Recently, BBC Culture announced a list of 25 films considered to be the best of the 21st century. This list was created by 177 of the world’s most famous film critics.
25) Memento
Director: Christopher Nolan
Release year: 2000
Memento is a psychological thriller produced by American cinema.
The film has a plot told in two directions: a black and white story shown normally and a color story shown `rewinding` each segment in the opposite direction of time.
24) The Master – The Master
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Release year: 2012
The Master is an American film released in 2012. The film stars many famous actors such as Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams.
23) Caché – Secret recording
Director: Michael Hanake
Release year: 2005
Cache is a French film about the detective and horror genres.
22) Lost in Translation – Lost in Tokyo
Director: Sofia Coppola
Release year: 2003
Lost in Tokyo is an American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola, produced in 2003. It is her second feature film, following The Virgin Suicides (1999).
Lost in Tokyo received critical acclaim and received four nominations at the 76th Academy Awards, including best picture, best director and best original screenplay for Coppola.
21) The Grand Budapest Hotel – Budapest Hotel
Director: Wes Anderson
Release year: 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a 2014 comedy film written and directed by Wes Anderson, inspired by the works of Stefan Zweig.
At the 2015 Oscars, The Grand Budapest Hotel won 4 out of 9 nominations including: Best Soundtrack, Best Design, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup.
20) Synecdoche, New York – World of dreams
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Release year: 2008
This is the debut film of director – screenwriter Charlie Kaufman about a theater director who always aspires to create a realistic theatrical masterpiece.
19) Mad Max: Fury Road – Mad Max: Road of Death
Director: George Miller
Release year: 2015
Mad Max: Death Road is a 2015 action film directed and produced by George Miller.