Rank the Christopher Nolan Movies

[Persona]

I love Interstellar--I didn't know if Nolan could pull off Spielbergian sentiment (I knew the Kubrick influence would come naturally enough) but I do think Interstellar is perhaps his most emotionally effective film and even has moments of poetry to it (my goodness, the docking scene). For me if it was a little shorter and a lot less expositional (I love the ending in and of itself but don't really care for the characters explaining to me how I should interpret it) it might be my favorite Nolan.

 

[ban768]

1. Interstellar (In my top ten films of all time.)
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. The Prestige
5. Dunkirk
6. Memento
7. The Dark Knight Rises
8. Inception
9. Following

Didn't see all of Insomnia to rank it.

 

[Kane52630]

1. Memento (2000)
2. The Dark Knight (2008)
3. Batman Begins (2005)
4. Tenet (2020)
5. The Prestige (2006)
6. Dunkirk (2017)
7. Inception (2010)
8. Insomnia (2002)
9. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
10. Interstellar (2014)
11. Following (1998)

 

[Neil McCauley]

1. The Dark Knight (2008) 10/10
2. Inception (2010) 9/10
3. Batman Begins (2005) 9/10
4. Memento (2000) 9/10
5. The Prestige (2006) 9/10
6. Interstellar (2014) 8.5/10
7. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 8.5/10
8. Dunkirk (2017) 8/10
9. Following (1996) 8/10
10. Insomnia (2002) 8/10
11. Tenet (2020) 7.5/10

Great director, one of the best from this decade and will probably be an all time great at the end of his filmography. for now he's a tier below Scorsese, Spielberg etc and on par with Fincher, Cameron, Villenueve, Paul Thomas Anderson etc

 

[LoganPool]

1. Inception
2. The Dark Knight
3. Dunkirk
4. Memento
5. Batman Begins
6. The Prestige
7. The Dark Knight Rises
8. Insomnia
9. Interstellar

Inception and TDK are in a league of their own. Haven't seen Tenet yet. Hated Interstellar.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

TDK - A+
Interstellar - A+
Inception - A+
Memento - A
The Prestige - A
Batman Begins - B+
Tenet - B+
The Dark Knight Rises - B+
Insomnia - B+
Following - B+
Dunkirk - B+

Nolan still hasn't made a bad film IMO. Such an impressive and an extraordinary track record that places him among some of the best directors of all-time.

 

[noob]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Memento
3. The Prestige
4. Batman Begins
5. Inception
6. The Dark Knight Rises
7. Interstellar
8. Following
9. Dunkirk
10. Insomnia
11. Tenet

 

[:eek:]

Christopher Nolan Details Creative Clash With Al Pacino in Insomnia (comingsoon.net)

 

[Gothamsknight]

The Dark Knight
The Prestige
Batman Begins
Inception
Interstellar
The Dark Knight Rises
Dunkirk
Tenet
Insomnia
Memento
Following

 

[-Arya-]

 

[Drizzle]

This thread just reminds me that I need need NEED to watch The Prestige again.

 

[Arachnerd]

One should always watch The Prestige. And re-watch it, countless times for it will never get old.

 

[Babillygunn]

I love the Prestige. One of my favorite movies ever. I just showed it to my youngest son for the first time on Fathers Day this year. He loved it too (even if my wife does not.)

My Nolan rankings:
1. The Prestige
2. Batman Begins
3. TDK
4. Dunkirk
5. Tenet
6. Inception
7. Memento
8. TDKR
9. Interstellar
10. Insomnia

I never saw Following. But 1-10 are all excellent movies. There isn’t a bad one in the bunch as far as I’m concerned.

 

[Spider-Fan]

How I feel today:

Loved

Inception
Interstellar
The Dark Knight
The Prestige

Very Good

Memento
Batman Begins

Good

Insomnia
Dunkirk
Following

Bad

The Dark Knight Rises
Tenet

 

[Scarlet Spider]

Memento is still my favorite. I still think it's his best one. Followed by The Prestige and The Dark Knight.

 

[Gothamsknight]

One should always watch The Prestige. And re-watch it, countless times for it will never get old.

Just rewatched it yesterday as soon as you hear "are you watching closely?", the mood is set.

I also just love the atmosphere of that film. Perfect for a rainy day.

 

[antsman41]

> A+++
The Prestige

> A+
Interstellar
The Dark Knight
Tenet
Dunkirk
Inception

> A
Batman Begins

> B
Insomnia
Memento

> C+
The Dark Knight Rises

> D
Following

 

[samsnee]

Top:

Inception
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Prestige
Memento

Mid:
Insomnia

Not worth a rewatch:
Dark Knight Rises
Dunkirk
Tenet

 

[-Arya-]

I watched Tenet again today and I think I’m comfortable rating it dead last now.

 

[scarlet-witch]

1) The Dark Knight
2) Inception
3) Dunkirk
4) The Prestige
5) Batman Begins
6) The Dark Knight Rises
7) Interstellar
8) Memento
9) Insomnia
10) The Following
11) Tenet

Can't wait to see where Oppenheimer falls.

 

[Closerframe]

 

[Kane52630]

1. Memento (2000)
2. The Dark Knight (2008)
3. Batman Begins (2005)
4. Oppenheimer (2023)
5. Inception (2010)
6. The Prestige (2006)
7. Dunkirk (2017)
8. Interstellar (2014)
9. Tenet (2020)
10. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
11. Insomnia (2002)
12. Following (1998)

 

[DyeLorean]

Just for the record, I haven't rewatched many of these in a very long time. From the top of my head:

1 The Dark Knight
2 The Prestige
3 Inception
4 Memento
5 Insomnia
6 Dunkirk
7 Batman Begins
8 Interstellar
9 Tenet
10 The Dark Knight Rises

Haven't seen Oppenheimer yet.

 

[Boom]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Oppenheimer
3. Memento
4. Inception
5. Dunkirk
6. Interstellar
7. The Prestige
8. Batman Begins
9. The Dark Knight Rises
10. Insomnia
11. Tenet
12. Following

 

[Art Vandelay]

Haven't seen them all, so take it with a grain of salt

1. The Dark Knight
2. Memento
3. Inception
4. Insomnia
5. Batman Begins
6. Dunkirk
7. The Dark Knight Rises
8. Tenet