Top 100 Films of the Aughts
I spent a few hours a few weeks ago composing my top 100 favorite movies of the decade. Just in case anybody is curious, I'll post the list here. Like my 2009 lists, I'm not going to waste my time explaining my thought process or reasoning behind each individual movie's position on the list unless somebody specifically asks me in the comment section. Just know that my number one movie is the best directed and edited film I have ever seen, in any decade. And the premise (at the time) was pretty much the most original thing to happen to movies in a long fucking time.
Also note, that unlike my favorite lists, I weighed the importance of the movie to the decade when deciding my top 100. Thus, you may see some strange choice like District 9 being on the list despite it not cracking my top 10 of 2009. However, no matter how important the film is, if it isn't really all that good than it isn't on the list; ie, the lack of Avatar. If there are any other questions about the ordering or why I deemed something important, again... just leave a comment.
The Top 100 BEST Movies of the Decade
100) Love Actually
99) The Last King of Scotland
98) Saved!
97) Michael Clayton
96) Chocolat
95) Shadow of the Vampire
94) Tropic Thunder
93) Burn After Reading
92) Drag Me to Hell
91) Series 7
90) Zombieland
89) The Aviator
88) The Quiet American
87) Moulin Rouge
86) The Informant
85) Dawn of the Dead
84) Match point
83) You Can Count on Me
82) Session 9
81) Eastern Promises
80) Syriana
79) Wonder Boys
78) Running Scared
77) The 40 Year Old Virgin
76) The Pianist
75) Up in the Air
74) Master and Commander
73) In Brudge
72) The Cove
71) Closer
70) The Hurt Locker
69) Best in Show
68) 3:10 to Yuma
67) Tigerland
66) Matchstick Men
65) The Woodsman
64) Notes on a Scandal
63) Gangs of New York
62) The Cooler
61) The Prestige
60) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
59) Brokeback Mountain
58) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
57) District 9
56) Shaun of the Dead
55) Traffic
54) Kill Bill
53) The Others
52) Thirst
51) Serenity
50) World's Greatest Dad
49) Feast
48) Letters from Iwa jima
47) The 25th Hour
46) Dancer in the Dark
45) Hot Fuzz
44) Jesus Camp
43) Hotel Rwanda
42) Hero
41) The Constant Gardner
40) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
39) Primer
38) The Fellowship of the Ring
37) Pitch Black
36) There Will Be Blood
35) Catch me if you Can
34) 28 Days Later...
33) Sexy Beast
32) Grace
31) O Brother, Where Art Thou
30) Requiem for a Dream
29) The Fantastic Mr. Fox
28) The Wrestler
27) Death at a Funeral
26) The Orphanage
25) Sin City
24) The Mist
23) City of God
22) About A Boy
21) 21 Grams
20) Million Dollar Baby
19) Frost/Nixon
18) The King of Kong
17) Brick
16) Quills
15) Pan's Labrynth
14) In The Bedroom
13) The Descent
12) Sunshine
11) Adaptation
10) The Royal Tenenbaums
9) About Schmidt
8) A History of Violence
7) The Lives of Others
6) Let The Right One In <---- Foolishly omitted, List adjusted.
5) Children of Men
4) Moon
3) Gone Baby Gone
2) Little Children
1) Memento
I find it interesting that Dramas or Character Driven Pieces take up about 70% of the list. Though there is a fair amount of Science Fiction and Horror as well. Fantasy and straight up action movies take the biggest hit. Pretty much Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger could be the only films CONFUSED for action movies, and Fellowship is the only real fantasy.
Also note, that unlike my favorite lists, I weighed the importance of the movie to the decade when deciding my top 100. Thus, you may see some strange choice like District 9 being on the list despite it not cracking my top 10 of 2009. However, no matter how important the film is, if it isn't really all that good than it isn't on the list; ie, the lack of Avatar. If there are any other questions about the ordering or why I deemed something important, again... just leave a comment.
The Top 100 BEST Movies of the Decade
100) Love Actually
99) The Last King of Scotland
98) Saved!
97) Michael Clayton
96) Chocolat
95) Shadow of the Vampire
94) Tropic Thunder
93) Burn After Reading
92) Drag Me to Hell
91) Series 7
90) Zombieland
89) The Aviator
88) The Quiet American
87) Moulin Rouge
86) The Informant
85) Dawn of the Dead
84) Match point
83) You Can Count on Me
82) Session 9
81) Eastern Promises
80) Syriana
79) Wonder Boys
78) Running Scared
77) The 40 Year Old Virgin
76) The Pianist
75) Up in the Air
74) Master and Commander
73) In Brudge
72) The Cove
71) Closer
70) The Hurt Locker
69) Best in Show
68) 3:10 to Yuma
67) Tigerland
66) Matchstick Men
65) The Woodsman
64) Notes on a Scandal
63) Gangs of New York
62) The Cooler
61) The Prestige
60) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
59) Brokeback Mountain
58) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
57) District 9
56) Shaun of the Dead
55) Traffic
54) Kill Bill
53) The Others
52) Thirst
51) Serenity
50) World's Greatest Dad
49) Feast
48) Letters from Iwa jima
47) The 25th Hour
46) Dancer in the Dark
45) Hot Fuzz
44) Jesus Camp
43) Hotel Rwanda
42) Hero
41) The Constant Gardner
40) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
39) Primer
38) The Fellowship of the Ring
37) Pitch Black
36) There Will Be Blood
35) Catch me if you Can
34) 28 Days Later...
33) Sexy Beast
32) Grace
31) O Brother, Where Art Thou
30) Requiem for a Dream
29) The Fantastic Mr. Fox
28) The Wrestler
27) Death at a Funeral
26) The Orphanage
25) Sin City
24) The Mist
23) City of God
22) About A Boy
21) 21 Grams
20) Million Dollar Baby
19) Frost/Nixon
18) The King of Kong
17) Brick
16) Quills
15) Pan's Labrynth
14) In The Bedroom
13) The Descent
12) Sunshine
11) Adaptation
10) The Royal Tenenbaums
9) About Schmidt
8) A History of Violence
7) The Lives of Others
6) Let The Right One In <---- Foolishly omitted, List adjusted.
5) Children of Men
4) Moon
3) Gone Baby Gone
2) Little Children
1) Memento
I find it interesting that Dramas or Character Driven Pieces take up about 70% of the list. Though there is a fair amount of Science Fiction and Horror as well. Fantasy and straight up action movies take the biggest hit. Pretty much Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger could be the only films CONFUSED for action movies, and Fellowship is the only real fantasy.