VanillaChief's 100 best movies of the decade
in alphabetical order and System Crasher on top for the header image.
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Genres, countries & languages
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Collections
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Alien 40th Anniversary Short Films 5 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Emil i Lönneberga 3 watched
Godzilla Collection 3 watched
Harry Potter Collection 8 watched
The Hobbit Collection 3 watched
How to Train Your Dragon Collection 3 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 4 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 3 watched
Jumanji Collection 3 watched
Jurassic Park Collection 6 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
The Maze Runner Collection 3 watched
Men In Black Collection 3 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 6 watched
The Mummy Collection 3 watched
Ocean's Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
xXx Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Chronicles of Riddick Collection 2 of 3 watched
Clerks Collection 2 of 3 watched
Despicable Me Collection 2 of 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 4 of 5 watched
Fantastic Beasts Collection 2 of 3 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 2 of 3 watched
Godzilla Anime Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Hunger Games Collection 3 of 4 watched
Kingsman Collection 2 of 3 watched
Night at the Museum Collection 2 of 3 watched
Parallel Lines 4 of 5 watched
Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 4 of 5 watched
The Wolverine Collection 2 of 3 watched
X-Men Collection 6 of 7 watched
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Crew & studios
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Producers
Stan Lee 46
Kevin Feige 41
Tim Bevan 24
Eric Fellner 24
Avi Arad 23
Thomas Tull 22
Scott Rudin 22
Bruce Berman 21
David Heyman 17
George Lucas 14
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Writers
Joel Coen 11
George Lucas 11
Ethan Coen 10
David Lynch 10
J.K. Rowling 10
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Editors
Michael Kahn 18
William Hoy 12
Lee Smith 11
Joel Coen 10
Jeffrey Ford 10
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Cinematography
Bill Pope 14
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Production Design
Rick Carter 11
Stuart Craig 11
Bo Welch 7
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Art Direction
Gary Tomkins 13
Gary Jopling 13
Peter Dorme 12
Helen Jarvis 11
Brad Ricker 11
Phil Harvey 10
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 15
Tim Croshaw 13
Dean Wolcott 12
Larry Dias 11
Tammy S. Lee 10
Jay Hart 9
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Visual Effects
John Knoll 16
Craig Barron 14
Tim Burke 11
Janek Sirrs 11
Russell Earl 11
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 37
Danny Elfman 25
John Powell 17
Tyler Bates 15
James Horner 13
Howard Shore 13
David Arnold 12
Randy Newman 12
Brian Tyler 12
Junkie XL 12
Murray Gold 12
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Sound
Skip Lievsay 33
Ron Bartlett 30
Andy Nelson 29
Randy Thom 23
Tom Johnson 23
Paul Massey 21
Anna Behlmer 21
Gary Summers 21
Craig Berkey 20
Lee Gilmore 20
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Costumes
Mary Zophres 19
Kym Barrett 15
Mary E. Vogt 10
Jany Temime 10
Dan Grace 10
Dan Bronson 10
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Make-Up
Ve Neill 19
Bill Corso 17
Donald Mowat 12
Sian Grigg 12
Kate Biscoe 11
Luisa Abel 11
Flora Moody 11
Joel Harlow 10
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Studios
Paramount 60
Pixar 30
Canal+ 25
Lucasfilm 20
StudioCanal 20
Lionsgate 20
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Producers
Tim Headington 4.8
Ashley Levinson 4.8
Chloé Zhao 4.8
Mollye Asher 4.8
Adele Romanski 4.8
Barry Jenkins 4.8
Mark Ceryak 4.8
Jochen Laube 4.8
Mark Ordesky 4.7
Michael Lynne 4.7
Robert Shaye 4.7
Peter Spears 4.5
Yariv Milchan 4.5
Alan Terpins 4.5
Darren Dean 4.5
Sean Baker 4.5
Shih-Ching Tsou 4.5
Lena Waithe 4.5
Oren Moverman 4.5
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Writers
Céline Sciamma 4.8
Chris Bergoch 4.5
Sean Baker 4.5
Chris Williams 4.5
Patrick McHale 4.5
Lana Wachowski 4.4
Lilly Wachowski 4.3
Rian Johnson 4.2
Peter Craig 4.2
Laeta Kalogridis 4.2
Kevin Willmott 4.2
Spike Lee 4.2
Clemens Meyer 4.2
Tamara Jenkins 4.0
Bong Joon-ho 4.0
Chris Sanders 4.0
Paul King 4.0
Astrid Lindgren 3.9
Chloé Zhao 3.8
Michael Herr 3.8
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Editors
Julien Lacheray 4.8
Sean Baker 4.5
Adam Gough 4.5
Brian A. Kates 4.5
Jan Persson 4.3
Darren T. Holmes 4.2
Walter Fasano 4.0
Ken Schretzmann 4.0
Nat Sanders 4.0
Mark Everson 4.0
Dagmar Hirtz 4.0
Paul Hirsch 3.8
Terel Gibson 3.8
Stuart Baird 3.8
Mary Sweeney 3.8
Chris Dickens 3.8
Mako Kamitsuna 3.8
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Cinematography
Hélène Louvart 5.0
Steve Yedlin 4.2
James Friend 4.2
Jost Vacano 4.2
Claire Mathon 4.0
Gilbert Taylor 4.0
John Toll 4.0
Hisao Shirai 4.0
Erik Wilson 4.0
Todd Banhazl 4.0
Tat Radcliffe 4.0
Kalle Bergholm 4.0
Tami Reiker 3.8
Doug Emmett 3.8
Barry Ackroyd 3.8
Atsushi Okui 3.7
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Production Design
Sue Chan 4.2
Mark Ricker 4.2
Wynn Thomas 4.2
Jason Kisvarday 4.0
Mark Tildesley 4.0
Gary Williamson 4.0
Anthony Gasparro 4.0
James Chinlund 3.8
Paul Kirby 3.8
Jim Clay 3.8
Anton Furst 3.8
Owen Paterson 3.7
Grant Major 3.6
Martin Whist 3.5
Ruth de Jong 3.5
Hannah Beachler 3.5
Marcus Rowland 3.5
Jack Fisk 3.5
Alex DiGerlando 3.5
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Art Direction
Dan Hennah 4.7
Jacqui Allen 4.7
Joe Bleakley 4.7
Rob Outterside 4.7
Philip Ivey 4.5
Ross McGarva 4.5
Loïc Chavanon 4.5
Ravi Bansal 4.5
Jules Cook 4.2
Mark Robins 4.2
Gary Warshaw 4.2
Yoji Takeshige 4.2
Hugh Bateup 4.1
Stefan Speth 4.0
Jeremy Woolsey 4.0
Noboru Yoshida 4.0
Ron Mendell 4.0
Kazuo Oga 4.0
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Set Decoration
Chris Cortner 4.8
Alan Lee 4.7
Lisa Brennan 4.5
Peter Lando 4.5
James Flanagan 4.2
Steven Coutts 4.2
Robin Plöger 4.2
Ines Kramer 4.2
Kelsi Ephraim 4.0
Vanessa Knoll 4.0
Barbara Munch 4.0
Natascha Matzat 4.0
Cathy Cosgrove 4.0
Karen O'Hara 4.0
Colin Sieburgh 4.0
Tamar Barnoon 4.0
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Visual Effects
Mark Owen Forker 4.8
Dean Lyon 4.7
Eileen Moran 4.7
Paul Lasaine 4.7
John Gaeta 4.5
Hong Jeong-ho 4.5
Dean Wright 4.5
Jeremy Bennett 4.5
Robyn Isaacs 4.5
Balthazar Sahel 4.5
Tonya Smay 4.5
Jim Rygiel 4.4
Ha Jae-gu 4.2
Jay Seung Jaegal 4.2
Park Hwon 4.2
Anders Langlands 4.2
Alexander Ha 4.2
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Composers
Ludovico Einaudi 4.8
Ariel Marx 4.5
Kris Bowers 4.2
Tom Tykwer 4.0
Mark Mancina 4.0
Nicolas Economou 4.0
Georg Riedel 4.0
Matthew Margeson 3.8
Johnny Klimek 3.8
Mark Korven 3.8
Lady Gaga 3.8
Tamar-kali 3.8
Joe Hisaishi 3.7
Don Davis 3.7
David Holmes 3.4
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Sound
Matthias Lempert 5.0
Ezra Dweck 5.0
Max Behrens 4.8
Daniel Sobrino 4.8
Julien Sicart 4.8
Craig Tomlinson 4.7
Mike Hopkins 4.7
Andrew Twite 4.5
John McKay 4.5
Ken Saville 4.5
Luis Huesca 4.5
Sergio Díaz 4.5
Lars Ginzel 4.5
Mike Chock 4.5
Joel Scheuneman 4.5
Chris Foster 4.5
Ian Chase 4.2
Richard Gould 4.2
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Costumes
Dana Kay Hart 4.5
Claudia Sarbu 4.5
Olga Mill 4.5
Brian Barela 4.5
Donna Berwick 4.5
Ngila Dickson 4.2
Ann Roth 4.2
Sarah Wachel 4.0
Giulia Piersanti 4.0
Monika Hasse 4.0
Inger Pehrsson 4.0
April Napier 3.8
Javier Arrieta 3.8
Emily Egge 3.8
John Mollo 3.8
Tiny Nicholls 3.8
Day Ramphal 3.8
Tammy Williamson 3.8
Lisa Lovaas 3.8
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Make-Up
Tapio Salmi 5.0
Daniel Parker 5.0
Allie Rutherford 4.7
Davina Lamont 4.7
Emma Moncrieff 4.7
Janine Schneider 4.7
Laurelle Ziento 4.7
Lenore Stewart 4.7
Noreen Wilkie 4.7
Tera Treanor 4.7
Tanya Travis 4.5
Manlio Rocchetti 4.5
Angela Mooar 4.5
Gail Wilson 4.5
Steve Hopgood 4.5
Sally Crawshaw 4.5
Aisha King 4.5
Margaret Aston 4.3
Kirsten Coleman 4.2
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Studios
Lilies Films 4.8
Altitude Film Entertainment 4.8
Highwayman Films 4.8
PASTEL 4.8
Südwestrundfunk 4.8
Cinereach 4.7
Bona Film Group 4.5
Endeavor Content 4.5
SF Studios 4.3
Creative Wealth Media Finance 4.2
dentsu 4.2
Duplass Brothers Productions 4.2
Silver Pictures 4.1
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