I agree. Great acting and a nice little story with a happy ending. But nothing groundbreaking or especially memorable.

I can live with the downvotes.

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Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 5:18 pm to ThanosIsADemocrat

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The Departed is probably the best answer.

That's exactly the type of movie I was trying to imply, maybe poorly worded in the OP.

Over-the-top, always entertaining, you can jump in any moment type of movie.

When I rewatched Training Day recently after about the 10th time, it just felt like that type of movie if it was more PG, would be on a TNT rotation every Saturday in the 2000s like Shawshank.

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 5:23 pm to gobuxgo5

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City of God

I’m not big on subtitled movies, but this is a fricking masterpiece.

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Posted by BluesDriver

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 5:35 pm to JakeFromStateFarm

No Country for Old Men was the first thing that immediately came to mind. Those are my top three movies.

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Posted by FLObserver

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 6:05 pm to johnnydrama

Loved all these. Great Picks

Apocalypto
Gladiator
No Country for old Men
Sicario
The departed

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Posted by BabyTac

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 6:21 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa

Most of the Vince Vaughn/Ferrell/Wilson comedy’s

American Gangster

Donnie Brasco

Departed

Oceans 11

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Posted by wareaglepete

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 7:27 pm to Tigers0891

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Shawshank just isn't that great.

Does it insist upon itself?

Training Day and Wolf of Wall Street are great picks.

I would add The Hangover and maybe 40 Year Old Virgin.

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Posted by Saint Alfonzo

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 7:32 pm to biglego

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What's the 2000's BRAVEHEART and BIG LEBOWSKI?

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Inherent Vice

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Posted by 632627

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 9:46 pm to Saint Alfonzo

If oceans 11 is 2000s or later, that’s my answer.

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Posted by monz29

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 9:59 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa

Step Brothers

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Posted by molsusports

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 10:11 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa

Rewatchable

The Prestige
Edge of Tomorrow
Fury Road
The Nice Guys

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Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa

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Posted on 8/20/22 at 11:40 pm to molsusports

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Rewatchable

The Prestige

Probably my vote for best movie of the 2000s in terms of entertainment and quality.

But...there's something about some movies that are Shawshank small, claustrophobic... Intimate... Quotable... Don't get me wrong, The Prestige is strangely rewatchable despite knowing the reveal...

I've said here the real magic trick is how rewatchable the movie is. But you have to put in more effort than Shawshank and Goodfellas and Training Day where it feels you're just along for the ride, popping in and out of the movie while doing stuff at home.

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