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Best Film Direction - 2000s
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#1
(For the Trilogy)"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001)
"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002)
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)
#42
"King Kong" (2005)
Stehako's rating:
8.8
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#2
"The Aviator" (2004)#5
"Gangs of New York" (2002)#11
"The Departed" (2006)
Stehako's rating:
8.1
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#3
"Gladiator" (2000)#19
"American Gangster" (2007)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Black Hawk Down" (2001)
"Kingdom of Heaven" (2005)
Stehako's rating:
8.1
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#4
"City of God" (2003)#88
"The Constant Gardener" (2005)
Stehako's rating:
8.3
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#6
"Catch Me If You Can" (2002)#13
"AI: Artificial Intelligence" (2001)#44
"Minority Report" (2002)#67
"Munich" (2005)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"The Terminal" (2004)
Stehako's rating:
8.3
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#8
"Kill Bill: Vol. 1" (2003)#22
"Inglourious Basterds" (2009)#31
"Kill Bill: Vol. 2" (2004)
Stehako's rating:
8.4
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#9
"Batman Begins" (2005)#14
"The Dark Knight" (2008)#20
"Memento" (2001)#55
"The Prestige" (2006)
Stehako's rating:
8.6
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#10
"No Country for Old Man" (2007)#29
"The Man Who Wasn't There" (2001)#51
"Burn After Reading" (2008)#66
"O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000)#70
"A Serious Man" (2009)
Stehako's rating:
8.2
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#12
"Royal Tenenbaums" (2001)#45
"The Darjeeling Limited" (2007)#78
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009)#103
"The Life Aqautic with Steve Zissou" (2004)
Stehako's rating:
7.7
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#15
"Road to Perdition" (2002)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Revolutionary Road" (2008)
"Away We Go" (2009)
Stehako's rating:
7.3
0
#16
"Sin City" (2005)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003)
Stehako's rating:
7.4
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#23
"Up in the Air" (2009)#101
"Thank You For Smoking" (2006)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Juno" (2007)
Stehako's rating:
8.4
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#24
"There Will Be Blood" (2007)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Punch-Drunk Love" (2002)
Stehako's rating:
7.8
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#25
"Children of Men" (2006)Other Noteworthy Pictures:
"Y Tu Mama Tambien" (2002)
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004)
Stehako's rating:
8.1
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#26
"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004)#77
"The Science of Sleep" (2006)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Be Kind, Rewind" (2008)
Stehako's rating:
#27
"Babel" (2006)#40
"21 Grams" (2003)#80
"Amores Perros" (2001)
Stehako's rating:
7.8
0
#28
"Sunshine" (2007)#69
"The Beach" (2000)#114
"Slumdog Millionaire" (2008)Other Noteworthy Pictures:
"28 Days Later" (2003)
"Millions" (2005)
Stehako's rating:
8.6
0
#30
"Invictus" (2009)#52
"Letters from Iwo Jima" (2006)Other Noteworthy Pictures:
"Changeling" (2008)
"Gran Torino" (2008)
Stehako's rating:
6.3
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#35
"Starsky & Hutch" (2004)#95
"Old School" (2003)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"The Hangover" (2009)
Stehako's rating:
7.3
0
#36
"Traffic" (2000)#49
"Che: Parts 1 & 2" (2008)#76
"Ocean's 11" (2001)#91
"The Good German" (2006)
Stehako's rating:
7.6
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#37
"Waking Life" (2001)Other Noteworthy Pictures:
"School of Rock" (2003)
"Before Sunset" (2004)
Stehako's rating:
7.7
0
#38
"Adaptation." (2002)#107
"Where the Wild Things Are" (2009)
Stehako's rating:
7.3
0
#41
"United 93" (2006)#53
"The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007)#57
"The Bourne Supremacy" (2004)
Stehako's rating:
8.2
0
#43
"Requiem for a Dream" (2000)#65
"The Fountain" (2006)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"The Wrestler" (2008)
Stehako's rating:
6.7
0
#46
"Chicago" (2002)#61
"Nine" (2009)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Memoirs of a Geisha" (2005)
Stehako's rating:
7.8
0
#47
"Hero" (2004)#98
"House of Flying Daggers" (2004)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"The Curse of the Golden Flower" (2007)
Stehako's rating:
8.3
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#50
"Big Fish" (2003)#106
"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet St." (2007)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005)
Stehako's rating:
7.2
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#58
"40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005)Other Noteworthy Pictures:
"Knocked-Up" (2007)
"Funny People" (2009)
Stehako's rating:
7.3
0
#62
(For Parts 1 & 2)"Red Cliff: Part I" (2008)
"Red Cliff: Part II" (2009)
Stehako's rating:
7.6
0
#63
"Snatch" (2000)Other Noteworthy Pictures:
"RocknRolla" (2008)
"Sherlock Holmes" (2009)
Stehako's rating:
7.1
0
#72
"Frost/Nixon" (2008)Other Noteworthy Pictures:
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)
"Cinderella Man" (2005)
Stehako's rating:
7.5
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#79
"Almost Famous" (2000)Other Noteworthy Picture:
"Vanilla Sky" (2001)
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My Favorite 119 Directorial efforts from 109 quality directors; PLUS other noteworthy works.
The independent director was out in full force this decade and by 2009 I finally saw a healthy group of female directors churning out impressive work. Of course Scorsese and the Coens dominated as they have in the past, showing no signs of slowing down.
Enjoy!
