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  • James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)

    1. 127 Hours

    20101h 34mR82Metascore
    7.5 (416K)
    A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsJames FrancoAmber TamblynKate Mara
  • Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling in All Good Things (2010)

    2. All Good Things

    20101h 41mR57Metascore
    6.2 (63K)
    David Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.
    DirectorAndrew JareckiStarsRyan GoslingKirsten DunstFrank Langella
  • Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Frank Rautenbach, Taylor Kitsch, and Neels van Jaarsveld in The Bang Bang Club (2010)

    3. The Bang Bang Club

    20101h 46mR48Metascore
    6.9 (12K)
    A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.
    DirectorSteven SilverStarsRyan PhillippeMalin AkermanTaylor Kitsch
  • Bonded by Blood (2010)

    4. Bonded by Blood

    20101h 36mNot Rated
    5.5 (2.8K)
    In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex.
    DirectorSacha BennettStarsVincent ReganMichael SochaAlex Macqueen
  • Conviction (2010)

    5. Conviction

    20101h 47mR61Metascore
    7.2 (47K)
    A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
    DirectorTony GoldwynStarsHilary SwankSam RockwellMelissa Leo
  • Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser in Extraordinary Measures (2010)

    6. Extraordinary Measures

    20101h 46mPG45Metascore
    6.4 (18K)
    A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder.
    DirectorTom VaughanStarsBrendan FraserKeri RussellHarrison Ford
  • Sean Penn and Naomi Watts in Fair Game (2010)

    7. Fair Game

    20101h 48mPG-1369Metascore
    6.8 (52K)
    CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
    DirectorDoug LimanStarsNaomi WattsSean PennSonya Davison
  • Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in The Fighter (2010)

    8. The Fighter

    20101h 56mR79Metascore
    7.8 (401K)
    Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
    DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy Adams
  • Matt Damon in Green Zone (2010)

    9. Green Zone

    20101h 55mR63Metascore
    6.8 (146K)
    Discovering covert and faulty intelligence causes a U.S. Army officer to go rogue as he hunts for Weapons of Mass Destruction in an unstable region.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonJason IsaacsGreg Kinnear
  • Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor in I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

    10. I Love You Phillip Morris

    20091h 38mR65Metascore
    6.6 (102K)
    A cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with.
    DirectorsGlenn FicarraJohn RequaStarsJim CarreyEwan McGregorLeslie Mann
  • Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)

    11. The King's Speech

    20101h 58mR88Metascore
    8.0 (723K)
    The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham Carter
  • Letters to God (2010)

    12. Letters to God

    20101h 50mPG31Metascore
    6.2 (5.5K)
    A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and community and inspiring hope among everyone he encounters. An unsuspecting substitute postman with his own troubled life becomes entangled in the boy's journey and family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he's lost through his alcohol addiction.
    DirectorsDavid NixonPatrick DoughtieStarsTanner MaguireJeffrey JohnsonRobyn Lively
  • Rhys Ifans in Mr. Nice (2010)

    13. Mr. Nice

    20102h 1m60Metascore
    6.3 (8.1K)
    The life story of Howard Marks, an elite British drug smuggler.
    DirectorBernard RoseStarsRhys IfansChloë SevignyDavid Thewlis
  • Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart in The Runaways (2010)

    14. The Runaways

    20101h 46mR65Metascore
    6.5 (52K)
    A coming-of-age biographical film about the 1970s teenage all-girl rock band The Runaways. The relationship between band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett is also explored.
    DirectorFloria SigismondiStarsKristen StewartDakota FanningMichael Shannon
  • Diane Lane, James Cromwell, John Malkovich, Fred Thompson, Scott Glenn, Kevin Connolly, Margo Martindale, Vin Morreale Jr., Penny Chenery, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, and Brennan James Callan in Secretariat (2010)

    15. Secretariat

    20102h 3mPG61Metascore
    7.2 (32K)
    Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
    DirectorRandall WallaceStarsDiane LaneJohn MalkovichMargo Martindale
  • Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

    16. The Social Network

    20102hPG-1395Metascore
    7.8 (796K)
    As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin Timberlake
  • Denzel Washington and Chris Pine in Unstoppable (2010)

    17. Unstoppable

    20101h 38mPG-1369Metascore
    6.8 (215K)
    With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PineRosario Dawson
  • Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, and Alexandru Potocean in The Way Back (2010)

    18. The Way Back

    20102h 13mPG-1366Metascore
    7.3 (125K)
    Siberian gulag escapees travel four thousand miles by foot to freedom in India.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim SturgessEd HarrisColin Farrell
  • Vanessa Redgrave and Rachel Weisz in The Whistleblower (2010)

    19. The Whistleblower

    20101h 52mR59Metascore
    7.1 (37K)
    A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
    DirectorLarysa KondrackiStarsRachel WeiszMonica BellucciVanessa Redgrave
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen in 50/50 (2011)

    20. 50/50

    20111h 40mR72Metascore
    7.6 (349K)
    Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
    DirectorJonathan LevineStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittSeth RogenAnna Kendrick
  • Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)

    21. Bernie

    20111h 44mPG-1375Metascore
    6.8 (66K)
    In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJack BlackShirley MacLaineMatthew McConaughey
  • Blackthorn (2011)

    22. Blackthorn

    20111h 42mR61Metascore
    6.5 (11K)
    In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
    DirectorMateo GilStarsSam ShepardEduardo NoriegaStephen Rea
  • Dominic Cooper in The Devil's Double (2011)

    23. The Devil's Double

    20111h 49mR52Metascore
    7.0 (65K)
    A chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.
    DirectorLee TamahoriStarsDominic CooperLudivine SagnierRaad Rawi
  • Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley, and Michael Fassbender in A Dangerous Method (2011)

    24. A Dangerous Method

    20111h 39mR76Metascore
    6.4 (111K)
    A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsMichael FassbenderKeira KnightleyViggo Mortensen
  • Devon Terrell in Barry (2016)

    25. Barry

    20161h 44mTV-MA72Metascore
    6.0 (8K)
    A look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama.
    DirectorVikram GandhiStarsDevon TerrellAnya Taylor-JoyJason Mitchell

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