10 best of the decade

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Best in film


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  1. No Country for Old Men
    Coen Brothers (2007)

  2. Amรฉlie
    Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2001)

  3. Memento
    Christopher Nolan (2000)

  4. City of God
    Fernando Meirelles and Kรกtia Lund (2002)

  5. Eternal Sunshine of the
    Spotless Mind
    Michel Gondry (2004)

  6. Wall-E
    Andrew Stanton (2008)

  7. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    Peter Jackson (2003)

  8. Kill Bill
    Quentin Tarantino (2003)

  9. The Royal Tenenbaums
    Wes Anderson (2001)

  10. Dark Knight
    Christopher Nolan (2008)

Worst in film


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  1. Glitter
    Vondi Curtis-Hall (2001)

  2. Gigli
    Martin Brest (2003)

  3. Swept Away
    Guy Ritchie (2002)

  4. The Island
    Michael Bay (2005)

  5. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
    Ron Underwood (2002)

  6. Spider-Man 3
    Swam Raimi (2007)

  7. Transformers I and II
    Michael Bay (2007 and 2009)

  8. X-Men 3
    Brett Ratner (2006)

  9. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    Steven Spielberg (2008)

  10. Star Wars: Episode II โ€“ Attack of the Clones
    George Lucas (2002)

Best in TV


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  1. Arrested Development
    Mitchell Hurwitz (2003-6)

  2. The Wire
    David Simon (2002-8)

  3. The Sopranos
    David Chase (1999-2007)

  4. Six Feet Under
    Alan Ball (2001-5)

  5. Freaks and Geeks
    Paul Feig (1999-2000)

  6. The West Wing
    Aaron Sorkin (1999-2006)

  7. Mad Men
    Matthew Weiner (2007-current)

  8. 30 Rock
    Tina Fey (2006โ€“current)

  9. The Office (U.K.)/Extras
    Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (2001โ€“3/2005-7)

  10. The Daily Show
    Madeleine Smithberg (1996โ€“current)

Best albums


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  1. Is This It?
    The Strokes (2001)

  2. Funeral
    Arcade Fire (2004)

  3. Up the Bracket
    The Libertines (2002)

  4. Figure 8
    Elliot Smith (2000)

  5. Sound of Silver
    LCD Soundsystem (2007)

  6. The Black Album/ College Dropout*
    Jay-Z (2003)/ Kanye West (2004)
    *The two have been joined together as both artists collaborated heavily on each otherโ€™s projects

  7. In Rainbows
    Radiohead (2007)

  8. Guero
    Beck (2005)

  9. Stankonia
    Outkast (2000)

  10. The Reminder
    Feist (2007)


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