Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Emporium Feature: My 100 Greatest Films of the Decade (2000-2009)

Here is my updated list of the greatest films of the last decade. If there are any glaring omissions, it's a good chance that I haven't seen them yet. So, behold my personal selection of 100 films that I find to define the years spanning 2000-2009:


100. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Wes Anderson, 2004)

99. A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009)

98. The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004)

97. Dogville (Lars Von Trier, 2003)

96. Juno (Jason Reitman, 2007)

95. Battle Royale (Kinji Fukusaku, 2000)

94. Gone Baby Gone (Ben Affleck, 2007)

93. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)

92. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Adam McKay, 2004)

91. This is England (Shane Meadows, 2006)

90. The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005)

89. The Quiet American (Phillip Noyce, 2002)

88. The Last King of Scotland (Kevin McDonald, 2006)

87. Dancer in the Dark (Lars Von Trier, 2000)

86. High Fidelity (Stephen Frears, 2000)

85. Match Point (Woody Allen, 2005)

84. Antichrist (Lars Von Trier, 2009)

83. Hero (Yimou Zhang, 2002)

82. Once (John Carney, 2007)

81. Crash (Paul Haggis, 2004)

80. Borat (Larry Charles, 2006)

79. Control (Anton Corbijn, 2007)

78. The Constant Gardner (Fernando Meirelles, 2005)

77. The Science of Sleep (Michel Gondry, 2006)

76. Monsters Inc. (Pete Docter, 2001)

75. District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009)

74. Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)

73. Synechdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)

72. American Splendor (Robert Pulsini, 2003)

71. The Aviator (Martin Scorsese, 2004)

70. Jarhead (Sam Mendes, 2005)

69. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003)

68. The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson, 2007)

67. The Bourne Trilogy (Doug Liman, Paul Greengrass, 2002-2007)

66. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Peter Weir, 2003)

65. The Red Riding Trilogy [1974, 1980, 1983] (2009)

64. Kill Bill Part I (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)

63. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003)

62. United 93 (Paul Greengrass, 2006)

61. Hunger (Steve McQueen, 2008)

60. Traffic (Steven Soderbergh, 2000)

59. Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)

58. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)

57. Fantastic Mr Fox (Wes Anderson, 2009)

56. Amores Perros (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, 2000)

55. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)

54. The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)

53. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)

52. Up (Pete Docter, 2009)

51. Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007) 

50. 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2002)

49. O Brother Where Art Thou (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2000)

48. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)

47. Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood, 2004)

46. A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard, 2001)

45. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008)

44. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, 2009)

43. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)

42. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)

41. Der Untergang  [Downfall] (Olivier Hirschbiegel, 2005)

40. Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002)

39. Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, 2008)

38. American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)

37. Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008)

36. Elephant (Gus Van Sant, 2003)

35. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)

34. Into the Wild (Sean Penn, 2007)
  
33. Cache [Hidden] (Michael Haneke, 2005) 

32. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)

31. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)

30. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007)

29. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Peter Jackson, 2003)

28. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Sidney Lumet, 2007)

27. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)

26. Y Tu Mama Tambien (Alfonso Cuaron, 2001)

Top 25

25. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)

24. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigalow, 2009)

23. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)

22. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, 2002)

21. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)

20. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)

19. In the Mood for Love (Kar Wai Wong, 2000)

18. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008)

17. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)

16. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)

15. Munich (Steven Spielberg, 2005)

14. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)

13. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)

12. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)

11. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)

10. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)

9. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, 2001)

8. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)

7. The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)

6. Adaptation (Spike Jonze, 2002)

5. Sideways (Alexander Payne, 2004)

4. City of God (Fernando Meirelles, 2002)

3. No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)

2. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

1. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)

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