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The 2000s: 2000–2009
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Al-Qaeda's September 11 attacks in 2001 launched American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the 2008 banking crash vaporized pensions worldwide. The iPod, YouTube and the iPhone arrived in the same decade, and social feeds began replacing front porches.
2001 and 2008 bracketed years of shock. Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight answers with a Gotham that feels one bad day from collapse, and Iron Man opens in an Afghan cave in 2008 before bringing the war home. Open the 2000s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
10 famous stories set in the 2000s
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Browse 5,972 books, 10,687 movies, 257 TV shows and 571 games set in the 2000s (2000–2009).
The Dark Knight
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership…
Up
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78 life seems to have passed him by until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness…
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel Barish heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory decides to do the same. However as he watches his memories of her fade away he realises that he still loves her and may be…
Finding Nemo
Nemo an adventurous young clownfish is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home…
Iron Man
After being held captive in an Afghan cave billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Ratatouille
Remy a resident of Paris appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his heart's delight. The only problem is Remy is a…
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
Batman Begins
Driven by tragedy billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home Gotham City. Unable to work within the system he instead creates a new identity a symbol of…
Coraline
A young girl discovers an idealized parallel universe behind a secret door in her new home unaware that it contains a sinister secret.
The Departed
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin a career…
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