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THE MOVIE DATE NOTEBOOK® Top 10 Movies List

for the year 2010

Heidi and Jason on a movie date

The list of our 10 favorite movies from 2010 is compiled from the 69 movie dates we went on in 2010, including a grace period for movies seen in January 2011. All in all, we watched a total of 32 movies released in 2010. It was a great year for drama and documentary, but a pretty bad year for comedies in general and romantic comedies specifically.

Movies are ranked on a 1-5 scale shortly after we watch them (within 2-3 days) and those 2 scores are averaged together. Movies with a tie score (both having a 3, or 4.5, etc.) are then ranked against each other via discussion.

10.

Kick-Ass

Action/Comedy • D: Matthew Vaughn • Seen on April 16th, 2010 in a theater

The most fun movie of the year- a hell of a good time, and then some.

9.

Skeletons

British Drama/Comedy • D: Nick Whitfield • Seen on November 5th, 2010 in a theater

Mostly unknown in the US, but definitely worth the slow pace. A great example of taking a high concept and making it work.

8.

Cyrus

Drama/Comedy • D: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass • Seen on January 17th, 2011 on Blu-ray

A movie with great performances, surprises, comedy, and a great ending.

7.

Inception

Action/Drama • D: Christopher Nolan • Seen on July 18th, 2010 in a theater

A grand vision, not overdone, with plenty of cinematic beauty and daring. Nolan is the best director working today.

6.

Winter's Bone

Drama • D: Debra Granik • Seen on November 30th, 2010 on Blu-ray

The most realistic movie of the year- more realism and truth than most documentaries.

5.

The Fighter

Drama • D: David O. Russell • Seen on December 30th, 2010 in a theater

Easily the best collection of performances all year.

4.

The Town

Action/Drama • D: Ben Affleck • Seen on October 9th, 2010 in a theater

A near-perfect combination of action and drama.

3.

The Social Network

Drama • D: David Fincher • Seen on October 1st, 2010 in a theater

A triumph of technical elements- script, photography, sound, light, and performances- combining to make magic out of a story that could have been boring.

2.

Greenberg

Drama • D: Noah Baumbauch • Seen on June 12th, 2010 in a theater

The most underrated movie of the year- many surprises, great chemistry, and Baumbauch dials it down and delivers his most complex, surprising, and most measured movie.

1.

The King's Speech

Drama • D: Tom Hooper • Seen on January 26th, 2011 on DVD

A carefully-made, old-school style movie with outstanding performances and great story.