The best foreign films of the 2000s (Kinema Junpo)
The top 3 according to 16 votes from people: Memories of Murder (2003) · Gran Torino (2008) · There Will Be Blood (2007). (Updated Aug 25, 2020.)
Kinema Junpo's top ten foreign films of the 2000s, chosen in 2020 for the Japanese magazine's centenary: from number one, Memories of Murder, to In the Mood for Love, Gran Torino and The Dark Knight (with ties).
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 13
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1
Memories of Murder (2003)
Bong Joon-ho. Detectives on the trail of the Hwaseong serial murders. Number one.
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2
Gran Torino (2008)
Clint Eastwood. A stubborn veteran and the Hmong boy next door. Number three.
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3
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Paul Thomas Anderson. Oilman Daniel Plainview. Number five.
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4
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. A mole in the police and a mole in the triad. Joint sixth.
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5
Yi Yi (2000)
Edward Yang. A Taipei family and eight-year-old Yang-Yang. Joint sixth.
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6
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Joel and Ethan Coen. The hitman Chigurh and the drug money. Joint ninth.
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7
Oasis (2002)
Lee Chang-dong. Love between an ex-convict and a woman with cerebral palsy. Joint ninth.
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8
Mystic River (2003)
Clint Eastwood. Three childhood friends in Boston and a murder. Joint ninth.
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9
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Wong Kar-wai. Two neighbours in 1962 Hong Kong. Number two.
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10
The Dark Knight (2008)
Christopher Nolan. Batman and the Joker. Number four.
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11
West of the Tracks (2003)
Wang Bing. A nine-hour documentary on the decline of Shenyang's industrial district. Joint ninth.
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12
Mulholland Drive (2001)
David Lynch. Hollywood dreams and nightmares. Joint ninth.
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13
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Clint Eastwood. An old trainer and a female boxer. Joint sixth.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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