Best Films of the past 10 years
POSTED BY: JEWELSTAITEFAN
UPDATED: Monday, May 18, 2026 17:17
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I'd like to compile a list, both for reference regarding what Browncoats like and recommend, and for a list of films to look for, considering the dwindling outlook for films this year.
I am thinking of the following, and when I get to it, will group them by year of release:
The Prestige (2006)
The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
300 (2006)
Tristan & Isolde (2006)
Invincible (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
The Davinci Code (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
The Departed (2006) - ShinyGoodGuy
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - ShinyGoodGuy
V for Vendetta (2006) = ShinyGoodGuy
Babel (2006) = ShinyGoodGuy
X-Men (2006) - Brenda
The Illusionist (2006) - ecgordon
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) - ecgordon
Volver - (2006) - ecgordon
Rocky Balboa (2006) - Brenda
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Enchanted (2007)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Cabin in the Woods (2007/2012)
Atonement (2007)
Transformers (2007)
Children of Men (2007)
Juno (2007) - ShinyGoodGuy
Zodiac (2007)
Across the Universe (2007) - ecgordon
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - ecgordon
Eastern Promises (2007) - ecgordon
The Man From Earth (2007) - ecgordon
Persepolis (2007) - ecgordon
Taken (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
In Bruges (2008)
The Fall (2008) - ShinyGoodGuy
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) - ShinyGoodGuy
The Reader (2008) - ShinyGoodGuy
Wall-E (2008) - ShinyGoodGuy, ecgordon
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - ecgordon
Doubt (2008) - ecgordon
Iron Man (2008) - ecgordon
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Star Trek (2009)
Avatar (2009)
Inglorious Bastards (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Blindside (2009)
The Secret In Their Eyes (2009)
Bad Lieutenant (2009) - ShinyGoodGuy
Hurt Locker (2009) - ShinyGoodGuy
Precious (2009) - ShinyGoodGuy
Up in the Air (2009) - ShinyGoodGuy
The Wrestler (2009) - ShinyGoodGuy
Up (2009) - ShinyGoodGuy, ecgordon
Coraline (2009) - ecgordon
Moon (2009) - ecgordon
The Road (2009) - ecgordon
Watchmen (2009) - ecgordon
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) - ecgordon
Inception (2010)
RED (2010)
Secretariat (2010)
Kick-Ass (2010)
Unstoppable (2010)
Winter's Bone (2010)
The Expendables (2010)
The Debt (2010)
The Social Network (2010) - ShinyGoodGuy
King's Speech (2010)
127 Hours (2010) - ecgordon
Biutiful (2010) - ecgordon
Monsters (2010) - ecgordon
Restrepo (2010) - ecgordon
The Debt (2011)
The Help (2011)
Super 8 (2011)
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Paul (2011) - Riverlove
The Tree of Life (2011) - ShinyGoodGuy, ecgordon
Hugo (2011) - ShinyGoodGuy
Drive (2011) - ShinyGoodGuy
The Descendants (2011) - ShinyGoodGuy
Another Earth (2011)
Marilyn (2011) - ShinyGoodGuy
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Hugo (2011) - ecgordon
Avengers (2012)
Man on a Ledge (2012)
Jack Reacher (2012)
D'Jango Unchained (2012)
Hunger Games (2012)
Looper (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) - Riverlove
Cloud Atlas (2012) - ShinyGoodGuy, ecgordon
Life of Pi (2012) - ShinyGoodGuy
End of Watch (2012) - ShinyGoodGuy
Argo (2012) - ShinyGoodGuy
Cosmopolis (2012) - ecgordon
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) - ecgordon
42 (2013)
Belle (2013)
The Sessions (2013)
The Hobbit (2013)
Oblivion (2013)
Ender's Game (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Blue is The Warmest Color (2013)
Man of Steel (2013)
Prisoners (2013) - ShinyGoodGuy
Her (2013)
Gravity (2013) - ShinyGoodGuy
Before Midnight (2013) - ecgordon
Blue Jasmine (2013) - ecgordon
Dallas Buyers Club (2013) - ecgordon
Frances Ha (2013) - ecgordon
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - ecgordon
Lone Survivor (2013) - ecgordon
Nebraska (2013) - ecgordon
Under the Skin (2014)
John Wick (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Sin City 2 (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Fury (2014)
American Sniper (2014)
Imitation Game (2014)
It Follows (2014) - Mutt999
The Lego Movie (2014) - Mutt999, ShinyGoodGuy
Camp X-Ray (2014) - Riverlove
Selma (2014) - ShinyGoodGuy
Birdman (2014)
Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - ShinyGoodGuy
Water Diviner (2014)
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I've seen nine of the films on your list, but would put at most three of them on a 'Best Of' List. I'm too tired to compile my own list right now, but I'll get back to this after thinking about it, and also checking on release dates.
What's the decade we're talking about? 2006-2015?
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
I've seen nine of the films on your list, but would put at most three of them on a 'Best Of' List. I'm too tired to compile my own list right now, but I'll get back to this after thinking about it, and also checking on release dates.
What's the decade we're talking about? 2006-2015?
Which 9? Which 3?
Let us say 2006 to current.
It is not my comprehensive list. It is still a work in progress, but I invite your help. Bits and pieces are also welcome.
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Are those "best of" if you are a guy?
'Cuz there's a bit too much testosterone in the list. 
What's bad is that I just had a look at all the movies I've ever watched on Netflix, and 99.9% were made BEFORE 2006. Hubbs is right, we HAVE peaked. 
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Three popped into my head right away:
1) It Follows (2014)
2) The Lego Movie (2014)
3) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guess I'm stuck in 2014.
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Avatar
Zero Dark Thirty
The Help
Django Unchained
Man Of Steel
12 Years A Slave
The Debt
Paul
Slumdog Millionaire
Camp X-Ray (not a great movie, perhaps not even a good movie, but so infectiously irresistible that I am compelled to watch it whenever it plays on Showtime)
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I should mention, that I plan to make a list of these in the thread opener, but if only one person mentions it, i'll post their name next to it.
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
Are those "best of" if you are a guy?
Not at all. But because I am a guy, what popped into my mind may not be estrogenic.
Since this is a site derived from a Sci-Fi basis, I do fear the list may lean too far to the male side.
You can help balance that.
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I'll preface this by saying that these are films I have actually seen, either in the theater or on video. There are those that may be on your list (meaning the general your), that are recognized as the best, but that is mainly because I haven't gotten around to seeing them, that may not be on mine.
Having said that, here it goes, in no particular order:
2006
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine
V for Vendetta
Babel
2007
Pan's Labyrinth
Bubble
Children of Men
Juno
Zodiac
No Country for Old Men
2008
The Dark Knight
The Fall
Happy-Go-Lucky
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
2009
Bad Lieutenant
Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air
Avatar
The Wrestler
Up
2010
The Social Network
King's Speech
Kick Ass
Winter's Bone
Inception
2011
The Tree of Life
Hugo
Drive
The Descendants
Another Earth
Marilyn
2012
Cloud Atlas
Life of Pi
End of Watch
Argo
2013
12 Years a Slave
Blue is The Warmest Color
Prisoners
Her
Gavity
2014
Lego Movie
Selma
Birdman
Grand Budapest Hotel
Under the Skin
2015
Creed
Spotlight
Ex Machina
The Revenant
Mad Max
Inside/Out
Straight Outta Compton
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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
I'll preface this by saying that these are films I have actually seen, either in the theater or on video. There are those that may be on your list (meaning the general your), that are recognized as the best, but that is mainly because I haven't gotten around to seeing them, that may not be on mine.
Having said that, here it goes, in no particular order:
2006
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine
V for Vendetta
Babel
2007
Pan's Labyrinth
Bubble
Children of Men
Juno
Zodiac
No Country for Old Men
2008
The Dark Knight
The Fall
Happy-Go-Lucky
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
2009
Bad Lieutenant
Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
Up in the Air
Avatar
The Wrestler
Up
2010
The Social Network
King's Speech
Kick Ass
Winter's Bone
Inception
2011
The Tree of Life
Hugo
Drive
The Descendants
Another Earth
Marilyn
2012
Cloud Atlas
Life of Pi
End of Watch
Argo
2013
12 Years a Slave
Blue is The Warmest Color
Prisoners
Her
Gavity
2014
Lego Movie
Selma
Birdman
Grand Budapest Hotel
Under the Skin
2015
Creed
Spotlight
Ex Machina
The Revenant
Mad Max
Inside/Out
Straight Outta Compton
Are you just copying the list of Oscar nominees?
Your list was suspect even before noticing that, and more so after.
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Tell me something, why ask for best films (according to our own tastes) and then question our choices? (or, in this case, my choices) I did not question your choices, because those are YOUR choices. If you think they're the best, who am I to say "no, you're wrong"
As I stated, these are movies I've actually watched over the years. I've always enjoyed watching films ever since I was a kid and I enjoy discussing them after.
I even enjoy making these lists, but I prefer discussing the films.
Tell me something, have you ever seen some of the movies I listed on any Oscar lists; such as:
Bubble - was not Oscar nominated. I made a mistake, it was made in 2005 but released in the US in 2006, not 2007.
Zodiac is another film that was never nominated for an Oscar, despite that it was, and is, one of the best films in the last 10 years.
V for Vendetta - never nominated for an Oscar.
The Fall - same as above
Bad Lieutenant - same thing, never nominated for an Oscar
Kick Ass - same as above
Drive - same as above
Another Earth - same as above
Cloud Atlas - was famously, or infamously, snubbed by the Oscars
End of Watch - no Oscar noms
Blue is The 'Warmest Color - no Oscar noms
Prisoners - No Love from Oscars
Lego Movie - same as above
Under The Skin - there is an actual article, written by Andrea Towers of Entertainment Weekly (2/4/15) who's headline read: Nominated for Nothing: Under The Skin
There are several movies on the list that received nominations for other than Best Picture, like Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Sound & Film Editng, etc. I did not comment on those; only the ones that were never nominated for an Oscar. So that's 14 films, on my list, that never got a nomination from the Academy.
Like I said, if you find my list objectionable, that's fine, you have every right to disagree. But to say I copied from a list of Best Pictures just to say so, now that's downright insulting. The list I compiled, as I have stated, were from films I actually watched and enjoyed. Full disclosure: I did, however, check on the year of release of the films on my list, for accuracy, because I know how anal some folks get about that sort of thing.
Speaking of which, Marilyn (listed for 2011) is not the full title; it's: My Week with Marilyn. Also it received 2 nominations; one for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actor. So I guess I need to remove it from my list, according to your criticism.
SGG
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