The 100 best films of the 21st century, according to 177 film critics

"David Lynch\u2019s narratively non-linear, n\u00e9o-noir masterpiece Mulholland Drive has been named the best film of the 21st century to date by 177 film critics from 36 countries.\r\n\r\nThe list also includes the critically-revered but audience-frustrating Terrence Malick movie The Tree of Life (2011) and Richard Linklater\u2019s 12 years in the making Boyhood (2014).\r\n Top 100 in full \r\n1 Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n Mulholland Drive Trailer \r\n \r\n \r\n2 In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)\r\n\r\n3 There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)\r\n\r\n4 Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)\r\n\r\n5 Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)\r\n\r\n6 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)\r\n\r\n7 The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)\r\n\r\n8 Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, 2000)\r\n\r\n9 A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)\r\n\r\n10 Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013)\r\n\r\n10 No Country For Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)\r\n\r\n12 Children of Men (Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n, 2006)\r\n\r\n12 Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)\r\n\r\n14 The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)\r\n\r\n15 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)\r\n\r\n16 Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)\r\n\r\n17 Pan\u2019s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)\r\n\r\n18 The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)\r\n\r\n19 Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)\r\n\r\n20 Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will be Blood (#3) \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n21 The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)\r\n\r\n22 Cach\u00e9 (Michael Haneke, 2005)\r\n\r\n22 Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)\r\n\r\n24 The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)\r\n\r\n25 Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2001)\r\n\r\n26 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)\r\n\r\n27 The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)\r\n\r\n28 Talk to Her (Pedro Almod\u00f3var, 2002)\r\n\r\n29. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)\r\n\r\n30 Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)\r\n\r\n31 Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011)\r\n\r\n32 The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)\r\n\r\n33 Son of Saul (L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Nemes, 2015)\r\n\r\n33 The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)\r\n\r\n35 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)\r\n\r\n36 Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014)\r\n\r\n37 Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)\r\n\r\n38 City of God (Fernando Meirelles and K\u00e1tia Lund, 2002)\r\n\r\n39 The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005)\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n39 Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth (#17) \r\n \r\n41 Inside Out (Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen, 2015)\r\n\r\n42 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)\r\n\r\n42 Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)\r\n\r\n42 Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011)\r\n\r\n45 Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013)\r\n\r\n45 Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010)\r\n\r\n45 Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014)\r\n\r\n48 Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015)\r\n\r\n49 Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, 2014)\r\n\r\n49. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)\r\n\r\n49 The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2015)\r\n\r\n52 Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)\r\n\r\n53 Ida (Pawel Pawlikowski, 2013)\r\n\r\n53 Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)\r\n\r\n53 Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011)\r\n\r\n56 Werckmeister Harmonies (Bela Tarr and \u00c1gnes Hranitzky, 2000)\r\n\r\n56 Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)\r\n\r\n58 A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)\r\n\r\n58 Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth, 2009)\r\n\r\n58 Moolaad\u00e9 (Ousmane Sembene, 2004)\r\n\r\n58 Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006) \r\n\r\n58 Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty (#63) \r\n \r\n63 Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009)\r\n\r\n63 The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)\r\n\r\n63 The Turin Horse (Bela Tarr and \u00c1gnes Hranitzky, 2011)\r\n\r\n66 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter\u2026and Spring (Kim Ki-duk, 2003)\r\n\r\n66 The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)\r\n\r\n68 Carol (Todd Haynes, 2015)\r\n\r\n68 The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)\r\n\r\n70 Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012)\r\n\r\n70 Tabu (Miguel Gomes, 2012)\r\n\r\n72 Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)\r\n\r\n72 Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013)\r\n\r\n74 Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine, 2012)\r\n\r\n75 Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003)\r\n\r\n75 Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014)\r\n\r\n75 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007)\r\n\r\n78 Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)\r\n\r\n78 The Return (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003)\r\n\r\n78 The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013)\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n Spize Jonze's Her (#81) \r\n \r\n81 A Prophet (Jacques Audiard, 2009)\r\n\r\n81 A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009)\r\n\r\n81 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)\r\n\r\n81 Her (Spike Jonze, 2013)\r\n\r\n81 Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011)\r\n\r\n86 Am\u00e9lie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)\r\n\r\n86 Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, 2002)\r\n\r\n88 Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015)\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n89 The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008) \r\n\r\n90 Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003) \r\n\r\n90 Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)\r\n\r\n90 Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)\r\n\r\n90 Ratatouille (Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava, 2007)\r\n\r\n90 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)\r\n\r\n90 The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)\r\n\r\n90 The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan Jos\u00e9 Campanella, 2009)\r\n\r\n97 Ten (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002)\r\n\r\n97 The Gleaners and I (Agn\u00e8s Varda, 2000)\r\n\r\n97 White Material (Claire Denis, 2009)\r\n\r\n100 Carlos (Olivier Assayas, 2010)\r\n\r\n100 Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)\r\n\r\n100 Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)\r\n\r\n\"We wanted to find out about the best films in recent memory,\" commented BBC Culture editor Matthew Anderson. \"These are the films that most people feel strongly about.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe hope that this list will spark discussion and debate, not just among critics and film aficionados, but among everyone who enjoys movies and has an opinion about what makes a good one.\u201d\r\n\r\n "

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