Cinemaos 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, according to NY Times

THE The New York Times He released a list of the 100 best films of the 21st century. To reach the result, the US newspaper invited more than 500 directors, actors and influential professionals from the film industry around the world to vote for their personal choices since January 1, 2000.

Among the voters are names like Guillermo Del Toro (The shape of the water), Sofia Coppola (Encounters and mismatches), Pedro Almodóvar (Pain and glory), Julianne Moore (Forever Alice), Mikey Madison (Anora), in addition to Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) and Rachel Zegler (Snowwit) – which even included the Brazilian Invisible life (2019) among your favorites. Check out the ranking, from 100th to 1st place:

100º to 91º

100.Superbad: It’s today (2007), Greg Mottola
99.Memories of a Killer (2003), from BONG JOON-HO
98.The Bear Man (2005), from Werner Herzog
97.Gravity (2013), from Alfonso Cuarón
96.Black panther (2018), Ryan Coogler
95.The worst person in the world (2021), from Joachim Trier
94.Minority Report – The New Law (2002), Steven Spielberg
93.Risk conduct (2007), Tony Gilroy
92.Gladiator (2000), from Ridley Scott
91.Aquarium (2009), Andrea Arnold

90º to 81st

90.France (2013), from Noah Baumbach
89.Intensil (2014), Christopher Nolan
88.The pickers and me (2000), from AGNès Varda
87.The Lord of the Rings: The Society of the Ring (2001), from Peter Jackson
86.Past (2023), from Celine Song
85.The Anchor: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), from Adam McKay
84.Melancholy (2011), from Lars Von Trier
83.Inside Llewyn Davis: Ballad of an ordinary man (2013), from Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
82.The act of killing (2012), JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER
81.Black swan (2010), Darren Aronofsky

80º to 71º

80.Go back (2006), from Pedro Almodóvar
79.The Tree of Life (2011), from TERRENCE MALICK
78.Aftersun (2022), from Charlotte Wells
77.Everything everywhere at the same time (2022), from Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
76.So, my brother, where are you? (2000), from Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
75.Love (2012), Michael Haneke
74.Florida Project (2017), Sean Baker
73.Ratatouille (2007), Brad Bird
72.Carol (2015), Todd Haynes
71.Eleven Men and a Secret (2001), from Steven Soderbergh

70º to 61º

70.Let her enter (2008), Tomas Alfredson
69.Under the skin (2013), from Jonathan Glazer
68.Terror (2008), Kathryn Bigelow
67.Okay (2022), from Todd Field
66.Spotlight (2015), Tom McCarthy
65.OPPENHEIMER (2023), from Christopher Nolan
64.Exemplary girl (2014), David Fincher
63.Small miss sunshine (2006), from Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
62.Amnesia (2001), from Christopher Nolan
61.Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), from Tarantino Quentin

60º to 51º

60.Wiplash (2014), Damien Chazelle
59.Toni Erdmann (2016), MAREN ADE
58.Gross jewelry (2019), Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie
57.The best of the show (2000), from Christopher Guest
56.Drunken of Love (2002), Paul Thomas Anderson
55.The origin (2010), Christopher Nolan
54.The Faun Labyrinth (2006), from Guillermo Del Toro
53.Borat (2006), from Larry Charles
52.The favorite (2018), Yorgos Lanthimos
51.12 years of slavery (2013), from Steve McQueen

50th to 41st

50.UP: High adventures (2009), PETE DOCTER
49.Before sunset (2004), from Richard Linklater
48.THE LIFE OF OTHERS (2007), Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
47.Almost famous (2000), from Cameron Crowe
46.Pomegranate (2018), Alfonso Cuarón
45.The man who changed the game (2011), from Bennett Miller
44.Once upon a time in … Hollywood (2019), Tarantino Quentin
43.Oldboy (2005), from Park Chan-Wook
42.The master (2012), Paul Thomas Anderson
41.Amélie Poulain’s fabulous destination (2001), from Jean-Pierre Jeunet

40th to 31st

40.Yi yi (2000), from Edward Yang
39.Lady Bird (2017), Greta Gerwig
38.Portrait of a young girl on fire (2019), Céline Sciamma
37.Call me by your name (2017), Luca Guadagnino
36.A serious man (2009), Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
35.The prophet (2010), JACQUES AUDIARD
34.Wall-E (2008), Andrew Stanton
33.The separation (2011), from Asghar Farhadi
32.MISSION MISSION OF MARRIAGE (2011), from PAUL FEIG
31.The infiltrates (2006), from Martin Scorsese

30th to 21st

30.Encounters and mismatches (2003), from Sofia Coppola
29.Arrival (2016), Denis Villeneuve
28.Batman: The Dark Knight (2008), Christopher Nolan
27.Adaptation (2002), Spike Jonze
26.Anatomy of a fall (2023), from Justine Triet
25.Ghost plot (2017), Paul Thomas Anderson
24.She (2013), from Spike Jonze
23.Boyhood (2014), Richard Linklater
22.The Grande Hotel Budapest (2014), WES ANDERSON
21.The eccentric teenbaums (2001), from WES ANDERSON

20th to 11th

20.The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), from Martin Scorsese
19.Zodiac (2007), David Fincher
18.And your mother too (2001), from Alfonso Cuarón
17.The Secret of Brokeback Mountain (2005), from Ang Lee
16.The tiger and the dragon (2000), from Ang Lee
15.City of God (2003), from Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund
14.Bastards English (2009), Tarantino Quentin
13.Children of Hope (2006), from Alfonso Cuarón
12.Zone of interest (2023), from Jonathan Glazer
11.Mad Max: Road of Fury (2015), George Miller

10th to 1st

10.The social network (2010), David Fincher
9.Chihiro’s trip (2001), from Hayao Miyazaki
8.Run! (2017), Jordan Peele
7.Eternal brightness of a mind without memories (2004), from Michel Gondry
6.Where the weak have no time (2007), Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
5.Moonlight (2016), Barry Jenkins
4.Skin Flower Love (2000), from Wong Kar-Wai
3.Black blood (2007), Paul Thomas Anderson
2.Mulholland Drive (2001), from David Lynch
1.Parasite (2019), BONG JOON-HO

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• Conclave
• Perfect escort
• Flower
• The brutalist
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• Mickey 17
• Victory
• Sinners
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• Karate Kid: Legends
• Premonition 6: Blood Ties
• Lilo & Stitch
• Mission: Impossible – The Final Set
• Ballerina: from John Wick’s universe
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• Elio