20. Spirited Away (2001) d: Hayao Miyazaki
The best animator in Japanese history delivers his best film, a truly unpredictable adventure with imagination and beautiful animation at every turn.
19. Moulin Rouge! (2001) d: Baz Luhrmann
Luhrmann takes musical history, puts it in a blender, and delivers an energy an excitement never seen in a musical before then.
18. Before Sunset (2004) d: Richard Linklater
My favorite of the Before trilogy is the second, which still has the magical chemistry of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy with a sense of regret of what might have been that was not present in the first chapter.
17. Wall-E (2008) d: Andrew Stanton
My favorite animated character shines in this film with the charm of a classic silent comedy.
16. The Tree of Life (2011) d: Terrance Malick
How does one describe a feature length dream sequence? By simply saying wow.
15. Almost Famous (2000) d: Cameron Crowe
Has any film captured the appeal of rock n roll better?
14. Titanic (1997) d: James Cameron
It has become hip to be revisionist and state this film is not very good. That falls apart when one watches the film.
13. A Little Princess (1995) d: Alfonso Cuaron
Cuaron's first American film is an absolute celebration of child-like wonder and imagination with extraordinary work in script (Richard LaGravenese), cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki), music (Patrick Doyle) and production design (Bo Welch).
12. Cloud Atlas (2012) d: Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski
Few filmmakers would even attempt this: Six stories of different storylines in different styles crosscut between them with each major actor picking up a different role in each storyline. Fewer still would pull it off. Easily the most underrated film of this time period.
11. Malcolm X (1992) d: Spike Lee
A commanding Denzel Washington performance anchors a film biography with twice the life of most biographies.
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