EVENTS
Thousands of full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 21st Century. Building on developments in the 1990s, computers are used to create effects that would have previously been more expensive, from the subtle erasing of surrounding islands in Cast Away (leaving Tom Hanks’ character stranded with no other land in sight) to the spectacular battle scenes such as those in Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Matrix and 300.
In addition, film genres not known for their popular appeal in North America became increasingly attractive to filmgoers: films in foreign languages like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Passion of the Christ and Letters from Iwo Jima; and documentary films like An Inconvenient Truth, March of the Penguins, Super Size Me, and Fahrenheit 9/11, became very successful.
Also gaining popularity was the use of Computer-generated imagery (CGI) to produce films. These types of films were originally seen in the 1990s with the likes of Toy Story and its sequel Toy Story 2, but CGI films became more popular in 2001 with the release of Shrek. Other popular CGI films include Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc. and Ratatouille. In addition, Up became the second animated feature ever to receive an Oscar nomination for The Best Picture.
The 2000s also saw a resurgence of several genres. For example, Gladiator, Moulin Rouge!, and Spider-Man increased the popularity of the Epic, Musical, and comic book genres, respectively.
2009
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2008
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2007
UNANALYZED 2007 FILMS
2006
UNANALYZED 2006 FILMS
2005
UNANALYZED 2005 FILMS
2004
UNANALYZED 2004 FILMS
2003
UNANALYZED 2003 FILMS
2002
UNANALYZED 2002 FILMS
2001
UNANALYZED 2001 FILMS
2000
UNANALYZED 2000 FILMS
2009
- 9 (2009)
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- A Serious Man (2009)
- The Box (2009)
- The Brothers Bloom (2009)
- Coraline (2009)
- Drag Me To Hell (2009)
- Evangelion: 1.0 – You Are (Not) Alone (2009)
- Friday the 13th (2009)
- Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
- Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
- Halloween II (2009)
- Hulk Vs (2009)
- Knowing (2009)
- Micmacs (2009)
- The Road (2009)
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
- Survival of the Dead (2009)
- Tetro (2009)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
- Wonder Woman (2009)
2008
- Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
- Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Body of Lies (2008)
- Burn After Reading (2008)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- The Happening (2008)
- Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
- Lake Mungo (2008)
- Let the Right One In (2008)
- Milk (2008)
- Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008)
- Ponyo (2008)
- Punisher: War Zone (2008)
- Rambo (2008)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Speed Racer (2008)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
- Valkyrie (2008)
- W. (2008)
- The Wrestler (2008)
- The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
2007
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
- American Gangster (2007)
- Beowulf (2007)
- Black Sheep (2007)
- Cashback (2007)
- Diary of the Dead (2007)
- Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme (2007)
- Eagle vs Shark (2007)
- Eastern Promises (2007)
- Ghost Rider (2007)
- Halloween (2007)
- Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007)
- Highlander: The Source (2007)
- Hot Fuzz (2007)
- I Am Legend (2007)
- The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
- The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
- The Mist (2007)
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Paranoid Park (2007)
- Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud (2007)
- Redacted (2007)
- Son of Rambow (2007)
- Superman: Doomsday (2007)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
- There Will Be Blood (2007)
- TMNT (2007)
- Youth Without Youth (2007)
- Zodiac (2007)
2006
- A Good Year (2006)
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
- Black Book (2006)
- The Black Dahlia (2006)
- The Bothersome Man (2006)
- Children of Men (2006)
- Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (2006)
- The Departed (2006)
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
- The Fountain (2006)
- Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
- Mission: Impossible III (2006)
- Nacho Libre (2006)
- The Omen (2006)
- Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
- Pumpkinhead 3: Ashes To Ashes (2006)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
- Ultimate Avengers (2006)
- Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther (2006)
- World Trade Center (2006)
2005
- A History of Violence (2005)
- Aeon Flux (2005)
- Aliens of the Deep (2005)
- The Amityville Horror (2005)
- The Brothers Grimm (2005)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
- Constantine (2005)
- Corpse Bride (2005)
- Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
- Elektra (2005)
- Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
- Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- Kontroll (2005)
- Land of the Dead (2005)
- Last Days (2005)
- Man-Thing (2005)
- Munich (2005)
- Tideland (2005)
- War of the Worlds (2005)
2004
- Alexander (2004)
- Alien vs. Predator (2004)
- The Aviator (2004)
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)
- Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
- Hero (2004)
- House of Flying Daggers (2004)
- Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
- I, Robot (2004)
- The Ladykillers (2004)
- Millions (2004)
- National Treasure (2004)
- The Polar Express (2004)
- Seed of Chucky (2004)
- Steamboy (2004)
- The Terminal (2004)
- Van Helsing (2004)
2003
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
- Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
- Big Fish (2003)
- Bubba Ho-tep (2003)
- Elephant (2003)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
- Matchstick Men (2003)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
2002
- 28 Days Later (2002)
- Adaptation. (2002)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- Below (2002)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- Cube 2: Hypercube (2002)
- Expedition: Bismarck (2002)
- Femme Fatale (2002)
- Gangs of New York (2002)
- Gerry (2002)
- Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
- Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
- Insomnia (2002)
- Jason X (2002)
- Men in Black II (2002)
- Metropolis (2002)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Panic Room (2002)
- Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
- Spider (2002)
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
2001
- Black Hawk Down (2001)
- The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
- Ghosts of Mars (2001)
- Hannibal (2001)
- Human Nature (2001)
- Jurassic Park III (2001)
- The Majestic (2001)
- The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Spirited Away (2001)
2000
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
- The Beach (2000)
- Bruiser (2000)
- Chocolat (2000)
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
- Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
- Finding Forrester (2000)
- The Gift (2000)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
- Highlander: Endgame (2000)
- Hollow Man (2000)
- Memento (2000)
- Mission: Impossible II (2000)
- Mission to Mars (2000)
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- The Perfect Storm (2000)
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
- Requiem for a Dream (2000)
- What Lies Beneath (2000)
First Published: Apr 24, 2012 – Last Updated: May 7, 2014
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