Top 250 Movies of the 21st Century

  1. Mulholland Drive directed by David Lynch, 2001
  2. In the Mood for Love directed by Wong Kar-wai, 2000
  3. Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller, 2015
  4. There Will Be Blood directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007
  5. The Tree of Life directed by Terrence Malick, 2011
  6. The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan, 2008
  7. No Country for Old Men directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 2007
  8. The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson, 2001
  9. WALL·E directed by Andrew Stanton, 2008
  10. The Social Network directed by David Fincher, 2010
  11. Memento directed by Christopher Nolan, 2000
  12. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King directed by Peter Jackson, 2003
  13. The Master directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012
  14. Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg, 2002
  15. Interstellar directed by Christopher Nolan, 2014
  16. Boyhood directed by Richard Linklater, 2014
  17. Dune: Part Two directed by Denis Villeneuve, 2024
  18. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind directed by Michel Gondry, 2004
  19. Blade Runner 2049 directed by Denis Villeneuve, 2017
  20. Russian Ark directed by Aleksandr Sokurov, 2002
  21. The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese, 2006
  22. Requiem for a Dream directed by Darren Aronofsky, 2000
  23. 25th Hour directed by Spike Lee, 2002
  24. City of God directed by Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2002
  25. Lost in Translation directed by Sofia Coppola, 2003
  26. Pan’s Labyrinth directed by Guillermo del Toro, 2006
  27. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers directed by Peter Jackson, 2002
  28. Killers of the Flower Moon directed by Martin Scorsese, 2023
  29. Drive directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011
  30. Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve, 2021
  31. You Can Count on Me directed by Kenneth Lonergan, 2000
  32. Finding Nemo directed by Andrew Stanton, 2003
  33. Punch-Drunk Love directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002
  34. Donnie Darko directed by Richard Kelly, 2001
  35. Before Midnight directed by Richard Linklater, 2013
  36. Werckmeister Harmonies directed by Béla Tarr, 2000
  37. A.I. Artificial Intelligence directed by Steven Spielberg, 2001
  38. One Battle After Another directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025
  39. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2003
  40. Inglourious Basterds directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2009
  41. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty directed by Jonas Mekas, 2000
  42. Django Unchained directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2012
  43. Inception directed by Christopher Nolan, 2010
  44. Synecdoche, New York directed by Charlie Kaufman, 2008
  45. The Hateful Eight directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2015
  46. Arrival directed by Denis Villeneuve, 2016
  47. The Act of Killing directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012
  48. Zodiac directed by David Fincher, 2007
  49. Frances Ha directed by Noah Baumbach, 2012
  50. Inside Out directed by Pete Docter, 2015
  51. Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott, 2000
  52. Ratatouille directed by Brad Bird, 2007
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  53. Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi, 2004
  54. Grizzly Man directed by Werner Herzog, 2005
  55. Hunger directed by Steve McQueen, 2008
  56. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks directed by Wang Bing, 2002
  57. Carol directed by Todd Haynes, 2015
  58. The Incredibles directed by Brad Bird, 2004
  59. Los Angeles Plays Itself directed by Thom Anderson, 2003
  60. Yi Yi directed by Edward Yang, 2000
  61. Holy Motors directed by Leos Carax, 2012
  62. A History of Violence directed by David Cronenberg, 2005
  63. Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan, 2023
  64. Ex Machina directed by Alex Garland, 2015
  65. Elephant directed by Gus Van Sant, 2003
  66. Memories of Murder directed by Bong Joon-ho, 2003
  67. La Ciénaga directed by Lucrecia Martel, 2001
  68. Parasite directed by Bong Joon-ho, 2019
  69. Caché directed by Michael Haneke, 2005
  70. Before Sunset directed by Richard Linklater, 2004
  71. Portrait of a Lady on Fire directed by Céline Sciamma, 2019
  72. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga directed by George Miller, 2024
  73. Licorice Pizza directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021
  74. The Fablemans directed by Steven Spielberg, 2022
  75. Toy Story 3 directed by Lee Unkrich, 2010
  76. The New World directed by Terrence Malick, 2005
  77. Nope directed by Jordan Peele, 2022
  78. Evolution of a Filipino Family directed by Lav Diaz, 2004
  79. Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese, 2011
  80. In Vanda’s Room directed by Pedro Costa, 2000
  81. The Wolf of Wall Street directed by Martin Scorsese, 2013
  82. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010
  83. Drive My Car directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021
  84. Moonlight directed by Barry Jenkins, 2016
  85. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2019
  86. Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuarón, 2006
  87. Everything Everywhere All at Once directed by Daniel Scheinert & Daniel Kwan, 2022
  88. Avatar: The Way of Water directed by James Cameron, 2022
  89. Inherent Vice directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014
  90. Miami Vice directed by Michael Mann, 2006
  91. Gangs of New York directed by Martin Scorsese, 2002
  92. Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer, 2013
  93. Avatar directed by James Cameron, 2009
  94. Get Out directed by Jordan Peele, 2017
  95. The Witch directed by Robert Eggers, 2015
  96. The Other Side of the Wind directed by Orson Welles, 2018
  97. The Lego Movie directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2014
  98. The Irishman directed by Martin Scorsese, 2019
  99. Inland Empire directed by David Lynch, 2006
  100. An Elephant Sitting Still directed by Hu Bo, 2018
  101. Silence directed by Martin Scorsese, 2016
  102. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan directed by Larry Charles, 2006
  103. The Descendants directed by Alexander Payne, 2011
  104. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2004
  105. Batman Begins directed by Christopher Nolan, 2005
  106. Us directed by Jordan Peele, 2019
  107. Battle Royale directed by Kinji Fukasaku, 2000
  108. Dogville directed by Lars von Trier, 2003
  109. Waltz with Bashir directed by Ari Folman, 2008
  110. All About Lily Chou-Chou directed by Shunji Iwai, 2001
  111. Up directed by Pete Docter, 2009
  112. The Zone of Interest directed by Jonathan Glazer, 2023
  113. Michael Clayton directed by Tony Gilroy, 2007
  114. Gravity directed by Alfonso Cuarón, 2013
  115. 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen, 2013
  116. Good Night, and Good Luck. directed by George Clooney, 2005
  117. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring directed by Kim Ki-duk, 2003
  118. Dunkirk directed by Christopher Nolan, 2017
  119. Star Wars: The Last Jedi directed by Rian Johnson, 2017
  120. Adventureland directed by Greg Mottola, 2009
  121. Her directed by Spike Jonze, 2013
  122. American Psycho directed by Mary Harron, 2000
  123. Right Now, Wrong Then directed by Hong Sang-soo, 2015
  124. Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki, 2001
  125. Inside Llewyn Davis directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 2013
  126. The Hurt Locker directed by Kathryn Bigelow, 2008
  127. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee 2000
  128. Collateral directed by Michael Mann, 2004
  129. Almost Famous directed by Cameron Crowe, 2000
  130. Road to Perdition directed by Sam Mendes, 2002
  131. Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee, 2005
  132. Whiplash directed by Damian Chazelle, 2014
  133. The Proposition directed by John Hillcoat, 2005
  134. Far from Heaven directed by Todd Haynes, 2002
  135. Adaptation. directed by Spike Jonze, 2002
  136. Cloud Atlas directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, & Tom Tykwer, 2012
  137. Oldboy directed by Park Chan-wook, 2003
  138. Let the Right One In directed by Tomas Alfredson, 2008
  139. The Lighthouse directed by Robert Eggers, 2019
  140. O Brother, Where Art Thou? directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 2000
  141. The Grand Budapest Hotel directed by Wes Anderson, 2014
  142. The Shape of Water directed by Guillermo del Toro, 2017
  143. Ghost World directed by Terry Zwigoff, 2001
  144. The Royal Tenenbaums directed by Wes Anderson, 2001
  145. Nomadland directed by Chloé Zhao, 2020
  146. Moonrise Kingdom directed by Wes Anderson, 2012
  147. Shara directed by Naomi Kawase, 2003
  148. Stranger by the Lake directed by Alain Guiraudie, 2013
  149. Melancholia directed by Lars von Trier, 2011
  150. Zama directed by Lucrecia Martel, 2017
  151. Where the Wild Things Are directed by Spike Jonze, 2009
  152. Uncut Gems directed by Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie, 2019
  153. Blissfully Yours directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2002
  154. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011
  155. The Dark Knight Rises directed by Christopher Nolan, 2012
  156. Talk to Her directed by Pedro Almodóvar, 2002
  157. Lilya 4-ever directed by Lukas Moodysson, 2002
  158. Phantom Thread directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017
  159. Crimson Gold directed by Jafar Panahi, 2003
  160. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford directed by Andrew Dominick, 2007
  161. Annihilation directed by Alex Garland, 2018
  162. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu directed by Cristi Puiu, 2005
  163. The Handmaiden directed by Park Chan-wook, 2016
  164. Speed Racer directed by Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski, 2008
  165. Primer directed by Shane Carruth, 2004
  166. Distant directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2002
  167. King Kong directed by Peter Jackson, 2005
  168. Sexy Beast directed by Jonathan Glazer, 2000
  169. Up in the Air directed by Jason Reitman, 2009
  170. Downfall directed by Olivier Hirschbiegel, 2004
  171. Certified Copy directed by Abbas Kiarostami, 2010
  172. The Turin Horse directed by Béla Tarr, 2011
  173. Call Me by Your Name directed by Luca Guadagnino, 2017
  174. Eureka directed by Shinji Aoyama, 2000
  175. Gone Baby Gone directed by Ben Affleck, 2007
  176. Mystic River directed by Clint Eastwood, 2003
  177. Nostalgia for the Light directed by Patricio Guzmán, 2010
  178. Birth directed by Jonathan Glazer, 2004
  179. My Winnipeg directed by Guy Maddin, 2007
  180. The Florida Project directed by Sean Baker, 2017
  181. Anora directed by Sean Baker, 2024
  182. Logan directed by James Mangold, 2017
  183. Toni Erdmann directed by Maren Ade, 2016
  184. Nosferatu directed by Robert Eggers, 2024
  185. The Northman directed by Robert Eggers, 2022
  186. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse directed by Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rathman, & Bob Persichetti, 2018
  187. Colossal Youth directed by Pedro Costa, 2006
  188. The Tragedy of Macbeth directed by Joel Coen, 2021
  189. Roma directed by Alfonso Cuarón, 2018
  190. Melancholia directed by Lav Diaz, 2008
  191. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World directed by Edgar Wright, 2010
  192. The Prestige directed by Christopher Nolan, 2006
  193. True Grit directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 2010
  194. Sin City directed by Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller, 2005
  195. Tropical Malady directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004
  196. Tangerine directed by Sean Baker, 2015
  197. This Is Not a Film directed by Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, 2011
  198. Amour directed by Michael Haneke, 2012
  199. A Separation directed by Asghar Farhadi, 2011
  200. Gran Torino directed by Clint Eastwood, 2008
  201. Goodbye to Language directed by Jean-Luc Godard, 2014
  202. Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith directed by George Lucas, 2005
  203. Platform directed by Jia Zhangke, 2000
  204. Marriage Story directed by Noah Baumbach, 2019
  205. Ten directed by Abbas Kiarostami, 2002
  206. Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky, 2010
  207. Silent Light directed by Carlos Reygadas, 2007
  208. mother! directed by Darren Aronofsky, 2017
  209. Lady Bird directed by Greta Gerwig, 2017
  210. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days directed by Cristian Mungiu, 2007
  211. Monster directed by Patty Jenkins, 2003
  212. Winter’s Bone directed by Debra Granik, 2010
  213. The Aviator directed by Martin Scorsese, 2004
  214. Margaret directed by Kenneth Lonergan, 2011
  215. District 9 directed by Neill Blomkamp, 2009
  216. Enter the Void directed by Gaspar Noé, 2009
  217. Jauja directed by Lisandro Alonso, 2014
  218. Everybody Wants Some!! directed by Richard Linklater, 2016
  219. First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt, 2019
  220. The Lives of Others directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006
  221. Pig directed by Michael Sarnoski, 2021
  222. Bacurau directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles, 2019
  223. Antichrist directed by Lars von Trier, 2009
  224. Letters from Iwo Jima directed by Clint Eastwood, 2006
  225. Guardians of the Galaxy directed by James Gunn, 2014
  226. Syndromes and a Century directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006
  227. Waking Life directed by Richard Linklater, 2001
  228. United 93 directed by Paul Greenglass, 2006
  229. If Beale Street Could Talk directed by Barry Jenkins, 2018
  230. Code Unknown directed by Michael Haneke, 2000
  231. A Prophet directed by Jacques Audiard, 2009
  232. Shaun of the Dead directed by Edgar Wright, 2004
  233. Gomorrah directed by Matteo Garrone, 2008
  234. Moon directed by Duncan Jones, 2009
  235. La La Land directed by Damian Chazelle, 2016
  236. Munich directed by Steven Spielberg, 2005
  237. The Great Beauty directed by Paolo Sorrentino, 2013
  238. George Washington directed by David Gordon Green, 2000
  239. Traffic directed by Steven Soderbergh, 2000
  240. Spider-Man directed by Sam Raimi, 2002
  241. Spring Breakers directed by Harmony Korine, 2012
  242. Head-On directed by Fatih Akin, 2004
  243. The Wrestler directed by Darren Aronofsky, 2008
  244. Crimes of the Future directed by David Cronenberg, 2022
  245. Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood, 2004
  246. Happy-Go-Lucky directed by Mike Leigh, 2008
  247. Amores Perros directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2000
  248. Personal Shopper directed by Olivier Assayas, 2016
  249. Dogtooth directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, 2009
  250. Frailty directed by Bill Paxton, 2001

Directors with multiple films:

  • Christopher Nolan-9 films
  • Martin Scorsese-8 films
  • Paul Thomas Anderson-7 films
  • Quentin Tarantino-6 films
  • Richard Linklater-5 films
  • Darren Aronofsky, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Clint Eastwood, Robert Eggers, Jonathan Glazer, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Denis Villeneuve, Apichatpong Weerasethakul-4 films
  • Wes Anderson, Sean Baker, Alfonso Cuarón, Michael Haneke, Spike Jonze, Jordan Peele, Lars von Trier-3 films
  • Noah Baumbach, Brad Bird, Bong Joon ho, James Cameron, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Damian Chazelle, Pedro Costa, David Cronenberg, Guillermo del Toro, Lav Diaz, Peter Docter, David Fincher, Alex Garland, Todd Haynes, Barry Jenkins, Abbas Kiarostami, Ang Lee, Kenneth Lonergan, David Lynch, Terrence Malick, Michael Mann, Lucrecia Martel, Steve McQueen, Park Chan-wook, Sam Raimi, Andrew Stanton, Béla Tarr, Edgar Wright-2 films

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