The 25 Best Movies of 2010

There simply isn't a top-movies-of-the-year list quite like ours. See where these films and others landed in the 25 best movies of 2010.

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You know what’s so great about being a movie buff? When it comes to films, diversity is actually encouraged, unlike in music. Name one Waka Flocka Flame fan who’d admit to owning an Elton John album. See what we mean? Our favorite films of 2010 speak to this point. Without even flinching, we’ve loved an animated dragon, adolescent vampires, mental patients, children’s toys, amputation, drugs hidden in a guy’s ass, and a dude dropping a deuce in a girl’s mouth all the same. The awards committees might frown upon something called The Human Centipede, but not Complex—we respect that flick just as much as highbrow critics’ wet dreams put on screen, like Black Swan and A Prophet. There simply isn't a top-movies-of-the-year list quite like ours, so grab some popcorn, crack a bottle, and see where these films and others landed in our countdown of the the 25 best movies of 2010...

 

The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

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Kick-Ass

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#24: KICK-ASS
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Winter's Bone

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#23: WINTER’S BONE
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Despicable Me

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#22: DESPICABLE ME
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Complex co-sign:The OfficeDinner for SchmucksDate NightDespicable MeDespicable Me 2: The Return of GruAnother Dinner for Schmucks

Carlos

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#21: CARLOS
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Complex co-sign:DominoThe Bourne Ultimatum

Enter the Void

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#20: ENTER THE VOID
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Red White & Blue

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#19: RED WHITE & BLUE
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Exit Through the Gift Shop

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#18: EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP
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Mother

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#17: MOTHER
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How to Train Your Dragon

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#16: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
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Cyrus

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#15: CYRUS
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Catfish

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#14: CATFISH
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Splice

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#13: SPLICE
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A Prophet

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#12: A PROPHET
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Iron Man 2

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#11: IRON MAN 2
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The Town

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#10: THE TOWN
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Let Me In

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#9: LET ME IN
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Black Swan

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#8: BLACK SWAN
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Get Him to the Greek

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Inception

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#6: INCEPTION
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Shutter Island

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#5: SHUTTER ISLAND
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

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#4: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
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127 Hours

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#3: 127 HOURS
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Toy Story 3

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#2: TOY STORY 3
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The Social Network

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#1: THE SOCIAL NETWORK
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