I hate "Best of" lists, mainly because they require me to prioritize my favorite films of the year in a way I otherwise wouldn't. I have no clue which film was #3 this year and which was #6, and I don't really care. Nonetheless, in the spirit of the season, here's my list of the Top Eleven Films of 2003. Why eleven, you ask? Because I think each of these films deserves equal recognition (more or less), and because it's my blog and I get to do what I want. You got a problem with that?
The Top Eleven Films of 2003
1) Capturing the Friedmans
2) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King *
3) All the Real Girls
4) Lost in Translation
5) Spider
6) Love and Diane
7) Big Fish *
8) Raising Victor Vargas
9) Bad Santa *
10) School of Rock
11) Friday Night
Honorable Mention: In America *; Gerry **; 21 Grams *; The Fog of War *; Pirates of the Caribbean; Mystic River; The Hulk
Films I Still Haven't Seen: The Company
The Bottom Five of 2003
1) Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2) The Cat in the Hat
3) Malibu's Most Wanted
4) Northfork
5) Phone Booth
-- Films with a * have been reviewed in the Film Capsule Reviews category.
-- Films with a ** have been reviewed in the DVD/Video Capsule Reviews category.
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