So I realized that if I don't just go ahead and get this out of the way, I'll probably just keep going backwards and doing these year-in-reviews. So I decided to post this, an all-encompassing look at the past decade in film. This means last decade, which means films from 2010 are excluded. Part 1 is just a look at the films themselves instead of specific awards for acting or directing and the like. I was going to post it all together, and then I noticed that the post was going to be way too long so I split it up. So this part is just about the films themselves. I'll post Part 2 when I'm completely satisfied with it. Oh, also for the most part I listed movie franchises together unless I obviously can't (like Best Sequel).
Film of the Decade
There Will Be Blood, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
(500) Days of Summer, directed by Marc Webb.
Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze.
Amelie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Atonement, directed by Joe Wright.
Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuaron.
City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, directed by Kurt Kuenne.
The Departed, directed by Martin Scorsese.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, directed by Michel Gondry.
Grizzly Man, directed by Werner Herzog.
Letters from Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood.
The Lord of the Rings, directed by Peter Jackson.
Mulholland Drive, directed by David Lynch.
Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Requiem for a Dream, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
United 93, directed by Paul Greengrass.
WALL-E, directed by Andrew Stanton.
The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Zodiac, directed by David Fincher.
Best Animated Film
Fantastic Mr. Fox, directed by Wes Anderson.
Ice Age, directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha.
Ratatouille, directed by Brad Bird.
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, directed by Stephen Hillenburg.
A Town Called Panic, directed by Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar.
Waking Life, directed by Richard Linklater.
Best Action Film
The Bourne Trilogy, directed by Paul Greengrass and Doug Liman.
Casino Royale, directed by Martin Campbell.
Kill Bill, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams.
Best Adventure Film
Pirates of the Caribbean, directed by Gore Verbinski.
The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Kevin Reynolds.
Into the Wild, directed by Sean Penn.
King Kong, directed by Peter Jackson.
The Road, directed by John Hillcoat.
Best Biopic
The Aviator, about aviator and film producer Howard Hughes. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
A Beautiful Mind, about mathematician John Nash. Directed by Ron Howard.
Catch Me If You Can, about con artist Frank Abagnale. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Che, about Argentinian revolutionary Che Guevara. Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, about Jean-Dominique Bauby's life after a paralyzing stroke.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, about Jean-Dominique Bauby's life after a paralyzing stroke.
Milk, about gay politician Harvey Milk. Directed by Gus Van Sant.
The Pianist, about Holocaust survivor and pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman. Directed by Roman Polanski.
Best Pure Comedy
The 40 Year Old Virgin, directed by Judd Apatow.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, directed by Adam McKay.
Black Dynamite, directed by Scott Sanders.
Borat, directed by Larry Charles.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Superbad, directed by Greg Mottola.
Gangs of New York, directed by Martin Scorsese.
American Gangster, directed by Ridley Scott.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, directed by Werner Herzog.
A History of Violence, directed by David Cronenberg.
Road to Perdition, directed by Sam Mendes.
Sin City, directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Best Drama
21 Grams, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
Cast Away, directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Goodbye Solo, directed by Ramin Bahrani.
In the Bedroom, directed by Todd Field.
Million Dollar Baby, directed by Clint Eastwood.
A Single Man, directed by Tom Ford.
The Visitor, directed by Thomas McCarthy.
Best Dramedy/Black Comedy
About Schmidt, directed by Alexander Payne.
In Bruges, directed by Martin McDonagh.
JCVD, directed by Mabrouk El Mechri.
Little Miss Sunshine, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
Stranger Than Fiction, directed by Marc Forster.
Best Fantasy Film
Big Fish, directed by Tim Burton.
Elf, directed by Jon Favreau.
Enchanted, directed by Kevin Lima.
The Fall, directed by Tarsem Singh.
Finding Neverland, directed by Marc Forster.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, directed by Terry Gilliam.
Best Historical Film
Munich, about the Israeli government's retaliation for the Munich massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics. Directed by Steven Spielberg.
Blood Diamond, a fictional account of the Sierra Leone Civil War and the diamond trade in the area. Directed by Edward Zwick.
Gladiator, about a Roman general who is betrayed by Commodus and forced into slavery. Directed by Ridley Scott.
Good Night, And Good Luck, about journalist Edward R. Murrow's investigation into Senator Joe McCarthy. Directed by George Clooney.
Hotel Rwanda, about Paul Rusesabagina and the Rwandan genocide. Directed by Terry George.
Best Horror Film
Saw, directed by James Wan.
Cabin Fever, directed by Eli Roth.
Drag Me To Hell, directed by Sam Raimi.
Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson.
Paranormal Activity, directed by Oren Peli.
The Ring, directed by Gore Verbinski.
Best Music Film/Musical
Almost Famous, directed by Cameron Crowe.
Chicago, directed by Rob Marshall.
Ray, directed by Taylor Hackford.
School of Rock, directed by Richard Linklater.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Tim Burton.
Walk the Line, directed by James Mangold.
Best Mystery Film
Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan.
Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood.
Gone Baby Gone, directed by Ben Affleck.
Irreversible, directed by Gaspar Noe.
The Man Who Wasn't There, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Mystic River, directed by Clint Eastwood.
The Secret in Their Eyes, directed by Juan Jose Campanella.
Best Romance/Romantic Comedy
Punch-Drunk Love, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes.
Chocolat, directed by Lasse Hallstrom.
Closer, directed by Mike Nichols.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, directed by Nicholas Stoller.
Paris Je T'aime, directed by many people.
Up in the Air, directed by Jason Reitman.
Best Science Fiction Film
Moon, directed by Duncan Jones.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, directed by Steven Spielberg.
Donnie Darko, directed by Richard Kelly.
The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
I Am Legend, directed by Francis Lawrence.
Sunshine, directed by Danny Boyle.
Best Superhero Film
The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan.
Iron Man, directed by Jon Favreau.
Spider-Man 2, directed by Sam Raimi.
Unbreakable, directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
Watchmen, directed by Zack Snyder.
X2: X-Men United, directed by Bryan Singer.
Best Thriller
American Psycho, directed by Mary Harron.
Dogville, directed by Lars von Trier.
Just Another Love Story, directed by Ole Bornedal.
The Lives of Others, directed by Florian Henckel-Donnersmarck.
Oldboy, directed by Chan Wook Park.
Best War Film
Cold Mountain, directed by Anthony Minghella.
300, directed by Zack Snyder.
The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Jarhead, directed by Sam Mendes.
Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Jarhead, directed by Sam Mendes.
The Messenger, directed by Oren Moverman.
Best Western
No Country for Old Men, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
3:10 to Yuma, directed by James Mangold.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, directed by Andrew Dominik.
The Proposition, directed by John Hillcoat.
Best Foreign Language Film
Pan's Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo del Toro.
Amelie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Amores Perros, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
Che: Part One, directed by Steven Soderbergh.
City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, directed by Julian Schnabel.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, directed by Julian Schnabel.
Irreversible, directed by Gaspar Noe.
Letters from Iwo Jima, directed by Clint Eastwood.
Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson.
The Lives of Others, directed by Florian Henckel-Donnersmarck.
The Secret in Their Eyes, directed by Juan Jose Campanella.
You, the Living, directed by Roy Andersson.
Best Documentary
Grizzly Man: The story of Timothy Treadwell, who traveled to Alaska annually to live among grizzly bears. Directed by Werner Herzog.
Bowling for Columbine: A meditation on weapons leniency following the Columbine Massacre. Directed by Michael Moore.
The Bridge: Investigates the abnormally high rate of suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge. Directed by Eric Steel.
The Cove: Focuses on the secretive dolphin killing culture in Taiji, Japan. Directed by Louie Psihoyos.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father: A film about the murder of Andrew Bagby by his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Directed by Kurt Kuenne.
This Film is Not Yet Rated: An interesting look into the film rating system and the MPAA. Directed by Kirby Dick.
Food, Inc.: An eye-opening film focusing on the many problems with modern farming. Directed by Robert Kenner.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters: A film about the two best Donkey Kong players, Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell. Directed by Seth Gordon.
Man on Wire: The story of Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the World Trade Center. Directed by James Marsh.
Super Size Me: The film that single-handedly killed the Super Size at McDonald's. Directed by Morgan Spurlock.
Best Film Per Year
2000: Requiem for a Dream.
2001: Mulholland Drive.
2002: Adaptation.
2003: The Lord of the Rings.
2005: Grizzly Man.
2006: Pan's Labyrinth.
2007: There Will Be Blood.
2008: The Wrestler.
2009: (500) Days of Summer.
Best Sequel
The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins.
The Bourne Supremacy, the sequel to The Bourne Identity.
The Bourne Ultimatum, the sequel to The Bourne Supremacy.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Spider-Man 2, the sequel to Spider-Man.
X2: X-Men United, the sequel to X-Men.
Best Remake
The Departed, a remake of Andrew Lau and Alan Mak's Infernal Affairs.
3:10 to Yuma, a remake of Delmer Daves's 3:10 to Yuma.
Dawn of the Dead, a remake of George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead.
Disturbia, a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window.
Worst Film of the Decade
9 Songs, directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres, directed by Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis.
Big Momma's House, directed by Raja Gosnell.
The Da Vinci Code, directed by Ron Howard.
FearDotCom, directed by William Malone.
Freddy Got Fingered, directed by Tom Green.
Let's Go To Prison, directed by Bob Odenkirk.
Spider-Man 3, directed by Sam Raimi.
White Chicks, directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans.
Year One, directed by Harold Ramis.
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