Every Christopher Nolan Movie, Ranked

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – July 19, 2023

Originally published in 2020. Updated July 2023 to add Oppenheimer.

Whether it is by taking existing franchises (Batman) to new heights or creating memorable original works in genres ranging from sci-fi to war drama, Christopher Nolan has established himself as one of the top directors of the 21st century. In the gallery on this page we rank every film directed by Nolan throughout his career from worst to best by Metascore, a number from 0-100 that captures the opinions of top professional critics (with higher numbers indicating better reviews).

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74 #7 (tie): Interstellar

Nolan's ambitious 2014 sci-fi epic follows a crew of astronauts on a mission to another galaxy in a last-ditch attempt to save the human race from extinction. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain head the cast for the well-reviewed box office hit, which picked up an Academy Award for its visual effects.

“Interstellar may not be perfect, but tent-pole filmmaking with such ambition and grandeur is always worth celebrating.” —Ben Nicholson, CineVue

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