Little White Lies: The 100 best films of the decade
Our team of writers choose their favourite films from the past 10 years. How many have you seen?
One of the things we often get asked at Little White Lies is how we decide what to put on the cover of our magazine. Well, there are numerous boring logistical factors we have to consider, but I like to think that our approach is ultimately more idealistic than pragmatic: is this a film we’ll look back on 10 years’ time and think, yep, that was a good ’un.
The 2010s was the first full decade in the magazine’s 15-year history. We’ve seen a lot of great movies in that time, and although we don’t always get it right, I can honestly say that looking back at the past 10 years of LWLies – 56 issues in total – has reminded me why I fell in love with cinema (and magazines) in the first place.
But this list was not made purely for sentimental reasons. I wanted to take this opportunity to bring together some of our most cherished contributors past and present, and find out which films have endured and why. What were the films that really meant something to the people who make LWLies what it is.
More than 300 films were nominated by some 70 writers, each submitting their personal top 10 of the decade ranked in order of preference. Our criteria was fairly open: films had to be feature-length, with a production year of between 2010-2019 (per IMDb), and released either theatrically or on a digital platform. To make things as democratic as possible, the final ranking was done on a points system, with an extra point awarded for each subsequent vote a film received.
We hope you enjoy this rundown of our favourite films of the decade, and that it inspires you to seek out some of the titles you’ve not yet had the chance to watch. When you’re done reading, be sure to share your own top 10 of the 2010s with us @LWLies – and if you simply can’t wait to scroll to the bottom of this page to find out what came out on top, you can check out the list at a glance. Here’s to the next 10 years. Adam Woodward.