A Filmmaker's Guide to the Best 100 Films of the Last Twenty Years

The end of an era is approaching, the era in which I grew so much as a filmmaker and realised how much I love this art and yet how much I hate most of the people who think they can do it (what's good Hugh Grant?). Anyways, the last twenty years has been filled with great film and as we approach the roaring 20s (more like the boring 20s), I want to see exactly which films I loved and which ones I didn't love so much. I ended up coming up with a list of 100 films and so, here we go...

My personal favourites will be marked with a (*), I hope you don't hate me too much for watching all of these, but I hope you understand how great they are and mark off the ones you've already seen.

Here are my 100 greatest films of the 21st Century so far (the last twenty years).

100-91

100. Insidious (2013)*

99. Mary, Queen of Scots (2018)

98. The Theory of Everything (2014)

97. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)*

96. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

95. Perfume: Story of a Murderer (2006)*

94. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

93. Manchester by the Sea (2016)

92. Judy (2019)*

91. The Social Network (2010)

90-81

90. A Knight's Tale (2002)

89. Roma (2018)*

88. Frida (2002)

87. Annabelle: Creation (2017)*

86. Bright Star (2009)*

85. The Double (2013)*

84. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2002)*

83. Midsommar (2019)*

82. Predestination (2014)

81. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (2009)*

80-71

80. Moulin Rouge (2001)

79. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

78. Oldboy (2003)

77. The Aviator (2004)

76. Coraline (2009)

75. The Passion of the Christ (2004)

74. Mulholland Drive (2001)

73. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

72. Big Fish (2003)

71. Vanilla Sky (2001)

70-61

70. Hotel Rwanda (2004)

69. Red Eye (2005)*

68. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

67. The Fighter (2010)

66. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)*

65. Lord of War (2005)

64. Frost/Nixon (2008)*

63. Midnight in Paris (2011)

62. Vicky Christina Barcelona (2008)*

61. 28 Days Later (2002)*

60-51

60. American Psycho (2000)*

59. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

58. The Artist (2011)

57. Shutter Island (2010)

56. Inception (2010)

55. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

54. The Pianist (2002)

53. Dreamgirls (2006)*

52. Les Miserables (2012)

51. The Hours (2002)

50-41

50. Get on Up (2013)*

49. Hereditary (2018)

48. Only God Forgives (2013)

47. Mr. Turner (2014)

46. Skyfall (2012)

45. Carol (2015)

44. 12 Years a Slave (2013)*

43. The Conjuring (2013)*

42. Memento (2000)*

41. The Master (2012)*

40-31

40. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

39. A Ghost Story (2017)*

38. The Favourite (2018)

37. The Skin I Live In (2011)*

36. The Post (2017)

35. Inglorious Basterds (2009)*

34. Babel (2006)

33. The Revenant (2015)

32. Moonlight (2016)

31. Django Unchained (2013)*

30-21

30. Blackkklansman (2018)*

29. Sin City (2005)

28. Brokeback Mountain (2005)*

27. Get Out (2017)*

26. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)*

25. Snatch (2000)*

24. One Hour Photo (2002)

23. Capote (2005)*

22. Donnie Darko (2001)*

21. Us (2019)*

20-11

20. The Fighter (2010)

19. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)*

18. Silence (2016)*

17. The Departed (2006)

16. The Good Shepherd (2006)

15. The Great Gatsby (2013)

14. Boyhood (2014)

13. The Dark Knight (2008)*

12. Hell or High Water (2016)

11. Phantom Thread (2017)*

10-1

10. Spirited Away (2001)*

9. Spotlight (2015)*

8. The Danish Girl (2015)*

7. Zodiac (2006)

6. The Prestige (2006)*

5. Dunkirk (2017)*

4. Lost in Translation (2003)

3. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

2. Gangs of New York (2002)*

1. There Will Be Blood (2007)*