December, 2010 Archive

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With the holidays, Hollywood decided to not release anything big this week, so this week’s list of new releases is just a couple movies being rushed into limited release to contend for Oscars.

How will you rank December 31st’s new films against some of the best movies ever made?

Blue Valentine – R – watch the trailer

Blue Valentine movie reviews and rankings

Blue Valentine movie discussions and rankings

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star as a couple whose marriage is failing. This movie was originally rated NC-17 but the MPAA finally came to their sense and made it R.

Another Year – PG-13 – watch the trailer

Another Year movie reviews and rankings

Another Year movie discussions and rankings

Another flick about a married couple but this time they’re old and happy. Starring Jim Broadbent and Imelda Staunton and directed by Mike Leigh.

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During 2010, we received over 49 million rankings where movie fans have been placing new films from the year onto their lists and putting them up against the best movies of all time. This list culminates those rankings to generate the movies of 2010 that are highest ranked by all of the users of Flickchart. This list is only accurate up to the day this was published, so if you’re eager to see if things have changed, you can check the daily results at http://www.flickchart.com/charts/2010.

Don’t forget too that once you’re there, you can further filter the list to get the best of 2010 combined with any of your favorite actors or genres. Best animated movies of 2010? Check. Best Jonah Hill movies of 2010? Check. Best animated movies starring Jonah Hill of 2010? Check.

While there certainly may be some debate on what made the cut and where each film landed on the list that may not line up with your personal best of 2010, we’re surprised and interested to see such a wide variety of blockbusters, indie films, animated, documentary, comedy, sci-fi, and action make their presence this year. We’ve been making strides to improve the global rankings to be as accurate as possible, and we’ll have even more innovations on this front in the new year – along with a laundry list of new features we’ve got cooked up.

Remember, if you watched and ranked these movies on your Flickchart, you helped to create this list! If not, be sure to rank your favorites of 2010 to influence the list for the future! Without further adieu, here are your Top 20 of 2010:

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Rank the week of December 28th’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies ever made:

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The American (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

The American reviews and rankings Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time.

Flickchart Ranking: #2358
Times Ranked: 1952
Win Percentage: 63%
How Many Top-20′s: 4 Users

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From everything I’ve read, George Clooney’s latest has been 2010′s most divisive movie. People either LOVE it or HATE it. The main complaint is that it’s a bit “slow,” so check your expectations.

Resident Evil: Afterlife (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Resident Evil: Afterlife reviews and rankings Rank it amongst the best sci-fi horror movies of all time.

Flickchart Ranking: #4977
Times Ranked: 1721
Win Percentage: 42%
How Many Top-20′s: 3 Users

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Milla Jovovich returns to fight the undead.

Legacy (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Legacy reviews and rankings Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time.

Flickchart Ranking: Just Added
Times Ranked: NA
Win Percentage: NA
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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The Wire stars Idris Elba and Clarke Peters reunite for an excellent looking thriller. Check out the trailer.

And Soon the Darkness (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

And Soon the Darkness reviews and rankings Rank it amongst the best horror movies of all time.

Flickchart Ranking: #19277
Times Ranked: 12
Win Percentage: 25%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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Well, at least you get to watch Odette Yustman and Amber Heard for 90 minutes.

Legendary (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)

Legendary reviews and rankings Rank it amongst the best sports movies of all time.

Flickchart Ranking: #11200
Times Ranked: 130
Win Percentage: 39%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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With John Cena and Danny Glover.

Twelve (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Twelve reviews and rankings Rank it amongst the best dramas of all time.

Flickchart Ranking: #17704
Times Ranked: 25
Win Percentage: 14%
How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

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Directed by Joel Schumacher. He has made some incredible movies but also some incredible bombs. This rests firmly on the bomb side.

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Movie

Weekend $

Total $

Average $/Theater

Add to My Flickchart

Little Fockers

$34.0 Mil

$48 Mil

$9,620

rank it against the best movies of all time

True Grit

$25.6 Mil

$37 Mil

$8,402

rank it against the best movies of all time

TRON Legacy

$20.1 Mil

$88 Mil

$5,826

rank it against the best movies of all time

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

$10.8 Mil

$64 Mil

$3,224

rank it against the best movies of all time

Yogi Bear

$8.8 Mil

$37 Mil

$2,504

rank it against the best movies of all time

The Fighter

$8.5 Mil

$28 Mil

$3,385

rank it against the best movies of all time

Gulliver’s Travels

$7.2 Mil

$7 Mil

$2,828

rank it against the best movies of all time

Black Swan

$6.6 Mil

$29 Mil

$4,502

rank it against the best movies of all time

Tangled

$6.5 Mil

$144 Mil

$2,525

rank it against the best movies of all time

The Tourist

$5.7 Mil

$41 Mil

$2,068

rank it against the best movies of all time

Source: Box Office Mojo