20 movies from the 00s you have to watch

Little Miss Sunshine is one of the most heart-warming movies ever made. It entertains you, shows the right amount of humor and has a great cast.

Donnie Darko is a strange dark drama about an outsider in rural America who learns what it truly means to live after a freak accident.

High Fidelity is probably the most quoted and most important music film of our time. A fanatical record collector tries to succeed at life using his favorite music to make decisions and faces several issues.

Hotel Rwanda displays tragically the fight between the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda and the following genocide. A true story and one of the worst stories of the time.

The Departed should not be only be watched because of the first-class cast or the first-class director Martin Scorsese. In particular you should watch it, because the story is so clever and exciting.

Kill Bill is a classic after 10 years. But Kill Bill was already a classic, before the second part was ever published. Whistle the tune and check out the movie over and over again.

Quentin Tarantino's second Kill Bill movie came back with an all-star cast and a twist in the story that continued seamlessly.

O Brother Where Art Thou? is one of the Coen brothers' masterpieces. Their probably most famous work Fargo was shot four years before this film. George Clooney and two other criminals go on a journey without a destination.

Memento is a psychological thriller that has thanks to its confused story even some humor to offer. Director Christopher Nolan has changed a very simple story with an incredible clever twist into a thriller.

Juno is the story of a teenage girl at an American high school, who gets pregnant with her first love. A rather boring story which is thanks to its dry wit, the great actors and an amazing soundtrack a must-see.

The Royal Tenenbaums is a wonderfully detailed family drama that has the typical Wes Anderson charm and was written by Owen Wilson. Even when watching it a tenth time you notice the most beautiful little things.

Up is a Disney Pixar film that is so cheesy and emotional, it immediately goes under the skin. A beautiful story of love and sorrow.

The eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is a wonderfully confusing love story that plays with memories, emotions and stalkers.

Lost in Translation is a movie about loneliness. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson generally guarantee a good movie, but combined they create a masterpiece.

Amelie is just another movie that shines with its soundtrack. But that's not the only reason why it needs to be watched. Attention to detail, black humor, dreamy love affairs and fate are the key elements.

Almost Famous is the best known and probably most loved movie about music journalists. Many of today's writers would take the year 2000 and this film as a reason for the decision to pursue their job.

City of God is as dramatic as exciting and impresses with its incredibly atmospheric camera shots.

The Virgin Suicides is another American suburban drama that probably has one of the most surprising ends that you've ever seen.

A Beautiful Mind is about genius and madness in the truest sense of the word. Russell Crowe plays a game theory-genius who wins a Nobel Prize, but is not able to live his life. Likewise, based on a true story.

Magnolia is a three-hour movie which tells the stories of very different people in very different perspectives. They all come together at one point and end with a spectacular event.