100 best films of the noughties
The top 100 films of the past decade, as voted for by Peter Bradshaw, Xan Brooks, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard
Best films of the noughties No 1: There Will Be Blood
Peter Bradshaw: Paul Thomas Anderson's strange and disquieting 2007 masterwork shows us the past, present and terrifying future of our dysfunctional dependence upon oil
Best films of the noughties No 2: Borat
Andrew Pulver: Sacha Baron Cohen's fantastic satirical invention was unleashed on the world in 2006, and we've been recovering ever since
Best films of the noughties No 3: Mulholland Drive
Xan Brooks: Is David Lynch's 2001 spellbinder an exposé of Hollywood mores? Or is it a wild white rabbit chase into the mind of Lynch himself? Who knows, and what does it matter when the result is this entrancing
Best films of the noughties No 4: Team America: World Police
Catherine Shoard: Matt Stone and Trey Parker's marionette action-musical took gleeful aim at sacred cows of every stripe, and scored
Best films of the noughties No 5: The White Ribbon
Peter Bradshaw: Michael Haneke's unforgettable 2009 Palme d'Or winner is exact in its composition, yet allows for gentleness and humour
Best films of the noughties No 6: The Son's Room
Peter Bradshaw: This Palme d'Or-winning family drama, written, directed and acted in by Nanni Moretti, is miraculous in its simplicity and emotional power
Best films of the noughties No 7: 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
Xan Brooks: Cristian Mungiu's 2007 film about a backstreet abortion is a social-realist tour-de-force that shines a light on the collective amnesia of those who lived through Ceauşescu-era Romania
Best films of the noughties No 8: Dogville
Xan Brooks: In his 2003 masterwork, Lars von Trier gave us America on a soundstage, stripped back to lay bare a culture of cruelty
Best films of the noughties No 9: Time Out
Catherine Shoard: Loosely based on the true-life story of a white-collar family man who went spectacularly off the rails, Laurent Cantet's perceptive drama was made in 2001 but couldn't be more pertinent today
Best films of the noughties No 10: Fahrenheit 9/11
Andrew Pulver: It's Michael Moore's most significant film, and one whose effects are still being felt today
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100 best films of the noughties: Nos 11-100
