My Top 5 Films of the 2000s

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[@EthanButler]

1) Before Sunset 2) Mulholland Drive 3) There Will Be Blood 4) Adaptation 5) Spirited Away

[@tccandler]

The Before Trilogy is absolute perfection!

[@1OldPacman]

Amazing list

[@starwarsroo2448]

Nice to see Adaptation in the list

[@tyke2026]

1. Mulholland Drive 2. There Will Be Blood 3. Synecdoche, New York 4. In The Mood for Love 5. No Country for Old Men

[@Vudoo13]

This is probably pretty close to what I would say, but I really don't like Synecdoche, New York. Adaptation is closely related, and I think it's just better. Though, I do have a great appreciation for Kaufman really going for it on S, NY. I'm a huge fan of Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher. Huppert's performance is incredible. Maybe Yi Yi or Memories of Murder. In the Mood for Love is probably my favorite film of all time, hehe. EDIT: Though, I've only seen Synecdoche, New York once and it's probably worth the re-watch!

[@azohundred1353]

That comparison of There Will Be Blood to a John Ford or David Lean film was spot-on. Epic, yet intimate character studies focusing on relationship dynamics like many of their best works had as well.

[@elpulpo800]

Or George Stevens might have been apt: Think Shane (1953) and Giant (1956)

[@kellygrooverWinkle]

Great take for sure, so smart, wish she had an only fans.

[@dabearcub]

Blood is no equal to a Ford film lol

[@moog67]

One of the things about Zodiac that made it so impressive to me is the huge amount of information that is thrown at the audience while remaining completely riveting and galloping at a fast pace. It's a very dense, complex narrative but it breezes along in such an absorbing way.

[@jaymeah6236]

Exactly. I love that film. You put that so well.

[@Pswayze23]

I disagree, I was bored from the long detective work scenes. The murder scenes were insane though.

[@MagicMarmalade-kv5hr]

The most powerful scene in Mulholland drive for me was where the woman is giving what i take to be a Spanish language version of Roy Orbison's: Crying in stage... Gradually draws you in until you feel almost overwhelmed by the rendition, and then, without warning, collapses, but the song carries on Stunning moment in cinema.

[@chrisjfox8715]

Funny thing is, even watching the movie multiple times that scene manages to still draw me into the performance that the drop still slightly throws me off guard a bit every time

[@GizmoBeach]

2000 - Amores Perros 2001 - Y tu mama tambien 2004 - A Very Long Engagement 2008 - Happy Go Lucky 2009 - A Serious Man I saw *Hard Eight* when it was fairly new. As great as *Blood* is Anderson’s debut was remarkable work for a first-timer his age.

[@ibezzant]

Agreed on Hard Eight. Really solid film and not sure if it's underrated or just if a lot of people haven't seen it.

[@pedroV2003]

Thank you for including 'Y Tu Mama Tambein'.

[@mnemecast]

Good call on Amores Perros

[@mondantarigan5579]

A Serious Man is very good and verd deep too

[@jimmyhofdimer]

Been meaning to watch amores Perros this is my motivation to finally do so😂

[@nl3064]

Picking mine was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I spent half an hour choosing. - Inglourious Basterds - Let The Right One In - Lost in Translation - Goodbye Lenin! - City of God I had considered many other movies. Oldboy, Zodiac, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Darjeeling Limited also came really close. Edit: ha, love that you have Watchmen on your bookshelf. I just re-read it.

[@bernardgrubisic4329]

Loved that you picked 25th hour. Such an underappreciated movie, the more I think about it, the more I adore it.

[@MadSimple]

1. Dude, Where's My Car? ZOLTAN! 👐

[@LetThatStuffGo]

*And then?!*

[@amcaesar]

And then?

[@UnlessRoundIsFunny]

@@amcaesarAND THEN!

[@Jerry12768]

“Ghost World” really struck home with me it was oddly satisfying satire with oddball characters

[@Tolstoy111]

Yes! It’s a wonderful film.

[@sadeghfiroozi7791]

1- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2- Mulholland Dr. 3- The Dark Knight 4- The Royal Tenenbaums 5- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[@joshualee9540]

My personal list: 1. There Will Be Blood 2. Morvern Caller 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 4. Before Sunset 5. City of God 6. Mysterious Skin 7. Yi YI 8. Oldboy 9. Children of Men 10. Zodiac

[@horsetoothcinema]

Morvern Callar such a great shout

[@Dunderkim]

Oh my.. I love your list.

[@randallstubblefield1633]

​@Findo_GaskShe gets offers. She just refuses to conform.

[@gcseve]

I dig your list. Children of men needs more praise!

[@AndrejStanic]

I don't remember ever getting goosebumps while watching your videos, but with these 5 movies...well, all I can say is Maggie, you're on fire! "Irreversible" is the single most profound cinematic experience I ever had. Many people walked out, those of us that remained, man, it felt as if we were breathing in synchronicity. What a movie. So here's my list: 1) Irreversible 2) Unbreakable 3) There will be blood 4) Before sunset 5) The Animatrix Didn't make the shortlist: Master and Commander: Far side of the World, Wall-E, The Fountain, Oldboy, 49 UP, The Power of Nightmares, Lessons of Darkness, La stanza del Figlio, Un Prophet

[@luvlgs1]

Irreversible is a good movie that i will never watch again

[@ArthurAugustyn]

Very glad to hear you loved Paul Blart: Mall Cop, but number 1? Idk about that.

[@jameswallace756]

One of my former bosses was an assistant of P.T.A. Some fun stories on him. 1. Memento 2. Mulholland Drive 3. No Country For Old Men 4. There Will Be Blood 5. Zodiac

[@stewartoneill8419]

Well? Don't leave us hanging!

[@malaisze]

Great list

[@arthurw8054]

My top two: Pan's Labyrinth & A Serious Man. Good list and presentation, thanks!

[@cavy369]

awesome picks... 25th Hour also touched me profoundly as a non-American 1. Kill Bill 2. Donnie Darko 3. Assassination of Jesse James 4. Punch-Drunk Love 5. Let the Right One In

[@marklawd91]

Assassination of Jesse has to be the most underrated film ever made. What a masterpiece

[@ernestocaro9802]

Any love for “Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead” I don’t think that movie gets mentioned enough and it’s a masterpiece, criminally underrated.

[@ShaneMichealCupp]

I watched it once, went in completely blind and it wrecked me. I was blown away.

[@ainslie187]

That one is really harsh, it’s well done, but not a journey I want to go on again.

[@ionel630]

I m Glad you Name it, brillant movie Sidney Lumet last work, one of my favourite😊

[@ernestocaro9802]

@@ionel630 one of my favourites too

[@ionel630]

@@ernestocaro9802 great to hear, i thought i m the only one😄

[@rob050607]

Fantastic list. Here's mine: 1. Downfall 2. Gladiator 3. There Will Be Blood 4. Oldboy 5. City Of God Runner up - 28 Days Later Love the videos. Keep up the good work 👏

[@akasage]

The way you describe these movies is just... stellar.

[@PentUpPentatonics]

There were some incredible Korean films in the 2000s: - Memories of murder - Mother (not the Jennifer Lawrence film) - The Chaser - Thirst - Oasis - Secret Sunshine

[@q.parablesque5610]

I'd also add 3-Iron. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring. Kim-ki Duk made some great movies in the 2000s.

[@brandonatchison4769]

Thirst is an excellent film, underrated in my opinion. Also, I think Mother was 2017.

[@PentUpPentatonics]

@@brandonatchison4769 That’s a Darren Aronofsky movie of the same name. There is a very different Korean film from 2009. (Much better too in my opinion) I highly recommend it if you haven’t seen it.

[@gourmetghost]

@@brandonatchison4769 Mother was 2009. and yeah I agree Thirst is rarely brought up but it's incredible.

[@brandonatchison4769]

@@gourmetghost Oh, I thought you meant the Aronofsky film. I vaguely remember watching that on late night TV back in the day. Every now an again on Film4 around midnight/1am they'd have a foreign film on. That's how I first encountered a lot of Asian cinema.

[@1badMucker]

My Top 5 in no particular order: - City of God - No Country for Old Men - There Will Be Blood - Snatch - Downfall A lot of good movies could be substituted for those above including but not limited to: In Bruges, 3:10 to Yuma, Kung Fu Panda, Batman Begins, The Wrestler, American Psycho, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Bastards, Into the Wild, Requiem for a Dream, The Prestige, and Up. Pretty good decade for film.

[@brandonford7148]

1. Unbreakable (Yes, really) 2. City of God 3. 25th Hour 4. Zodiac 5. The Dark Knight/Minority Report I’ll be hated, but I’ll never understand all the love for There Will Be Blood.

[@movie-mandan]

Mine in chronological order: -Almost Famous -Memento -In The Bedroom -Return of the King -The Departed

[@Berecutecu]

The Departed isn't 2011? I was going to add it in my comment but removed

[@ryanoneill3192]

​@@Berecutecu No, it's 2006. Scorsese did release Hugo in 2011, however.

[@Berecutecu]

​@@ryanoneill3192 I'm so stupid, confused with Detachment. Sorry about that.

[@ryanoneill3192]

@@Berecutecu It happens lol. If I hadn't made top 10 lists for every year going back to 1930, I probably wouldn't have known the specific year either.

[@ibezzant]

In the Bedroom is sooo good. Great preformances across the board.

[@JoseChavez-rf4ul]

1. WALL-E Director Andrew Stanton's CGI paintbrush pirouettes its way into the ethereal with this post-apocalyptic May-December romance. Call it corny or ecologically preachy, it's still a technical and aesthetic marvel that's as well-directed as any live action film to date. 2. Zodiac David Fincher became the filmmaker to beat in 2007 as he pulled out every tool in his arsenal to create one of the most immersive, atmospheric, and thought provoking films ever about the nature of obsession. 3. The New World Poetic, philosophical, and historic. A companion piece of sorts to Mallick's own 'The Thin Red Line,' this bittersweet love story between Pocahontas, John Smith, and John Rolfe is a vibe within a vibe. 4. Hero Zhang Yimou's epic martial arts extravaganza is a stone cold masterpiece. Each fight scene is a ballet of colors, shadows, and movement that never lets up or fails to dazzle. 5. Capturing the Friedmans One of the most harrowing 107 minutes you'll ever experience watching a documentary. Equal parts fascinating and stomach churning, this real-life crime drama will make you want to take a series of hot showers immediately afterwards to try and get rid of the stench.

[@maxcohen42]

Great video! There Will Be Blood and Mulholland Drive are definitely floating around my top 5, but I would have to go with: - A Serious Man - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Finding Nemo - Napoleon Dynamite - Y Tu Mama Tambien Great decade, my most watched as it was my childhood. Hard to leave a lot of amazing films off the list like American Psycho, Birth, Little Miss Sunshine, Oldboy, The Piano Teacher, etc.

[@jeffreyberman3108]

Expectedly awesome list. Love them all except Irreversible which I haven't seen, so this was a good reminder for me to finally do that. (I've seen 3 Gaspar Noe films - Climax probably my favorite at the moment). My list if you or anyone cares would be: Before Sunset, There Will Be Blood, Superbad, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Mulholland Drive. Honorable mentions: In the Mood for Love, The Departed, and Y Tu Mama Tambien. Love this channel btw. Best movie reviews out there.

[@jessefriesen9121]

Good list! This is a hard one: 1) Eternal Sunshine 2) Apocalypto 3) There Will Be Blood 4) Lost in Translation 5) American Psycho Just a FEW honorable mentions I wanted to add: Spirited Away, Sunshine, The Host (2006), Adaptation, Let the Right One in, No Country for Old Men, Memento, Zodiac, Memories of Murder, A Serious Man, and The Orphanage

[@joboxer42]

The 2000's was such a great decade for surrealism (which also happens to be one of my favourite artistic styles). A masterful touch of surrealism, wether it be the visual parade of surrealism in something like Paprika or the Mortality salience dripping from Synecdoche, New York. 1. Muholland Drive - Gordon Cole 2. Synecdoche, New York - Charlie Kaufman 3. The Taste of Tea - Katsuhito Ishii 4.Paprika - Satoshi Kon 5. Pulse -Kiyoshi Kurosawa

[@seldonplanB-24]

No Country For Old Men. One of the best movies of the.....ever.

[@coalitionofseekers9572]

One of the movies of all time

[@starwarsroo2448]

Best movie since 2000 imo

[@JarodM]

Definitely~👍

[@TheListenerCanon]

@@starwarsroo2448 Top 10 but the best are Parasite and Spirited Away!

[@mistahmata]

5. Oldboy 4. Mulholland Drive 3. In the Mood for Love 2. Punch-Drunk Love 1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[@benpauley8167]

1. There Will Be Blood 2. Oldboy 3. Memento 4. Synecdoche, New York 5. Requiem for a Dream

[@simontaylor2525]

I totally forgot about Memento

[@jay1jayf]

the first 3 films makes it seem like you're heterosexual, but the last 2 puts doubt in my heart. What happened bro? How do you like Synecdoche and Requiem that much as a straight male?

[@ncored21]

Love your channel, Love your mind (you're a smart one), been following your work since 2015 so big fan, yea 5 is tough.. 1 Mulholland Drive, 2 American Psycho 3 No Country For Old Men 4 The Bourne Identity 5 Memento

[@kleins-v7v]

I am so suprised 25th Hour is on this list. Ive watched your videos since like 2018 i think and feel like ive gotten a pretty good sense of your tastes. That film does so many things that I feel like you would despise.

[@milliondollarsoup75]

Shrek Shrek 2 Shrek the Third Shrek the Halls American Psycho

[@----t----1234]

Excellent taste

[@numerum_bestia]

Very nice. Let’s see Paul Allen’s top 5 films of the 2000’s.

[@NEVERxCONTENT]

The only list you’ll ever need

[@tccandler]

My Top 5 between 2000 & 2009 are... 1. In the Mood for Love 2. Amelie 3. Lost in Translation 4. Black Book 5. Memories of Murder

[@linuswang6572]

Memories of Murder - now that’s one fine ass movie. Love it!

[@Pemulis1]

Zodiac and Memories of Murder are like remakes. Love them both. As for top five, I'm not gonna research so some might stray into the teens. Noe's Into the Void. Villeneuve's Prisoners (there has to be a Villeneuve). Bong Joon-Ho's The Host. Park Chan-Wook's Oldboy. Being John Malkovitch was 1999, but close enough. And someone in the comments mentioned In the Mood for Love and I could not agree more. So that's six instead of five, and two not quite in the 2000s. Sue me.

[@kevinmalik1655]

1. American Gangster 2. The Prestige 3. Kill Bill Vol. 1 4. The Dark Knight 5. Memento

[@theoisbored1770]

1. Children of Men 2. Fantastic Mr. Fox 3. LOTR Trilogy 4. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind 5. Lost in Translation

[@flamingocupproductions5329]

1. There Will Be Blood 2. Kill Bill 3. Traffic 4. The Aviator 5. AI (the most underrated film ever!)

[@msmit152]

Love Aviator and Traffic!

[@Bat_Boy]

Aviator...good call!

[@Vurt72]

Totally agree about AI, seen it so many times.

[@flamingocupproductions5329]

@@Vurt72 everybody loves there will be blood

[@Vurt72]

@@flamingocupproductions5329 yeah, it's good too, hard to get through though.

[@DraganLjiljak-r3w]

Thank you for the 25th hour film discussion it truly is a film that needs to be seen and talked about more.! I saw it when it came out and left an lasting impression.

[@GentlemanJim61]

Before I heard your choices, here are mine- 1. Ghost World (2001) 2. One Hour Photo (2002) 3. Shattered Glass (2003) 4. The Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005) 5. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

[@dalecarriger8938]

Zodiac & Mulholland Drive are 2 of my favorites of 2000’s. Zodiac I can watch at a drop of a hat. Mulholland I have to prep myself to rewatch. Both brilliant.

[@dalecarriger8938]

Mulholland Drive The Station Agent Zodiac Michael Clayton Il y a longtemps que je t’aime

[@SoulKnightKing]

To be fair, as a New Yorker, I think most 911 films are far more political, manipulative, or surface level but I would say the most engaging 911 film remains to be 2006 United 93. That film is THRILLING, and it shows the best and worst in humanity while not even having a main character as the plot is the main character and the execution imo is flawless. Def reccomend

[@chrisjfox8715]

The filmmaking style and the fact that it had a mix of actors and non-actors really worked well for that film

[@chayo4537]

You Americans are so quick to talk shit about your own and throw America under the bus when nobody asked. Be a little bit more subtle.

[@mrfake675]

Apex propaganda

[@rjn8001]

Another reason I will not expect much from any Covid movie in the future.. “conspiracy-theorist” or uhh “democrat” If a major distributor will support a film that can make a point on how a global tragedy was quickly and tastelessly politicized it has my money, though.

[@chrisjfox8715]

@@rjn8001 so you don't mind something being political as long as you agree with it

[@JustinWilliams367]

2000: 1. Gladiator 2. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 3. Chicken Run 4. Memento 5. High Fidelity 2001: 1. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring 2. Spirited Away 3. Monsters Inc 4. Shrek 5. Dogtown & Z Boys 2002: 1. The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers 2. Catch Me If You Can 3. Bowling For Columbine 4. Adaptation 5. Spider-Man 2003: 1. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King 2. Finding Nemo 3. X2 4. Master & Commander: The Far Side Of The World 5. Monster 2004: 1. The Incredibles 2. Sideways 3. Spider-Man 2 4. Shaun Of The Dead 5. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind 2005: 1. Batman Begins 2. Murderball 3. March Of The Penguins 4. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were Rabbit 5. Corspe Bride 2006: 1. The Departed 2. Pan's Labyrinth 3. Casino Royale 4. Children Of Men 5. Letters From Iwo Jima 2007: 1. The Bourne Ultimatum 2. The King Of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters 3. Ratatouille 4. Juno 5. No Country For Old Men 2008: 1. The Dark Knight 2. Iron Man 3. Man On Wire 4. Let The Right One In 5. The Hurt Locker 2009: 1. District 9 2. Up 3. Fantastic Mr. Fox 4. Up In The Air 5. Coraline

[@santerilaakkonen8928]

I was able to see Irreversible for the first time in a theater when my local theater screened the new restoration. Amazing experience!

[@controlgroup3]

Your description of there will be blood was perfect

[@dompuma9620]

City of God Sexy Beast Apocalypto Paprika Old boy Battle Royale

[@nachum0041]

1. Mulholland Drive 2. Ghost World 3. Werckmeister Harmonies 4. There Will Be Blood 5. Adaptation

[@clawlesslawless]

Werckmeister Harmonies! It just popped into my head recently. Amazing imagery. I have to prepare myself to watch that again.

[@davidmann405]

'Ghost World' might be a perfect film! I relate to Enid, Rebecca and Seymour so much at times, it's scary😂

[@gx9109]

1) In the Mood for Love 2) Morvern Callar 3) No Country for Old Men 4) In Bruges 5) Caché

[@Matt-w6l]

1.) The Departed 2.) Mystic River 3.) Brokeback Mountain 4.) Up in the Air 5.) Michael Clayton

[@dankairgadam8841]

1. The Prestige 2. Revenge of the Sith 3. Sunshine 4. Fellowship of the Ring 5. Step Brothers 6. Batman Begins 7. 3:10 to Yuma 8. AI: Artificial Intelligence 9. Shrek 10. Hot Fuzz

[@malakai9738]

1. Return of the King 2. Spider-Man 2 3. Eternal Sunshine 4. Wall E 5. Children of Men

[@watch-Dominion-2018]

1. LOTR trilogy 2. Master and Commander 3. A Knight's Tale 4. Kingdom of Heaven director's 5. Pirates of the Caribbean

[@michaellast1224]

You always buy popcorn and a pickle when you go to the movies don’t you

[@eviola11]

lol

[@pedroV2003]

Bravo for including 'Master and Commander'!!

[@tylermcguire6105]

1. There Will Be Blood 2. Mulholland Drive 3. The Piano Teacher 4. Antichrist 5. Spirited Away

[@baraka99]

I would replace Piano Teacher with Oldboy.

[@lionlike5856]

Uuuuhhhhhhh

[@Vudoo13]

Fuck yeah, another fan of The Piano Teacher. One of my friends sent me this quote about it from an essay (do not remember the writer): ""So at all times the film is underscored by both the attraction to the sublime, and, at the same time, the attraction to the obscene, to the shameful. There are these two tendencies that coexist in all humans, the one to the transcendental, the other to the abject. And the piano teacher, is the product of these two extremes." For better or worse, this is something I feel close to. Haha, the same friend really doesn't like Von Trier and I've been trying to convince them for years to watch Antichrist. Of the Von Trier films I've seen, I feel like, along with Melancholia, Antichrist is really watchable. It's the strength of Gainsbourg's great performance that makes it worth watching if you're not a fan of the director. Same with Dunst in Melancholia I think.

[@87charchar]

1) In the Mood for Love 2) Mulholland Drive 3) 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days 4) The Piano Teacher 5) Secret Sunshine Honourable mention goes to the movie I have watched the most: The Room 😂

[@87charchar]

@Findo_Gask That sounds incredible!! It truly is - the longing and anguish on screen is so palpable. It is a great double feature with one of my favourite classic films, Brief Encounter.

[@inmate1614]

Do you record your videos reverse sided as the text on your books is backwards?

[@mikeyfocus3845]

1. Mulholland Drive, 2. Let the Right One In, 3. In The Mood for Love, 4. Inglourious Basterds, 5. Pan's Labyrinth

[@jake4919]

I loved this video. I would personally put No Country over 25th Hour in a heartbeat, but I respect your takes!

[@Mickey-1994]

2000s was the last decade of great comedies and maybe Hollywood movies in general. No order American Psycho Trophic Thunder The Incredibles The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Donnie Darko Honorable mentions would be 25th Hour, There Will Be Blood, Meet the Parents, Sideways and The Pledge.

[@Charliehund100]

The Pledge is awesome and underrated.

[@numerum_bestia]

Donnie Darko might be one of my favourite movies of all time. At least when I was younger. The fact that Richard Kelly wrote and directed it as his debut was kind of incredible. Lighting in a bottle. Very rewatchable and nostalgic. The cast was brilliant and the soundtrack was incredibly well thought out.

[@davidmann405]

'The Pledge' man! What a show! Devastating ending😢

[@TheListenerCanon]

I disagree about being the last great decade for movies in general. It was quite possibly the worst decade of movies (though the 2020s could easily top it one day). People who say that are nostalgic for it. Did you forget about Uwe Boll movies? Seltzerberg? What about movies like Gigli, Battlefield Earth, Dragonball Evolution, Master of Disguise, Freddy Got Fingered, Son of the Mask? I'm not saying there wasn't great movies in that decade, but I don't get how people think it was the best.

[@Mickey-1994]

@@TheListenerCanon I never said the 2000s was the best decade but it was the last great decade for American movies.

[@rustyshackelford934]

I was so happy when I rewatched Zodiac just a year or two ago. I hadn’t seen it since it’s release when I was in high school. And I didn’t remember it all that well, so I figured all those years there most have not been that much to it. But when I revisited it, I really was thrown for a loop. I think you’re right, it is absolutely his best film. It’s not perfect, there are moments that pull you in deeper than others, but there’s something about it. I rewatched it and it just stayed on my mind. A couple days later I felt the need to go out and find the blu ray for sale. And then when I finally saw you talk about it, I was extremely hyped lol “yes! She gets it!” Because I feel it is one of his films that gets lost in his filmography very often, when really it should be mentioned far more than The Social Network or Gone Girl. I understand the love surrounding Seven and Fight Club, but he really outshines with this film. His world building is astonishing. From the moment the opening credits roll and Three Dog Night’s ‘Easy To Be Hard’ begins to play and the fireworks over San Francisco for the Fourth of July, it pulls you into the sixties. The following shot from the car window showing the neighborhood that night really paints an amazing portrait of life at that time and brings you fully into that world. I dunno, I could ramble on for a while about Zodiac, but there is something unique and special about it within films of this century and particularly David Fincher’s catalogue. Something about it sticks to your brain like a thumbtack. The American ethos of the time, and the transformation of the American psyche at the end of the sixties. Just a very interesting time with a lot to capture there besides just the hippie movement.

[@----t----1234]

My top 5: Fellowship of the Ring There Will Be Blood In The Bedroom Sexy Beast Mulholland Drive Honourable mentions: Birth, Master and Commander, The New World, O Brother Where Art Thou, The Departed, Twentynine Palms, Demonlover, Hero, Gladiator

[@linuswang6572]

1. Oldboy (Park Chan-Wook - 2003) 2. No Country for Old Men (Coen bros - 2007)) 3. The Chaser (Na Hong-jin - 2008) 4. Sympathy for Mr Vengeance (Park Chan-Wook - 2002) 5. Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino - 2009) Honourable mention: Sunshine (Danny Boyle - 2007)

[@ArtemSheverenov]

Sunshine is absolutely amazing up to the third act. It baffles me as a massive drop in quality to this day, but maybe i should revisit it

[@linuswang6572]

@@ArtemSheverenov Nah. You’re kind of right about that, but it still works for me, even though the first and middle acts are much stronger. (Many criticised 28 Days Later-Boyle’s perhaps most acknowledged work-for also derailing into one long sequence of running between rooms and hiding from crazed killers.)

[@ArtemSheverenov]

@@linuswang6572 I actually grew to love the final act of 28 Days Later, and like in many other Boyle's films, it was elevated by the amazing soundtrack. That scene from 127 Hours also comes to mind in a similar way

[@sparklingabyss]

Fantastic list! Because of this video I've had a sudden urge to rewatch Zodiac again.

[@sistergrimace1567]

25th Hour- when he’s venting into the mirror, F this and F that, then his reflection confronts him and basically tells him, “No. You fucked yourself.” They should show that scene to troubled youths. Because that’s what awaits every young man who lets his emotions get the best of him.

[@ernestocaro9802]

Excellent film

[@ArtemSheverenov]

Picking only five movies is insanely hard, so here is top10 in no particular order: - Lost in Translation - There will be Blood - Waltz with Bashir - Gangs of New York - Mulholland Dr. - No Country for Old Men - Oldboy - LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring - City of God - Mary and Max

[@CalumRoberts-i1x]

For me it would be 1.Man On Wire 2.Muholland Drive 3.Touching the Void 4.Black Balloon 5.Chicken Run 6.Love Actually 7.Oldboy 8.Finding Nemo 9.There Will Be Blood 10. Pans Labynith

[@cdolan13]

In no particular order, since this list is off the top of my head: 1. Brotherhood of the Wolf - 2001 2. There Will Be Blood - 2007 3. Master and Commander - 2003 4. Inglorious Basterds - 2009 5. Fellowship of the Ring - 2001 Honorable mentions: King Kong - 2005, Casino Royale - 2006, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - 2001, The Dark Knight - 2008, Million Dollar Baby - 2004, Hot Fuzz - 2007 I am happy to discuss any of these.

[@msmit152]

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is definitely on my list

[@Sir-Sidney-Ruff-Diamond]

1. Love Exposure (2008). 2. 28 Days Later (2002). 3. American Psycho (2000). 4. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006). 5. Triangle (2009).

[@nl3064]

​@subcynic The novel was published in 1991, the movie came out in 2000. Where did you possibly get 98 from?

[@pojo7712]

- No country for old men - Millennium Actress - Shaun of the dead - Hero - Ritual

[@CR055FIRE]

For 2000 to 2010: 1. The Pianist 2. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 3. Michael Clayton 4. Lord Of War 5. Che: Part One 6. No Country For Old Men 7. Traffic 8. Lost In Translation 9. Garden State 10. The Bourne Identity Runner-ups: Amelie, Training Day, Oceans Eleven, Signs, Master & Commander, Memento

[@peteralbert1485]

I find myself speaking in lines of dialogue taken straight out of "Mulholland Drive." Something about how Lynch wrote his characters, even the minor ones (who never seem minor), makes me hang on their every word. That movie propelled me to rewatch "Vertigo" and to take in "Persona" and "Three Women" and now I'm even more in love with all of four them, and with movies in general. I also find myself using lines from "Michael Clayton" - another movie I can't seem to get enough of.

[@blek99]

Your list is very US-focused imo. Mine would run like this in no particular order: 1. The Act of Killing 2. Son of Saul 3. The lives of others 4. The white ribbon 5. No country for old men. Scorsese would also be close though, he's done some great work in the past two decades.

[@TMontanaSF]

Son of Saul is 2015 & The Act of Killing is 2012 - The list is meant to be the naughties 2000 to 2009

[@dongately2817]

The White Ribbon has stuck with me for almost 15 years after watching it. I loved it so much I’m afraid to watch it again.

[@ascendant9792]

I find it quite interesting that what seems to be your favourite movies from PTA and Fincher respectively, is two of my least favourite movies from said director. My 2000s list would be: 1. LOTR trilogy 2. Memento 3. The Prestige 4. Batman Begins 5. CARS

[@patthewizard345]

1: Mulholland Drive 2: Dead Man's Shoes 3: Sexy Beast 4: Lord Of The Rings Trilogy 5: Insomnia

[@flippert0]

"Watching 'There will be blood' feels like listening to the 'Rites of Spring'" - whoa, this is the description I didn't know I was searching for! This movie is descend into madness, but a very methodical, "composed" one. Maybe this is why the comparison sprang up?

[@AdamFishkin]

There Will Be Blood continues to grow in my mind. It's like a mushroom cloud, and for that decade it easily makes my top five. To round it out: Amelie; Pan's Labyrinth; Persepolis; Rachel Getting Married. (It's a tough call whether to bump one of those 4 off to be replaced with Almost Famous.)

[@Bat_Boy]

Pans...good call!

[@drewmcgill5290]

“Adaptation” and “Synecdoche, New York” are my personal favorites. Great list though! I laughed when you said “Irreversible” sounded about right lol. Friends thought I was weird for liking that one as much as I did.

[@-k-b-]

Crazy how close our lists are lol. I haven't seen the other two on your list but yeah mine is: Zodiac There Will Be Blood (or Punch Drunk Love, I love both for entirely different reasons but about the same) Mulholland Drive Paprika Spirited Away

[@Getguti]

There will be blood was incredible that opening sequences cemented to the rest of the story motivation and almost justified Daniel’s characters actions to some extent. There will be blood is my favorite movie of the list you made.

[@simpaticode]

LOTR 1-3 surely must be there. It's a one-of-a-kind film the likes of which will surely never be made again. And what a wonderful ode to love, loyalty, and courage.

[@ThomasBiddle-c2d]

I’m a 66 year-old lifelong cinephile and when I first started watching your stuff, I thought “Who is this CHILD who thinks she has enough film and life experience to have a coherent viewpoint on film history and criticism?” Well, I stand corrected and have come to really respect your passion and your wisdom. I started this video thinking, “Oh, man, I hope she includes ‘Zodiac’”. Boom! You did and followed it with such an appreciative and smart critique. I so agree it is maybe Fincher’s best film to date. You feel as if you’re in the hands of a great director from the opening helicopter shot of San Francisco onward. The murder scene of the couple at the lake in broad daylight is handled so off-handedly that I gasped out loud in the theater. Fantastic. I don’t always agree with everything you say. For example, as far as PTA goes, I prefer “Magnolia” to “There Will Be Blood”, and try as I may, I just cannot get through “Mulholland Drive” without a crippling headache and overpowering nausea. It’s a testament to David Lynch’s skill/vision and the power of film in general, but it’s just too traumatic for me. I feel somewhat “violated” by it. I would add a couple of films to a list of the best from that decade, and again, they are both from 2007, an amazing year: Tony Gilroy’s “Michael Clayton” and the Coens’ “No Country for Old Men”. The former is one of the “cleanest” morality tales I’ve ever encountered, establishing George Clooney as a truly underrated actor. The final credit roll as he pays the cab driver to just drive "$50 worth" while he (and the audience) decompresses and we just watch his face and eyes… unforgettable. The latter film re-establishes (for the first time since "Fargo") the Coens as being true cinematic artists. McCarthy’s book was deemed unfilmable but they found their way in, partly due to the sheer aesthetic of the sound of Tommy Lee Jones’ voice in the narration and his weary view of the evil in the world as incomprehensible to a man of his age and life experience. A masterpiece of literary adaptation. Anyway, sorry for the length of my comments. Keep up the good work! I’ll be listening.

[@thedailyarcher7995]

Great list of films! Here’s mine; 2001 Vanilla sky 04 Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind 06 The departed 07 Across the universe 08 Sky crawlers

[@samuelschwager]

My list: --- - Pulse - Spy Game - Shaun of the Dead - Apocalypto - The Road

[@andrewtheworldcitizen]

For me, the point of film is to project onto the screen and record as moving images all of our dreams, our nightmares, our fantasies, our hopes, desires, fears, memories, ideas, and imaginations... This is why I feel that so many mainstream blockbuster films are indeed the greatest works of film and cinematic art..... because they actually depict and put onto the screen what most of us only imagine or fantasize about, dream about, or have nightmares of..... I am well aware of the criteria of a great film according to the standards of film critics relating to the artistry and the methodology of filmmaking, but despite this knowledge, I hold to my own standard of what makes a film truly great and memorable..... This is my list of the greatest, most imaginative, influential and creative films ever made: (Note: I have put asterisks next to the titles of my absolute favorite films) The Cabinet of Dr Caligari Vampyr Metropolis (1927) Dracula (1931) Frankenstein (1931) The Mummy (1932) The Invisible Man (1933) *** King Kong (1933) The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Modern Times (1936) The Wizard of Oz (1939) *** The Wolf Man (1941) War of the Worlds (1953) Seven Samurai (1954) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) The Hidden Fortress (1958) Vertigo (1958) Psycho (1960) The Exorcist (1973) *** Jaws (1975) *** Taxi Driver (1976) *** Star Wars (1977) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) Alien (1979) The Shining (1980) *** The Empire Strikes Back (1980) *** Excalibur (1981) *** Clash of the Titans (1981) *** Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) The Thing (1982) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) *** Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) *** The Terminator (1984) *** A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) *** A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) *** Back to the Future (1985) *** A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) *** Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) *** Jurassic Park (1993) *** The Mask of Zorro (1998) The Mummy (1999) Mulholland Drive (2000) The Others (2001) King Kong (2005) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Inception (2010) Interstellar (2014)

[@justinfallins9454]

So hard to pick 5 but these would be mine: - No Country for Old Men - There will be Blood - City of God - Kill Bill - Zodiac Others I love from the 2000’s are American Psycho, the Incredibles, Requiem for a Dream, Elf, The Edge of Heaven, Shrek, Casino Royale etc. great decade of movies

[@ibezzant]

In no particular order, my list would be: There Will Be Blood Mulholland Drive Almost Famous Anchorman Apocalypto

[@davidmann405]

Very surprised to hear Maggie select '25th Hour' as one of her faves from that decade, but it's a welcome surprise! Definitely one of my fave Spike Lee films. It's full of great scenes. The ending is very ballsy (all I can say is elderly Ed Norton). I remember after seeing it for the first time, I told my brother he MUST watch this film immediately, which he did. He normally hated my taste in movies, but he loved it. I slyly observed him as he watched the ending. He smiled and chuckled at how outrageous the ending is, but he also had a tear in his eye. This is a precious memory to me, but I would never ask him if he remembered this, because he definitely wouldn't, and even if he did, he'd deny it. It was nice to see that he could me moved like that by great art!

[@marklawd91]

1. City of God 2. The Lighthouse 3. Assassination of Jesse James 4. Mulholland Drive 5. LOTR The Fellowship 6. Memento 7. Oldboy 8. Memories of Murder 9. Requiem for a Dream 10. Spirited Away

[@ggeemmiinnii]

I love The Assassination of JJ by the Coward RF! No one I've ever met (other than my dad) likes it. Many have never even heard of it.

[@marklawd91]

@ggeemmiinnii so underrated. one of the greatest films of all time imo

[@ggeemmiinnii]

@@marklawd91 YES! I do realize that a great many people, at least stateside, don't enjoy so-called 'slow paced' movies (especially with the modern attention span), but I've found that many movies I gravitate toward are a bit more slower paced. Another underrated, 'slow' movie is The Counselor. Love it...yet another is House of Sand and Fog. The following aren't slow-paced, they're just movies I love: American Hustle--took a minute, but it grew on me Holy Smoke!--instant attraction The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (US 2011; Rooney Mara & Daniel Craig)--one of my all-time faves. A Love Song For Bobby Long--I get shit for this one, but it's one if my comfort movies. Any films you can suggest based on what I've listed??

[@marklawd91]

@ggeemmiinnii seen dragon tattoo. Good film. M hustle is ok. Havent seen the others. Memories of Murder Lawrence of arabia Blade runner 2001 a space odyssey (slowest film of all time so you'll love it 😂 best film of all time imo) The searchers Seven samurai Dead ringers La haine Eyes wide shut Amadeus All are masterpieces and require you to pay attention bc there's a lot of metaphors and symbolisms etc.

[@ggeemmiinnii]

@marklawd91 Love Blade Runner...another movie my dad loves! I remember it being on quite a bit when I was a kid, so often that my dad wore the tape out. Believe it or not, I've never seen Lawrence of Arabia or 2001: A Space Odyssey in full. Eyes Wide Shut is one of my favorites to watch around Christmas, and it's in my top 20 of all time. It's just SO GOOD. Kidman's Alice is something else! Great acting. Not a Tom Cruise fan, but he is very good in EWS. Edit: I noticed that both your KZbin profile pic and my KZbin background pic are stills from Kubrick films! Your still of HAL9000 reminds me of the opening 'eye' scene in Under the Skin.

[@markbrenzel9419]

Very good choices. I would include No Country For Old Men and a David Mamet movie with William H. Macy called Edmund. Edmund came out in 2005 and has the funniest ending to a serious movie that I've ever seen. It earns the ending. Few have seen it but it's a great film.

[@Vudoo13]

Not the biggest Noe fan, but the opening sequence of Irreversible is pretty incredible. It's the best Noe film I've seen, I think. It would be on my joke list of a first date movie.

[@CATDHD]

1. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind 2. There will be blood 3. In the mood for love 4. No country for old men 5. Inglourious basterds

[@alexanderg1297]

Been following you for awhile and I knew a lot of these movies were going to be on this list. I’m not the biggest spike Lee fan but I really enjoy Inside Man over the 25th hour. Thank you for opening my eyes more to cinema over this past decade and if I was going to make this list probably 10 years ago I’d put a bunch of Nolan films on it but now that’s changed. (Always changing) 10. The Prestige 9. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz 8. City of God 7. LOTR Fellowship of the Ring 6. Inglorious Bastards 5. Fantastic Mr. Fox 4. Memento 3. Mullholland Drive 2. There Will Be Blood 1. Children of Men

[@adamgates1142]

1. Mulholland Drive 2. Punch Drunk Love 3. Adaptation 4. Dancer in the Dark 5. My Winnipeg Honorable mention: Love Exposure

[@horsetoothcinema]

Memories of Murder (2003- Bong Joon Ho): This and Zodiac are the perfect double feature and honestly I could’ve put either one of them here. I just love the way this one handles our relationship with institutions, and how that affects our deepest obsessions. Much like Parasite, the social and historical dynamics are not only intelligent, but inseparable from the drama itself. The ending is also probably my favorite 4th wall break in any film. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004- Wes Anderson): For the life of me I don’t understand why people sleep on this one. It’s Wes’s best balance of sardonic humor, nesting-doll artifice, and reflective drama about the nature of storytelling that we all love about him. I think it mainly gets criticized for its looser pacing, but I kind of love how most of it feels like his version of a hangout movie, and it makes the emotional climax in the third act all the more effective. Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003- Tsai Ming Liang): One of my favorite movies about the social and emotional power of cinema. Most of those tend to be too nostalgia-bait and heavy handed for me (e.g. Cinema Paradiso) but I think this one works because the style is in such contrast to something like that. The slow, almost mundane shots of interactions in this dying movie house so simply captures everything I love about going to the movies. And then the ending is almost operatic in its visual poetry that it ends up transcending the still, slow style it’s mostly been employing. 25th Hour (2002- Spike Lee): Don’t have too much to add to what you said, that was brilliant. I love how he uses the aftermath of 9/11 as a backdrop to explore what he loves and hates about New York, and the US in general. He visually infuses the look of the film with the light and shade of all of these seedy, vulnerable, reprehensible, and empathetic characters. I’ve seen a few people make the criticism that it doesn’t really feel like a Spike Lee joint in comparison to his others, but I don’t get it. Like some of his best works (Bamboozled in particular), the tone of the film can shift from hilarious to unbelievably harrowing without it feeling jarring. Freddy Got Fingered (2001- Tom Green): Only like 5% trolling here, I genuinely love this film. A perfect shitpost not only of the studio that agreed to finance it, but of the formula of the gross-out comedies of the time. Also just great gags, and immensely quotable. GET OUT OF MY GODDAMN SCUBA GEAR, YOU IMBECILE!

[@indiesludge]

“Dreams enhance reality more than fantasy.” that was very beautiful there Maggie!

[@maxvetter1336]

1) Love Exposure 2) Synecdoche, New York 3) Yi Yi 4) Caché 5) In the Mood for Love Not necessarily the craziest list haha

[@vernonparker5154]

Mine 1. Gladiator 2. No Country For Old Men 3. Inglorious Basterds 4. The Last Samurai 5. The Dark Knight

[@Lmaoh5150]

1. Punch Drunk Love 2. Yi Yi 3. Superbad 4. American Psycho 5. There Will Be Blood

[@YouNoob269]

superbad is pure nostalgia haha

[@Bat_Boy]

Omg! Punch Drunk Love is in my Top Ten! Nice call!

[@eviola11]

1. Michael Clayton 2. There Will Be Blood 3. Zodiac 4. No Country for Old Men 5. The Wind that Shakes the Barley

[@nathandensley9104]

Yeah, Michael Clayton!

[@peteralbert1485]

Love Michael Clayton!!