The Best Films of the 2010s Decade

1. The Tree of LifeTerrence Malick, 2011
2. RomaAlfonso Cuarón, 2018
3. DunkirkChristopher Nolan, 2017
4. The Turin HorseBéla Tarr, 2011
5. The MasterPaul Thomas Anderson, 2012
6. The RevenantAlejandro Iñárritu, 2015
7. La La LandDamien Chazelle, 2016
8. BirdmanAlejandro Iñárritu, 2014
9. Mad Max: Fury RoadGeorge Miller, 2015
10. The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson, 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)
11. Cold WarPaweł Pawlikowski, 2018
12. Vitalina VarelaPedro Costa, 2019
13. IdaPaweł Pawlikowski, 2013
14. The Social NetworkDavid Fincher, 2010
15. InceptionChristopher Nolan, 2010
16. The FavouriteYorgos Lanthimos, 2018
17. Inside Llewyn DavisThe Coen Brothers, 2013
18. MidsommarAri Aster, 2019
19. MelancholiaLars von Trier, 2011
20. About EndlessnessRoy Andersson, 2019
About Endlessless (Roy Andersson, 2019)
21. MoonlightBarry Jenkins, 2016
22. Once Upon a Time in HollywoodQuentin Tarantino, 2019
23. Black SwanDarren Aronofsky, 2010
24. Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson, 2012
25. ShameSteve McQueen, 2011
26. ParasiteBong Joon-ho, 2019
27. Ad AstraJames Gray, 2019
28. Blade Runner 2049Denis Villeneuve, 2017
29. ColumbusKogonada, 2017
30. The IrishmanMartin Scorsese, 2019
The Irishman (Martin Scorsese, 2019)
31. BurningLee Chang-dong, 2018
32. WavesTrey Edward Shults, 2019
33. Phantom ThreadPaul Thomas Anderson, 2017
34. WhiplashDamien Chazelle, 2014
35. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceRoy Andersson, 2014
36. A Hidden LifeTerrence Malick, 2019
37. 1917Sam Mendes, 2019
38. We Need to Talk About KevinLynne Ramsay, 2011
39. Mr. TurnerMike Leigh, 2014
40. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesApichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
41. EnemyDenis Villeneuve, 2013
42. GravityAlfonso Cuarón, 2013
43. PatersonJim Jarmusch, 2016
44. Little WomenGreta Gerwig, 2019
45. Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach, 2019
46. First ReformedPaul Schrader, 2017
47. HereditaryAri Aster, 2018
48. Holy MotorsLeos Carax, 2012
49. Son of SaulLászló Nemes, 2015
50. The Great BeautyPaolo Sorrentino, 2013
The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)
51. 12 Years a SlaveSteve McQueen, 2012
52. Call Me By Your NameLuca Guadagnino, 2017
53. Good TimeThe Safdie Brothers, 2017
54. Django UnchainedQuentin Tarantino, 2012
55. Only God ForgivesNicolas Winding Refn, 2013
56. Certified CopyAbbas Kiarostami, 2010
57. DriveNicolas Winding Refn, 2011
58. The Neon DemonNicolas Winding Refn, 2016
59. MommyXavier Dolan, 2014
60. VictoriaSebastian Schipper, 2015
Victoria (Sebastian Schipper, 2015)
61. The AssassinHou Hsiao-hsien, 2015
62. The Shape of WaterGuillermo del Toro, 2018
63. Laurence AnywaysXavier Dolan, 2012
64. WidowsSteve McQueen, 2018
65. ClimaxGasper Noé, 2018
66. The GrandmasterWong Kar-wai, 2013
67. Gone GirlDavid Fincher, 2014
68. Spring BreakersHarmony Korine, 2012
69. Blue ValentineDerek Cianfrance, 2010
70. Under the SkinJonathan Glazer, 2013
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)
71. The Ghost WriterRoman Polanski, 2010
72. BoyhoodRichard Linklater, 2014
73. Portrait of a Lady on FireCéline Sciamma, 2019
74. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, 2018
75. The LobsterYorgos Lanthimos, 2015
76. Before MidnightRichard Linklater, 2013
77. InterstellarChristopher Nolan, 2014
78. The Dark Knight RisesChristopher Nolan, 2012
79. CarolTodd Haynes, 2015
80. SwallowCarlo Mirabella-Davis, 2019
Swallow (Carlo Mirabella-Davis, 2019)
81. A SeparationAsghar Farhadi, 2011
82. Tale of TalesMatteo Garrone, 2015
83. The LighthouseRobert Eggers, 2018
84. A Girl Walks Home Alone at NightAna Lily Amirpour, 2014
85. If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkins, 2018
86. The Deep Blue SeaTerence Davies, 2011
87. SkyfallSam Mendes, 2012
88. HerSpike Jonze, 2013
89. You Were Never Really HereLynne Ramsay, 2017
90. The SouvenirJoanna Hogg, 2019
The Souvenir (Joanna Hogg, 2019)
91. Frances HaNoah Baumbach, 2012
92. NightcrawlerDan Gilroy, 2014
93. Shutter IslandMartin Scorsese, 2010
94. SubmarineRichard Ayoade, 2010
95. Sunset SongTerence Davies, 2015
96. SicarioDenis Villeneuve, 2015
97. The Big ShortAdam McKay, 2015
98. The ImmigrantJames Gray, 2013
99. Get OutJordan Peele, 2017
100. Ash is Purest WhiteJia Zhangke, 2018

Ash is Purest White (Jia Zhangke, 2018)

Top 10 Directors of the Decade

  1. Christopher Nolan
  2. Denis Villeneuve
  3. Steve McQueen
  4. Wes Anderson
  5. Alejandro Iñárritu
  6. Martin Scorsese
  7. Paweł Pawlikowski
  8. Terrence Malick
  9. Paul Thomas Anderson
  10. Nicolas Winding Refn
Dunkirk (Christopher Nolan, 2017)

Top 10 Male Performances of the Decade

  1. Joaquin Phoenix (The Master)
  2. Michael Fassbender (Shame)
  3. Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis)
  4. Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
  5. Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
  6. Leonardo Di Caprio (The Revenant)
  7. Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
  8. Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049)
  9. Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master)
  10. Michael Keaton (Birdman)
Joaquin Phoenix in The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)

Top 10 Female Performances of the Decade

  1. Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
  2. Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road)
  3. Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)
  4. Florence Pugh (Midsommar)
  5. Emma Stone (La La Land)
  6. Joanna Kulig (Cold War)
  7. Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
  8. Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
  9. Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
  10. Juliette Binoche (Certified Copy)
Natalie Portman in Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky, 2010)

The Best Films of 2019

Pedro Costa’s meditative camera lingers in the decaying home and troubled mind of a recent widow, Bong Joon-ho takes a scalpel to South Korea’s class system, and Martin Scorsese’s epic gangster film wrestles with his long-time fascinations of sin and guilt.

The Best Films of 2018

Alfonso Cuarón cements his status as an all-time great director with a black-and-white memory piece, Ari Aster takes the horror genre to a new level with fresh artistic sensibilities, and the best animation in years arrives in a deconstruction of superhero stories.

The Best Films of 2017

Christopher Nolan shakes up the war genre in delivering a landmark of film editing, Denis Villeneuve astoundingly builds on a decades-old classic with a phenomenal sequel, and Paul Schrader’s cerebral, theological character study features Ethan Hawke in an intensely internal performance.

The Best Films of 2016

Damien Chazelle’s ode to Hollywood musicals becomes one of the genre’s best, Jim Jarmusch’s impressively formal work celebrates the beauty of routine, and Denis Villeneuve finds a new linguistic spin on the alien science-fiction film.

The Best Films of 2015

George Miller makes a high-octane, career comeback, Leonardo DiCaprio transforms into a spirit animal in Alejandro Iñárritu’s awe-inspiring revisionist western, and Adam McKay turns the Global Financial Crisis into an audacious, exciting piece of cinema.

The Best Films of 2014

Alejandro Iñárritu’s exceedingly sharp script drives his one-take wonder, Wes Anderson constructs an immaculate piece of pastel artistry, and Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age epic breaks new ground in realist cinema.

The Best Films of 2013

Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski delivers a haunting meditation on the long-lasting effects of the Holocaust, Richard Linklater ties off his Before trilogy with a marital sparring drama, and Nicolas Winding Refn’s violent, visual atom bomb heavily polarises audiences.

The Best Films of 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson creates an ambitiously formal and enigmatic work in his study of polar opposite characters, Wes Anderson perfectly merges style and form in a story of childhood love, and Sam Mendes delivers the most inspired James Bond film to date.

The Best Films of 2011

A landmark of transcendental cinema emerges in Terrence Malick’s most dazzling film of his career, while Béla Tarr and Lars von Trier both impress with heavy, philosophical films contemplating two different apocalypses.

The Best Films of 2010

Aaron Sorkin pens the greatest screenplay of his career in collaboration with David Fincher, Christopher Nolan blows minds with his most visually inventive film to date, and Darren Aronofsky crafts a horrifying character study of ambition and obsession.

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