Thank you for reading and for your comments.
I acknowledge that posting a thread like this is rather absurd and egotistical. I mean, who do I think I am, and who really gives a crap what I think?
Egotistical or not… maybe, just maybe it made for an interesting/informative read. And if nothing else, it provided an expansive movie map for the decade, one that’s waiting to be explored. You might even discover a new favorite among them.
That’s it for now. I’ll close this thread with a master list (credit due to Mr. Atari, I stole the idea from him). My Favorite films from the decade…
Top Movies in List Form
2000
1. Yi Yi
2. Almost Famous
3. Traffic
4. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
5. Memento
6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7. Girlfight
8. Unbreakable
9. Best In Show
10. Ginger Snaps
11. Quills
12. Barking Dogs Never Bite
13. Shanghai Noon
14. X-Men
15. You Can Count on Me
16. Panic
17. Two Family House
18. State and Main
19. The Big Kahuna
20. The Gift
21. The Claim
22. Shadow of the Vampire
23. Cast Away
24. Billy Elliott
25. Pollock
26. Amores Perros
27. House of Mirth
2001
1. Spirited Away
2. The Royal Tenenbaums
3. The Others
4. The Devil’s Backbone
5. Ghost World
6. Amélie
7. Read My Lips
8. Moulin Rouge
9. Donnie Darko
10. My First Mister
11. Charlotte Gray
12. Monsters Inc
13. The Man Who Wasn’t There
14. Mulholland Drive
15. Baran
16. The Center of the World
17. Monsoon Wedding
18. No Man’s Land
19. Bandits
20. The Score
21. Manic
22. Take Care Of My Cat
23. Lovely and Amazing
24. Millennium Actress
2002
1. The Quiet American
2. Talk to Her
3. Hero
4. Heaven
5. The Man Without a Past
6. Spider-Man
7. The Ring
8. About Schmidt
9. The Twilight Samurai
10. City of God
11. Chicago
12. Bloody Sunday
13. Blade II
14. The Bourne Identity
15. Stuart Little 2
16. Whale Rider
17. Dirty Pretty Things
18. Raising Victor Vargas
19. One Hour Photo
20. Bend it Like Beckham
21. Oasis
22. About A Boy
23. The Good Girl
24. Auto Focus
25. Insomnia
26. Far From Heaven
27. The Son (Le fils)
28. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
29. Resident Evil
30. 24 Hour Party People
31. Dog Soldiers
2003
1. Lost in Translation
2. Cold Mountain
3. Oldboy
4. End of the Century – The Story of the Ramones
5. Memories of Murder
6. X2: X-Men United
7. Hulk
8. American Splendor
9. A Mighty Wind
10. The Missing
11. Underworld
12. Pirates of the Caribbean
13. Finding Nemo
14. The Station Agent
15. Bon Voyage
16. Elf
17. Owning Mahowny
18. The Barbarian Invasions
19. Big Fish
20. Down to the Bone
21. Želary
22. The Human Stain
23. The Saddest Music in the World
24. The Best of Youth
25. I Captured the Castle
26. The Five Obstructions
27. I’m Not Afraid
28. Mystic River
29. Bad Santa
2004
1. Million Dollar Baby
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. Spider-Man 2
4. Brothers (Brødre)
5. The Incredibles
6. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
7. My Summer of Love
8. Maria Full of Grace
9. Hellboy
10. 2046
11. Beyond Sunset
12. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
13. Garden State
14. House of Flying Daggers
15. The Aviator
16. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
17. Steamboy
18. Moolaade
19. Hotel Rwanda
20. Kings and Queen
21. Super Size Me
22. Mean Girls
23. Howl’s Moving Castle
24. Primer
25. A Very Long Engagement
26. The Chorus
27. Bourne Supremacy
28. Duck Season
29. Sideways
30. Ray
31. Downfall
32. Nobody Knows
2005
1. {Proof}
2. Batman Begins
3. Constantine
4. Serenity
5. L’enfant
6. Brick
7. Little Fish
8. The Gits
9. Munich
10. Pride and Prejudice
11. The Brother’s Grimm
12. Junebug
13. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
14. Sky High
15. Walk the Line
16. Angel-A
17. The Devil and Daniel Johnston
18. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
19. Hard Candy
20. Linda, Linda, Linda
21. A History of Violence
22. War of the Worlds
23. Sin City
24. The Corpse Bride
25. Millions
26. Mrs. Henderson Presents
27. Death of Mr. Lazarescu
2006
1. Pan’s Labyrinth
2. Notes on a Scandal
3. The Lives of Others
4. Wristcutters: A Love Story
5. Casino Royale
6. Paprika
7. After the Wedding
8. The Host
9. The Departed
10. The Good German
11. Babel
12. Half Nelson
13. Letters From Iwo Jima
14. Red Road
15. Stranger Than Fiction
16. 10 Items or Less
17. Black Book
18. Hollywoodland
19. The Bridge
20. Volver
21. Factory Girl
22. Friends With Money
23. The Queen
24. Underworld Evolution
25. loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies
26. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
27. The Illusionist
28. For Your Consideration
29. Priceless
30. The Prestige
2007
1. Once
2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
3. The Counterfeiters
4. Juno
5. Lust, Caution
6. Across the Universe
7. Eastern Promises
8. Enchanted
9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
10. There Will Be Blood
11. My Winnipeg
12. Waitress
13. I’m Not There
14. The Visitor
15. Reign Over Me
16. Charlie Wilson’s War
17. Persepolis
18. The Darjeeling Limited
19. Encounters at the End of the World
20. Shoot ‘Em Up
21. The Lookout
22. Meserine: Killer Instinct
23. Before the Devil Knows Your Dead
24. Breach
25. The Savages
26. Gone Baby Gone
27. The Tracey Fragments
28. Chop Shop
29. The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford
30. The Brave One
31. Dedication
32. My Blueberry Nights
33. Edge of Heaven
34. Sicko
2008
1. Synecdoche, New York
2. The Dark Knight
3. Let the Right One In
4. Iron Man
5. Man On Wire
6. Goodbye Solo
7. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
8. Wendy and Lucy
9. Slumdog Millionaire
10. Somers Town
11. Ghost Town
12. Mrs. Pettigrew Lives For a Day
13. Gran Torino
14. The Wrestler
15. Frozen River
16. I’ve Loved You So Long
17. In Bruges
18. Still Walking
19. Chocolate
20. Summer Hours
21. Happy-Go-Lucky
22. Wanted
23. Revolutionary Road
24. Doubt
25. Wall-E
26. Everlasting Moments
27. Frost/Nixon
28. Sita Sings the Blues
29. Bolt
30. Departures
31. A Christmas Tale
32. The Bank Job
33. Definitely, Maybe
34. The Cove
35. The Class
2009
1. Secret of Kells
2. The Secret in Their Eyes
3. An Education
4. Up in the Air
5. Two Lovers
6. The Girlfriend Experience
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox
8. Star Trek
9. Sin Nombre
10. (500) Days of Summer
11. Whip It
12. Broken Embraces
13. The Watchmen
14. Adam
15. Zombieland
16. The Messenger
17. Mother
18. Flickan (The Girl)
19. Fish Tank
20. A Town Called Panic
21. The Men Who Stare at Goats
22. A Prophet
23. Timer
24. Sunshine Cleaning
25. The Exploding Girl
26. Moon
27. Young Victoria
28. Bright Star
29. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
30. Julia and Julie
31. Ponyo
32. Monsters vs. Aliens
33. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
34. Avatar
35. The Hurt Locker
36. Coraline
37. Last Train Home
38. September Issue
39. Air Doll