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About Films By Year My 100 Favorites Features

Seeking out the

5000 greatest films

in a century of cinema

Films From Year

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Films

1.
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
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Films

2.
In the Loop Armando Iannucci
3.
Julie & Julia Nora Ephron
4.
Up Bob Peterson and Pete Docter
5.
Invictus Clint Eastwood
6.
About Elly
Darbareye Elly Asghar Farhadi
7.
The Damned United Tom Hooper
8.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Män som hatar kvinnor Niels Arden Oplev
9.
The Double Hour
La doppia ora Giuseppe Capotondi
10.
The Messenger Oren Moverman
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Films

11.
This Is It
Michael Jackson's This Is It Kenny Ortega
12.
Me and Orson Welles Richard Linklater
13.
The Secret in Their Eyes
El secreto de sus ojos Juan José Campanella
14.
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans Werner Herzog
15.
35 Rhums
35 Shots of Rum Claire Denis
16.
An Education Lone Scherfig
17.
Up in the Air Jason Reitman
18.
City Island Raymond De Felitta
19.
Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson
20.
Precious
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Lee Daniels
21.
I Am Love
Io sono l'amore Luca Guadagnino
22.
Solitary Man Brian Koppelman and David Levien
23.
White Material Claire Denis
24.
The Art of the Steal Don Argott
25.
Brothers Jim Sheridan
26.
A Serious Man Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
27.
Politist, adjectiv Corneliu Porumboiu
28.
The Limits of Control Jim Jarmusch
29.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 James Marsh
30.
Broken Embraces
Los abrazos rotos Pedro Almodóvar
31.
Fish Tank Andrea Arnold
32.
Crazy Heart Scott Cooper
33.
Mother
Ma-deo Joon-ho Bong
34.
Dogtooth
Kynodontas Giorgos Lanthimos
35.
Father of My Children
Le Père de mes enfants Mia Hansen-Løve
36.
A Prophet
Un prophète Jacques Audiard
37.
A Single Man Tom Ford
38.
The Men Who Stare at Goats Grant Heslov
39.
Adventureland Greg Mottola
40.
The Last Station Michael Hoffman
41.
It's Complicated Nancy Meyers
42.
The Blind Side John Lee Hancock
43.
Ajami Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani
44.
(500) Days of Summer Marc Webb
45.
The Young Victoria Jean-Marc Vallée
46.
The Maid
La Nana Sebastián Silva
47.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 Julian Jarrold
48.
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Anand Tucker
49.
The White Ribbon
Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte Michael Haneke
50.
The Loved Ones Sean Byrne
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Films

51.
Avatar
James Cameron
52.
Star Trek J.J. Abrams
53.
Knowing Alex Proyas
54.
Whip It Drew Barrymore
55.
The House of the Devil Ti West
56.
Chéri Stephen Frears
57.
Moon Duncan Jones
58.
Funny People Judd Apatow
59.
Humpday Lynn Shelton
60.
The Informant! Steven Soderbergh
61.
Get Low Aaron Schneider
62.
Drag Me to Hell Sam Raimi
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Films

63.
District 9 Neill Blomkamp
64.
The Boat That Rocked
Pirate Radio Richard Curtis
65.
Love Happens Brandon Camp
66.
Valhalla Rising Nicolas Winding Refn
67.
Where the Wild Things Are Spike Jonze
68.
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Werner Herzog
69.
Chloe Atom Egoyan
70.
Duplicity Tony Gilroy
71.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Terry Gilliam
72.
The Cove Louie Psihoyos
73.
The Hangover Todd Phillips
74.
Jennifer's Body Karyn Kusama
75.
The Taking of Pelham 123 Tony Scott
76.
Amelia Mira Nair
77.
Dead Snow
Død snø Tommy Wirkola
78.
Whatever Works Woody Allen
79.
Nine Rob Marshall
80.
The Girlfriend Experience Steven Soderbergh
81.
Once More with Feeling Jeff Lipsky
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Films

82.
Antichrist Lars von Trier
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Films

83.
Away We Go Sam Mendes
35 Rhums
35 Shots of Rum Claire Denis 
(500) Days of Summer Marc Webb 
About Elly
Darbareye Elly Asghar Farhadi 
Adventureland Greg Mottola 
Ajami Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani 
Amelia Mira Nair 
An Education Lone Scherfig 
Antichrist Lars von Trier 
A Prophet
Un prophète Jacques Audiard 
A Serious Man Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 
A Single Man Tom Ford 
Avatar
James Cameron 
Away We Go Sam Mendes 
Broken Embraces
Los abrazos rotos Pedro Almodóvar 
Brothers Jim Sheridan 
Chéri Stephen Frears 
Chloe Atom Egoyan 
City Island Raymond De Felitta 
Crazy Heart Scott Cooper 
Dead Snow
Død snø Tommy Wirkola 
District 9 Neill Blomkamp 
Dogtooth
Kynodontas Giorgos Lanthimos 
Drag Me to Hell Sam Raimi 
Duplicity Tony Gilroy 
Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson 
Father of My Children
Le Père de mes enfants Mia Hansen-Løve 
Fish Tank Andrea Arnold 
Funny People Judd Apatow 
Get Low Aaron Schneider 
Humpday Lynn Shelton 
I Am Love
Io sono l'amore Luca Guadagnino 
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino 
In the Loop Armando Iannucci 
Invictus Clint Eastwood 
It's Complicated Nancy Meyers 
Jennifer's Body Karyn Kusama 
Julie & Julia Nora Ephron 
Knowing Alex Proyas 
Love Happens Brandon Camp 
Me and Orson Welles Richard Linklater 
Moon Duncan Jones 
Mother
Ma-deo Joon-ho Bong 
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Werner Herzog 
Nine Rob Marshall 
Once More with Feeling Jeff Lipsky 
Politist, adjectiv Corneliu Porumboiu 
Precious
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Lee Daniels 
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 Julian Jarrold 
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 James Marsh 
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Anand Tucker 
Solitary Man Brian Koppelman and David Levien 
Star Trek J.J. Abrams 
The Art of the Steal Don Argott 
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans Werner Herzog 
The Blind Side John Lee Hancock 
The Boat That Rocked
Pirate Radio Richard Curtis 
The Cove Louie Psihoyos 
The Damned United Tom Hooper 
The Double Hour
La doppia ora Giuseppe Capotondi 
The Girlfriend Experience Steven Soderbergh 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Män som hatar kvinnor Niels Arden Oplev 
The Hangover Todd Phillips 
The House of the Devil Ti West 
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Terry Gilliam 
The Informant! Steven Soderbergh 
The Last Station Michael Hoffman 
The Limits of Control Jim Jarmusch 
The Loved Ones Sean Byrne 
The Maid
La Nana Sebastián Silva 
The Men Who Stare at Goats Grant Heslov 
The Messenger Oren Moverman 
The Secret in Their Eyes
El secreto de sus ojos Juan José Campanella 
The Taking of Pelham 123 Tony Scott 
The White Ribbon
Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte Michael Haneke 
The Young Victoria Jean-Marc Vallée 
This Is It
Michael Jackson's This Is It Kenny Ortega 
Up Bob Peterson and Pete Docter 
Up in the Air Jason Reitman 
Valhalla Rising Nicolas Winding Refn 
Whatever Works Woody Allen 
Where the Wild Things Are Spike Jonze 
Whip It Drew Barrymore 
White Material Claire Denis 
Dead Snow
Død snø Tommy Wirkola 09 January 2009
35 Rhums
35 Shots of Rum Claire Denis 18 February 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 Julian Jarrold 05 March 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 James Marsh 12 March 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 Anand Tucker 19 March 2009
Knowing Alex Proyas 20 March 2009
Duplicity Tony Gilroy 20 March 2009
The Damned United Tom Hooper 27 March 2009
Adventureland Greg Mottola 03 April 2009
The House of the Devil Ti West 25 April 2009
Star Trek J.J. Abrams 08 May 2009
Antichrist Lars von Trier 20 May 2009
Mother
Ma-deo Joon-ho Bong 28 May 2009
Up Bob Peterson and Pete Docter 29 May 2009
Drag Me to Hell Sam Raimi 29 May 2009
The Hangover Todd Phillips 05 June 2009
About Elly
Darbareye Elly Asghar Farhadi 06 June 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123 Tony Scott 12 June 2009
Away We Go Sam Mendes 26 June 2009
Whatever Works Woody Allen 01 July 2009
Politist, adjectiv Corneliu Porumboiu 03 July 2009
The Girlfriend Experience Steven Soderbergh 08 July 2009
Moon Duncan Jones 10 July 2009
Chéri Stephen Frears 17 July 2009
Funny People Judd Apatow 31 July 2009
(500) Days of Summer Marc Webb 07 August 2009
Julie & Julia Nora Ephron 07 August 2009
The Cove Louie Psihoyos 07 August 2009
District 9 Neill Blomkamp 14 August 2009
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino 21 August 2009
In the Loop Armando Iannucci 04 September 2009
Fish Tank Andrea Arnold 11 September 2009
Humpday Lynn Shelton 16 September 2009
Ajami Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani 17 September 2009
The Informant! Steven Soderbergh 18 September 2009
Jennifer's Body Karyn Kusama 18 September 2009
Love Happens Brandon Camp 18 September 2009
The Limits of Control Jim Jarmusch 19 September 2009
The Art of the Steal Don Argott 29 September 2009
Whip It Drew Barrymore 02 October 2009
The Double Hour
La doppia ora Giuseppe Capotondi 09 October 2009
Where the Wild Things Are Spike Jonze 16 October 2009
Amelia Mira Nair 23 October 2009
This Is It
Michael Jackson's This Is It Kenny Ortega 28 October 2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats Grant Heslov 06 November 2009
A Serious Man Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 06 November 2009
Dogtooth
Kynodontas Giorgos Lanthimos 11 November 2009
The Boat That Rocked
Pirate Radio Richard Curtis 13 November 2009
The Blind Side John Lee Hancock 20 November 2009
Precious
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire Lee Daniels 20 November 2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox Wes Anderson 25 November 2009
Brothers Jim Sheridan 04 December 2009
The Messenger Oren Moverman 04 December 2009
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans Werner Herzog 11 December 2009
Invictus Clint Eastwood 11 December 2009
Father of My Children
Le Père de mes enfants Mia Hansen-Løve 16 December 2009
Avatar
James Cameron 18 December 2009
Me and Orson Welles Richard Linklater 18 December 2009
Up in the Air Jason Reitman 23 December 2009
It's Complicated Nancy Meyers 25 December 2009
Nine Rob Marshall 25 December 2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Terry Gilliam 08 January 2010
The Young Victoria Jean-Marc Vallée 08 January 2010
Broken Embraces
Los abrazos rotos Pedro Almodóvar 15 January 2010
An Education Lone Scherfig 05 February 2010
Crazy Heart Scott Cooper 05 February 2010
A Single Man Tom Ford 05 February 2010
Once More with Feeling Jeff Lipsky 16 February 2010
The Last Station Michael Hoffman 26 February 2010
The White Ribbon
Das weiße Band, Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte Michael Haneke 05 March 2010
Chloe Atom Egoyan 10 March 2010
White Material Claire Denis 24 March 2010
A Prophet
Un prophète Jacques Audiard 26 March 2010
Valhalla Rising Nicolas Winding Refn 31 March 2010
City Island Raymond De Felitta 30 April 2010
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Män som hatar kvinnor Niels Arden Oplev 30 April 2010
The Secret in Their Eyes
El secreto de sus ojos Juan José Campanella 21 May 2010
Solitary Man Brian Koppelman and David Levien 25 June 2010
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Werner Herzog 08 July 2010
I Am Love
Io sono l'amore Luca Guadagnino 23 July 2010
Get Low Aaron Schneider 27 August 2010
The Loved Ones Sean Byrne 04 November 2010
The Maid
La Nana Sebastián Silva 11 March 2011
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