Top 100 of the Decade: 31-40

The 2010s have produced some great films, excellent actors, and exciting directors. As the decade comes to a close, I find it fitting to take a look back at the best movies that have come out in the past 10 years. The best part about lists such as this is it provides a baseline for you to start thinking about how your list would differ and might just inspire you to check some of the movies out that I mention you may have never seen.

Today's post will focus on films ranked 31 to 40.

40. Django Unchained

Fun revenge tale with the great writing of Tarantino.

39. Avengers: End Game

The perfect culmination to a series that began before the decade even began. Great individual story arcs for each character while also providing a satisfying conclusion for the group as a whole.

38. Ex Machina

A beautiful science fiction movie that asks and answers a lot of deep questions. Incredible special effects on a small budget.

37. 21 Jump Street

Encapsulates everything that went wrong this decade (the endless reboots) yet this one hit the nail right on the head. It rebooted a TV franchise by focusing on the absurdity of the situation and providing a commentary on what had become a stale genre.

36. The Cabin in the Woods
A great inversion of the classic horror story. The second half goes to places you would never expect.

35. The Dark Knight Rises
While the Joker took Batman to his mental limit, Bane pushed him to his physical breaking point - then forced him over the line. Maybe the best opening of any movie this decade along with all the great Chris Nolan practical effects.

34. Unsane
Intense beyond belief, I was engaged for the entire run time.

33. The VVitch
Very solid horror story. I am usually not a fan of period pieces but this one blew me away.

32. Get Out
Jordan Peele's jump from comedy to horror might be the most surprising development of the decade. Get Out was a stunning debut that hit on a lot of revenant social and horror themes.

31. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Brilliant finale that sticks the landing.