Top 10's and Honorable Mentions by year
There will be a top 10 list for each year from 2000 and upwards.
Furthermore, there is a list for the best of each decade and honorable mentions stretching back to the 1930's.
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2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
2000's
1990's
1980's
1970's
1960's
1950's
1940's
1930's
2010
Top 10:
1. The Social Network
2. El secreto de sus ojos/The Secret in Their Eyes
3. Toy Story 3
4. Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte/White Ribbon
5. Un prophète/A Prophet
6. Inception
7. Crazy Heart
8. A Single Man
9. Ghost Writer
10. Antichrist
Honorable mentions:
The Town
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Kick-Ass
How to Train Your Dragon
Shutter Island
Tron Legacy
Avatar
Moon
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Up in the Air
Adventureland
An Education
Where the Wild Things Are
Harry Brown
Fish Tank
In the Loop
2009
Top 10:
1. Låt den rätte komma in/Let the Right One In
2. Synecdoche, New York
3. Up
4. Slumdog Millionaire
5. Inglourious Basterds
6. Watchmen
7. Star Trek
8. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
9. Coraline
10. Drag me to Hell
Honorable mentions:
The Hurt Locker
The Wrestler
Standard Operating Procedure
District 9
Zombieland
Los abrazos rotos/Broken Embraces
Transsiberian
Knowing
Ip Man
Chi Bi/Red Cliff
Doubt
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
Public Enemies
Bronson
2008
Top 10:
1. Into the Wild
2. There Will Be Blood
3. Speed Racer
4. The Dark Knight
5. Atonement
6. WALL·E
7. The Man from Earth
8. Iron Man
9. No Country for Old Men
10. À l'intérieur/Inside
Honorable mentions:
Se, jie/Lust, Caution
Gone Baby Gone
Eastern Promises
Zodiac
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Hellboy II
Enchanted
Orfanato, El/The Orphanage
The Mist
Juno
In Bruges
The Wackness
Cloverfield
Quantum of Solace
Meet the Robinsons
Rambo
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Superbad
3:10 To Yuma
Michael Clayton
Across the Universe
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
The King of Kong
Ji jie hao/Assembly
The Savages
The Fall
The Ruins
Kung Fu Panda
Sicko
2007
Top 10:
1. The Fountain
2. Ratatouille
3. The Prestige
4. Rocky Balboa
5. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
6. Black Snake Moan
7. Stardust
8. Marie Antoinette
9. Hot Fuzz
10. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Honorable mentions:
Inland Empire
Das Leben Der Anderen/The Lives Of Others
Away from Her
Death Proof
Gwoemul/The Host
The Good Shepherd
The Bourne Ultimatum
Paprika
Tekkon Kinkreet
Zwartboek/Black Book
Knocked Up
Astrópía
300
Bridge to Terabithia
Seraphim Falls
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
28 Weeks Later
Hostel: Part II
2006
Top 10:
1. Children of Men
2. Pan's Labyrinth
3. Brick
4. Volver
5. V For Vendetta
6. The Proposition
7. United 93
8. Brokeback Mountain
9. Casino Royale
10.Superman Returns
Honorable mentions:
The Departed
Slither
Hostel
Match Point
The New World
The Matador
Tristram Shandy: A Cock & Bull Story
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Tsotsi
Inside Man
A Scanner Darkly
Hard Candy
Little Miss Sunshine
Miami Vice
Huo Yuan Jia/Fearless
The Queen
Half Nelson
The Black Dahlia
2005
Top 10:
1. History of Violence
2. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
3. Bin-Jip/3-Iron
4. King Kong
5. Hauru no ugoku shiro/Howl's Moving Castle
6. The Descent
7. Capote
8. Land of the Dead
9. Layer Cake
10. Survive Style 5+
Honorable mentions:
Batman Begins
Sin City
Moolaadé
Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Shopgirl
Millions
Strings
Hustle & Flow
Jarhead
Corpse Bride
Squid & The Whale
2046
Chinjeolhan geumjassi/Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Caché
Broken Flowers
The Constant Gardener
Syriana
2004
Top 10:
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2. The Incredibles
3. Kill Bill: Vol. 2
4. The Aviator
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. Mala educación, La/Bad Education
7. Ruang rak noi nid mahasan/Last Life in the Universe
8. Sideways
9. Taegukgi hwinalrimyeo
10. Diarios de Motorcicleta/The Motorcycle Diaries
Honorable mentions:
Dead Man's Shoes
Untergang, Der
Primer
The Bourne Supremacy
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
Finding Neverland
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
Hellboy
Spider-Man 2
The Sea Inside
Mou gaan dou/Infernal Affairs
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol
Samaria
The Passion of the Christ
Collateral
2003
Top 10:
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2. City of God
3. Kill Bill: vol. 1
4. Oldboy
5. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
6. Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom/Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
7. Lost in Translation
8. The Fog of War
9. Punch-Drunk Love
10. Salinui chueok/Memories of Murder
Honorable mentions:
Triplettes de Belleville, Les/The Triplets of Belleville
Russkiy kovcheg/Russian Ark
American Splendor
X2
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Swimming Pool
Jigureul jikyeora/Save the Green Planet
Finding Nemo
2002
Top 10:
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2. Adaptation
3. Hable con Ella/Talk to Her
4. Boksuneun naui geot/Sympathy for. Mr. Vengeance
5. Y Tu Mama También
6. Lilja 4-ever
7. Ying xiong/Hero
8. Femme Fatale
9. Ping Pong
10. Catch Me If You Can
Honorable mentions:
Whale Rider
The Quiet American
Spider-Man
Sunshine State
8 Mile
The Good Girl
Road to Perdition
The Bourne Identity
25th Hour
Oasis
2001
Top 10:
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi/Spirited Away
3. Mulholland Dr.
4. Sennen joyû/Millenium Actress
5. Donnie Darko
6. Waking Life
7. Ghost World
8. Espinazo del diablo, El/The Devil's Backbone
9. Monsoon Wedding
10. Peuple migrateur, Le/Winged Migration
Honorable mentions:
In the Bedroom
Gosford Park
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Atanarjuat/The Fast Runner
Monsters, Inc.
Audition
Pacte des loups, Le/Brotherhood of the Wolf
Siu lam juk kau/Shaolin Soccer
2000
Top 10:
1. Almost Famous
2. Requiem For A Dream
3. Wo hu cang long/Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
4. Bakha satang/Peppermint Candy
5. Fa yeung nin wa/In the Mood For Love
6. Der Krieger und die Kaiserin/Princess and the Warrior
7. The Virgin Suicides
8. American Psycho
9. Unbreakable
10. Seom/The Isle
Honorable mentions:
Gladiator
Shadow of the Vampire
The Emperor's New Groove
High Fidelity
The Tao of Steve
The Way of the Gun
Fille sur le pont, La/Girl On The Bridge
Sexy Beast
Ginger Snaps
BEST OF THE 2000'S
Top 10
1. The Fountain
2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
3. The Lord of the Rings (Fellowship of the Rings / The Two Towers / The Return of the King
4. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi/Spirited Away
5. Låt den rätte komma in/Let the Right One In
6. El laberinto del fauno/Pan's Labyrinth
7. Volver
8. Into the Wild
9. Children of Men
10. There Will Be Blood
Honorable mentions:
Brokeback Mountain
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
A History of Violence
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Incredibles
Cidade de Deus/City of God
Oldboy
Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom/Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Monsoon Wedding
Almost Famous
Requiem for a Dream
Fa yeung nin wa/In the Mood for Love
Sideways
BEST OF THE 1990'S
Top 10
1. Pulp Fiction
2. The Sweet Hereafter
3. The Nightmare before Christmas
4. Dark City
5. The Iron Giant
6. Gattaca
7. Beauty and the Beast
8. Goodfellas
9. Mononoke-hime/Princess Mononoke
10. Lost Highway
Honorable mentions:
The Shawshank Redemption
Jackie Brown
Magnolia
Dances with Wolves
All About My Mother
Gods and Monsters
Elizabeth
The Big Lebowski
Boogie Nights
Contact
Lone Star
Breaking the Waves
Underground
Da hong deng long gao gao gua/Raise the Red Lantern
The Remains of the Day
Silence of the Lambs
Sonatine
Hana-bi
Babe
Léolo
Double vie de Véronique, La/Double life of Veronique
Age of Innocence
C'est arrivé près de chez vous/Man Bites Dog
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Matrix
Fight Club
BEST OF THE 1980'S
Top 10
1. Tonari no Totoro/My Neighbor Totoro
2. Blade Runner
3. Brazil
4. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
5. Aliens
6. Once upon a time in America
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark
8. The Empire Strikes Back
9. Grave of the Fireflies
10. Fanny och Alexander/Fanny and Alexander
Honorable mentions:
Return of the Jedi
Das Boot
Raging Bull
Nuovo cinema Paradiso
Ran
Back to the Future
The Princess Bride
The Thing
Himmel über Berlin, Der/Wings of Desire
Kagemusha
Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta/Castle in the Sky
The Right Stuff
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Majo no takkyûbin/Kiki's Delivery Service
Conan the Barbarian
Fitzcarraldo
Time Bandits
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Fly
Amadeus
Blue Velvet
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Altered States
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios/Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown
Birdy
Idi i smotri/Come and See
Das Boot
Blow Out
Videodrome
Inferno
Akira
Dune
Mitt liv som hund/My life as a dog
The Last Temptation of Christ
Dip huet seung hung/The Killer
BEST OF THE 1970'S
Top 10
1. The Godfather
2. Star Wars
3. The Godfather: Part II
4. Taxi Driver
5. Apocalypse Now
6. Chinatown
7. Suspiria
8. Clockwork Orange
9. Rocky
10. Straw Dogs
Honorable mentions:
Dersu Uzala
Alien
Dawn of the Dead
Stalker
The Wicker Man
Patton
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes/Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Solyaris
The Exorcist
Barry Lyndon
Days of Heaven
Young Frankenstein
The French Connection
Walkabout
Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia
Five Easy Pieces
Two-Lane Blacktop
THX 1138
Vanishing Point
Viskningar och rop/Cries & Whispers
Halloween
Network
El Topo
The Wicker Man
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Locataire, Le/The Tenant
BEST OF THE 1960'S
Top 10
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Lawrence of Arabia
3. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il/The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
4. C'era una volta il West/Once Upon A Time In The West
5. Gattopardo, Il/The Leopard
6. Voyna i mir/War and Peace
7. My Fair Lady
8. Le Samourai
9. Persona
10. Yojimbo
Honorable mentions:
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Great Escape
Per qualche dollaro in più/For a Few Dollars More
The Wild Bunch
Tôkyô nagaremono/Tokyo Drifter
Koroshi no rakuin/Branded to Kill
Doctor Zhivago
Spartacus
Rosemary's Baby
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Per un pugno di dollari/For A Fistful Of Dollars
Grande silenzio, Il/The Great Silence
Spartacus
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Marnie
Parapluies de Cherbourg, Les/The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Cool Hand Look
Play Time
Night of the Living Dead
The Swimmer
Charade
Planet of the Apes
The Pink Panther
Where Eagles Dare
BEST OF THE 1950'S
Top 10
1. Shichinin no samurai/Seven Samurai
2. Singing in the Rain
3. The Night of the Hunter
4. Vacances de Monsieur Hulot, Les/Mr. Hulot's Holiday
5. Ikiru/To Live
6. Roman Holiday
7. North by Northwest
8. The River
9. The Searchers
10. Vertigo
Honorable mentions:
Rear Window
Rashomon
Sunset Blvd.
All About Eve
Sjunde inseglet, Det/The Seventh Seal
Touch of Evil
High Noon
Du rififi chez les hommes/Rififi
Ben-Hur
A Face in the Crowd
Giant
The Asphalt Jungle
The Tales of Hoffman
Limelight
Pickup on South Street
Tôkyô monogatari/Tokyo Story
East of Eden
Smultronstället/Wild Strawberries
Gone to Earth
Mon Oncle
Rio Bravo
Mr. Arkadin
From Here to Eternity
An American in Paris
The Bandwagon
Deadly is the Female/Gun Crazy
Sabrina
BEST OF THE 1940'S
Top 10
1. Casablanca
2. Citizen Kane
3. The Third Man
4. The Treasure of Sierra Madre
5. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
6. Rebecca
7. Black Narcissus
8. It's A Wonderful Life
9. I Walked With A Zombie
10. Sullivan's Travels
Honorable mentions:
The Big Sleep
Double Indemnity
The Great Dictator
Notorious
The Maltese Falcon
Belle et la bête, La/Beauty & The Beast
Out of the Past
White Heat
The Red Shoes
The Philadelphia Story
The Set-Up
Key Largo
Laura
His Girl Friday
Cat People
Meet Me In St. Louis
I Know Where I'm Going!
Great Expectations
Oliver Twist
A Matter of Life and Death
The Lady From Shanghai
On The Town
Woman of the Year
His Girl Friday
Spellbound
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Bambi
BEST OF THE 1930'S
Top 10
1. La Grande Illusion
2. City Lights
3. King Kong
4. M
5. The Adventures of Robin Hood
6. Mutiny on the Bounty
7. Bringing Up Baby
8. The Thin Man
9. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
10. The Wizard of Oz
Honorable mentions:
Bride of Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Ninochka
My Man Godfrey
Angels with Dirty Faces
It Happened One Night
The Most Dangerous Game
The 39 Steps
Gone With The Wind
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
Top Hat
All Quiet on the Western Front
Freaks
Holiday
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
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