The 100 best -- and the 98 worst -- of the '00s

As the decade comes to a close, I decided to retrieve my Top 10 lists for each year -- both the best and the worst. Unfortunately for people who like nice round numbers, I didn't see a whole lot of bad movies this year (intentionally, I may add), so I only have eight titles on my 2009 Worst list. So we're left with a grand total of 100 terrific pictures and 98 terrible time-waters instead of an even 200. But let's not quibble over those details.

Here they are, the classics and the clunkers of the past 10 years...


2000 Best:
1. "Chicken Run"
2. "Gladiator"
3. "You Can Count on Me"
4. "The Virgin Suicides"
5. "Almost Famous"
6. "Dancer in the Dark"
7. "The Gift"
8. "Best In Show"
9. "Beyond the Mat"
10. "Erin Brockovich"


2000 Worst:
1. "Battlefield Earth"
2. "Get Carter"
3. "Highlander: Endgame"
4. "The In Crowd"
5. "Bait"
6. "Beautiful"
7. "Supernova"
8. "Bored Silly"
9. "The Skulls"
10. "Down to You"


2001 Best:
1. "In the Bedroom"
2. "Shrek"
3. "The Dish"
4. "Panic"
5. "Monsters, Inc."
6. "Amores Perros"
7. "Memento"
8. "Ghost World"
9. "Amelie"
10. "The Royal Tenenbaums"

2001 Worst:
1. "Tomcats"
2. "The Wash"
3. "Riding in Cars with Boys"
4. "Joe Dirt"
5. "Dr. Dolittle 2"
6. "Head Over Heels"
7. "3000 Miles to Graceland"
8. "Sweet November"
9. "15 Minutes"
10. "Domestic Disturbance"


2002 Best:
1. "Chicago"
2. "The Hours"
3. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
4. "Spirited Away"
5. "Bowling for Columbine"
6. "Adaptation"
7. "Insomnia"
8. "Tribute"
9. "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing"
10. "Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner)"

2002 Worst:
1. "Rollerball"
2. "Crossroads"
3. "The Master of Disguise"
4. "Frank McKlusky, C.I."
5. "Femme Fatale"
6. "The Adventures of Pluto Nash"
7. "Bad Company"
8. "Sorority Boys"
9. "Dragonfly"
10. "Half Past Dead"

2003 Best:
1. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
2. "American Splendor"
3. "Big Fish"
4. "Spellbound"
5. "Pieces of April"
6. "Winged Migration"
7. "Whale Rider"
8. "Finding Nemo"
9. "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"
10. "Capturing the Friedmans"

2003 Worst:
1. "Boat Trip"
2. "Bad Boys II"
3. "Gigli"
4. "My Boss's Daughter"
5. "From Justin to Kelly"
6. "Cold Creek Manor"
7. "Kangaroo Jack"
8. "Basic"
9. "The Life of David Gale"
10. "Hollywood Homicide"

2004 Best:
1. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
2. "Kinsey"
3. "Sideways"
4. "Hero"
5. "Kill Bill, Vol. 2"
6. "The Incredibles"
7. "Spider-Man 2"
8. "Million Dollar Baby"
9. "Maria Full of Grace"
10. "The Polar Express"

2004 Worst:
1. "Surviving Christmas"
2. "The Whole Ten Yards"
3. "New York Minute"
4. "Paparazzi"
5. "SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2"
6. "Godsend"
7. "Little Black Book"
8. "Catwoman"
9. "My Baby's Daddy"
10. "Darkness"

2005 Best:
1. "Brokeback Mountain"
2. "March of the Penguins"
3. "Murderball"
4. "The Constant Gardener"
5. "Capote"
6. "Batman Begins"
7. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
8. "Rent"
9. "A History of Violence"
10. "The Squid and the Whale"

2005 Worst:
1. "Mindhunters"
2. "Aeon Flux"
3. "Hide and Seek"
4. "Boogeyman"
5. "The Fog"
6. "Undiscovered"
7. "King's Ransom"
8. "Must Love Dogs"
9. "In the Mix"
10. "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous"

2006 Best:
1. "The Queen"
2. "Little Children"
3. "Volver"
4. "The Departed"
5. "Little Miss Sunshine"
6. "Half Nelson"
7. "United 93"
8. "Jesus Camp"
9. "Slither"
10. "Dreamgirls"

2006 Worst:
1. "Material Girls"
2. "Date Movie"
3. "BloodRayne"
4. "Ultraviolet"
5. "When a Stranger Calls"
6. "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector"
7. "Little Man"
8. "Tristan and Isolde"
9. "Stick It"
10. "Basic Instinct 2"

2007 Best:
1. "There Will Be Blood"
2. "Control"
3. "Juno"
4. "Lust, Caution"
5. "Into the Wild"
6. "Atonement"
7. "Hot Fuzz"
8. "The Wind That Shakes the Barley"
9. "No Country for Old Men"
10. "Lars and the Real Girl"

2007 Worst:
1. "I Know Who Killed Me"
2. "License to Wed"
3. "Are We Done Yet?"
4. "Thr3e"
5. "Primeval"
6. "Redline"
7. "P.S. I Love You"
8. "The Reaping"
9. "The Number 23"
10. "Premonition"

2008 Best:
1. "Slumdog Millionaire"
2. "Revolutionary Road"
3. "The Wrestler"
4. "The Dark Knight"
5. "WALL*E"
6. "In Bruges"
7. "Young@Heart"
8. "Happy-Go-Lucky"
9. "Man on Wire"
10. "The Vistor"

2008 Worst:
1. "The Hottie and the Nottie"
2. "The Love Guru"
3. "Made of Honor"
4. "Witless Protection"
5. "88 Minutes"
6. "One Missed Call"
7. "Beer For My Horses"
8. "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale"
9. "Four Christmases"
10. "Repo! The Genetic Opera"

2009 Best:
1. "Stilyagi (Hipsters)"
2. "Up in the Air"
3. "An Education"
4. "The Hurt Locker"
5. "Up"
6. "A Single Man"
7. "(500) Days of Summer"
8. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil"
9. "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire"
10. "In the Loop"

2009 Worst:
1. "Transylmania"
2. "Fired Up"
3. "Confessions of a Shopaholic"
4. "New in Town"
5. "Knowing"
6. "The Informers"
7. "Fanboys"
8. "Paranormal Activity"