Best Films of Each Year (1950 - 2011)
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- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.Runner Up:
Sunset Blvd. (Dir. Billy Wilder) - DirectorBilly WilderStarsKirk DouglasJan SterlingRobert ArthurA frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.Runners Up:
Strangers on a Train (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Dir. Elia Kazan) - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi HimoriA bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.Runner Up:
Umberto D. (Dir. Vittorio De Sica) - DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsChishû RyûChieko HigashiyamaSô YamamuraAn old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.Runners Up:
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Dir. Jacques Tati)
The Earrings of Madame De... (Dir. Max Ophuls) - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.Runners Up:
On the Waterfront (Dir. Elia Kazan)
Rear Window (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
La Strada (Dir. Federico Fellini) - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.Runners Up:
Diabolique (Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot)
East of Eden (Dir. Elia Kazan) - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsSterling HaydenColeen GrayVince EdwardsCrook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.Runner Up:
The Searchers (Dir. John Ford) - DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.Runners Up:
Paths of Glory (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)
The Seventh Seal (Dir. Ingmar Bergman)
Wild Strawberries (Dir. Ingmar Bergman)
Throne of Blood (Dir. Akira Kurosawa)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Dir. David Lean) - DirectorSatyajit RayStarsChhabi BiswasGangapada BasuPadmadeviDepicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.Runners Up:
Vertigo (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
The Magician (Dir. Ingmar Bergman)
Touch of Evil (Dir. Orson Welles) - DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire MaurierA young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.Runners Up:
Shadows (Dir. John Cassavetes)
Pickpocket (Dir. Robert Bresson)
Floating Weeds (Dir. Yasujiro Ozu)
Some Like it Hot (Dir. Billy Wilder)
Rio Bravo (Dir. Howard Hawks) - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean SebergVan DoudeA small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.Runners Up:
Psycho (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
La Dolce Vita (Dir. Federico Fellini)
Shoot the Piano Player (Dir. Francois Truffaut)
L'Avventura (Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni)
Spartacus (Dir. Stanley Kubrick - DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneEijirô TônoTatsuya NakadaiA crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.Runner Up:
La Notte (Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni)
Through a Glass Darkly (Dir. Ingmar Bergman
A Woman Is A Woman (Dir. Jean-Luc Godard)
Leon Morin, Priest (Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville) - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaSady RebbotAndré S. LabartheTwelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.Runners Up:
Jules and Jim (Dir. Francois Truffaut)
Ivan's Childhood (Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
Le Doulos (Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville)
L'Eclisse (Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni)
Lolita (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Sanjuro (Dir. Akira Kurosawa) - DirectorFederico FelliniStarsMarcello MastroianniAnouk AiméeClaudia CardinaleA harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.Runners Up:
Contempt (Dir. Jean-Luc Godard)
Shock Corridor (Dir. Samuel Fuller)
High and Low (Dir. Akira Kurosawa)
Winter Light (Dir. Ingmar Bergman) - 19641h 35mPG8.4 (519K)97MetascoreDirectorStanley KubrickStarsPeter SellersGeorge C. ScottSterling HaydenAn unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.Runners Up:
Band of Outsiders (Dir. Jean-Luc Godard)
Red Desert (Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni)
A Fistful of Dollars (Dir. Sergio Leone)
The Naked Kiss (Dir. Samuel Fuller)
Fail-Safe (Dir. Sidney Lumet) - DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoAnna KarinaGraziella GalvaniPierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.Runners Up:
For A Few Dollars More (Dir. Sergio Leone)
Repulsion (Dir. Roman Polanski) - DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van CleefA bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.Runners Up:
Persona (Dir. Ingmar Bergman)
The Battle of Algiers (Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo)
Andrei Rublev (Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
Au Hasard Balthazar (Dir. Robert Bresson)
Masculin, Feminin (Dir. Jean-Luc Godard)
Blow-Up (Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni) - DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonFrançois PérierNathalie DelonAfter professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.Runners Up:
The Graduate (Dir. Mike Nichols)
Belle De Jour (Dir. Luis Bunuel) - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam SylvesterAfter uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.Runners Up:
Once Upon a Time in the West (Dir. Sergio Leone)
Stolen Kisses (Dir. Francois Truffaut)
Rosemary's Baby (Dir. Roman Polanski)
Faces (Dir. John Cassavetes) - DirectorJohn SchlesingerStarsDustin HoffmanJon VoightSylvia MilesA naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.Runners Up:
Army of Shadows (Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville)
Easy Rider (Dir. Dennis Hopper) - DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonBourvilGian Maria VolontèAfter leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.Runners Up:
Husbands (Dir. John Cassavetes)
Five Easy Pieces (Dir. Bob Rafelson) - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesIn the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.Runners Up:
The Last Picture Show (Dir. Peter Bogdanovich)
Murmur of the Heart (Dir. Louis Malle)
Walkabout (Dir. Nicholas Roeg)
Two-Lane Blacktop (Dir. Monte Hellman) - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Runners Up:
Solaris (Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
The Last Tango in Paris (Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Dir. Luis Bunuel)
Cries and Whispers (Dir. Ingmar Bergman) - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroHarvey KeitelDavid ProvalIn New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic lover, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.Runners Up:
Amarcord (Dir. Federico Fellini)
Day for Night (Dir. Francois Truffaut)
Badlands (Dir. Terrence Malick)
Serpico (Dir. Sidney Lumet)
The Exorcist (Dir. William Friedkin)
Scenes from a Marriage (Dir. Ingmar Bergman - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn HustonA private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.Runners Up:
The Godfather Part II (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
A Woman Under the Influence (Dir. John Cassavetes)
The Conversation (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (Dir. Martin Scorsese) - DirectorSidney LumetStarsAl PacinoJohn CazalePenelope AllenThree amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.Runners Up:
Barry Lyndon (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Dir. Milos Forman)
The Mirror (Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)
Nashville (Dir. Robert Altman)
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Dir. Peter Weir) - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.Runners Up:
Network (Dir. Sidney Lumet)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Dir. John Cassavetes)
Hearts of Glass (Dir. Werner Herzog) - DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.Runners Up:
Eraserhead (Dir. David Lynch)
3 Women (Dir. Robert Altman)
Stroszek (Dir. Werner Herzog)
The Obscure Object of Desire (Dir. Luis Bunuel)
House (Dir. Nobuhiko Ohbayashi) - DirectorTerrence MalickStarsRichard GereBrooke AdamsSam ShepardA hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune.Runners Up:
The Deer Hunter (Dir. Michael Comino)
Autumn Sonata (Dir. Ingmar Bergman)
Halloween (Dir. John Carpenter) - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Runners Up:
Manhattan (Dir. Woody Allen)
Stalker (Dir. Andei Tarkovsky)
Alien (Dir. Ridley Scott) - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe PesciThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.Runners Up:
The Shining (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)
The Last Metro (Dir. Francois Truffaut)
The Elephant Man (Dir. David Lynch)
Stardust Memories (Dir. Woody Allen)
Atlantic City (Dir. Louis Malle) - DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsJohn TravoltaNancy AllenJohn LithgowA movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.Runners Up:
My Dinner with Andre (Dir. Louis Malle) - DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBertil GuvePernilla AllwinKristina AdolphsonTwo young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.Runner Up:
Blade Runner (Dir. Ridley Scott)
The Verdict (Dir. Sidney Lumet)
White Dog (Dir. Samuel Fuller) - DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJames WoodsDebbie HarrySonja SmitsA programmer at a Toronto TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast.Runners Up:
The King of Comedy (Dir. Martin Scorsese)
Scarface (Dir. Brian De Palma)
Rumble Fish (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola) - DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJohn LurieEszter BalintRichard EdsonA New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.Runners Up:
Once Upon a Time in America (Dir. Sergio Leone)
Blood Simple (Dir. Joel Coen)
Amadeus (Dir. Milos Forman)
Paris, Texas (Dir. Wim Wenders)
This Is Spinal Tap (Dir. Rob Reiner) - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsGriffin DunneRosanna ArquetteVerna BloomAn ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho he met that evening at a coffee shop.Runner Up:
Ran (Dir. Akira Kurosawa)
Come and See (Dir. Elem Klimov)
Brazil (Dir. Terry Gilliam)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (Dir. Woody Allen)
The Color Purple (Dir. Steven Spielberg) - DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.Runners Up:
Down by Law (Dir. Jim Jarmusch)
She's Gotta Have It (Dir. Spike Lee)
Something Wild (Dir. Jonathan Demme)
Sid & Nancy (Dir. Alex Cox) - DirectorLouis MalleStarsGaspard ManesseRaphael FejtöFrancine RacetteA French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.Runners Up:
Full Metal Jacket (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Wings of Desire (Dir. Wim Wenders)
Wall Street (Dir. Oliver Stone) - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsWillem DafoeHarvey KeitelBarbara HersheyThe life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.Runners Up:
Cinema Paradiso (Dir. Guiseppe Tornatore)
Mississippi Burning (Dir. Alan Parker)
School Daze (Dir. Spike Lee)
Frantic (Dir. Roman Polanski) - DirectorSpike LeeStarsDanny AielloOssie DavisRuby DeeOn the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.Runners Up:
Drugstore Cowboy (Dir. Gus Van Sant)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (Dir. Woody Allen)
Mystery Train (Dir. Jim Jarmusch)
Sex, Lies, and a Videotape (Dir. Steven Soderbergh) - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.Runners Up:
Miller's Crossing (Dir. Joel Coen)
Dreams (Dir. Akira Kurosawa)
The Godfather Part III (Dir. Francis Ford Coppola) - DirectorJohn SingletonStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Laurence FishburneHudhail Al-AmirFollows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.Runners Up:
Barton Fink (Dir. Joel Coen)
Hearts of Darkness (Dir. Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, Eleanor Coppola)
Slacker (Dir. Richard Linklater)
Naked Lunch (Dir. David Cronenberg)
The Silence of the Lambs (Dir. Jonathan Demme)
My Own Private Idaho (Dir. Gus Van Sant)
JFK (Dir. Oliver Stone) - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael MadsenWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.Runners Up:
Malcolm X (Dir. Spike Lee)
Unforgiven (Dir. Clint Eastwood) - DirectorAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsTyrin TurnerLarenz TateJune Kyoto LuA young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.Runners Up:
Dazed and Confused (Dir. Richard Linklater)
Short Cuts (Dir. Robert Altman)
Naked (Dir. Mike Leigh)
Groundhog Day (Dir. Harold Ramis)
The Age of Innocence (Dir. Martin Scorsese) - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Runners Up:
Chungking Express (Dir. Wong-Kar Wai)
Crumb (Dir. Terry Zwigoff)
Clerks. (Dir. Kevin Smith)
Hoop Dreams (Dir. Steve James)
The Shawshank Redemption (Dir. Frank Darabont) - DirectorMathieu KassovitzStarsVincent CasselHubert KoundéSaïd Taghmaoui24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.Runners Up:
Kids (Dir. Larry Clark)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (Dir. Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson)
Se7en (Dir. David Fincher) - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve BuscemiMinnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Runners Up:
Trainspotting (Dir. Danny Boyle)
Hard Eight (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
Bottle Rocket (Dir. Wes Anderson)
Breaking the Waves (Dir. Lars von Trier) - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMark WahlbergJulianne MooreBurt ReynoldsBack when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.Runners Up:
Jackie Brown (Dir. Quentin Tarantino)
L.A. Confidential (Dir. Curtis Hanson)
Good Will Hunting (Dir. Gus Van Sant)
Chasing Amy (Dir. Kevin Smith)
Gummo (Dir. Harmony Korine) - DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne MooreJeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.Runners Up:
The Thin Red Line (Dir. Terrence Malick)
Pi (Dir. Darren Aronofsky)
Rushmore (Dir. Wes Anderson)
American History X (Dir. Tony Kaye)
Saving Private Ryan (Dir. Steven Spielberg)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Dir. Terry Gilliam) - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsTom CruiseJason RobardsJulianne MooreAn epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.Runners Up:
Eyes Wide Shut (Dir. Stanley Kubrick)
Fight Club (Dir. David Fincher)
American Beauty (Dir. Sam Mendes)
The Virgin Suicides (Dir. Sofia Coppola) - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsEllen BurstynJared LetoJennifer ConnellyThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..Runners Up:
Amores Perros (Dir. Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu)
George Washington (Dir. David Gordon Green)
Almost Famous (Dir. Cameron Crowe)
Ghost Dog: the Way of the Samurai (Dir. Jim Jarmusch)
Battle Royale (Dir. Kinji Fukasaku)
Dancer in the Dark (Dir. Lars von Trier) - DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeTrevor Jack BrooksLorelei LinklaterA man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.Runners Up:
Y Tu Mama Tambien (Dir. Alfonso Cuaron)
Mulholland Dr. (Dir. David Lynch)
Donnie Darko (Dir. Richard Kelly)
Bully (Dir. Larry Clark)
The Royal Tenenbaums (Dir. Wes Anderson)
Ghost World (Dir. Terry Zwigoff) - DirectorSpike LeeStarsEdward NortonBarry PepperPhilip Seymour HoffmanCornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.Runners Up:
City of God (Dir. Ferdinand Meirelles)
Punch-Drunk Love (Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)
Irreversible (Dir. Gaspare Noe)
Adaptation. (Dir. Spike Jonze)
Minority Report (Dir. Steven Spielberg)
The Pianist (Dir. Roman Polanski)
Talk to Her (Dir. Pedro Almodovar)
Gangs of New York (Dir. Martin Scorsese) - DirectorSofia CoppolaStarsBill MurrayScarlett JohanssonGiovanni RibisiA faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.Runners Up:
Oldboy (Dir. Park-chan Wook)
Coffee and Cigarettes (Dir. Jim Jarmusch)
21 Grams (Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 (Dir. Quentin Tarantino) - DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.Runners Up:
Collateral (Dir. Michael Mann)
Kill Bill Vol. II (Dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Shaun of the Dead (Dir. Edgar Wright)
Million Dollar Baby (Dir. Clint Eastwood)
Before Sunset (Dir. Richard Linklater) - DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsOwen KlineJeff DanielsLaura LinneyFollows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.Runners Up:
A History of Violence (Dir. David Cronenberg)
The New World (Dir. Terrence Malick)
The Best of Youth (Dir. Marco Tullio Giordana)
Capote (Dir. Bennet Miller)
Broken Flowers (Dir. Jim Jarmusch) - DirectorGuillermo del ToroStarsIvana BaqueroAriadna GilSergi LópezIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.Runners Up:
This Is England (Dir. Shane Meadows)
Half Nelson (Dir. Ryan Fleck)
Little Miss Sunshine (Dir. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Ferris)
The Departed (Dir. Martin Scorsese)
United 93 (Dir. Paul Greengrass)
Children of Men (Dir. Alfonso Cuaron)
Babel (Dir. Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu) - DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán HindsA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.Runners Up:
The Assassination of Jesse James (Dir. Andrew Domonik)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Dir. Sidney Lumet)
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (Dir. Christian Mungui)
Zodiac (Dir. David Fincher)
Control (Dir. Anton Corbijn)
No Country for Old Men (Dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
Gone Baby Gone (Dir. Ben Affleck)
Ratatouille (Dir. Brad Bird)
Into the Wild (Dir. Sean Penn) - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsMickey RourkeMarisa TomeiEvan Rachel WoodA faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.Runners Up:
Synecdoche, New York (Dir. Charlie Kaufman)
Gomorrah (Dir. Matteo Gorrane) - DirectorJacques AudiardStarsTahar RahimNiels ArestrupAdel BencherifA delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.Runners Up:
A Serious Man (Dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
Up in the Air (Dir. Jason Reitman)
Fish Tank (Dir. Andrea Arnold)
Inglourious Basterds (Dir. Quentin Tarantino) - DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.Runners Up:
Black Swan (Dir. Darren Aronofsky)
Blue Valentine (Dir. Derek Cianfrance)
Animal Kingdom (Dir. David Michod)
Greenberg (Dir. Noah Baumbach) - DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittSean PennJessica ChastainThe story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.Runners Up:
Drive (Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Dir. David Fincher)
50/50 (Dir. Jonathan Levine)
Terri (Dir. Azazel Jacobs)
Midnight in Paris (Dir. Woody Allen)
Hugo (Dir. Martin Scorsese)