{"id":8167,"date":"2009-12-28T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T18:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=8167"},"modified":"2019-12-23T14:34:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T22:34:11","slug":"best-movies-of-the-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/12\/28\/best-movies-of-the-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Movies of the Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3566,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.slashfilm.com\\\/2009\\\/12\\\/18\\\/best-reviewed-movies-of-the-decade&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20101105024719\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.slashfilm.com:80\\\/2009\\\/12\\\/18\\\/best-reviewed-movies-of-the-decade\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-06 21:08:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08 11:38:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 11:38:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 11:38:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3567,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/features.metacritic.com\\\/features\\\/2009\\\/the-best-movies-of-the-decade&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3568,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.rottentomatoes.com\\\/m\\\/juno\\\/news\\\/1861944\\\/rts_best_of_the_decade&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rottentomatoes.com\\\/m\\\/juno\\\/news\\\/1861944\\\/rts_best_of_the_decade&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3569,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.slashfilm.com\\\/2009\\\/12\\\/26\\\/imdbs-top-25-movies-of-the-decade&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20101029194804\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.slashfilm.com:80\\\/2009\\\/12\\\/26\\\/imdbs-top-25-movies-of-the-decade\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-06 21:08:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08 11:38:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 11:38:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 11:38:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Three lists follow, all yoinked from Slashfilm: first and second, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/2009\/12\/18\/best-reviewed-movies-of-the-decade\/\" title=\"\/Film: Best Reviewed Movies of the Decade\">the best-reviewed movies of the decade<\/a> (10 from <a href=\"http:\/\/features.metacritic.com\/features\/2009\/the-best-movies-of-the-decade\/\" title=\"Metacritic: The Best Movies of the Decade\">Metacritic<\/a> and 20 from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/juno\/news\/1861944\/rts_best_of_the_decade\" title=\"Rotten Tomatoes: RT's Best of the Decade!\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>), third, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/2009\/12\/26\/imdbs-top-25-movies-of-the-decade\/\" title=\"\/Film: IMDb's Top 25 Movies of the Decade\">IMDb top 25 movies of the decade<\/a>. For each list, I&#8217;ve <em>italicized<\/em> the films I&#8217;ve seen, and <em><strong>bold italicized<\/strong><\/em> the films we have in our movie collection at home (in other words, both seen and enjoyed enough to keep). I&#8217;ve also tossed in links to searches on my blog to mentions or reviews of the films I&#8217;ve seen, when possible.<\/p>\n<h3>Metacritic\u2019s Top 10 Best-Reviewed Movies of the Decade<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><em><strong>Pan\u2019s Labyrinth<\/strong><\/em> (2006)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Ratatouille<\/em> (2007) (Cute, but has the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?s=ratatouille&amp;submit_button=Search\" title=\"eclecticism: search for 'ratatouille'\">Pixar problem<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Spirited Away (2002)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/strong><\/em> (2003) (As with the entire LotR series, TRotK gets <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?s=%22return+of+the+king%22&amp;submit_button=Search\" title=\"eclecticism: search for 'return of the king'\">quite a few mentions<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sideways (2004)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>WALL-E<\/em> (2008) (Once again, the <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?s=wall\u2022e&amp;submit_button=Search\" title=\"eclecticism: search for 'wall\u2022e'\">Pixar problem<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon<\/em> (2000)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>There Will Be Blood (2007)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/strong><\/em> (2001) (Many mentions of TFotR <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?s=%22fellowship+of+the+ring%22&amp;submit_button=Search\" title=\"eclecticism: search for 'fellowship of the ring'\">have appeared over the years<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Queen (2006)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Rotten Tomatoes: Top 20 Best Reviewed Films of the Decade (minimum 100 reviews)<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Man On Wire<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Up<\/em> (Cute at times, but on the whole, we <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/12\/20\/things-that-bugged-me-about-up\/\" title=\"eclecticism: Things That Bugged Me About Up\">didn&#8217;t like it<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Wrestler<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>Finding Nemo<\/strong><\/em> (My <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/06\/01\/finding-nemo\/\" title=\"eclecticism: Finding Nemo\">original review<\/a> stands, but&#8230;well, by now, you <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?s=pixar&amp;submit_button=Search\" title=\"eclecticism: search for 'pixar'\">know what the &#8220;but&#8221; is<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Hurt Locker<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Let the Right One In<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Spellbound<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Chicken Run<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Murderball<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Fog of War<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Anvil! The Story of Anvil<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>The Incredibles<\/strong><\/em> (I love the film, <em>but<\/em>&#8230;am I <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?s=incredibles&amp;submit_button=Search\" title=\"eclecticism: search for 'incredibles'\">beating a dead horse yet<\/a>?)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sideways<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Queen<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Spirited Away<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Once<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Capturing the Friedmans<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Maria Full of Grace<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Winged Migration<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>IMDb\u2019s Top 25 Movies of the Decade<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p><em>The Dark Knight<\/em> (2008)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/strong><\/em> (2003)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>City of God (2002)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/strong><\/em> (2001)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Avatar (2009)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Memento<\/em> (2000) (<a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/05\/04\/memento\/\" title=\"eclecticism: Memento\">One brief, rambling review<\/a> from when I fist saw it. Used to own this one, would like to again.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers<\/strong><\/em> (2002) (Once again, <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?s=%22two+towers%22&amp;submit_button=Search\" title=\"eclecticism: search for 'two towers'\">many mentions<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>WALL\u00b7E<\/em> (2008)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Am\u00e9lie<\/em> (2001)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Departed (2006)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Pianist (2002)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Spirited Away (2001)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Lives of Others (2006)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/strong><\/em> (2004) (One <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/28\/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind\/\" title=\"eclecticism: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind\">very brief blurb<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Requiem for a Dream<\/em> (2000) (A <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/05\/22\/egypt-martial-arts-drugs-sex\/\" title=\"eclecticism: Egypt, Martial Arts, Drugs, and Sex\">brief mention<\/a> from when I bought the DVD. Don&#8217;t have the DVD anymore, but this is another I&#8217;d like to have in my collection again.)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Inglourious Basterds (2009)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Up<\/em> (2009)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><strong>Pan\u2019s Labyrinth<\/strong><\/em> (2006)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>The Prestige<\/em> (2006)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Slumdog Millionaire (2008)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Downfall (2004)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Gran Torino (2008)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Sin City<\/em> (2005)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>District 9 (2009)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Batman Begins<\/em> (2005)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t been keeping up with my movie watching, have I?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three best of the decade lists follow, all yoinked from Slashfilm. For each list, I&#8217;ve marked the films I&#8217;ve seen and the films we have in our movie collection at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2037],"tags":[23,13],"class_list":["post-8167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tv-and-films","tag-film","tag-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8167\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}