The 21st century's 100 greatest films

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

...and almost unwatchable tripe!

I have a fair selection of Al Adamson films, yes.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by bizarre_eye@Cult Labs

There's nothing wrong with those three fine directors. It's when they start putting Paul Thomas Anderson on the cover that you need to start worrying.

I fully expect Ben Wheatley to be on the cover of Sight & Sound sooner rather than later!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Excellent list compiled by the 177 critics surveyed by the BBC:

100. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)
100. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)
100. Carlos (Olivier Assayas, 2010)
99. The Gleaners and I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
98. Ten (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002)
97. White Material (Claire Denis, 2009)
96. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003)
95. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
94. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
93. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)
92. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
91. The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan José Campanella, 2009)
90. The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
89. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
88. Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015)
87. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
86. Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, 2002)
85. A Prophet (Jacques Audiard, 2009)
84. Her (Spike Jonze, 2013)
83. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
82. A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009)
81. Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011)
80. The Return (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003)
79. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)
78. The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013)
77. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007)
76. Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003)
75. Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014)
74. Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine, 2012)
73. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)
72. Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013)
71. Tabu (Miguel Gomes, 2012)
70. Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012)
69. Carol (Todd Haynes, 2015)
68. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
67. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)
66. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring (Kim Ki-duk, 2003)
65. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009)
64. The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)
63. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, 2011)
62. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
61. Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)
60. Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006)
59. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)
58. Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembène, 2004)
57. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)
56. Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr, director; Ágnes Hranitzky, co-director, 2000)
55. Ida (Paweł Pawlikowski, 2013)
54. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011)
53. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
52. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
51. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
50. The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2015)
49. Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, 2014)
48. Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015)
47. Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014)
46. Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010)
45. Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013)
44. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
43. Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011)
42. Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)
41. Inside Out (Pete Docter, 2015)
40. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
39. The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005)
38. City of God (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002)
37. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
36. Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014)
35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
34. Son of Saul (László Nemes, 2015)
33. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
32. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)
31. Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011)
30. Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)
29. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
28. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002)
27. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)
26. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
25. ​Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
24. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
23. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005)
22. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
21. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)
20. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
19. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
18. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)
17. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)
16. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)
15. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)
14. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
13. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
12. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
11. Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013)
10. No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)
9. A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)
8. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, 2000)
7. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
5. Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)
4. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
3. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
2. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
1. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)

BBC - Culture - The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I own the ones highlighted in yellow. A mere 29%

Almost a decade on i wondered if this had altered or at least had i seen or purchased any more?

The ones in cyan i now own whilst the ones in magenta i have owned since this was initially compiled and got rid of because they really weren't that good.

The Royal Tenenbaums is highlighted in cyan but it should have been highlighted in yellow initially as i definitely owned it when this list was first published.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

The only ones I haven't seen are Yi Yi, The Return, and Toni Erdmann.

The films I don't own are:

• Yi Yi
• The Act of Killing
• Timbuktu
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
• Certified Copy
• Leviathan
• Goodbye to Language
• The Assassin
• Tropical Malady
• Ida
• Moolaadé
• Syndromes and a Century
• The Turin Horse
• The Great Beauty
• Fish Tank
• Stories We Tell
• Tabu
• Spring Breakers
• Dogville
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
• The Return
• Far from Heaven
• The Headless Woman
• The Secret in Their Eyes
• Ten
• The Gleaners and I
• Toni Erdmann

https://trakt.tv/users/fake_shemp/li...?sort=rank,asc

[Justin101]

An interesting list, which I have obviously seen before because I commented on it, yet I was still confused because I didn't read it properly and wondered why so many films were from 2013 and 2014

Anyway, I have split the list into 4 smaller lists;

Films I have seen and I own

95. Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
94. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
90. The Pianist (Roman Polanski, 2002)
83. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
79. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)
73. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004)
68. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001)
62. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009)
53. Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, 2001)
51. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
48. Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015)
35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
33. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
30. Oldboy (Park Chan-wook, 2003)
29. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
28. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002)
27. The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)
22. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
21. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)
19. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
17. Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)
13. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
12. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
11. Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013)
4. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
3. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
2. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
1. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)

Films I have seen, but don't own

100. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)
96. Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton, 2003)
93. Ratatouille (Brad Bird, 2007)
88. Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015)
87. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001)
67. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008)
59. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)
40. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)

Films I have not seen, but I own

61. Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)
43. Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011)
18. The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)
14. The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
10. No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)
8. Yi Yi: A One and a Two (Edward Yang, 2000)

Films I have not seen and I don't own (most of them)

100. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, 2016)
100. Carlos (Olivier Assayas, 2010)
99. The Gleaners and I (Agnès Varda, 2000)
98. Ten (Abbas Kiarostami, 2002)
97. White Material (Claire Denis, 2009)
92. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007)
91. The Secret in Their Eyes (Juan José Campanella, 2009)
89. The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008)
86. Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes, 2002)
85. A Prophet (Jacques Audiard, 2009)
84. Her (Spike Jonze, 2013)
82. A Serious Man (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009)
81. Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011)
80. The Return (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003)
78. The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013)
77. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007)
76. Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003)
75. Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014)
74. Spring Breakers (Harmony Korine, 2012)
72. Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013)
71. Tabu (Miguel Gomes, 2012)
70. Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012)
69. Carol (Todd Haynes, 2015)
66. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring (Kim Ki-duk, 2003)
65. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009)
64. The Great Beauty (Paolo Sorrentino, 2013)
63. The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, 2011)
60. Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006)
58. Moolaadé (Ousmane Sembène, 2004)
57. Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)
56. Werckmeister Harmonies (Béla Tarr, director; Ágnes Hranitzky, co-director, 2000)
55. Ida (Paweł Pawlikowski, 2013)
54. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011)
52. Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004)
50. The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2015)
49. Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, 2014)
47. Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014)
46. Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010)
45. Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013)
44. 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)
42. Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)
41. Inside Out (Pete Docter, 2015)
39. The New World (Terrence Malick, 2005)
38. City of God (Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund, 2002)
37. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010)
36. Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014)
34. Son of Saul (László Nemes, 2015)
32. The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)
31. Margaret (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011)
23. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005)
26. 25th Hour (Spike Lee, 2002)
25. ​Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
24. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
20. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
16. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012)
15. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)
9. A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)
7. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
5. Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

I'm surprised you don't own Linklater's Boyhood, Justin.

Not necessarily seen, but in the collection.

That's how it is with me. I own it - a Cex purchase for 50p on Blu - but still not watched it.

[Justin101]

The running time for me, keeps putting me off I know that i'd like it as well, next time I see a 50p copy I'll buy it

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

I'm surprised you haven't seen mainstream films like The Wolf of Wall Street, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Her, Zero Dark Thirty, 12 Years a Slave, Memento, or Inside Out.

I highly recommend all of them.

[Justin101]

There is a lot of films, and not enough time to watch them all I always plan to go through these kinds of 'greatest films' lists but always go back to my regular viewing habits and work on my stack of discs next to the TV etc.

I've been meaning to watch The Wolf of Wall Street for about 10 years

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I'm surprised you don't own Linklater's Boyhood, Justin.

Not necessarily seen, but in the collection.

That's how it is with me. I own it - a Cex purchase for 50p on Blu - but still not watched it.

Originally Posted by Justin101

The running time for me, keeps putting me off I know that i'd like it as well, next time I see a 50p copy I'll buy it

I've seen Boyhood three or four times – it's a remarkable place of filmmaking, a labour of love by every member of cast and crew, and a rewarding watch.

It's emotionally engaging because you spend time with a family, particularly Mason, as they grow up and go through the various trials and tribulations of a boy's life from preschool to college freshman. From memory, it's a film imbued with tangible emotion, including humour, and a good soundtrack.