Best Movies of the Last 20 Years by Title
1023
2010
Debra Granik
Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Sweetser, Kevin Breznahan, Isaiah Stone
Drama
USA
English
2736
2015
Robert Eggers
Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger
Horror / Mystery / Period Film / Thriller
USA / UK / Canada / Brazil
English
2573
2013
Victor Fleming, King Vidor, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy
Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley
Family / Fantasy / Adventure / Musical / Cult
USA
English
2702
2025
Olivier Assayas
Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Jude Law, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Will Keen
Drama / History / Thriller
USA / UK / France
English
2736
2025
Peter Kosminsky
Claire Foy, Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Charlie Rowe, Elizabeth Conboy
Drama / History
USA
English
774
2013
Martin Scorsese
Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Jon Bernthal
Biography / Comedy / Crime / Drama
USA
English
NR
2017
Jing Wu
Jing Wu, Frank Grillo, Celina Jade, Gang Wu, Hans Zhang, Qian Yu, Nan Yu
Action / Drama / War / Adventure / Thriller
China
Mandarin
2762
2015
Crystal Moselle
Bhagavan Angulo, Govinda Angulo, Jagadisa Angulo, Krsna Angulo, Mukunda Angulo,
Documentary / Biography / Drama
USA
English
2736
2024
Jon Watts
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan, Austin Abrams, Poorna Jagannathan
Crime / Thriller / Action / Adventure / Comedy
UK / USA
English
NR
2013
James Mangold
Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic
Australia / USA
English
2725
2015
Simon Curtis
Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Katie Holmes, Tatiana Maslany, Daniel Brühl
Drama
USA / UK
English
2718
2011
Pawel Pawlikowski
Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Kulig, Samir Guesmi, Delphine Chuillot
Thriller
France / Poland / UK
English
2453
2022
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega
Action / Drama / History / Epic / War
USA
English
2702
2023
Michal Englert, Malgorzata Szumowska
Malgorzata Hajewska, Joanna Kulig, Mateusz Wieclawek, Bogumila Bajor, Jerzy Bonczak
Drama
Poland / Sweden
Polish
2684
2016
Lav Diaz
Charo Santos-Concio, John Lloyd Cruz, Michael De Mesa, Nonie Buencamino
Drama
Philippines
Filipino
2702
2016
Stéphane Brizé
Judith Chemla, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Swann Arlaud, Yolande Moreau
Drama / Romance / Period Film
France / Belgium
French
2725
2015
Gillian Armstrong
Darren Gilshenan, Deborah Kennedy, Louis Alexander, Nathaniel Middleton, Lara Cox
Documentary / Biography
Australia
English
2522
2018
Mark Cousins
Tilda Swinton, Adjoa Andoh, Jane Fonda, Sharmila Tagore, Kerry Fox
Documentary
UK
English
2725
2010
Philippe Le Guay
Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke, Carmen Maura
Comedy / Romance
France
French
1530
2022
Sarah Polley
Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Emily Mitchell, Kate Hallett, Liv McNeil
Drama
USA
English
2702
2009
Shirin Neshat
Bijan Daneshmand, Pegah Ferydoni, Arita Shahrzad, Shabnam Toloui
Drama
Germany / Austria / France
Persian
2699
2017
Stephen Chbosky
Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts, Mark Dozlaw
Drama / Family
USA / Hong Kong
English
2523
2017
Patty Jenkins
Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / War / Comic / Period Film
USA / China / Hong Kong
English
2614
2014
Alice Rohrwacher
Monica Bellucci, Alba Rohrwacher, Margarete Tiesel, André Hennicke
Drama
Italy / Switzerland / Germany
Italian
2736
2023
Paul King
Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Grant
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Action
USA / UK / Canada
English
2396
2018
Morgan Neville
Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, Jim Rogers, John Rogers, Bill Clinton
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
2725
2011
Robert B. Weide
Woody Allen, Louise Lasser, Diane Keaton, Letty Aronson, Scarlett Johansson
Documentary / Biography / History / Music / Romance
USA
English
2589
2006
Patrick Creadon
Will Shortz, Merl Reagle, Jon Stewart, Ken Burns, Indigo Girls, Bill Clinton
Documentary
USA
English
2725
2013
Fred Schepisi
Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Valerie Tian, Navid Negahban, Bruce Davison
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2725
2019
Robert Jury
Peter Gerety, Billy Brown, Talia Shire, Michael Brunlieb, Josette DiCarlo
Drama
USA
English
2725
2006
Ian A. Hunt
Nat King Cole
Documentary / Biography / Music
USA
English
2702
2020
Mona Fastvold
Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Karina Ziana Gherasim, Casey Affleck
Drama / Romance
USA
English
2334
2006
Oliver Stone
Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff
Drama / History
USA
English
2725
2013
Marc Forster
Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken
Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
USA / Malta
English
2590
2013
Edgar Wright
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike, Thomas Law
Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi
UK
English
2557
2009
Bobcat Goldthwait
Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Alexie Gilmore, Michael Thomas Moore
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
1312
2021
Joachim Trier
Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Mia McGovern Zaini, Maria Grazia Di Meo
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Norway / France / Sweden / Denmark
Norwegian
2736
2012
Rich Moore
John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Adam Carolla
Animation / Comedy / Family
USA
English
2725
2008
Denny Tedesco
Brian Wilson, Cher, Nancy Sinatra, Micky Dolenz, Jimmy Webb, Lou Adler
Documentary / Music
USA
English
1183
2008
Darren Aronofsky
Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Ernest Miller, Todd Barry
Action / Drama / Sports
USA
English
2730
2025
Zacharias Kunuk
Haiden Angutimarik, Theresia Kappianaq, Leah Panimera, Emma Quassa
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Canada
Inuktitut
2702
2011
Andrea Arnold
Kaya Scodelario, James Howson, Nichola Burley, Steve Evets, Oliver Milburn
Drama / Romance
UK
English
2718
2008
Chris Carter
David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Xzibit
Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Action / Cult
USA / Canada
English
2725
2016
Bryan Singer
James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comic
USA
English
2530
2014
Bryan Singer
Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic / Fantasy
USA / UK
English
2409
2011
Matthew Vaughn
James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence
Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic / Fantasy
USA
English
NR
2009
Gavin Hood
Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Will i Am, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand
Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic
USA
English
NR
2006
Brett Ratner
Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Grammer
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Fantasy / Comic
USA / UK
English
NR
2017
D.J. Caruso
Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa
Action / Adventure / Thriller
USA
English
2718
2007
Lucía Puenzo
Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Germán Palacios
Drama
Argentina / France / Spain
Spanish
2762
2019
Massoud Bakhshi
Sadaf Asgari, Behnaz Jafari, Babak Karimi, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
Drama
Iran / France / Germany / Switzerland / Luxembourg
Persian
2718
2007
Christian Petzold
Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann, Burghart Klaußner
Drama / Romance / Thriller
Germany
German
2709
2019
Diane Paragas
Lea Salonga, Eva Noblezada, Gustavo Gomez, Kelsey Pribilski, Arlene Cavazos
Drama / Music
Philippines / USA
English
2736
2019
Danny Boyle
Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino, Ellise Chappell, Meera Syal
Comedy / Fantasy / Music / Musical / Romance
UK / Russia / China
English
2702
2009
Pou-Soi Cheang
Louis Koo, Richie Ren, Shui-Fan Fung, Michelle Ye, Suet Lam, Monica Mok
Action / Thriller
Hong Kong
Cantonese
2725
2009
Aviva Kempner
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gertrude Berg, Lewis Berg, Sara Chase, Viola Harris
Documentary / Biography
USA
English
2709
2023
Sammi Cohen
Idina Menzel, Jackie Sandler, Adam Sandler, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler
Comedy
USA
English
2736
2019
Jeffrey McHale
Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Kyle MacLachlan, Paul Verhoeven
Documentary
USA
English
2534
2023
Nicole Holofcener
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins, Arian Moayed, Owen Teague
Comedy / Drama / Romance
USA
English
2591
2007
John Dahl
Ben Kingsley, Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson, Dennis Farina, Philip Baker Hall
Comedy / Crime / Thriller / Gangster
USA
English
2725
2006
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Seth Rogen
Comedy
USA
English
2124
2007
Roy Andersson
Jessika Lundberg, Elisabeth Helander, Björn Englund, Leif Larsson, Olle Olson
Comedy / Drama / Music
Sweden / Germany / France / Denmark / Norway
Swedish
2455
2017
Lynne Ramsay
Joaquin Phoenix, Dante Pereira-Olson, Larry Canady, Vinicius Damasceno, Neo Randall
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Crime / Detective
UK / France
English
2725
2010
Woody Allen
Gemma Jones, Pauline Collins, Anthony Hopkins, Rupert Frazer, Kelly Harrison
Comedy / Romance / Drama
USA / Spain
English
2775
2022
Goran Stolevski
Noomi Rapace, Alice Englert, Anamaria Marinca, Sara Klimoska, Carloto Cotta
Drama / Horror
UK / Serbia / Australia
Macedonian
2718
2011
Jason Reitman
Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe
Comedy / Drama
USA
English
2734
2007
Stephen Walker
Bob Cilman, Stan Goldman, Jeanne Hatch, Patricia Linderme, Steve Martin
Documentary / Drama / Music / Biography
UK
English
2725
2009
Jean-Marc Vallée
Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent
Drama / History / Romance / Biography
UK / USA
English
2522
2016
Makoto Shinkai
Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryô Narita, Aoi Yuki
Animation / Drama / Romance / Fantasy
Japan
Japanese
2350
2015
Paolo Sorrentino
Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda, Mark Kozelek
Drama / Comedy
Italy / France / Switzerland / UK
English
2702
2024
Wang Bing
Fang Lingping
Documentary
France / Luxembourg / Netherlands
Mandarin
2706
2021
Kamila Andini
Arawinda Kirana, Asmara Abigail, Sekar Sari, Marissa Anita, Dimas Aditya
Drama
Indonesia / France / Singapore / Australia
Indonesian
2404
2017
Lucrecia Martel
Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele
Drama
Argentina / Brazil / Spain / Dominican Republic / France / Netherlands / Mexico / Switzerland / USA / Portugal / Lebanon
Spanish
2703
2012
Eran Riklis
Stephen Dorff, Alice Taglioni, Ashraf Barhom, Ali Suliman, Abdallah El Akal
Drama
UK / Israel
English
485
2012
Kathryn Bigelow
Jason Clarke, Reda Kateb, Jessica Chastain, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle
Action / Drama / History / Thriller / War
USA
English
2702
2013
Terry Gilliam
Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges
Drama / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
UK / USA / Romania
English
1268
2007
David Fincher
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Robert Downey Jr., Brian Cox
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Period Film / Detective
USA
English
2737
2009
Ruben Fleischer
Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Horror
USA
English
2698
2007
Rodrigo Plá
Daniel Giménez Cacho, Maribel Verdú, Daniel Tovar, Carlos Bardem
Drama
Mexico
Spanish
598
2023
Jonathan Glazer
Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Ralph Herforth, Max Beck, Marie Rosa Tietjen
Drama / History / War / Period Film
USA / UK / Poland
English
2725
2011
Frank Coraci
Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe Rogan
Comedy / Family / Romance
USA
English
2399
2016
Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush
Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence
Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family
USA
English
