Best drama from the 2000s
The catalogue's drama films from 2000–2009, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.
Castle Under Fiery Skies
foreign gemcultslow burn
City of God
foreign gemdevastating
The Pianist
devastatingslow burn
WWE WrestleMania 21
cultslow burndevastating
Letter from the Mountain
foreign gemcultdevastating
Devils on the Doorstep
foreign gemdevastatingcult
Go Heat Man!
foreign gemcultdevastating
Innocent Voices
foreign gemdevastatingcult
In the Mood for Love
foreign gemcultdevastating
Memories of Murder
neon soakedforeign gemcult
Elite Squad
foreign gemcultdevastating
Pride & Prejudice
devastatingcozy
Requiem for a Dream
dreadsurrealdevastating
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
cozydevastating
The Way Home
foreign gemcultcozy
The Lives of Others
foreign gemcultslow burn
Gran Torino
cozydevastating
Nobody Knows
devastatingforeign gemcult
Catch Me If You Can
slow burndevastating
The Secret in Their Eyes
foreign gemcultdevastating
Million Dollar Baby
cozydevastatingslow burn
Front of the Class
cultdevastating
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars
late nightcultdread
Freedom Writers
cultdevastating
Tokyo Godfathers
foreign gemcozycult
Brainstorm
foreign gemcultdevastating
Jam Films
foreign gemcultatmospheric
Castaway on the Moon
dreadforeign gemcozy
Something the Lord Made
cozycultdevastating
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
devastatingforeign gemcult