Low-rise jeans, halter tops, and rhinestone-studded flip phones come and go, but nostalgia is forever. Whether you braved the dreaded wired headphone tangle while rocking out to some HitClips back in the day or are just discovering the beauty of 2000s trends now, you know that the new millennium held a certain power. Yes, the â80s and â90s gave birth to some all-time fashion crazes, pop culture moments, and classic movies, but the world (famously) didnât stop when Y2K rolled around. So slip into your best velour tracksuit and check out these iconic 2000s comedies, dramas, and rom-coms now streaming on Netflix.
13 Going on 30
Stock up on Razzles and settle in for a sweet stream of 13 Going on 30, Gary Winickâs 2004 fantasy rom-com. When 13-year-old social outcast Jenna Rink makes a wish to be â30, flirty, and thriving,â she wakes up the next morning to find that her wish came true: Sheâs living in New York City with a patently cool mid-aughts magazine job â and looks exactly like Jennifer Garner (Catch and Release). In her flirty and thriving new form, Jenna realizes that some things sheâd taken for granted were lost in the wish fulfilled, including her best friend, Matt, who grew up to be played by Mark Ruffalo (The Adam Project). The pair rekindle their relationship as Jenna works to course-correct her adult life after her tweenage mistake. Judy Greer (27 Dresses) and Andy Serkis (Luther: The Fallen Sun) co-star.Â
Along Came Polly
When high-strung risk assessment insurance expert Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller) discovers his new wife, Lisa (Debra Messing), cheating on him during their honeymoon, he returns home to New York City alone. Thatâs when he has a fateful run-in with his childhood crush, the beautiful and outgoing Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston), in this 2004 rom-com directed byÂ
John Hamburg (Me Time). Encouraged by his friend Sandy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and his potential client, the adventurous CEO Stan Indursky (Alec Baldwin), Reuben…