Critics: Top Tens: 2001: Washington Post

Stephen Hunter
1. Ghost World
2. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
3. Black Hawk Down
4. Diamond Men
5. The Man Who Wasn't There
6. Shrek
7. Our Lady of the Assassins
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. Va Savoir
10. Bread and Tulips

Rita Kempley
1. Moulin Rouge!
2. Memento
3. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
4. The Others
5. Ghost World
6. Gosford Park
7. Shrek
8. In the Bedroom
9. Bridget Jones's Diary
10. A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

Desson Howe
1. Memento
2. Amelie
3. Under the Sand
4. The Deep End
5. The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
6. Shrek
7. Iris
8. Sexy Beast
9. Monster's Ball
10. Iron Monkey