The 25 Best Movies This Century, Ranked
From the angst of childhood to the ethics of social media, the best movies released since 2000 have been timeless and timely. They've been Hollywood blockbusters and art-house curiosities. They've been tough-to-watch dramas and family-friendly comedies.
In short, they've been as diverse as our world.
Here's a rundown of the 21st century's 25 most critically acclaimed movies to date, ranked by Metascore lowest to highest. (We display Metascores rounded to the nearest whole number, but films are ranked prior to rounding.)
Writer-director Mike Leigh's take on the 19th century British landscape painter J.M.W. Turner, played by Timothy Spall, is a small movie that converted its outsized critical acclaim to four Academy Award nominations.
“A movie as bold and deep as a Turner landscape, as sharp as light on water.” —Jeff Baker, The Oregonian