25 Best Movies of the Decade: 5

"We're gonna see a brave new world where they run everybody a wire and hook us all up to a grid. Yes, sir, a veritable age of reason. Like the one they had in France. Not a moment too soon."


5. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Ulysses Everett McGill and the two guys hooked to his legs are in a tight spot. On the run from the law, looking for treasure in Depression-era Mississippi and trapped in a modern day Odyssey on the run from the law, but along the way they meet everyone from a one-eyed con man to real life Depression personalities like Tommy Johnson.

It's not as widely regarded as The Big Lebowski or No Country For Old Men, but this is probably the Coen Brothers finest work. A delightfully original take on the classic "hero's journey" style of storytelling. Every character is genuinely likable(even bipolar crazy gangster George Nelson) and the music. Good lord, the music. Imagine if Now That's What I Call Music was around in the early 1900s and that's what you'd have. It's a who's who of old-timey folk songs. Man of Constant Sorrow is one of my favorite songs. And it's all because of this film.