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A list of notable films produced in Greece in the 2000s.
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| Cinema of Greece |
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| List of Greek films |
| Pre 1940 |
| 1940s |
| 1950s |
| 1960s |
| 1970s |
| 1980s |
| 1990s |
| 2000s |
| 2010s |
| 2020s |
A list of notable films produced in Greece in the 2000s.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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| Afti i nyhta menei (Αυτή η νύχτα μένει) | Nikos Panayotopoulos | Nikos Kouris, Athina Maximou | Romantic drama | 6 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| Enas kai enas (Ένας κι ένας) | Nikos Zapatinas | Giorgos Kimoulis, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Evelina Papoulia | Comedy | 6 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| Fovou tous Ellines (Φοβού τους Έλληνες) | John Tatoulis | Lakis Lazopoulos, Zoe Carides, John Bluthal | Romantic comedy | |||
| Big Man, Little Love | Handan İpekçi | Sukran Gungor, Dilan Ercetin | Drama | Co-produced with Turkey and Hungary | ||
| The Only Journey of His Life (Το μόνον της ζωής του ταξείδιον) | Lakis Papastathis | Ilias Logothetis | Drama | 7 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| The Seventh Sun of Love (Ο έβδομος ήλιος του έρωτα) | Vangelis Serdaris | Katerina Papadaki, Thodoris Skourtas | Drama | Entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival 4 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| To Klama vgike ap' ton Paradeiso (Το Κλάμα Βγήκε απ' τον Παράδεισο) | Thanasis Papathanasiou, Michalis Reppas | Mina Adamaki, Anna Panayiotopoulou, Mirka Papakonstantinou | Musical comedy | |||
| The Bubble (2001 film) (Η φούσκα) | Nikos Perakis | Maria Solomou, Alexis Georgoulis | Comedy | |||
| The King (Ο Βασιλιάς) | Nikos Grammatikos | Vangelis Mourikis, Marilita Lambropoulou | Drama | Golden Piramid in 2003 Cairo International Film Festival 4 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| The Loser Takes It All (Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα) | Nikos Nikolaidis | Giannis Aggelakas, Simeon Nikolaidis, Jenny Kitseli | Drama | 2 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| Tired Of Killing Your Lovers (Κουράστηκα να σκοτώνω τους αγαπητικούς σου) | Nikos Panayotopoulos | Nicos Arvanitis, Theofania Papathoma, Akilas Karazisis | Drama | |||
| A Touch of Spice (Πολίτικη Κουζίνα) | Tassos Boulmetis | Georges Corraface | Comedy drama | The second highest-grossing Greek film of all time 8 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| Hazardous and Unhealthy (Βαρέα και Ανθυγιεινά) | Antonis Papadoupoulos | Paschalis Tsarouhas | Entered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival | |||
| Return of the Bastards (Επιστροφή Των Καθαρμάτων) | Fokionas Bogris | Apostolos Souglakos, Christos Natsios | Crime/Thriller | |||
| Nyfes (Brides, Οι νύφες) | Pantelis Voulgaris | Damian Lewis, Victoria Haralabidou | Drama/History | entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival 10 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow | Theodoros Angelopoulos | Alexandra Aidini, Nikos Poursanidis | Drama | FIPRESCI Award at the European Film Awards 2004 | ||
| Real Life | Panos H. Koutras | Nikos Kouris | Drama | |||
| Loufa kai parallagi: Seirines sto Aigaio (Λούφα και παραλλαγή: Σειρήνες στο Αιγαίο) | Nikos Perakis | Yannis Tsimitselis | Comedy | The highest-grossing Greek film of all time | ||
| I Horodia tou Haritona (Η χορωδία του Χαρίτωνα) | Grigoris Karantinakis | Georges Corraface, Akilas Karazisis, Maria Nafpliotou | Comedy | 2 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| The Wake (Αγρύπνια) | Nikos Grammatikos | Vangelis Mourikis | Entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival 2 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | |||
| The Zero Years | Nikos Nikolaidis | Vicky Harris, Jenny Kitselli, Arhontisa Mavrakaki | Drama | 1 Award in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| I Nostalgos (Η Νοσταλγός) | Eleni Alexandraki | Olia Lazaridou | Drama | 1 Award in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| To Kako Το κακό | Yorgos Noussias | Claudio Bolivar | Horror | |||
| Eduart | Angeliki Antoniou | Eshref Durmishi | Drama | Entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival 9 Awards in Greek State Film Awards Odysseus Award in London Greek Film Festival | ||
| El Greco | Yannis Smaragdis | Nick Ashdon, Juan Diego Botto, Lakis Lazopoulos, Sotiris Moustakas | Biography | The third highest-grossing Greek film of all time 8 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| To Fili Tis Zois (Το φιλί της ζωής) | Nikos Zapatinas | Caterina Papoutsaki, Themos Anastasiadis | Comedy | |||
| Alter Ego | Nikolas Papadimitropoulos | Sakis Rouvas | Drama | Most expensive Greek production of all time with a budget of €2.000.000 IMDb | ||
| Slaves in Their Bonds (Σκλάβοι στα δεσμά τους) | Andonis Lykouresis | Giannis Fertis, Dimitra Matsouka, Akis Sakellariou | Drama season | 10 Awards in Greek State Film Awards | ||
| Bank Bang | Vasilis Charalampopoulos | Comedy | 1 Award in Greek State Film Awards | |||
| The Dust of Time | Theodoros Angelopoulos | Willem Dafoe | Drama | |||
| Just Broke Up (Μόλις Χώρισα) | Vassilis Myrianthopoulos | Zeta Makrypoulia, Giannis Tsimitselis | Comedy | |||
| I-4: Loafing and Camouflage (Ι4: Λούφα και Απαλλαγή) | Vassilis Katsikis | Giorgos Kimoulis, Thanasis Tsaltabasis,Haris Mavroudis,Petros Lagoutis | Comedy | |||
| Athens Istanbul | Nikos Panayotopoulos | Road Movie | ||||
| Dogtooth (Κυνόδοντας) | Yorgos Lanthimos | Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos Passalis, Anna Kalaitzidou | Drama | Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in Academy Awards 5 Awards in Hellenic Film Academy Awards | ||
| Deep Soul (Ψυχή Βαθιά) | Pantelis Voulgaris | Victoria Haralabidou, Vangelis Mourikis | Historic Drama | 2 Awards in Hellenic Film Academy Awards | ||
| Strella (Στρέλλα) | Panos H. Koutras | Mina Orphanou | Drama | 4 Awards in Hellenic Film Academy Awards | ||
| Evil: In the Time of Heroes | Yorgos Noussias | Billy Zane | Horror | |||
| Guilt | Vassilis Mazomenos | Nikos Arvanitis, Konstantinos Seiradakis, Yiannis Tsortekis | Horror | |||
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