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The best movies
 | By Kyle Buchanan I cover Hollywood and pop culture. |
Turns out, so does Hollywood.
At 11th place, “Mad Max: Fury Road” was the highest-ranking blockbuster on our exciting new list, The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, compiled by polling more than 500 people in and around the film industry. Contributors included Oscar-winning directors like Pedro Almodóvar, Sofia Coppola, Guillermo del Toro and Barry Jenkins, and actors such as Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, Julianne Moore and Chiwetel Ejiofor. We even got a ballot from 98-year-old Mel Brooks.
We have made many of those ballots available for your perusal — you can find them here. I loved learning that the “Call Me By Your Name” director Luca Guadagnino has expectedly arty tastes but also included the mostly forgotten John Carpenter sci-fi film “Ghosts of Mars” on his list.
As for the top films, I had an early hunch that the biggest vote-getters would be David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive” and Bong Joon Ho’s best-picture winner “Parasite,” though I confess I had them in the wrong order: In the end, “Parasite” prevailed, while Lynch’s film earned second place. The rest of the top 10 are:
3. “There Will Be Blood”
4. “In the Mood for Love”
5. “Moonlight”
6. “No Country For Old Men”
7. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
8. “Get Out”
9. “Spirited Away”
10. “The Social Network”
Though the advent of streaming services has affected the way movies are made and watched over the last quarter-century, only one film from a streamer made the list: Netflix’s “Roma,” at No. 46. I think that’s a testament to just how profound the big-screen experience still feels. Our greatest cinematic memories, like the time my jaw dropped while watching “Fury Road,” are forged in the dark with a packed audience along for the ride.
A few other things stood out about the full list:
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What are your top movie recommendations? From any century?
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