Yes, here it is folks. My 20 personal picks for my favorite films of this last decade. Let me tell you… It was really hard to narrow this down. There are plenty of movies that I wish could make the cut, but they were just not meant to be. Movies like Garden State, Atonement, United 93, There Will Be Blood, The Wrestler and The Dark Knight are all fantastic movies, but I decided to cut it off at 20. They’re amazing movies, but I just feel like these were slightly more impacting on me.
Anyway, here we go! And again, they’re not ranked, just listed in order of year of release.
TOP 20 MOVIES of the DECADE
1. Almost Famous (2000)
2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
3. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
4. Spirited Away (2001)
5. Amélie (2001)
6. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
7. City of God (2003)
8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
9. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
10. The Incredibles (2004)
11. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
12. Stay (2005)
13. The Prestige (2006)
14. Children of Men (2006)
15. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
16. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
17. No Country For Old Men (2007)
18. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
19. The Hurt Locker (2009)
20. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
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All 20 of these movies are incredible for some particular reason. However, my personal pick for the very best is an obvious choice if you know me well. That movie is Almost Famous. It’s not only my choice for the best of the decade, but my personal favorite movie of all-time. I receive no greater satisfaction from any other movie than I do with this one. And I’ve discussed my reasons why many times with many people, but if you want to know in greater detail why I feel the way I do about it, ask me sometime.
Anyway, what do you think? Agree/disagree with this list? Anything I should’ve added or removed?