Top Movies of the 2010s

This page offers lists of the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by two different metrics. The first list is based on box office and the second is based on critics’ picks.

Box Office: Top 25 of the 2010s These are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by worldwide box office gross. The first number indicates dollars made in millions.

1. 2799.44: Avengers: Endgame (2019) 2. 2071.31: Star Wars – Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) 3. 2052.42: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) 4. 1671.54: Jurassic World (2015) 5. 1663.08: The Lion King (2019) 6. 1520.54: The Avengers (2012) 7. 1515.34: Furious 7 (The Fast and the Furious 7) (2015) 8. 1453.68: Frozen II (2019) 9. 1405.02: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) 10. 1355.70: Beauty and the Beast (2017) 11. 1349.93: Black Panther (2018) 12. 1342.36: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) 13. 1334.41: Star Wars – Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) 14. 1310.47: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) 15. 1284.54: Frozen (2013) 16. 1266.15: Iron Man 3 (2013) 17. 1243.23: The Incredibles 2 (2018) 18. 1236.01: The Fate of the Furious (Fast and the Furious 8) (2017) 19. 1159.44: Minions (2015) 20. 1155.05: Captain America: Civil War (2016) 21. 1148.53: Aquaman (2018) 22. 1132.71: Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) 23. 1131.42: Captain Marvel (2019) 24. 1123.79: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) 25. 1114.98: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Critics’ Picks: Top 25 of the Decade These are the top 25 movies of the decade as determined by a combination of the movies’ ratings points and awards points.

1. Parasite (Gisaengchung) (2019) 2. The Social Network (2010) 3. Boyhood (2014) 4. 12 Years a Slave (2013) 5. Moonlight (2016) 6. La La Land (2016) 7. Spotlight (2015) 8. Argo (2012) 9. The Artist (2011) 10. Roma (2018) 11. Inception (2010) 12. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 13. Gravity (2013) 14. The Shape of Water (2017) 15. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) 16. The King’s Speech (2010) 17. 1917 (2019) 18. Lady Bird (2017) 19. Toy Story 3 (2010) 20. Black Panther (2018) 21. Get Out (2017) 22. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 23. The Irishman (2019) 24. The Descendants (2011) 25. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Resources: Dave’s Movie Database: Eras Dave’s Movie Database: Movies of the Year Dave’s Movie Database: Box Office Dave’s Movie Database: Awards Page Dave’s Movie Database: Ratings Page Originally posted 3/3/2025.