Christopher Nolan’s Best Film Ranking: The Dark Knight, Inception, or Dunkirk?

British Christopher Nolan (b. 1970) is one of those filmmakers who has a legion of unconditional followers who defend him with tooth and claw and who, in any case, arouse the interest of moviegoers every time a new feature film is being prepared. Regardless of the quality of his flamboyant work, he has made sure that his status allows him, for example, to associate with Steven Spielberg and people of his level.

Brother of Jonathan Nolan, creator of the fascinating series Western world (since 2016) and with whom he started his career in the seventh art and continues to occasionally collaborate for his scripts, from those last trick (Prestige) D The Dark Knight up to those the legend is reborn and interstellarmade sure that critics appreciated his every cinematic proposal and were eighth highest-grossing director of all

However, he is opposed by the most relevant awards. Got five Oscar nominationsthanks to souvenir, Source D Dunkirk; four Golden Globes for the same films and five more BAFTAs for the last two. Because of the first, he received awards at the Sundance and Sitges film festivals, and he himself unexpectedly chose Goya as the best European film with The Dark Knight.

The opinion of profile critics about the work of director Christopher Nolan

The numbers indicated in the section rotten tomatoes for critics, they are as follows in terms of Christopher Nolan’s films, ranking them from best to worst:

1. Dunkirk (2017): GPA 8.7 out of 10 in 467 reviews.
2. The Dark Knight (2008): average 8.6 in 346 reviews.
3. souvenir (2000): average 8.3 in 179 reviews.
4. Source (2000): average 8.1 in 360 reviews.
5. Rise of the dark knight (2012): average eight in 373 reviews.
6. Insomnia (2002): average 7.7 in 199 reviews.
7. Batman Begins (2005): average 7.7 in 288 reviews.
8. next (1998): average 7.1 in 32 reviews.
9. Last Trick (Prestige) (2006): average 7.1 in 202 reviews.
10. interstellar (2014): average 7.1 in 369 reviews.
11. Dogma (2020): average 6.9 in 365 reviews.

Moviegoers Opinion Rotten Tomatoes

We return to rotten tomatoesbut this time for the first time ranging films of Christopher Nolan according to users:

1. souvenir: average score 4.4 out of 5 with over 250,000 votes.
2. The Dark Knight: half 4.4 with over 250,000 votes.
3. Source: half 4.4 with over 250,000 votes.
4. Rise of the dark knight: half 4.4 with over 250,000 votes.
5. Batman Begins: half 4.3 with over 250,000 votes.
6. Last Trick (Prestige): half 4.3 with over 250,000 votes.
7. interstellar: half 4.2 with over 100,000 votes.
8. Dunkirk: half 4 with over 50,000 votes.
9. Dogma: half 4 with over 5000 votes.
10. next: half 3.9 with over 10,000 votes.
11. Insomnia: half 3.7 with over 100,000 votes.

Opinion of moviegoers IMDb

On the other hand, it is data that you also provide to us. IMDb to public opinion:

1. The Dark Knight: average score 9 out of 10 with 2,549,165 votes.
2. Source: half 8.8 with 2,264,406 votes.
3. interstellar: half 8.6 with 1,724,158 votes.
4. Last Trick (Prestige): half 8.5 with 1,291,339 votes.
5. Rise of the dark knight: half 8.4 with 1,648,876 votes.
6. souvenir: half 8.4 with 1,205,287 votes.
7. Batman Begins: half 8.2 with 1,423,840 votes.
8. Dunkirk: half 7.8 with 630,524 votes.
9. next: half 7.5 with 92,172 votes.
10. Dogma: half 7.3 with 465,486 votes.
11. Insomnia: half 7.2 with 290,618 votes.

FilmAffinity, the opinion of moviegoers

And finally, here we have the information that he offers us. FilmAffinity about Christopher Nolan:

1. The Dark Knight: average score 8.1 out of 10 with 152,362 votes.
2. Source: half eight with 155,254 votes.
3. interstellar: half 7.9 with 99,141 votes.
4. souvenir: half 7.9 with 145,916 votes.
5. Rise of the dark knight: half 7.5 with 98,394 votes.
6. Last Trick (Prestige): half 7.4 with 94,996 votes.
7. Batman Begins: half 7.4 with 108,413 votes.
8. next: half 7.2 with 11,532 votes.
9. Dunkirk: half 7 with 52,547 votes.
10. Insomnia: half 6.5 with 33,521 votes.
11. Dogma: half 6.3 with 30,639 votes.

Conclusions on the best and worst about Christopher Nolan

Most likely, many people will be surprised to learn that for professional criticism Best Christopher Nolan movie Not The Dark Knightotherwise Dunkirk. The former, however, was chosen by filmgoers on IMDb and FilmAffinity as the London director’s highlight. But, according to representatives of Rotten Tomatoes, one should choose souvenir.

On the other hand, we have seen that his least rated filmwhich is not painful or inconsequential, judging by the respectable numbers that are being processed on the three film platforms, is Dogma for specialized critics. Although, from the point of view of the viewers, there is a coincidence that on three web pages they point to Insomnia.