Best movies of 2010
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- DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin TimberlakeAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.The Social Network may seem like the film will only focus would be on the invention of Facebook, but it becomes something much more than that. The movie pinpoints the moments of the creation of Facebook when Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) initiates an idea to develop a social network in which becomes exclusive to Harvard students at first, thanks to the funding from his close friend (Andrew Garfield). When Facebook becomes popular, lawsuits and deceptions occur as different perspectives from characters are told through depositions. David Fincher’s direction, Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay and the performance from the cast makes The Social Network the best movie of the year that not only tells the story of the invention of Facebook, but a tale of friendship, betrayal, greed and jealousy.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.With movies such as the mystery-in-reverse Memento and The Dark Knight, writer-director Christopher Nolan has established himself as one of the premiere storytellers of his generation with his latest film, Inception. A skilled thief (Leonardo DiCaprio), who has the ability steal secrets from the dreams of others, assembles a team of specialists when is hired by an energy magnate (Ken Watanabe) to implant an idea into the subconscious of his business rival (Cillian Murphy). This mind-bending film is one of the best movies of the year as it takes you inside the world of dreams unlike any movies you have seen before. The movie features one of DiCaprio’s best performances, along with a great supporting cast that includes Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy. Nolan’s direction and the film’s special effects all deserve Oscar nomination as this film is a contender for next year’s Best Picture category. To better understand the concepts and ideas of the film, it is suggested to watch the movie gets a second time and it always gets better with repeat viewings.
- StarsEdgar RamírezAlexander ScheerFadi Abi SamraThe story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.
- DirectorLee UnkrichStarsTom HanksTim AllenJoan CusackThe toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.Not a lot of “threequels” that live up to the success of their last two predecessors, but Toy Story 3 manages to do that with the return of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and some new characters added to the mix. In their new adventure, the toys find themselves in a day care center filled with unruly tots where they are imprisoned by the toys-in-charge that include a strawberry-scented teddy bear. Pixar has done it once again as their films keep getting better and better, especially with their latest masterpiece. The film is a fun ride for all ages with introductions to new character and a great screenplay that supports the movie.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsMichael CeraMary Elizabeth WinsteadKieran CulkinIn a magically realistic version of Toronto, a young man must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes one by one in order to win her heart.British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) directed and co-wrote his third full-length feature that is an ode to comic books and video games, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. In the movie, a young Canadian slacker (Michael Cera) who falls in love with the woman of his dreams (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but he must fight and defeat her seven evil exes that include an egotistical action star (Chris Evans), a pretentious bass player (Brandon Routh) and a sleazy record producer (Jason Schwartzman). What made the movie enjoyable was the casting of the main characters that includes Cera as Scott Pilgrim, Winstead as Ramona Flowers and newcomer Ellen Wong as Knives Chau. This film is one of the most entertaining movies of the year with the fight sequences, the great soundtrack and hilarious screenplay as Wright direct another unique film that captures the look, feel and essence of O’Malley’s comics.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent CasselNina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.In four films that he has helmed, Darren Aronofsky has directed Ellen Burstyn and Mickey Rourke to Oscar nominations for Requiem for a Dream and The Wrestler. Third time might be the charm when Natalie Portman might be awarded a Best Actress Oscar for her best performance to date in Black Swan. In this psychological drama, the film is centered on a ballerina (Portman) in a New York ballet company who slowly becomes insane when he is given the dual role of the White and Black Swan in a production of Swan Lake. Not only is she stressed about her role in Swan Lake, her domineering mother (Barbara Hershey) and sexual advances made by the artistic director (Vincent Cassel) of the production, but she fears her role might be endangered by a new dancer (Mila Kunis). This beautiful but mind-blowing movie also reunites Aronofsky with his cinematographer Matthew Libatique and composer Clint Marshall. Everything from the production design to the editing makes this film a technical masterpiece.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioEmily MortimerMark RuffaloTeddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.
- DirectorBanksyStarsBanksyMr. BrainwashSpace InvaderFollowing the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
- DirectorJacques AudiardStarsTahar RahimNiels ArestrupAdel BencherifA delinquent Muslim man struggles to get by in prison until he is taken under the wing of a powerful mob boss. But his gradual rise through the mob's ranks brings him in conflict with his mentor.
- DirectorLuca GuadagninoStarsTilda SwintonFlavio ParentiEdoardo GabbrielliniEmma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, a talented chef and her son's friend, makes her senses kindle.
- DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsRyan GoslingMichelle WilliamsJohn DomanThe relationship of a contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods.
- DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonNicolas CageChloë Grace MoretzDave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a superhero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.In the spring, Kick-Ass marked an early start to this past summer movie season by featuring unlikely and different superheroes. An ordinary New York teenager and rabid comic-book fan wears a wetsuit in order to become a vigilante by the name of Kick-Ass. While he becomes an internet phenomenon, other superheroes like Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and Hit-Girl (Chloe Moritz) are viciously taking down criminals who work for a local mob boss (Mark Strong). The main highlight is the performance of Moritz as Hit-Girl, who moves with the agility of a ninja and cause violence and mayhem to criminals. The film lived up to its name as the story, the dialogue and performances pays tribute to the comic books genre, while making it a humorous and action-packed look at superheroes set in the real world.
- DirectorMatt ReevesStarsKodi Smit-McPheeChloë Grace MoretzRichard JenkinsA bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.13
- DirectorDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsJay BaruchelGerard ButlerChristopher Mintz-PlasseA hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy AdamsBased on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.The Fighter could have been another ordinary boxing movie that would predictable and filled with Rocky clichés. However, director David O. Russell reteams with actor Mark Whalberg for a third films to make an entertaining and refreshing story about “Irish” Mickey Ward (Whalberg), a boxer from Massachusetts. With his crack-addicted brother (Christian Bale) who use to be a fighter and his mother (Melissa Leo) putting pressure on Mickey to keep fighting for the welfare of his family, Mickey manages to turn his life around to put himself on the path to championship glory. While Mark Whalberg, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams deliver tremendous performances, Christian Bale turns in a tremendous performance that will see him be awarded the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
- DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceEwa FrölingA journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
- DirectorJuan José CampanellaStarsRicardo DarínSoledad VillamilPablo RagoA retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
- DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham CarterThe story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.The King’s Speech tells an uplifting and fascinating story that is set in 1930s Britain where King George VI needs to overcome the stammer in his speech, which would become quite problematic when he needs to deliver speeches. In order to overcome it, he hires an Australian speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush), who uses unorthodox techniques in order for George find his voice. In this film, the stellar cast ensemble deliver great performances from Firth and the amusing Rush to Helena Bonham Carter, who does a wonderful job as the future queen of England and Timothy Spall as Winston Churchill. While this film is likely to collect Oscar-nominations, it almost guaranteed that Colin Firth will be awarded the Best Actor Academy Award.
- DirectorDavid MichôdStarsJames FrechevilleGuy PearceJoel EdgertonA seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.
- DirectorRichard J. LewisStarsPaul GiamattiRosamund PikeJake HoffmanThe picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
- DirectorLisa CholodenkoStarsAnnette BeningJulianne MooreMark RuffaloTwo children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsJavier BardemMaricel ÁlvarezHanaa BouchaibA man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.
- DirectorDebra GranikStarsJennifer LawrenceJohn HawkesGarret DillahuntAn unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsEwan McGregorPierce BrosnanOlivia WilliamsA ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
- DirectorNash EdgertonStarsDavid RobertsClaire van der BoomJoel EdgertonA man's life begins to unravel when his mistress brings him a bag of cash.