SO, here we are again. Almost at the end of the year and a chance for us to take a look at the films we’ve loved in 2010.

Inception

THE Marmite movie of the summer.

Chris Nolan’s ambitious blockbuster with an all-star cast required some brainpower and left audiences bewitched, confused or wondering what all the fuss was about.

The blogosphere went into overdrive with people theorising the plot and underlying themes; Was it all a dream? Who’s dream was it? When did the dreaming end and the reality begin? With some even drawing diagrams to show their interpretation of what they thought happened.

Love it or think it’s the most pretentious thing ever, you can’t deny the special effects didn’t make your jaw drop!

We loved it and we’ll probably still be talking about it for years to come.

The Social Network

WE were expecting good things from David Fincher’s drama about the founders of revolutionary social networking site Facebook and it didn’t disappoint.

Described as a film for our generation, about our generation, it was based on real-life events and shed light on the little known about billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, and the personal and legal complications faced during the creation and near overnight success of the site.

Jesse Eisenberg was impressive as aloof genius Mark Zuckerberg, while rising star Brit Andrew Garfield took on the guise of increasingly ostracised business partner and best friend Eduardo Saverin. Justin Timberlake also proved his worth as an actor in the role as the Machiavellian Sean Parker.

We’ll be surprised if it doesn’t do well during awards season.

Toy Story 3

THIS was undoubtedly the film of the summer.

Disney/Pixar scored a hat trick with the third installation of the Toy Story franchise, which seemed to run and run at the cinema.

Released in June in the US and at the end of July in the UK, by late August Toy Story 3 had gone on to become the first ever Pixar film and animation to make over $1billion worldwide and is currently the 5th highest grossing film of all time.

The story took on a more grown-up tone with a 17-year-old Andy heading off to college and leaving his childhood behind.

The film proved a massive hit with children and even more so with adults. There seemed to be only one question that everyone was asking: did you cry?

Kick Ass

THINK of what a superhero needs and you’d say; extraordinary powers, a dedication to protect the public and a costume.

High school student Dave Lizewski had none of those things, decides to become a real-life superhero and takes to the streets to fight crime. Our protagonist soon becomes an internet sensation and takes on peoples requests for help, before falling foul of a gangster and finding out he’s not the only superhero in town.

Kick Ass, released in March, had the perfect combination of action and comedy, but garnered mixed reviews for its violence and language from gutsy teen Hit Girl.

The perfectly styled film, based on a comic book series, managed to produce lots of laughs and made hot property of young actress Chloe Moretz.

Agree or disagree with our top films of 2010? What’s been your favourite? As always, let us know below.