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NYT: The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century (Top 50)

The top 50 of the NYT's landmark 2025 poll — over 500 filmmakers and stars each picked their ten best films since 2000.

50 titles · The New York Times

50 titles

Parasite

#1

Parasite

2019

Mulholland Drive

#2

Mulholland Drive

2001

There Will Be Blood

#3

There Will Be Blood

2007

In the Mood for Love

#4

In the Mood for Love

2000

Moonlight

#5

Moonlight

2016

No Country for Old Men

#6

No Country for Old Men

2007

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

#7

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004

Get Out

#8

Get Out

2017

Spirited Away

#9

Spirited Away

2001

The Social Network

#10

The Social Network

2010

Mad Max: Fury Road

#11

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

The Zone of Interest

#12

The Zone of Interest

2023

Children of Men

#13

Children of Men

2006

Inglourious Basterds

#14

Inglourious Basterds

2009

City of God

#15

City of God

2002

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

#16

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000

Brokeback Mountain

#17

Brokeback Mountain

2005

Y Tu Mamá También

#18

Y Tu Mamá También

2001

Zodiac

#19

Zodiac

2007

The Wolf of Wall Street

#20

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

The Royal Tenenbaums

#21

The Royal Tenenbaums

2001

The Grand Budapest Hotel

#22

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

Boyhood

#23

Boyhood

2014

Her

#24

Her

2013

Phantom Thread

#25

Phantom Thread

2017

Anatomy of a Fall

#26

Anatomy of a Fall

2023

Adaptation.

#27

Adaptation.

2002

The Dark Knight

#28

The Dark Knight

2008

Arrival

#29

Arrival

2016

Lost in Translation

#30

Lost in Translation

2003

The Departed

#31

The Departed

2006

Bridesmaids

#32

Bridesmaids

2011

A Separation

#33

A Separation

2011

WALL·E

#34

WALL·E

2008

A Prophet

#35

A Prophet

2009

A Serious Man

#36

A Serious Man

2009

Call Me by Your Name

#37

Call Me by Your Name

2017

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

#38

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019

Lady Bird

#39

Lady Bird

2017

Yi Yi

#40

Yi Yi

2000

Amélie

#41

Amélie

2001

The Master

#42

The Master

2012

Oldboy

#43

Oldboy

2003

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

#44

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

Moneyball

#45

Moneyball

2011

Roma

#46

Roma

2018

Almost Famous

#47

Almost Famous

2000

The Lives of Others

#48

The Lives of Others

2006

Before Sunset

#49

Before Sunset

2004

#50

Up

2009