• 1. The Sea Inside
• 2. Dead Man's Shoes
• 3. Spiderman 2
• 4. The Bourne Supremacy
• 5. The House of Flying Daggers
• 6. Closer
• 7. Sideways
• 8. Kill Bill Vol 2
• 9. Kinsey
• 10. Survival Style 5+

Whoa! This was a really hard one. I kept scrolling down IMDB and more and more great films were popping up. So much so that I had to steal another 10.

• 11. Mystic River
• 12. Primer
• 13.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• 14. Hellboy
• 15. Fahrenheit 9/11
• 16. Million Dollar Baby
• 17. The Incredibles
• 18. Collateral
• 19. The Machinist
• 20. 2046

As I'm a huge Richard Linklater fan I really wanted to mention Before Sunset. But I really thought it was by far the weakest of the trilogy. The conversational interplay just didn't feel as fascinating or natural as the other two for me. Mean Creek is a film I always intended to watch but never got around to. I must do so.

Yes 2004 was a vintage year! For the record my second ten, many of which would make the main list in many years, would be:

• Downfall
• Birth
• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
• Summer Storm
• Machuca
• Sideways
• The Motorcycle Diaries
• Millions
• The Assassination of Richard Nixon
• Howl's Moving Castle

I haven't actually seen Before Sunset since 2005. I loved it every bit as much as Before Sunrise but what really put it over the top for me was the ending, which was near perfect.

Mean Creek is a terrific film, gripping, disturbing and stunningly photographed.

@rudely_murray said:

I haven't actually seen Before Sunset since 2005. I loved it every bit as much as Before Sunrise but what really put it over the top for me was the ending, which was near perfect.

Yeah, I did like the ending. And I like the whole idea of the film. The third can't exist without it. But I felt it just seemed to have less passion behind it. It was a lot shorter than the other two. It felt kind of rushed. I don't dislike it and I did prefer it on the second watch. But I see it more as a bridge between the other two rather than a great film itself. But I could be over critical because the first one is one of my favourite films.

@JustinJackFlash said:

• 1. The Sea Inside
• 2. Dead Man's Shoes
• 3. Spiderman 2
• 4. The Bourne Supremacy
• 5. The House of Flying Daggers
• 6. Closer
• 7. Sideways
• 8. Kill Bill Vol 2
• 9. Kinsey
• 10. Survival Style 5+

Whoa! This was a really hard one. I kept scrolling down IMDB and more and more great films were popping up. So much so that I had to steal another 10.

• 11. Mystic River
• 12. Primer
• 13.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• 14. Hellboy
• 15. Fahrenheit 9/11
• 16. Million Dollar Baby
• 17. The Incredibles
• 18. Collateral
• 19. The Machinist
• 20. 2046

As I'm a huge Richard Linklater fan I really wanted to mention Before Sunset. But I really thought it was by far the weakest of the trilogy. The conversational interplay just didn't feel as fascinating or natural as the other two for me. Mean Creek is a film I always intended to watch but never got around to. I must do so.

Mystic River was released in 2003.

As always, in no particular order:

Hellboy (the only superhero movie I like)

Finding Neverland

Wimbledon

House of Flying Daggers (not sure if I should include this on 2005's list, it's when it went to 'wide release')

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

Les Choristes

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Tian di ying xiong

Honorable mentions:

Ocean's Twelve

King Arthur