Films Set in The 21st Century
| Title | Release date | Time period | Notes on setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Trade Center | 2006 | September 11, 2001 | September 11 attacks |
| Flight 93 | 2006 | September 11, 2001 | September 11 attacks |
| United 93 | 2006 | September 11, 2001 | September 11 attacks |
| In the Valley of Elah | 2007 | 2004 | the murder of an Iraq War veteran and the subsequent investigation |
| The Hurt Locker | 2009 | c. 2004 | a bomb disposal squad in the Iraq War |
| The Social Network | 2010 | c. 2003-7 | the founding of the social networking website Facebook. |
| Lions for Lambs | 2007 | c. 2005 | the War in Afghanistan |
| Green Zone | 2010 | c. 2005 | The Iraq War |
| Too Big to Fail | 2011 | 2008 | the 2008 financial meltdown |
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