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The Best Movies of the 2010s


Regular readers of this blog, along with people who know me in real life, know that I love movies. It should therefore come as no surprise that, as the second decade of the 21st century comes to a close, I'm taking a page from roger.ebert.com and making a list of my Top 25 films of the decade

Granted, there's still two months left in the year, and that is when Oscar beat season typically grinds into full swing, but it would probably do a disservice to the previous 118 months by holding out on making the list, in case some unexpectedly wonderful piece of cinema should drop soon (something better than the decade has brought forward so far). So, we push ahead.

It should be noted that these are all, obviously, subjective picks. You could call them my favorites, though I am truly attempting to choose what I consider to be the best from the past ten years. With that out of the way, let's proceed.


25. Philomena (2013)
24. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
23. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
22. Pacific Rim (2013)
21. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
20. Skyfall (2012)
19. The King's Speech (2010)
18. Black Panther (2018)
17. The Spectacular Now (2013)
16. A Ghost Story (2017)
15. Leave No Trace (2018)
14. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
13. The Lunchbox (2013)
12. The Farewell (2019)
11. Interstellar (2014)
10. Swiss Army Man (2016)
  9. The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
  8. Dunkirk (2017)
  7. Get Out (2017)
  6. Inception (2010)
  5. Columbus (2017)
  4. Cloud Atlas (2012)
  3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  2. Moonlight (2016)
  1. Call Me By Your Name (2017)

And, there you have it.

If your favorite movie of the 2010s wasn't in there, well, that's not too surprising because it isn't your list. The rankings are fluid, if I'm being honest, but the entries are pretty firm. As with all things, time may change my mind on some of the aforementioned films, but that's okay. There are a whole heck of a lot of movies not on this list that are excellent, so a list is just a list.

See you at the movies.


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