The new millennium has given us some absolutely incredible films that rival anything from Hollywood's golden age. These 21 movies prove that great storytelling didn't end with the classics – it just evolved. We're talking about films that had us glued to our seats, made us ugly cry, or left us thinking about them for weeks. From epic adventures that redefined what movies could do with technology to intimate dramas that reminded us why we fell in love with cinema in the first place, the 21st century has delivered masterpieces across every genre. Whether you caught them in theaters or discovered them on streaming, these are the films that defined moviemaking in our new century.
