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[March Climber]

The article:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html

The list:

100. Superbad (2007)
99. Memories of Murder (2005)
98. Grizzly Man (2005)
97. Gravity (2013)
96. Black Panther (2018)
95. The Worst Person in the World (2021)
94. Minority Report (2002)
93. Michael Clayton (2007)
92. Gladiator (2000)
91. Fish Tank (2010)
90. Frances Ha (2013)

89. Interstellar (2014)
88. The Gleaners and I (2001)
87. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
86. Past Lives (2023)
85. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
84. Melancholia (2011)
83. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
82. The Act of Killing (2013)
81. Black Swan (2010)
80. Volver (2006)

79. The Tree of Life (2011)
78. Aftersun (2022)
77. Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
76. O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)
75. Amour (2012)
74. The Florida Project (2014)
73. Ratatouille (2007)
72. Caarol (2015)
71. Ocean's Eleven (2001)
70. Let The Right One In (2008)

69. Under The Skin (2014)
68. The Hurt Locker (2009)
67. Tár (2022)
66. Spotlight (2015)
65. Oppenheimer (2023)
64. Gone Girl (2014)
63. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
62. Memento (2001)
61. Kill Bill Vol 1. (2003)
60. Whiplash (2014)

59. Toni Erdmann (2016)
58. Uncut Gems (2019)
57. Best In Show (2000)
56. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
55. Inception (2010)
54. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
53. Borat (2006)
52. The Favourite (2018)
51. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
50. Up (2009)

49. Before Sunset (2004)
48. The Lives of Others (2007)
47. Almost Famous (2000)
46. Roma (2018)
45. Moneyball (2011)
44. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019)
43. Oldboy (2005)
42. The Master (2012)
41. Amélie (2001)
40. Yi Yi (2000)

39. Lady Bird (2017)
38. Portrait of a Lady On Fire (2019)
37. Call Me By Your Name (2017)
36. A Serious Man (2009)
35. A Prophet (2010)
34. Wall-E (2008)
33. A Separation (2011)
32. Bridesmaids (2011)
31. The Departed (2006)
30. Lost in Translation (2003)

29. Arrival (2016)
28. The Dark Knight (2008)
27. Adaptation (2002)
26. Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
25. Phantom Thread (2017)
24. Her (2013)
23. Boyhood (2014)
22. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
21. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
20. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

19. Zodiac (2007)
18. Y tu mamá también (2002)
17. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
16. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
15. City of God (2003)
14. Inglorious Basterds (2009)
13. Children of Men (2006)
12. The Zone of Interest (2023)
11. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

10. The Social Network (2010)
09. Spirited Away (2002)
08. Get Out (2017)
07. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
06. No Country For Old Men (2007)
05. Moonlight (2016)
04. In the Mood for Love (2001)
03. There Will Be Blood (2007)
02. Mulholland Drive (2001)
01. Parasite (2019)

Movies from 2020s: 14
Movies from 2010s: 42
Movies from 2000s: 44

 

[Kilau]

Some good movies too.

 

[SJRB]

Stopped reading when I saw Gladiator at no 92. Fuck off.

 

[Valonquar]

Yeah no.

 

[xandaca]

No Hot Fuzz, no deal.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

99. Memories of Murder (2005)

 

[March Climber]

ForAcademicPurposes I need more context (I haven't seen every movie on this list).

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

ForAcademicPurposes I need more context (I haven't seen every movie on this list).

Best Korean film to date.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

Parasite really stuck with me as I went to the bathroom during Parasite, but other than that, seemed like a movie.

 

[IDKFA]

Moonlight at number 5?!

The film barely has a plot.

One Marvel movie on the list, and it's Black Panther?! Not a bad film, but nowhere close to the best Marvel movie.

Fellowship of the Ring is at 87!!!!!!!!

Spoiler

 

[bitbydeath]

 

[Beretta]

Did a Gen Z and Gen Alpha combine their ideas and put this together? Embarrassing.

 

[DKehoe]

From the other thread on this, here's my ballot in, no particular order.

What would you guys have in yours?

 

[kremiso]

Baahubali is missing

 

[Plies]

Superbad should be top 10

 

[March Climber]

Superbad should be top 10

If you flip the list it's number 1.

 

[bitbydeath]

From the other thread on this, here's my ballot in, no particular order.

What would you guys have in yours?

While I haven't compiled a list, it would be very different to what you find here.

Movies like:
-Yes, Man
-Dawn of the Dead
-Shaun of the Dead
-Wolf of Wall Street
-Final Destination
-Kingsman
-Scott Pilgrim Vs the World
-Cabin in the Woods
-Not Another Teen Movie
-Belko Experiment

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Parasite is such a fucking hipster movie, all the wannabe movie buff hipsters love it because their friends love it and they wanna be in with their hipster group.

Anchorman and Oceans Eleven over LOTR and Gladiator :-/

Whiplash at 60 :-/

There are some popular films I expected, like The Prestige, Manchester by the Sea, The First Slam Dunk, Casino Royale, Moon, Black Hawk Down, Donnie Darko, Requiem for a Dream, Ford vs Ferrari, Drive, Godzilla Minus One, The Banshees of Inisherin, Top Gun Maverick.

 

[Doom85]

The recent "rank Pixar movies" thread and "rank MCU films" thread:

Gaf: "We may have our disagreements on our rankings, but hey, let's just celebrate what movies we do love."

New York Times ranks their top modern movies:

Gaf:

 

[jason10mm]

That list is what you get when you ask AI for a list and then forget about the assignment and turn it in by accident.

It also illustrates just hot steaming shit this decade has been compared to the 70s-90's in every category.

 

[DKehoe]

That list is what you get when you ask AI for a list and then forget about the assignment and turn it in by accident.

What makes you say that?

 

[Doom85]

It also illustrates just hot steaming shit this decade has been compared to the 70s-90's in every category.

 

[jason10mm]

What makes you say that?

Did you look at the list? It's absolute shit. Sure, there are good films on there but otherwise its full of garbage and if its ranked, that is totally junk.

 

[TheAtomicPile]

No Hot Fuzz, no deal.

No representation from the Cornetto Trilogy at all is pretty silly.

 

[Rush2112]

The New York Times has no authority to judge anything whatsoever. Including movies.

 

[DKehoe]

Did you look at the list? It's absolute shit. Sure, there are good films on there but otherwise its full of garbage and if its ranked, that is totally junk.

I'd disagree that it's absolute shit. Might not match up exactly what I'd have but since it's the result of 500 people voting it's probably not going to line up with any one singular vision.

What would be your top 10 for it?

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Parasite wants to be a social commentary but came across as Looney Tunes. Complete garbage.

 

[willothedog]

not one Neil Breen epic, this list can fuck right off

 

[swaffles23]

1. The Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
2. The Aviator
3. Gangs of New York
4. No Country for Old Men
5. There Will Be Blood
6. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
7. Spirited Away
8. Drive
9. Collateral
10. Body of Lies

 

[drganon]

I can't wait for the death of the ny times and the rest of the newspaper industry.

 

[March Climber]

The recent "rank Pixar movies" thread

Ranking Pixar movies sounds like an absolute nightmare once you go below top 10.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

That list is what you get when you ask AI for a list and then forget about the assignment and turn it in by accident.

It also illustrates just hot steaming shit this decade has been compared to the 70s-90's in every category.

Hell, the 40s to 60s even.

The 60s alone had stuff like Lawrence of Arabia, 2001 A Space Oddysey, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Yojimbo, High and Low, Psycho, Planet of the Apes, From Russia with Love, and Once Upon a Time in the West.

The movie industry took a massive dive sometime after 2000. 2010 and onward is objectively weaker than any period since the 1940s.

 

[EverydayBeast]

28. The Dark Knight (2008)

This is a known top 15 movie I find this too 10 hard to stomach and no Jason Bourne??

 

[bitbydeath]

Hell, the 40s to 60s even.

The 60s alone had stuff like Lawrence of Arabia, 2001 A Space Oddysey, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Yojimbo, High and Low, Psycho, Planet of the Apes, From Russia with Love, and Once Upon a Time in the West.

The movie industry took a massive dive sometime after 2000. 2010 and onward is objectively weaker than any period since the 1940s.

TV rising up probably had something to do with it as well.

 

[DaciaJC]

They have Fellowship of the Ring and Gladiator near the bottom of the list but stuff like Moonlight and Get Out in the top 10?