{Favorite Films of 2010}
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.
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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.
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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.
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A Prophet
This French prison film is the story of a young man's rise in the mafia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Square
This Australian film noir thriller centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder.
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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.
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Solitary Man
This a redemption story about a disgraced car salesman (Michael Douglas) on a downward spiral.
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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.
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The Social Network
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Mother
This is a Korean thriller about how far a mother would go to protect her son.
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Inception
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Buried
A man wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why.
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Toy Story 3
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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.
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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.
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I Am Love
This Italian film is a tragic love story.
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The American
This film is about an assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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True Grit
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Black Swan
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Parnormal Activity 2
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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.
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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.
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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