What are the 100 best films of the 21st century?

BarcelonaWho is the best director of the 21st century so far? According to the list published by the newspaper The New York Times, Christopher Nolan, at least because he is the most represented, with five titles, among the 100 best movies released since 2020 (the American newspaper considers that the 21st century begins in 2000 instead of 2001). The five Nolan films they have chosen occupy positions 28, 53, 62, 65 and 89. If the position in the ranking is prioritized, perhaps more valuable are the four films that appear by Paul Thomas Anderson (3, 25, 42 and 56), the brothers Ethan and Joel Coen (6, 36, 76 and 83) and Alfonso Cuarón (13, 18, 46 and 97). However, none of these filmmakers tops the list drawn up with the votes of more than 500 personalities from the film world. Number 1 goes to Parasites, by South Korean Bong Joon-ho, of whom there is another title in the ranking: Memories of Murder (Chronicle of a Serial Killer).

Other filmmakers with more than one film in the top 100 are David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino, with three; and in addition to Bong Joon-ho, there are also two: Jonathan Glazer, Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Ang Lee, Richard Linklater, and Spike Jonze.

One of the curious things about the list is that only 10 of the 25 Oscar winners for best film were: Gladiator, Infiltrators, No country for old men, In hostile land, 12 Years a Slave, Spotlight, Moonlight, Parasites, Everything at once, everywhere and Oppenheimer. There is even less presence of the Palme d'Or winners at the Cannes Film Festival since 2000: barely The tree of life, Love, Parasites and Anatomy of a FallAnd the various superhero franchises, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Tolkien, and Jurassic Worlds that have dominated the box office for many years, barely make an appearance with three titles: The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Black Panther.

The 100 best films of the 21st century, according to the list published by 'The New York Times'

1. Parasites (Gisaengchung), by Bong Joon-ho (2019)
2. Mulholland Drive, by David Lynch (2001)
3. Wells of ambition (There will be blood), by Paul Thomas Anderson (2007)
4. Desiring to love (Hace yeung nin wa / In the mood for love), by Wong Kar-wai (2001)
5. Moonlight, by Barry Jenkins (2016)
6. No country for old men (No country for old men), by Ethan and Joel Coen (2007)
7. Forget me (Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind), by Michel Gondry (2004)
8. Let me out (Get out), by Jordan Peele (2017)
9. Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi), by Hayao Miyazaki (2002)
10. The social network (The social network), by David Fincher (2010)
11. Mad Max: Fury Road (Mad Max: Fury Road), by George Miller (2015)
12. The area of interest (The zone of interest), by Jonathan Glazer (2023)
13. Children of Men (Children of Men), by Alfonso Cuarón (2006)
14. Inglourious bastards (Inglourious Basterds), by Quentin Tarantino (2009)
15. City of God (City of God), by Fernando Meirelles (2003)
16. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cango long), by Ang Lee (2000)
17. Brokeback Mountain, by Ang Lee (2005)
18. And your mom too, by Alfonso Cuarón (2002)
19. Zodiac, by David Fincher (2007)
20. The Wolf of Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street), by Martin Scorsese (2013)
21. The Royal Tenenbaums, by Wes Anderson (2001)
22. The Grand Budapest Hotel (The Grand Budapest Hotel), by Wes Anderson (2014)
23. Boyhood, by Richard Linklater (2014)
24. Her, by Spike Jonze (2013)
25. The invisible thread (Phantom thread), by Paul Thomas Anderson (2017)
26. Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomy of a chute), by Justine Triet (2023)
27. Adaptation: The Orchid Thief (Adaptation), by Spike Jonze (2002)
28. The Dark Knight (The Dark Knight), by Christopher Nolan (2008)
29. Arrival, by Denis Villeneuve (2016)
30. Lost in translation, by Sofia Coppola (2003)
31. Infiltrators (The departed), by Martin Scorsese (2006)
32. My best friend's wedding (Bridesmaids), by Paul Feig (2011)
33. Nader and Simin, a separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin), by Asghar Farhadi (2011)
34. Wall-E, by Andrew Stanton (2008)
35. A prophet (A prophet), by Jacques Audiard (2010)
36. A serious man (A serious man), by Ethan and Joel Coen (2009)
37. Call me by your name, by Luca Guadagnino (2017)
38. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait of the young girl in feu), by Céline Sciamma (2019)
39. Lady Bird, by Greta Gerwig (2017)
40. Yi Yi, by Edward Yang (2000)
41. Amélieby Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2001)
42. The Master, by Paul Thomas Anderson (2012)
43. Oldboy (Oldeuboi), by Park Chan-wook (2005)
44. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Once upon a time...in Hollywood),by Quentin Tarantino (2019)
45. Moneyball, by Bennett Miller (2011)
46. Rome, by Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
47. Almost Famous (Almost famous), by Cameron Crowe (2000)
48. The lives of others (The life of others), by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (2007)
49. Before sunset (Before sunset), by Richard Linklater (2004)
50. Up, by Pete Docter (2009)
51. 12 Years a Slave (12 years a slave), by Steve McQueen (2013)
52. The favorite (The favorite), by Yorgos Lanthimos (2018)
53. Borat: Cultural Learnings in America to Contribute to the Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Borado: cultural learnings of America to make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan), by Larry Charles (2006)
54. Pan's Labyrinth, by Guillermo del Toro (2006)
55. Origin (Inception), by Christopher Nolan (2010)
56. Punch-drunk love, by Paul Thomas Anderson (2002)
57. Very Important Dogs (Best in showby Christopher Guest (2000)
58. Rough diamonds (Uncut Gems), by Benny and Josh Safdie (2019)
59. Toni Erdmann, by Maren Ade (2016)
60. Whiplash, by Damien Chazelle (2014)
61. Kill Bill: Vol. 1, by Quentin Tarantino (2003)
62. Memento, by Christopher Nolan (2001)
63. Little Miss Sunshine, by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (2006)
64. Loss (Gone girl), by David Fincher (2014)
65. Oppenheimer, by Christopher Nolan (2023)
66. Spotlight, by Tom McCarthy (2015)
67. Tar, by Todd Field (2022)
68. In hostile land (The hurt locker), by Kathryn Bigelow (2009)
69. Under the skin, by Jonathan Glazer (2014)
70. Let me in (From the rat comes in), by Tomas Alfredson (2008)
71. Ocean's elevate, by Steven Soderbergh (2001)
72. Carol, by Todd Haynes (2015)
73. Ratatouille, by Brad Bird (2007)
74. The Florida Project, by Sean Baker (2017)
75. Love (Love), by Michael Haneke (2012)
76. Oh Brother! (O Brother, where art thou?), by Ethan and Joel Coen (2000)
77. Everything at once, everywhere (Everything everywhere all at once), by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
78. Aftersun, by Charlotte Wells (2022)
79. The tree of life (The tree of life), by Terrence Malick (2011)
80. Return, by Pedro Almodóvar (2006)
81. The black swan (Black swan), by Darren Aronofsky (2010)
82. The act of killingby Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous and Christine Cynn (2013)
83. About Llewyn Davis (Inside Llewyn Davis), by Ethan and Joel Coen (2013)
84. Melancholia (Melancholia), by Lars von Trier (2011)
85. The Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), by Adam McKay (2004)
86. Past lives (Past lives), by Celine Song (2023)
87. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the tings: fellowship of the ring), by Peter Jackson (2001)
88. The Gleaners and the Gleaneress (The glaneurs and the glaneuse), by Agnès Varda (2000)
89. Interstellar, by Christopher Nolan (2014)
90. Frances Ha, by Noah Baumbach (2013)
91. Fish tank, by Andrea Arnold (2010)
92. Gladiator, by Ridley Scott (2000)
93. Michael Clayton, by Tony Gilroy, (2007)
94. Minority report, by Steven Spielberg (2002)
95. The worst person in the world (Green versus men), by Joachim Trier (2021)
96. Black Panther, by Ryan Coogler (2018)
97. Gravity, by Alfonso Cuarón (2013)
98. Grizzly man, by Werner Herzog (2005)
99. Memories of Murder (Chronicle of a Serial Killer) (Salinui chueok), by Bong Joon-ho (2005)
100. Superbad (Superbad), by Greg Mottola, (2007)