Best Movies of 2003

1. 1
   The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.5

   8.5 · 28K votes
2. 2
   Oldboy 2003

   Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex Channel
   8.2

   8.2 · 10K votes
3. 3
   Memories of Murder 2003

   Directed by Bong Joon Ho
   8.0

   8.1 · 4.9K votes
4. 4
   Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free, MovieSphere+
   8.0

   8.0 · 20K votes
5. 5
   Tokyo Godfathers 2003

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on Hoopla
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.6K votes
6. 6
   Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003

   Directed by Gore Verbinski · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.8

   7.8 · 23K votes
7. 7
   Finding Nemo 2003

   Directed by Andrew Stanton · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.8

   7.8 · 21K votes
8. 8
   The Best of Youth 2003

   Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
   7.8

   8.0 · 623 votes
9. 9
   Big Fish 2003

   Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV
   7.7

   7.7 · 8K votes
10. 10
    Mystic River 2003

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.8K votes
11. 11
    Dogville 2003

    Directed by Lars von Trier · Streaming on MUBI
    7.7

    7.7 · 2.8K votes
12. 12
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 2003

    Directed by Kim Ki-duk
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.3K votes
13. 13
    The Last Samurai 2003

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, MGM+
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.9K votes
14. 14
    Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem 2003

    Directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi
    7.6

    7.8 · 548 votes
15. 15
    Love Don't Co$t a Thing 2003

    Directed by Troy Byer
    7.5

    7.7 · 738 votes
16. 16
    Lisbela and the Prisoner 2003

    Directed by Guel Arraes
    7.5

    7.8 · 411 votes
17. 17
    Good Bye, Lenin! 2003

    Directed by Wolfgang Becker
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.7K votes
18. 18
    Carandiru 2003

    Directed by Héctor Babenco
    7.4

    7.6 · 640 votes
19. 19
    Lost in Translation 2003

    Directed by Sofia Coppola
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.4K votes
20. 20
    The Life of David Gale 2003

    Directed by Alan Parker
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.3K votes
21. 21
    The Fog of War 2003

    Directed by Errol Morris · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Howdy
    7.4

    7.7 · 310 votes
22. 22
    Touching the Void 2003

    Directed by Kevin Macdonald · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.3

    7.6 · 485 votes
23. 23
    Linkin Park: Live in Texas 2003

    Directed by Kimo Proudfoot
    7.3

    9.0 · 62 votes
24. 24
    Tupac: Resurrection 2003

    Directed by Lauren Lazin
    7.3

    7.9 · 177 votes
25. 25
    The Triplets of Belleville 2003

    Directed by Sylvain Chomet · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.1K votes
26. 26
    Radio 2003

    Directed by Michael Tollin · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.4 · 952 votes
27. 27
    21 Grams 2003

    Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.5K votes
28. 28
    The Man Who Copied 2003

    Directed by Jorge Furtado
    7.3

    7.5 · 386 votes
29. 29
    Brother Bear 2003

    Directed by Aaron Blaise · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.9K votes
30. 30
    Kal Ho Naa Ho 2003

    Directed by Nikkhil Advani · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.5 · 465 votes
31. 31
    The Corporation 2003

    Directed by Mark Achbar · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.6 · 291 votes
32. 32
    The Station Agent 2003

    Directed by Tom McCarthy · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.3 · 854 votes
33. 33
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003

    Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on Apple TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 3.7K votes
34. 34
    The Return 2003

    Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
    7.2

    7.3 · 736 votes
35. 35
    Monster 2003

    Directed by Patty Jenkins
    7.2

    7.2 · 2.7K votes
36. 36
    Love Me If You Dare 2003

    Directed by Yann Samuell
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.9K votes
37. 37
    Identity 2003

    Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on Sony Pictures Core
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.6K votes
38. 38
    The Classic 2003

    Directed by Kwak Jae-yong
    7.2

    7.6 · 198 votes
39. 39
    Zatoichi 2003

    Directed by Takeshi Kitano · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.2 · 1K votes
40. 40
    The Animatrix 2003

    Directed by Peter Chung
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.9K votes
41. 41
    The Dreamers 2003

    Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.2K votes
42. 42
    Secondhand Lions 2003

    Directed by Tim McCanlies
    7.1

    7.2 · 869 votes
43. 43
    Open Range 2003

    Directed by Kevin Costner · Streaming on YouTube TV, Tubi TV
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
44. 44
    Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler 2003

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

    7.7 · 157 votes
45. 45
    Ong-Bak 2003

    Directed by Prachya Pinkaew · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    7.1

    7.2 · 2K votes
46. 46
    Infernal Affairs II 2003

    Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.1

    7.3 · 494 votes
47. 47
    Evil 2003

    Directed by Mikael Håfström · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.3 · 422 votes
48. 48
    Peter Pan 2003

    Directed by P.J. Hogan
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.8K votes
49. 49
    Love Actually 2003

    Directed by Richard Curtis · Streaming on Netflix, Starz
    7.1

    7.1 · 7.6K votes
50. 50
    The Matrix Reloaded 2003

    Directed by Lilly Wachowski · Streaming on YouTube TV
    7.1

    7.1 · 12K 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
   Pollyanna 2003

   Directed by Sarah Harding · Streaming on Hoopla, PBS Masterpiece, WETA+
   6.6

   8.4 · 27 votes
2. 2
   Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies 2003

   Directed by Brad Lachman
   6.5

   9.0 · 15 votes
3. 3
   The Beast Within: Making Alien 2003

   Directed by Charles de Lauzirika
   6.5

   8.2 · 24 votes
4. 4
   Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud 2003

   Directed by Hamish Hamilton · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
   6.5

   8.2 · 22 votes
5. 5
   My Flesh and Blood 2003

   Directed by Jonathan Karsh
   6.5

   8.2 · 20 votes
6. 6
   Rush in Rio 2003

   Directed by Daniel E. Catullo
   6.4

   8.3 · 18 votes
7. 7
   Dies irae 2003

   Directed by Alexandre Astier
   6.5

   7.9 · 27 votes
8. 8
   What's Up, Fatlip? 2003

   Directed by Spike Jonze
   6.4

   8.3 · 15 votes
9. 9
   Cirque du Soleil: Varekai 2003

   Directed by Dominic Champagne
   6.4

   7.9 · 23 votes
10. 10
    Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' 2003

    Directed by Charles de Lauzirika
    6.4

    7.8 · 23 votes