Here are my favorite movies of the year. Some made money, some didn't. Some got great reviews, some didn't. But these are the ones that struck a chord with me.
We saw our fair share of shows this year, but didn't quite make it to see every one. In fact, a few that we missed would have had a shot at making this list (including The King of Kong, Michael Clayton, Rocket Science and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead).
I really tried to narrow this list down to 10, but it proved too difficult. Here is the list, in no particular order
Oscar contenders:
•No Country for Old Men (probably my choice for best picture, with There Will Be Blood #2)
•There Will Be Blood (A tense, powerful film; Daniel Day-Lewis is my best actor)
•Sweeney Todd
•American Gangster
•Eastern Promises (Viggo Mortenson is so good in this)
•Atonement (very powerful, the performances were amazing)
•Juno
No shot at Best Picture Oscar, but great movies:
•The Bourne Ultimatum (Jason Bourne is a bad man)
•The Darjeeling Limited (probably my overall favorite movie of the year)
•Lars and the Real Girl (a great show, Ryan Gosling is exceptional in it)
•Gone, Baby Gone (underrated movie that I would nominate for best picture)
•Ocean's 13 (very good, much better than Ocean's 12)
•Zodiac (another underrated film that should be receiving more attention)
•The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
•The Simpsons Movie (Simpsons; spider pig; enough said)
•300 (visually stunning; very fun)
•The Lookout (no one's heard of it, but it is great)
•We Own the Night (almost forgot about this one, but I really like it a lot)
Very good movies that didn't quite make the cut:
•The Savages (amazing acting performances by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney)
•Reign Over Me (Adam Sandler, yes, Adam Sandler turns in a solid dramatic performance)
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