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June 25, 2009
BEST MOVIES OF THE DECADE?
When I probably should have been doing something more important, I decided to go through all the yearly top 10 lists on Metacritic and come up with some "nominees" for the best of the decade . . . here's what I have so far.
First . . . I feel like this list betrays how many foreign movies and documentaries I haven't seen. It also is perhaps incomplete and probably inaccurate - since I saw all the mumblecore movies (FUNNY HAHA, MUTUAL APPRECIATION) late, I'm not sure exactly when they did (or didn't) hit theaters. Also, I have yet to see a great movie in the 2009 film season - STAR TREK is the best movie and it certainly won't end up on any lists.
Despite the renaissance of 2007, the early "ots" are far superior to everything post-2005.
File this under "rental recommendations"
2000
ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
ALMOST FAMOUS
AMORES PERROS
BAMBOOZLED
BEST IN SHOW
CASTAWAY
THE CELL
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
GEORGE WASHINGTON
HIGH FIDELITY
O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU
REQUEIM FOR A DREAM
TRAFFIC
UNBREAKABLE
WAY OF THE GUN
WONDER BOYS
YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
2001
ALI
BLACKHAWK DOWN
DONNIE DARKO
FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
GHOST WORLD
THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
MEMENTO
MULHOLLAND DRIVE
THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
THE TAILOR OF PANAMA
VANILLA SKY
2002
24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE
25TH HOUR
ABOUT SCHMIDT
ADAPTATION
THE BOURNE IDENTITY
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
FUNNY HA HA
I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART
IGBY GOES DOWN
THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE
THE PIANIST
Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN
2003
21 GRAMS
28 DAYS LATER
ALL THE REAL GIRLS
AMERICAN SPLENDOR
BIG FISH
CITY OF GOD
FINDING NEMO
KILL BILL
LOST IN TRANSLATION
MASTER AND COMMANDER
OPEN RANGE
SHATTERED GLASS
SPELLBOUND
2004
THE AVIATOR
THE CLEARING
COFFEE AND CIGARETTES
COLLATERAL
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
I HEART HUCKABEES
THE INCREDIBLES
THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU
PRIMER
SIDEWAYS
SPIDERMAN 2
2005
BROKEN FLOWERS
CINDERELLA MAN
ELIZABETHTOWN
THE ICE HARVEST
KISS KISS BANG BANG
MATCH POINT
MUNICH
THE NEW WORLD
THE WEATHERMAN
2006
BABEL
BRICK
CHILDREN OF MEN
THE DEPARTED
DREAMGIRLS
THE FOUNTAIN
LETTERS TO IWO JIMA
MIAMI VICE
MUTUAL APPRECIATION
THE PRESTIGE
TALLADEGA NIGHTS
TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE
UNITED 93
2007
DANCE PARTY, USA
THE DARJEELING LIMITED
GONE BABY GONE
I'M NOT THERE
INTO THE WILD
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
RATATOUILLE
RESCUE DAWN
THERE WILL BE BLOOD
2008
THE CLASS
DARK KNIGHT
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
SYNECHDOCHE, NY
WALL-E
THE WRESTLER
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