My Top 100 Films of the Dacade (2000-2009)

1. Lust, Caution (Ang Lee, Taiwan/China/US, 2007)
2. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, US, 2005)
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, Taiwan/HK/China, 2000)
4. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar Wai, HK, 2000)
5. Good Night, and Good Luck. (George Clooney, US, 2005)
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson, New Zealand/US, 2003)
7. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, US/UK, 2008)
8. 2046 (Wong Kar Wai, HK, 2004)
9. Spirited Away (Miyazaki Hayao, Japan, 2001)
10. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, France, 2001)
11. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, US, 2004)
12. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, US, 2004)
13. Away from Her (Sarah Polley, Canada, 2007)
14. The Hours (Stephen Daldry, US/UK, 2002)
15. Memento (Christopher Nolan, UK, 2000)
16. Volver (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 2006)
17. The Departed (Martin Scorsese, US, 2006)
18. Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, US/UK, 2005)
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson, New Zealand/US, 2002)
20. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Peter Jackson, New Zealand/US, 2001)
21. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, UK/US, 2006)
22. Still Walking (Hirakazu Kore-eda, Japan, 2008)
23. Taking Woodstock (Ang Lee, US, 2009)
24. 35 Shots of Rum (Claire Denis, France, 2009)
25. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, US, 2001)
26. A Prophet (Jacques Audiard, France, 2009)
27. Moulin Rouge! (Buz Luhrmann, Australia/US, 2001)
28. Erin Brockovich (Steven Soderbergh, US, 2000)
29. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, US, 2000)
30. Y Tu Mamá También (Alfonso Cuarón, Mexico, 2001)
31. The Reader (Stephen Daldry, US/UK, 2008)
32. Hairspray (Adam Shankman, US, 2007)
33. About Elly (Asghar Farhadi, Iran, 2009)
34. Chicago (Rob Marshall, US, 2002)
35. 4 Months, 3 Days and 2 Weeks (Cristian Mungiu, Romania, 2007)
36. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 2002)
37. About a Boy (Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, UK, 2002)
38. Pride & Prejudice (Joe Wright, UK, 2005)
39. The Constant Gardener (Fernando Meirelles, UK, 2005)
40. Blindness (Fernando Meirelles, US, 2008)
41. Little Miss Sunshine (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, US, 2006)
42. Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood, US, 2004)
43. Happy-Go-Lucky (Mike Leigh, UK, 2008)
44. City of God (Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund, Brazil, 2002)
45. Atonement (Joe Wright, UK, 2007)
46. No Country for Old Men (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, US, 2007)
47. Closer (Mike Nichols, US, 2004)
48. Far from Heaven (Todd Haynes, US, 2002)
49. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, France, 2007)
50. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, US, 2007)
51. The Incredibles (Brad Bird, US, 2004)
52. Milk (Gus Van Sant, US, 2008)
53. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, Germany/Austria, 2009)
54. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany, 2006)
55. The Twilight Samurai (Yamada Yôji, Japan, 2002)
56. Vera Drake (Mike Leigh, UK, 2004)
57. A Very Long Engagement (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, France, 2004)
58. Howl’s Moving Castle (Miyazaki Hayao, Japan, 2004)
59. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, US/UK, 2006)
60. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, Taiwan, 2000)
61. Adaptation. (Spike Jonze, US, 2002)
62. Oldboy (Park Chan-Wook, South Korea, 2003)
63. Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, US, 2008)
64. Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas, Mexico, 2007)
65. The Banishment (Andrej Zvyagintsev, Russia, 2007)
66. Head-On (Fatih Akin, Germany/Turkey, 2004)
67. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, Mexico, 2006)
68. Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes, US, 2002)
69. American Splendor (Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, US, 2003)
70. Gladiator (Ridley Scott, US/UK, 2000)
71. Nobody Knows (Hirakazu Kore-eda, Japan, 2004)
72. The Edge of Heaven (Fatih Akin, Germany/Turkey, 2007)
73. Hotel Rwanda (Terry George, UK, 2004)
74. Billy Elliot (Stephen Daldry, UK, 2000)
75. The Queen (Stephen Frears, UK, 2006)
76. Tony Takitani (Ichikawa Jun, Japan, 2005)
77. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, US, 2000)
78. The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke, France/Austria, 2001)
79. The Return (Andrej Zvyagintsev, Russia, 2003)
80. Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, US, 2001)
81. Sideways (Alexander Payne, US, 2004)
82. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, UK, 2009)
83. Punch-Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, US, 2002)
84. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, US, 2000)
85. I’ve Loved You So Long (Philippe Claudel, France, 2008)
86. The Class (Laurent Cantet, France, 2008)
87. Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 2009)
88. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Steve Box, Nick Park, UK, 2005)
89. Mondays in the Sun (Fernando León de Aranoa, Spain, 2002)
90. Bad Education (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain, 2004)
91. Amores Perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexico, 2000)
92. The Man Without a Past (Aki Kaurismäki, Finland, 2002)
93. The Pianist (Roman Polanski, France/UK/Germany/Poland, 2002)
94. Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier, Denmark, 2000)
95. The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky, US, 2006)
96. Bloody Sunday (Paul Greengrass, UK, 2002)
97. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, UK, 2004)
98. Collateral (Michael Mann, US, 2004)
99. Solaris (Steven Soderbergh, US, 2002)
100. Dogville (Lars von Trier, Denmark, 2003)