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    Hi you all !
    I was wondering what's your 10 favorite movies of the last 5 years?
    We could even make a WTM ranking if enough people participate :)

    2011
    1.The Artist --> 9/10
    2. Jodaeiye Nader az Simin --> 8/10
    3. Midnight in Paris --> 8/10
    4. Take Shelter --> 8/10
    5. Intouchables --> 8/10
    6. X-Men: First Class --> 8/10
    7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 --> 8/10
    8. The Tree of Life --> 7/10
    9. La Guerre est Déclarée --> 7/10
    10. Sucker Punch --> 7/10

    2010
    1. Black Swan --> 10/10
    2. Shutter Island --> 10/10
    3. Inception --> 10/10
    4. Des Hommes et des Dieux --> 8/10
    5. The Social Network --> 8/10
    6. Kick-Ass --> 8/10
    7. Blue Valentine --> 8/10
    8. The Fighter --> 8/10
    9. The King’s Speech --> 8/10
    10. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World --> 8/10

    2009
    1. Avatar --> 10/10
    2. Up --> 8/10
    3. Mr. Nobody --> 8/10
    4. Watchmen --> 8/10
    5. Enter the Void --> 8/10
    6. A Prophet --> 8/10
    7. Inglourious Bastards --> 810
    8. District 9 --> 8/10
    9. Looking for Eric --> 7/10
    10. The Time Traveler’s Wife --> 7/10

    2008
    1. The Dark Knight --> 10/10
    2. Slumdog Millionaire --> 10/10
    3. Changeling --> 9/10
    4. The Wrestler --> 9/10
    5. WALL·E --> 8/10
    6. Gran Torino 2008 --> 8/10
    7. In Bruges --> 8/10
    8. Mamma Mia! --> 8/10
    9. A Wednesday --> 7/10
    10. Doubt --> 7/10

    2007
    1. Le Scaphandre et le Papillon --> 10/10
    2. No Country for Old Men --> 9/10
    3. Gone Baby Gone --> 9/10
    4. Paranormal Activity --> 8/10
    5. 3:10 to Yuma --> 8/10
    6. Death Proof --> 8/10
    7. Planet Terror --> 8/10
    8. Juno --> 8/10
    9. El Orfanato --> 8/10
    10. Eastern Promises --> 8/10
    • CommentAuthorAsmodai
    • CommentTimeFeb 19th 2012
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    Haven't seen too many movies the last year or so, so for 2011 I couldn't reach 10 that were worthy, imo. But here we go, all in no particular order.

    2011
    -Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
    -Thor
    -Cowboys vs. Aliens
    -Sucker Punch
    -Drive
    -Immortals

    2010
    -Shutter Island
    -How to Train your Dragon
    -Kick-Ass
    -TRON Legacy
    -Inception
    -Machete
    -Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
    -The Social Network
    -Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
    -True Grit

    2009
    -Watchmen
    -Up
    -Inglourious Basterds
    -The Hangover
    -Public Enemies
    -The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
    -The Men Who Stare at Goats
    -Zombieland
    -Invictus
    -Up in the Air

    2008
    -The Dark Knight
    -WALL-E
    -Gran Torino
    -In Bruges
    -Iron Man
    -The Fall
    -W.
    -Quantum of Solace
    -Slumdog Millionaire
    -Frost/Nixon

    2007
    -No Country for Old Men
    -Planet Terror
    -Death Proof
    -Hot Fuzz
    -Shoot 'em Up
    -American Gangster
    -300
    -Michael Clayton
    -Stardust
    -3:10 to Yuma

    ...or something like that :P Probably forgot a bunch, but it's a good start.
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    The Fall was 2006 ! Otherwise it'd be in my list too lol ^^
    • CommentAuthorAsmodai
    • CommentTimeFeb 19th 2012
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    Yeah, that's a bit tricky. It got a single festival release in Toronto in 2006, but the theatrical release was 2008...
    • CommentAuthorAntituur
    • CommentTimeFeb 20th 2012
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    2011
    -The Tree of Life
    -Oslo, 31. august
    -Drive
    -Tyrannosaur
    -Another Earth
    -Jodaeiye Nader az Simin [A Separation]
    -Tomboy
    -Melancholia
    -Medianeras [Sidewalls]
    -Les géants
    (But I still need to watch The Artist, Le Havre, Take Shelter, Hugo and Shame, to name a few...)

    2010
    -Les amours imaginaires [Heartbeats]
    -Never Let Me Go
    -Attenberg
    -Inside Job
    -The King's Speech
    -Incendies
    -Año bisiesto [Leap Year]
    -Post Mortem
    -La vida de los peces [The Life of Fish]
    -The American

    2009
    -Postia pappi Jaakobille [Letters to Father Jacob]
    -Fisshu sutôrî [Fish Story]
    -Yeo-Haeng-Ja [A Brand New Life]
    -Kimssi pyoryugi [Castaway on the Moon]
    -Shinboru [Symbol]
    -Mr Nobody
    -A Single Man
    -Io sono l'amore [I Am Love]
    -Madeo [Mother]
    -Moon

    2008
    -DeUsynlige [Troubled Water]
    -Aruitemo aruitemo [Still Walking]
    -Üç maymun [Three Monkeys]
    -Trouble the Water
    -Zha lai nuo er [Jalainur]
    -Tokyo!
    -Entre les murs [The Class]
    -Revanche
    -Anvil! The Story of Anvil
    -Maman est chez le coiffeur [Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's]

    2007
    -Du Levande [You, the Living]
    -No Country For Old Men
    -Tatt av kvinnen [Gone with the Woman]
    -Izgnanie [The Banishment]
    -The Man from Earth
    -Gruz 200 [Cargo 200]
    -Estômago [Estômago - A Gastronomic Story]
    -Le scaphandre et le papillon [The Diving Bell and the Butterfly]
    -4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile [4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days]
    -Se, jie [Lust, Caution]
    • CommentAuthorSahi
    • CommentTimeFeb 21st 2012
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    This is what I Came up with

    2011
    La Piel Que Habito
    Drive
    The Artist
    The Help
    Hasta La Vista
    Take Shelter
    Midnight in Pars
    A Separation
    Rundskop
    Melancholia

    2010
    Black Swan
    Inception
    Blue Valentine
    Shutter Island
    Kick-Ass
    Rare Exports
    Incendies
    RED
    Winter's Bone
    Chico & Rita

    2009
    Inglourious Basterds
    Celda 211
    Tetro
    (500) Days of Summer
    Zombieland
    Precious
    Enter the Void
    District 9
    Yo Tambien
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    2008
    The Dark Knight
    The Wrestler
    Slumdog Millionaire
    Cloverfield
    Entre les Murs
    Berlin Calling
    Let the Right One In
    The Reader
    The Curious Case of Bejamin Button
    Max Manus

    2007
    Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
    Funny Games
    Die Fälscher
    Juno
    Atonement
    Eastern Promises
    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    [REC]
    Persepolis
    El Orfanato
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      CommentAuthorgregov
    • CommentTimeFeb 21st 2012
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    2011 (so far):

    1. Melancholia;
    2. We Need To Talk About Kevin;
    3. Drive;
    4. Jodaeiye Nader az Simin;
    5. Sunset Limited;
    6. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy;
    7. Take Shelter;
    8. Tyrannosaur;
    9. The Ides Of March;
    10. X-Men: First Class.

    2010:

    1. Inception;
    2. Shutter Island;
    3. The Ghost Writer;
    4. The Black Swan;
    5. Incendies;
    6. Tropa de Elite 2 - O Inimigo Agora É Outro;
    7. Enter The Void;
    8. Hævnen;
    9. The Fighter;
    10. Blue Valentine.

    2009:

    1. Inglourious Basterds;
    2. Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte;
    3. Moon;
    4. Bakjwi;
    5. Watchmen;
    6. Un prophète;
    7. Antichrist;
    8. The Limits Of Control;
    9. El secreto de sus ojos;
    10. The Men Who Stare At Goats.

    2008:

    1. The Dark Knight;
    2. Gran Torino;
    3. In Bruges;
    4. Synecdoche, New York;
    5. Hunger;
    6. Boy A;
    7. Vals Im Bashir;
    8. The Reader;
    9. Rocknrolla;
    10. Burn After Reading.

    2007:

    1. No Country For Old Men;
    2. There Will Be Blood;
    3. Tropa de Elite;
    4. Michael Clayton;
    5. Eastern Promises;
    6. Le scaphandre et le papillon;
    7. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford;
    8. 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile;
    9. Sunshine;
    10. Gone Baby, Gone.

    I really like that WTM ranking idea, but still we need more user to post their Top 10's.
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      CommentAuthorfungus
    • CommentTimeFeb 25th 2012
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    Since I'm watching far more classics lately, I may not be up-to-date with all the best movies of the last few years. However, here is my list.

    2011:
    1. The Artist (9/10)
    2. Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (9/10)
    3. Le Havre (9/10)
    4. Melancholia (8/10)
    5. Shame (8/10)
    6. Midnight in Paris (8/10)
    7. The Tree of Life (8/10)
    8. Pina (8/10)
    9. Der Sandmann (8/10)
    10. Tokyo Kouen (8/10)

    and as an honorable mention a very nice documentary by Nick Brandestini: Darwin (8/10)

    2010:
    1. Another Year (8/10)
    2. Saya-zamurai (8/10)
    3. Shutter Island (8/10)
    4. Inception (8/10)
    5. Toy Story 3 (8/10)
    6. Machete (8/10)
    7. Black Swan (8/10)
    8. Biutiful (8/10)
    9. Chico & Rita (8/10)
    10. Loong Boonmee raleuk chat (7/10)

    and again as an honorable mention a nice documentary about nuclear storage: Into Eternity (8/10)

    2009:
    1. Shinboru (10/10)
    2. Inglourious Basterds (9/10)
    3. Fantastic Mr. Fox (9/10)
    4. Enter the Void (8/10)
    5. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (8/10)
    6. Moon (8/10)
    7. The Limits of Control (8/10)
    8. Panique au village (8/10)
    9. A Serious Man (8/10)
    10. Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (8/10)

    and as an honorable mention a great movie by the Swiss video artist Pippilotti Rist: Pepperminta (8/10)

    2008:
    1. Slumdog Millionaire (9/10)
    2. Låt den rätte komma in (9/10)
    3. Wall-E (9/10)
    4. Synecdoche, New York (8/10)
    5. Sita Sings the Blues (8/10) --> watch it for free: http://sitasingstheblues.com/
    6. Sonbahar (8/10)
    7. The Dark Knight (8/10)
    8. Vals Im Bashir (8/10)
    9. Caos calmo (8/10)
    10. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (8/10)

    and as an honorable mention a hilarious short movie: The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (7/10) --> watch it on youtube.

    2007:
    1. Into the Wild (9/10)
    2. La antena (9/10)
    3. Du levande (9/10)
    4. J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (9/10)
    5. No Country for Old Men (8/10)
    6. San taam aka The Mad Detective (8/10)
    7. Death at a Funeral (8/10)
    8. Persepolis (8/10)
    9. Dai-Nihonjin aka Big Man Japan (8/10)
    10. The Kite Runner (8/10)
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      CommentAuthorefji
    • CommentTimeFeb 28th 2012 edited
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    My choices for each year (no rankings)

    2011:
    A separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)
    La piel que habito
    When Pigs Have Wings
    Habemus papam
    Hugo
    L'exercice de l'Etat
    Le Havre
    Carnage
    Source code
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    2010 (more than 10):
    Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)
    The ghost writer
    Shutter island
    Tamara Drewe
    Copacabana
    Inception
    Simon Werner a disparu
    The social network
    Black Swan
    Incendies
    True grit
    Essential killing
    Chico & Rita
    Meek's Cutoff
    Inside job

    2009 (less than 10)
    El secreto de sus ojos
    Looking for Eric
    Chéri
    In the electric mist
    Up
    Un prophète
    L'armée du crime
    Mary and Max

    2008:
    Waltz with Bashir
    Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    Le premier jour du reste de ta vie
    L'heure d'été
    Two lovers
    Entre les murs
    Gran Torino
    The reader
    Burn after reading
    The Dark Knight

    2007:
    4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile)
    Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
    Eastern promises
    No country for old men
    La graine et le mulet
    Le scaphandre et le papillon
    J'ai toujours révé d'être un gangster
    The band's visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)
    Persepolis
    2 days in Paris