Films Of The Noughties

11:35a.m., Mon 23 Nov 2009

Having done my 'bums of the naughties, I now turn my attention to movies. Here, in chronological order, are my top ten films of the decade. The links go to imdb.com if you're wanting more info.

• Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2001)
• Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
• DiG! (2004)
• Grizzly Man (2005)
• The Prestige (2006)
• There Will Be Blood (2007)
• No Country For Old Men (2007)
• Be Kind Rewind (2008)
• The Wrestler (2008)
• The Dark Knight (2008)

Of course, before I whittled down to the final ten I had a much bigger list, so here's that too. Only a few links on these 'cos we all know what 'The Dark Knight' and 'Slumdog Millionaire' are, right?

2000

• Almost Famous
• O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• BomBon Il Perro
• Best In Show

2001

• El Espinazo Del Diablo (The Devils Backbone)
• Donnie Darko
• The Royal Tanenbaums
• Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

2002

• The Bourne Identity
• Y Tu Mama Tambien
• Spellbound
• Dirty Pretty Things
• Punch Drunk Love
• Elf
• Twenty-Four Hour Party People

2003

• Capturing The Friedmans
• The Station Agent
• Monster
• The Return (Vozvrashcheniye)
• Kill Bill Vol. 1
• A Mighty Wind

2004

• Somersault
• Team America: World Police
• Sideways
• Million Dollar Baby
• Anchorman: The Adventures Of Ron Burgundy
• The Incredibles
• DiG!
• The Life Aquatic
• Collateral
• Undertow
• Shaun Of The Dead

2005

• The 40-Year Old Virgin
• Sin City
• Grizzly Man
• The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
• Walk The Line
• Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy

2006

• Little Miss Sunshine
• The Prestige
• Children Of Men
• Once
• 16 Blocks
• Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
• Inside Man

2007

• No Country For Old Men
• There Will Be Blood
• The Last King Of Scotland
• Juno
• Control

2008

• The Dark Knight
• Iron Man
• Wall:E
• Slumdog Millionaire
• The Wrestler
• Be Kind Rewind
• Anvil! The Story Of Anvil

2009

• Moon
• Watchmen
• Up