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BBC: The 21st Century's 100 Greatest Films (Top 50)

The top 50 of BBC Culture's 2016 poll of 177 critics from 36 countries — the critics' answer to the century so far, crowned by Mulholland Drive.

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50 titles

Mulholland Drive

#1

Mulholland Drive

2001

In the Mood for Love

#2

In the Mood for Love

2000

There Will Be Blood

#3

There Will Be Blood

2007

Spirited Away

#4

Spirited Away

2001

Boyhood

#5

Boyhood

2014

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

#6

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004

The Tree of Life

#7

The Tree of Life

2011

Yi Yi

#8

Yi Yi

2000

A Separation

#9

A Separation

2011

No Country for Old Men

#10

No Country for Old Men

2007

Inside Llewyn Davis

#11

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013

Zodiac

#12

Zodiac

2007

Children of Men

#13

Children of Men

2006

The Act of Killing

#14

The Act of Killing

2012

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

#15

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

2007

Holy Motors

#16

Holy Motors

2012

Pan's Labyrinth

#17

Pan's Labyrinth

2006

The White Ribbon

#18

The White Ribbon

2009

Mad Max: Fury Road

#19

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

Synecdoche, New York

#20

Synecdoche, New York

2008

The Grand Budapest Hotel

#21

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

Lost in Translation

#22

Lost in Translation

2003

Caché

#23

Caché

2005

The Master

#24

The Master

2012

Memento

#25

Memento

2000

25th Hour

#26

25th Hour

2002

The Social Network

#27

The Social Network

2010

Talk to Her

#28

Talk to Her

2002

WALL·E

#29

WALL·E

2008

Oldboy

#30

Oldboy

2003

Margaret

#31

Margaret

2011

The Lives of Others

#32

The Lives of Others

2006

The Dark Knight

#33

The Dark Knight

2008

Son of Saul

#34

Son of Saul

2015

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

#35

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000

Timbuktu

#36

Timbuktu

2014

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

#37

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

2010

City of God

#38

City of God

2002

The New World

#39

The New World

2005

Brokeback Mountain

#40

Brokeback Mountain

2005

Inside Out

#41

Inside Out

2015

Amour

#42

Amour

2012

Melancholia

#43

Melancholia

2011

12 Years a Slave

#44

12 Years a Slave

2013

Blue Is the Warmest Color

#45

Blue Is the Warmest Color

2013

Certified Copy

#46

Certified Copy

2010

Leviathan

#47

Leviathan

2014

Brooklyn

#48

Brooklyn

2015

Goodbye to Language

#49

Goodbye to Language

2014

The Assassin

#50

The Assassin

2015