Best Movies of 2001

1. 1
   Spirited Away 2001

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.5

   8.5 · 19K votes
2. 2
   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.4

   8.4 · 29K votes
3. 3
   Amélie 2001

   Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
   7.9

   7.9 · 13K votes
4. 4
   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001

   Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 30K votes
5. 5
   Monsters, Inc. 2001

   Directed by Pete Docter · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 20K votes
6. 6
   A Beautiful Mind 2001

   Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Apple TV
   7.8

   7.9 · 12K votes
7. 7
   Mulholland Drive 2001

   Directed by David Lynch
   7.8

   7.8 · 7.4K votes
8. 8
   Shrek 2001

   Directed by Andrew Adamson · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.8

   7.8 · 19K votes
9. 9
   Donnie Darko 2001

   Directed by Richard Kelly · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV
   7.8

   7.8 · 14K votes
10. 10
    The Others 2001

    Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.5K votes
11. 11
    Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 2001

    Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
12. 12
    Devils on the Doorstep 2001

    Directed by Jiang Wen
    7.6

    8.2 · 200 votes
13. 13
    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 2001

    Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
    7.6

    7.7 · 868 votes
14. 14
    Training Day 2001

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, The Roku Channel
    7.5

    7.5 · 6.9K votes
15. 15
    I Am Sam 2001

    Directed by Jessie Nelson · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.6K votes
16. 16
    Werckmeister Harmonies 2001

    Directed by Béla Tarr · Streaming on Klassiki
    7.5

    7.8 · 402 votes
17. 17
    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham 2001

    Directed by Karan Johar · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    7.5

    7.7 · 641 votes
18. 18
    Moulin Rouge! 2001

    Directed by Baz Luhrmann
    7.5

    7.5 · 5K votes
19. 19
    Ocean's Eleven 2001

    Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
20. 20
    Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You 2001

    Directed by Marisa Sistach · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    7.4

    7.9 · 240 votes
21. 21
    Brainstorm 2001

    Directed by Laís Bodanzky
    7.4

    7.9 · 242 votes
22. 22
    The Man Who Wasn't There 2001

    Directed by Joel Coen
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
23. 23
    The Royal Tenenbaums 2001

    Directed by Wes Anderson · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.5 · 5.3K votes
24. 24
    Enemy at the Gates 2001

    Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · Streaming on MGM Plus, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.2K votes
25. 25
    Black Hawk Down 2001

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Apple TV, MGM Plus, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.4 · 6.7K votes
26. 26
    My Sassy Girl 2001

    Directed by Kwak Jae-yong
    7.4

    7.5 · 693 votes
27. 27
    Waking Life 2001

    Directed by Richard Linklater
    7.4

    7.5 · 991 votes
28. 28
    The Experiment 2001

    Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.3K votes
29. 29
    Y Tu Mamá También 2001

    Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.9K votes
30. 30
    Blow 2001

    Directed by Ted Demme
    7.3

    7.4 · 4.7K votes
31. 31
    No Man's Land 2001

    Directed by Danis Tanović · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.3

    7.5 · 526 votes
32. 32
    The Devil's Backbone 2001

    Directed by Guillermo del Toro · Streaming on Fawesome, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
33. 33
    All About Lily Chou-Chou 2001

    Directed by Shunji Iwai · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Philo
    7.2

    7.5 · 329 votes
34. 34
    Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2001

    Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
    7.2

    7.4 · 449 votes
35. 35
    The Piano Teacher 2001

    Directed by Michael Haneke · Streaming on Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
36. 36
    Shaolin Soccer 2001

    Directed by Stephen Chow · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Pluto TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 2.7K votes
37. 37
    K-PAX 2001

    Directed by Iain Softley · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.2 · 2.9K votes
38. 38
    Winged Migration 2001

    Directed by Jacques Perrin · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.6 · 215 votes
39. 39
    Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 2001

    Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
    7.2

    7.3 · 678 votes
40. 40
    His Secret Life 2001

    Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
    7.1

    7.3 · 608 votes
41. 41
    Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back 2001

    Directed by Keiichi Hara
    7.1

    8.2 · 84 votes
42. 42
    Son of the Bride 2001

    Directed by Juan José Campanella
    7.1

    7.5 · 243 votes
43. 43
    Conspiracy 2001

    Directed by Frank Pierson · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.3 · 511 votes
44. 44
    Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase 2001

    Directed by Jim Stenstrum
    7.1

    7.3 · 578 votes
45. 45
    The Last Castle 2001

    Directed by Rod Lurie · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.5K votes
46. 46
    Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job 2001

    Directed by Stefan Prehn
    7.1

    7.7 · 148 votes
47. 47
    Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time 2001

    Directed by Toshiya Shinohara · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.5 · 204 votes
48. 48
    Night of the Living Doo 2001

    Directed by Casper Kelly
    7.1

    8.9 · 47 votes
49. 49
    Father and Daughter 2001

    Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.1

    7.5 · 198 votes
50. 50
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.1 · 7K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Roxette: All Videos Ever Made & More! 2001
   6.6

   8.2 · 27 votes
2. 2
   Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature 2001

   Directed by Andrew Abbott
   6.5

   8.4 · 18 votes
3. 3
   Walt: The Man Behind the Myth 2001

   Directed by Jean-Pierre Isbouts
   6.5

   8.0 · 23 votes
4. 4
   Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001 2001

   Directed by Hamish Hamilton
   6.5

   8.0 · 23 votes
5. 5
   Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House 2001

   Directed by David Barnard
   6.4

   8.2 · 16 votes
6. 6
   A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' 2001

   Directed by Charles Kiselyak
   6.3

   8.5 · 12 votes
7. 7
   The Maximum Penalty 2001

   Directed by Jorge Echeverri
   6.4

   8.0 · 18 votes
8. 8
   Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' 2001
   6.4

   8.0 · 17 votes
9. 9
   Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within 2001

   Directed by Jerry London
   6.4

   7.8 · 21 votes
10. 10
    Death: Live in Eindhoven '98 2001
    6.3

    8.6 · 10 votes