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{Favorite Films of 2010}

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Winter's Bone

This is the story of a girl trying to track down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
View the trailer here.

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The Good Heart

In this film Jacques (Brian Cox) is determined to drink and smoke himself to death when he meets Lucas (Paul Dano), a homeless young man who has already given up on life.
View the trailer here.

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Ajami

This film explores five different stories set in an actual impoverished Christian-and-Muslim Arab neighborhood of the Tel Aviv - Jaffa neighborhood, called Ajami.
View the trailer here.

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A Prophet

This French prison film is the story of a young man's rise in the mafia.
View the trailer here.

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The Secret in Their Eyes

This Argentine crime thriller is about a retired legal counselor who writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases.
View the trailer here.

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The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo

This Swedish trilogy revolves around a journalist, a hacker and a 40-year-old cold case.
View the trailer here.

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Mother and Child

This drama from Rodrigo Garcia (Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Nine Lives, Six Feet Under) centers around three women, and the connection each has with each other.
View the trailer here.

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The Kids Are Alright

In this dramedy two teenaged children get the notion to seek out their biological father (Mark Ruffalo) and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers (Bening and Moore) have built for them.
View the trailer here

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The Square

This Australian film noir thriller centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder.
View the trailer here.

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The Good, The Bad, The Weird

This is the story of three Korean outlaws in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army.
View the trailer here.

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Solitary Man

This a redemption story about a disgraced car salesman (Michael Douglas) on a downward spiral.
View the traier here.

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Kick Ass

This is about an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero.
View the trailer here.

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The Social Network

View the trailer here.

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Mother

This is a Korean thriller about how far a mother would go to protect her son.
View the trailer here.

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Inception

View the trailer here.

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127 Hours

This film is about a mountain climber that becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
View the trailer here.

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Holly Rollers

This film is about a young man in an Orthodox Jewish community, who is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israel drug cartel.
View the trailer here.

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Scott Pilgram Vs The World

Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart in this comic adaptation.
View the trailer here.

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Buried

A man wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why.
View the trailer here.

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Toy Story 3

View the trailer here.

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Cemetery Junction

This film (from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant) is about three friends who are stuck in boring jobs in a small town in England.
View the trailer here.

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The Secret of Kels

This animated film is about a boy who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells.
View the trailer here.

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I Am Love

This Italian film is a tragic love story.
View the trailer here.

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The American

This film is about an assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
View the trailer here.

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Exit Through The Gift Shop

This is the story of a French shop keeper and amateur film makers attempt to locate and befriend the artist Banksy.
View the trailer here.

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Rabbit Hole

This is a somber film about how a couples life is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
View the trailer here.

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The Ghost Writer

This Roman Polanski film is about a ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister, and uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.
View the trailer here.

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Marwencol

This is is a documentary about the fantasy world of Mark Hogancamp, who emerged from his coma, following a vicious attack.
View the trailer here.

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True Grit
View the trailer here.

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Black Swan

View the trailer here.

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Parnormal Activity 2

View the trailer here.

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The Descent 2

This film picks up immediately after the events depicted in the original. I know this one got mixed reviews, but I think this was a fun sequel.
View the trailer here.

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Red

This one is loosely inspired by a comic book series by Warren Ellis about a former black-ops CIA agent, is now living a quiet life in retirement.
View the trailer here.

As of yet, I haven't seen these films, but am looking forward to...

The King's Speech
Blue Valentine
Waiting for 'Superman'
Restrepo
The Illusionist
The Fighter
Another Year
Inside Job
Catfish

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