Sometimes the sheer number of outstanding and truly affecting films can be overwhelming. The end of a decade affords the opportunity to reflect and focus on the truly wonderful cinematic experiences we’ve enjoyed over the past ten years. Consider this a selection box of the treats we’ve enjoyed in the 2010s.
100. Blue Ruin
99. Steve Jobs
98. Spotlight
97. How to Train Your Dragon
96. Jackie
95. The Endless
94. The Love Witch
93. The Forbidden Room
92. Calvary
91. Cabin in the Woods
90. Song of the Sea
89. Raw
88. Django Unchained
87. John Wick
86. Embrace of the Serpent
85. Suspiria
84. Hard to be a God
83. In Fabric
82. Personal Shopper
81. The Raid
80. The Personal History of David Copperfield
79. The Wailing
78. The Miseducation of Cameron Post
77. Loving Vincent
76. Submarine
75. Mr Turner
74. Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse
73. Locke
72. It Comes At Night
71. A Most Violent Year
70. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
69. The Artist
68. The Duke of Burgundy
67. Two Days, One Night
66. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
65. Whiplash
64. Winter’s Bone
63. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
62. The Dark Knight Rises
61. Moana
60. Take Shelter
59. Carol
58. The Babadook
57. Inside Out
56. The Witch
55. Black Swan
54. Melancholia
53. Looper
52. The Social Network
51. First Reformed
50. Room
49. Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
48. The Master
47. The Shape of Water
46. The Lighthouse
45. Ex Machina
44. A Field in England
43. Phantom Thread
42. It Follows
41. Your Name
40. The Square
39. The Avengers
38. Waves
37. Pain and Glory
36. Rabbit Hole
35. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
34. Jojo Rabbit
33. Moonrise Kingdom
32. Manchester By The Sea
31. Interstellar
30. Marriage Story
29. The Killing of a Sacred Deer
28. A Ghost Story
27. Leave No Trace
26. Roma
25. Upstream Colour
24. Inside Llewyn Davis
23. You Were Never Really Here
22. The Tale of Princess Kaguya
21. La La Land
20. Blade Runner 2049
19. Blue Is the Warmest Colour
18. Parasite
17. Dunkirk
16. Moonlight
15. Tree of Life
14. Mad Max Fury Road
13. The Handmaiden
12. Paterson
11. Drive
10. The Favourite
09. Lady Bird
08. True Grit
07. The Farewell
06. Under the Skin
05. Call Me By Your Name
04. Her
03. Get Out
02. Arrival
01. Inception