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Like Tom from MySpace, These 2000s Movies Belong in Your Top 8
Stream classic films from the Y2K era on Netflix now.
By Caitlin Busch
May 15, 2026
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Low-rise jeans, halter tops, and rhinestone-studded flip phones come and go, but nostalgia is forever. Whether you braved the dreaded wired headphone tangle while rocking out to some HitClips back in the day or are just discovering the beauty of 2000s trends now, you know that the new millennium held a certain power. Yes, the ’80s and ’90s gave birth to some all-time fashion crazes, pop culture moments, and classic movies, but the world (famously) didn’t stop when Y2K rolled around. So slip into your best velour tracksuit and check out these iconic 2000s comedies, dramas, and rom-coms now streaming on Netflix.
13 Going on 30
Stock up on Razzles and settle in for a sweet stream of 13 Going on 30, Gary Winick’s 2004 fantasy rom-com. When 13-year-old social outcast Jenna Rink makes a wish to be “30, flirty, and thriving,” she wakes up the next morning to find that her wish came true: She’s living in New York City with a patently cool mid-aughts magazine job — and looks exactly like Jennifer Garner (Catch and Release). In her flirty and thriving new form, Jenna realizes that some things she’d taken for granted were lost in the wish fulfilled, including her best friend, Matt, who grew up to be played by Mark Ruffalo (The Adam Project). The pair rekindle their relationship as Jenna works to course-correct her adult life after her tweenage mistake. Judy Greer (27 Dresses) and Andy Serkis (Luther: The Fallen Sun) co-star.
Along Came Polly
Atonement
Keira Knightley (Black Doves) and James McAvoy (Watership Down) lead director Joe Wright’s 2007 adaptation of author Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel, Atonement. The romantic war tragedy follows Cecilia (Knightley) and Robbie (McAvoy), whose passionate, budding relationship comes to a halt after Cecilia’s jealous younger sister, Briony (Saoirse Ronan), accuses Robbie of a crime he didn’t commit. Torn apart at the onset of World War II, the couple strives to stay connected, while Briony attempts to atone for her mistakes. The film — which co-stars Vanessa Redgrave (Call the Midwife), Juno Temple (Swapped), and Benedict Cumberbatch (Eric) — was nominated for seven total Oscars and won the award for Best Original Score.
Borat
Borat, aka Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, stars Sacha Baron Cohen (Ladies First) as Borat Sagdiyev, a Kazakh journalist who travels to the United States in order to learn about American customs and culture. The 2006 mockumentary is part black comedy, part social experiment, and follows the fictional Borat as he interacts with real US citizens — often in unscripted vignettes — and journeys from New York to California to, among other things, track down former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson.
Hitch
Will Smith (Bright) teaches Kevin James (Becky) how to pick up women in Hitch, directed by Andy Tennant (Sweet Home Alabama). Smith stars as Alex “Hitch” Hitchens, a professional “date doctor” who takes on a new client, the sweet but hapless Albert Brennaman (James), in order to get him a date with his crush, the beautiful Allegra Cole (Amber Valletta). But romance is a tough business, and Hitch gets a taste of his own medicine in this 2005 rom-com when he falls for workaholic gossip columnist Sara (Eva Mendes), who’s unimpressed by the usual tricks of his trade. Adam Arkin (Pig) and Michael Rapaport (Atypical) also star.
Jennifer's Body
Directed by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight) and written by Diablo Cody (Forbidden Fruits), Jennifer’s Body stars Megan Fox (Till Death) as Jennifer Check, a popular high school student whose best friend, Anita “Needy” Lesnicki (Amanda Seyfried), narrates this 2009 horror comedy from solitary confinement at a psychiatric hospital. Years ago, the beautiful Jennifer was possessed by a demon and began killing and eating her male classmates. Quiet, studious Needy — whose lifelong friendship with Jennifer is belied by toxic codependency and frequent bullying — is forced to figure out a way to stop her reign of terror before it’s too late. Johnny Simmons (Girlboss), J.K. Simmons (The Closer), Amy Sedaris (BoJack Horseman), and Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This) also star.
Meet the Parents
Greg Focker (Stiller) is head-over-heels for Pam Byrnes (Teri Polo). So he’s happy to oblige when he learns that her father, Jack (Robert De Niro), needs to give his blessing before Greg can propose. If only it were that simple. Director Jay Roach’s (The Roses) 2000 comedy Meet the Parents puts Greg through the wringer as one (increasingly absurd) social blunder and interpersonal disaster after another leads him to a potential blowout with his strait-laced future in-laws — and his one true love. Blythe Danner (Happiness for Beginners) and Owen Wilson (Marry Me) also star.
The 2004 sequel, Meet the Fockers, and the 2010 threequel, Little Fockers, are also available to watch on Netflix.
Y Tu Mamá También
Zombieland
Four zombie apocalypse survivors, known only by the names of their origin cities, band together in Ruben Fleischer’s 2009 horror comedy Zombieland. When the cautious Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) — who has a strict set of rules for living in this post-apocalyptic hellscape — meets the rough-and-tumble Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), they agree to stick together for a greater chance of survival. But their plans change when they meet a pair of con artist sisters, Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), with whom they form an uneasy alliance. The foursome battles zombies, invades Bill Murray’s mansion, and slowly becomes a family over the course of their time together. But can they find a safe place to call home?
The gang returns to battle a new breed of the undead in Zombieland: Double Tap, which is also available to stream on Netflix.
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