The Best Movie Titles Of The Decade

Y’know what’s almost better than a great movie? A great title. A combination of words on a poster so appealing, so rewarding to the imagination and heart, that you couldn’t possible miss the film they’re describing. And so, let me present a selection of my favourite titles from the current decade, for films both good and bad…

I dunno, this one just makes me laugh a lot.

Lives up to its title? Haven’t seen it.

Pretty iconic; possibly used as Instagram captions more than any other modern film title.

Lives up to its title? Yes.

The title “Jack and Jill” warns of something unexpected. And Adam Sandler in drag is the most wonderful surprise. I genuinely think Jack and Jill is really funny, and everyone else’s hatred for it makes me love it even more.

Lives up to its title? Oh yes.

Magic Mike XXL, in full. A very clever title for the sequel to the cleverly-titled Magic Mike.

Lives up to its title? Haven’t seen it.

“Glenbaby Glen Boss” might’ve been better, but The Boss Baby is the ultimate elevator pitch, and sent me into months of excitement for a film that — ultimately — was amazing.

Lives up to its title? Transcends the brilliance of its title.

Just a really cool title for a movie. I like titles that are vague enough that they can be read in various tones and placed in different contexts. “In Time for what?”. Are we “In Time”? What time? Who’s time?

Lives up to its title? Yeah, In Time is underrated and very enjoyable.

I always thought there should be a film called Joe and then David Gordon Green made one. The fact that JOE is played by Nicolas Cage makes it so much better.

Lives up to its title? Joe isn’t a masterpiece but it’s a solid drama.

A play on the giant red ‘A’ from The Scarlet Letter and the ‘As’ of high school report cards, summing up the very clever hybrid premise of this superb teen comedy.

Lives up to its title? Definitely.

I adore everything about Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, but the title (a title so good How I Met Your Mother did a whole bit on it) may be the coolest element. There are no ghosts in Ghost Protocol, but it’s such an awesome movie — there could fucking be!!!

Lives up to its title? Don’t you dare question Ghost Protocol…

In a similar vein to I, Frankenstein but more overtly silly and less gleefully pretentious.

Lives up to its title? Sadly gave up after 10 minutes of this film.

I don’t personally like this title too much, but I have huge admiration for the fact that Universal made a successful trilogy of movies based almost entirely on punning the word “Pitch” with the word “Bitch”. “Get Pitch Slapped”, “The Pitches Are Back” etc, etc.

Lives up to its title? The first Pitch Perfect is fine, the sequels are poor.

A weird title that doesn’t quite make sense even after you see the film, and one that I found impossible to pronounce back in 2013.

Lives up to its title? Inside Llewyn Davis is terrific.

Inception is a perfect movie, and it has a perfect title. It implies the ideas of the film, but doesn’t give away a thing. It’s original and iconic, and it looks cool in even the most misjudged of graphics (see above).

Lives up to its title? Damn right.

The previous two Before movies’ titles played with time of day, but Midnight actually ties it in with the ageing of the two main characters.

Lives up to its title? Yes.

Before the Despicable Me brand was ruined by Minion overexposure, it was an incredibly clever idea for an animated comedy, and its title turned one of my favourite adjectives into a worldwide billion-dollar movie machine.

Lives up to its title? The original Despicable Me is excellent, the sequels have suffered from diminishing returns.

For a thriller about magicians pulling a heist, you couldn’t think of a better title than Now You See Me if you spent 5 years on the job.

Lives up to its title? I recall enjoying this film just after my Junior Cert.

The eighth Furious movie. F8. Get it?

Lives up to its title? F8 is a bonkers action delight.

What a novelty to name a superhero movie after the hero’s normal person name. Everyone remembered Logan, and it was a huge success despite not having “Wolverine” anywhere on the poster.

Lives up to its title? Logan is well-directed but a bit bland.

Atomic Blonde is such a cool title. I really love looking at it written down. Charlize Theron’s character is essentially Debbie Harry: International Assassin anyway, so it fits.

Lives up to its title? Pretty much — Atomic Blonde is much better than you’d expect.