3 Dec 2009

Readers List


Okay so the votes are in and we can now announce 'your' top 100 films of the year. Votes were taken from the poll and numerous board posts from far and wide across the web. Thankyou all for voting and having your say. So here it is.


100. In the Loop (Armando Iannucci, 2009)
99. Changeling (Clint Eatwood, 2008)
98. Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007)
97. Couscous (Abdel Kechiche, 2007)
96. Waking Life (Richard Winklater, 2001)
95. The Machinist (Brad Anderson, 2004)
94. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodovar, 2002)
93. Russian Ark (Aleksandr Sokurov, 2002)
92. Funny Games U.S (Michael Haneke, 2008)
91. American Psycho (Mary Harron, 2000)

90. This Is England (Shane Meadows, 2006)
89. Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch, 2006)
88. Watchmen (Zack Snyder, 2009)
87. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2009)
86. 13 Tzameti (Gela Babluani, 2005)
85. Chopper (Andrew Dominik, 2000)
84. Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000)
83. Elephant (Gus Van Sant, 2003)
82. X-Men 2 (Bryan Singer, 2003)
81. Beat That my Heart Skipped (Jacques Audiard, 2005)
80. Serenity (Joss Whedon, 2005)
79. Gladiator (Ridley Scott,2000)
78. Kill Bill: vol2 (Quentin Tarantino, 20
04)
77. Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005)

76. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Coen Brothers, 2000)
75. Wendy & Lucy (Kelly Reichardt, 2008)
74. Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff, 2001)
73. Zombieland (Ruben Fleischer, 2009)
72. Lilja 4-ever (Lukas Moodysson, 2002)
71. Werckmeister Harmoniak (Bela Tarr, 2000)
70. Sideways (Alexander Payne, 2004)
69. American Splendor (Shari Springer Berman, 2003)
68. American Gangster (Ridley Scott, 2007)
67. The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006)
66. The Proposition (John Hillcoat, 2005)

65. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
64. The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005)

63. The Piano Teacher (Michael Haneke, 2001)
62. Mysterious Skin (Gregg Araki, 2004)

61. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)
60. The Station Agent (Thomas McCarthy, 2003)
59. Superbad (Greg Mottola, 2007)
58. Punch Drunk Love (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002)
57. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
56. The Fountain (Darren Aronofsky, 2006)
55. Good Bye Lenin (Wolfgang Becker, 2003)

54. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)
53. Infernal Affairs (Wai-Keung Lau, 2002)
52. Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007)
51. Team America: World Police (Trey Parker, 2004)

50. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (George Clooney, 2002)
49. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
48. The Host (Joon-ho Bong, 2006)

47. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (Shane Black, 2005)
46. Squid And The Whale (Noah Baumbach, 2005)
45. The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
44. The Man Who Wasn't There (Coen Brothers, 2001)
43. Belleville Rendezvous (Sylvain Chomet, 2003)

42. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003)
41. Brick (Rian Johnson, 2005)
40. Battle Royale (Kinji Fukasaku, 2001)
39. Up (Pete Docter, 2009)

38. Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Wes Anderson, 2004)
37. Adaptation (Spike Jonze, 2002)
36. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008)
35. Capturing the Friedmans(Andrew Jarecki, 2003)

34. Monsters Inc (Pete Docter, 2001)
33. The Departed (Martin Scorsese, 2006)
32. 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2002)
31. Requiem For A Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)

30. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
29. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, 2006)
28. Wall-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
27. Motorcycle Diaries (Walter Salles, 2004)
26. Hunger (Steve McQueen, 2008)
25. Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog, 2005)

24. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)
23. In the Mood for Love (Kar Wai Wong, 2000)

22. Amelie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
21. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004)

20. Amores Perros (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, 2000)
19. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)

18. Lives Of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)
17. Let the Right One in (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
16. Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
15. Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007)
14. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
13. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
12. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppolla, 2003)

11. Moon (Duncan Jones, 2009)

10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

Votes:21


Patrick Says: Recent winner of the AV clubs writers list for film of the decade. A film you'd
find hard to find anyone who doesn't like it.

Matts List: #13

Patricks List: #13

9. Dead Man's Shoes (Shane Meadows, 2004)

Votes: 21

Matt Says: "Paddy Considine is a better actor than De Niro ever was. Fact!"

Matts List: #4
Patricks List: #n/a


8. Hidden (Michael Haneke, 2005)

Votes: 22

Patrick Says: "A film that resonates perfectly with the defining concerns of our time"


Matts List: #27
Patricks List: #9

7. City Of God (Fernando Meirelles, 2002)


Votes: 23

Patrick Says: The best film concerning gangs that doesn't revolve around italian americans.


Matts list: #56
Patrick List: #18

6. Oldboy (Chan Wook Park, 2003)

Votes: 24

Patrick Says: One of the best depictions of raw emotion ever portrayed on the big screen.

Matts List: #11
Patricks list: #51


5. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)

Votes: 28

Matt Says: " The greatest action movie ever made. The most perfect combination of popular
filmmaking and artictic expression since Terminator 2"

Matts list: #3

Patricks List: #11


4. Pans Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)

Votes: 30

Patrick Says: "This film opened up foriegn cinema to a whole new audience, which can't be a bad thing. truely Stunning
"

Matts List: #20
Patricks list: #2

3. Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)

Votes: 30


Matt Says: "The most dazzlingly original debut of all time"

Matts list: #2

Patricks list: #6

2. No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers, 2007)

Votes: 32

Patrick Says: "The Coen brothers turn their hands to an interpretaion of Cormac McCarthys epic, with there brilliant skill for developing characters going hand in hand with the great novelists original work"

Matts list: #21
Patricks list: #12

1. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)

Votes: 36

Patrick Says: "Daniel Day Lewis singlehandedly showed Hollywood the importance of acting"

Matt Says: " What else, huh?"

Matts list: #1
Patricks list: #4


Patrick Gamble & Matthew Kleebauer

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