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100 Best Movies of the 21st Century According to the Public

Can you name the 100 best movies of the 21st century according to the New York Times' survey of its readers?
Source: The New York Times
Keep in mind that the NYT article was published on 23 June 2025
Also try 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century According to Hollywood!
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Rank
Director
Released
Answer
1
Bong Joon Ho
2019
Parasite
2
David Lynch
2001
Mulholland Drive
3
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
2007
No Country for Old Men
4
Paul Thomas Anderson
2007
There Will Be Blood
5
Christopher Nolan
2014
Interstellar
6
Christopher Nolan
2008
The Dark Knight
7
George Miller
2015
Mad Max: Fury Road
8
Hayao Miyazaki
2002
Spirited Away
9
Michel Gondry
2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
10
David Fincher
2010
The Social Network
11
Quentin Tarantino
2009
Inglorious Basterds
12
Wong Kar-Wai
2001
In the Mood for Love
13
Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once
14
Peter Jackson
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
15
Peter Jackson
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
16
Damien Chazelle
2016
La La Land
17
Jordan Peele
2017
Get Out
18
Barry Jenkins
2016
Moonlight
19
Damien Chazelle
2014
Whiplash
20
Denis Villeneuve
2016
Arrival
21
Alfonso Cuarón
2006
Children of Men
22
Wes Anderson
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
23
Christopher Nolan
2023
Oppenheimer
24
Christopher Nolan
2010
Inception
25
Martin Scorsese
2006
The Departed
26
Céline Sciamma
2019
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
27
Denis Villeneuve
2024
Dune: Part Two
28
Wes Anderson
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
29
Quentin Tarantino
2019
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
30
Ang Lee
2005
Brokeback Mountain
31
Richard Linklater
2004
Before Sunset
32
Sofia Coppola
2003
Lost in Translation
33
Ridley Scott
2000
Gladiator
34
Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, & Rodney Rothman
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
35
Charlotte Wells
2022
Aftersun
36
Greta Gerwig
2017
Lady Bird
37
Fernando Meirelles
2003
City of God
38
Luca Guadagnino
2017
Call Me By Your Name
39
Guillermo del Toro
2006
Pan's Labyrinth
40
Park Chan-Wook
2005
Oldboy
41
David Fincher
2007
Zodiac
42
Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
2006
Little Miss Sunshine
43
Peter Jackson
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
44
Andrew Stanton
2008
WALL-E
45
Paul Thomas Anderson
2017
Phantom Thread
46
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
2001
Amélie
47
Celine Song
2023
Past Lives
48
Quentin Tarantino
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
49
Bong Joon Ho
2005
Memories of Murder
50
Joe Wright
2005
Pride & Prejudice
Rank
Director
Released
Answer
51
Cameron Crowe
2000
Almost Famous
52
Ryan Coogler
2025
Sinners
53
Greg Mottola
2007
Superbad
54
Martin Scorsese
2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
55
Alfonso Cuarón
2002
Y tu mamá también
56
Jonathan Glazer
2023
The Zone of Interest
57
Steven Soderbergh
2001
Ocean's Eleven
58
Brad Bird
2007
Ratatouille
59
Quentin Tarantino
2012
Django Unchained
60
Greta Gerwig
2019
Little Women
61
Christopher Nolan
2001
Memento
62
Ari Aster
2018
Hereditary
63
Denis Villeneuve
2017
Blade Runner 2049
64
Spike Jonze
2013
Her
65
Wes Anderson
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox
66
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
67
Park Chan-wook
2016
The Handmaiden
68
Todd Field
2022
Tár
69
Edward Yang
2000
Yi Yi
70
Sean Baker
2017
The Florida Project
71
Terrence Malick
2011
The Tree of Life
72
Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie
2019
Uncut Gems
73
Tom McCarthy
2015
Spotlight
74
Darren Aronofsky
2010
Black Swan
75
Richard Linklater
2014
Boyhood
76
Joachim Trier
2021
The Worst Person in the World
77
Christopher Nolan
2006
The Prestige
78
Tony Gilroy
2007
Michael Clayton
79
David Fincher
2014
Gone Girl
80
Justine Triet
2023
Anatomy of a Fall
81
Ang Lee
2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
82
Mark Waters
2004
Mean Girls
83
Wim Wenders
2023
Perfect Days
84
Greta Gerwig
2023
Barbie
85
Pete Docter
2009
Up
86
Denis Villeneuve
2021
Dune: Part One
87
Paul Thomas Anderson
2012
The Master
88
Joseph Kosinski
2022
Top Gun: Maverick
89
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
2021
Drive My Car
90
Paul Feig
2011
Bridesmaids
91
Rian Johnson
2019
Knives Out
92
Brad Bird
2004
The Incredibles
93
Martin Scorsese
2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
94
Bennett Miller
2011
Moneyball
95
Ethan Coen & Joel Coen
2013
Inside Llewyn Davis
96
Hayao Miyazaki
2004
Howl's Moving Castle
97
Robert Eggers
2019
The Lighthouse
98
Alexander Payne
2023
The Holdovers
99
Ari Aster
2019
Midsommar
100
Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
2019
Avengers: Endgame
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