Movies of the 00s: RESULTS

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The Bourne Identity

Points: 518.59
# votes cast: 12

Director: Doug Liman
Year: #8 2002
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Guy (33/35)
Michel (81/84)
Henrik (74/82)

American rank: 76
European rank: 96
Adjusted rank: 100

Comments:

BillAdama: I was surprised that out of the three Bourne films this is the one that qualified. I think the other two are much stronger.

99: Minority Report

Points: 519.7
Votes cast: 12

Director: Steven Spielberg
Year: #9 2002
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
John 46/48

American rank: 76
European rank: 99
Adjusted rank: 99

Comments:
BillAdama: For me Minority Report is 90 minutes of a great scifi/action movie than 20 minutes of a terrible one. The movie really called for a darker ending.

98: Thank You For Smoking

Points: 526.66
# votes cast: 12

Director: Jason Reitman
Year: #4 2005
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Nassim 39/42

America rank: 93
Europe rank: 93
Adjusted rank: 98

Comments: None

#97: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Points: 528.7
# votes cast: 14

Director: Larry Charles
Year: #10 2006
Country: USA



Lovers:
Guy (5)

Haters:
BillAdama (99/99)
Romain: (92/92)
Antonious: (86/86)
Gillingham: (88/93)
Michel: (76/84)
Petri: (93/99)

America rank: 66
Europe rank: 100
Adjusted rank: 93

Comments:

Guy: A brilliant insight into the absurdity of social etiquette, and the only film I've ever seen which makes me question why I'm laughing.

BillAdama: I despise Cohen. He's unnecessarily disgusting and mistakes shock value for edginess. The film is like a Saturday Night Live sketch dragged out for 90 minutes, and also managed to destroy a person's life. They tricked these kids into playing along with a racist narrative without telling them how it was going to be used.

#96: La Mala Educacion
Alternate title: Bad Education

Points: 535.18
# ballots cast: 11

Director: Pedro Almodovar
Year: #10 2004
Country: Spain



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Harold Wexler (83/86)
Stephan (94/100)

American rank: 88
European rank: 90
Adjusted rank: 96

Comments: None

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#95: A.I.

Points: 536.28
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Steven Spielberg
Year: #8 2001
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
BillAdama (99/100)
Michel (83/84)
nj (99/100)

American rank: 87
European rank: 89
Adjusted rank: 92

Comments: None

#94: Million Dollar Baby

Points: 536.5
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Clint Eastwood
Year: #9 2004
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Nassim (40/42)
Gillingham (90/93)
nj (96/100)
Petri (92/99)
Stephan (96/100)

American rank: 58
European rank: 98
Adjusted rank: 94

Comments: None

#93 Juno

Points: 544.62
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Jason Reitman
Year: #8 2007
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
nj (97/100)

American rank: 83
European rank: 87
Adjusted rank: 91

Comments:
None

#92: Gran Torino

Points: 545.02
# of ballots cast: 9

Director: Clint Eastwood
Year: #7 2008
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Greg (68/68)
Gillingham (84/93)

American rank: 90
European rank: 83
Adjusted rank: 97

Comments:
None

#91: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Points: 554.41
# of votes cast: 10

Director: David Fincher
Year: #10 2008
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Romain (83/92)
Guy (35/35)
Gillingham (92/93)
Harold Wexler (79/86)
Petri (95/99)

American rank: 99
European rank: 71
Adjusted rank: 90

Comments: None

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90: Mystic River

Points: 555.16
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Clint Eastwood
Year: #4 2003
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
None

American rank: 57
European rank: 94
Adjusted rank: 88

Comments:

BillAdama (After the fact): Clint Eastwood's already lost three of his four qualifying films, and this is the second one that's forty places higher among American voters than European voters. I don't know why this would be. Maybe Americans are more comfortable with cowboy morality in his films? Voluntary euthanasia, revenge, etc?

#89: Sin City

Points: 555.57
# of ballots cast: 12

Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino (Guest)
Year: #7 2005
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Greg (66/68)
Harold Wexler (86/86)
Henrik (82/82)
Stephan (100/100)

American rank: 100
European rank: 68
Adjusted rank: 87

Comments: None

#88: United 93

Points: 556.13
# of votes cast: 8

Director: Paul Greengrass
Year: #7 2006
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Petri (94/99)

American rank: 78
European rank: 84
Adjusted rank: 95

Comments: None

#87: The Wrestler

Points: 557.2
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Year: #5 2008
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Nassim (38/42)

American rank: 94
European rank: 77
Adjusted rank: 86

Comments:

BillAdama: I like the way the film tells the other side of the story for professional wrestling. Yeah, it's fake, but they're really hitting each other and really getting hurt. I also like the story about how when a person is only good at one thing, they'd rather lose everything else than lose it.

#86: Capote

Points: 561.77
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Bennett Miller
Year: #6 2005
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Petri (97/99)

American rank: 64
European rank: 86
Adjusted rank: 89

Comments: None

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#85: Wo hu cang long
English title: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Points: 566.15
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Ang Lee
Year: #10 2000
Country: Taiwan



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Antonious (79/86)
Michel (80/84)

American rank: 96
European rank: 69
Adjusted rank: 85

Comments:
None

#84: Eastern Promises

Points: 568.66
# of votes cast: 12

Director: David Cronenberg
Year: #5 2007
Country: USA



Lovers:
Nassim (9)

Haters:
Henrik (79/82)

American rank: 77
European rank: 80
Adjusted rank: 84

Comments: None

#83: (500) Days of Summer

Points: 572.72
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Marc Webb
Year: #6 2009
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Romain (89/92)
Gillingham (89/93)
John (45/48)

American rank: 46
European rank: 92
Adjusted rank: 82

Comments: None

#82: I'm Not There

Points: 574.29
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Todd Haynes
Year: #10 2007
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Antonious (85/86)
Michel (84/84)
Harold Wexler (78/86)
Petri (99/99)

American rank: 79
European rank: 76
Adjusted rank: 83

Comments: None

#81: Letters From Iwo Jima

Points: 578.81
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Clint Eastwood
Year: #8 2006
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Antonious (81/86)
Gillingham (86/93)
Petri (96/99)

American rank: 56
European rank: 81
Adjusted rank: 81

Comments: None



Side note: So Clint Eastwood had no trouble qualifying his films, but couldn't keep a single one out of the bottom 20.

I swear the 'Adjusted rank' stat gets way more interesting once you get near the top.

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#82: Superbad

Points: 579.08
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Greg Mottola
Year: #9 2007
Country: USA



Lovers:
Alex D (2)
John (8)
Guy (9)

Haters:
Gillingham (93/93)
nj (92/100)
Nassim (39/42)

American rank: 28
European rank: 96

Comments:

Guy: It's messy and awkward, but the beauty of this film is that its flaws actually reflect those of its characters.

Gillingham: Easily the weakest film of the list that I've seen. I just don't dig it's (mostly) childish and predictable humor.

#81: Persepolis

Points: 586.46
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Year: #6 2007
Country: France



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Stephan (92/100)

American rank: 83
European rank: 69

Comments: None

#80: O Brother, Where Art Thou

Points: 586.93
# of votes cast: 13
Country: USA



Lovers:
John (3)
Alex D (6)

Haters:
Michel (78/84)
Nassim (40/42)

American rank: 23
European rank: 95

Comments: None

#79.5: Nothing

Points: 595.66
# of votes cast: 0

If a film had received no ballots at all, this is where it would have ended up.

#79: Eastern Promises

Points: 596.25

Lovers:
Nassim (1)

Haters:
Henrik (79/82)

#78: (500) Days of Summer

Points: 596.5

Lovers:
Nassim (8)

Haters:
Romain (89/92)
Gillingham (89/93)
John (45/48)

#77: Inglorious Bastards

Points: 599.35
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Year: #2 2009
Country: USA



Lovers:
Alex D (4)
Guy (10)

Haters:
Gillingham (85/93)
Antonious (78/86)

American rank: 66
European rank: 68

Comments: None

#76 Les Invasion Barbares
English title: The Barbarian Invasions

Points: 600.63
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Denys Arcand
Year: #7 2003
Country: France



Lovers:
None

Haters:
None

American rank: 67*
European rank: 66

*I am the only American who voted for it

Comments: None

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#75: Traffic

Points: 605.72
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Year: #8 2000
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
BillAdama (97/99)
Alex D (12/13)

American rank: 94
European rank: 49

Comments: None

#74: Inside Man

Points: 605.81
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Spike Lee
Year: #6 2006
Country: USA

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Lovers:
John (9)

Haters:
Harold Wexler (81/86)

American rank: 44
European rank: 75

Comments: None

#73: Kill Bill Vol. 2

Points: 607.62
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Year: #6 2004
Country: USA



Lovers:
Petri (5)

Haters:
Greg (62/68)
Nassim (41/42)

American rank: 43
European rank: 74

Comments: None

#72: V For Vendetta

Points: 611.45
# of votes cast: 13

Director: James McTiegue
Year: #5 2005
Country: UK?



Lovers:
Stephan (1)
John (9)

Haters:
Greg (64/68)
Harold Wexler (85/86)
Henrik (80/82)

American rank: 65
European rank: 57

Comments: None

#71 The Squid And The Whale

Points: 611.48
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Noah Baumbach
Year: #3 2005
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
BillAdama (90/99)

American rank: 48
European rank: 70

Comments: None

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First a small note. I recalculated the adjusted ranking, but since it only makes a difference far from the mean, I stopped at only films with an adjusted score of +10 or better. So, the adjusted rank will only go up to 33.

Another small note. After fixing Nassim's ballot, Borat had 15 votes, not 14, making it one of the only two films seen by every single voter.

#70: Punch Drunk Love

Points: 612.21
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Year: #10 2002
Country: USA



Lovers:
nj (1)

Haters:
John (44/48)
Stephan (97/100)

American rank: 58
European rank: 60

Comments: None

#69: The Incredibles

Points: 613.24
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Brad Bird
Year: #8 2004
Country: USA



Lovers:
Romain (4)

Haters:
Alex D (13/13)

American rank: 93
European rank: 44

Comments: None

#68: The Dark Knight

Points: 613.64
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Christopher Nolan
Year: #6 2008
Country: USA



Lovers:
Nassim (4)
Alex D (5)
Guy (8)

Haters:
Romain (87/92)
Michel (82/84)
Henrik (81/84)

American rank: 56
European rank: 59

Comments:
BillAdama: I think this film is overrated because viewers are so stoked about the darker themes than you usually see in comic book movies, they don't notice the plot holes. It takes more than a rigged-up prisoner's dilemma on two cruise ships to get credit for being philosophical.

#67: The Constant Gardener

Points: 615.65
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Fernando Meirelles
Year: #8 2005
Country: UK



Lovers:
None

Haters:
BillAdama (98/99)
Michel (77/84)
Harold Wexler (84/86)

American rank: 99
European rank: 38

Comments: None

#66: Gegen die-Wand
English title: Head-On

Points: 616.59
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Fatih Akin
Year: #7 2004
Country: Germany



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Romain (90/92)

American rank: 68
European rank: 54

Comments: None

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#65: Gomorrah

Points: 618.53
# of votes cast: 8

Director: Matteo Garrone
Year: #9 2008
Country: Italy



Lovers:
None

Haters:
BillAdama (96/99)
Petri (98/99)

American rank: 45
European rank: 65

Comments: None

#64: Up

Points: 620.04
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
#5 2009
Country: USA



Lovers:
Nassim (7)

Haters:
None

American rank: 71
European rank: 52

Comments: None

#63: The Hurt Locker

Points: 627.2
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Katheryn Bigelow
Year: #8 2008
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
None

American rank: 31
European rank: 72

Comments:

BillAdama: People in the military criticize the film for being unrealistic. I think it's a great film because of the way it presents adrenaline addition and carries the tension of the scenes. But yeah, there was no reason they shouldn't have hired a military technical advisor.

#62: Babel

Points: 630.09
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Year: #9 2006
Country: USA/Mexico?



Lovers:
Henrik (5)

Haters:
BillAdama (95/99)
Harold Wexler (80/86)

American rank: 92
European rank: 37

Comments: None

#61: Grizzly Man

Points: 631.79
# of votes: 8

Director: Werner Herzog
Year: #10 2005
Country: USA



Lovers:
Greg (9)

Haters:
None

American rank: 34
European rank: 67

Comments: None

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#60: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Points: 633.44
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Peter Jackson
Year: #3 2003
Country: USA



Lovers:
Greg (6)
Harold Wexler (8)

Haters:
Guy (34/35)
Gillingham (91/93)
Petri (90/99)
Henrik (76/82)

American rank: 9
European rank: 93

Comments: None

#59: L'enfant
English title: The Child

Points: 633.66
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Year: #9 2005
Country: Belgium



Lovers:
None

Haters:
nj (95/100)
Stephan (91/100)

American rank: 36
European rank: 64

Comments: None

#58: Das Weisse Band
English title: The White Ribbon

Points: 633.81
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Michael Haneke
Year: #7 2009
Country: Austria



Lovers:
Gillingham (6)

Haters:
Stephan (99/100)

American rank: 63
European rank: 47

Comments: None

#57: Far From Heaven

Points: 634.78
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Todd Haynes
Year: #5 2002
Country: USA



Lovers:
Henrik (8)

Haters:
BillAdama (92/99)

American rank: 59
European rank: 48

Comments: None

#56: El Secreto de Sus Ojos
English title: The Secret In Their Eyes

Points: 634.97
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Juan Jose Campanella
Year: #9 2009
Country: Argentina



Lovers:
Antonious (7)

Haters:
Harold Wexler (82/86)

American rank: 82
European rank: 41

Comments: None

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#55: Y Tu Mama Tambien

Points: 638.61
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Year: #7 2001
Country: Mexico



Lovers:
Harold Wexler (7)

Haters:
Antonious (83/86)

American rank: 17
European rank: 80

Comments: None

#54: The Royal Tenenbaums

Points: 639.5
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Wes Anderson
Year: #9 2001
Country: USA



Lovers:
John (5)
Greg (8)
Nassim (9)

Haters:
Antonious (82/86)
Stephan (98/100)

American rank: 14
European rank: 82

Comments: None

#53: District 9

Points: 644.99
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Year: #4 2009
Country: USA



Lovers:
Nassim (6)

Haters:
nj (98/100)
John (48/48)

American rank: 87
European rank: 34

Comments: None

#52: American Splendor

Points: 646.01
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Year: #10 2003
Country: USA



Lovers:
John (2)

Haters:
Henrik (75/82)

American rank: 18
European rank: 73

Comments: None

#51: Kill Bill Vol. 1

Points: 650.36
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Year: #2 2003
Country: USA



Lovers:
Petri (6)

Haters:
None

American rank: 32
European rank: 55

Comments: None


Notes:

Very interesting update in terms of differences between American and European ranks. Some of this may be just entropy due to the smaller sample group of American ballots, but I think these trends may be representative of something. Action films, angsty films and dirty films tend to do a lot better among Americans. Cynical political films and 'social issue' films tend to do a lot better among Europeans.

There may not be any update tomorrow, as I have a long work day. If there is it'll only be one five film update instead of ten.

@Stephan: Are you waiting for this to be finished before you start the 90's poll? You don't have to do that if you're eager to start.

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#50: 4 Luni, 3 Saptamani si 2 Zile
English title: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Points: 651.03
# of ballots: 8

Director: Christian Mungiu
Year: #7 2007
Country: Romania



Lovers:
None

Haters:
None

American rank: 30*
European rank: 56

*I was the only one to vote for it, and I placed it 12th

Comments: None

#49: Adaptation.

Points: 652.08
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Spike Jonze
Year: #4 2002
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
Romain (86/92)

American rank: 38
European rank: 50

Comments: None

#48: Der Untergang
English title: Downfall

Points: 653.34
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Year: #5 2004
Country: Germany



Lovers:
Henrik (10)

Haters:
Michel (79/84)

American rank: 51
European rank: 43

Comments: None

#47: Mary and Max

Points: 653.74
# of votes cast: 7

Director: Adam Elliot
Year: #10 2009
Country: Australia



Lovers:
Petri (10)

Haters:
Romain (91/92)

American rank: 52*
European rank: 42

*Again, I am the only American who ranked it.

Comments:

BillAdama (After the fact): Mary and Max is one of the only two films that appeared on less than half of the 15 ballots. It kind of snuck into the elimination round, placing tenth with only two votes, and might not have made it if the release date of Lebanon had been more cooperative. Yet, it finishes in the top half on three top twenty votes out of seven. It's probably the most quirky film in the draw and probably a big 'love or hate' film. It has an approach to characterization like no other film. It's also a sign that Australian cinema needs more international exposure.

#46: Zodiac

Points: 654.45
# of votes cast: 11

Director: David Fincher
Year: #4 2007
Country: USA



Lovers:
Harold Wexler (2)

Haters:
Romain (88/92)

American rank: 27
European rank: 58

Comments: None

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#45: La Scaphandre et le Papillion
English title: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Points: 656.68
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Julian Schnabel
Year: #3 2007
Country: France



Lovers:
None

Haters:
None

American rank: 64
European rank: 35

Comments: None

#44: 25th Hour

Points: 658.65
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Spike Lee
Year: #7 2002
Country: USA



Lovers:
Greg (5)
nj (10)

Haters:
None

American rank: 22
European rank: 63

Comments:

BillAdama: Spike Lee might be the most underrated director of the 00s. He's finally getting props for Do The Right Thing, but stuff like this and Inside Man get ignored except for the occasional list appearance. But, I think his social commentary is more intelligent and relevant than the French New Wave directors who get all the credit for being so.

#43: The Man Who Wasn't There

Points: 660.57
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Year: #10 2001
Country: USA



Lovers:
nj (2)
Greg (10)

Haters:
BillAdama (93/99)

Comments:

BillAdama: Obviously I'm a big fan of the Coens, as I put them in 2nd and 4th. They try very hard to be clever about their plotting, and once in a while they just try too hard.

#42: The Departed

Points: 661.47
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Martin Scorcese
Year: #5 2006
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
None

American rank: 49
European rank: 39

Comments: None

#41: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
English title: Spirited Away

Points: 662.03
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Year: #5 2001
Country: Japan



Lovers:
Antonious (1)

Haters:
Gillingham (87/93)
Nassim (39/42)

American rank: 37
European rank: 46

Comments: None

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#40: Moon

Points: 666.61
# of votes cast: 8

Director: Duncan Jones
Year: #8 2009
Country: UK



Lovers:
nj (3)

Haters:
None

American rank: 61
European rank: 33

Comments: None

#39: Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

Points: 672.57
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Peter Jackson
Year: #6 2001
Country: USA



Lovers:
Greg (3)
John (10)
Harold Wexler (10)

Haters:
Petri (91/99)

American rank: 2
European rank: 94

Comments: None

Notes: Here's the US ballots for Fellowship:
3, 10, 10, 23
Here's the European ballots:
27, 28/35, 28/42, 41, 66, 66, 68, 70, 72, 91

#38: Sideways

Points: 678.09
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Alexander Payne
Year: #3 2004
Country: USA



Lovers:
John (6)
Henrik (7)

Haters:
Antonious (84/86)

American rank: 19
European rank: 53

Comments: None

#37: Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

Points: 684.75
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Peter Jackson
Year: #6 2002
Country: USA



Lovers:
Greg (4)
Stephan (8)

Haters:
Guy (32/35)
Henrik (77/82)

American rank: 7
European rank: 84

Comments:

BillAdama: Although I put it lowest in the trilogy, I think the Battle of Helms Deep might be the best action sequence of all time.

#36: Le gout des autres
English title: The Taste Of Others

Points: 686.41
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Anges Jaoui
Year: #7 2000
Country: France



Lovers:
Romain (1)
Michel (7)

Haters:
Stephan (93/100)

American rank: 73*
European rank: 24
Adjusted rank: 32 (+10.08)

*I was the only American who voted for it

Comments: None

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#35: A Serious Man

Points: 688.69
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Year: #1 2009
Country: USA



Lovers:
BillAdama (4)

Haters:
None

American rank: 20
European rank: 45

Comments: None

#34: Yi Yi
Alternate title: A One And A Two

Points: 700.17
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Edward Yang
Year: #9 2000
Country: Taiwan



Lovers:
Greg (1)
Stephan (10)

Haters:
None

American rank: 9
European rank: 61
Adjusted rank: 31 (+10.45)

Comments: None

#33: A History Of Violence

Points: 701.31
# of votes cast: 12

Director: David Cronenberg
Year: #2 2005
Country: USA



Lovers:
Romain (8)
Antonious (10)

Haters:
None

American rank: 69
European rank: 22

Comments: None

#32: Entre Les Murs
English title: The Class

Points: 702.54
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Laurent Cantet
Year: #2 2008
Country: France



Lovers:
Henrik (9)

Haters:
None

American rank: 57
European rank: 23
Adjusted rank: 23 (+11.88)

Comments: None

#31: Fa yeung nin wa
English title: In The Mood For Love

Points: 709.78
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Wong Kar-Wai
Year: #4 2000
Country: Hong Kong



Lovers:
Michel (1)
Antonious (4)

Haters:
None

American rank: 70
European rank: 19
Adjusted rank: t24 (+11.41)

Comments: None

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#30 Brokeback Mountain

Points: 710.64
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Ang Lee
Year: #1 2005
Country: USA



Lovers:
Henrik (3)
Romain (7)
Gillingham (8)

Haters:
nj (93/100)

American rank: 74
European rank: 18
Adjusted rank: t30 (+10.45)

Comments: None

#29: Dogville

Points: 716.31
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Lars Von Trier
Year: #6 2003
Country: Denmark?



Lovers:
Antonious (6)

Haters:
Stephan (95/100)

American rank: 88
European rank: 15
Adjusted rank: 33 (+10.05)

Comments:

BillAdama: Great essay, average movie. Definitely didn't need to be three hours long, but it's a great concept.

#28: 21 Grams

Points: 721.07
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Year: #8 2003
Country: USA



Lovers:
Gillingham (3)
Henrik (4)
Michel (5)

Haters:
Antonious (80/86)
nj (94/100)

American rank: 96
European rank: 11
Adjusted rank: 26 (+11.4)

Comments:

Gillingham: Why do I like this one (a little) better than Amores Perros? Both scripts are outstanding and the same is true for the acting and the music. I guess the characters appeal more to me and the cinematography has slightly improved as well. Or am I just a sucker for the intentionally scattered film reels? Possibly.

#27: Amores Perros

Points: 721.18
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Year: #2 2000
Country: Mexico



Lovers:
Gillingham (7)

Haters: None

American rank: 53
European rank: 20
Adjusted rank: t24 (+11.41)

Comments: None

#26: Before Sunset

Points: 722.39
# of votes cast: 8

Director: Richard Linklater
Year: #4 2004
Country: USA



Lovers:
None

Haters:
None

American rank: 13
European rank: 36
Adjusted rank: 14 (+15.84)

Comments:

BillAdama: There are plenty of good movie sequels aren't there, but there aren't many that actually add to the original.

Notes: Before Sunset didn't get any top 10 mentions, but it got a 12, 2 13's and a 16.

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#25: The Pianist

Points: 723.68
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Roman Polanski
Year: #3 2002
Country: Poland



Lovers:
Stephan (6)
BillAdama (7)

Haters:
None

American rank: 33
European rank: 26
Adjusted rank: 29 (+10.67)

Comments:

BillAdama: This is the movie I hoped Schindler's List would be. A personal story of survival where the emotion and morality speaks for itself, rather than being forced through the presentation.

#24: Lost In Translation

Points: 724.49
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Sofia Coppola
Year: #1 2003
Country: USA



Lovers:
Guy (1)
Michel (10)

Haters:
None

American rank: 29
European rank: 30
Adjusted rank: >33

Comments:

Guy: Aside from the sparkling performances, this film's eye-catching abnormalities make it the stand-out romcom of the decade.

#23: El labertino del fauno
English title: Pan's Labyrinth

Points: 725.11
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Year: #1 2006
Country: Spain



Lovers:
Guy (6)
BillAdama (9)

Haters:
None

American rank: 21
European rank: 31
Adjusted rank: 28 (+10.79)

Comments: None

#22: Little Miss Sunshine

Points: 737.18
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Jonathon Dayton, Valerie Faris
Year: #3 2006
Country: USA



Lovers:
Nassim (2)
Guy (4)
Romain (10)

Haters:
None

American rank: 72
European rank: 12
Adjusted rank: 27 (+10.89)

Comments:

Guy: This film exudes a warmth belying the death, loneliness and social inadequacy throughout its plot.

#21: Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom
English title: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring

Points: 737.42
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Kim Ki-Duk
Year: #9 2003
Country: South Korea



Lovers:
Petri (2)
nj (5)

Haters:
Romain (85/92)

American rank: 26
European rank: 25
Adjusted rank: 15 (+15.75)

Comments: None

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#20: Vals Im Bashir
English title: Waltz With Bashir

Points: 737.69
# of votes cast: 10

Director: Ari Folman
Year: #1 2008
Country: Israel



Lovers:
Michel (2)
Antonious (9)

Haters:
None

American rank: 35
European rank: 21
Adjusted rank: 18 (+14.2)

Comments: None

#19: Let den ratte komma in
English title: Let The Right One In

Points: 743.81
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Tomas Alfredson
Year: #4 2008
Country: Sweden



Lovers:
Nassim (3)
nj (6)
Petri (7)

Haters:
None

American rank: 47
European rank: 16
Adjusted rank: 13 (+16.46)

Comments:

BillAdama: I'm so pleased Let Me In flopped at the box office. It's a crime that American teenagers are seeing the "More scary" (Read: More startling) remake before seeing the original.

#18: Habla Con Ella
English title: Talk To Her

Points: 749.9
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Pedro Almodovar
Year: #2 2002
Country: Spain



Lovers:
Petri (3)
BillAdama (10)

Haters:
nj (91/100)

American rank: 16
European rank: 27
Adjusted rank: 19 (+14.02)

Comments: None

#17: Wall-E

Points: 751.12
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Andrew Stanton
Year: #3 2008
Country: USA



Lovers:
Harold Wexler (6)
nj (7)

Haters:
None

American rank: 10
European rank: 32
Adjusted rank: 22 (+11.96)

Comments: None

Notes: Guy, Greg, and Michel all placed Wall-E #11.

#16: Le Meglio Gioventu
English title: The Best of Youth

Points: 758.03
# of votes cast: 7

Director: Marco Tullio Giordana
Year: #5 2003
Country: Italy



Lovers:
Stephan (4)
Greg (7)

Haters:
None

American rank: 12
European rank: 28
Adjusted rank: 5 (+23.2)

Comments:

BillAdama: The longest qualifying movie, it absolutely justifies it's length. The only part I think might be trimmed down a bit is the last two hours. The plot is epic with incredible character development, and the beautiful touch of having several characters' hair color inexplicably change from blonde to brown to symbolize the transition from blank potential to realized fact that does not meet the characters' expectations. One brother learned how to deal with that disappointment, and the other did not.

Notes: Le Meglio Gioventu was one of the only two films to be voted for on less than half of the ballots, but 4 of it's 7 votes were top 20, and only one was below the median.

#15: Dancer In The Dark

Points: 766.62
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Lars Von Trier
Year: #3 2000
Country: Denmark?



Lovers:
Romain (6)
nj (9)

Haters:
None

American rank: 40
European rank: 14
Adjusted rank: 16

Comments: None

#14: Ghost World

Points: 767.53
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Terry Zwigoff
Year: #3 2001
Country: USA



Lovers:
Greg (2)
Harold Wexler (4)
John (7)
Guy (7)

Haters:
BillAdama (93/99)
Romain (84/92)

American rank: 1
European rank: 51
Adjusted rank: 21 (+12.28)

Comments: None

#13: Un Prophete
English title: A Prophet

Points: 769.89
# of votes cast: 8

Director: Jacques Audiard
Year: #3 2009
Country: France



Lovers:
Michel (3)
Stephan (9)

Haters:
None

American rank: 39
European rank: 13
Adjusted rank: 6 (+21.78)

Comments: None

#12: Bin-jip
English title: 3-Iron

Points: 773.96
# of votes cast: 9

Director: Kim Ki-Duk
Year: #2 2004
Country: South Korea



Lovers:
Henrik (6)
BillAdama (8)

Haters:
None

American rank: 25
European rank: 17
Adjusted rank: 7 (+19.81)

Comments:

BillAdama: I love films that can communicate a lot without a lot of dialog, and no film does that better than Bin-Jip.

#11: Donnie Darko

Points: 775.37
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Richard Kelly
Year: #4 2001
Country: USA



Lovers:
Guy (2)
Stephan (7)
Gillingham (10)

Haters:
Greg (67/68)

American rank: 80
European rank: 7
Adjusted rank: 20 (+13.82)

Comments:

Guy: A fantasy film that feels like the exact opposite.

Fun fact: There's one voter with a slight negative correlation with the overall rank.

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#10: Requiem For A Dream

Points: 777.18
# of votes cast: 11

Direct: Darren Aronofsky
Year: #5: 2000
Country: USA



Lovers:
nj (4)
Gillingham (5)
Petri (8)

Haters:
Greg (63/68)

American rank: 76
European rank: 6
Adjusted rank: 12 (+16.5)

Comment:

Gillingham: First of all, I'm sorry The Fountain was voted out. That said, this film is great as well. And again, the soundtrack is masterful and important for my liking it. What makes this one exceptional is that towards the ending, the watcher is really pulled in the story and torn apart after seeing the characters being torn apart.

#9: Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain
English title: Amelie

Points: 793.81
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Jean-Pierre Junuet
Year: #2 2001
Country: France



Lovers:
Henrik (1)
Gillingham (4)
Romain (9)
Petri (9)

Haters:
nj (100/100)

American rank: 84
European rank: 5
Adjusted rank: 17 (+15.24)

Comments:

Gillingham: Very lovable French film. For me, the music is quite important for my appreciation. It gives it an edge over other likable, funny movies.

#8: Memento

Points: 799.93
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Christopher Nolan
Year: #1 2000
Country: USA



Lovers:
Stephan (2)
Harold Wexler (9)

Haters:
Greg (65/68)

American rank: 24
European rank: 10
Adjusted rank: 10 (+17.02)

Comments: None

#7: Das Leben der Anderen
English title: The Lives Of Others

Points: 803.24
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Year: #2 2006
Country: Germany



Lovers:
Antonious (5)
Michel (8)

Haters:
None

American rank: 41
European rank: 8
Adjusted rank: 9 (+17.03)

Comments: None

Notes: I just remembered the win-loss based ranking program I wrote for albums two years ago. If I can easily adapt it for these lists maybe it'd be a better adjusted rank than the one I used. I'll do it if it all takes less than one hour's work.

#6: Children Of Men

Points: 813.21
# of votes cast: 13

Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Year: #4 2006
Country: UK?



Lovers:
BillAdama (1)
Harold Wexler (5)
Nassim (10)

Haters:
Henrik (78/82)

American rank: 3
European rank: 29
Adjusted rank: 11 (+16.73)

Comments:

BillAdama: Absolutely my favorite science fiction movie. The moment when he carries out the baby and everybody immediately stops shooting is one of the most beautiful moments in cinema history.

#5: There Will Be Blood

Points: 816.27
# of votes cast: 12

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Year: #2 2007
Country: USA



Lovers:
Petri (4)
BillAdama (5)
Antonious (8)

Haters:
None

American rank: 15
European rank: 9
Adjusted rank: 8 (+18.38)

Comments: None

Notes: From 5-100 all the point totals are pretty closely bunched together. But, there's a 119 point difference between #4 and #5. The top four films dominated the votes.

#4: Cidade de Deus
English title: City Of God

Points: 935.85
# of votes cast: 11

Director: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund
Year: #1 2002
Country: Brazil



Lovers:
Antonious (2)
Stephan (3)
Harold Wexler (3)

Haters:
None

American rank: 11
European rank: 4
Adjusted rank: 2 (+30.92)

Comments: None

#3: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

Points: 985.06
# of votes cast: 14

Director: Michael Gondry
Year: #1 2004
Country: USA



Lovers:
Harold Wexler (1)
Antonious (3)
Alex D (3)
Stephan (5)
Nassim (5)
Romain (5)
BillAdama (6)
Gillingham (9)
Michel (9)

Haters:
None

American rank: 5
European rank: 2
Adjusted rank: 3 (+27.81)

Comments: None

Notes: Cidade de Deus is the only film to finish in the top half of every single ballot it appeared on.

And the grand finale...

#2: No Country For Old Men

Points: 990.74
# of votes cast: 15

Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Year: #1 2007
Country: USA



Lovers:
Alex D (1)
BillAdama (2)
Gillingham (2)
Romain (3)
Guy (3)
Nassim (8)
nj (8)

Haters:
None

American rank: 4
European rank: 3
Adjusted rank: 4 (+26.34)

Comments:

Guy: Although I still, just, prefer Fargo, this one is right up there for the Coen. In addition, it is probably the best shot film on this list.

Gillingham: My favorite of the Coens. I only really got to appreciate the craftsmanship of this movie after reading the marvelous novel by Cormac McCarthy it's based on. It's quite faitful to that book, but the brothers show that they can add filmic aspects that make it more than 'just' a truthful transformation to the screen. It's quite flawless really.

#1: Mullholland Drive

Points: 1019.46
# of votes cast: 11

Director: David Lynch
Year: #1 2001
Country: USA



Lovers:
Gillingham (1)
Petri (1)
John (1)
Henrik (2)
Romain (2)
BillAdama (3)
Michel (4)

Haters:
None

American rank: 6
European rank: 1
Adjusted rank: 1 (+38.53)

Comments:

Gillingham: A class apart. There's something of of almost any genre: horror, comedy, western, drama, musical, thriller, romance and of course mystery. But the most amazing thing is that is all works so well, and I don't know why. It's well directed, well acted, but the script is rather... strange? I guess that's a part of it's appeal. Lynch's mangum opus is an emotional rollercoaster that leaves the watcher baffled behind.