The 21st Century's 100 greatest films
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We, the editors of BBC Culture, decided to commission a poll of critics to determine the 100 greatest films of the 21st Century. Last year, we asked critics to name the greatest American films of all time, and we were surprised that only six films made since 2000 made the top 100. Is there a feeling that time sanctifies a classic? Perhaps. But this time, we wanted to prove that this century has given us films that will stand the test of time, that you will continue to think about and argue about if only you give them a chance and watch them.
For our poll to determine the 100 greatest American films, we surveyed 62 film critics from around the world. This time, we received responses from 177 – from every continent except Antarctica. Some are newspaper or magazine reviewers, others write primarily for websites; academics and cinema curators are well-represented too. For the purposes of this poll we have decided that a list of the greatest films of the 21st Century should include the year 2000, even though we recognise that there was no ‘Year Zero’ and that 2001 is mathematically the start of the century. Not only did we all celebrate the turn of the millennium on 31 December 1999, but the year 2000 was a landmark in global cinema, and, in particular, saw the emergence of new classics from Asia like nothing we had ever seen before.
We believe that the new classics on this list are destined to become old classics. Whether or not that happens is ultimately up to you, the moviegoers. But one thing is certain: cinema isn’t dying, it’s evolving.
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79 new
Almost Famous
2000, in 9 top lists Check -
2 new
Fa yeung nin wah
2000 — a.k.a. In the Mood for Love, in 30 top lists Check -
99 new
Les glaneurs et la glaneuse
2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check -
25 new
Memento
2000, in 27 top lists Check -
101 new
Requiem for a Dream
2000, in 21 top lists Check -
56 new
Werckmeister harmóniák
2000 — a.k.a. Werckmeister Harmonies, in 12 top lists Check -
35 new
Wo hu cang long
2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check -
8 new
Yi yi
2000 — a.k.a. Yi Yi: A One and a Two..., in 19 top lists Check -
83 new
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001, in 11 top lists Check -
87 new
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check -
53 new
Moulin Rouge!
2001, in 17 top lists Check -
1 new
Mulholland Dr.
2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check -
68 new
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001, in 8 top lists Check -
4 new
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
26 new
25th Hour
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
38 new
Cidade de Deus
2002 — a.k.a. City of God, in 22 top lists Check -
98 new
Dah
2002 — a.k.a. Ten, in 10 top lists Check -
86 new
Far from Heaven
2002, in 10 top lists Check -
28 new
Hable con ella
2002 — a.k.a. Talk to Her, in 12 top lists Check -
90 new
The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
66 new
Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom
2003 — a.k.a. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, in 13 top lists Check -
76 new
Dogville
2003, in 14 top lists Check -
96 new
Finding Nemo
2003, in 17 top lists Check -
22 new
Lost in Translation
2003, in 19 top lists Check -
58 new
Moolaadé
2003, in 6 top lists Check -
30 new
Oldeuboi
2003 — a.k.a. Oldboy, in 34 top lists Check -
80 new
Vozvrashchenie
2003 — a.k.a. The Return, in 11 top lists Check -
73 new
Before Sunset
2004, in 18 top lists Check -
6 new
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004, in 28 top lists Check -
52 new
Sud pralad
2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check -
40 new
Brokeback Mountain
2005, in 21 top lists Check -
23 new
Caché
2005, in 15 top lists Check -
59 new
A History of Violence
2005, in 11 top lists Check -
39 new
The New World
2005, in 10 top lists Check -
13 new
Children of Men
2006, in 13 top lists Check -
32 new
Das Leben der Anderen
2006 — a.k.a. The Lives of Others, in 20 top lists Check -
17 new
El laberinto del fauno
2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check -
60 new
Sang sattawat
2006 — a.k.a. Syndromes and a Century, in 6 top lists Check -
15 new
4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile
2007 — a.k.a. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, in 13 top lists Check -
92 new
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward...
2007, in 7 top lists Check -
10 new
No Country for Old Men
2007, in 23 top lists Check -
93 new
Ratatouille
2007, in 14 top lists Check -
77 new
Le scaphandre et le papillon
2007 — a.k.a. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, in 7 top lists Check -
3 new
There Will Be Blood
2007, in 20 top lists Check -
12 new
Zodiac
2007, in 14 top lists Check -
33 new
The Dark Knight
2008, in 27 top lists Check -
67 new
The Hurt Locker
2008, in 13 top lists Check -
94 new
Låt den rätte komma in
2008 — a.k.a. Let the Right One In, in 14 top lists Check -
89 new
La mujer sin cabeza
2008 — a.k.a. The Headless Woman, in 8 top lists Check -
20 new
Synecdoche, New York
2008, in 9 top lists Check
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