# Top ten films of 2003 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 29, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606 "2003-12-29T18:41:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/1 "2003-12-29T18:41:29Z")
I have seen only about 20-25 films this year but of those my top 10 in descending order: Triplets of Belleville Master and Commander Finding Nemo Winged Migration Return of the King Russian Ark Whale Rider Millenium Actress American Splendor Pirates of the Carribean Films I haven’t seen yet which could make my top ten: Mystic River, In America Biggest disappointment: The Hulk. It was OK but I thought Ang Lee would be able to do more with it. Most overrated film: Lost in Translation. Again OK but I didn’t find it the masterpiece that some people did. So what’s your top ten? ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/2 "2003-12-29T19:32:56Z")
LOTR: ROTK X Men 2 Pirates of the Carribean Finding Nemo I haven’t been able to get to the movies enough to go further than the top four this year. (One year old daughter at home, son in first grade and wife that works weekends makes it difficult.) ---
**Author:** ![yawndave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/43a26b/32.png) [@yawndave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yawndave)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/3 "2003-12-29T20:52:35Z")
I saw quite a few movies this year. My favorite is the one that, more than any other, took me away from all the war stories, high-profile trials, disease outbreaks, and general media noise for 90 minutes: **Winged Migration** Seeing that movie reminded me that good and beautiful things still exist in the world; apart from, (and despite) mankind. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/4 "2003-12-29T21:33:53Z")
What, three posts and no mention of “Kill Bill”? Admittedly, the second part won’t be coming out until February. But I’ll add “Kill Bill Volume 1” at any rate. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/5 "2003-12-30T00:47:35Z")
In no order, Lost in Translation Whale Rider Kill Bill Volume 1 Big Fish Seabiscuit Return of the King Master and Commander Peter Pan Mystic River American Splendor honorable mention: Pirates of the Carribean Matchstick Men Osama Nathalie Gerry The Last Samurai I’m sure some were forgotten, and I’ll regret it later. Cold Mountain wasn’t as enjoyable as I’d hoped it would be so it wasn’t forgotten. Movies that could possible be on the list had I been fortunate enough to see them: In America, House of Sand and Fog (seeing it this week I hope). ---
**Author:** ![raizok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4491bb/32.png) [@raizok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raizok)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/6 "2003-12-30T01:13:55Z")
I never could understand why so many people enjoyed Pirates of the Carribean. Its a mindless big-budget genre-exploitation flick with some pretty bad CG. I’m guessing its because of Depp and probably Bloom cause it sure isnt the story 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/7 "2003-12-30T01:26:42Z")
For me, the reasons I enjoyed the movie are Geoffrey Rush and Johnny Depp. For me, it isn’t on the same level as my top ten list. There was enough enjoyment for me to at least give it a mention however. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/8 "2003-12-30T01:31:57Z")
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King The Station Agent Lost in Translation Pieces of April 21 Grams Seabiscuit Intolerable Cruelty Elf Duplex Kill Bill, Vol. 1 ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/9 "2003-12-30T01:40:52Z")
Lost In Translation LOTR: ROTK Intolerable Cruelty Kill Bill, Vol. 1 Winged Migration Pirates Of The Caribbean American Splendor Mystic River X2 28 Days Later In no particular order. They might not be the best. They’re just the ones that came to me. ---
**Author:** ![Mott\_the\_Hoople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Mott\_the\_Hoople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mott_the_Hoople)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/10 "2003-12-30T04:11:56Z")
Open Range…Robert Duvall & Kevin Costner ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/11 "2003-12-30T04:33:33Z")
GIGLI! ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/12 "2003-12-30T04:50:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mott the Hoople \* > \*\*Open Range…Robert Duvall & Kevin Costner \*\* Ahhhh, yeah…I forgot that came out this year. Yeah, that definitely goes into my top five. ---
**Author:** ![VivaEuropa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ed655f/32.png) [@VivaEuropa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VivaEuropa)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/13 "2003-12-30T04:55:11Z")
No one mentioned school of rock, which was incredibly entertaining and (I am slightly embarassed to say) GOOD. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/14 "2003-12-30T05:20:53Z")
Every good movie I saw: LOTR: ROTK Intolerable Cruelty Kill Bill, Vol. 1 Pirates Of The Caribbean Mystic River 28 Days Later Seabiscuit Whale Rider Master and Commander Russian Ark Swimming Upstream Japanese Story Holes Gettin’ Square By the lists above there are plenty yet to be released here. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/15 "2003-12-30T09:16:42Z")
I think part of the reason Pirates is well liked is because it was unexpectedly good. It was a movie based on an amusement park ride. Very few people really expected it to be any good. While it’s not a masterpiece, it’s fun and Johnny Depp does a great job as Captain Jack. I think if you go into a movie expecting it to be mediocre and it turns out to be good, your assesment rises even more. Same thing as if you expect it to be good and it’s only mediocre. ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/16 "2003-12-30T12:51:29Z")
In no particular order; Kill Bill Vol. 1 Finding Nemo Pirates of the Caribbean X-Men 2 Happiness of the Katakuris 8 Mile 2 Fast 2 Furious (I know, I know. But I like it a lot more than the original) ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/17 "2003-12-30T14:35:20Z")
I don’t think I saw ten new releases this year. I’ll just list five, in no order at all. LOTR: ROTK Kill Bill Vol. 1 28 Days Later (not sure it came out this year, but it’s on someone else’s list) Finding Nemo and… er… Can I count The Pianist, even though it came out last year? It didn’t come up this way until after the Oscars. Barring that, I’ll have to say Pirates of the Caribbean. ---
**Author:** ![hammos1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@hammos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammos1)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/18 "2003-12-30T16:34:58Z")
Best (in order) L’Homme du Train Secretary (a 2003 release here in the UK) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (ditto) Master and Commander Catch Me If You Can Mostly Martha Intolerable Cruelty Waking Life Welcome to Collingwood The Quiet American Most overrated (NB not the worst- these films are OK, but not worthy of the praise received) 28 Days Later Respiro Kill Bill vol. 1 Worst Matrix Revolutions ---
**Author:** ![aleong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@aleong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aleong)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/19 "2003-12-30T17:28:13Z")
The most memorable films of 2003 for me (in no particular order): Memories of Murder (S. Korea) Save the Green Planet (S. Korea) Old Boy (S. Korea) The Classic (S. Korea) A Little Monk (S. Korea) Infernal Affairs II (Hong Kong) The Eye (Hong Kong) PTU (Hong Kong) Together (China) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (USA) The Last Samurai (USA) Kill Bill, Vol. I (USA) City of God (Brazil) 28 Days Later (UK) ---
**Author:** ![VivaEuropa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ed655f/32.png) [@VivaEuropa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VivaEuropa)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-films-of-2003/221606/20 "2003-12-31T01:04:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hammos1 \* > \*\*Best (in order) > > L’Homme du Train > Secretary (a 2003 release here in the UK) > Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (ditto) > Master and Commander > Catch Me If You Can > Mostly Martha > Intolerable Cruelty > Waking Life > Welcome to Collingwood > The Quiet American > \*\* Waking Life was actually 2002