- Mulholland Drive (2001)
- In the Mood for Love (2000)
- There Will Be Blood (2007)
- Spirited Away (2001)
- Boyhood (2014)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- The Tree of Life (2011)
- Yi Yi: A One and a Two (2000)
- A Separation (2011)
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
So here are a few stats from my point of view:
- Number of the top ten I have seen: 7
- Number of the top ten I enjoyed: 7
- Number of the top ten that make my top ten: 3
- Number of the top ten I have never heard of: 1
- Number of the top ten I own on DVD: 3
I have seen a few of these lists cropping up recently. It seems like a strange time to compile the list, why not wait for 2020 or 2025? I have no idea, but as the saying goes, if you can’t beat them join them join them. Here is my top ten of the 21st Century so far*:
- Oldboy (2003)
- Mulholland Dr. (2001)
- City of God (2002)
- Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Lost In Translation (2003)
- Boyhood (2014)
- Memento (2000)
- Serenity (2005)
* criteria for choice: I decided to do no research, I didn't look back at what I had said in the past about a film, these are the films that immediately come to mind. I set myself the limitation that if I didn't buy the DVD it didn't deserve a place on the list. I didn't limit my choices to films I had seen at the cinema, but incidentally, all the films I chose, I did see for the first time at the cinema.
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