Best Movies of 2003, Ranked

25 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-09-11.

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1. 1
   Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

   ★★★★★

   In my memory, this felt like a fast paced action film, but on rewatch it plays more like a slow burn.

2. 2
   Bruce Almighty (2003)

   ★★★★½
3. 3
   Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut (2003)
4. 4
   X2 (2003)

   ★★★★
5. 5
   School of Rock (2003)

   ★★★★
6. 6
   Scary Movie 3 (2003)

   ★★★★
7. 7
   Agent Cody Banks (2003)

   ★★★½
8. 8
   Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003)

   ★★★½
9. 9
   The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

   ★★★½
10. 10
    Sanib (2003)

    ★★★½
11. 11
    2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

    ★★★½
12. 12
    Finding Nemo (2003)

    ★★★½
13. 13
    Bionicle: Mask of Light (2003)

    ★★★½
14. 14
    Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
15. 15
    Oldboy (2003)

    ★★★

    Knowing the twist going in changes the experience completely.

16. 16
    Daredevil (2003)

    ★★★
17. 17
    George of the Jungle 2 (2003)

    ★★★
18. 18
    Lost in Translation (2003)

    ★★★

    Quiet, awkward, and deeply human. Lost in Translation captures a very specific kind of loneliness, the kind that comes from being surrounded by people yet feeling unseen.

19. 19
    Lastikman (2003)
20. 20
    Johnny English (2003)

    ★★½
21. 21
    Mystic River (2003)

    ★★½

    Maybe Sean Penn’s scariest role. Tim Robbins gave a great performance too.

22. 22
    The Last Samurai (2003)

    ★★
23. 23
    Ang Tanging Ina (2003)
24. 24
    Memories of Murder (2003)

    ★½

    Feels less like a mystery and more like watching people slowly break under pressure.

25. 25
    The Core (2003)

    ½

    I never really felt the tension or urgency of the mission, which is a huge problem for a disaster movie like this.