Top Ranked Films by Year: the 2000s

Based on our compendium of all film polls 
[2011 Update - added 2009, July 2011; current through mid 2011 polls] 

© William L. Sinclair

Photo from the Oscar®-winning German film, The Lives of Others

This continues our series of top-ranked films by year, based on the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net, 2011 Edition that we compiled,

Total Ranked Films in the 2000's: 246 (up from 152 as 2 more years were added, 2009-2010 - with 92 ranked 800 or lower, some will undoubtably drop out of the rankings)

- [ 2010 ] -
1. Toy Story 3 - Lasseter, John #180
2. Social Network - Fincher, David #235
3. King's Speech - Hooper, Tom #267
4. Black Swan - Aronofsky, Darren #287
5. Inception - Nolan, Christopher #300
6. Exit Through the Gift Shop - Banksy #556
7. Shutter Island - Scorsese, Martin #565
8. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives - Weerasethakul, Apichatpong #588
9. Winter's Bone - Granik, Debra #602
10. Carlos - Assayas , Olivier #687
11. My Perestroika - Hessman, Robin #725
12. Poetry (Shi) Lee, Chang-dong #762
13. 127 Hours - Boyle, Danny #783
14. Film Unfinished, A - Hersonski, Yael #803
15. Inside Job - Ferguson, Charles #814
16. Kids Are All Right, The - Cholodenko, Lisa #830
17. Arbor, The - Barnard, Clio #832
18. Blue Valentine - Cianfrance, Derek #848
19. 13 Assassins - Miike, Takashi #850
20. How to Train Your Dragon - DeBlois (Dean), Sanders (Chris) #852
21. Tillman Story, The - Bar-Lev, Amir #854
22. Illusionist, The - Chomet, Sylvain #872
23. Cave of Forgotten Dreams - Herzog, Werner #878
24. Of Gods and Men - Beauvois, Xavier #881
25. True Grit - Coen Bros. #888
26. Certified Copy - Kiarostami, Abbas #906
27. Nostalgia for the Light - Guzmán, Patricio #934
28. Restrepo - Hetherington, Tim & Junger, Sebastian #981
29. Meek's Cutoff - Reichardt, Kelly #983
Best Picture: The King's Speech

- [ 2009 ] -
1. District 9 - Blomkamp, Neill #310
2. Inglourious Basterds - Tarantino, Quentin #333
3. Star Trek - Abrams, J J #376
4. Secret in Their Eyes - Campanella, Juan José #401
5. Prophet, A - Audiard, Jacques #449
6. Avatar - Cameron, James #457
7. Fantastic Mr Fox - Anderson, Wes #494
8. White Ribbon, The - Haneke, Michael #522
9. Serious Man, A - Coen Bros #631
10. Hunger - McQueen, Steve #656
11. Mary and Max - Elliot, Adam #658
12. An Education - Scherfig, Lone #700
13. Up in the Air - Reitman, Jason #749
14. In the Loop - Iannucci, Armando #762
15. 45365 - Ross, Bill IV #828
16. I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You - Ainouz, Karim #835
17. Cove, The - Psihoyos, Louie #879
18. Coraline - Selick, Henry #906
19. Last Train Home - Fan, Lixie #926
20. Lebanon - Maoz, Samuel #942
21. Vincere - Bellocchio, Marco #960
22. Fish Tank - Arnold, Andrea #966
23. Passing Strange - Lee, Spike #993
Best Picture: The Hurt Locker [technically a 2008 release; the Oscars also did this in 42-43 with Casablanca, released in 42, but awarded best picture of 1943]

- [ 2008 ] -
1. WALL-E - Stanton, Andrew #155
2. Dark Knight, The - Nolan, Christopher #189
3. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The - Schnabel, Julian #194
4. Slumdog Millionaire - Boyle, Danny #221
5. Let the Right One In - Alfredson, Tomas #288
6. Wrestler, The - Aronofsky, Darren #292
7. Hurt Locker, The - Bigelow, Kathryn #428
8. Gran Torino - Eastwood, Clint #434
9. Waltz with Bashir - Folman, Ari #474
10. Man on Wire - Marsh, James #484
11. Milk - Van Sant, Gus #522
12. Ponyo (anime,2008) Miyazaki, Hayao #567
13. In Bruges - McDonagh, Martin #583
14. Class, The - Cantet, Laurent #618
15. Hunger - McQueen, Steve #650
16. 35 Shots of Rum - Denis, Claire #653
17. Still Walking - Kore-eda, Hirokazu #705
18. Sita Sings the Blues - Paley, Nina #709
19. Goodbye Solo - Bahrani, Ramin #775
20. Happy-Go-Lucky - Leigh, Mike #785
21. Tulpan - Dvortsevoy, Sergei #799
22. Gomorra - Garrone, Matteo #828
23. Revanche - Spielmann, Götz #858
24. Beaches of Agnès, The - Varda, Agnès #883
25. Christmas Tale, A - Desplechin, Arnaud #896
26. Rachel Getting Married - Demme, Jonathan #909
27. Synecdoche, New York - Kaufman, Charlie #967
28. Summer Hours - Assayas, Olivier #989
[Gone: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Goodbye Solo, Changeling, Seraphine]
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire

- [ 2007 ] -
1. No Country for Old Men - Coen Ethan and Joel #133
2. There Will Be Blood - Anderson, Paul Thomas #150
3. Ratatouille - Bird, Brad & Pinkava, Jan #217
4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and2 Days - Mungiu, Cristian #360
5. Bourne Ultimatum, The - Greengrass, Paul #374
6. Persepolis - Paronnaud, Vincent & Satrapi, Marjane #435
7. Atonement - Wright, Joe #643
8. Juno - Reitman, Jason #657
9. Eastern Promises - Cronenberg, David #697
10. Zodiac - Fincher, David #719
11. Paranoid Park - Van Sant, Gus #733
12. Into the Wild - Penn, Sean #760
13. No End in Sight - Ferguson, Charles #774
14. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton, Tim #777
15. Edge of Heaven, The - Akin, Fatih #781
16. My Winnipeg - Maddin, Guy #821
17. Hot Fuzz - Wright, Edgar #839
18. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Lumet, Sydney #853
19. Flight of the Red Balloon, The - Hsiao-hsien Hou #920
20. Savages, The - Jenkins, Tamara #931
21. Knocked Up - Apatow, Judd #940
22. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The - Gordon, Seth #959
23. Forbidden Lie$ - Broinowski, Anna #968
24. Alexandra - Sokurov, Aleksandr #972
25. Control - Corbijn, Anton #997
Best Picture: No Country for Old Men

- [ 2006 ] -
1. Pan's Labyrinth - del Toro, Guillermo #125
2. Lives of Others, The - von Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel #134 (photo top) (AA and BAFTA for foreign language film)
3. Departed, The - Scorsese, Martin #191
4. Children of Men - Cuaron, Alfonso #258
5. Letters from Iwo Jima - Eastwood, Clint #365
6. Prestige, The - Nolan, Christopher #392
7. Volver - Almodovar, Pedro #523
8. Once - Carney, John #544
9. Queen, The - Frears, Stephen #585
10. This Is England - Meadows, Shane #599
11. Little Miss Sunshine - Dayton, Jonathan & Faris, Valerie #622
12. Host, The - Bong, Joon-ho #672
13. United 93 - Greengrass, Paul #683
14. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - Charles, Larry #771
15. Half Nelson - Fleck, Ryan #773
16. Away from Her - Polley, Sarah #809
17. Deliver Us from Evil - Berg, Amy #890
18. Offside - Panahi, Jafar #937
19. Neil Young: Heart of Gold - Demme, Jonathan #962
Best Picture: The Departed

- [ 2005 ] -
1. Brokeback Mountain - Lee, Ang #334
2. Sin City - Rodgriguez, Robert #409
3. V for Vendetta - McTeigue, James #504
4. Hidden (Caché,2005) Haneke, Michael #531
5. Grizzly Man - Herzog, Werner #539
6. History of Violence, A - Cronenberg, David #611
7. Squid and the Whale, The - Baumbach, Noah #623
8. Capote - Miller, Bennett #651
9. L'Enfant (The Child,2005) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #659
10. Batman Begins - Nolan, Christopher #698
11. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - Park, Nick & Box, Steve #835
12. Fateless - Koltai, Lajos #842
13. Murderball - Rubin, Henry Alex & Shapiro, Dana Adam #847
14. Our Daily Bread - Geyrhalter, Nikolaus #903
15. Street Fight - Curry, Marshall #952
16. Sun, The - Sokurov, Aleksandr #970
17. Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The - Puiu, Cristi #993
[Gone: Crash - Haggis, Paul]
Best Picture: Crash

- [ 2004 ] -
1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Gondry, Michael #169 (photo rt)
2. Million Dollar Baby - Eastwood, Clint #237
3. Incredibles, The - Bird, Brad #252
4. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 - Tarantino, Quentin #286
5. Downfall - Hirschbiegel, Oliver #326
6. Howl's Moving Castle - Miyazaki, Hayao #350
7. Sideways - Payne, Alexander #378
8. Before Sunset - Linklater, Richard #416
9. Hotel Rwanda - George, Terry #498
10. Nobody Knows - Kore-eda, Hirokazu #606
11. House of Flying Daggers - Yimou, Zhang #722
12. Moolaadé - Sembene, Ousmane #729
13. 2046 - Wong Kar-Wai #788
14. Shaun of the Dead - Wright, Edgar #818
15. Maria Full of Grace - Marston, Joshua #838
16. Bad Education - Almodovar, Pedro #863
17. Life Aquatic w Steve Zissou - Anderson, Wes #925
18. Turtles Can Fly - Ghobadi, Bahman #944
19. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession - Cassavetes, Alexandra #996
Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby

- [ 2003 ] -
1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The - Jackson, Peter #92
2. Finding Nemo - Stanton, Andrew & Unkrich, Lee #236
3. Lost in Translation - Coppola, Sofia #256
4. Oldboy - Park Chan-Wook #260
5. Mystic River - Eastwood, Clint #323
6. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring - Ki-duk Kim #349
7. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - Tarantino, Quentin #362
8. American Splendor - Berman, Shari, and Pulcini, Robert #610
9. Fog of War, The - Morris, Errol #669
10. Capturing the Friedmans - Jarecki, Andrew #727
11. Triplets of Belleville, The - Chomet, Sylvain #734
12. Return, The - Zvyagintsev, Andrei #744
13. Best of Youth, The - Giordana, Marco Tullio #764
14. Memories of Murder - Bong, Joon-ho #793
15. Tarnation - Caouette, Jonathan #845
16. Dogville - von Trier, Lars #895
17. Los Angeles Plays Itself - Andersen, Thom #939
18. Festival Express - Smeaton & Cvitanovich #945
19. Since Otar Left - Bertucelli, Julie #995
[Gone: Big Fish - Burton, Tim]
Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

- [ 2002 ] -
1. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The - Jackson, Peter #119
2. City of God - Meirelles, Fernando #121 (photo rt)
3. Pianist, The - Polanski, Roman #142
4. Talk to Her - Almodóvar, Pedro #316
5. Adaptation - Jonze, Spike #414
6. Punch-Drunk Love - Anderson, Paul Thomas #534
7. Hero (02, Yimou) Yimou, Zhang #589
8. Russian Ark - Sokurov, Aleksandr #596
9. Infernal Affairs - Lau (Wai-keung), Mak (Alan) #660
10. Far from Heaven - Haynes, Todd #663
11. Son, The (Le Fils,2002) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #730
12. Bloody Sunday - Greengrass, Paul #747
13. Marooned in Iraq - Ghobadi, Bahman #851
14. To Be and to Have - Philibert, Nicolas #866
15. Ten - Kiarostami, Abbas #873
16. Distant - Ceylan, Nuri Bilge #875
17. 24 Hour Party People - Winterbottom, Michael #900
18. Sweet Sixteen - Loach, Ken #910
19. Lilya 4-Ever - Moodysson, Lucas #912
20. Hours, The - Daldry, Steven #924
21. Love and Diane - Dworkin, Jennifer #954
22. About Schmidt - Payne, Alexander #958
23. Man Without a Past, The - Kaurismaki, Aki #964
Best Picture: Chicago

- [ 2001 ] -
1. Spirited Away - Miyazaki, Hayao #78
2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The - Jackson, Peter #79
3. Mulholland Dr. - Lynch, David #122
4. In the Mood for Love - Wong Kar-Wai #167
5. Donnie Darko - Kelly, Richard #178
6. Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain,2001) Jeunet, Jean-Pierre #242
7. Y Tu Mamá También - Cuarón, Alfonso #333
8. Ghost World - Zwigoff, Terry #517
9. Royal Tenenbaums, The - Anderson, Wes #570
10. Gosford Park - Altman, Robert #593
11. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - Gowariker, Ashutosh #665
12. Waking Life (anime) Linklater, Richard #684
13. Fast Runner, The - Kunuk, Zacharias #732
14. Hedwig and the Angry Itch - Mitchell, John Cameron #739
15. Monsters, Inc. - Dokter, Unkrich, Silverman #778
16. Time Out - Cantet, Laurent #805
17. In the Bedroom - Field, Todd #874
18. Je rentre à la maison (I'm Going Home) de Oliveira, Manoel #877
19. Children Underground - Belzberg, Edet #923
20. Domestic Violence - Wiseman, Frederick #960
21. Long Night's Journey Into Day - Hoffman, Deborah #987
[Gone: I'm Going Home - de Oliveira, Manuel]
Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind

- [ 2000 ] -
1. Memento - Nolan, Christopher #195
2. Amores Perros - Inarritu #230
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Lee, Ang #244 (photo rt)
4. Yi yi - Yang, Edward #248
5. Requiem for a Dream - Aronofsky, Darren #322
6. Werckmeister Harmonies - Tarr, Bela & Hranitzky, Agnes #501
7. Gladiator - Scott, Ridley #515
8. Traffic - Soderbergh, Steve #527
9. Snatch - Ritchie, Guy #726
10. La Commune (Paris,1871) - Watkins, Peter #752
11. Almost Famous - Crowe, Cameron #758
12. Chicken Run - Park, Nick & Lord, Peter #816
13. Under the Sand - Ozon, Francois #892
14. High Fidelity - Frears, Stephen #894
15. Dancer in the Dark - von Trier, Lars #915
16. Before Night Falls - Schnabel, Julian #921
17. You Can Count On Me - Lonergan, Kenneth #926
18. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The - Butler, George #933
19. O Brother, Where Art Thou - Coen Bros. #957
20. Paragraph 175 - Epstein, Rob & Friedman, Jeffrey #984
21. Sound and Fury - Aronson, Josh #986
22. Circle, The (Dayereh) Panahi, Jafar #994
Best Picture: Gladiator


All Ranked Films from the 2000s
[147 of these are in the bottom 200, so many will fall off before the next update in 2012]

1. Spirited Away (2001) Miyazaki, Hayao #78
2. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) Jackson, Peter #79
3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) Jackson, Peter #92
4. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) Jackson, Peter #119
5. City of God (2002) Meirelles, Fernando #121
6. Mulholland Dr. (2001) Lynch, David #122
7. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) del Toro, Guillermo #125
8. No Country for Old Men (2007) Coen Ethan and Joel #133
9. Lives of Others, The (2006) von Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel #134
10. Pianist, The (2002) Polanski, Roman #142
11. There Will Be Blood (2007) Anderson, Paul Thomas #150
12. WALL-E (2008) Stanton, Andrew #155
13. In the Mood for Love (2001) Wong Kar-Wai #167
14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Gondry, Michael #169
15. Donnie Darko (2001) Kelly, Richard #178
16. Toy Story 3 (2010) Lasseter, John #180
17. Dark Knight, The (2008) Nolan, Christopher #189
18. Departed, The (2006) Scorsese, Martin #191
19. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2008) Schnabel, Julian #194
20. Memento (2000) Nolan, Christopher #195
21. Ratatouille (2007) Bird, Brad & Pinkava, Jan #217
22. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Boyle, Danny #221
23. Amores Perros (2000) Inarritu #230
24. Social Network (2010) Fincher, David #235
25. Finding Nemo (2003) Stanton, Andrew & Unkrich, Lee #236
26. Million Dollar Baby (2004) Eastwood, Clint #237
27. Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain,2001) Jeunet, Jean-Pierre #242
28. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Lee, Ang #244
29. Yi yi (2000) Yang, Edward #248
30. Incredibles, The (2004) Bird, Brad #252
31. Lost in Translation (2003) Coppola, Sofia #256
32. Children of Men (2006) Cuaron, Alfonso #258
33. Oldboy (2003) Park Chan-Wook #260
34. King's Speech (2010) Hooper, Tom #267
35. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) Tarantino, Quentin #286
36. Black Swan (2010) Aronofsky, Darren #287
37. Let the Right One In (2008) Alfredson, Tomas #288
38. Wrestler, The (2008) Aronofsky, Darren #292
39. Inception (2010) Nolan, Christopher #300
40. Up (2009) Docter, Peter #305
41. District 9 (2009) Blomkamp, Neill #309
42. Talk to Her (2002) Almodóvar, Pedro #316
43. Requiem for a Dream (2000) Aronofsky, Darren #322
44. Mystic River (2003) Eastwood, Clint #323
45. Downfall (2004) Hirschbiegel, Oliver #326
46. Inglourious Basterds (2009) Tarantino, Quentin #331
47. Y Tu Mamá También (2001) Cuarón, Alfonso #333
48. Brokeback Mountain (2005) Lee, Ang #334
49. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003) Ki-duk Kim #349
50. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Miyazaki, Hayao #350
51. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) Mungiu, Cristian #360
52. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Tarantino, Quentin #362
53. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Eastwood, Clint #365
54. Star Trek (2009) Abrams, J.J. #372
55. Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007) Greengrass, Paul #374
56. Sideways (2004) Payne, Alexander #378
57. Prestige, The (2006) Nolan, Christopher #392
58. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) Campanella, Juan José #397
59. Sin City (2005) Rodgriguez, Robert #409
60. Adaptation (2002) Jonze, Spike #414
61. Before Sunset (2004) Linklater, Richard #416
62. Hurt Locker, The (2008) Bigelow, Kathryn #428
63. Gran Torino (2008) Eastwood, Clint #434
64. Persepolis (2007) Paronnaud, Vincent & Satrapi, Marjane #435
65. Prophet, A (2009) Audiard, Jacques #446
66. Avatar (2009) Cameron, James #454
67. Waltz with Bashir (2008) Folman, Ari #474
68. Man on Wire (2008) Marsh, James #484
69. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Anderson, Wes #491
70. Hotel Rwanda (2004) George, Terry #498
71. Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) Tarr, Bela & Hranitzky, Agnes #501
72. V for Vendetta (2005) McTeigue, James #504
73. Gladiator (2000) Scott, Ridley #515
74. Ghost World (2001) Zwigoff, Terry #517
75. White Ribbon, The (2009) Haneke, Michael #519
76. Milk (2008) Van Sant, Gus #522
77. Volver (2006) Almodovar, Pedro #523
78. Traffic (2000) Soderbergh, Steve #527
79. Hidden (Caché, 2005) Haneke, Michael #531
80. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Anderson, Paul Thomas #534
81. Grizzly Man (2005) Herzog, Werner #539
82. Once (2006) Carney, John #544
83. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) Banksy #556
84. Shutter Island (2010) Scorsese, Martin #565
85. Ponyo (anime, 2008) Miyazaki, Hayao #567
86. Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001) Anderson, Wes #570
87. In Bruges (2008) McDonagh, Martin #583
88. Queen, The (2006) Frears, Stephen #585
89. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Weerasethakul, Apichatpong #588
90. Hero (02, Yimou) Yimou, Zhang #589
91. Gosford Park (2001) Altman, Robert #593
92. Russian Ark (2002) Sokurov, Aleksandr #596
93. This Is England (2006) Meadows, Shane #599
94. Winter's Bone (2010) Granik, Debra #602
95. Nobody Knows (2004) Kore-eda, Hirokazu #606
96. American Splendor (2003) Berman, Shari, and Pulcini, Robert #610
97. History of Violence, A (2005) Cronenberg, David #611
98. Class, The (2008) Cantet, Laurent #618
99. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Dayton, Jonathan & Faris, Valerie #622
100. Squid and the Whale, The (2005) Baumbach, Noah #623
101. Serious Man, A (2009) Coen Bros. #626
102. Atonement (2007) Wright, Joe #643
103. Hunger (2008) McQueen, Steve #650
104. Capote (2005) Miller, Bennett #651
105. Mary and Max (2009) Elliot, Adam #652
106. 35 Shots of Rum (2008) Denis, Claire #653
107. Juno (2007) Reitman, Jason #657
108. L'Enfant (The Child, 2005) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #659
109. Infernal Affairs (2002) Lau (Wai-keung), Mak (Alan) #660
110. Far from Heaven (2002) Haynes, Todd #663
111. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) Gowariker, Ashutosh #665
112. Fog of War, The (2003) Morris, Errol #669
113. Host, The (2006) Bong, Joon-ho #672
114. United 93 (2006) Greengrass, Paul #683
115. Waking Life (anime, 2001) Linklater, Richard #684
116. Carlos (2010) Assayas , Olivier #687
117. An Education (2009) Scherfig, Lone #694
118. Eastern Promises (2007) Cronenberg, David #697
119. Batman Begins (2005) Nolan, Christopher #698
120. Still Walking (2008) Kore-eda, Hirokazu #705
121. Sita Sings the Blues (2008) Paley, Nina #709
122. Zodiac (2007) Fincher, David #719
123. House of Flying Daggers (2004) Yimou, Zhang #722
124. My Perestroika (2010) Hessman, Robin #725
125. Snatch (2000) Ritchie, Guy #726
126. Capturing the Friedmans (2003) Jarecki, Andrew #727
127. Moolaadé (2004) Sembene, Ousmane #729
128. Son, The (Le Fils, 2002) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #730
129. Fast Runner, The (2001) Kunuk, Zacharias #732
130. Paranoid Park (2007) Van Sant, Gus #733
131. Triplets of Belleville, The (2003) Chomet, Sylvain #734
132. Hedwig and the Angry Itch (2001) Mitchell, John Cameron #739
133. Up in the Air (2009) Reitman, Jason #741
134. Return, The (2003) Zvyagintsev, Andrei #744
135. Bloody Sunday (2002) Greengrass, Paul #747
136. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000) Watkins, Peter #752
137. In the Loop (2009) Iannucci, Armando #754
138. Almost Famous (2000) Crowe, Cameron #758
139. Into the Wild (2007) Penn, Sean #760
140. Poetry (Shi, 2010) Lee, Chang-dong #762
141. Best of Youth, The (2003) Giordana, Marco Tullio #764
142. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) Charles, Larry #771
143. Half Nelson (2006) Fleck, Ryan #773
144. No End in Sight (2007) Ferguson, Charles #774
145. Goodbye Solo (2008) Bahrani, Ramin #775
146. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Burton, Tim #777
147. Monsters, Inc. (2001) Dokter, Unkrich, Silverman #778
148. Edge of Heaven, The (2007) Akin, Fatih #781
149. 127 Hours (2010) Boyle, Danny #783
150. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Leigh, Mike #785
151. 2046 (2004) Wong Kar-Wai #788
152. Memories of Murder (2003) Bong, Joon-ho #793
153. Tulpan (2008) Dvortsevoy, Sergei #799
154. Film Unfinished, A (2010) Hersonski, Yael #803
155. Time Out (2001) Cantet, Laurent #805
156. Away from Her (2006) Polley, Sarah #809
157. Inside Job (2010) Ferguson, Charles #814
158. Chicken Run (2000) Park, Nick & Lord, Peter #816
159. Shaun of the Dead (2004) Wright, Edgar #818
160. 45365 (2009) Ross, Bill IV #820
161. My Winnipeg (2007) Maddin, Guy #821
162. I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You (2009) Ainouz, Karim & Gomes, Marcello #827
163. Gomorra (2008) Garrone, Matteo #828
164. Kids Are All Right, The (2010) Cholodenko, Lisa #830
165. Arbor, The (2010) Barnard, Clio #832
166. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Park, Nick & Box, Steve #835
167. Maria Full of Grace (2004) Marston, Joshua #838
168. Hot Fuzz (2007) Wright, Edgar #839
169. Fateless (2005) Koltai, Lajos #842
170. Tarnation (2003) Caouette, Jonathan #845
171. Murderball (2005) Rubin, Henry Alex & Shapiro, Dana Adam #847
172. Blue Valentine (2010) Cianfrance, Derek #848
173. 13 Assassins (2010) Miike, Takashi #850
174. Marooned in Iraq (2002) Ghobadi, Bahman #851
175. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) DeBlois (Dean), Sanders (Chris) #852
176. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) Lumet, Sydney #853
177. Tillman Story, The (2010) Bar-Lev, Amir #854
178. Revanche (2008) Spielmann, Götz #858
179. Bad Education (2004) Almodovar, Pedro #863
180. To Be and to Have (2002) Philibert, Nicolas #866
181. Cove, The (2009) Psihoyos, Louie #870
182. Illusionist, The (2010) Chomet, Sylvain #872
183. Ten (2002) Kiarostami, Abbas #873
184. In the Bedroom (2001) Field, Todd #874
185. Distant (2002) Ceylan, Nuri Bilge #875
186. Je rentre à la maison (I'm Going Home, 2001) de Oliveira, Manoel #877
187. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) Herzog, Werner #878
188. Drag Me to Hell (2009) Raimi, Sam #880
189. Of Gods and Men (2010) Beauvois, Xavier #881
190. Beaches of Agnès, The (2008) Varda, Agnès #883
191. True Grit (2010) Coen Bros. #888
192. Deliver Us from Evil (2006) Berg, Amy #890
193. Under the Sand (2000) Ozon, Francois #892
194. High Fidelity (2000) Frears, Stephen #894
195. Dogville (2003) von Trier, Lars #895
196. Christmas Tale, A (2008) Desplechin, Arnaud #896
197. Coraline (2009) Selick, Henry #897
198. 24 Hour Party People (2002) Winterbottom, Michael #900
199. Our Daily Bread (2005) Geyrhalter, Nikolaus #903
200. Certified Copy (2010) Kiarostami, Abbas #906
201. Rachel Getting Married (2008) Demme, Jonathan #909
202. Sweet Sixteen (2002) Loach, Ken #910
203. Lilya 4-Ever (2002) Moodysson, Lucas #912
204. Dancer in the Dark (2000) von Trier, Lars #915
205. Last Train Home (2009) Fan, Lixie #916
206. Flight of the Red Balloon, The (2007) Hsiao-hsien Hou #920
207. Before Night Falls (2000) Schnabel, Julian #921
208. Children Underground (2001) Belzberg, Edet #923
209. Hours, The (2002) Daldry, Steven #924
210. Life Aquatic w Steve Zissou (2004) Anderson, Wes #925
211. You Can Count On Me (2000) Lonergan, Kenneth #926
212. Savages, The (2007) Jenkins, Tamara #931
213. Lebanon (2009) Maoz, Samuel #932
214. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The (2000) Butler, George #933
215. Nostalgia for the Light (2010) Guzmán, Patricio #934
216. Offside (2006) Panahi, Jafar #937
217. Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) Andersen, Thom #939
218. Knocked Up (2007) Apatow, Judd #940
219. Turtles Can Fly (2004) Ghobadi, Bahman #944
220. Festival Express (2003) Smeaton & Cvitanovich #945
221. Vincere (2009) Bellocchio, Marco #949
222. Street Fight (2005) Curry, Marshall #952
223. Love and Diane (2002) Dworkin, Jennifer #954
224. Fish Tank (2009) Arnold, Andrea #955
225. O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000) Coen Bros. #957
226. About Schmidt (2002) Payne, Alexander #958
227. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The (2007) Gordon, Seth #959
228. Domestic Violence (2001) Wiseman, Frederick #960
229. Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) Demme, Jonathan #962
230. Man Without a Past, The (2002) Kaurismaki, Aki #964
231. Synecdoche, New York (2008) Kaufman, Charlie #967
232. Forbidden Lie$ (2007) Broinowski, Anna #968
233. Sun, The (2005) Sokurov, Aleksandr #970
234. Alexandra (2007) Sokurov, Aleksandr #972
235. Restrepo (2010) Hetherington, Tim & Junger, Sebastian #981
236. Passing Strange (2009) Lee, Spike #982
237. Meek's Cutoff (2010) Reichardt, Kelly #983
238. Paragraph 175 (2000) Epstein, Rob & Friedman, Jeffrey #984
239. Sound and Fury (2000) Aronson, Josh #986
240. Long Night's Journey Into Day (2001) Hoffman, Deborah #987
241. Summer Hours (2008) Assayas, Olivier #989
242. Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The (2005) Puiu, Cristi #993
243. Circle, The (Dayereh, 2000) Panahi, Jafar #994
244. Since Otar Left (2003) Bertucelli, Julie #995
245. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) Cassavetes, Alexandra #996
246. Control (2007) Corbijn, Anton #997

Unranked best pictures: A Beautiful Mind, Chicago, Crash 

My Favorites
1-Hero (China), 2-City of God (Brazil), 3-WALL-E, 4-The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, 5-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (China), 6-Open Range, 7-Memento, 8-Requiem for a Dream (photo btm), 9-Traffic, 10-The Lives of Others (Germany), 11-Chicago, 12-Million Dollar Baby, 13-An Education, 14-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 15-V for Vendetta, 16-In Bruges, 17-Nowhere in Africa (Germany), 18-Big Fish, 19-No Country for Old Men, 20-Finding Nemo, 21-A Wednesday (India), 22-The Departed, 23-Slumdog Millionaire, 24-Zodiac, 25-The Prestige, 26-The Hurt Locker, 27-Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, 28-A Beautiful Mind (someone has to mention that, an unranked best picture winner.

Zhang Yimou's Hero, top-grossing Chinese film in history, is NOW ranked on our 2011 update, # 594 (finally!)





Photo: Jennifer Connelly and Jered Leto, in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream (2000)