The Best Films of the 2010s Decade

1. The Tree of LifeTerrence Malick2011
2. RomaAlfonso Cuarón2018
3. DunkirkChristopher Nolan2017
4. The Turin HorseBéla Tarr2011
5. The MasterPaul Thomas Anderson2012
6. The RevenantAlejandro Iñárritu2015
7. La La LandDamien Chazelle2016
8. BirdmanAlejandro Iñárritu2014
9. Cold WarPaweł Pawlikowski2018
10. Mad Max: Fury RoadGeorge Miller2015
11. The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson2014
12. Vitalina VarelaPedro Costa2019
13. IdaPaweł Pawlikowski2013
14. The Social NetworkDavid Fincher2010
15. InceptionChristopher Nolan2010
16. The FavouriteYorgos Lanthimos2018
17. Inside Llewyn DavisThe Coen Brothers2013
18. MidsommarAri Aster2019
19. MelancholiaLars von Trier2011
20. MoonlightBarry Jenkins2016
21. Once Upon a Time in HollywoodQuentin Tarantino2019
22. Black SwanDarren Aronofsky2010
23. About EndlessnessRoy Andersson2012
24. Moonrise KingdomWes Anderson2016
25. ParasiteBong Joon-ho2019
26. ShameSteve McQueen2011
27. Ad AstraJames Gray2019
28. Blade Runner 2049Denis Villeneuve2019
29. ColumbusKogonada2017
30. The IrishmanMartin Scorsese2019
31. BurningLee Chang-dong2018
32. WavesTrey Edward Shults2019
33. Phantom ThreadPaul Thomas Anderson2017
34. WhiplashDamien Chazelle2014
35. First ReformedPaul Schrader2017
36. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceRoy Andersson2014
37. A Hidden LifeTerrence Malick2019
38. 1917Sam Mendes2019
39. We Need to Talk About KevinLynne Ramsey2011
40. Mr. TurnerMike Leigh2014
41. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesApichatpong Weerasetkul2010
42. EnemyDenis Villeneuve2013
43. GravityAlfonso Cuarón2013
44. PatersonJim Jarmusch2016
45. Little WomenGreta Gerwig2019
46. Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach2019
47. HereditaryAri Aster2018
48. Holy MotorsLeos Carax2012
49. Son of SaulLászló Nemes2015
50. The Great BeautyPaolo Sorrentino2013
51. 12 Years a SlaveSteve McQueen2013
52. Call Me By Your NameLuca Guadagnino2017
53. Good TimeThe Safdie Brothers2017
54. Django UnchainedQuentin Tarantino2012
55. Only God ForgivesNicolas Winding Refn2013
56. Certified CopyAbbas Kiarostami2010
57. DriveNicolas Winding Refn2011
58. The Dark Knight RisesChristopher Nolan2012
59. The Neon DemonNicolas Winding Refn2016
60. MommyXavier Dolan2014
61. VictoriaSebastian Schipper2015
62. The AssassinHou Hsiao-hsien2015
63. The LighthouseRobert Eggers2019
64. The Shape of WaterGuillermo del Toro2017
65. Laurence AnywaysXavier Dolan2012
66. WidowsSteve McQueen2018
67. ClimaxGaspar Noé2018
68. The GrandmasterWong Kar-wai2013
69. Gone GirlDavid Fincher2014
70. Before MidnightRichard Linklater2013
71. Spring BreakersHarmony Korine2012
72. Blue ValentineDerek Cianfrance2010
73. Under the SkinJonathan Glazer2013
74. The Ghost WriterRoman Polanski2010
75. BoyhoodRichard Linklater2014
76. Portrait of a Lady on FireCéline Sciamma2019
77. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman2018
78. The LobsterYorgos Lanthimos2015
79. InterstellarChristopher Nolan2014
80. CarolTodd Haynes2015
81. Only Lovers Left AliveJim Jarmusch2013
82. SwallowCarlo Mirabella-Davis2019
83. JackiePablo Larraín2016
84. A SeparationAsghar Farhadi2011
85. Frances HaGreta Gerwig2012
86. Tale of TalesMatteo Garrone2015
87. If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkins2018
88. The Deep Blue SeaTerence Davies2011
89. SkyfallSam Mendes2012
90. HerSpike Jonze2013
91. You Were Never Really HereLynne Ramsey2017
92. The SouvenirJoanna Hogg2019
93. NightcrawlerDan Gilroy2014
94. Shutter IslandMartin Scorsese2010
95. SubmarineRichard Ayoade2010
96. Sunset SongTerence Davies2015
97. SicarioDenis Villeneuve2015
98. The Big ShortAdam McKay2015
99. The ImmigrantJames Gray2013
100. Get OutJordan Peele2017
The Revenant (Alejandro Iñárritu, 2015)

10 thoughts on “The Best Films of the 2010s Decade”

  1. Have you seen Twin Peaks: The Return yet? (I’m currently on Part 11)

    If not, I’d highly recommend you at least watch Part 8 in isolation. I haven’t seen anyone who uses The Cinema Archives’ system give an individual episode a grade yet, and I would love to see your review.

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    1. I haven’t yet, first I will need to prioritise a rewatch of season 1 and then get through season 2. It may take some time but I would like to get to The Return eventually.

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      1. Part 8 can work in isolation if you don’t have the patience for the rest. It’s a myth that Season 2 is mostly bad, it actually has some of the best episodes of the show. I know the consensus is that Part 8 is peak Twin Peaks, but I would still pick the Season 2 finale.

        Will you review the original show when you finish it?

  2. Do you know of any other tv shows that have impressed you from a cinematic style perspective? For me, its only Twin Peaks (and even then only certain episodes and scenes), but I’ve only seen a few shows. I’ve never seen Breaking Bad.

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    1. Largely auteur-driven shows. There’s been a good number in recent years – The Underground Railroad, Small Axe, Copenhagen Cowboy, or more recently Ripley. Going back further, Kieslowski’s Dekalog is pretty remarkable.

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  3. I’m not a expert on Twin Peaks by any means. But I would recommend you skip Season 2 and go straight from Season 1 to Season 3(or The Return). Lynch’s involvement is minimal in that season barring 2-3 episodes and there are like 18 episodes in total. The Return is the one to prioritize.

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    1. I would definitely watch every Lynch-directed episode of the first two seasons (there are 6), ESPECIALLY the series finale (of the original). As for the rest of the show, this guy I think summarizes the quality pretty well.

      Twin Peaks Review

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