Top Ten Films By Year

On this page are Garett's choices for the top ten films of a year. Films are listed in the year of their release in the United States. Last updated 03.20.08.

BEST OF 2007 • Out of 31 Films Viewed

**_ Shrek 3
**_ 300
**_ The Lookout
**_ The Simpsons Movie
**_ Bridge to Terabithia
**_ Away from Her
**_ Knocked Up
**_ Gone Baby Gone
**_ Across the Universe
10._ Transformers (tie)
10._ Disturbia (tie)
9._ The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (tie)
9._ Eastern Promises (tie)
8._ I Am Legend (3W)
8._ Superbad (3W)
8._ Lars and the Real Girl (3W)
7._ Michael Clayton
6._ Once
5._ There Will Be Blood (tie)
5._ La Vie en Rose (tie)
4._ The Bourne Ultimatum (tie)
4._ Sicko (tie)
3._ Ratatouille
2._ Juno
1._ Into the Wild

BEST OF 2006 • Out of 45 Films Viewed

**_ Jesus Camp
**_ Half Nelson
**_ Blood Diamond
**_ For Your Consideration
**_ Notes on a Scandal
**_ Cars
**_ The Family That Walks on All Fours
**_ The Last King of Scotland
10._ The Good German
9._ The Prestige (tie)
9._ The Illusionist (tie)
8._ The Queen
7._ Flags of Our Fathers (tie)
7._ Little Children (tie)
6._ Venus (tie)
6._ Babel (tie)
5._ Monster House (tie)
5._ An Inconvenient Truth
4._ A Prairie Home Companion
3._ Little Miss Sunshine
2._ United 93
1._ Children of Men

BEST OF 2005 • Out of 55 Films Viewed

**_ The Lady from Sockholm
**_ Grizzly Man
**_ The Squid and the Whale
**_ Jarhead
**_ Depression Served Six Ways
**_ Madagascar
**_ The 40-Year-Old Virgin
**_ Transamerica
**_ The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
**_ Syriana
**_ War of the Worlds
10._ Good Night, and Good Luck.
9._ Capote (3W)
9._ The Constant Gardener (3W)
9._ Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit (3W)
8._ Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story!
7._ Corpse Bride
6._ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (tie)
6._ The Upside of Anger (tie)
5._ March of the Penguins (tie)
5._ Brokeback Mountain (tie)
4._ King Kong
3._ Batman Begins
2._ Munich
1._ Crash

BEST OF 2004 • Out of 57 Films Viewed

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 .Super Size Me
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 .Vera Drake
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 .The Day After Tomorrow
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 .The Incredibles
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 .SpiderMan 2
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 .The Passion of the Christ
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 .The Dreamers
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 .Million Dollar Baby
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 .Kinsey
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 .Mean Girls
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 .Collateral
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 .Spartan
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 .Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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 .Maria Full of Grace
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 .The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
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 .The Terminal
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 .Garden State
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 .The Aviator
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 .Ray
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 .Saved!
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 .Shrek 2
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 .Fahrenheit 9/11
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 .Closer
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 .Before Sunset
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 .Sideways


BEST OF 2003 • Out of 50 Films Viewed

**_ The Italian Job
**_ Whale Rider
**_ Matchstick Men
**_ House of Sand and Fog
**_ Something's Gotta Give
10._ Girl With a Pearl Earring (tie)
10._ Elephant (tie)
9._ Seabiscuit
8._ School of Rock
7._ The Last Samurai (tie)
7._ Master and Commander (tie)
6._ Kill Bill: Volume I
5._ Cidade de Deus / City of God (tie)
5._ Touching the Void (tie)
4._ Finding Nemo
3._ A Mighty Wind
2._ Monster
1._ Lost in Translation

BEST OF 2002 • Out of 44 Films Viewed

**_ Ken Park
**_ One Hour Photo
**_ Sunshine State
**_ Ying Xiong / Hero
**_ My Big Fat Greek Wedding
**_ The Bourne Identity
**_ Frida
**_ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
**_ Russkiy kovecheg / Russian Ark
10._ Unfaithful
9._ The Hours (tie)
9._ White Oleander (tie)
8._ The Pianist
7._ Moonlight Mile (tie)
7._ Bend it Like Beckham (tie)
6._ Chicago
5._ 28 Days Later (tie)
5._ Sen to chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away (tie)
4._ Road to Perdition
3._ Changing Lanes
2._ Minority Report
1._ Bowling for Columbine

BEST OF 2001 • Out of 47 Films Viewed

**_ Gulp (S)
**_ Shrek
**_ From Hell
**_ Training Day
**_ Life as a House
**_ No Man's Land
10._ A Beautiful Mind
9._ Me la debes / You Owe Me One (S) (tie)
9._ Bully (tie)
8._ In the Bedroom (tie)
8._ Waking Life (tie)
7._ The Man Who Wasn't There (3W)
7._ Gosford Park (3W)
7._ Monster's Ball (3W)
6._ The Score
5._ Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amelie (3W)
5._ Monsters, Inc. (3W)
5._ Winged Migration (3W)
4._ Y tu mamá también / And Your Mama, Too
3._ Ghost World
2._ Donnie Darko
1._ Memento

BEST OF 2000 • Out of 42 Films Viewed

**_ What Lies Beneath
**_ The Gift
**_ Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse / The Gleaners and I
**_ 405 (S)
**_ The Contender
**_ Miss Congeniality
**_ Finding Forrester
**_ Fantasia 2000
10._ Bamboozled (tie)
10._ Hamlet (tie)
9._ Cast Away
8._ Pollock
7._ Chicken Run
6._ State and Main (tie)
6._ For the Birds (S) (tie)
5._ Erin Brockovich
4._ Requiem for a Dream
3._ Wo hu cang long / Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (tie)
3._ Best in Show (tie)
2._ Almost Famous
1._ Traffic

BEST OF 1999 • Out of 37 Films Viewed

**_ Girl, Interrupted
**_ Bowfinger
**_ Election
**_ Sleepy Hollow
**_ Dogma
10._ The Blair Witch Project (tie)
10._ Office Space (tie)
9._ Boys Don't Cry
8._ The Insider (tie)
8._ The Cider House Rules (tie)
7._ The Green Mile
6._ Tarzan
5._ The Sixth Sense
4._ The Matrix
3._ Toy Story 2
2._ Being John Malkovich
1._ American Beauty

BEST OF 1998 • Out of 30 Films Viewed

**_ Deep Impact
**_ Mighty Joe Young
**_ Gods and Monsters
**_ Happiness
**_ What Dreams May Come
**_ Bulworth
**_ The Parent Trap
10._ Enemy of the State
9._ A Bug's Life (tie)
9._ Smoke Signals (tie)
8._ Waking Ned Devine
7._ Primary Colors
6._ Lola rennt / Run Lola Run (tie)
6._ The Mask of Zorro (tie)
5._ Saving Private Ryan
4._ Pleasantville (tie)
4._ Meet Joe Black (tie)
3._ Elizabeth
2._ Rushmore
1._ The Truman Show

BEST OF 1997 • Out of 23 Films Viewed

**_ Tomorrow Never Dies
**_ Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
**_ Hercules
**_ Liar Liar
10._ Dante's Peak
9._ Selena
8._ Gattaca
7._ Boogie Nights
6._ Good Will Hunting (tie)
6._ L.A. Confidential (tie)
5._ Men in Black (tie)
5._ Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (tie)
4._ As Good As It Gets
3._ Titanic
2._ Contact
1._ Life Is Beautiful