Best movies – Recent studies conducted here and throughout the internet have led to a shocking conclusion: People like lists. We know this, because you’re reading one right now. Despite their reductive nature, there is something simultaneously unifying and dividing about putting the best or worst people, objects, places or moments in a descending order.
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There’s drama inherent, as the countdown serves the same purpose as it would a nuclear device in a Hollywood movie. The list can create or resolve tension, serve as a springboard for the unheard masses to speak out with their own additions with a terse, “What, no love for…?” or “You totally forgot…” or “How could you leave out…”
Being a list-enthusiast and occasional film critic, I was especially excited when the BBC released a list of the 100 best films of the 21st century (so far). The British news organization polled 62 critics, paring down their answers and assigning them an appropriate rank.
Here at TheRichest, we don’t have the resources to speak to 62 critics worldwide, but we do have access to a guy who writes goofy stuff while sitting on his IKEA bed (a post-post-modern critic, if you will): me.
I have expressly avoided choosing films that began a movement or rising trend, but rather focused on the individual works. So, without further ado, here are the 20 best films released since the year 2000.
20. Almost Famous (2000)
Though this list is far from chronological, it begins with that can be considered the first great film of the 2000s. Cameron Crowe‘s semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age tale of a 15-year-old rock and roll writer touring with a dysfunctional band captures the very best of the filmmaker’s quirks and obsessions. Rather than hinder or embarrass as they would in his more recent efforts (see Showtime’s Roadies as a prime example of sentimentality gone wrong), the heart, warmth and charm of Famous is downright infectious. Even Crowe’s now-infamous Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a character allowed some agency (albeit still limited). It’s not just a film that loves rock and roll, but journalism, idealism and quiet courage.
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