For those who ask me to recommend a good film, I have compiled my Top 100 from 2,000 titles released 1999 - September 2014. 100. The Contender (2000, Rod Lurie); 99. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen); 98. Ginger & Rosa (2012, Sally Potter); 97. Che: Part One (2008, Steven Soderbergh); 96. Catch Me If You Can (2002, Steven Spielberg); 95. Married Life (2007, Ira Sachs); 94. Boy (2010, Taika Waititi); 93. Official Rejection (2009, Paul Osborne); 92. Tims Vermeer (2013, Teller); 91. The Bank (2001, Robert Connolly); 90. Mother and Child (2009, Rodrigo García); 89. Tracks (2013, John Curran); 88. The Social Network (2010, David Fincher); 87. Workingmans Death (2005, Michael Glawogger); 86. Forbidden Lies (2007, Anna Broinowski); 85. The Overnighters (2014, Jesse Moss); 84. Her (2013, Spike Jonze); 83. Richard (2006, Maya Newell); 82. Onegin (1999, Martha Fiennes); 81. Avatar (2009, James Cameron); 80. What Maisie Knew (2012, Scott McGehee, David Siegel); 79. Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, Peter Weir); 78. A Beautiful Mind (2001, Ron Howard); 77. Whale Rider (2002, Niki Caro); 76. The Black Balloon (2008, Elissa Down); 75. Limitless (2011, Neil Burger); 74. The Sixth Sense (1999, M. Night Shyamalan); 73. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004, Quentin Tarantino); 72. The Artist (2011, Michel Hazanavicius); 71. Whatever Works (2009, Woody Allen); 70. The Wrestler (2008, Darren Aronofsky); 69. Gran Torino (2008, Clint Eastwood); 68. Two Days, One Night (2014, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne); 67. RUSH (2013, Ron Howard); 66. Love, Honour and Obey (2000, Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis); 65. Welcome to Collinwood (2002, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo); 64. In Order of Disappearance (2014, Hans Petter Moland); 63. Lucky Miles (2007, Michael James Rowland); 62. Spartan (2004, David Mamet); 61. Finding Vivian Maier (2013, John Maloof, Charlie Siskel); 60. Broken Flowers (2005, Jim Jarmusch); 59. Hollywood Ending (2002, Woody Allen); 58. Mean Creek (2004, Jacob Aaron Estes); 57. Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris); 56. Bridget Joness Diary (2001, Sharon Maguire); 55. The Dancer Upstairs (2002, John Malkovich); 54. Whores Glory (2011, Michael Glawogger); 53. Dogtooth (2009, Yorgos Lanthimos); 52. ILO ILO 爸妈不在家 (2013, Anthony Chen); 51. The Sessions (2012, Ben Lewin); 50. Man on Wire (2008, James Marsh); 49. Dirty Pretty Things (2002, Stephen Frears); 48. The Sapphires (2012, Wayne Blair); 47. Eden (2006, Micahel Hofmann); 46. The Imposter (2012, Bart Layton); 45. Chicago (2002, Rob Marshall); 44. Enough Said (2013, Nicole Holofcener); 43. The Damned United (2009, Tom Hooper); 42. Sideways (2004, Alexander Payne); 41. Searching for Sugar Man (2012, Malik Bendjelloul); 40. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, Mike Leigh); 39. Me and Orson Welles (2008, Richard Linklater); 38. A Separation (2011, Asghar Farhadi); 37. The Passion Of The Christ (2004, Mel Gibson); 36. Minority Report (2002, Steven Spielberg); 35. Spy Game (2001, Tony Scott); 34. The Edge of Heaven (2007, Fatih Akin); 33. Another Year (2010, Mike Leigh); 32. Still Walking (2008, Hirokazu Koreeda); 31. Slumdog Millionaire (2008, Danny Boyle); 30. Magic in the Moonlight (2014, Woody Allen); 29. Before Midnight (2013, Richard Linklater); 28. Match Point (2005, Woody Allen); 27. Amour (2012, Michael Haneke); 26. Snow Falling on Cedars (1999, Scott Hicks); 25. The Insider (1999, Michael Mann); 24. Traffic (2000, Steven Soderbergh); 23. Revanche (2008, Götz Spielmann); 22. The Tracker (2002, Rolf de Heer); 21. A Civil Action (1998, Steven Zaillian); 20. Manderlay (2005, Lars von Trier); 19. Toy Story 3 (2010, Lee Unkrich); 18. Melinda and Melinda (2004, Woody Allen); 17. American Movie (1999, Chris Smith); 16. Small Time Crooks (2000, Woody Allen); 15. Million Dollar Baby (2004, Clint Eastwood); 14. The Way (2010, Emilio Estevez); 13. Boyhood (2014, Richard Linklater); 12. Blue Jasmine (2013, Woody Allen); 11. My One and Only (2009, Richard Loncraine); 10. Short Term 12 (2013, Destin Daniel Cretton); 9. The Sons Room (2001, Nanni Moretti); 8. 25th Hour (2002, Spike Lee); 7. The Limey (1999, Steven Soderbergh); 6. Election (1999, Alexander Payne); 5. Talk to Her (2002, Pedro Almodóvar); 4. The Winslow Boy (1999, David Mamet); 3. The Visitor (2007, Thomas McCarthy); 2. Requiem for a Dream (2000, Darren Aronofsky); 1. Sweet and Lowdown (1999, Woody Allen). 8% are directed by Woody Allen, 9% are directed by women, 10% are from Australia or New Zealand, 12% are documentaries, 14% are primarily non-English language films, 22% have female leads and the majority have been made independently of the major studios. What a complete waste of a day this has been.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:26:25 +0000
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