it may be my favorite one yet!
What a bittersweet moment.
Children of Men was made in Japan?
Great list, plenty I haven’t seen yet.
thats not a bad top 10. 46, 42 and 28 are questionable
Great job Adam!
What Sekzee said…
I’m sad to see Irreversible isn’t on here.
Thank god Irreversible isn’t on there.
Alot of work went into this. Lets all give a round o’ applause to Mr. Cook, and to ourselves, for having significantly better taste than the inferior website that is IMDb!
Great list, I think it’s a good balance. I only wish I had seen enough from the last decade to actually participate. :P
Oh well, there’s always the……….2010s. ;)
“Thank god Irreversible isn’t on there.”
Explain.
Thanks guys. Personally, I’m really pleased with the results. Especially the top 10.
Irreversible was 1 vote out…
That makes me feel terrible that I didn’t submit my list now…
This is all your fault, Robley.
But, great job Adam, just like last year. Number two upsets me a little, but whatever.
Yay Adam! Thanks for compiling all the lists. :)
How can I say this…. THATS A GREAT F#&!NG LIST!!!
Im very happy NCFOM didn’t make it into the top 10.
Im very happy to see
TWBB, Children of Men, 2046
GREAT JOB!!!
are there any comedies on the list?
i realized deuce bigalow: european gigalow is underrated after a second viewing the other day :O)
Has no one seen Songs From the Second Floor (2000) by Roy Andersson?
Thanks again for putting the hard work together to make this a reality, Adam. An intriguing list to parallel and compare with the auteurs site list, other lists circulating on the web, our own individual lists, etc. I mainly use these lists for finding films I may need to see or re-evaluate. Right now I am waiting for a good DVD copy of Syndromes and a Century to come along from a request, as I saw this streaming in the World Cup event and want to see it again. Glad to see it on the top 10. Recently saw 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days thanks to many recommending it here – a great film! This I saw, with a few others, after submitting my own list, but so be it.
Mulholland crept on to my own list and obviously many others, so no surprise to see it on top. Another film I need to see again – even though my wife is no fan of the film – ha! I remember the spirited debate and timely analysis of the film by the likes of Justin Vicari and others on a Lynch thread or two many months back that got me to completely rethink this important film. Many standout films – even if no real surprises – on that top 10 list. Well, I thought so anyway, as several were on my own list. We all have such good taste, don’t we?
I tried to include a couple of not the usual suspects, as I know others did, too. That’s what makes this a creative exercise. I think all the top-rated films have those key ingredients – artistic merit, good presentation, intriguing storylines, creativity, good cinematography – that we are all looking for in films we admire as cinephiles. Not all our choices are going to be on the top 50, but I am generally happy with what is there, as these films are representative of what turned out to be – against many expectations – a rather fine decade for film. Hollywood is mostly noticeable by its absence – and that’s a good thing. You had to look around in under-explored corners and avoid all the hype to get at the good stuff, but such has always been the case.
What I also would like to see at some point – if possible, Adam – is a list of all the submissions, including films not on the auteurs. Often in those films getting maybe only one vote, are some real undiscovered gems. In any case, I will be seeking out films I haven’t seen from these lists. Thanks!
Great list!!!
Thank you so much Adam!
other than that worthless Christopher Nolan…..neat list.
Dimitris…………….gah….
Fantastic list. Glad that Syndromes and Yi Yi were so high up. But Waking Life didn’t make it. :’(
Thanks, Adam, for taking the time and devotion to do this! :D
Savvy
The only thing that I would have loved to see make it is “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” Seven of my picks made it. Nice job!
Roman, oh man, I didn’t even notice. I love that movie. Surprised it didn’t make it, too.
Savvy
Certainly one of the better consensus lists I have seen.
Thanks you, Adam.
I’m surprised Diving Bell and Y Tu Mama Tambien aren’t on the list! Also too bad Dogville didn’t squeeze by!
I really need to see Werkmeister Harmonies and the other 16 I haven’t seen!
I’m mad Dogville even showed up.
^ Burrrrn.
Drew, hehehehe…Dogville… ;)
Savvy
Indeed, I second Blue K’s observation.
Now, individual analysis:
1. Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (Hong Sang-soo, 2000) (49)
2. Camel(s) (Park Ki-yong, 2002) (-)
3. Tale of Cinema (Hong Sang-soo, 2005) (-)
4. In the City of Sylvia (Jose Luis Guerin, 2007) (-)
5. Suzhou River (Lou Ye, 2000) (-)
6. Hamaca Paraguaya (Paz Encina, 2006) (-)
7. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001) (1)
8. Flooding in the Time of Drought (Sherman Ong, 2009) (-)
9. Unknown Pleasures (Jia Zhangke, 2002) (-)
10. Full Frontal (Steven Soderbergh, 2002) (-)
Placing by Rank on Auteurs List:
1. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch, 2001)
49. Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (Hong Sang-soo, 2000)
4. David Lynch
8. Hong Sang-soo
9. Jia Zhangke
I’m so proud of 8. Hong Sang-soo. :)
Thanks Adam for the hard work once again.
Adam Cook
The Top 50 Films of the Decade, as determined by 108 participants on The Auteurs:
1. Mulholland Dr. – David Lynch (2001) USA/France
2. There Will Be Blood – Paul Thomas Anderson (2007) USA
3. In the Mood For Love – Wong Kar-Wai (2000) Hong Kong
4. Syndromes and a Century – Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2006) Thailand
5. The New World – Terrence Malick (2005) USA
6. Yi Yi – Edward Yang (2000) Taiwan
7. Caché – Michael Haneke (2005) France/Austria/Germany Italy
8. Werckmeister Harmonies – Bela Tarr (2000) Hungary
9. Children of Men – Alfonso Cuaron (2006) Japan/UK/USA
10. Synecdoche, New York – Charlie Kaufman (2008) USA
11. No Country For Old Men – Ethan & Joel Coen (2007) USA
12. Dogville – Lars von Trier (2003) Denmark/Finland/France/Germany/Netherlands/Norway/Sweden/UK
13. The Royal Tenenbaums – Wes Anderson (2001) USA
14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Michel Gondry (2004) USA
15. Lost in Translation – Sofia Coppola (2003) USA
16. The White Ribbon – Michael Haneke (2009) Germany/Austria/France
17. Punch-Drunk Love – Paul Thomas Anderson (2002) USA
18. Spirited Away – Hayao Miyazaki (2001) Japan
19. Memento – Christopher Nolan (2000) USA
20. Elephant – Gus Van Sant (2003) USA
21. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days – Cristian Mungiu (2007) Romania
22. Dancer in the Dark – Lars von Trier (2000) Denmark/France/Germany/Iceland/Italy/Netherlands/Norway/Sweden/UK/USA
23. Tropical Malady – Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2004) Thailand/France/Germany/Italy
24. Talk to Her – Pedro Almodovar (2002) Spain
25. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – Andrew Dominik (2007) USA/Canada
26. Oldboy – Park Chan-Wook (2003) South Korea
27. A Serious Man – Ethan & Joel Coen (2009) USA
28. The Departed – Martin Scorsese (2006) USA/Hong Kong
29. Notre Musique – Jean-Luc Godard (2004) France
30. The Intruder – Claire Denis (2004) France
31. Wall-E – Andrew Stanton (2008) USA
32. Zodiac – David Fincher (2007) USA
33. 2046 – Wong Kar-Wai (2004) China/France/Germany
34. Still Life – Jia Zhangke (2006) China/Hong Kong
35. Artificial Intelligence: A.I. – Steven Spielberg (2001) USA
36. Grizzly Man – Werner Herzog (2005) USA
37. A History of Violence – David Cronenberg (2005) USA
38. Requiem for a Dream – Darren Aronofsky (2000) USA
39. Pan’s Labyrinth – Guillermo Del Toro (2006) Spain
40. The Pianist – Roman Polanski (2002) France/Germany
41. Inland Empire – David Lynch (2006) USA/France/Poland
42. The Piano Teacher – Michael Haneke (2001) Austria
43. Platform – Jia Zhangke (2000) Hong Kong/China
44. The World – Jia Zhangke (2004) China/France/Japan
45. Distant – Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2002) Turkey
46. Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino (2009) USA
47. What Time Is It There? – Tsai Ming-Liang (2001) Taiwan
48. My Winnipeg – Guy Maddin (2007) Canada
49. Virgin Stripped Bear by Her Bachelors – Hong Sang-soo
50. Before Sunset – Richard Linklater (2004) USA
The Top Ten Filmmakers of the Decade:
1. Michael Haneke
2. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
3. The Coen Bros.
4. David Lynch
5. Paul Thomas Anderson
6. Lars von Trier
7. Guy Maddin
8. Hong Sang-soo
9. Jia Zhangke
10. Christopher Nolan
*as determined by a point system involving total votes with a 10 point bonus for each individual film voted for
The Auteurs Best of the Decade Page
The Original Decade Thread
Thank you to everyone who participated!