The Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009

On today’s show I presented my picks of twenty-five films that defined the decade. Rather than a list of best films, these are the pictures that, in my view, captured what the past ten years were all about.

25. Scary Movie (2000)
24. United 93 (2006)
23. Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2004)
22. The Hurt Locker (2009)
21. Children of Men (2006)
20. 1 Night in Paris (2004)
19. Gladiator (2000)
18. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
17. The Bourne Identity (2002)
16. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
15. Juno (2007)
14. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
13. Shrek (2001)
12. Loose Change (2005 – 2009)
11. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
10. Transformers (2007)
9. The Lord of the Rings (2001 – 2003)
8. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
7. Saw (2004)
6. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
5. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
4. 300 (2006)
3. Team America: World Police (2004)
2. The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)

You can find a full rationale for each film here.

And here are some other decade-themed lists from around the web:

• Seminal Movies of the Past Decade by Roger Moore of The Orlando Sentinel
• The Best Films of the ’00s by the AV Club
• Almost the Best Films of the ’00s by the AV Club
• The Best Film Performances of the ’00s by the AV Club
• The 100 Best Films of the Decade by the Times Online
• Top Ten Movies of the Decade by Kirk Honeycutt at Reuters
• Ten Best Movies of the Decade by Entertainment Weekly
• The Most Influential Movies of the Decade by A.O. Scott at NPR
• The Best Films of the Decade by Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post
• 50 Best Movies of the Decade by Paste Magazine
• The Best Science Fiction Films of the Decade by Eugene Novikov at Cinematical.com
• Decade in Review by Film School Rejects