A Glean movie guide
The Definitive 2010s Collection
Ten years of cinematic excellence.
From mind-bending blockbusters to groundbreaking dramas, these films defined a decade.
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The movie list
- 01
Parasite
A masterclass in tension that explores class dynamics through a sharp, genre-bending lens.
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
- 02
Mad Max: Fury Road
A relentless, visually stunning chase through a post-apocalyptic wasteland driven by practical stunts.
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
- 03
Moonlight
A poetic and deeply moving exploration of identity told across three pivotal chapters of a young man's life.
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
- 04
Inception
A high-concept heist thriller that navigates the complex architecture of the human subconscious.
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
- 05
The Social Network
A sharp, fast-paced look at the ambitious and litigious origins of the world's largest social media platform.
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.
- 06
Get Out
A gripping social thriller that uses horror tropes to deliver a biting critique of modern racial tensions.
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
- 07
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A vibrant, comic-book-inspired adventure that redefined the possibilities of modern animation.
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
- 08
Whiplash
An intense psychological drama about the grueling pursuit of perfection and the cost of greatness.
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
- 09
Arrival
A cerebral science fiction tale that focuses on the power of communication and the nature of time.
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
- 10
The Grand Budapest Hotel
A meticulously crafted and whimsical caper set within a fictional European alpine resort.
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.