Best movies of the last 20 years

Holes. I read that book for school too but there were lots of differences between the 2.

Snatch

Get Out

The Big Short

The Hangover

Old School

Death Proof

UNCUT GEMS (2019)

watched it again tonight on Netflix, what a trip

Ocean's Eleven

Elf

Napoleon Dynamite

Amélie

Little Miss Sunshine

School of Rock

The Bourne Ultimatum

Best In Show

Sideways

The Incredibles

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

To me, the best movie of the last 20 years is "The Lives of Others," from Germany. By quite bit.

I'm glad to see so many people mention "Ex Machina." On previous threads and lists like this, it's not mentioned often enough.

I am not a fan of conventional "horror" films and they don't scare me, but "Requiem for a Dream" is the most horrifying film I've ever seen. You'll NEVER forget it, so be ready.

Probably missed some, but here's my criteria: seen more than once and want to see again, in consideration for top 10. I thought Mad Max and Dark Knight were great but have only seen once and have never really wanted to see again.

Under the Skin (my choice for #1)

Holy Motors

There Will be Blood

No Country for Old Men

Lost in Translation

Anomalisa

Grand Budapest Hotel

Spirited Away

BladeRunner 2047

Perfume

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

The Machinist

Inception

The Return

Frances Ha

Locke

Sideways

Memento

Kill bill vol 2

City of God

Whiplash

The Favorite

Adaptation

Black Swan

Mulholland Drive

The Road

Night Crawler

Upstream Color

Mandy ( a stretch, but I love watching it)

Mud

Moon

Oh Brother Where Art Thou

Interstellar

Ex Machina

Looking at these lists reminds me of why I quit watching Hollywood movies. The best stuff these days are the mini series like Breaking Bad, The Wire, Madmen. Carnivale, Olive Kitteridge, Boardwalk Empire, Doc Martin etc. I could list another 20 that are better than the recent Hollywood releases. Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm are also more enjoyable.

would probably add:

Amelie

Annihilation

to that list too

old guy 74 wrote:

Looking at these lists reminds me of why I quit watching Hollywood movies. The best stuff these days are the mini series like Breaking Bad, The Wire, Madmen. Carnivale, Olive Kitteridge, Boardwalk Empire, Doc Martin etc. I could list another 20 that are better than the recent Hollywood releases. Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm are also more enjoyable.

Exactly. It was hard for me to think of great, memorable or films that will be considered masterpieces, especially American films. I miss the 70's films. The talent has moved to TV.

Yes, I agree that 'Ex Machina' is one of the best movies of the past decade.

I have had some interesting conversations about wether something like a robot doll could be possible in the near future.

Also, how that would change the dynamic of male/female relationships.

If you could purchase a custom made robot that was exactly like a real woman, then why would any man want a real woman?

The robot has zero problems to deal with such as divorce, infidelity, children, child support, alimony, in-laws, STDs, etc

In fact, you not only never have to deal with those problems, you are also getting someone who never ages, always looks hot, is custom designed to be your ideal body type, and her mind is custom designed to like everything you like.

My only question is: where do I buy one and when is it available?

Parasight wrote:

The Handmaiden (Korea 2016)

THANK YOU. I wondered when someone would get around to mentioning this brilliant film.

Ask me anything wrote:

oups usual suspects is older than that, time flies....

And so is The Big Lebowski.

My wife and I were two of about 1,700 people who might have actually seen that in a theatre. But it's gotten huge (and deserved IMO) viewing on video/streaming in this century, so maybe we could call that a movie of the last 20 years...

All the same remarks, I guess, might be true of Office Space. Not great filmmaking, maybe, but I have trouble thinking of another movie that's so entered the culture--Airplane, maybe, back in the day.

Toy Story 3. One of the rare cases where the third movie is the best one.

1 The Infinity Saga

1.1 Phase One

1.1.1 Iron Man (2008)

1.1.2 The Incredible Hulk (2008)

1.1.3 Iron Man 2 (2010)

1.1.4 Thor (2011)

1.1.5 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

1.1.6 Marvel’s The Avengers (2012)

1.2 Phase Two

1.2.1 Iron Man 3 (2013)

1.2.2 Thor: The Dark World (2013)

1.2.3 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

1.2.4 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

1.2.5 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

1.2.6 Ant-Man (2015)

1.3 Phase Three

1.3.1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)

1.3.2 Doctor Strange (2016)

1.3.3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

1.3.4 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

1.3.5 Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

1.3.6 Black Panther (2018)

1.3.7 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

1.3.8 Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

1.3.9 Captain Marvel (2019)

1.3.10 Avengers: Endgame (2019)

1.3.11 Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Most Hollywood movies these days are little more than comic books. Movies used to be more like Novels.

Looking back over these lists the one movie I did like a lot was El Machina. Anything with Alicia Vikander is worth watching.

lease wrote:

Ask me anything wrote:

oups usual suspects is older than that, time flies....

And so is The Big Lebowski.

My wife and I were two of about 1,700 people who might have actually seen that in a theatre. But it's gotten huge (and deserved IMO) viewing on video/streaming in this century, so maybe we could call that a movie of the last 20 years...

All the same remarks, I guess, might be true of Office Space. Not great filmmaking, maybe, but I have trouble thinking of another movie that's so entered the culture--Airplane, maybe, back in the day.

Millions saw Big Lebowski in the theatre. It grossed almost $50 million.

It has only been mentioned once so far, but my vote goes to City of God. It makes you feel like you are right there living in a rough neighborhood that turns into an outright war zone where half the kids are armed, hardened gangsters by age 13.

Dont forget 'Tank Girl', Lori Petti, Ice-T, Malcom McDowell. Classic.