The 2010’s was a decade of constant change. Politics
changed. Mass communication changed. Barriers were broken down. Technology and
new mediums that were once the stuff of science fiction became mainstream.
Filmmaking as an art form has always been in a state of flux, but in the past
ten years it has evolved and mutated faster and more aggressively than ever
before. Despite outcries of creative drought, there was no shortage of
original, interesting, evocative and mind-blowing films out there, with a
plethora of fascinating experimentation happening both in the mainstream and
the underground. And as the decade comes to a close, I’d like to take a look
back at some of the best films the 2010’s had to offer. This list is a mixture
of examples that reflect what I see as emblematic of the best the medium had to
offer and laid the groundwork for where cinema is going, as well as personal
favorites that meant a lot to me personally. What movie belongs in which
category I’m leaving to interpretation. And since this list is 100 films long,
I will be listing them alphabetically to avoid favoritism. They are as follows:
10 Cloverfield Lane
(2016, directed by Dan Trachtenberg)
(2016, directed by Dan Trachtenberg)
12 Years A Slave
(2013, directed by Steve McQueen)
(2013, directed by Steve McQueen)
Anomalisa
(2015, directed by Charlie Kaufman)
(2015, directed by Charlie Kaufman)
The Avengers
(2012, directed by Joss Whedon)
(2012, directed by Joss Whedon)
The Babadook
(2014, directed by Jennifer Kent)
(2014, directed by Jennifer Kent)
Birdman
(2014, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu)
(2014, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu)
Black Swan
(2010, directed by Darren Aronofsky)
(2010, directed by Darren Aronofsky)
Blindspotting
(2018, directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada)
(2018, directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada)
The Cabin in the Woods
(2011, directed by Drew Godard)
(2011, directed by Drew Godard)
Carol
(2015, directed by Todd Haynes)
(2015, directed by Todd Haynes)
Cloud Atlas
(2012, directed by Lilly and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer)
(2012, directed by Lilly and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer)
Deadpool
(2016, directed by Tim Miller)
(2016, directed by Tim Miller)
Django Unchained
(2012, directed by Quentin Tarantino)
(2012, directed by Quentin Tarantino)
Drive
(2011, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn)
(2011, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn)
The Edge of Seventeen
(2016, directed by Kelly Fremon Craig)
(2016, directed by Kelly Fremon Craig)
Ex Machina
(2015, directed by Alex Garland)
(2015, directed by Alex Garland)
Fateful Findings
(2013, directed by Neil Breen)
(2013, directed by Neil Breen)
Fences
(2016, directed by Denzel Washington)
(2016, directed by Denzel Washington)
Four Lions
(2010, directed by Christopher Morris)
(2010, directed by Christopher Morris)
Frozen
(2013, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee)
(2013, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee)
Fruitvale Station
(2013, directed by Ryan Coogler)
(2013, directed by Ryan Coogler)
Gone Girl
(2014, directed by David Fincher)
(2014, directed by David Fincher)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(2014, directed by Wes Anderson)
(2014, directed by Wes Anderson)
Gravity
(2013, directed by Alfonso Cuaron)
Guardians of the Galaxy
(2014, directed by James Gunn)
The Handmaiden
(2016, directed by Park Chan-Wook)
(2016, directed by Park Chan-Wook)
Hell or High Water
(2016, directed by David Mackenzie)
(2016, directed by David Mackenzie)
Her
(2013, directed by Spike Jonze)
(2013, directed by Spike Jonze)
Holy Motors
(2012, directed by Leos Carax)
(2012, directed by Leos Carax)
How to Train Your Dragon
(2010, directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders)
(2010, directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders)
Hugo
(2011, directed by Martin Scorsese)
(2011, directed by Martin Scorsese)
Inception
(2010, directed by Christopher Nolan)
(2010, directed by Christopher Nolan)
Inside Llewyn Davis
(2013, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen)
(2013, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen)
Inside Out
(2015, directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen)
(2015, directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen)
It Follows
(2015, directed by David Robert Mitchell)
Kubo and the Two Strings
(2016, directed by Travis Knight)
The Lego Movie
(2014, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller)
The Lobster
(2016, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos)
Mad Max: Fury Road
(2015, directed by George Miller)
Manchester by the Sea
(2016, directed by Kenneth Lonergan)
The Martian
(2015, directed by Ridley Scott)
The Master
(2012, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson)
Moonrise Kingdom
(2012, directed by Wes Anderson)
Nightcrawler
(2014, directed by Dan Gilroy)
Pacific Rim
(2013, directed by Guillermo Del Toro)
ParaNorman
(2012, directed by Chris Butler and Sam Fell)
Prisoners
(2013, directed by Denis Villeneuve)
The Revenant
(2015, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
(2011, directed by Rupert Wyatt)
Room
(2015, directed by Lenny Abrahamson)
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
(2010, directed by Edgar Wright)
Seven Psychopaths
(2012, directed by Martin McDonagh)
Sicario
(2015, directed by Denis Villeneuve)
(2015, directed by Denis Villeneuve)
A Silent Voice
(2018, directed by Naoko Yamada)
(2018, directed by Naoko Yamada)
Sing Street
(2016, directed by John Carney)
(2016, directed by John Carney)
Snowpiercer
(2014, directed by Bong Joon-Ho)
(2014, directed by Bong Joon-Ho)
The Social Network
(2010, directed by David Fincher)
(2010, directed by David Fincher)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(2018, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rotham)
(2018, directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rotham)
Support the Girls
(2018, directed by Andrew Bujalski)
Swiss Army Man
(2016, directed by Daniel Schienert and Daniel Kwan)
This Is Not A Film
(2011, directed by Jafar Panahi)
The Tree of Life
(2011, directed by Terrence Malick)
True Grit
(2010, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen)
Toy Story 3
(2010, directed by Lee Unkrich)
Under the Skin
(2014, directed by Jonathan Glazer)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
(2011, directed by Lynne Ramsey)
The Witch
(2016, directed by Robert Eggers)
(2016, directed by Robert Eggers)
Whiplash
(2014, directed by Damien Chazelle)
(2014, directed by Damien Chazelle)
Wolf Children
(2013, directed by Mamoru Hasoda)
(2013, directed by Mamoru Hasoda)
The Wolf of Wall Street
(2013, directed by Martin Scorsese)
(2013, directed by Martin Scorsese)
Zootopia
(2016, directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush)
(2016, directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush)
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