10 standout 2000s films worth rewatching

Collider published a list of the 10 greatest 2000s movies worth watching over and over, saying the decade produced films with lasting, universal appeal rather than mere period pieces. The piece frames the era as one in which studios were willing to take risks before the age of dominant franchises.

The selections range from musicals and comedies to auteur-driven dramas and effects-driven epics, each accompanied by brief explanations for its rewatch value. Entries mentioned include Mamma Mia! for its escapist ABBA-fueled musicality; Mean Girls for Tina Fey’s satirical take on high-school social hierarchies; The Hangover for its mystery-structured comedy and memorable characters; Kill Bill: Volume 1 for Quentin Tarantino’s stylized vengeance story; Avatar for James Cameron’s immersive worldbuilding on Pandora; The Royal Tenenbaums for its storybook family drama; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for its memory-erasure romance and reversed narrative; Spirited Away for Hayao Miyazaki’s hand-drawn fantasy and thematic depth; American Psycho for its satire of consumer culture and unreliable reality; and Catch Me If You Can for Spielberg’s character study of a young con man and his fraught dynamic with an FBI agent.

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Culture, Mamma Mia, Mean Girls, Avatar, Spirited Away, Quentin Tarantino