Best Cynical Movies & TV Series of the 2000s

3eyedraven's 16 top-rated cynical movies and TV series of the 2000s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Wire 2002 ★ 8.6

The Boondocks 2005 ★ 8.3

Community 2009 ★ 8.0

The Good Wife 2009 ★ 7.6

The Reader 2008 ★ 7.5

Watchmen 2009 ★ 7.4

Adaptation. 2002 ★ 7.3

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire 2009 ★ 7.3

Insomnia 2002 ★ 7.0

Bronson 2009 ★ 7.0

Legally Blonde 2001 ★ 6.8

Death Proof 2007 ★ 6.8

Bring It On 2000 ★ 6.3

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 2009 ★ 6.2

Slackers 2002 ★ 5.2

Disaster Movie 2008 ★ 3.2