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Movies of 2003

60 movies from 2003. Includes The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Finding Nemo, and The Best of Youth.

Common vibes here: Based on a True Story · Martial Arts · Mob / Mafia

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 · 201m

Epic FantasyUrban FantasyMilitary

As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the…

Finding Nemo
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Disney+

Finding Nemo

2003 · 100m

Amnesia & MemoryAnimationFamily

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium.

The Best of Youth
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The Best of Youth

2003 · 367m

DramaHistoryRomance

After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of…

The Fog of War
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The Fog of War

2003 · 107m

PoliticalBased on a True StoryDocumentary

Former corporate whiz kid Robert McNamara was the controversial Secretary of Defense in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, during the height…

Lost in Translation
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Lost in Translation

2003 · 102m

DramaComedyRomance

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd…

Oldboy
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Oldboy

2003 · 120m

Neo-Noir & Film NoirRevenge ThrillerMartial Arts

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

Mystic River
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Tubi

Mystic River

2003 · 138m

Psychological ThrillerThrillerDrama

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

Touching the Void
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Touching the Void

2003 · 106m

Based on a True StoryDocumentaryAction

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in…

Capturing the Friedmans
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Max

Capturing the Friedmans

2003 · 107m

DocumentaryCrime

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually…

Memories of Murder
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Memories of Murder

2003 · 131m

ProceduralDetectiveBased on a True Story

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea.

American Splendor
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American Splendor

2003 · 101m

Based on a True StorySuperheroComedy

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003 · 111m

Martial ArtsMob / MafiaRevenge Thriller

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Tokyo Godfathers
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Tokyo Godfathers

2003 · 92m

AnimeHolidayAnimation

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

The Triplets of Belleville
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The Triplets of Belleville

2003 · 80m

Mob / MafiaHostage & KidnappingMafia & Mob

When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged…

The Station Agent
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The Station Agent

2003 · 88m

DramaComedy

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and…

The Corporation
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The Corporation

2003 · 145m

PoliticalDocumentary

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a…

Whale Rider
79
Tubi

Whale Rider

2003 · 101m

DramaFamily

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Māori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
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Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

2003 · 156m

Medical DramaMedicalComedy

A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.

In America
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In America

2003 · 105m

Drama

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

The School of Rock
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Paramount+

The School of Rock

2003 · 110m

MusicComedyFamily

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a…

Good Bye, Lenin!
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Good Bye, Lenin!

2003 · 121m

Workplace & OfficeDystopianGrief & Loss

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell.

The Animatrix
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The Animatrix

2003 · 102m

Dystopian Sci-FiCyberpunkAnime

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors…

Zatoichi
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Zatoichi

2003 · 116m

Martial ArtsAdventureDrama

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games.

Take My Eyes
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Take My Eyes

2003 · 103m

RomanceDrama

One winter night, Pilar runs away from home.

Shattered Glass
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Tubi

Shattered Glass

2003 · 94m

Based on a True StoryDramaHistory

Stephen Glass is a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for…

Kontroll
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Tubi

Kontroll

2003 · 107m

Dark ComedyComedyCrime

A subway enforcement officer working in the oppressively gray Budapest metro gets a chance at love — but first he needs to find out why passengers…

A Mighty Wind
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A Mighty Wind

2003 · 92m

ComedyMusic

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an…

21 Grams
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21 Grams

2003 · 124m

DramaCrimeThriller

Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother…

Monster
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Monster

2003 · 109m

Based on a True StorySerial KillerCrime

In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby.

X2
74
Disney+

X2

2003 · 133m

SuperheroAdventureAction

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col.

Big Fish
74
Tubi

Big Fish

2003 · 125m

Urban FantasyMagicAdventure

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales.

Ong-Bak
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Prime

Ong-Bak

2003 · 105m

Martial ArtsActionCrime

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to…

Dogville
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Dogville

2003 · 178m

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobCrime

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town,…

A Tale of Two Sisters
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A Tale of Two Sisters

2003 · 115m

Psychological HorrorDramaHorror

Two sisters return home after a stay in a mental institution, only to face disturbing events and a strained relationship with their stepmother.

Open Range
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Tubi

Open Range

2003 · 139m

MedicalWestern

A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

Seabiscuit
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Paramount+

Seabiscuit

2003 · 141m

BiopicBased on a True StoryDrama

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their…

House of Sand and Fog
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House of Sand and Fog

2003 · 126m

Drama

Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college.

Carandiru
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Carandiru

2003 · 145m

Medical DramaPrisonMedical

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo –…

Infernal Affairs II
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Max

Infernal Affairs II

2003 · 119m

Mob / MafiaMafia & MobAction

In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of…

Elf
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Elf

2003 · 97m

Romantic ComedyHolidayComedy

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's…

Holes
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Disney+

Holes

2003 · 117m

AdventureFamilyDrama

After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where…

Kal Ho Naa Ho
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Netflix

Kal Ho Naa Ho

2003 · 187m

ComedyDramaRomance

An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away.

Freaky Friday
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Disney+

Freaky Friday

2003 · 97m

High SchoolComedyFamily

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older.

Bad Santa
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Bad Santa

2003 · 92m

HolidayDramaComedy

You'd better watch out - Willie T.

Elephant
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Elephant

2003 · 81m

CrimeDrama

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

Cold Mountain
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Paramount+

Cold Mountain

2003 · 154m

WarHistoryAdventure

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P.

Matchstick Men
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Tubi

Matchstick Men

2003 · 116m

ComedyDramaCrime

A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

Thirteen
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Prime

Thirteen

2003 · 100m

Coming-of-AgeComing of AgeDrama

When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex,…

Swimming Pool
71

Swimming Pool

2003 · 102m

CrimeThriller

A British crime novelist travels to her publisher's upmarket summer house in Southern France to seek solitude in order to work on her next book.

The Matrix Reloaded
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The Matrix Reloaded

2003 · 138m

Dystopian Sci-FiCyberpunkMartial Arts

The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion.

The Last Samurai
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The Last Samurai

2003 · 154m

MilitaryDramaAction

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai…

The Italian Job
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The Italian Job

2003 · 110m

HeistCyberpunkAction

Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime.

Peter Pan
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Peter Pan

2003 · 113m

PiratesAdventureFantasy

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome…

Girl with a Pearl Earring
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Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003 · 101m

Based on a True StoryDramaRomance

This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl…

Ruby & Quentin
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Ruby & Quentin

2003 · 85m

PrisonComedyCrime

After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, brooding outlaw Ruby befriends Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant.

Identity
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Identity

2003 · 90m

Psychological ThrillerDetectiveSerial Killer

Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer.

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