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10. No Country for Old Men (2007)
Directed by: Ethan and Joel Coen
Starring: Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones
Written by: Cormac McCarthy (novel), Ethan and Joel Coen
Academy Awards: 4 wins, Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor; 4 nominations, Film Editing, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Editing
IMDB Ranking: #110; 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #21

9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Directed by: Michel Gondry
Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson
Written by: Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth
Academy Awards: 1 win, Best Original Screenplay; 1 nomination, Best Actress
IMDB Ranking: #58; 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #4

8. Children of Men (2006)
Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine
Written by: Alfonso Cuaron, Timothy Sexton, P.D. James (novel)
Academy Awards: 3 nominations, Best Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, Cinematography
IMDB Ranking: #179; 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #77

7. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Directed by: George Clooney
Starring: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Frank Langella, Robert Downey Jr.
Written by: George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Academy Awards: 6 nominations, Best Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction
21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #81

6. The Departed (2006)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg
Written by: William Monahan, Alan Mak and Felix Chong (Internal Affairs screenplay)
Academy Awards: 4 wins, Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing; 1 nomination, Best Supporting Actor
IMDB Ranking: #50; 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #28

5. In the Bedroom (2001)
Directed by: Todd Field
Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl
Written by: Andre Dubus (story Killings), Robert Festinger, Todd Field
Academy Awards: 5 nominations, Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #44

4. The Wrestler (2008)
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
Written by: Robert D. Siegel
Academy Awards: 2 nominations, Best Actor, Supporting Actress
IMDB Ranking: #120; 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #159

3. Oldboy (2003)
Directed by: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Hye-jeong Kang, Ji-tae Yu
Written by: Jo-yun Hawng, Chun-hyeong Lim, Chanwook Park, Joon-hyung Lim
IMDB Ranking: #116; TPSTD Ranking: #816; 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #75

2. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Written by: Hubert Selby Jr. (novel), Darren Aronofsky
Academy Awards: 1 nomination, Best Actress
IMDB Ranking: #63; 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #76

1. Memento (2000)
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, Carrie-Anne Moss
Written by: Jonathan Nolan (short story Memento Mori), Christopher Nolan
Academy Awards: 2 nominations, Best Film Editing, Original Screenplay
IMDB Ranking: #26; TPSTD Ranking: #956; 21st Century’s Most Acclaimed: #18