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The top 10 films of 2009
With the end of the year now at hand, here's my list of the best films of 2009:
10. A four way tie: "Every Little Step", "Hunger", "Adventureland", "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
9. "Precious" - The knockout performances give this dark urban tale a luminous humanity.
8. "Antichrist" - Lars von Trier's gorgeous outrage is tough to watch and tougher to look away from. A grieving couple on, and then over, the brink.
7. "Inglourious Basterds" - Like Von Trier, Tarantino's talent seems too big for the screen. Full review
6. "District 9" - A perfectly realized sci-fi thriller with strong political overtones. Full review
5. "In the Loop" - A whip-smart British comedy about how we decide to go to war. Full review
4. "Coraline" - The best of a great lot of animated films this year, a child's fantasy dreams morph into beautiful and cautionary nightmares.
3. "Summer Hours" - Family squabbles over an inheritance provide the context for some fine French distinctions... about loyalty, history, and art.
2. "Lorna's Silence" - A brilliant Belgian film about the literal and figurative costs of humanity in the arcane underworld of illegal immigrants. Full review
1. "The Hurt Locker" - A searing boots-on-the-ground look at a bomb-disposal squad in Iraq. Both an action-thriller and a meditation on what drives men to fight. Full review
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