Round One
United 93 (2006)
Paul Greengrass
Most of the movies on my list are lighter and a bit more frivolous. This one however is tense and somber and serious. It depicts perhaps the worst day in US history. At the time there where questions of if it were too soon to tell this story. If it were a lessor effort it just may have been, but this movie nails it perfectly.
This movie is simply exceptionally well done. Even knowing exactly how it unfolds Greengrass is able to keep the viewers absolutely riveted as he creates a very real feeling of tension. It is amazing how much of a whiteknuckler it is even when you know what is going to happen.
Round 2 coming soon
So far:
United 93