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December 28, 2009

You voted for Pedro, 'Juno' this decade

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Pedro (Efren Ramirez) and Napoleon (Jon Heder) launch a high school political campaign in "Napoleon Dynamite."  (Courtesy:  Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Christmas may be over, but now 'tis the season for end-of-year and, in this case, end-of-decade lists.

Look for my 2009 Top 10 list to be posted Thursday for your New Year's Eve reading and arguing pleasure.

In the meantime, though, have you thought much about which of the thousands of films that debuted this decade were the biggest sleeper hits?

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Ellen Page and Michael Cera playing a couple of  confused high school kids in "Juno."  (Courtesy:  Fox Searchlight Pictures)

By sleeper, we basically mean surprise overachievers at the box office.  By just observing the photos above and to the right you may have already figured out that the offbeat nerd comedy "Napoleon Dynamite" of 2004 and "Juno," the sweet and sassy teen romantic-comedy of 2007 are on the list.

In a fun story posted on the Hollywood Reporter Web site, however, Gregg Kilday, Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit provide details on those two.

In addition, the trio of Hollywood Reporter reporters report on what other eight movies made this list.

Here's a hint or two.  One of them came out earlier this year.

Another one involved a "Diary" and the emergence of a writer-director-producer-actor with a built-in fan base and the determination and talent to expand his theatrical following to the big screen.

It's a clever, informative, entertaining list.  Click here to enjoy the Hollywood Reporter report.

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