When we talk about the movies we love, every voice deserves a spotlight. So after publishing our official list of the best movies of the 21st century, compiled from the votes of 500-plus filmmakers, actors and other movie-industry professionals, we turned to New York Times readers, who cast more than 200,000 ballots of their own.
Here, you’ll find several blockbusters that fell short of the original 100 — “Sinners,” “Barbie,” not one but two “Dune” movies — and small international gems like “Drive My Car” and “The Handmaiden,” too. “Midsommar” and “Mean Girls” entered the chat, while a surprising number of rankings (“Mulholland Drive,” “The Social Network”) stood firm.
Maybe you’ve already seen them all. If not, you can click through and save the movies you want to watch as you go — they’ll be easily accessible on your watch list. You can also still create a ballot here to share with friends; it won’t count toward the final tally, but there’s no expiration date on a good debate.
The Reader Top 100
Plus, for fun, here are the next 400 movies, as ranked by our readers.
101. Synecdoche, New York 102. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 103. Punch-Drunk Love 104. Nope 105. American Psycho 106. Poor Things 107. The Lives of Others 108. Hot Fuzz 109. Challengers 110. Inside Out 111. The Devil Wears Prada 112. In Bruges 113. Donnie Darko 114. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 115. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 116. Requiem for a Dream 117. Best in Show 118. Melancholia 119. Sicario 120. Manchester by the Sea 121. Prisoners 122. First Reformed 123. The Banshees of Inisherin 124. Roma 125. Frances Ha 126. The Substance 127. Incendies 128. The Piano Teacher 129. Drive 130. Moulin Rouge! 131. Shrek 132. Paddington 2 133. The Big Short 134. Chicago 135. Adaptation 136. The Witch 137. Coco 138. Toy Story 3 139. 1917 140. The Pianist 141. Anora 142. Ex Machina 143. Avatar 144. Casino Royale 145. A Separation 146. A Serious Man 147. Moonrise Kingdom 148. Burning 149. Jojo Rabbit 150. Shrek 2 151. Dunkirk 152. Finding Nemo 153. Under the Skin 154. Spider-Man 2 155. Carol 156. 28 Days Later 157. I Saw the TV Glow 158. Shaun of the Dead 158. Catch Me If You Can 160. About Time 161. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 162. The Favourite 163. Slumdog Millionaire 164. Inland Empire 165. Avengers: Infinity War 166. Black Panther 167. Godzilla Minus One 168. Your Name. 169. Shutter Island 170. The Batman 171. Juno 172. Mission: Impossible – Fallout 173. Sideways 174. The Martian 175. Babylon 176. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 177. The Irishman 178. Coraline 179. Legally Blonde 180. School of Rock 181. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 182. The Act of Killing 183. Mamma Mia! 184. Mysterious Skin 185. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 186. 12 Years a Slave 187. La Chimera 188. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 189. Midnight in Paris 190. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 191. Collateral 192. The Lobster 193. Decision to Leave 194. Conclave 195. Monster 196. Napoleon Dynamite 197. Volver 198. How to Train Your Dragon 199. Silver Linings Playbook 200. Borat 201. Atonement 202. Shoplifters 203. The Nice Guys 204. Wicked 205. Step Brothers 206. Dogville 207. Silence 208. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 209. Snatch 210. Nickel Boys 211. Marie Antoinette 212. John Wick 213. Caché 214. The Fall 215. Minority Report 216. Skyfall 217. Tropic Thunder 218. Dancer in the Dark 219. Gravity 220. The Great Beauty 221. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 222. Lincoln 223. Speed Racer 224. Flow 225. RRR 226. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 227. The Shape of Water 228. Titane 229. Good Time 230. 500 Days of Summer 231. Let the Right One In 232. Nightcrawler 233. Joker 234. The Hangover 235. The Wind Rises 236. Sound of Metal 237. The Bourne Identity 238. The King’s Speech 239. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 240. Paprika 241. The Brutalist 242. Monsters, Inc. 243. Another Round 244. Argo 245. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 246. Amour 247. All of Us Strangers 248. Love Actually 249. The Hurt Locker 250. Training Day 251. Big Fish 252. Baby Driver 253. I’m Still Here 254. Hell or High Water 255. Zero Dark Thirty 256. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 257. Amores Perros 258. A.I. Artificial Intelligence 259. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 260. Talk to Her 261. The Hateful Eight 262. The Fabelmans 263. It’s Such a Beautiful Day 264. Green Book 265. A Beautiful Mind 266. Marriage Story 267. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 268. The Hunt 269. Million Dollar Baby 270. Goodbye, Dragon Inn 271. The Revenant 272. Us 273. Grizzly Man 274. Mommy 275. Edge of Tomorrow 276. Burn After Reading 277. Tenet 278. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 279. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 280. CODA 281. Sorry to Bother You 282. Climax 283. Iron Man 284. Beau travail 285. Wet Hot American Summer 286. Miami Vice 287. Inherent Vice 288. Crazy, Stupid, Love. 289. Annihilation 290. The Boy and the Heron 291. Cast Away 292. Asteroid City 293. Holy Motors 294. Lilo & Stitch 295. Cold War 296. The Notebook 297. Bottoms 298. Sing Sing 299. It Follows 300. The Hours 301. Dogtooth 302. The White Ribbon 303. Bridget Jones’s Diary 304. Logan 305. The Darjeeling Limited 306. Millennium Actress 307. The Raid: Redemption 308. Train to Busan 309. Booksmart 310. All Quiet on the Western Front 311. Twilight 312. Nomadland 313. Certified Copy 314. The Virgin Suicides 315. The Gleaners & I 316. Werckmeister Harmonies 317. Guardians of the Galaxy 318. Mystic River 319. Ford v Ferrari 320. District 9 321. Spring Breakers 322. Cars 323. The Death of Stalin 324. Nosferatu 325. Love Exposure 326. The Hunger Games 327. V for Vendetta 328. Licorice Pizza 329. Gangs of New York 330. 20th Century Women 331. BlacKkKlansman 332. Tangerine 333. Promising Young Woman 334. Hidden Figures 335. Soul 336. Ponyo 337. Margaret 338. The Secret in Their Eyes 339. The Dark Knight Rises 340. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 341. Elf 342. Hundreds of Beavers 343. The Iron Claw 344. The Intouchables 345. True Grit 346. Saw 347. Suspiria 348. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 349. Spider-Man 350. Batman Begins 351. Nobody Knows 352. Erin Brockovich 353. A Star Is Born 354. Crazy Rich Asians 355. The Green Knight 356. Birth 357. Forgetting Sarah Marshall 358. Brooklyn 359. Toni Erdmann 360. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 361. Kung Fu Hustle 362. Tropical Malady 363. Memoria 364. The Wild Robot 365. The Avengers 366. The Killing of a Sacred Deer 367. Moana 368. What We Do in the Shadows 369. Triangle of Sadness 370. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 371. Sexy Beast 372. Remember the Titans 373. Zoolander 374. 25th Hour 375. Sing Street 376. Frozen 377. Tangled 378. Pulse 379. Into the Wild 380. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 381. West Side Story 382. Ghost World 383. The New World 384. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 385. The Beast 386. An Elephant Sitting Still 387. Raw 388. The Help 389. Hunt for the Wilderpeople 390. The Lego Movie 391. Pitch Perfect 392. Battle Royale 393. The Wrestler 394. A History of Violence 395. Hero 396. Before Midnight 397. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 398. Life of Pi 399. Enter the Void 400. Jennifer’s Body 401. Hot Rod 402. The Power of the Dog 403. Minari 404. Pain and Glory 405. Billy Elliot 406. The 40-Year-Old Virgin 407. Gran Torino 408. Bones and All 409. Gosford Park 410. Shin Godzilla 411. Columbus 412. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 413. Black Hawk Down 414. Paterson 415. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 416. Snowpiercer 417. A Ghost Story 418. Isle of Dogs 419. Wedding Crashers 420. Once 421. A Prophet 422. Mandy 423. The Wailing 424. Cloud Atlas 425. Signs 426. The Imitation Game 427. La ciénaga 428. Elephant 429. Palm Springs 430. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 431. Blue Valentine 432. The Princess Diaries 433. The Town 434. Petite Maman 435. Millennium Mambo 436. 2046 437. Beau Is Afraid 438. Tokyo Godfathers 439. Blue Is the Warmest Colour 440. tick, tick… BOOM! 441. The Father 442. The Fast and the Furious 443. Eighth Grade 444. Force Majeure 445. American Fiction 446. Only Lovers Left Alive 447. Avatar: The Way of Water 448. The Cabin in the Woods 449. Aruitemo aruitemo 450. Fast Five 451. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 452. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 453. Munich 454. Unbreakable 455. Inside Man 456. Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi 457. Beasts of the Southern Wild 458. Infernal Affairs 459. O.J.: Made in America 460. Ida 461. Mother! 462. Pacific Rim 463. The Turin Horse 464. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 465. Irréversible 466. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 467. John Wick: Chapter 4 468. Persepolis 469. Hacksaw Ridge 470. Under the Silver Lake 471. Sunshine 472. Emma. 473. Creed 474. The Other Guys 475. Les Misérables 476. Happy as Lazzaro 477. 13 Going on 30 478. A Silent Voice: The Movie 479. 3 Idiots 480. Wild Tales 481. Lady Vengeance 482. Beautiful Boy 483. If Beale Street Could Talk 484. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 485. High Fidelity 486. Bohemian Rhapsody 487. The Menu 488. May December 489. Pearl 490. Close 491. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 492. Everybody Wants Some!! 493. The Holiday 494. I’m Thinking of Ending Things 495. Dallas Buyers Club 496. Downfall 497. Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time 498. Morvern Callar 499. Long Day’s Journey Into Night 500. The Farewell
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