The best movie of every year since 2000, according to critics

Each year in film, one movie stands out from the rest as the most critically acclaimed picture of the year.

Since the turn of the new century, review aggregator Metacritic has compiled an annual list of the years' most well-received movies by assigning scores based on their composite critical reception.

We selected the top film from each year's list, starting with 2000 and including the best of 2017 so far.

The resulting list includes cultural landmarks like "The Social Network" and "Moonlight," and multiple appearances from the "Lord of the Rings" series.

Check out the best movie of every year since 2000, according to critics: