TIME’s Stephanie Zacharek on the top films from the 1920s through the 2010s Project editors: Eliza Berman and Lucy Feldman Art and design: Katie Kalupson and Victor Williams. Illustrations by ...

Every decade has its fair share of trashy action movies and the 2010s were no different. For every action-packed hit, countless movies floundered, plagued by weak scripts, incoherent plots ...

Undoubtedly, the 2010s was the era of the franchise as every single movie in the top 10 was part of an existing intellectual property. It is the success of these movies which is why studios are so ...

But in the 2010s, there were many comedies that not only became hits, but also new risks; some introduced big new stars, some explored daring concepts, and some mixed with different genres.