David Lynch’s narratively non-linear, néo-noir masterpiece Mulholland Drive has been named the best film of the 21st century to date by 177 film critics from 36 countries.
The list also includes the critically-revered but audience-frustrating Terrence Malick movie The Tree of Life (2011) and Richard Linklater’s 12 years in the making Boyhood (2014).
Top 100 in full
1 Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
2 In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
3 There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
4 Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
5 Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)
6 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
7 The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
8 Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, 2000)
9 A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)
10 Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013)
10 No Country For Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)
12 Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
12 Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
14 The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
15 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)
16 Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)
17 Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)
18 The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)
19 Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
20 Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
