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With Tenet about to come out, let's rank the films of Christopher Nolan
Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:49 pm
I'm a well-known Nolanite and the release of his latest film always becomes an event on this forum. So let's look back at this man's mainstream filmography and give our individual rankings for his movies. For a refresher, these are the films he has released in theaters during his career:
Following (1998)
Memento (2000) - Academy Award nominee - Best Original Screenplay
Insomnia (2002)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Prestige (2006)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010) - Academy Award nominee - Best Picture; Best Original Screenplay
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Interstellar (2014)
Dunkirk (2017) - Academy Award nominee - Best Picture; Best Director
Following (1998)
Memento (2000) - Academy Award nominee - Best Original Screenplay
Insomnia (2002)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Prestige (2006)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010) - Academy Award nominee - Best Picture; Best Original Screenplay
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Interstellar (2014)
Dunkirk (2017) - Academy Award nominee - Best Picture; Best Director
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Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:54 pm to RollTide1987
I liked The Prestige a lot.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:55 pm to RollTide1987
The Prestige
Batman Begins
Dark Knight
Inception
Memento
Interstellar
Dunkirk
Dark Knight Rises
Insomnia
Following
Batman Begins
Dark Knight
Inception
Memento
Interstellar
Dunkirk
Dark Knight Rises
Insomnia
Following
Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:56 pm to RollTide1987
The Prestige
Memento
Inception
Interstellar
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
TDKR
Dunkirk
Insomnia
Memento
Inception
Interstellar
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
TDKR
Dunkirk
Insomnia
Posted on 8/16/20 at 9:58 pm to RollTide1987
My top 5
1- Inception
2- TDK
3- Prestige
4- Memento
5- Interstellar/Dunkirk
1- Inception
2- TDK
3- Prestige
4- Memento
5- Interstellar/Dunkirk
Posted on 8/16/20 at 10:31 pm to bluestem75
Inception is the best, followed by The Prestige. Dunkirk deserves its recognition, though. One of the Best theater experiences ever.
Interstellar has the best score.
The rest can fight it out.
Insomnia is terrible.
Interstellar has the best score.
The rest can fight it out.
Insomnia is terrible.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 10:50 pm to RollTide1987
I loved Inception in the theater, one of the better popcorn movie blockbusters I've seen. I liked picking at the plot points and movie logic the next couple weeks. Never had any interest in rewatching it at home.
TDK was great in the theater, wish I had never rewatched it. Drags like hell in the second half; Two-Face should have been pushed to another movie.
Memento is good, but I'll watch about anything with Guy Pearce. It does feel like a gimmick movie, and I didn't like the supporting cast.
I didn't find Christian Bale a compelling enough villain to justify Hugh Jackman's obsession in The Prestige. The sci-fi sequences were great, anything character-centric I thought was pretty lame.
I watched Insomnia once, 15 years or so ago, on AMC or something. It was edited all to hell. All I remember was Robin Williams being a good villain.
Haven't had any interest in the rest of his work.
TDK was great in the theater, wish I had never rewatched it. Drags like hell in the second half; Two-Face should have been pushed to another movie.
Memento is good, but I'll watch about anything with Guy Pearce. It does feel like a gimmick movie, and I didn't like the supporting cast.
I didn't find Christian Bale a compelling enough villain to justify Hugh Jackman's obsession in The Prestige. The sci-fi sequences were great, anything character-centric I thought was pretty lame.
I watched Insomnia once, 15 years or so ago, on AMC or something. It was edited all to hell. All I remember was Robin Williams being a good villain.
Haven't had any interest in the rest of his work.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 10:51 pm to RollTide1987
Memento - really need to rewatch this again.
The Prestige
Dunkirk
The Dark Knight
Inception
Batman Begins
Following
Interstellar
The Dark Knight Rises
I don't remember Nolan's version of Insomnia well enough to rate or rank it.
Don't hate any of these, though I don't have any strong to desire to rewatch Interstellar or tdkr again.
The Prestige
Dunkirk
The Dark Knight
Inception
Batman Begins
Following
Interstellar
The Dark Knight Rises
I don't remember Nolan's version of Insomnia well enough to rate or rank it.
Don't hate any of these, though I don't have any strong to desire to rewatch Interstellar or tdkr again.
Posted on 8/16/20 at 11:14 pm to RollTide1987
quote:
I'm a well-known Nolanite
It only took you like 8 years to recognize this. Congratulations.
My ranking:
Tier 1
The Prestige
Memento
These are both modern classics and show a command of film and narrative that his other films just can't touch. The Prestige will be a renaissance film in 20 years when people forget about it - And then realize just how good it is.
Tier 2
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Inception
Tier 3
Interstellar
Following
Insomnia
Dunkirk
Tier 12
The Dark Knight Rises
This post was edited on 8/16/20 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 8/17/20 at 12:08 am to RollTide1987
quote:last
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Posted on 8/17/20 at 6:34 am to Freauxzen
quote:
It only took you like 8 years to recognize this. Congratulations.
I've never denied it. I did deny, however, a common held belief that I regard Nolan as infallible. No filmmaker is perfect. However, I love people who take risks while still giving us highly entertaining films. Nolan is one of the few mainstream directors doing that today.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:27 am to RollTide1987
1. The Prestige
2. Inception
3. The Dark Knight
4. Batman Begins
5. Memento
6. Interstellar
7. Dunkirk
8. The Dark Knight Rises
UR. Insomnia
UR. Following
Because I haven't seen them.
2. Inception
3. The Dark Knight
4. Batman Begins
5. Memento
6. Interstellar
7. Dunkirk
8. The Dark Knight Rises
UR. Insomnia
UR. Following
Because I haven't seen them.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:54 am to RollTide1987
The Prestige
Batman Begins
Inception
Dark Knight Rises
Memento
Interstellar
Dunkirk
Insomnia
Following
Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Inception
Dark Knight Rises
Memento
Interstellar
Dunkirk
Insomnia
Following
Dark Knight
Posted on 8/17/20 at 7:57 am to RollTide1987
All of them are joint first greatest movie ever made
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:01 am to RollTide1987
The Prestige is probably my favorite movie of all time, so that's #1 for me.
Prestige
TDK
Memento
Inception
Interstellar
Batman Begins
TDKR
Dunkirk
Haven't seen: Insomnia and Following.
Interstellar and Inception go back and forth for me. Sometimes I think they are incredible and sometimes I think they are just good-to-great movies. I think Inception is likely the better of the two, and I appreciate the world he set up with it and how intricate it was. Interstellar would be top tier for me if not for the fumbled ending. And I appreciate what he was trying to do with it, the ending just fell sort of flat for me and they went a little overboard with it. But everything up to the last 20-30 minutes or so is pretty incredible though.
TDK is his best comic movie for me. BB is great too, but not as good IMO. And TDKR is the weakest.
But all of that being said, I have liked every Nolan film I've watched and think they are all good movies. Some are just better than others. And The Prestige just hit me in the right spot and quickly became one of my favorite movies ever. And it was one of the best theater experiences I've ever had as well. So that's my #1.
Prestige
TDK
Memento
Inception
Interstellar
Batman Begins
TDKR
Dunkirk
Haven't seen: Insomnia and Following.
Interstellar and Inception go back and forth for me. Sometimes I think they are incredible and sometimes I think they are just good-to-great movies. I think Inception is likely the better of the two, and I appreciate the world he set up with it and how intricate it was. Interstellar would be top tier for me if not for the fumbled ending. And I appreciate what he was trying to do with it, the ending just fell sort of flat for me and they went a little overboard with it. But everything up to the last 20-30 minutes or so is pretty incredible though.
TDK is his best comic movie for me. BB is great too, but not as good IMO. And TDKR is the weakest.
But all of that being said, I have liked every Nolan film I've watched and think they are all good movies. Some are just better than others. And The Prestige just hit me in the right spot and quickly became one of my favorite movies ever. And it was one of the best theater experiences I've ever had as well. So that's my #1.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:06 am to RollTide1987
For me, in terms of enjoyment
Inception
TDK
BB (probably better than TDK, but... Heath Ledger)
The Prestige
TDKR
Memento (awesome movie i just love those other movies lol)
Interstellar
Dunkirk
Not including these, as they feel like including baseball plays in a "Top Michael Jordan plays of all time" list
Following
Insomnia
Inception
TDK
BB (probably better than TDK, but... Heath Ledger)
The Prestige
TDKR
Memento (awesome movie i just love those other movies lol)
Interstellar
Dunkirk
Not including these, as they feel like including baseball plays in a "Top Michael Jordan plays of all time" list
Following
Insomnia
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:26 am to RollTide1987
My top 3
Inception
Interstellar
Memento
I have a feeling Tenet will bump out Memento once I watch it.
Inception
Interstellar
Memento
I have a feeling Tenet will bump out Memento once I watch it.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:43 am to smash williams
quote:
I have a feeling Tenet will bump out Memento once I watch it.
This such a Nolan fan thing to say.
And thats not me hatin.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 8:57 am to RollTide1987
The Dark Knight
Inception
The Prestige
Dunkirk
Batman Begins
Memento
Interstellar
Dark Knight Rises
Haven't seen Insomnia or Following.
Inception
The Prestige
Dunkirk
Batman Begins
Memento
Interstellar
Dark Knight Rises
Haven't seen Insomnia or Following.
Posted on 8/17/20 at 9:02 am to RollTide1987
The ones I’ve seen:
Dark Knight
Dunkirk
Memento
Inception
Batman Begins
DKR
Interstellar
Dark Knight
Dunkirk
Memento
Inception
Batman Begins
DKR
Interstellar
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