THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FILMS OF THE DECADE

Not only is this year quickly coming to a close but we are about to move on to the next decade of the twenty-first century. And that also means looking back on the last ten years in cinema. Now I certainly have my own opinions on what were the best and influential movies of the decade but to be perfectly honest, I just simply don't have the time to try and put together my own list. So I decided to go with some reliable sources and share their lists with you. First up, the co-chief film critics of the New York Times, A.O. Scott and Manohla Dargis have together selected the ten movies (and not necessarily the best) that have made an impact on entertainment and beyond. And then each critic gives their own personal favorites from the 2010's.

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The NYT Ten Most Influential Films of the Decade (and Twenty Other Favorites)

Richard Brody of the New Yorker has selected twenty-seven feature films that are from what he refers to as "the decade of mumblecore". You may recall these were movies that tended to be very low-budget, largely improvised works that were usually built around some personal experience of the filmmakers. These were not the only types of films chosen by Mr. Brody (more conventional filmmakers like Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee, Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese also appear on the list) but he wanted to place special emphasize on their importance and influence over the last ten years.

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The New Yorker Twenty-Seven Best Movies of the Decade

And the most ambitious of these lists is from the film critics of New York Magazine which attempts to rank every movie from the decade. For each film to be considered, they had to have played in at least four U.S. theaters (exceptions were made if a film had been nominated for an award or appeared on a critic's Best-of-the-Year list) released from 2010 to 2019. That leaves a total of 5,279 movies that were ranked and the list was broken down from the top 53 films, followed by 214 runner-ups, 4,961 just-okay movies and the final 51 which represents the very worse of the decade.

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Every Movie of the 2010's Ranked