I just had this idea pop in my head after watching Boyhood last night and looking back on my Best of 2014 list (and where I'll rank Boyhood on my revised list)...

What movies post-2000 do you think will be considered classics in, say, 50 years? They can be huge hits, award winners, critically acclaimed, or they could be critically-lambasted flops. Or they could be divisive or completely forgotten or obscure.

I'm limiting my list of movies I've seen, but you don't have to.

Mine, in no particular order:

The Dark Knight Trilogy

Pretty straightforward. Christopher Nolan is a master, period. He reinvented superhero movies. He reinvented Batman. He reinvented blockbusters.

Batman Begins was the first movie that got people to take the superhero genre seriously.

The Dark Knight did the same thing, and turned it up to eleven. It elevated the genre. And Heath Ledger's Joker is one of the best performances ever captured on film. Other standout performances include Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Anthony Michael Hall even, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine.

It updated the Batsuit from the typical latex to body armor and polyurethane. It's expanded the scope of Batman Begins not only in its story, but also in its cinematography. It was the first Hollywood narrative film to ever be shot in IMAX, today's version of the classic 70mm epics of yesteryear.

I know some people (and fans) like to rag on The Dark Knight Rises, but it's every bit as good as The Dark Knight. The ending was very emotional.

And maybe, just maybe, Warner can release a Blu-ray box set with Begins and The Dark Knight remastered (with original color timing and higher bit rate; no digital tinkering like DNR or de-graining. And use a hybrid of the 35mm and IMAX versions.) and on BD-50GB discs.

The Judge

Duvall. Downey. In the same film together. And a powerful story. What more needs to be said?

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Already classics, for obvious reasons.

Toy Story Trilogy (1995-2010)

It won't be a trilogy for long, with a fourth one in the works. But each of the Toy Stories is a great film. It doesn't matter how old you are, Pixar makes great movies that touch your heart and take you on a journey.

Inception

A guy who visits your dreams. No, I'm not talking about Freddy Krueger. I'm talking about Cobb. A very impressive film with an impressive cast (Even Tom Berenger is in it!), score, cinematography, and visuals. The story is wildly original, just like any dream. And I've had a fair share of my own crazy dreams.

Interstellar

Like Stanley Kubrick's seminal science fiction masterpiece, 2001: A Space Odyssey, initial reviews for Christopher Nolan's Interstellar are polarized. But this is one of the best movies of 2014, if not of all time. Nolan is a master of IMAX, great ensemble casts, inspired storytelling, powerful Hans Zimmer scores, cinematography, and brainy blockbusters. This movie (favorably, I might add) felt like the second coming of 2001.

Pacific Rim

A thinking-man's giant robot-giant monster movie, Guillermo Del Toro's ambitious (and expensive!) Pacific Rim was certainly ahead of its time and did modest business at the box office stateside (but blew up in China), but it seems to have paved the way to a better Godzilla reboot than the boring turkey we got in 1998. There's also a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reboot movie in the works for 2016.

Transcendence

Like Pacific Rim, Transcendence is an ahead-of-its-time flop. But unlike the well-reviewed anti-Transformers, the directorial debut of longtime Nolan DP Wally Pfister was either ignored or outright lambasted by critics. Maybe the idea of technology allowing us to "live on" after we've passed, or to play God, was too scary for today's audiences to grasp or handle. They simply weren't ready. But I was. And tomorrow's generation will certainly be ready.

[REC]

I did like the American remake, Quarantine, but I liked the Spanish-language [REC] way better. Found footage movies have become a dime a dozen. Many of them are cheap, hokey, and not very good or effective. The exceptions to this rule (for me) are The Blair Witch Project, the first Paranormal Activity, Into the Storm (surprisingly), Quarantine, and its superior original.

School of Rock

Whether or not rock still exists (or is popular) in 50 years, this movie certainly will exist and will be popular. There's too much not like like: Jack Black is simultaneously down to earth and larger than life. The kids are great. The songs don't suck (except for "The sun'll come out tomorrow" ack! or Miranda Cosgrove intentionally butchering "Memory" from Cats). Richard Linklater proved with Dazed and Confused (and recently, Boyhood) that he knows how to tell a great story with relatable characters. And its certainly true of the Mike White-penned Jack Black rock comedy.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Star Wars meets Spaceballs meets Cowboy Bebop meets Big Trouble in Little China. What's not to like about this film?

Iron Man
Boyhood
St. Vincent
Tron Legacy
Gladiator

Final Destination

A much more original take on dead-teenager horror films.

Passion of the Christ
Shrek
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
One Hour Photo
Children of Men
Finding Nemo
Up

Head of State

Or it will, at least, be remembered for being prophetic.

Dawn of the Dead (remake)
Walk the Line
Ray
Anchorman
Open Water

King Kong (remake)

Outstanding remake of the 1933 classic. I've never seen the 1976 version, but I'm sure this one puts it to shame.

Hatchet
Hatchet 2

These films will probably be remembered most for they're battles with censorship and the MPAA. Hatchet 2 was released to AMC theaters unrated before being pulled soon after.

Little Miss Sunshine
There Will Be Blood
No Country for Old Men
Gone Baby Gone
The Town
Argo
Reign Over Me
300

Mr. Brooks

Underrated Kevin Costner Jekyll & Hyde thriller. Dane Cook was actually pretty good in a supporting role.

1408

Stephen King horror movie starring John Cusack and Sam Jackson. "We've Only Just Begun" has never been scarier.

The Mist

Stephen King story in the same vein as The Fog meets Dawn of the Dead. Directed by Frank Darabont.

Hancock

Fresh, original, funny superhero action comedy starring Will Smith as a black Superman named (John) Hancock.

Slumdog Millionaire
Be Kind Rewind

Hamlet 2

It probably won't be remembered for its quality, but it would be funny if future people discovered this film and its poking fun at unnecessary sequels, in this case, a sequel to a Shakespeare tragedy in which every character dies.

Gran Torino
Seven Pounds
Avatar

TV:

Breaking Bad
Pushing Daisies

I guess that's enough. Do your worst.

I like The Mist. With the uncut ending.
Hancock was funny.  I got bored, turned it off about 40 mins in.
1408. I like this film. Thought it was quite brilliant, actually. Really enjoyed it.
I can't really get into the Hatchet films. Tried, but they just annoy me.
Same with King Kong, not my thing.
Final Destination - decent premise. Destroyed by the follow-ups. Looking back, the first film is stupid anyway.
REC - not a fan of the way it was filmed. Got bored.
The others -- just got bored.

Aside from that, I hate every single film on the list.

From the movies in the original post.

I liked The Mist as well. The ending makes the movie. One of the better last 20 min of a movie I've seen in the past 15 or so years.

Thought There Will Be Blood was a great movie. Should go down as a classic IMO.

Children of Men was also pretty good.

The rest I didn't care for too much.

I expect Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy will be up there.

The Interview will be remembered, but not for being a classic.

Harry Potter franchise. Transformers maybe. Paranormal Activity. The Saw films.

Some of Apatow's work. 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up.

Sideways. The Simpsons Movie.

Probably all of Tarantino's post-2000 movies. Inglourios Basterds and Django Unchained, especially.

Anything half decent that involves zombies seems to stick around. Zombieland, 28 days later, Dawn of the Dead remake.

I'd like to think some of the smaller British films will stand the test of time as well. This is England, Snatch, Dead Man's Shoes, Sexy Beast, Tyrannosaur, Sweet Sixteen and The Guard certainly deserve to.