Top 50 movies of the decade, complete list

10 years, 50 movies, one list

By Geoff Berkshire, Matt Pais, Alexis Loinaz, Brett Buckalew and S. James Snyder

Metromix
December 8, 2009

Top 50 movies of the decade, complete list
(Credit: L, "The Dark Knight": Warner Bros./R, "Ratatouille": Disney/PIXAR)

Five Metromix film writers collaborated in an effort to celebrate the best of the past decade's cinematic achievements. The following is our complete list of picks. Click a title for more, or work your way through the complete Top 50 Movies of the Decade collection.

1. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
2. "Children of Men"
3. "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence"
4. "Talk to Her"
5. "The Dark Knight"
6. "Ratatouille"
7. "Y tu mamá también"
8. "Brokeback Mountain"
9. "There Will Be Blood"
10. "25th Hour"

11. "The Lives of Others"
12. "The Departed"
13. "Lost in Translation"
14. "Kill Bill (Vol. 1)"/"Kill Bill (Vol. 2)"
15. "Spirited Away"
16. "Slumdog Millionaire"
17. "Memento"
18. "Zodiac"
19. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
20. "Adaptation."

21. "The Royal Tenenbaums"
22. "Pan's Labyrinth"
23. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
24. "Requiem For a Dream"
25. "Finding Nemo"
26. "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
27. "WALL-E"
28. "Away From Her"
29. "Michael Clayton"
30. "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"

31. "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
32. "No Country For Old Men"
33. "Casino Royale"
34. "You Can Count on Me"
35. "Catch Me If You Can"
36. "Wonder Boys"
37. "The Hurt Locker"
38. "Me and You and Everyone We Know"
39. "Where the Wild Things Are"
40. "Letters From Iwo Jima"

41. "Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit"
42. "Happy-Go-Lucky"
43. "Before Sunset"
44. "Solaris"
45. "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire"
46. "Mulholland Dr."
47. "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days"
48. "Far From Heaven"
49. "The Triplets of Belleville"
50. "The Best of Youth"

Also check out Metromix's Top 10 Cult Movies of the Decade, 15 Breakout Actors of the Decade and Best Movies of 2009.

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Breeco - March 5, 2010 at 1:15 PM

This list sucks.

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joeshearer - January 4, 2010 at 9:26 AM

Correct that some of these, like "City of God" should definitely be included. Gladiator is one of those movies that most critics nowadays don't see...

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abeerman2 - January 3, 2010 at 9:48 AM

This list is just awful. While it does have some very good selections There Will Be Blood, Pans Labyrith, Requiem For A Dream, and Memento. It al...

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sb2837 - December 31, 2009 at 3:12 PM

this list is no good. Way too taste specific. i dont agree with half. no blow, crash? some of the movies that are on there are out of order as well...

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mlangford - December 31, 2009 at 10:03 AM

Ths list lost serious credibility when "In the Bedroom" was not included anywhere in Top 50. Should have been in at least in the Top 5. In my opi...

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