Top 10 Movies of the 2000s (Updated)

The following is my list of the Top 10 films of the decade that is currently coming to a close (2000-2009).*

*There is certainly a possibility that some masterpiece is going to come along either released in the waning months of 2009 or that was made earlier in the decade that I had not seen, but I am operating under the assumption that the chances are slim.

1) Children of Men (2006)
2) There Will Be Blood (2007)
3) The 40-Year Old Virgin (2005)
4) Cidade de Deus (2002)
5) The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
6) Shaun of the Dead (2004)
7) Mulholland Dr. (2001)
8) Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007)
9) Anchor Man: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
10) The Incredibles (2004)

Close runners up: Almost Famous (2000), The Dark Knight (2008), The Foot-Fist Way (2006), In Bruges (2008), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Match Point (2005).




Now here's some sentimental bonus:


Top 10 Movies of the 1990s

1) The Big Lebowski (1998)
2) Toy Story (1995)
3) L.A. Confidential (1997)
4) Groundhog Day (1993)
5) GoodFellas (1990)
6) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
7) Three Kings (1999)
8) Happiness (1998)
9) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
10) South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut (1999)

Close runners up: Boogie Nights (1997), Le dîner de cons (1998), Ed Wood (1994), Forrest Gump (1994), Jurassic Park (1993), Starship Troopers (1997), Swingers (1996), There's Something About Mary (1999).


Top 10 Movies of the 1980s

1) Ghost Busters (1984)
2) Amadeus (1984)
3) The Thing (1982)
4) Back to the Future (1985)
5) RoboCop (1987)
6) Blue Velvet (1986)
7) Do the Right Thing (1989)
8) Aliens (1986)
9) The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
10) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Close runners up: Blade Runner (1982), Die Hard (1988), Platoon (1986), The Shining (1980), The Terminator (1984), Videodrome (1983), Withnail & I (1987).