Best Movies of 2000s by Rank
38
1
2000
Kar Wai Wong
Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ping Lam Siu, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Romance / Drama / Period Film
Hong Kong / France / Thailand
Cantonese
69
2
2001
David Lynch
Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Justin Theroux, Brent Briscoe
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Experimental / Post-Noir / Cult
France / USA
English
99
3
2000
Ang Lee
Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Sihung Lung, Pei-pei Cheng
Adventure / Drama / Action / Fantasy / Romance / Period Film
Taiwan / Hong Kong / USA / China
Mandarin
108
4
2001
Hayao Miyazaki
Miyu Irino, Rumi Hîragi, Mari Natsuki, Takashi Naitô
Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Drama / Family
Japan
Japanese
110
5
2002
Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino
Drama / Crime / Thriller / Period Film
Brazil / France / USA
Portuguese
131
6
2001
Alfonso Cuarón
Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Diana Bracho
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Adventure
Mexico / USA
Spanish
149
7
2006
Guillermo del Toro
Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / War / Period Film
Mexico / Spain / USA
Spanish
153
8
2005
Ang Lee
Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway
Drama / Romance / Western
USA
English
158
9
2001
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin
Comedy / Drama / Romance
France / Germany
French
178
10
2003
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom
Fantasy / Adventure / Action / Epic / Family / Cult
USA / New Zealand
English
179
11
2007
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald
Crime / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
198
12
2002
Roman Polanski
Adrien Brody, Frank Finlay, Thomas Kretschmann, Maureen Lipman, Katarzyna Figura
Drama / War / Period Film
Poland / France / UK / Germany / Netherlands
English
202
13
2000
Edward Yang
Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin, Issei Ogata, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang
Drama
Taiwan / Japan
Mandarin
206
14
2008
Kathryn Bigelow
Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes
Action / Drama / Thriller / War
USA
English
211
15
2001
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis
Fantasy / Adventure / Action / Epic / Family / Cult
New Zealand / USA
English
243
16
2007
Paul Thomas Anderson
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds
Drama / Period Film
USA
English
264
17
2002
Pedro Almodóvar
Javier Cámara, Dario Grandinetti
Drama / Romance
Spain
Spanish
270
18
2002
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen
Fantasy / Adventure / Action / Epic / Family / Cult
USA / New Zealand / Germany
English
278
19
2006
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme
Drama / Thriller / Period Film
Germany
German
287
20
2004
Alexander Payne
Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
Adventure / Comedy / Drama
USA
English
293
21
2003
Sofia Coppola
Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray
Drama / Comedy
USA / Japan
English
312
22
2008
Tomas Alfredson
Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist
Drama / Horror / Romance
Sweden
Swedish
313
23
2009
Jacques Audiard
Niels Arestrup, Alaa Oumouzoune, Tahar Rahim, Gilles Cohen, Farid Elouardi
Crime / Drama / Gangster
France / Italy
French
327
24
2003
Chan-wook Park
Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji, Dal-su Oh, Byeong-ok Kim
Action / Mystery / Thriller / Drama
South Korea
Korean
347
25
2001
Baz Luhrmann
Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor
Drama / Musical / Romance
Australia / USA
English
350
26
2007
Julian Schnabel
Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny
Biography / Drama
France / USA
French
353
27
2008
Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tanay Chheda
Comedy / Drama / Romance
UK / USA
English
375
28
2000
Ridley Scott
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Richard Harris
Drama / Action / Epic / Period Film
UK / USA
English
376
29
2007
Cristian Mungiu
Adi Carauleanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Vlad Ivanov, Anamaria Marinca
Drama
Romania
English
387
30
2008
Ari Folman
Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ari Folman, Dror Harazi, Yehezkel Lazarov, Mickey Leon
Animation / Biography / Drama / War / History
Israel / Germany / France
Hebrew
401
31
2000
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal
Thriller / Drama
Mexico
Spanish
413
32
2009
Michael Haneke
Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar, Burghart Klaußner, Josef Bierbichler
Drama / Period Film
Austria / France / Germany
German
417
33
2002
Todd Haynes
Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert
Drama / Romance / Period Film
France / USA
English
424
34
2003
Denys Arcand
Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Dorothée Berryman
Drama / Comedy
Canada / France
French
425
35
2005
Michael Haneke
Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Bénichou, Annie Girardot
Drama / Thriller
France / Austria / Germany / Italy
French
447
36
2004
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Ulrich Matthes
Drama / History / War / Biography
Germany / Italy / Austria
German
450
37
2004
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Anthony Mackie
Drama / Sports
USA
English
472
38
2000
Christopher Nolan
Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Crime / Post-Noir
USA
English
474
39
2003
Lars von Trier
Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany
Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Experimental / Period Film / Gangster
Denmark / Sweden / France / Norway / Netherlands / Finland / Germany / USA / UK
English
478
40
2006
Stephen Frears
Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Paul Barrett
Biography / Drama / History
UK
English
487
41
2007
Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Tilly Mandelbrot
Animation / Drama / Comic
France
French
496
42
2002
Spike Jonze
Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton
Drama / Comedy
USA
English
496
42
2003
Clint Eastwood
Sean Penn, Tim Robbins
Drama / Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Detective
USA
English
503
43
2002
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
Crime / Drama / Epic / Period Film / History / Gangster
USA / Germany / Italy / UK / Netherlands
English
517
44
2000
Steven Soderbergh
Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Detective / Gangster
Germany / USA
English
527
45
2001
Ashutosh Gowariker
Aamir Khan, Raghuvir Yadav, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
Musical / Drama / Romance / Comedy / Sports / Period Film
India
Hindi
543
46
2004
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly
Biography / Drama / Period Film
USA / Japan / Germany
English
550
47
2008
Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Fantasy / Comic
USA
English
553
48
2005
George Clooney
David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr.
Drama / History / Biography / Period Film
USA
English
568
49
2009
Quentin Tarantino
Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender
Drama / War / Adventure
USA / Germany / France
English
578
50
2006
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Gangster
USA
English
585
51
2009
James Cameron
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Epic
USA
English
588
52
2000
Cameron Crowe
Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Jason Lee
Drama / Comedy / Music
USA
English
589
53
2004
Yimou Zhang
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Ziyi Zhang, Dandan Song
Action / Drama / Romance / Period Film
China / Hong Kong
Mandarin
592
54
2002
Stephen Daldry
Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep
Drama / Period Film
USA
English
597
55
2004
Paul Haggis
Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser
Crime / Drama / Thriller
USA / Germany
English
606
56
2002
Abbas Kiarostami
Mania Akbari, Amin Maher, Roya Arabshahi, Katayoun Taleidzadeh
Drama / Documentary / Experimental
France / Iran / USA
Persian
620
57
2004
Michel Gondry
Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Gerry Robert Byrne, Elijah Wood
Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Comedy
USA
English
639
58
2003
Peter Weir
Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall
Action / Drama / Adventure / War
USA
English
651
59
2003
Wolfgang Becker
Daniel Brühl, Katrin Saß, Chulpan Khamatova
Comedy / Drama
Germany
German
655
60
2007
Joe Wright
Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn
Drama / Romance / War / Period Film / Epic
UK
English
656
61
2001
Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy
Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
USA
English
658
62
2008
Andrew Stanton
Ben Burtt, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, John Ratzenberger
Animation / Comedy / Family / Romance / Sci-Fi / Adventure
USA
English
662
63
2000
Stephen Daldry
Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven
Drama / Comedy
UK / France
English
670
64
2009
Jason Reitman
George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
673
65
2003
Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
USA
English
681
66
2002
Rob Marshall
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah
Musical / Comedy / Crime / Drama
USA / Canada
English
685
67
2009
Lee Daniels
Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd
Drama
USA
English
693
68
2005
David Cronenberg
Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Ashton Holmes
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Comic
USA
English
709
69
2004
Marc Forster
Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell
Drama / Period Film / Biography
UK / USA
English
742
70
2000
Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky
Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, János Derzsi, Djoko Rosic
Drama / Horror
Hungary / Italy / Germany / France
Hungarian
763
71
2005
Bennett Miller
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper
Biography / Drama / Crime / Period Film
USA
English
774
72
2000
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda, François Wertheimer, Bodan Litnanski
Documentary / Biography
France
French
784
73
2001
Danis Tanovic
Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic, Georges Siatidis
War / Drama / Comedy
Bosnia-Herzegovina / Slovenia / Italy / France / UK / Belgium
Serbo-Croatian
789
74
2009
Juan José Campanella
Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Javier Godino
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
Argentina / Spain
Spanish
797
75
2000
Peter Lord, Nick Park
Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson
Animation / Family / Comedy / Adventure
UK
English
814
76
2008
Gus Van Sant
Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Alison Pill
Biography / Drama
USA
English
815
77
2006
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt, Gael García Bernal, Jamie McBride
Drama / Thriller
USA
English
826
78
2008
Ron Howard
Toby Jones, Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon
Biography / Drama / History
USA / UK / France
English
827
79
2001
Robert Altman
Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Gambon
Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Drama / Period Film
UK / USA / Germany / Italy
English
854
80
2005
Gavin Hood
Presley Chweneyagae, Mothusi Magano, Israel Makoe, Percy Matsemela
Crime / Drama / Gangster
UK / South Africa
Zulu
856
81
2006
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
858
82
2000
Steven Soderbergh
Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick
Drama / Comedy
USA
English
860
83
2002
Alexander Payne
Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates, Dermot Mulroney
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
862
84
2001
Michael Haneke
Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Susanne Lothar
Drama
France / Austria
French
870
85
2001
Steven Spielberg
Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards
Sci-Fi / Adventure / Drama
USA
English
880
86
2008
David Fincher
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng
Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance
USA
English
883
87
2009
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff
Comedy / Drama / Period Film
USA / UK / France
English
897
88
2006
Joon Ho Bong
Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park, Du-na Bae, Ah-sung Ko
Action / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
South Korea
Korean
908
89
2004
Mike Leigh
Imelda Staunton, Heather Craney, Philip Davis, Peter Wight
Drama / Period Film
UK / France / New Zealand
English
911
90
2006
Pedro Almodóvar
Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo
Comedy / Drama
Spain
Spanish
922
91
2003
Sylvain Chomet
Béatrice Bonifassi, Lina Boudreault, Michèle Caucheteux
Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Gangster / Sports
France / Belgium / Canada / UK
French
926
92
2005
Steven Spielberg
Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler
Crime / Drama / History / Thriller / Period Film
USA
English
932
93
2001
Mira Nair
Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shetty, Vijay Raaz, Tilotama Shome
Drama / Romance / Comedy
India / USA / France / Italy / Germany
Hindi
933
94
2000
Lars von Trier
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
Musical / Drama
Denmark / Germany / Netherlands / USA / UK / France / Sweden / Finland / Iceland / Norway
English
951
96
2001
Zacharias Kunuk
Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu, Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq
Drama / Fantasy / Adventure / Romance / Period Film
Canada
Inuktitut
970
97
2002
Yimou Zhang
Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang, Daoming Chen
Action / Drama / Adventure / Romance / History / Epic
Hong Kong / China
Mandarin
979
98
2007
Jason Reitman
Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Olivia Thirlby
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
992
99
2001
Ron Howard
Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly
Drama / Mystery / Biography
USA
English
1001
100
2008
Matteo Garrone
Salvatore Abruzzese, Salvatore Ruocco, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale
Crime / Drama / Gangster
Italy
Italian
1006
101
2009
Andrea Arnold
Michael Fassbender, Harry Treadaway, Kierston Wareing, Katie Jarvis, Jason Maza
Drama
UK
English
1008
102
2004
Richard Linklater
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torres
Drama / Romance / Comedy
USA
English
1016
103
2000
Darren Aronofsky
Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Drama / Crime / Cult
USA
English
1019
104
2001
Nanni Moretti
Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Jasmine Trinca, Giuseppe Sanfelice
Drama
Italy / France
Italian
1022
105
2006
Clint Eastwood
Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Shido Nakamura, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase
Drama / War / History
USA
Japanese
1034
106
2007
Andrew Dominik
Brad Pitt, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooklynn Proulx, Dustin Bollinger, Casey Affleck
Action / Drama / Western
USA
English
1043
107
2006
Larry Charles
Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Pamela Anderson
Comedy
USA
English
1044
108
2004
Pedro Almodóvar
Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Lluís Homar
Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Post-Noir
Spain
Spanish
1048
109
2004
Alejandro Amenábar
Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera
Biography / Drama
Spain / France / Italy
Spanish
1051
110
2001
Terry Zwigoff
Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro
Comedy / Drama
USA / UK / Germany
English
1052
111
2004
Ousmane Sembene
Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Drama
Senegal / France / Burkina Faso / Cameroon / Morocco / Tunisia
Bambara
1060
112
2007
Sean Penn
Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian Dierker
Adventure / Drama
USA
English
1065
113
2004
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Banlop Lomnoi, Sakda Kaewbuadee
Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Experimental / Adventure
Thailand / France / Germany / Italy
Thai
1069
114
2007
Tony Gilroy
George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe
Drama / Thriller
USA
English
1075
115
2007
Brad Bird
Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
USA
English
1076
116
2002
Aleksandr Sokurov
Sergei Dontsov, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy
Drama / Fantasy / War / Experimental
Russia / Germany
Russian
1079
117
2002
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Jackie Shroff, Kiron Kher
Romance / Drama / Musical
India
Hindi
1095
118
2006
Paul Greengrass
Christian Clemenson, Trish Gates, Polly Adams, Cheyenne Jackson, Opal Alladin
Drama / History
France / UK / USA
English
1105
119
2007
Olivier Dahan
Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner
Biography / Drama / Music
France / UK / Czech Republic
French
1106
120
2009
Lone Scherfig
Carey Mulligan, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, William Melling
Drama / Period Film
UK
English
1108
121
2002
Wai Keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang, Kelly Chen
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Gangster
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1108
121
2002
Phillip Noyce
Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil
Adventure / Drama / Period Film
Australia
English
1110
122
2003
Marco Tullio Giordana
Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Adriana Asti, Sonia Bergamasco
Drama / Period Film
Italy
Italian
1112
123
2001
Ray Lawrence
Anthony LaPaglia, Rachael Blake, Kerry Armstrong, Jon Bennett, Melissa Martinez
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Detective
Australia / Germany
English
1127
124
2004
Michael Moore
Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Khalil Bin Laden
Documentary / War
USA
English
1132
125
2005
Hany Abu-Assad
Kais Nashef, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal, Amer Hlehel, Hiam Abbass, Ashraf Barhom
Crime / Drama
France / Germany / Netherlands / Israel
Arabic
1135
126
2004
Terry George
Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte
Drama / History / War
UK / Italy / South Africa
English
1142
127
2004
Kar Wai Wong
Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Li Gong, Takuya Kimura, Faye Wong, Ziyi Zhang
Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi
China / France / Germany / Hong Kong
Cantonese
1144
128
2006
Alfonso Cuarón
Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Charlie Hunnam
Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
UK / USA
English
1145
129
2008
Stephen Daldry
Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Habich, David Kross, Susanne Lothar
Drama / History / Romance / Thriller / War / Period Film
USA / Germany
English
1154
130
2002
Aki Kaurismäki
Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen
Comedy / Fantasy / Drama / Romance
Finland / Germany / France
Finnish
1155
131
2003
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Shari Springer Berman, Paul Giamatti
Drama / Comedy / Biography
USA
English
1183
132
2000
Curtis Hanson
Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand
Drama / Comedy
UK / Germany / USA / Japan
English
1184
133
2009
Neill Blomkamp
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Adventure
South Africa / New Zealand
English
1185
134
2008
Darren Aronofsky
Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Ernest Miller, Todd Barry
Action / Drama / Sports
USA
English
1187
135
2001
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco
Comedy / Drama / Crime / Post-Noir
USA
English
1189
136
2004
Walter Salles
Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo De la Serna, Mía Maestro
Adventure / Biography / Drama
USA / Germany / UK / Argentina / Chile / Peru / France
Spanish
1202
137
2005
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones
Drama / Western
USA / France
English
1210
138
2003
Quentin Tarantino
Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine
Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Action
USA
English
1215
139
2003
Gary Ross
Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens
Drama / Period Film / Sports
USA
English
1224
140
2000
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson, John Turturro, John Goodman
Comedy / Adventure / Crime / Music
UK / France / USA
English
1236
141
2005
Werner Herzog
Timothy Treadwell, Werner Herzog, Franc G. Fallico, Amie Huguenard
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
1238
142
2006
Mel Gibson
Dalia Hernandez, Mayra Serbulo, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Trujillo, Rudy Youngblood
Action / Adventure / Drama / Epic
USA
Maya
1241
143
2000
Kinji Fukasaku
Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto
Action / Sci-Fi / Sports / Thriller
Japan
Japanese
1242
144
2001
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri, Hoyatala Hakimi
Drama
Iran / France
Persian
1243
145
2002
Gaspar Noé
Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Jo Prestia, Philippe Nahon
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Crime
France
French
1251
146
2008
Charlie Kaufman
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Sadie Goldstein, Tom Noonan
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
1259
147
2009
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer, Bob Peterson
Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family
USA
English
1265
148
2000
Jafar Panahi
Nargess Mamizadeh, Maryiam Palvin Almani
Drama
Iran / Switzerland / Italy
Persian
1271
149
2007
David Fincher
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Period Film / Detective
USA
English
1274
150
2004
Sam Raimi
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina
Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic
USA
English
1279
151
2007
David Cronenberg
Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Gangster
UK / Canada / USA
English
1284
152
2004
Taylor Hackford
Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell
Biography / Drama / Music
USA
English
1298
153
2003
Ki-duk Kim
Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim, Young-min Kim, Jae-kyeong Seo, Yeo-jin Ha, Jong-ho Kim
Drama / Religion / Crime
South Korea / Germany
Korean
1301
154
2000
Kenneth Lonergan
Laura Linney, Matthew Broderick, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin
Drama
USA
English
1303
155
2007
Marc Forster
Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub, Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada
Drama
USA
English
1306
156
2003
Andrew Jarecki
Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth Friedman, Jesse Friedman
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
1336
157
2000
Roy Andersson
Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson
Drama / Comedy
Sweden / Norway / Denmark
Swedish
1340
158
2009
Claire Denis
Isabelle Huppert, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Isaach De Bankolé, William Nadylam
Drama
France
French
1341
159
2007
Tim Burton
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen
Crime / Musical / Thriller / Comedy
USA
English
1348
161
2003
Errol Morris
Robert McNamara, Fidel Castro, Barry Goldwater, Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy
Documentary / Biography / War
USA
English
1352
162
2005
Fernando Meirelles
Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Hubert Koundé, Danny Huston, Daniele Harford
Drama / Thriller
USA / UK
English
1353
163
2008
Mike Leigh
Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Andrea Riseborough, Samuel Roukin, Sinead Matthews
Drama
UK
English
1353
163
2001
Caroline Link
Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze
Drama / Period Film
Germany
English
1358
164
2001
Richard Kelly
Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daveigh Chase, Mary McDonnell
Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comedy / Fantasy / Cult
USA
English
1361
165
2003
Anthony Minghella
Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, Eileen Atkins
Drama / War / Romance / Period Film
USA
English
1364
166
2004
Fatih Akin
Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Catrin Striebeck, Güven Kirac, Meltem Cumbul
Drama / Romance
Germany / Turkey
German
1364
166
2002
Phillip Noyce
Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija
Drama / Thriller / Romance / War / Period Film
USA / Germany / Australia
English
1374
167
2001
Wes Anderson
Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
1376
168
2004
Brad Bird
Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee
Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Sci-Fi / Comic
USA
English
1384
169
2008
Clint Eastwood
Angelina Jolie, Gattlin Griffith, Michelle Martin, Jan Devereaux, Michael Kelly
Biography / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Period Film
USA
English
1391
170
2009
Todd Phillips
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham
Comedy
USA
English
1397
171
2006
Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
David Gulpilil, Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Dayindi Gulpilil Dalaithngu
Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Australia
English
1400
172
2009
Niels Arden Oplev
Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube
Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Detective
Sweden / Denmark / Germany / Norway
Swedish
1414
173
2005
Peter Jackson, Bryan Singer
Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks
Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Period Film / Horror
New Zealand / USA
English
1425
174
2004
Timur Bekmambetov
Konstantin Khabenskiy, Vladimir Menshov, Mariya Poroshina, Valeriy Zolotukhin
Action / Fantasy / Thriller
Russia
Russian
1428
175
2006
John Carney
Alaistair Foley, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Geoff Minogue
Drama / Musical
Ireland
English
1434
176
2002
Sam Mendes
Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Crime / Drama / Period Film / Gangster
USA
English
1452
177
2003
Kevin Macdonald
Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Richard Hawking, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson
Drama / Documentary / Sports
UK
English
1455
178
2009
Luca Guadagnino
Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Edoardo Gabbriellini, Alba Rohrwacher, Pippo Delbono
Drama / Romance
Italy
Italian
1462
179
2002
Michael Moore
Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Matt Stone, Marilyn Manson, Dick Clark
Documentary
Canada / USA / Germany
English
1462
179
2002
Peter Mullan
Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Geraldine McEwan, Dorothy Duffy
Drama / Religion / Period Film
UK / Ireland
English
1470
180
2002
Steven Spielberg
Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Tech-Noir
USA
English
1479
181
2003
Edward Zwick
Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg
Action / Adventure / Drama / War / Period Film / Epic
USA / New Zealand / Japan
English
1486
182
2004
Christophe Barratier
Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad
Romance / Drama / Music
France / Switzerland / Germany
French
1490
183
2002
Spike Lee
Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson
Crime / Drama
USA
English
1508
184
2005
James Mangold
Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert Patrick
Biography / Drama / Music / Romance
USA
English
1512
185
2004
Joshua Marston
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Guilied Lopez, Yenny Paola Vega
Drama / Thriller / Crime
USA / Colombia
Spanish
1518
186
2007
Paul Greengrass
Matt Damon, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Scott Glenn
Action / Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Spy
USA
English
1518
186
2007
Ang Lee
Joan Chen, Chih-ying Chu, Anupam Kher, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Wei Tang
Drama / Romance / Thriller / War / Spy / Period Film
USA / China
Mandarin
1531
187
2002
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart, Remy Renaud
Drama
Belgium / France
French
1536
188
2003
Tim Burton
Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange
Drama / Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure
USA
English
1537
189
2003
Gus Van Sant
Alex Frost, Elias McConnell, John Robinson, Eric Deulen
Drama
USA
English
1540
190
2002
Niki Caro
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis
Drama / Family
New Zealand / Germany
English
1546
191
2001
Walter Salles
José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany
Drama
Brazil / France / Switzerland
Portuguese
1550
192
2004
Ki-duk Kim
Seung-yeon Lee, Hyun-kyoon Lee, Hyuk-ho Kwon, Jin-mo Ju
Drama / Romance
South Korea / Japan
Korean
1557
193
2004
Michael Mann
Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
1568
194
2002
Jim Sheridan
Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger
Drama / Romance / Comedy
Ireland / UK
English
1569
195
2004
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Neuwirth
Drama / Mystery / Romance / War / Period Film
France / USA
French
1571
196
2005
Terrence Malick
Colin Farrell, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer
Adventure / Drama / History / Romance / Period Film / Epic
USA
English
1572
197
2006
Bill Condon
Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson
Drama / Musical / Period Film
USA
English
1573
198
2008
Sacha Gervasi
Steve 'Lips' Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Kevin Goocher, Glenn Gyorffy, Chris Tsangarides
Documentary / Biography / Music
USA
English
1594
199
2009
Clint Eastwood
Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern
Biography / Drama / Sports
USA
English
1600
200
2005
Woody Allen
Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode
Drama / Romance / Thriller
UK / USA / Luxembourg
English
1602
201
2009
Pedro Almodóvar
Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo
Drama / Romance / Thriller / Comedy / Post-Noir
Spain
Spanish
1606
202
2009
Marc Webb
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Moretz
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
1609
203
2000
Bahman Ghobadi
Ayoub Ahmadi, Rojin Younessi, Amaneh Ekhtiar-dini
Drama / Crime
Iran
Persian
1610
204
2006
Rachid Bouchareb
Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Bernard Blancan
Drama / History / War
France / Morocco / Algeria / Belgium
French
1621
205
2005
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet
Drama
Belgium / France
French
1625
206
2005
Stephen Gaghan
George Clooney, Matt Damon, Amanda Peet, Chris Cooper, Christopher Plummer
Drama / Thriller / Spy
USA
English
1632
207
2007
Eran Kolirin
Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour, Imad Jabarin
Comedy / Drama
Israel / France / USA
English
1633
208
2005
Noah Baumbach
Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, Halley Feiffer
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
1640
209
2000
Jonathan Glazer
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Gangster / Thriller / Caper
UK / Spain
English
1646
210
2001
Richard Linklater
Wiley Wiggins, Trevor Jack Brooks, Lorelei Linklater, Glover Gill
Animation / Fantasy / Drama / Experimental
USA
English
1648
211
2002
Lynne Ramsay
Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott, Linda McGuire, Ruby Milton, Dolly Wells
Drama
UK
English
1653
212
2001
Laurent Cantet
Aurélien Recoing, Karin Viard, Serge Livrozet
Drama
France
French
1662
213
2003
Vadim Perelman
Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher
Drama
USA
English
1666
214
2008
Philippe Claudel
Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill
Drama / Mystery
France
French
1669
215
2008
Yojiro Takita
Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo
Drama
Japan
Japanese
1670
216
2000
Lukas Moodysson
Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist, Emma Samuelsson, Sam Kessel, Gustav Hammarsten
Comedy / Drama / Period Film
Sweden / Denmark / Italy
Swedish
1672
217
2005
Alex Gibney
John Beard, Jim Chanos, Carol Coale, Peter Coyote, Gray Davis, Joseph Dunn
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
1681
218
2003
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Michiyo Ookusu, Gadarukanaru Taka
Action / Drama / Crime / Comedy
Japan
Japanese
1695
219
2004
Bill Condon
Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard
Biography / Drama / Period Film
USA / Germany
English
1697
220
2009
J.J. Abrams
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Cult
USA / Germany
English
1699
221
2009
Werner Herzog
Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Eva Mendes, Brad Dourif, Fairuza Balk
Crime / Drama
USA
English
1705
222
2006
Clint Eastwood
Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery
Action / Drama / History / War
Iceland / USA
English
1708
223
2000
Paul Cox
Julia Blake, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Terry Norris, Robert Menzies
Drama / Romance
Australia / Belgium
English
1717
224
2006
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Nantarat Sawaddikul, Jaruchai Iamaram, Sophon Pukanok, Jenjira Pongpas
Drama
Thailand
Thai
1723
225
2008
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Brian Haley
Action / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
1725
226
2001
Fred Schepisi
Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren
Drama
UK / Germany
English
1728
227
2006
Todd Field
Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Sadie Goldstein, Ty Simpkins, Jennifer Connelly
Crime / Drama / Romance
USA
English
1732
228
2001
Ming-liang Tsai
Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Yi-Ching Lu, Tien Miao
Drama
Taiwan / France
Mandarin
1733
229
2005
Jim Jarmusch
Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Sharon Stone, Heather Simms, Brea Frazier, Jarry Fall
Adventure / Comedy / Drama
USA / France
English
1736
230
2005
Cristi Puiu
Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Gabriel Spahiu, Doru Ana, Dana Dogaru
Drama / Comedy
Romania
Romanian
1736
230
2005
Nick Park, Steve Box
Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith
Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
UK
English
1738
231
2005
Christian Carion
Diane Kruger, Natalie Dessay, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet
War / Drama / Religion
France / Germany / UK / Belgium / Romania
French
1743
232
2003
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro, Danny Huston, Carly Nahon
Drama / Experimental
USA
English
1761
233
2003
Nathaniel Kahn
Nathaniel Kahn, Louis I. Kahn, Harriet Pattison, Sue Ann Kahn, Alexandra Tyng
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
1763
234
2002
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Muzaffer Özdemir, Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer Erkaya
Drama
Turkey
Turkish
1767
235
2004
Quentin Tarantino
Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah
Action / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
1772
236
2001
Steven Soderbergh
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts
Comedy / Thriller / Crime / Drama / Caper
USA
English
1779
237
2006
Robert Altman
Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keillor, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Lohan
Comedy / Music
USA
English
1784
238
2003
Ming-liang Tsai
Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Kiyonobu Mitamura, Shih Chun
Drama / Comedy
Taiwan
Mandarin
1789
239
2005
Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman
Action / Adventure / Crime / Fantasy / Thriller / Comic
USA
English
1808
240
2001
Marc Forster
Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Taylor Simpson, Gabrielle Witcher
Drama / Romance
USA / Canada
English
1815
241
2002
Patrice Leconte
Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-François Stéven
Drama / Comedy
France / Germany / UK / Switzerland
French
1822
242
2005
Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
Joe Soares, Mark Zupan, Keith Cavill, Andy Cohn, Scott Hogsett, Christopher Igoe
Documentary / Sports / Biography
USA
English
1824
243
2003
Andrei Zvyagintsev
Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov, Konstantin Lavronenko
Drama
Russia
Russian
1839
244
2008
Lucrecia Martel
Maria Onetto, Claudia Cantero, Ines Efron, Daniel Genoud, Cesar Bordon
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Argentina / France / Italy / Spain
Spanish
1841
245
2004
Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng, Wah Yuen, Zhi Hua Dong, Kwok Kuen Chan
Action / Comedy / Crime / Fantasy / Period Film / Gangster
China / Hong Kong
Cantonese
1842
246
2008
Jon Favreau
Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges
Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic / Family
USA
English
1843
247
2003
Gore Verbinski
Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Family
USA
English
1856
249
2003
Siddiq Barmak
Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Arif Herati
Drama
Afghanistan / Netherlands / Japan
Dari
1857
250
2007
Ridley Scott
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Lymari Nadal
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Detective / Gangster
USA
English
1866
251
2009
Armando Iannucci
Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison
Comedy
UK
English
1867
252
2002
Paul Greengrass
James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Allan Gildea, Gerard Crossan
Drama
UK / Ireland
English
1873
253
2001
Stacy Peralta
Sean Penn, Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Jeff Ament, Bob Biniak, Steve Caballero
Documentary / Sports / Biography
USA
English
1874
254
2007
Sergei Bodrov
Tadanobu Asano, Channing Tatum, Honglei Sun, Khulan Chuluun, Odnyam Odsuren
Drama / History / Biography / Epic
Germany / Kazakhstan / Russia / Mongolia
Mongolian
1875
255
2007
Stefan Ruzowitzky
Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach, August Zirner
Crime / Drama / War
Austria / Germany
German
1875
255
2008
Olivier Assayas
Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jérémie Renier, Edith Scob
Drama / Family
France
French
1878
256
2002
John Sayles
Alex Lewis, Alan King, Cullen Douglas, Clifton James, Eliot Asinof
Drama
USA
English
1879
257
2000
Jay Roach
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Nicole DeHuff
Comedy
USA
English
1880
258
2009
Oren Moverman
Ben Foster, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Woody Harrelson, Yaya DaCosta, Portia
Drama / Romance / War
USA
English
1882
259
2007
Craig Gillespie
Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid, Kelli Garner
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
1891
260
2005
Miranda July
John Hawkes, Miranda July, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA / UK
English
1895
261
2006
David Lynch
Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Harry Dean Stanton, Justin Theroux, Scott Coffey
Drama / Mystery / Experimental
USA / Poland / France
English
1901
262
2009
Joon Ho Bong
Hye-ja Kim, Bin Won, Ku Jin, Yoon Jae-Moon, Mi-sun Jun, Young-Suck Lee
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
South Korea
Korean
1905
263
2008
Claire Denis
Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue, Grégoire Colin, Jean-Christophe Folly
Drama / Romance
France / Germany
French
1917
264
2002
Nicolas Philibert
Georges Lopez, Alizé, Axel, Guillaume, Jessie, Johan, Johann, Jonathan
Documentary / Family / Biography
France
French
1921
265
2008
John Patrick Shanley
Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond
Drama / Mystery / Period Film / Religion
USA
English
1925
266
2007
Alex Gibney
Alex Gibney, Carlotta Gall, Moazzam Begg, Willie Brand, Jack Cloonan
Documentary / War / Crime
USA
English
1926
267
2008
Hayao Miyazaki
Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas, Cloris Leachman
Animation / Adventure / Family / Fantasy
Japan
English
1952
268
2008
Jan Troell
Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Emil Jensen
Drama / Period Film
Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden / Germany
Swedish
1953
269
2001
Ridley Scott
Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Jason Isaacs, Tom Sizemore
Action / Drama / War
USA
English
1957
270
2000
Julian Schnabel
Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano
Drama / Biography
USA
English
1959
271
2004
Mike Nichols
Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Colin Stinton
Drama / Romance
USA
English
1962
272
2007
Wes Anderson
Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan, Camilla Rutherford
Adventure / Biography / Comedy / Drama
USA
English
1967
273
2003
Kevin Costner
Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Michael Jeter
Drama / Western
USA
English
1968
274
2002
Michael Winterbottom
Steve Coogan, John Thomson, Nigel Pivaro, Lennie James, Shirley Henderson
Biography / Comedy / Drama / Music / Period Film
UK / France / Netherlands
English
1969
275
2002
Gurinder Chadha
Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sports
UK / Germany
English
1978
276
2004
Susanne Bier
Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sarah Juel Werner
Drama / War
Denmark
Danish
1979
277
2006
Paul Verhoeven
Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus, Carice van Houten, Thom Hoffman, Sebastian Koch
Thriller / War / Drama
Netherlands / UK / Germany
Dutch
1980
278
2009
Wes Anderson
George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Caper
USA / UK
English
1980
278
2004
Hayao Miyazaki
Emily Mortimer, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Billy Crystal, Josh Hutcherson
Animation / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Family
Japan
English
1989
280
2005
Phil Morrison
Amy Adams, Embeth Davidtz, Benjamin McKenzie, Alessandro Nivola
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
1996
281
2007
Anton Corbijn
Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Joe Anderson, Nigel Harris
Biography / Drama / Music
UK / USA
English
1996
281
2005
Mike Newell
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Cult
UK / USA
English
1998
282
2006
Barbara Kopple, Cecilia Peck
Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Simon Renshaw, Emily Robison
Documentary / Music / Biography
USA
English
2000
283
2000
Ed Harris
Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Connelly
Biography / Drama
USA
English
2006
284
2002
Sam Raimi
Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson
Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic
USA
English
2008
285
2008
James Marsh
Philippe Petit, Ardis Campbell, David Demato, David Frank, Aaron Haskil
Documentary / Biography
UK
English
2008
285
2004
Mel Gibson
James Caviezel, Maia Morgenstern, Hristo Jivkov, Francesco De Vito
Drama / Religion
USA
Aramaic
2010
286
2001
Lucrecia Martel
Mercedes Morán, Graciela Borges, Martín Adjemián
Comedy / Drama
Argentina / France / Spain
Spanish
2013
287
2007
Michael Moore
Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Reggie Cervantes, John Graham, William Maher
Documentary
USA
English
2024
288
2000
Zhang Ke Jia
Hong Wei Wang, Tao Zhao, Jing Dong Liang, Tian Yi Yang
Drama / History / Comedy
Hong Kong / China / Japan / France
Mandarin
2025
289
2007
Tamara Jenkins
Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2027
290
2001
Jacques Audiard
Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet, Olivier Perrier, Olivia Bonamy
Crime / Drama / Thriller
France
French
2028
291
2002
Christopher Nolan
Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Detective / Post-Noir
USA
English
2029
292
2002
David Cronenberg
Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Lynn Redgrave
Drama / Mystery
Canada / UK
English
2030
293
2005
Marc Rothemund
Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Gerald Alexander Held, Johanna Gastdorf
Drama / War / Biography
Germany
German
2034
294
2001
Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi
Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
USA
English
2037
295
2000
Christopher Guest
Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Jay Brazeau, Parker Posey
Comedy
USA
English
2039
296
2005
Joe Wright
Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Talulah Riley, Rosamund Pike, Jena Malone
Drama / Romance / Comedy / Period Film
France / UK
English
2041
297
2004
Kerry Conran
Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon
Action / Adventure / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Period Film / Tech-Noir
USA / UK / Italy
English
2049
298
2009
Anne Fontaine
Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain
Biography / Drama
France
French
2050
299
2009
Sebastián Silva
Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Alejandro Goic
Drama / Comedy
Chile
Spanish
2051
300
2002
Julie Taymor
Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Mía Maestro, Amelia Zapata
Drama / Romance / Biography / Period Film
USA / Canada / Mexico
English
2053
301
2004
Claire Denis
Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Yekaterina Golubeva
Drama
France
French
2057
302
2006
Sofia Coppola
Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne, Asia Argento
Biography / Drama / History / Epic / Period Film
Japan / France / USA
English
2058
303
2002
Paul Thomas Anderson
Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2060
304
2001
Alejandro Amenábar
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan
Drama / Horror / Thriller / Period Film
Spain / France / USA
English
2062
305
2007
Oren Peli
Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong, Ashley Palmer
Horror / Thriller
USA
English
2063
306
2001
Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats
Philippe Labro, Jacques Perrin
Documentary / Family
France / Italy / Germany / Spain / Switzerland
English
2069
307
2006
Bryan Singer
Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden, Parker Posey
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Romance / Crime / Family / Comic
Australia / USA
English
2071
308
2002
George Lucas
Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee
Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Family / Mystery / Romance / Cult
USA
English
2072
309
2000
Lasse Hallström
Alfred Molina, Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench
Comedy / Drama / Romance
UK / USA
English
2072
309
2004
Shane Carruth
Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden, Anand Upadhyaya
Drama / Thriller / Sci-Fi
USA
English
2073
310
2004
Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
Shanti Das, Avijit, Suchitra, Manik, Gour, Puja Mukerjee, Tapasi, Mamuni
Documentary
India / USA
Bengali
2073
310
2009
Cary Fukunaga
Paulina Gaitan, Edgar Flores, Kristyan Ferrer, Tenoch Huerta Mejía
Thriller / Drama / Adventure
Mexico / USA
Spanish
2075
311
2002
Stephen Frears
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sergi López, Benedict Wong
Drama / Thriller / Crime
UK
English
2077
312
2006
Kevin Macdonald
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney
Drama / History / Biography
UK
English
2082
313
2001
Sharon Maguire
Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones
Comedy / Romance
UK / France
English
2082
313
2002
Carlos Carrera
Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón
Drama / Romance / Religion
Mexico / Spain / Argentina / France
Spanish
2082
313
2008
Sam Mendes
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn
Drama / Romance / Period Film
USA / UK
English
2083
314
2008
Uli Edel
Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl, Jan Josef Liefers
Biography / Crime / Drama / History / Thriller / Period Film / War
Germany / France / Czech Republic
German
2084
315
2003
Tom McCarthy
Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson, Raven Goodwin, Paul Benjamin
Drama / Comedy
USA
English
2090
316
2002
Jeffrey Blitz
Harry Altman, Angela Arenivar, Ted Brigham, April DeGideo, Neil Kadakia
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
2091
317
2007
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett, Denzel Whitaker
Drama / Biography / Period Film
USA
English
2096
318
2008
Götz Spielmann
Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Ursula Strauss, Andreas Lust, Johannes Thanheiser
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Austria
German
2098
319
2006
Edward Zwick
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Sheen, Arnold Vosloo
Adventure / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2098
319
2006
Martin Campbell
Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Action / Adventure / Thriller / Spy / Cult
USA / UK / Czech Republic
English
2098
319
2006
Richard Eyre
Alice Bird, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Tameka Empson, Emma Kennedy
Drama
UK
English
2100
320
2006
John Curran
Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Hélène Cardona
Drama / Romance / Period Film
USA
English
2102
321
2003
Ridley Scott
Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman, Bruce Altman, Bruce McGill
Comedy / Drama / Crime / Thriller / Caper
USA
English
2104
322
2001
Tim Blake Nelson
David Arquette, Velizar Binev, David Chandler, Michael Stuhlbarg, George Zlatarev
Drama / History / War
USA
English
2107
323
2000
Marzieh Meshkini
Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Hassan Nebhan, Shahr Banou Sisizadeh
Drama
Iran
Persian
2107
323
2003
Catherine Hardwicke
Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Jeremy Sisto, Brady Corbet
Drama
USA / UK
English
2109
324
2005
Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino
Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Post-Noir / Comic
USA
English
2111
325
2009
Henry Selick
Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
Animation / Family / Fantasy
USA
English
2114
326
2005
Deepa Mehta
Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav
Drama / Romance / Period Film
Canada / India
Hindi
2115
327
2007
David Sington
Buzz Aldrin, Edgar D. Mitchell, Alan Bean, Jim Lovell, Michael Collins
Documentary / History / Biography
UK / USA
English
2116
328
2008
Paolo Sorrentino
Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti, Paolo Graziosi, Giulio Bosetti
Biography / Drama
Italy / France
Italian
2122
329
2000
Mark Jonathan Harris
Judi Dench, Lorraine Allard, Lory Chan, Mariam Cohen, Hedy Epstein, Kurt Fuchel
Documentary / History / War
UK / USA
English
2123
330
2005
James McTeigue
Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic
USA / Germany
English
2128
331
2008
Arnaud Desplechin
Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Anne Consigny, Mathieu Amalric
Comedy / Drama
France
French
2129
332
2007
Roy Andersson
Jessika Lundberg, Elisabeth Helander, Björn Englund, Leif Larsson, Olle Olson
Comedy / Drama / Music
Sweden / Germany / France / Denmark / Norway
Swedish
2132
333
2009
Duncan Jones
Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry
Sci-Fi / Thriller
UK
English
2134
334
2008
Kelly Reichardt
Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson, Wally Dalton
Drama
USA
English
2136
335
2000
Giuseppe Tornatore
Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico
Drama / Romance / Period Film
Italy / USA
Italian
2137
336
2005
George Lucas
Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid
Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Family / Cult
USA
English
2138
337
2009
Michael Mann
Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Period Film / Gangster / Detective
USA
English
2140
338
2007
Paul Haggis
Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Kathy Lamkin, Brad William Henke, Brent Briscoe
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
USA
English
2141
339
2009
Steven Soderbergh
Matt Damon, Lucas McHugh Carroll, Eddie Jemison, Rusty Schwimmer
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2141
339
2008
Errol Morris
Christopher Bradley, Sarah Denning, Joshua Feinman, Jeff L. Green, Merry Grissom
Documentary / War / History / Crime
USA
English
2142
340
2005
Mike Binder
Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Keri Russell, Alicia Witt
Drama / Comedy / Romance
USA / Germany / UK
English
2143
341
2006
Sarah Polley
Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Kristen Thomson
Drama / Romance
Canada
English
2147
342
2000
Philip Kaufman
Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine
Drama / Romance / Period Film / Biography
USA / Germany / UK
English
2149
343
2007
Todd Haynes
Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Adrien Brody, Richard Gere, Christian Bale
Drama / Music / Biography
USA
English
2150
344
2008
Jonathan Demme
Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mather Zickel, Bill Irwin, Anna Deavere Smith
Drama / Romance / Comedy
USA
English
2151
345
2007
Fatih Akin
Nurgül Yesilçay, Baki Davrak, Tuncel Kurtiz, Hanna Schygulla
Drama
Germany / Turkey
German
2156
346
2004
Alfonso Cuarón
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Cult
UK / USA
English
2159
347
2001
Catherine Breillat
Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinée Khanjian
Drama
France / Italy
French
2160
348
2008
Courtney Hunt
Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Michael O'Keefe, Mark Boone Junior, Charlie McDermott
Drama / Crime
USA
English
2166
350
2004
Jonathan Glazer
Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston, Lauren Bacall
Drama / Mystery / Romance
USA
English
2166
350
2005
Jason Reitman
Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Cameron Bright, Adam Brody, Sam Elliott
Comedy
USA
English
2169
351
2002
Douglas McGrath
Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Stella Gonet, Andrew Havill
Drama / Period Film
USA / UK / Germany / Netherlands
English
2170
352
2005
Sarah Watt
Justine Clarke, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes, Lisa Flanagan, Andrew S. Gilbert
Drama / Comedy / Romance
Australia
English
2172
353
2007
Sidney Lumet
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris
Crime / Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2173
354
2008
Martin Scorsese
The Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Jack White, Christina Aguilera, Bill Clinton
Documentary / Music / Biography
USA / UK
English
2174
355
2006
Jafar Panahi
Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Shayesteh Irani, Ayda Sadeqi, Golnaz Farmani, Mahnaz Zabihi
Comedy / Drama / Sports
Iran
Persian
2175
356
2009
Scott Cooper
Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Tom Bower, Colin Farrell
Drama / Music
USA
English
2175
356
2007
Adam Shankman
John Travolta, Nicole Blonsky, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, Zac Efron
Comedy / Drama / Musical / Period Film
USA
English
2180
357
2000
Fabián Bielinsky
Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Leticia Brédice
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Caper / Thriller
Argentina
Spanish
2181
358
2007
Juan Antonio Bayona
Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Fantasy
Mexico / Spain
Spanish
2184
359
2003
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant, Paul Rodriguez, Nia Long
Biography / Drama / Period Film
USA
English
2184
359
2001
Majid Majidi
Hossein Abedini, Zahra Bahrami, Mohammad Amir Naji, Hossein Mahjoub, Abbas Rahimi
Adventure / Drama / Romance
Iran
Dari
2184
359
2000
Liv Ullmann
Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon, Michelle Gylem
Drama / Romance
Sweden / Italy / Germany / Finland / Norway
Swedish
2184
359
2005
Rodrigo García
Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Elpidia Carrillo, Glenn Close, Stephen Dillane
Drama
USA
English
2184
359
2003
Richard Kwietniowski
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin, John Hurt
Crime / Thriller / Drama
Canada / UK
English
2184
359
2007
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Makovezkij, Mikhail Yefremov, Sergei Garmash
Crime / Drama
Russia
Russian
2185
360
2001
Sean Penn
Jack Nicholson, Benicio Del Toro, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren
Drama / Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Detective
USA
English
2186
361
2000
Fernando Trueba
Michel Camilo, Tito Puente, Gato Barbieri, Eliane Elias
Documentary / Music / Biography
Spain / France / Italy
French
2186
361
2003
Jennifer Abbott, Mark Achbar
Jane Akre, Ray Anderson, Maude Barlow, Chris Barrett, Smedley Darlington Butler
Documentary / History
Canada
English
2190
362
2005
Jean-Marc Vallée
Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx
Comedy / Drama / Period Film
Canada
French
2192
363
2004
Sally Potter
Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Sheila Hancock
Drama / Romance
UK / USA
English
2202
364
2005
Ron Howard
Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko
Biography / Drama / Sports / Period Film
USA
English
2204
365
2004
Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
Elliot Lovett, Nick Moncrief, Stuart Wilf, Devon Dixon, Javorn Drummond
Documentary / War / Biography
USA
English
2204
365
2002
Mark Romanek
Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Dylan Smith, Erin Daniels
Drama / Thriller
USA
English
2204
365
2007
Tom McCarthy
Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2205
366
2003
Richard Linklater
Jack Black, Adam Pascal, Lucas Papaelias, Chris Stack, Sarah Silverman
Comedy / Music
USA / Germany
English
2205
366
2006
Shane Meadows
Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure
Drama / Period Film
UK
English
2206
367
2009
Fatih Akin
Moritz Bleibtreu, Birol Ünel, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Jan Fedder
Comedy
Germany
German
2211
368
2000
David Gordon Green
Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Damian Jewan Lee
Drama
USA
English
2216
369
2006
John Lasseter
Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry The Cable Guy, Cheech Marin
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sports
USA
English
2221
370
2002
Miguel Arteta
Jennifer Aniston, Deborah Rush, Mike White, John Carroll Lynch, Jake Gyllenhaal
Drama / Comedy / Romance
USA / Germany / Netherlands
English
2223
371
2006
Jonathan Demme
Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Ben Keith, Spooner Oldham, Rick Rosas, Karl Himmel
Documentary / Music / Biography
USA
English
2224
372
2007
Ramin Bahrani
Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Ahmad Razvi, Carlos Zapata, Rob Sowulski
Drama
USA
English
2230
373
2000
Jan Hrebejk
Bolek Polívka, Csongor Kassai, Anna Sisková, Jaroslav Dusek
Comedy / Drama
Czech Republic
Czech
2239
374
2002
Doug Liman
Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox
Action / Thriller / Mystery / Drama / Adventure / Spy
USA / Germany / Czech Republic
English
2244
375
2009
John Lee Hancock
Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head, Lily Collins, Ray McKinnon
Drama / Sports / Comedy
USA
English
2245
376
2001
Jill Sprecher
Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, David Connelly, Joseph Siravo
Drama
USA
English
2248
377
2006
David Frankel
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2251
378
2000
Terence Davies
Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney
Romance / Drama / Period Film
UK / France / Germany / USA
English
2251
378
2005
John Madden
Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis, Jake Gyllenhaal
Drama / Romance
USA
English
2261
379
2004
Jonathan Demme
Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise
Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / War
USA
English
2265
380
2004
Pawel Pawlikowski
Nathalie Press, Emily Blunt, Paddy Considine, Dean Andrews, Michelle Byrne
Drama / Romance
UK
English
2268
381
2008
Steve McQueen
Michael Fassbender, Stuart Graham, Brian Milligan, Liam McMahon, Liam Cunningham
Drama / History
UK / Ireland
English
2271
382
2003
Patty Jenkins
Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson
Biography / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller
USA / Germany
English
2274
383
2001
Nicole Holofcener
Brenda Blethyn, Catherine Keener, Troy Ruptash, Emily Mortimer
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2276
384
2000
Raoul Peck
Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto
Drama / Biography
France / Belgium / Germany / Haiti
French
2279
385
2009
Ron Clements, John Musker
Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jennifer Cody
Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
USA
English
2282
386
2005
Rob Marshall
Suzuka Ohgo, Togo Igawa, Mako, Samantha Futerman, Elizabeth Sung, Thomas Ikeda
Drama / History / Romance / Period Film
USA
English
2292
387
2004
Robert Zemeckis
Tom Hanks, Leslie Harter Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari
Animation / Family / Fantasy / Adventure
USA
English
2296
389
2006
Ken Loach
Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Gerard Kearney, William Ruane
Drama / War / Period Film
France / Ireland / UK
English
2304
390
2002
Lucas Belvaux
Dominique Blanc, Gilbert Melki, Ornella Muti, Catherine Frot
Crime / Drama
France / Belgium
French
2304
390
2002
Lucas Belvaux
Ornella Muti, François Morel, Valérie Mairesse, Bernard Mazzinghi
Comedy / Romance
France / Belgium
French
2304
390
2007
Mike Nichols
Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Terry Bozeman
Drama
USA
English
2304
390
2009
Samuel Maoz, Maoz Shmulik
Oshri Cohen, Zohar Shtrauss, Michael Moshonov, Itay Tiran, Yoav Donat
Drama / War
Germany / Israel / France / Lebanon
Hebrew
2304
390
2002
Lucas Belvaux
Lucas Belvaux, Catherine Frot, Dominique Blanc, Ornella Muti, Gilbert Melki
Thriller / Crime / Drama / Post-Noir
France / Belgium
French
2305
391
2006
Michel Gondry
Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou
Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi
France
English
2305
391
2004
Edgar Wright
Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran
Comedy / Horror / Romance
UK / France
English
2305
391
2001
Todd Solondz
Selma Blair, Leo Fitzpatrick, Robert Wisdom, Maria Thayer
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2309
392
2007
Charles Ferguson
Nir Rosen, Campbell Scott
Documentary / War
USA
English
2311
393
2000
Amos Gitai
Liron Levo, Tomer Russo, Uri Klauzner, Yoram Hattab, Guy Amir, Juliano Mer
Drama / War
Israel / France
Hebrew
2312
394
2002
Liliana Cavani
Ray Winstone, John Malkovich, Uwe Mansshardt, Hanns Zischler, Paolo Paoloni
Drama / Thriller / Crime / Gangster
Italy / UK / USA
English
2317
395
2000
Im Kwon-taek
Hyo-jeong Lee, Seung-woo Cho, Sung-nyu Kim, Hak-young Kim
Drama / Musical / Romance / Period Film
South Korea
Korean
2320
396
2007
Ben Affleck
Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Detective
USA
English
2320
396
2005
Craig Brewer
Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Taraji P. Henson, DJ Qualls
Crime / Drama / Music
USA
English
2321
397
2005
Judd Apatow
Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen
Comedy / Romance
USA
English
2322
398
2000
E. Elias Merhige
John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Cary Elwes, Catherine McCormack
Drama / Horror / Comedy
UK / USA / Luxembourg
English
2323
399
2005
Jacques Audiard
Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccaï, Gilles Cohen, Linh Dan Pham
Crime / Drama / Gangster
France
French
2324
400
2001
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Wotan Wilke Möhring
Drama / Thriller
Germany
German
2326
401
2003
Satoshi Kon, Shôgo Furuya
Toru Emori, Aya Okamoto, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Shôzô Îzuka
Adventure / Animation / Drama / Comedy
Japan
Japanese
2327
402
2002
Guy Maddin
Wei-Qiang Zhang, Tara Birtwhistle, Dave Moroni, CindyMarie Small
Horror / Musical / Fantasy
Canada
English
2327
402
2004
Peter Berg
Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez
Action / Drama / Sports
USA
English
2329
403
2008
Martin McDonagh
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy
Action / Comedy
UK / Belgium
English
2331
404
2000
Robert Zemeckis
Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Chris Noth, Nick Searcy, Lari White, Michael Forest
Adventure / Drama
USA
English
2334
405
2008
Ramin Bahrani
Red West, Souleymane Sy Savane, Angus MacLachlan, Navani Reyes, Pat West
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2334
405
2008
Erick Zonca
Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo, Aidan Gould, Jude Ciccolella
Drama / Thriller / Crime
France / USA / Mexico / Belgium
English
2334
405
2008
James Mottern
Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Benjamin Bratt, Joey Lauren Adams, Jimmy Bennett
Drama
USA
English
2335
406
2008
Matt Reeves
Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Horror
USA
English
2335
406
2008
Richard Linklater
Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan, Eddie Marsan
Drama / Comedy / Period Film
UK / USA
English
2336
407
2007
Neil Jordan
Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews, Mary Steenburgen
Crime / Drama / Thriller
USA / Australia
English
2338
408
2006
Oliver Stone
Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff
Drama / History
USA
English
2341
409
2008
Jee-woon Kim
Woo-sung Jung, Kang-ho Song, Byung-hun Lee, Je-mun Yun, Seung-su Ryu
Action / Adventure / Western / Period Film
South Korea
Korean
2342
410
2009
Rob Marshall
Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench
Musical / Romance / Drama
USA / Italy
English
2342
410
2000
Patrice Leconte
Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Michel Duchaussoy
Drama / Period Film / Romance
France / Canada
French
2343
411
2007
Judd Apatow
Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2345
412
2002
Paul Justman
Richard 'Pistol' Allen, Jack Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin
Documentary / Music / Biography
USA
English
2346
413
2003
Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Documentary
Denmark / Switzerland / Belgium / France
Danish
2347
414
2007
Julie Taymor
Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, Cynthia Loebe
Drama / Musical / Romance / Period Film
USA
English
2353
415
2002
Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, Nayef Fahoum Daher
Drama / Romance / War / Comedy
France / Morocco / Germany / Palestine
Arabic
2354
416
2004
Danny Boyle
Alexander Nathan Etel, Lewis Owen McGibbon, Leslie Phillips, James Nesbitt
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Family / Adventure
UK / USA
English
2356
417
2005
Radu Mihaileanu
Yaël Abecassis, Roschdy Zem, Moshe Agazai, Moshe Abebe, Sirak M. Sabahat
Drama / Religion
France / Belgium / Israel / Italy
Hebrew
2358
418
2005
Neil Jordan
Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Ruth Negga, Laurence Kinlan, Stephen Rea
Comedy / Drama / Period Film
Ireland / UK
English
2359
419
2002
Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Weisz
Drama / Comedy / Romance
UK / USA / France / Germany
English
2359
419
2008
Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Andre Holland, Ann Whitney, Ellary Porterfield
Drama / Sports
USA
English
2361
420
2004
Shona Auerbach
Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans, Sharon Small, Sophie Main
Drama
UK
English
2361
420
2006
Zhang Ke Jia
Zhao Tao, Han Sanming, Li Zhubin, Xiang Haiyu, Zhou Lin, Ma Lizhen
Drama / Romance
China / Hong Kong / Japan
Mandarin
2365
421
2000
Michael Almereyda
Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard, Diane Venora
Drama / Crime / Romance / Thriller
USA
English
2366
422
2003
Peter Webber
Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy
Biography / Drama
USA / UK / Luxembourg
English
2366
422
2000
Stephen Frears
John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Todd Louiso, Lisa Bonet
Romance / Comedy / Drama / Music
UK / USA
English
2366
422
2002
Bertrand Tavernier
Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydès, Charlotte Kady, Marie Desgranges
Biography / Drama / War
Spain / France / Germany
French
2366
422
2007
Andrew Wagner
Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor, Adrian Lester, Karl Bury
Drama
USA
English
2367
423
2009
John Hillcoat
Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Garret Dillahunt, Guy Pearce, Robert Duvall
Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA
English
2368
424
2002
Denzel Washington
Derek Luke, Malcolm David Kelley, Cory Hodges, Denzel Washington, Joy Bryant
Biography / Drama
USA
English
2368
424
2008
Steve Jacobs
John Malkovich, Eriq Ebouaney, Jessica Haines, Scott Cooper, Fiona Press
Drama
Australia / South Africa
English
2368
424
2003
Hsiao-hsien Hou
Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara, Kimiko Yo
Drama
Japan / Taiwan
Japanese
2368
424
2000
Pawel Pawlikowski
Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine, Steve Perry, Perry Benson
Drama / Romance
UK
English
2368
424
2007
Guy Maddin
Louis Negin, Darcy Fehr, Amy Stewart, Ann Savage, Cory Cassidy
Documentary
Canada
English
2368
424
2002
Peter Sollett
Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte, Melonie Diaz, Altagracia Guzman, Silvestre Rasuk
Drama / Romance / Comedy
France / USA
English
2368
424
2008
Anthony Fabian
Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige, Tony Kgoroge, Hannes Brummer
Biography / Drama / Mystery / Period Film
UK / South Africa
English
2369
425
2009
Claudia Llosa
Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez, Efraín Solís
Drama / Music
Spain / Peru
Spanish
2370
426
2000
Nabil Ayouch
Mounïm Kbab, Mustapha Hansali, Hicham Moussoune, Abdelhak Zhayra
Drama / Crime
Morocco / Tunisia / France / Belgium
Arabic
2370
426
2000
Chantal Akerman
Stanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Olivia Bonamy, Liliane Rovère
Drama
France / Belgium
French
2370
426
2003
Richard Curtis
Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy
Comedy / Romance / Drama
UK / USA
English
2370
426
2002
Joel Zwick
Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine
Comedy / Romance
USA / Canada
English
2370
426
2000
Jonathan Nossiter
Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Deborah Kara Unger
Drama / Romance
France
English
2371
427
2001
Chris Columbus
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Cult
UK / USA
English
2372
428
2002
Ken Loach
Martin Compston, Annmarie Fulton, William Ruane
Drama / Crime
UK / Germany / Spain
English
2372
428
2009
Kenny Ortega
Michael Jackson, Orianthi Panagaris, Tommy Organ, Bashiri Johnson, Jonathan Moffett
Documentary / Music / Biography
USA
English
2374
429
2000
Karyn Kusama
Michelle Rodriguez, Santiago Douglas, Jaime Tirelli, Paul Calderon
Drama / Sports
USA
English
2375
430
2009
Chuan Lu
Ye Liu, Yuanyuan Gao, Hideo Nakaizumi, Wei Fan, Yiyan Jiang, Ryu Kohata
Drama / History / War / Epic / Period Film
China / Hong Kong
Mandarin
2377
431
2003
Nancy Meyers
Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand, Amanda Peet
Comedy / Romance / Drama
USA
English
2378
432
2006
Allen Coulter
Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Robin Tunney
Drama / History / Mystery / Thriller / Detective / Period Film
USA
English
2379
433
2008
Steven Soderbergh
Demián Bichir, Rodrigo Santoro, Benicio Del Toro, Catalina Sandino Moreno
Biography / Drama
Spain / France / USA
English
2379
433
2004
Brian Dannelly
Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo
Comedy / Drama / Religion
USA
English
2380
434
2007
Quentin Tarantino
Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan
Crime / Action / Thriller
USA
English
2380
434
2004
Ismaël Ferroukhi
Nicolas Cazalé, Mohamed Majd, Jacky Nercessian, Ghina Ognianova
Drama / Religion
France / Morocco
French
2380
434
2007
Robert Rodriguez
Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Bruce Willis, Marley Shelton
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA
English
2381
435
2006
Tarsem Singh
Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Lee Pace, Kim Uylenbroek, Aiden Lithgow
Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Period Film
India / UK / USA
English
2381
435
2004
David O. Russell
Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law
Comedy
USA / Germany
English
2383
436
2002
Yoji Yamada
Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi
Action / Drama / Romance
Japan
Japanese
2384
437
2008
Jean-François Richet
Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Samuel Le Bihan
Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Period Film / Gangster
France / Canada
English
