Jordan Ruimy: The 25 Best Movies of the Decade, as posted at World of Reel
- The Tree of Life — Terrence Malick
- The Master — Paul Thomas Anderson
- Under the Skin — Jonathan Glazer
- Margaret — Kenneth Lonergan
- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives — Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Dogtooth — Yorgos Lanthimos
- A Separation — Asghar Farhadi
- O.J.: Made in America — Ezra Edelman
- Carol — Todd Haynes
- The Wolf of Wall Street — Martin Scorsese
- Her — Spike Jonze
- Inside Llewyn Davis — Joel & Ethan Coen
- This is Not a Film — Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
- Son of Saul — László Nemes
- The Social Network — David Fincher
- The Favourite — Yorgos Lanthimos
- Black Swan — Darren Aronofsky
- 12 Years a Slave — Steve McQueen
- Mad Max: Fury Road — George Miller
- The Florida Project — Sean Baker
- Phantom Thread — Paul Thomas Anderson
- Get Out — Jordan Peele
- Nocturama — Bertrand Bonello
- Melancholia — Lars von Trier
- Holy Motors — Leos Carax