Sunday, January 3, 2010

The Films of the Decade: 2000 - 2009

On today's show I presented my picks of twenty-five films that defined the decade. Rather than a list of best films, these are the pictures that, in my view, captured what the past ten years were all about.

25. Scary Movie (2000)
24. United 93 (2006)
23. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2004)
22. The Hurt Locker (2009)
21. Children of Men (2006)
20. 1 Night in Paris (2004)
19. Gladiator (2000)
18. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
17. The Bourne Identity (2002)
16. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
15. Juno (2007)
14. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
13. Shrek (2001)
12. Loose Change (2005 – 2009)
11. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
10. Transformers (2007)
9. The Lord of the Rings (2001 – 2003)
8. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
7. Saw (2004)
6. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
5. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
4. 300 (2006)
3. Team America: World Police (2004)
2. The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
You can find a full rationale for each film here.

And here are some other decade-themed lists from around the web:

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