2011-01-04

Top 10 List of the Best Films of 2010

Below is the top 10 list of the best films of 2010. Just enjoy.


1 .Inception (2010) Action, Adventure

Starring - Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe
Director - Christopher Nolan

Movie Details:
Rated - PG-13
Runtime - 2 hrs. 28 min.
Genre - Action, Adventure
Theatrical Release - Jul 16, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $292,110,000

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible -- inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

2 . Kick-Ass (2010) Action, Adventure

Starring - Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage
Director - Matthew Vaughn

Movie Details:
Rated - R
Runtime - 1 hr. 57 min.
Genre - Action, Adventure
Theatrical Release - Apr 16, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $45,290,000

Not for the faint of heart, Kick-Ass takes the comic adaptation genre to new levels of visual style, bloody violence, and gleeful profanity. Mark Millar's violent comic tale of wannabe superheroes is adapted by writer-director Matthew Vaughn (LAYER CAKE) with this Marv Films production. Aaron Johnson stars as a teen who steps out of his house one day with a mask and a painted baseball bat and starts to fight crime even though he has no superpowers. Lyndsy Fonseca co-stars as the character's object of desire, with Nicolas Cage also appearing as an ex-cop whose hatred of a drug lord forces him to train his daughter to be a lethal vigilante.

3 . How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Animation, Comedy, Kids, Family

Starring - Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler
Director - Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders

Movie Details:
Rated - PG
Runtime - 1 hr. 30 min.
Genre - Animation, Comedy, Kids, Family
Theatrical Release - Mar 26, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $201,093,000

Boasting dazzling animation, a script with surprising dramatic depth, and thrilling 3-D sequences, How to Train Your Dragon soars. A Viking teenager named Hiccup lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen's smarts and offbeat sense of humor don't sit too well with his tribe or its chief... who just happens to be Hiccup's father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other Viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down, and what started out as Hiccup's one shot to prove himself turns into an opportunity to set a new course for the future of the entire tribe.

4. Iron Man 2 (2010) Action, Adventure, Superheroes

Starring - Robert Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow
Director - Jon Favreau

Movie Details:
Rated - PG-13
Runtime - 2 hrs. 4 min.
Genre - Action, Adventure, Superheroes
Theatrical Release - May 7, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $133,600,000

It is not quite the breath of fresh air that Iron Man was, but this sequel comes close with solid performances and an action-packed plot. The world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark is the armored Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces.

5. Robin Hood (2010) Action, Adventure, Drama

Starring - Russell Crowe, Mark Strong
Director - Ridley Scott

Movie Details:
Rated - PG-13
Runtime - 2 hrs. 28 min.
Genre - Action, Adventure, Drama
Theatrical Release - May 14, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $94,496,010

Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as Robin Hood, whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
The untitled Robin Hood adventure chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richard's army against the French. Upon Richard's death, Robin travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion (Oscar® winner Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff.
With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled from the ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from within and threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater adventure. This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to protect their country from slipping into bloody civil war and return glory to England once more.

6. Mac Gruber (2010) Action, Adventure, Comedy

Starring - Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer
Director - Jorma Taccone

Movie Details:
Rated - R
Runtime - 1 hr. 28 min.
Genre - Action, Adventure, Comedy
Theatrical Release - May 21, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $8,460,995

Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet. In 2010, Will Forte brings Saturday Night Live's clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy MacGruber.
In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that's been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he's the only one tough enough for the job.

Assembling an elite team of experts--Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)--MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in Mac Gruber.

7. Solitary Man (2010) Comedy, Drama

Starring - Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito
Director - Brian Koppelman, David Levien

Movie Details:
Rated - R
Runtime - 1 hr. 30 min.
Genre - Comedy, Drama
Theatrical Release - May 21, 2010 Limited
Box Office - $439,889

A once successful Manhattan mogul who owned a chain of car dealerships finds himself on the brink of a fantastic comeback. His marriage and businesses were lost to him through a series of indiscretions of romantic and financial natures. His new girlfriend has a father that is offering him a second lease on life, but the one catch is he has to take his girlfriend's daughter on a weekend college visit where he absolutely must behave himself or lose everything.

8. Splice (2010) Science-Fiction, Fantasy

Starring - Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley
Director - Vincenzo Natali

Movie Details:
Rated - R
Runtime - 1 hr. 44 min.
Genre - Science-Fiction, Fantasy
Theatrical Release - Jun 4, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $7,385,277

Clive and Elsa are a pair of brilliant scientists whose cutting-edge experiments in genetic engineering make them superstars in their field. As devoted to their careers as they are to one another, they start conducting unauthorized experiments with new animal species that show great promise. Drunk with their god-like powers, they introduce human DNA into one of their creations, producing a creature that is greater than the sum of its parts: a rapidly developing animal/human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder. While this female creature inspires maternal feelings in Elsa, she evokes something far-from-paternal in Clive, something that poses a threat to them all. Then, when this seemingly perfect organism makes a final, shocking metamorphosis, it is mankind itself that is threatened.

9. Killers (2010) Action, Adventure

Starring - Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher
Director - Robert Luketic

Movie Details:
Rated - PG-13
Runtime - 1 hr. 40 min.
Genre - Action, Adventure
Theatrical Release - Jun 4, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $15,837,266

Trying to recover from a sudden break-up, Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl) believes she will never fall in love again. But when she reluctantly joins her parents on a trip to the French Riviera, Jen... Trying to recover from a sudden break-up, Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl) believes she'll never fall in love again. But when she reluctantly joins her parents on a trip to the French Riviera, Jen happens to meet the man of her dreams, the dashing, handsome Spencer Aimes (Ashton Kutcher). Three years later, her seemingly impossible wish has come true: she and Spencer are newlyweds living the ideal suburban life – that is, until the morning after Spencer's 30th birthday when bullets start flying. Literally.
It turns out Spencer never bothered to tell Jen he's also an international super-spy, and now Jen's perfect world has been turned upside down. Faced with the fact that her husband is a hit man, Jen is determined to discover what other secrets Spencer might be keeping – all the while trying to dodge bullets, keep up neighborly appearances, manage the in-laws…and work out some major trust issues.

10. Marmaduke (2010)

Starring - Owen Wilson, Judy Greer
Director - Tom Dey

Movie Details:
Rated - PG
Runtime - 1 hr. 27 min.
Genre - Comedy, Kids, Family
Theatrical Release - Jun 4, 2010 Wide
Box Office - $11,599,661

Canine comic strip star Marmaduke leaps to the big screen with this family-friendly comedy starring Owen Wilson as the voice of the Great Dane. Also lending their voices to the production are Steve Coogan, pop star Fergie, George Lopez, and the brotherly duo of Damon and Marlon Wayans, with William H. Macy and Judy Greer heading up the human cast.

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