Best Movies of 2010
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
InceptionA heist film built out of architecture, grief, and rules it never once cheats on.Read the review
Shutter IslandScorsese in full Gothic mode: guessable, gorgeous, and saved by a closing line with real ache.
True GritThe Coens play a western straight, and Portis prose plus Deakins light makes it their most beautiful film.
Toy Story 3The rare threequel that resolves an emotional argument instead of a plot, and the incinerator earns every tear.
The King's SpeechA two-hander about learning to talk, acted well enough that the last broadcast actually costs something.
Black SwanA horror film about perfectionism, made by a perfectionist, and Portman commits to the last frame.
Blue ValentineCianfrance stacks the deck against Dean, and the two performances are raw enough that it barely matters.
The FighterThe best boxing picture of its decade is barely about boxing, and the bouts are the weakest thing in it.
How to Train Your DragonThe wordless taming scene is the best animation of its year, and the ending charges a permanent price.
IncendiesA ferocious tragedy whose final twist is both its power and its problem.