Every Christopher Nolan Movie, Ranked
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).
Nolan wrapped up his Batman trilogy in 2012 with a film that couldn't quite live up to its predecessor in terms of quality, but nevertheless became the highest-grossing film of the director's career. Tom Hardy, who co-starred in Nolan's previous film, Inception, played the film's infamously muffled villain, Bane. Nolan has not directed a comic book film since, though Batman returned to the screen (in the form of Ben Affleck) as part of the DC Extended Universe in Zack Snyder's 2016 feature Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
“The Dark Knight Rises may be a hammy, portentous affair but Nolan directs it with aplomb. He takes these cod-heroic, costumed elements and whisks them into a tale of heavy-metal fury, full of pain and toil, surging uphill, across the flyovers, in search of a climax.” —Xan Brooks, The Guardian
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