Best Movies of the Decade

Brokeback Mountain

Though it lost to Crash for the 2005 best picture Oscar, this beautifully shot, precisely told story of two gay cowboys won three statuettes and subtly showed how homophobia can destroy the lives of homosexuals and heterosexuals alike. Watching it again gives us even greater respect for Heath Ledger's range as an actor: The restrained, macho cowboy he played here couldn't be more different from The Joker.