The list is alive! From the Times Online, UK. This is a very Brit-centric list — it’s therefore laughable, really, but hey – we take what we can get this time of year.
Here are the only two of this year’s Oscar contenders to make the list:
In the Loop – 81
The Hurt Locker – 72
More interesting placements after the cut.
Crash – 98.
There Will Be Blood – 63
Milk – 53
Little Miss Sunshine – 48
The Dark Knight – 43
Lost in Translation – 39
Mulholland Drive – 38
Gladiator – 32
Diving Bell – 28
Sideways – 27
28 Days Later – 24
Far From Heaven – 23
Good Night and Good Luck – 21
United 93 – 19
Brokeback Mountain – 17
Eternal Sunshine – 16
Downfall – 15
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days – 14
This is England – 13
The Lives of Others – 12
Borat – 11 (And list becomes completely ridiculous)
Hunger – 10
The Queen – 9
Casino Royale – 8
The Last King of Scotland – 7
Slumdog Millionaire – 6
Team America: World Police – 5
Grizzly Man – 4
No Country for Old Men – 3
The Bourne Supremacy -2 (like Paul Greengrass much?)
Hidden – 1
42 Responses for "Times’ 100 Greatest Films of the Decade"
bahahahahah
thank you for this.
interesting list, can’t argue with CACHE at #1
They picked a “Lost Highway” homage for #1 film of the decade (even though “Cache” is truly great)? Thank goodness this decade is just about over.
I also refuse to believe that “Gladiator” is a greater film than “Mulholland Drive”….which should be higher on the list.
wow… Haneke’s recognition in the past weeks is amazing!
i hope the Academy join’s the Boat of “Haneke Love”
Uh, this isn’t a bad list, certainly it isn’t “laughable”, probably better than many other lists, though it only recognizes the most popular non English language film, and Whale Rider and a host of great films are missing (Werckmeister Harmonies, e.g.) aren’t represented.
Team America: #5?
SERIOUSLY?
And where is ‘Fellowship’?
Return of the King all the way down at 50 killed it for me, especially since it was the only LotR film on the list. You have to combine those all for something like this anyway, because it really is one film.
But yeah, I’d agree. Laughable list.
Nice collection of titles, but whoever dropped all the index cards and gave them to the printer in random order should get their ass canned.
The fact that Team America is even on this list, not to mention ahead of some amazing films, instantly casts this list as irrelevant in my opinion. I mean, come on Britain, are you trying to piss us off?
Everybody applauded Tarantino for being offbeat and “individual” for his list of the best films since 1992, which included Team America, but when the Brits do it, suddenly it’s laughable
Just sayin’, not a fan of the movie myself…
Where is?
- Moulin Rouge!
- Amelie
- Before Sunset
- Wall- E
- Kill Bill
- Distric 9
I expected them to suck up to LOTR and was pleasently surprised to see highly overrated ROTK at #50 (neither most satisfying of LOTR movies thanks to some embarrassing performances and bad editting nor its $1.1 bio worldwide is record-breaking…hello, Titanic) but very unpleasently surprised and absolutely pissed to see 21st century`s greatest masterpiece FOTR nowhere on the list. FOTR is the best movie of the decade with TDK at close second. I don`t care what Time says but that`s the way it is.
A great #1.
Gotta love the Milk Review:
“Released, ironically, just as California passed the anti-gay-marriage bill Section 8.”
Um, I think he meant to say “proposition”.
Oh, and where the hell is American Beauty?
I’m used to lists not including it, but this list had so many poor choices that… well, I think I just answered my own question.
I love seeing Team America so high on the list. Borat should have been higher.
American Beauty was 1999.
But as someone mentioned, where is “Kill Bill”? Also did I miss it or is “The Departed” not listed?
The Departed?
The Pianist?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?
Tsotsi?
And why is The Last King of Scotland in the Top 10?
The Departed is an awful remake. Slumdog Millionaire is such a bad movie!!
But what about:
Oldboy?
Dogville?
Infernal Affairs?
2046?
The Assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford?
Heaven?
Im not There?
The Hours?
Notes on a Scandal?
Zodiac?
Eastern Promises?
A History of Violence?
HIDDEN was a brilliant film but it doesn’t deserve the #1.
Infernal Affairs was great but it was too short.
also, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE was a great film
its like saying Godfather sucks. well, not as good but still its a great movie
This isn’t that bad of a list, it’s just not what you’d expect and my list would be a lot different.
Dogville was pretentious shit as far as I’m concerned. I have no problems with it not being present.
I agree that the lack of Fellowship of the Ring in the top 10 is glaring. And some of that list is just plain silly.
And Bambi, for the last time, the editing of Return of the King is masterful. From the half-way mark until the last 20 minutes, it’s some of the best editing I’ve ever seen. I don’t think the editing of at the end warrants the label “bad editing” for the entire film.
Ok…so American Beauty is a 1999 film, right? Then, why is Being John Malkovich on the list. Released the same year….er….right?
There Will Be Blood in the 60s? That’s all I need to know.
“Released, ironically, just as California passed the anti-gay-marriage bill Section 8.”
Um, I think he meant to say “proposition”.
Let’s be thankful he didn’t say “the anti-gay marriage 8th Commandment”
Any list that recognizes the brilliance that is This is England is okay in my book. Also love the shout-outs to Irreversible and Chopper. Guess what, guys? It’s a subjective list. Not all of your favorites are going to make the cut. I applaud this list for having unusual and unexpected choices like Team America. How is this list laughable? It’s not like Guy Ritchie is all over the place. Shane Meadows, Paul Greengrass and Danny Boyle are all terrific British filmmakers.
Can’t wait to be overwhelmed with end of the decade lists in the coming months! So much fun.
For now, I guess we have to settle with the few early birds out there. I found this 50 best movies of the decade list from Paste Magazine. Don’t know what their reputation is like, but you can check it out here:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/50-best-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009.html
Their top 10:
10. The Royal Tenenbaums
09. No Country for Old Men
08. The Son
07. Lost in Translation
06. Beau Travail
05. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
04. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
03. Almost Famous
02. Amelie
01. City of God
Interestingly, In the Loop (#21) and Up (#14) are the only films from ‘09 to make the list.
Personally, I like the mentions for the Squid and the Whale (#50 though) and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (#19), though I’m pretty sure we’ll see both on more lists in the future.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/50-best-movies-of-the-decade-2000-2009.html
Almost Famous, Lost in Translation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mine are the most overrated movies in this decade along with Gangs of New York, Chicago, A Beautiful Mind and The Departed.
I really like the inclusion of Dogville, Elephant, Cache and A History of Violence. But I do miss Talk to her, In the mood for love, Under the sand, Das Leben der Anderen, Der Untergang, Let the right one in and Lilja 4-ever
I’m just happy to see Lantana on there. Definitely a better film than Chopper (great film, but looking back a little too comical), but if only Times Online had seen Samson & Delilah first (or even Noise) then they’d have surely put that on the list.
Really nice to see Irreversible on there though. Absolutely great film which I still struggle to recommend to people but the ending of it is one of the most heartbreaking endings I’ve ever seen.
I really love the inclusion of Etre et Avoir though – definitely one of my wife and I’s favourite films (gotta love Jojo).
Definitely do disagree with their complete top ten. Grizzly Man? No Country For Old Men? Team America? Bourne Ultimatum/Supremacy? It feels like they forgot that there’s ten years in a decade, not five.
Also, Manuel, Let The Right One In is on the list at #18 which is a nice inclusion.
Also, what the hell is Minority Report doing on there with no Munich? Ayooooomeeeah.
Another thing that strikes me as interesting is how extreme this list is – Battle Royale, Me, You And Everyone We Know, Irreversible, The Piano Teacher, City Of God… And they do like their average comedy too – Anchorman, Team America, Knocked Up…
casino royale in 8th!? i mean, i know the movie is more than ok, but 8th best of the decade? i prefer the top 50 of paste mag!
I can’t understand the love for Slumdog Millionaire. When it premiered last year, I was okay with people rooting for the underdog, but now…. it’s among the top 10 films???? It’s way higher than stuff like Talk to Her, There Will Be Blood, Lost In Translation, Brokeback Mountain, The Lives of Others!!! Come on! This is getting ridiculous.
#25 “And Bambi, for the last time, the editing of Return of the King is masterful. From the half-way mark until the last 20 minutes, it’s some of the best editing I’ve ever seen. I don’t think the editing of at the end warrants the label “bad editing” for the entire film.”
Dan, different strokes for different folks. I thought the movie really dragged after the corronation and it may be due to the fact that I seriously disliked Astin and Wood performances (the former being beyond irritating with his Oscar jack-off and the latter just plain dull with only one facial/eyes expression – scared). I`m absolutely not surprised that neither has a career after the trilogy, although I liked Wood in Sin City (he`s watchable when one doesn`t see his eyes and doesn`t hear his Perez Hilton-like voice). I also thought that editting during the big battle was shitty because of intercutting that was not timed well. Finally, they built up Christopher Lee as a major villain in two movies only to give no pay off in the third? Sorry, that was just bad and it isn`t like they didn`t have filler material that could`ve been cut off easily. The whole “love triangle” or whatever that boring shit was couldn`ve been flushed down the toilet since Viggo had ZERO chemistry with the women while both women had nothing interesting to do and their acting was total crapfest. No wonder Liv Tyler is mostly doing Givenchy ads after LOTR and the old one that tried to channel The Bride, lololol, totally disppeared into oblivion.
“Hidden”? An ok movie.
I haven´t made a list by myself, but “Pan´s Labyrinth”, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and “In the Mood for Love” all deserve to be called “best of the decade”.
Terrible list.
Boy, Manuel, you have some seeeeriously shitty taste in movies! “Almost Famous”, “Eternal Sunshine”, and “The Departed” are three of the best films of the decade, ALL masterpieces, and Paste was ON THE MONEY to include them!
And “Dogville” is one of the most sickeningly pretentious and pathetically unconvincing pieces of self-congratulatory shit ever cluelessly splattered on celluloid! It is EASILY not just the most overrated this decade (granted, it’s quite divisive, but the mere fact it has a strong group of support makes it ridiculously overrated), but the #1 decade worst film period…with a BULLET!
You’re right about “Talk To Her”, but hey, we all know what they say about a broken clock.
Reading down the list i was getting ecxited seeing so many top notch movies. Stumbled a bit as i hit the sour notes starting at 11. Borat, Casino Royale, Team America and Bourne Supremacy among the top 11 movies of the Decade? I say let’s just read the list skipping these thrown in by the bad bad gremlin that lives in the times basement.
Ross: I so agree with you on Slumdog Millionaire. Its a fine movie but common one of the best this decade? That`s comedy right there
XanderLJ: Im one of those Infernal Affairs fanboys and watching The Departed made me sick and angry. The remake that won several Oscars is all wrong from A to Z. To me its like people telling me that Renee Zellweger is a much more versatile actress than Cate Blanchett.
Almoust Famous get kudos for music and Billy Crudup.
ESOTSM is a boring movie with brilliant acting from Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.
I do respect your opinion on Dogville. Its not my fault that you cannot appreciate very good movies
Bambi, ROTK drags in it’s third act and TDK doesn’t? What? TDK had the worst second half of any highly acclaimed movie I’ve ever seen, bar none. Too bad, since the first half is near perfect, but then everything goes out the window.
Crash? Really?
On the other hand there are some really great choices on there, like 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days.
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