farrelly Brothers
99. In the Mouth of Madness (1995), Directed by John Carpenter
98. Jackie Brown (1997), Directed by Quentin Tarantino
97. Shallow Grave (1994), Directed by Danny Boyle
96. The Exorcist III (1990), Directed by William Peter Blatty
95. Crimson Tide (1995), Directed by Tony Scott
94. Cape Fear (1991), Directed by Martin Scorcese
93. The Birdcage (1996), Directed by Mike Nichols
92. Arachnophobia (1990), Directed by Frank Marshall
91. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Directed by Henry Selick
90. GoldenEye (1995), Directed by Martin Campbell
89. Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Directed by Martin Scorcese
88. The Game (1997), Directed by David Fincher
87. Mimic (1997), Directed by Guillermo del Toro
86. Jerry Maguire (1996), Directed by Cameron Crowe
85. Dances with Wolves (1990), Directed by Kevin Costner
84. Fargo (1996), Directed by Joel Coen
83. Beauty and the Beast (1991), Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
82. One False Move (1992), Directed by Carl Franklin
81. Naked Lunch (1991), Directed by David Cronenberg
80. Soapdish (1991), Directed by Michael Hoffman
79. Outbreak (1995), Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
78. Dick Tracy (1990), Directed by Warren Beatty
77. In the Company of Men (1997), Directed by Neil LaBute
76. The Usual Suspects (1995), Directed by Bryan Singer
75. The Lion King (1994), Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
74. Rounders (1998), Directed by John Dahl
73. A Civil Action (1998), Directed by Steven Zaillian
72. Copycat (1995), Directed by Jon Amiel
71. The Insider (1999), Directed by Michael Mann
70. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Directed by Anthony Minghella
69. The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Directed by David Mamet
68. The Nutty Professor (1996), Directed by Tom Shadyac
67. The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Directed by Michael Mann
66. Jurassic Park (1993), Directed by Steven Spielberg
65. The Fugitive (1993), Directed by Andrew Davis
64. Clueless (1995), Directed by Amy Heckerling
63. The Iron Giant (1999), Directed by Brad Bird
62. Tin Cup (1996), Directed by Ron Shelton
61. Election (1999), Directed by Alexander Payne
60. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997), Directed by Werner Herzog
59. Toy Story (1995), Directed by John Lasseter
58. Miller's Crossing (1990), Directed by Joel Coen
57. Fearless (1993), Directed by Peter Weir
56. Darkman (1990), Directed by Sam Raimi
55. Crash (1996), Directed by David Cronenberg
54. As Good As It Gets (1997), Directed by James L. Brooks
53. Dead Alive (1992), Directed by Peter Jackson
52. Pleasantville (1998), Directed by Gary Ross
51. In the Line of Fire (1993), Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
50. The Sixth Sense (1999), Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
49. The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Directed by Frank Darabont
48. Rushmore (1998), Directed by Wes Anderson
47. Matinee (1993), Directed by Joe Dante
46. Heavenly Creatures (1994), Directed by Peter Jackson
45. Candyman (1992), Directed by Bernard Rose
44. Dark City (1998), Directed by Alex Proyas
43. Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Directed by Stanley Kubrick
42. Heat (1995), Directed by Michael Mann
41. The Thin Red Line (1998), Directed by Terrence Malick
40. Babe (1995), Directed by Chris Noonan
39. Gremlins 2 : The New Batch (1990), Directed by Joe Dante
38. Groundhog Day (1993), Directed by Harold Ramis
37. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994), Directed by Wes Craven
36. Lost Highway (1997), Directed by David Lynch
35. A Few Good Men (1992), Directed by Rob Reiner
34. Sleepy Hollow (1999), Directed by Tim Burton
33. Quiz Show (1994), Directed by Robert Redford
32. Hoop Dreams (1994), Directed by Steve James
31. Saving Private Ryan (1998), Directed by Steven Spielberg
30. The Matrix (1999), Directed by The Wachowski Brothers
29. The Player (1992), Directed by Robert Altman
28. Casino (1995), Directed by Martin Scorcese
27. Man Bites Dog (1992), Directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde
26. Three Kings (1999), Directed by David O. Russell
25. The Rock (1996), Directed by Michael Bay
24. Lone Star (1996), Directed by John Sayles
23. South Park : Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999), Directed by Trey Parker
22. Good Will Hunting (1997), Directed by Gus Van Sant
21. The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Directed by Jonathan Demme
20. Dogfight (1991), Directed by Nancy Savoca
19. Magnolia (1999), Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
18. Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Directed by Mike Figgis
17. Chasing Amy (1997), Directed by Kevin Smith
16. The Limey (1999), Directed by Steven Soderbergh
15. Natural Born Killers (1994), Directed by Oliver Stone
14. Bulworth (1998), Directed by Warren Beatty
13. The Green Mile (1999), Directed by Frank Darabont
12. The Truman Show (1998), Directed by Peter Weir
11. Total Recall (1990), Directed by Paul Verhoeven
10. Blood and Wine (1996), Directed by Bob Rafelson
9. L.A. Confidential (1997), Directed by Curtis Hanson
8. Bowfinger (1999), Directed by Frank Oz
7. Seven (1995), Directed by David Fincher
6. Unforgiven (1992), Directed by Clint Eastwood
5. Scream (1996), Directed by Wes Craven
4. Ed Wood (1994), Directed by Tim Burton
3. A Simple Plan (1998), Directed by Sam Raimi
2. Homicide (1991), Directed by David Mamet
1. JFK (1991), Directed by Oliver Stone
Well, that's it. As the three that went with me to the Baldwinsville that fateful night under a week ago, you'll notice some revisions. If anyone has any questions or comments, you can comment here and we'll discuss.
