2009

1. A Prophet – Directed by Jacques Audiard
2. Bright Star – Directed by Jane Campion
3. A Serious Man – Directed by The Coen Brothers
4. Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans – Directed by Werner Herzog
5. Public Enemies – Directed by Michael Mann
6. The White Ribbon – Directed by Michael Haneke
7. Inglourious Basterds – Directed by Quentin Tarantino
8. A Single Man – Directed by Tom Ford
9. Crazy Heart – Directed by Scott Cooper
10. The Messenger – Directed by Oren Moverman
11. I Am Love – Directed by Luca Guadagnino
12. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Niels Arden Oplev
13. In The Loop – Directed by Armando Iannucci
14. It’s Complicated – Directed by Nancy Meyers
15. The Road – Directed by John Hillcoat
16. Brothers – Directed by Jim Sheridan
17. An Education – Directed by Lone Scherfig
18. Away We Go – Directed by Sam Mendes
19. Fish Tank – Directed by Andrea Arnold

2008

1. Synecdoche, New York – Directed by Charlie Kaufman
2. The Dark Knight – Directed by Christopher Nolan
3. The Wrestler – Directed by Darren Aronofsky
4. Let The Right One In – Directed by Tomas Alfredson
5. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button – Directed by David Fincher
6. Doubt – Directed by John Patrick Shanley
7. Two Lovers – Directed by James Gray
8. Milk – Directed by Gus Van Sant
9. The Hurt Locker – Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
10. Appaloosa – Directed by Ed Harris
11. Man On Wire – Directed by James Marsh
12. Che – Directed by Steven Soderbergh
13. Frost/Nixon – Directed by Ron Howard
14. Gran Torino – Directed by Clint Eastwood
15. Burn After Reading – Directed by The Coen Brothers
16. Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Directed by Woody Allen
17. Still Walking – Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
18. Revolutionary Road – Directed by Sam Mendes
19. Rachel Getting Married – Directed by Jonathan Demme
20. Wendy And Lucy – Directed by Kelly Reichardt

2007

1. There Will Be Blood – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
2. No Country For Old Men – Directed by The Coen Brothers
3. I’m Not There – Directed by Todd Haynes
4. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford – Directed by Andrew Dominik
5. Margot At The Wedding – Directed by Noah Baumbach
6. Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead – Directed by Sidney Lumet
7. Michael Clayton – Directed by Tony Gilroy
8. Zodiac – Directed by David Fincher
9. We Own The Night – Directed by James Gray
10. Atonement – Directed by Joe Wright
11. 3:10 To Yuma – Directed by James Mangold
12. The Darjeeling Limited – Directed by Wes Anderson
13. American Gangster – Directed by Ridley Scott
14. The Diving Bell And The Butterfly – Directed by Julian Schnabel
15. In The Valley Of Elah – Directed by Paul Haggis
16. Eastern Promises – Directed by David Cronenberg
17. Hot Fuzz – Directed by Edgar Wright
18. Once – Directed by John Carney
19. Into The Wild – Directed by Sean Penn
20. Charlie Wilson’s War – Directed by Mike Nichols
21. Control – Anton Corbijn

2006

1. The Departed – Directed by Martin Scorsese
2. Half Nelson – Directed by Ryan Fleck
3. A Scanner Darkly – Directed by Richard Linklater
4. The Fountain – Directed by Darren Aronofsky
5. Children Of Men – Directed by Alfonso Cuaron
6. The Science Of Sleep – Directed by Michel Gondry
7. Babel – Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
8. Breaking And Entering – Directed by Anthony Minghella
9. Rescue Dawn – Directed by Werner Herzog
10. Candy – Directed by Neil Armfield
11. Notes On A Scandal – Directed by Richard Eyre

2005

1. The New World – Directed by Terrence Malick
2. The Squid And The Whale – Directed by Noah Baumbach
3. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan – Directed by Martin Scorsese
4. A History Of Violence – Directed by David Cronenberg
5. Batman Begins – Directed by Christopher Nolan
6. Capote – Directed by Bennett Miller
7. Brokeback Mountain – Directed by Ang Lee
8. Broken Flowers – Directed by Jim Jarmusch
9. The Beat That My Heart Skipped – Directed by Jacques Audiard
10. The Constant Gardener – Directed by Fernando Meirelles
11. Walk The Line – Directed James Mangold
12. Syriana – Directed by Stephen Gaghan
13. Proof – Directed by John Madden
14. Brick – Directed by Rian Johnson
15. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – Directed by Shane Black
16. Sin City – Directed by Robert Rodriguez
17. The Weather Man – Directed by Gore Verbinski
18. Good Night, And Good Luck. – Directed by George Clooney
19. Cache – Directed by Michael Haneke
20. Cinderella Man – Directed by Ron Howard
21. Pride & Prejudice – Directed by Joe Wright
22. Grizzly Man – Directed by Werner Herzog

2004

1. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind – Directed by Michel Gondry
2. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou – Directed by Wes Anderson
3. Sideways – Directed by Alexander Payne
4. Million Dollar Baby – Directed by Clint Eastwood
5. Birth – Directed by Jonathan Glazer
6. I Heart Huckabees – Directed by David O. Russell
7. Before Sunset – Directed by Richard Linklater
8. The Aviator – Directed by Martin Scorsese
9. The Bourne Supremacy – Directed by Paul Greengrass
10. Collateral – Directed by Michael Mann
11. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 – Directed by Quentin Tarantino
12. Garden State – Directed by Zach Braff
13. Man On Fire – Directed by Tony Scott
14. 2046 – Directed by Wong Kar-wai
15. Howl’s Moving Castle – Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
16. Ocean’s Twelve – Directed by Steven Soderbergh
17. Closer – Directed by Mike Nichols
18. Shaun Of The Dead – Directed by Edgar Wright
19. The Machinist – Directed by Brad Anderson
20. The Assassination Of Richard Nixon – Directed by Niels Mueller

2003

1. Lost In Translation – Directed by Sofia Coppola
2. Mystic River – Directed by Clint Eastwood
3. 21 Grams – Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
4. All The Real Girls – Directed by David Gordon Green
5. Cold Mountain – Directed by Anthony Minghella
6. The Triplets Of Belleville – Directed by Sylvain Chomet
7. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King – Directed by Peter Jackson
8. Elephant – Directed by Gus Van Sant
9. Dogville – Directed by Lars Von Trier
10. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 – Directed by Quentin Tarantino
11. Matchstick Men – Directed by Ridley Scott
12. Something’s Gotta Give – Directed by Nancy Meyers
13. Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World – Directed by Peter Weir
14. Coffee And Cigarettes – Directed by Jim Jarmusch
15. A Mighty Wind – Directed by Christopher Guest
16. The Cooler – Directed by Wayne Kramer
17. In The Cut – Directed by Jane Campion
18. Monster – Directed by Patty Jenkins
19. Oldboy – Directed by Park Chan-wook
20. Swimming Pool – Directed by Francois Ozon

2002

1. Adaptation – Directed by Spike Jonze
2. Love Liza – Directed by Todd Louiso
3. Punch-Drunk Love – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
4. Minority Report – Directed by Steven Spielberg
5. 25th Hour – Directed by Spike Lee
6. Catch Me If You Can – Directed by Steven Spielberg
7. Insomnia – Directed by Christopher Nolan
8. The Hours – Directed by Stephen Daldry
9. About Schmidt – Directed by Alexander Payne
10. Laurel Canyon – Directed by Lisa Cholodenko
11. Talk To Her – Directed by Pedro Almodovar
12. 24 Hour Party People – Directed by Michael Winterbottom
13. The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers – Directed by Peter Jackson
14. The Pianist – Directed by Roman Polanski
15. Gerry – Directed by Gus Van Sant
16. Solaris – Directed by Steven Soderbergh
17. Phone Booth – Directed by Joel Schumacher
18. The Man Without A Past – Directed by Aki Kaurismaki
19. The Bourne Identity – Directed by Doug Liman
20. Road To Perdition – Directed by Sam Mendes
21. 28 Days Later – Directed by Danny Boyle
22. Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind – Directed by George Clooney
23. One Hour Photo – Directed by Mark Romanek
24. The Dancer Upstairs – Directed by John Malkovich
25. Narc – Directed by Joe Carnahan
26. Red Dragon – Directed by Brett Ratner
27. Antwone Fisher – Directed by Denzel Washington
28. The Mothman Prophecies – Directed by Mark Pellington
29. Panic Room – Directed by David Fincher
30. City Of God – Directed by Fernando Meirelles
31. 8 Mile – Directed by Curtis Hanson
    

2001

1. The Royal Tenenbaums – Directed by Wes Anderson
2. A Beautiful Mind – Directed by Ron Howard
3. Vanilla Sky – Directed by Cameron Crowe
4. In The Bedroom – Directed by Todd Field
5. Ghost World – Directed by Terry Zwigoff
6. I Am Sam – Directed by Jessie Nelson
7. Donnie Darko – Directed by Richard Kelly
8. Training Day – Directed by Antoine Fuqua
9. Wet Hot American Summer – Directed by David Wain
10. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring – Directed by Peter Jackson
11. Mulholland Drive – Directed by David Lynch
12. Gosford Park – Directed by Robert Altman
13. Spirited Away – Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
14. Ocean’s Eleven – Directed by Steven Soderbergh
15. Amelie – Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
16. Waking Life – Directed by Richard Linklater
17. Monster’s Ball – Directed by Marc Forster
18. The Pledge – Directed by Sean Penn
19. The Piano Teacher – Directed by Michael Haneke
20. Spy Game – Directed by Tony Scott
21. Tape – Directed by Richard Linklater

2000

1. Gladiator – Directed by Ridley Scott
2. Traffic – Directed by Steven Soderbergh
3. Memento – Directed by Christopher Nolan
4. Wonder Boys – Directed by Curtis Hanson
5. Requiem For A Dream – Directed by Darren Aronofsky
6. Pollock – Directed by Ed Harris
7. In The Mood For Love – Directed by Wong Kar-wai
8. High Fidelity – Directed by Stephen Frears
9. Almost Famous – Directed by Cameron Crowe
10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Directed by Ang Lee
11. Erin Brockovich – Directed by Steven Soderbergh
12. Unbreakable – Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
13. You Can Count On Me – Directed by Kenneth Lonergan
14. American Psycho – Directed by Mary Harron
15. Cast Away – Directed by Robert Zemeckis
16. Shadow Of The Vampire – Directed by E. Elias Merhige
17. The Contender – Directed by Rod Lurie
18. Best In Show – Directed by Christopher Guest
19. O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Directed by The Coen Brothers
20. Me, Myself & Irene – Directed by The Farrelly Brothers
21. Amores Perros – Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
22. Sexy Beast – Directed by Jonathan Glazer
23. The Cell – Directed by Tarsem Singh
24. Love & Basketball – Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
25. Battle Royale – Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
26. Billy Elliot – Directed by Stephen Daldry
27. Chopper – Directed by Andrew Dominik