30 Best Films of the Decade (2000-2009)

Here are my picks of the 30 best films of the decade. You may notice that there is only one film (Silent Light) here from 2009. This year we have a new addition to our family and having a baby equals watching films primarily on DVD. With many of the big films of this year (such as Avatar, A Serious Man, Inglorious Basterds, Precious, and Up in the Air) unavailable to me, 2009 has little representation here. Nevertheless, listed are my picks!

What about your top picks? What are your choices for the best films of the Aughts?

30. Amelie (2001)
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writers: Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet


29. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Writers: Simon Beaufoy (screenplay), Vikas Swarup (novel)


28. Maria Full of Grace (2004)
Director/Writer: Joshua Marston


27. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Director: Terry George
Writers: Keir Pearson, Terry George


26. The Pianist (2002)
Director: Roman Polanski
Writers: Ronald Harwood (screenplay), Wladyslaw Szpilman (based on the book by)


25. Mystic River (2003)
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Dennis Lehane (novel), Brian Helgeland (screenplay)


24. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Director/Writer: Guillermo del Toro


23. The Reader (2008)
Director: Stephen Daldry
Writers:David Hare (screenplay), Bernhard Schlink (book)


22. Revolutionary Road (2008)
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers:Justin Haythe (screenplay), Richard Yates (novel)


21. Crash (2004)
Director/Writer: Paul Haggis


20. Turtles Can Fly (2004)
Director/Writer: Bahman Ghobadi


19. The Station Agent (2003)
Writer/Director: Thomas McCarthy


18. In the Bedroom (2002)
Director:Todd Field
Writers:Andre Dubus (story), Robert Festinger (screenplay)


17. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Director/Writer: Lars von Trier


16. Silent Light (2009)
Director/Writer: Carlos Reygadas


15. Nowhere in Africa (2001)
Director:Caroline Link
Writers:Caroline Link (writer), Stefanie Zweig (novel)


14. Babel (2006)
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Writer: Guillermo Arriaga


13. City of God (2003)
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writers: Paulo Lins (novel), Bráulio Mantovani


12. The Class (Entres Les Murs) (2008)
Writer/Director: Laurent Cantet


11. Once (2007)
Writer/Director: John Carney


10. Elephant (2003)
Writer/Director: Gus Van Sant


9.There Will Be Blood (2007)
Writer/Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer: Upton Sinclair (novel)


8. Juno (2007)
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Diablo Cody


7. Caché (Hidden) (2005)
Writer/Director: Michael Haneke


6. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Ronald Harwood (screenplay), Jean-Dominique Bauby (book)


5. No Country For Old Men (2007)
Writer/Directors: Joel and Ethan Coen
Writer: Cormac McCarthy (novel)


4. Sideways (2004)
Director: Alexander Payne
Writers: Rex Pickett (Novel), Alexander Payne (Screenplay)


3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Writer/Director: Michel Gondry
Writers: Charlie Kaufman, Pierre Bismuth


2. Memento (2000)
Writer/Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Jonathan Nolan (short story)


1. Mulholland Drive (2001)
Writer/Director: David Lynch



Check out my picks for the 20 Best Albums of the decade here.

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