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Includes films in U.S. commercial release between Jan. 1, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2010. Consequently certain entries, especially foreign films, are indexed here despite being produced or exhibited elsewhere in earlier years. Click Here for Frames Version |
| (5) Indispensable to serious film fans, even if it's flawed | |
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| • | Carlos Dir. Olivier Assayas. With Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Nora von Waldstätten B+ |
| • | Dogtooth Dir. Giorgos Lanthimos. With Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Hristos Passalis, Christos Stergioglou A– |
| • | Inception Dir. Christopher Nolan. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt C+ |
| • | Mother Dir. Bong Joon-ho. With Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yun Je-moon, Lee Yeong-seok, Cheon U-hui B+ |
| ★ | My Neighbor, My Killer Dir. Anne Aghion. Documentary about Rwandan civilian trials of accused murderers B+ |
| • | Prodigal Sons Dir. Kimberly Reed. Documentary about a transgender woman's difficult tie to her adopted brother A– |
| • | A Prophet Dir. Jacques Audiard. With Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb B+ |
| • | Restrepo Dirs. Sebastian Junger & Tim Hetherington. Documentary about U.S. platoon in Afghanistan B– |
| • | Toy Story 3 Dir. Lee Unkrich. Animated. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Ned Beatty, Joan Cusack A– |
| • | Winter's Bone Dir. Debra Granik. With Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Dale Dickey, Lauren Sweetser B |
| • | White Material Dir. Claire Denis. With Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, William Nadylam A– |
| (4) Good or bad, this is a formidable piece of work | |
| • | Biutiful Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu. With Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib B+ |
| • | Blue Valentine Dir. Derek Cianfrance. With Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, Faith Wladyka A |
| ★ | Everyone Else Dir. Maren Ade. With Lars Eidinger, Birgit Minichmayr, Hans-Jochen Wagner A– |
| • | The Fighter Dir. David O. Russell. With Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams B+ |
| • | Fish Tank Dir. Andrea Arnold. With Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths A– |
| • | The Ghost Writer Dir. Roman Polanski. With Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall B |
| © | Greenberg Dir. Noah Baumbach. With Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh B+ |
| • | I Am Love Dir. Luca Guadagnino. With Tilda Swinton, Edoardo Gabriellini, Flavio Parenti, Pippo Delbono B |
| • | The Illusionist Dir. Sylvain Chomet. Animated. Voices of Jean-Claude Donda, Eilidh Rankin B |
| • | Inside Job Dir. Charles Ferguson. Documentary about 2008 global financial crisis, centered in U.S. market B+ |
| • | Johnny Mad Dog Dir. Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. With Christophe Minie, Daisy Victoria Vandy B+ |
| • | The Kids Are All Right Dir. Lisa Cholodenko. With Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo B |
| ★ | Lebanon Dir. Samuel Maoz. With Yoav Donat, Oshri Cohen, Itay Tiran, Michael Moshonov, Zohar Strauss B |
| ★ | Lourdes Dir. Jessica Hausner. With Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Gilette Barbier, Elina Löwensohn B+ |
| ★ | Monsters Dir. Gareth Edwards. With Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides B– |
| ★ | Mugabe and the White African Dirs. Lucy Bailey & Andrew Thompson. Documentary set in Zimbabwe C+ |
| • | Night Catches Us Dir. Tanya Hamilton. With Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Amari Cheatom B– |
| • | October Country Dirs. Michael Palmieri & Donal Mosher. Documentary about an upstate New York family B |
| • | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Dir. Edgar Wright. With Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong B– |
| • | Secret Sunshine Dir. Lee Chang-dong. With Jeon Do-yeon, Song Kang-ho, Seon Jung-yeop, Kim Mi-kyung B+ |
| • | The Social Network Dir. David Fincher. With Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer B+ |
| • | Splice Dir. Vincenzo Natali. With Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody, Delphine Chanéac, Brandon McGibbon C– |
| © | Wild Grass Dir. Alain Resnais. With André Dussollier, Sabine Azéma, Anne Consigny, Emmanuelle Devos B |
| (3) Try to make the time, but don't cry if you miss it | |
| • | 127 Hours Dir. Danny Boyle. With James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Clémence Poésy, Treat Williams C+ |
| ★ | Accomplices Dir. Frédéric Mermoud. With Cyril Descours, Nina Meurisse, Gilbert Melki, Emmanuelle Devos B |
| ★ | The American Dir. Anton Corbijn. With George Clooney, Johan Leysen, Violante Placido, Paolo Bonacelli B |
| ★ | Animal Kingdom Dir. David Michôd. With James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton B+ |
| • | Another Year Dir. Mike Leigh. With Ruth Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Oliver Maltman B |
| ★ | Black Swan Dir. Darren Aronofsky. With Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey B– |
| ★ | Cairo Time Dir. Ruba Nadda. With Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Amina Annabi, Elena Anaya B |
| • | Catfish Dirs. Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost. Documentary about an odd internet-based correspondence B+ |
| • | Exit Through the Gift Shop Dir. Banksy. Documentary about aspiring street artist Thierry Guetta B |
| • | Fair Game Dir. Doug Liman. With Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Michael Kelly, Noah Emmerich, David Andrews B |
| • | The Father of My Children Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve. With Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Chiara Caselli B+ |
| • | For Colored Girls Dir. Tyler Perry. With Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Whoopi Goldberg, Janet Jackson C+ |
| • | Frozen Dir. Adam Green. With Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, Ed Ackerman B– |
| • | Green Zone Dir. Paul Greengrass. With Matt Damon, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Igal Naor, Khalid Abdalla B+ |
| • | How To Train Your Dragon Dirs. Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders. Animated. Voice of Jay Baruchel B+ |
| • | Howl Dirs. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman. With James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Bob Balaban C |
| • | I Love You Phillip Morris Dirs. Glenn Ficarra & John Requa. With Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann C |
| ★ | The Last Exorcism Dir. Daniel Stamm. With Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Louis Herthum, Iris Bahr B– |
| • | Let Me In Dir. Matt Reeves. With Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Elias Koteas, Richard Jenkins B+ |
| ★ | Make-Out with Violence Dirs. The Deagol Brothers. With Eric Lehning, Cody DeVos, Brett Miller B |
| • | The Secret of Kells Dir. Tomm Moore. Animated. Voices of Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney, Mick Lally B |
| ★ | Sex Magic: Manifesting Maya Dirs. Jonathan Schell & Eric Liebman. Documentary B |
| © | Shutter Island Dir. Martin Scorsese. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams D+ |
| • | Sweetgrass Dirs. Ilisa Barbash & Lucien Castaing-Taylor. Documentary about U.S. sheep-herders B |
| • | The Tillman Story Dir. Amir Bar-Lev. Documentary about NFL football player killed in Iraq War B |
| • | The Town Dir. Ben Affleck. With Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively B+ |
| • | Trash Humpers Dir. Harmony Korine. With Rachel Korine, Brian Kotzur, Travis Nicholson, Harmony Korine C+ |
| • | Unstoppable Dir. Tony Scott. With Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Dunn B– |
| ★ | Valhalla Rising Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn. With Mads Mikkelsen, Maarten Stevenson, Gordon Brown C+ |
| • | Waiting for 'Superman' Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Documentary about the crisis of U.S. public education B– |
| • | Women Without Men Dir. Shirin Neshat. With Shabnam Toloui, Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Orsolya Tóth C+ |
| (2) Even if it's good, it's hardly urgent viewing | |
| ★ | Air Doll Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. With Bae Du-na, Arata, Itsuji Itao, Joe Odagiri, Sumiko Fuji C |
| • | Alice in Wonderland Dir. Tim Burton. With Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Depp D+ |
| • | American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein Dirs. David Ridgen & Nicolas Rossier. Documentary C+ |
| • | Buried Dir. Rodrigo Cortés. With Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García Pérez, Robert Paterson, Warner Loughlin C– |
| • | Burlesque Dir. Steve Antin. With Christina Aguilera, Cher, Cam Gigandet, Stanley Tucci, Eric Dane B– |
| • | City Island Dir. Raymond De Felitta. With Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Emily Mortimer C+ |
| • | The Company Men Dir. John Wells. With Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt C |
| • | Conviction Dir. Tony Goldwyn. With Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo C+ |
| ★ | Cropsey Dirs. Joshua Zeman & Barbara Brancaccio. Documentary about child abductions on Staten Island C |
| • | Easy A Dir. Will Gluck. With Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Alyson Michalka, Amanda Bynes, Patricia Clarkson C+ |
| • | Frankie & Alice Dir. Geoffrey Sax. With Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgård, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson D+ |
| • | Going the Distance Dir. Nanette Burstein. With Justin Long, Drew Barrymore, Christina Applegate B– |
| • | Hereafter Dir. Clint Eastwood. With Matt Damon, Cécile de France, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren C– |
| • | The Human Centipede Dir. Tom Six. With Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie D+ |
| • | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work Dirs. Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg. Documentary about the comedienne B |
| ★ | Life During Wartime Dir. Todd Solondz. With Shirley Henderson, Dylan Riley Snyder, Allison Janney B– |
| • | Love & Other Drugs Dir. Edward Zwick. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Josh Gad, Hank Azaria D+ |
| • | Made in Dagenham Dir. Nigel Cole. With Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine James, Daniel Mays C+ |
| • | Mother and Child Dir. Rodrigo García. With Annette Bening, Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington, Jimmy Smits C+ |
| ★ | Never Let Me Go Dir. Mark Romanek. With Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley C+ |
| • | The Next Three Days Dir. Paul Haggis. With Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Ty Simpkins, Lennie James C |
| • | Nowhere Boy Dir. Sam Taylor-Wood. With Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff C |
| ★ | Only When I Dance Dir. Beadie Finzi. Documentary about young Brazilian ballet dancers and their families C |
| • | Paranormal Activity 2 Dir. Tod Williams. With Sprague Grayden, Brian Boland, Molly Ephraim B |
| • | Please Give Dir. Nicole Holofcener. With Catherine Keener, Rebecca Hall, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet C+ |
| • | Rabbit Hole Dir. John Cameron Mitchell. With Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Tammy Blanchard B– |
| • | Red Riding: 1974 Dir. Julian Jarrold. With Andrew Garfield, Rebecca Hall, Anthony Flanagan, John Henshaw B– |
| © | Salt Dir. Phillip Noyce. With Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, August Diehl, Daniel Olbrychski C+ |
| • | The Secret in Their Eyes Dir. Juan José Campanella. With Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Guillermo Francella B– |
| • | Somewhere Dir. Sofia Coppola. With Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius, Lala Sloatman C |
| • | Tangled Dirs. Nathan Greno & Byron Howard. Animated. Voices of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi B– |
| • | Tiny Furniture Dir. Lena Dunham. With Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Grace Dunham, Jemima Kirke C– |
| • | True Grit Dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen. With Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin B– |
| • | Vincere Dir. Marco Bellocchio. With Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Fausto Russo Alesi, Francesca Picozza D+ |
| • | The Way Back Dir. Peter Weir. With Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Dragos Bucur, Colin Farrell, Saoirse Ronan B– |
| (1) Low ambition, little originality, easy to forget | |
| • | Case 39 Dir. Christian Alvart. With Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper D |
| • | Chloe Dir. Atom Egoyan. With Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Max Thieriot, R.H. Thomson D+ |
| • | Cyrus Dirs. Mark Duplass & Jay Duplass. With John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener D |
| ★ | Delta Dir. Kornél Mundruczó. With Félix Lajkó, Orsolya Tóth, Lili Monori, Sándor Gáspár C+ |
| • | The Disappearance of Alice Creed Dir. J Blakeson. With Martin Compston, Eddie Marsan, Gemma Arterton C |
| ★ | The Eclipse Dir. Conor McPherson. With Ciarán Hinds, Iben Hjejle, Aidan Quinn, Jim Norton, Hannah Lynch C– |
| • | Get Low Dir. Aaron Schneider. With Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek, Bill Cobbs C– |
| • | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Dir. Niels Arden Oplev. With Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace D+ |
| • | The Killer Inside Me Dir. Michael Winterbottom. With Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson D+ |
| • | The King's Speech Dir. Tom Hooper. With Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter C– |
| • | Legendary Dir. Mel Damski. With Devon Graye, John Cena, Patricia Clarkson, Madeleine Martin C– |
| ★ | Let It Rain Dir. Agnès Jaoui. With Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Jamel Debbouze, Pascale Arbillot C+ |
| ★ | Lovely, Still Dir. Nik Fackler. With Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Adam Scott, Elizabeth Banks D |
| • | Morning Glory Dir. Roger Michell. With Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Patrick Wilson, Diane Keaton D |
| • | The Runaways Dir. Floria Sigismondi. With Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve B– |
| ★ | The Square Dir. Nash Edgerton. With David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Anthony Hayes, Joel Edgerton C |
| ★ | Summer in Genoa [Genova] Dir. Michael Winterbottom. With Colin Firth, Willa Holland, Perla Haney-Jardine C |
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