NYT Top 100 Films of the 21st Century Ranked 100-1

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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums
★ 8.0 358 ratings
other title: I Tenenbaum / Os Tenenbaums …
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
★ 8.9 2641 ratings
other title: Grand Budapest Hotel / El gran hotel Budapest …
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

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Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood
★ 8.5 986 ratings
other title: Boyhood: Momentos de Uma Vida / Boyhood (Momentos de una vida) …
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

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Her (2013)
Her
★ 8.3 1776 ratings
other title: 她 / 触不到的她(港) …
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

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Adaptation. (2002)
Adaptation.
★ 7.6 182 ratings
other title: Il ladro di orchidee / Orkidé-tyven …
Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

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The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight
★ 9.1 2326 ratings
other title: 蝙蝠侠:黑暗骑士 / 蝙蝠侠前传2:黑暗骑士 …
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

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The Departed (2006)
The Departed
★ 7.1 496 ratings
other title: 无间道风云 / 无间行者 …
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

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Bridesmaids (2011)
Bridesmaids
★ 6.7 222 ratings
other title: 내 여자친구의 결혼식 / ブライズメイズ 史上最悪のウェディングプラン …
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.

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WALL·E (2008)
WALL·E
★ 9.2 2239 ratings
other title: 월•E / ウォーリー …
What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

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A Prophet (2009)
Un prophète
★ 7.3 73 ratings
Jacques Audiard actor: Tahar Rahim / 尼尔斯·阿贺斯图普 …
other title: 预言者 / Un prophète …
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

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Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Call Me by Your Name
★ 8.3 2077 ratings
卢卡·瓜达尼诺 actor: 艾米·汉莫 / 蒂莫西·柴勒梅德 …
other title: 请以你的名字呼唤我 / 以你的名字呼唤我(港/台) …
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

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Yi yi: A One and a Two (2000)
一一
★ 9.3 1752 ratings
other title: 一一 / ヤンヤン 夏の想い出 …
NJ(吴念真 饰)是个很有原则的生意人,同妻子敏敏(金燕玲 饰)、女儿婷婷(李凯莉 饰)、儿子洋洋(张杨洋 饰)以及外婆住在台北某所普通公寓里。小舅子一场麻烦的婚礼过后,因为外婆突然中风昏迷,他迎来更加混乱的日子。 敏敏要在公司、家里两头跑,时常感觉自己要被耗空;婷婷一直为外婆的中风内疚,恋爱谈到中途发现自己不过是替代品;NJ更是麻烦重重,公司面临破产,他又不愿放下别人眼里一文不值的自尊。一家人里,似乎只有洋洋没有烦恼,他平静地用照相机拍着各种人的背面,帮他们长出另一双眼睛。然而,洋洋简简单单的一句话,道出了更深的悲凉……
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