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BBC 100 Greatest of 21st Century

BBC 100 Greatest of 21st Century is a ranked list published in 2016 — one of the 31 sources behind the film canon, weighted as major international poll. 29 of its 102 entries appear in the aggregated canon. Its scope (2000–2016) is calibrated against unrestricted lists before scoring.

  1. 1Mulholland Drive (2001)Canon #28
  2. 2In the Mood for Love (2000)Canon #20
  3. 3There Will Be Blood (2007)Canon #41
  4. 4Spirited Away (2001)Canon #55
  5. 5Boyhood (2014)Canon #151
  6. 6Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)Canon #97
  7. 7The Tree of Life (2011)Canon #156
  8. 8Yi Yi: A One and a Two (2000)Canon #100
  9. 9A Separation (2011)Canon #116
  10. 10No Country for Old Men (2007)Canon #113
  11. 11Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
  12. 12Zodiac (2007)
  13. 13Children of Men (2006)Canon #180
  14. 14The Act of Killing (2012)Canon #208
  15. 154 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
  16. 16Holy Motors (2012)
  17. 17Pan's Labyrinth (2006)Canon #226
  18. 18The White Ribbon (2009)Canon #244
  19. 19Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)Canon #117
  20. 20Synecdoche, New York (2008)
  21. 21The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)Canon #159
  22. 22Lost in Translation (2003)Canon #138
  23. 23Caché (2005)
  24. 24The Master (2012)
  25. 25​Memento (2000)Canon #179
  26. 2625th Hour (2002)
  27. 27The Social Network (2010)Canon #167
  28. 28Talk to Her (2002)
  29. 29WALL-E (2008)
  30. 30Oldboy (2003)
  31. 31Margaret (2011)
  32. 32The Lives of Others (2006)
  33. 33The Dark Knight (2008)Canon #85
  34. 34Son of Saul (2015)
  35. 35Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)Canon #202
  36. 36Timbuktu (2014)
  37. 37Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
  38. 38City of God (2002)Canon #166
  39. 39The New World (2005)
  40. 40Brokeback Mountain (2005)Canon #173
  41. 41Inside Out (2015)
  42. 42Amour (2012)
  43. 43Melancholia (2011)
  44. 4412 Years a Slave (2013)Canon #157
  45. 45Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
  46. 46Certified Copy (2010)
  47. 47Leviathan (2014)
  48. 48Brooklyn (2015)
  49. 49Goodbye to Language (2014)
  50. 50The Assassin (2015)
  51. 51Inception (2010)Canon #247
  52. 52Tropical Malady (2004)
  53. 53Moulin Rouge! (2001)
  54. 54Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
  55. 55Ida (2013)
  56. 56Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
  57. 57Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
  58. 58Moolaadé (2004)
  59. 59A History of Violence (2005)
  60. 60Syndromes and a Century (2006)
  61. 61Under the Skin (2013)Canon #165
  62. 62Inglourious Basterds (2009)Canon #189
  63. 63The Turin Horse (2011)
  64. 64The Great Beauty (2013)
  65. 65Fish Tank (2009)
  66. 66Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring (2003)
  67. 67The Hurt Locker (2008)Canon #216
  68. 68The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)Canon #230
  69. 69Carol (2015)
  70. 70Stories We Tell (2012)
  71. 71Tabu (2012)
  72. 72Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
  73. 73Before Sunset (2004)
  74. 74Spring Breakers (2012)
  75. 75Inherent Vice (2014)
  76. 76Dogville (2003)
  77. 77The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
  78. 78The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
  79. 79Almost Famous (2000)
  80. 80The Return (2003)
  81. 81Shame (2011)
  82. 82A Serious Man (2009)
  83. 83A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
  84. 84Her (2013)
  85. 85A Prophet (2009)
  86. 86Far From Heaven (2002)
  87. 87Amélie (2001)
  88. 88Spotlight (2015)
  89. 89The Headless Woman (2008)
  90. 90The Pianist (2002)
  91. 91The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
  92. 92The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
  93. 93Ratatouille (2007)
  94. 94Let the Right One In (2008)
  95. 95Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
  96. 96Finding Nemo (2003)
  97. 97White Material (2009)
  98. 98Ten (2002)
  99. 99The Gleaners and I (2000)
  100. 100Toni Erdmann (2016)
  101. 100Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  102. 100Carlos (2010)

List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. View the original at bbc.com. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.