About a month ago staff, friends, and readers of Movie Mezzanine listed their favorite films of the 2000s. When it was all said and done, we had a little more than 60 ballots submitted. Now, after crunching numbers for what felt like decades, I’ve aggregated all the lists into one definitive group of films. Below are the ten best movies of the 2000s, voted on by us. Two weeks from now we’ll move onto the 1990s. Mark your calendars.
1.) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2.) There Will Be Blood
3.) No Country for Old Men
4.) Mullholland Drive
5.) Lord of the Rings Trilogy
6.) Children of Men
7.) In the Mood for Love
8.) Inglourious Basterds
9.) Lost In Translation
10.) Kill Bill Volume 1
11 thoughts on “The Results: Best Movies of the 2000s”
Oh come now, Sam! You would leave us so unsatisfied? “Here’s the list. Discuss, I guess”? Where’s the analysis, the conclusions? And why are three movies listed at number five, if number ten is conversely divided? Tell us more!
Apologies if you’re unsatisfied. Though, I’m not sure what type of analysis you want?
You folks listed your favorite films, and then I put them all together (your #1 film was awarded 10 points, #2 was awarded 9 points, etc) and the results are as followed.
The reason we have “Lord of the Rings Trilogy” is because many readers apparently don’t know how to make the distinction between three very different movies. Or rather, they simply can’t be forced to choose between the three.
As for Kill Bill, a lot of people just wrote KILL BILL – not distinguishing between the two volumes.
Well, what are your own thoughts on what the list identifies? About how it’s rather skewed toward the first half of the decade? About how folks might decry the decisions of award-giving bodies like the Oscars, and yet most of the list are nominees, if not winners? About how there’s only one foreign film, and only one woman director? The list goes on, NPI.
Rather than ask me for what I want out of an article, I’m interested in what you want out of one – and while I appreciate the work you did to calculate it, I’d hope it’s more than just an arbitrary list.
Every list is inherently arbitrary Kenny. We’re ranking art. We’re being objective to a medium that’s founded upon subjectivity.
The Oscars factoid doesn’t surprise me. Consensus often wins out.
Women directors are at a disadvantage. That’s not something I feel compelled to write about (chiefly because we wrote this piece detailing the issue here: http://moviemezzanine.com/on-the-lack-of-women-in-our-top-15-directors/).
When I write up the results for the 90s I’ll be sure to add a bit more thoughtful commentary. Appreciate your support.
A sad day when Almost Famous misses this list. It’s all happening.
I would agree. Almost Famous was my #2.
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, Lost in Translation is #9!!!!!
Ah, Steven.
Wow, 3 of my picks made it. That’s an interesting surprise.
This was all for you.
Three of my picks made it (Eternal Sunshine, Mulholland Drive, In the Mood for Love), but I can’t really argue strongly with any of these picks. Children of Men and Lost in Translation just missed my 10, and the others all rank among the great films of the decade. These are obvious must-sees if anyone hasn’t seen any of these. Nice work, everyone!