Category: 2000s

• The Gleaners and I (2000) dir. Agnès Varda

  June 15, 2026

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  2000s, Documentary, International, Western European

  Agnès Varda’s simple yet profoundly intriguing look at the lives of gleaners in modern-day France is not only charming, but an inspiring look at consumerism from the bottom up.

  

• The Piano Teacher (2001) dir. Michael Haneke

  June 8, 2026

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  2000s, International, Thriller, Western European

  From the man behind Funny Games comes a tale of a sadomasochistic piano teacher desperate to escape, played by a magnetic Isabelle Hupert.

  

• Battle Royale (2000) dir. Kenji Fukasaku

  January 10, 2026

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  2000s, Action, Asian, Japanese

  The father and son duo who crafted this story deserve a special award for creating one of the most accurate depictions of high school ever.

  

• City of God (2002) dir. Fernando Meirelles and Katía Lund

  December 26, 2025

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  2000s, South American, Thriller

  This shocking and engrossing film about the tragic cycle of violence is full of energy, gripping you from the start and never letting you go. Ho-ly shit. Typically, when my dad recommends a movie he watched on the plane, I tend to view it with a bit of skepticism. The last two movies he told…