In November 2009, 14 contributors of Time Out New York provided ranked ballots of their ten favourite films from 2000-2009 and these results were then compiled into a top 50 for the decade. The participants were David Fear, Joshua Rothkopf, Keith Uhlich, Stephen Garrett, Andrew Grant, Aaron Hillis, Kevin B. Lee, Karina Longworth, Maitland McDonagh, Troy Patterson, Nicolas Rapold, Lisa Rosman, Nick Schager and S. James Snyder.
- 50. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
- 49. Man Push Cart (2005)
- 48. Donnie Darko (2001)
- 47. 25th Hour (2002)
- 46. Turning Gate (2002)
- 45. Talk to Her (2002)
- 44. Syndromes and a Century (2006)
- 43. Silent Light (2007)
- 42. Head-On (2004)
- 41. Grizzly Man (2005)
- 40. Five Dedicated to Ozu (2003)
- 39. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
- 38. Caché (2005)
- 37. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- 36. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
- 35. Miami Vice (2006)
- 34. Lilya 4-Ever (2002)
- 33. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
- 32. Eureka (2000)
- 31. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- 30. Children of Men (2006)
- 29. Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
- 28. Before Sunset (2004)
- 27. Oldboy (2003)
- 26. Kings and Queen (2004)
- 25. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- 24. I Heart Huckabees (2004)
- 23. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
- 22. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
- 21. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
- 20. The Mad Songs of Fernanda Hussein (2001)
- 19. I’m Not There (2007)
- 18. Femme Fatale (2002)
- 17. Gosford Park (2001)
- 16. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
- 15. Domestic Violence (2001)
- 14. Trouble Every Day (2001)
- 13. Inland Empire (2006)
- 12. American Psycho (2000)
- 11. Spirited Away (2001)
- 10. Friday Night (2002)
- 9. A Christmas Tale (2008)
- 8. Zodiac (2007)
- 7. Dogville (2003)
- 6. Yi Yi (A One and a Two…) (2000)
- 5. In the Mood for Love (2000)
- 4. The New World (2005)
- 3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- 2. There Will Be Blood (2007)
- 1. Mulholland Drive (2001)