(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching 93 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable)
![Hauru no ugoku shiro [Howl’s Moving Castle]](https://jaredmobarak.com/wp-content/reviews_images/2005top25films_list/howlsmovingcastle.jpg) #25: Hauru no ugoku shiro [Howl’s Moving Castle] directed by Hayao Miyazaki |
 #24: Good Night, and Good Luck directed by George Clooney |
![Joyeux Noël [Merry Christmas]](https://jaredmobarak.com/wp-content/reviews_images/2005top25films_list/joyeuxnoel.jpg) #23: Joyeux Noël [Merry Christmas] directed by Christian Carion |
 #22: The Descent directed by Neil Marshall |
 #21: Kingdom of Heaven directed by Ridley Scott |
 #20: 13 Tzameti directed by Géla Babluani |
 #19: Batman Begins directed by Christopher Nolan |
 #18: The Girl in the Café directed by David Yates . |
 #17: Match Point directed by Woody Allen . |
 #16: The 40-Year-Old Virgin directed by Judd Apatow |
 #15: Everything is Illuminated directed by Liev Schreiber |
 #14: Pride and Prejudice directed by Joe Wright |
 #13: Syriana directed by Stephen Gaghan |
 #12: The Squid and the Whale directed by Noah Baumbach |
 #11: The New World directed by Terrence Malick |
 #10: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang directed by Shane Black |
![Caché [Hidden]](https://jaredmobarak.com/wp-content/reviews_images/2005top25films_list/cache.jpg) #09: Caché [Hidden] directed by Michael Haneke |
 #08: Hustle & Flow directed by Craig Brewer |
 #07: Heights directed by Chris Terrio |
 #06: Capote directed by Bennett Miller |
 #05: Sin City directed by Robert Rodriguez |
 #04: Munich directed by Steven Spielberg |
 #03: Stay directed by Marc Forster |
 #02: Junebug directed by Phil Morrison |
 #01: The Constant Gardener directed by Fernando Meirelles |