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Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed movies.

 

Limited Releases

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xx All of Us
53 Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert
57 Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, The
64 Appaloosa
69 Ashes of Time Redux
68 August Evening
xx B.O.H.I.C.A.
62 Baghead
84 Ballast
54 Battle in Seattle
xx Beer for My Horses
75 Betrayal - Nerakhoon, The
xx Billy: The Early Years
66 Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
56 Bottle Shock
55 Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
50 Breakfast with Scot
61 Brick Lane
43 Call and Response
62 Changeling
49 Children of Huang Shi, The
47 Choke
46 Choose Connor
84 Christmas Tale, A
41 Cthulhu
81 Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
xx Dostana
62 Duchess, The
46 Dukes, The
63 Eden
xx Eden Lake
66 Elegy
46 Elephant King, The
80 Encounters at the End of the World
26 Everybody Wants to Be Italian
64 Fall, The
69 Fear(s) of the Dark
26 Filth and Wisdom
28 Fireproof
52 First Basket, The
67 Flow: For Love of Water
37 Forever Strong
69 Frontrunners
82 Frozen River
43 Gardens of the Night
73 Girl Cut in Two, A
73 Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
54 Good Dick
30 Guitar, The
84 Happy-Go-Lucky
44 Henry Poole is Here
31 Hounddog
27 House of the Sleeping Beauties
47 How About You
54 Humboldt County
72 I Served the King of England
70 I.O.U.S. A
40 Igor
64 In Search of a Midnight Kiss
78 I've Loved You So Long
63 JCVD
41 Johnny Got His Gun
xx Just Buried
62 Kabluey
63 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
25 Lake City
78 Last Mistress, The
81 Let the Right One In
xx Lower Learning
63 Man Named Pearl, A
89 Man on Wire
xx Mary
xx Matador, The
62 Mister Foe
84 Momma's Man
51 Morning Light
79 Moving Midway
33 My Name Is Bruce
59 Nights and Weekends
73 Obscene
40 Other End of the Line, The
34 Otto; or Up with Dead People
40 Passengers
xx Phoebe in Wonderland
55 Ping Pong Playa
75 Pool, The
77 Pray the Devil Back to Hell
82 Rachel Getting Married
56 Religulous
32 Repo! The Genetic Opera
xx Roadside Romeo
53 RocknRolla
56 Save Me
74 Secret, A
45 Shoot on Sight
57 Sixty Six
85 Slumdog Millionaire
56 Special
58 Splinter
79 Stranded: I Have Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
67 Synecdoche, New York
82 Tell No One
64 Thousand Years of Good Prayers, A
57 Towelhead
72 Transsiberian
83 Trouble the Water
43 Tru Loved
83 U2 3D
61 Universe of Keith Haring
84 Up the Yangtze
52 Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived
79 Visitor, The
61 Wackness, The
59 We Are Wizards
55 What Just Happened?
66 When Did You Last See Your Father?

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed movies.

Film Awards & Bests by Year

 

Best Movies of 2008

 

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2008
1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 97
2. WALL-E 93
3. Man on Wire 89
4. Flight of the Red Balloon, The 86
5. Edge of Heaven, The 85
6. Slumdog Millionaire 85
7. Alexandra 85
8. My Winnipeg 84
9. Up the Yangtze 84
10. Christmas Tale, A 84
11. Ballast 84
12. Momma's Man 84
13. Happy-Go-Lucky 84
14. Chop Shop 83
15. Paranoid Park 83
16. Trouble the Water 83
17. U2 3D 83
18. Tell No One 82
19. Taxi to the Dark Side 82
20. Frozen River 82

 

Best Movies of 2007

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2007 Awards & Nominations
2007 Critic Top Ten Lists

Additional critic top ten lists, awards and nominations will be posted throughout January.

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2007 are (with number of wins in parentheses): No Country for Old Men (21)There Will Be Blood (13), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (9.5), Atonement (4), I'm Not There (4), The Assassination of Jesse James (3), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (3), Michael Clayton (3), 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2), Juno (3), The Lives of Others (2), Once (2), Ratatouille (2), Zodiac (2), The Savages (1.5), 12:08 East of Bucharest (1), Across the Universe (1), Bamako (1), The Bourne Ultimatum (1), Breach (1), Children of Men (1), Eastern Promises (1), Into the Wild (1)
Knocked Up (1), Waitress (1), No End in Sight (1), Southland Tales (1), Syndromes And A Century (1), Adam's Apple (0.5), Absolute Wilson (0.5), Casa de Lava (0.33), Colossal Youth (0.33), Where Lies Your Hidden Smile (0.33)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2007
1. Ratatouille 96
2. Killer of Sheep 94
3. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The 92
4. There Will Be Blood 92
5. No Country for Old Men 91
6. Persepolis 90
7. No End in Sight 89
8. Once 88
9. Away from Her 88
10. This Is England 86
11. Bourne Ultimatum, The 85
12. Savages, The 85
13. Offside 85
14. Knocked Up 85
15. Atonement 85
16. Host, The 85
17. In the Shadow of the Moon 84
18. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead 84
19. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The 83
20. Triad Election 83

 

Best Movies of 2006

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2006 Awards & Nominations
2006 Critic Top Ten Lists

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2006 are (with number of wins in parentheses): United 93 (10), The Departed (9), Army of Shadows (7), Pan's Labyrinth (7), Letters from Iwo Jima (6.5), Children of Men (5), Babel (4), The Queen (4), Flags of our Fathers (3.5), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (3), The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2), Little Children (2), V for Vendetta (2), Casino Royale (1), Climates (1), Dreamgirls (1), Happy Feet (1), Inland Empire (1), Little Miss Sunshine (1), A Prairie Home Companion (1), Quinceanera (1), Shortbus (1), Cafe Lumiere (0.5), Three Times (0.5)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2006
1. Army of Shadows 99
2. Pan's Labyrinth 98
3. Queen, The 91
4. United 93 90
5. Lives of Others, The 89
6. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 89
7. Letters from Iwo Jima 89
8. Overlord 88
9. L'Enfant (The Child) 87
10. Fateless 87
11. Deliver Us from Evil 86
12. Our Daily Bread 86
13. Departed, The 86
14. Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film 86
15. Half Nelson 85
16. Street Fight 85
17. Neil Young: Heart of Gold 85
18. Children of Men 84
19. 49 UP 84
20. Death of Mr. Lazarescu, The 84

 

Best Movies of 2005

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2005 Awards & Nominations
2005 Critic Top Ten Lists

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2005 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Brokeback Mountain (15), A History Of Violence (8), Capote (4), Crash (4), The Squid And The Whale (4), King Kong (3), Munich (3), The Best of Youth (2.5), Caché (2), Good Night, and Good Luck. (2), Kings and Queen (2), Mysterious Skin (2), 2046 (1), Black (1), Café Lumière (1), The Century Of The Self (1), Grizzly Man (1), Head-On (1), Hustle & Flow (1), Jarhead (1), Junebug (1), Kung Fu Hustle (1), Murderball (1), The New World (1), Oldboy (1), Pride & Prejudice (1), Saraband (1), The Sea Inside (1), Walk The Line (1), The White Diamond (1), The World (1), Duma (0.5)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2005
1. Best of Youth, The 89
2. Capote 88
3. Nobody Knows 88
4. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 87
5. Brokeback Mountain 87
6. Murderball 87
7. Grizzly Man 87
8. Turtles Can Fly 85
9. Intruder, The 85
10. Darwin's Nightmare 84
11. Kings and Queen 84
12. Tim Burton's Corpse Bride 83
13. Cache (Hidden) 83
14. White Diamond, The 83
15. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 82
16. Duma 82
17. Constant Gardener, The 82
18. Memories of Murder 82
19. Pride & Prejudice 82
20. Squid and the Whale, The 82

 

Best Movies of 2004

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2004 Awards & Nominations
2004 Critic Top Ten Lists

 

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2004 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Sideways (26), Million Dollar Baby (7), Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (5), The Aviator (4), Before Sunset (3), Bad Education (2), House Of Flying Daggers (2), Notre Musique (1.5), Star Spangled To Death (1.5), The Assassination Of Richard Nixon (1), The Big Red One (1), Dogville (1), Finding Neverland (1), Hero (1), I Heart Huckabees (1), The Incredibles (1), Maria Full Of Grace (1), Tarnation (1), A Very Long Engagement (1), Zero Day (1)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2004
1. Sideways 94
2. Moolaadé 91
3. Incredibles, The 90
4. Before Sunset 90
5. House of Flying Daggers 89
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 89
7. Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut 88
8. Maria Full of Grace 87
9. Tarnation 87
10. Million Dollar Baby 86
11. Los Angeles Plays Itself 85
12. Festival Express 85
13. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring 85
14. Since Otar Left 85
15. Distant 84
16. Hero 84
17. Springtime in a Small Town 84
18. Osama 83
19. Spider-Man 2 83
20. Kill Bill: Volume 2 83

 

Best Movies of 2003

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2003 Awards & Nominations
2003 Critic Top Ten Lists

 

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2003 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (22), Lost In Translation (14), American Splendor (7), Mystic River (5), Cold Mountain (2), Finding Nemo (2), In America (2), Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2), Spider (2), Blue Car (1), The Fog Of War (1), Gerry (1), House Of Fools (1), In The Cut (1), Love and Diane (1), Medea (1), Monster (1), Pirates Of The Caribbean (1), Platform (1), 25th Hour (0.5), Crimson Gold (0.5)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2003
1. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The 94
2. Triplets of Belleville, The 91
3. American Splendor 90
4. Capturing the Friedmans 90
5. Lost in Translation 89
6. Finding Nemo 89
7. Fog of War, The 87
8. Marooned in Iraq 86
9. To Be and to Have 86
10. Ten 86
11. Son, The 86
12. Sweet Sixteen 86
13. Love & Diane 85
14. Last Letter, The 85
15. Man Without a Past, The 84
16. Bus 174 84
17. Mystic River 84
18. Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary 84
19. Raising Victor Vargas 83
20. Magdalene Sisters, The 83

 

Best Movies of 2002

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2002 Awards & Nominations
2002 Critic Top Ten Lists

 

The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2002 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Far From Heaven (8.5), The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers (5), The Pianist (5), Talk to Her (4.5), Y Tu Mama Tambien (3.5), About Schmidt (3), Adaptation (3), Chicago (3), Spirited Away (2.5), The Hours (2), Bloody Sunday (1.5), Dahmer (1), Domestic Violence (1), Gangs of New York (1), Ivansxtc (1), Minority Report (1), Rabbit-Proof Fence (1), We Were Soldiers (1), and The Good Girl (0.5).

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2002
1. Spirited Away 94
2. Amadeus: Director's Cut 93
3. Fast Runner, The 91
4. Bloody Sunday 90
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The 88
6. Time Out 88
7. Y Tu Mamá También 88
8. I'm Going Home 86
9. Russian Ark 86
10. Talk to Her 86
11. Pianist, The 85
12. About Schmidt 85
13. Domestic Violence 85
14. Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience 85
15. 24 Hour Party People 85
16. Cinema Paradiso: The Director's Cut 84
17. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India 84
18. Far from Heaven 84
19. Quiet American, The 84
20. Pinochet Case, The 84

 

Best Movies of 2001

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The films receiving Best Picture awards and #1 movie of the year rankings from publications, critics, and organizations tracked by Metacritic in 2001 are (with number of wins in parentheses): Mulholland Drive (10.5), Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (6), Memento (5.5), A Beautiful Mind (3), In The Bedroom (3), Moulin Rouge (3), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2), Apocalypse Now Redux (2), The Royal Tenenbaums (2), The Circle (1), In The Mood For Love (1), Kandahar (1), L.I.E. (1), Monster's Ball (1), Shrek (1), Time Out (1), Werckmeister Harmonies (1)

The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2001
1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The 92
2. Werckmeister Harmonies 92
3. My Voyage to Italy 90
4. Apocalypse Now Redux 90
5. Gosford Park 90
6. Ghost World 88
7. Band of Outsiders 88
8. In the Bedroom 86
9. Under the Sand 86
10. Children Underground 85
11. Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The 85
12. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 85
13. In the Mood for Love 85
14. Circle, The 85
15. Lantana 84
16. No Man's Land 84
17. Shrek 84
18. Day I Became a Woman, The 84
19. Together 84
20. Fighter 83

 

Best Movies of 2000

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The Best-Reviewed Movies of 2000
1. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The 93
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 93
3. Yi Yi (A One and a Two) 92
4. Beau Travail 91
5. Almost Famous 90
6. Chicken Run 88
7. Wind Will Carry Us, The 86
8. Traffic 86
9. Before Night Falls 85
10. You Can Count On Me 85
11. Sound and Fury 85
12. Paragraph 175 85
13. Calle 54 84
14. Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen, The 82
15. Dream of Light, The 82
16. One Day in September 82
17. Filth and the Fury, The 82
18. George Washington 81
19. Blood Simple: The Director's Cut 81
20. I'm The One That I Want 81

 

 

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