(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 85 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable)
 #25: American Splendor directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini |
 #24: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King directed by Peter Jackson . |
 #23: Pieces of April directed by Peter Hedges . . |
 #22: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World directed by Peter Weir |
 #21: Code 46 directed by Michael Winterbottom |
 #20: Big Fish directed by Tim Burton . |
 #19: Dirty Pretty Things directed by Stephen Frears |
 #18: The Shape of Things directed by Neil LaBute |
 #17: X2: X-Men United directed by Bryan Singer |
 #16: The Last Samurai directed by Edward Zwick . |
![Les Triplettes de Belleville [The Triplets of Belleville]](https://jaredmobarak.com/wp-content/reviews_images/2003top25films_list/tripletsofbellville.jpg) #15: Les Triplettes de Belleville [The Triplets of Belleville] directed by Sylvain Chomet |
 #14: Good Bye, Lenin! directed by Wolfgang Becker . |
 #13: Elephant directed by Gus Van Sant . . |
 #12: The United States of Leland directed by Matthew Ryan Hoge |
 #11: Love Actually directed by Richard Curtis . . |
 #10: Northfork directed by Michael Polish |
 #09: Oldboy directed by Chan-wook Park |
 #08: In America directed by Jim Sheridan |
 #07: The Station Agent directed by Thomas McCarthy |
 #06: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 directed by Quentin Tarantino |
 #05: Mystic River directed by Clint Eastwood . |
 #04: My Life Without Me directed by Isabel Coixet |
 #03: Raising Victor Vargas directed by Peter Sollett |
 #02: Dogville directed by Lars von Trier |
 #01: 21 Grams directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu |