Ah, the 2010s – a decade of binge-watching, dabbing, influencers and memes.
As this insane decade comes to a close, many are reflecting on the biggest and best in entertainment from the past 10 years. Some argue that it was prime time for television (with the likes of Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad and the Handmaid’s Tale), but the 2010s were actually game-changing for moviemaking, and they yielded some incredible films and franchises (Marvel, anyone?).
Being in the video production industry, we’re obviously big movie-goers and critics. We also love sharing our unsolicited opinions on such things. So, here it is. Our favorite movies of the decade!
*Please note that these are simply our personal favorite movies of the 2010s and may not be widely considered technically perfect films. We’re not debating what should be or should not be labelled the “best” films of the decade. We don’t care if you hated La La Land or “didn’t get” Interstellar, KAREN.*
Here are each of our top 10 favorite movies of the 2010s, in no particular order:
Jonathan’s Picks
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) – Ben Stiller
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – George Miller
The Big Short (2015) – Adam McKay
Django: Unchained (2012) – Quentin Tarantino
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – Martin Scorsese
Toy Story 3 (2010) – Lee Unkrich
The Revenant (2015) – Alejandro González Iñárritu
Joker (2019) – Todd Phillips
The Social Network (2010) – David Fincher
Honorable Mentions:
Nightcrawler (2014) – Dan Gilroy
The Lego Movie (2014) – Chris Miller and Phil Lord
Life of Pi (2012) – Ang Lee
Lucas’s Picks
Interstellar (2014) – Christopher Nolan
Inside Out (2015) – Pete Docter
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) – Doug Liman
Whiplash (2014) – Damien Chazelle
World War Z (2013) – Marc Forster
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – Martin Scorsese
Logan (2017) – James Mangold
Arrival (2016) – Denis Velleneuve
La La Land (2016) – Damien Chazelle
Inception (2010) – Christopher Nolan
Honorable Mentions:
Django: Unchained (2012) – Quentin Tarantino
War Dogs (2016) – Todd Phillips
Split (2017) – M. Night Shyamalan
Jess’s Picks
Argo (2012) – Ben Affleck
Django: Unchained (2012) – Quentin Tarantino
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) – David O. Russell
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) – Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) – Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) – Bryan Singer
Deadpool (2016) – Tim Miller
Interstellar (2014) – Christoper Nolan
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – Martin Scorsese
La La Land (2016) – Damien Chazelle
Honorable Mentions:
The Social Network (2010) – David Fincher
The Post (2017) – Steven Spielberg
Easy A (2010) – Will Gluck
Sam’s Picks
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) – Taika Waititi
Wind River (2017) – Taylor Sheridan
The Nice Guys (2016) – Shane Black
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) – Martin Scorsese
Moneyball (2011) – Bennett Miller
The Social Network (2010) – David Fincher
Ex Machina (2014) – Alex Garland
John Wick (2014) – Chad Stahelski and David Leitch
Guardians of The Galaxy (2014) – James Gunn
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) – David O. Russell
Honorable Mentions:
Demolition (2015) Jean-Marc Vallée
The Descendants (2011) Alexander Payne
About Time (2013) Richard Curtis
Katelynn’s Picks
Inception (2010) – Christopher Nolan
Dunkirk (2017) – Christopher Nolan
Lawless (2012) – John Hillcoat
Deadpool (2016) – Tim Miller
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – Christopher Nolan
Annihilation (2018) – Alex Garland
Silver Linings Playbook (2012) – David O. Russell
Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood (2019) – Quentin Tarantino
Interstellar (2014) – Christopher Nolan
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) – James Gunn
Honorable Mentions:
Shutter Island (2010) – Martin Scorsese
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) – David Fincher
The Judge (2014) – David Bobkin