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bbc 100 best movie sec xxi (critics based) (partial)

by milo-nunziata • Created 8 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
based on 177 critics contacted by bbc
  • 102 titles
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  • Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    1. Mulholland Drive

    7.9 (408K)
    20012h 27mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in In the Mood for Love (2000)

    2. In the Mood for Love

    8.1 (177K)
    20001h 38mPG
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)

    3. There Will Be Blood

    8.2 (672K)
    20072h 38mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Spirited Away (2001)

    4. Spirited Away

    8.6 (912K)
    20012h 4mPG
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood (2014)

    5. Boyhood

    7.9 (375K)
    20142h 45mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    8.3 (1.1M)
    20041h 48mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • The Tree of Life (2011)

    7. The Tree of Life

    6.8 (188K)
    20112h 19mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Yi Yi (2000)

    8. Yi Yi

    8.1 (31K)
    20002h 53mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Leila Hatami and Payman Maadi in A Separation (2011)

    9. A Separation

    8.3 (270K)
    20112h 3mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Oscar Isaac in Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

    10. Inside Llewyn Davis

    7.4 (168K)
    20131h 44mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin in No Country for Old Men (2007)

    11. No Country for Old Men

    8.2 (1.1M)
    20072h 2mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Children of Men (2006)

    12. Children of Men

    7.9 (548K)
    20061h 49mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)

    13. Zodiac

    7.7 (636K)
    20072h 37mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • The Act of Killing (2012)

    14. The Act of Killing

    8.2 (42K)
    20121h 57mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Anamaria Marinca in 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

    15. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

    7.9 (65K)
    20071h 53mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Holy Motors (2012)

    16. Holy Motors

    7.0 (50K)
    20121h 55mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

    17. Pan's Labyrinth

    8.2 (726K)
    20061h 58mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • The White Ribbon (2009)

    18. The White Ribbon

    7.8 (80K)
    20092h 24mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

    19. Mad Max: Fury Road

    8.1 (1.2M)
    20152hR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Synecdoche, New York (2008)

    20. Synecdoche, New York

    7.5 (102K)
    20082h 4mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

    21. The Grand Budapest Hotel

    8.1 (928K)
    20141h 39mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation (2003)

    22. Lost in Translation

    7.7 (511K)
    20031h 42mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Caché (2005)

    23. Caché

    7.3 (88K)
    20051h 57mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams in The Master (2012)

    24. The Master

    7.1 (192K)
    20122h 18mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)

    25. Memento

    8.4 (1.4M)
    20001h 53mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Edward Norton in 25th Hour (2002)

    26. 25th Hour

    7.6 (188K)
    20022h 15mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

    27. The Social Network

    7.8 (792K)
    20102hPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Talk to Her (2002)

    28. Talk to Her

    7.9 (120K)
    20021h 52mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • WALL·E (2008)

    29. WALL·E

    8.4 (1.3M)
    20081h 38mG
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Oldboy (2003)

    30. Oldboy

    8.3 (680K)
    20032hR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Anna Paquin in Margaret (2011)

    31. Margaret

    6.5 (19K)
    20112h 30mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, and Ulrich Mühe in The Lives of Others (2006)

    32. The Lives of Others

    8.4 (428K)
    20062h 17mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Géza Röhrig in Son of Saul (2015)

    33. Son of Saul

    7.4 (53K)
    20151h 47mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)

    34. The Dark Knight

    9.0 (3M)
    20082h 32mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, and Ziyi Zhang in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

    35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    7.9 (288K)
    20002hPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Timbuktu (2014)

    36. Timbuktu

    7.1 (19K)
    20141h 36mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

    37. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    6.7 (18K)
    20101h 54mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Inhabitants of Belo Vale Boa Morte and Cidade de Congonhas and Paige Ellens in City of God (2002)

    38. City of God

    8.6 (838K)
    20022h 10mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Colin Farrell and Q'orianka Kilcher in The New World (2005)

    39. The New World

    6.7 (92K)
    20052h 15mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Brokeback Mountain (2005)

    40. Brokeback Mountain

    7.7 (401K)
    20052h 14mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)

    41. Inside Out

    8.1 (869K)
    20151h 35mPG
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Amour (2012)

    42. Amour

    7.9 (108K)
    20122h 7mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Kirsten Dunst in Melancholia (2011)

    43. Melancholia

    7.1 (203K)
    20112h 15mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

    44. 12 Years a Slave

    8.1 (765K)
    20132h 14mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos in Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)

    45. Blue Is the Warmest Colour

    7.7 (169K)
    20133hNC-17
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Juliette Binoche in Certified Copy (2010)

    46. Certified Copy

    7.2 (28K)
    20101h 46mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Leviathan (2014)

    47. Leviathan

    7.6 (59K)
    20142h 20mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn (2015)

    48. Brooklyn

    7.5 (155K)
    20151h 57mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Goodbye to Language (2014)

    49. Goodbye to Language

    5.8 (6.5K)
    20141h 10mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Shu Qi in The Assassin (2015)

    50. The Assassin

    6.3 (19K)
    20151h 45mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    51. Inception

    8.8 (2.7M)
    20102h 28mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Sakda Kaewbuadee and Banlop Lomnoi in Tropical Malady (2004)

    52. Tropical Malady

    7.1 (6.6K)
    20041h 58mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)

    53. Moulin Rouge!

    7.6 (308K)
    20012h 7mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

    54. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

    7.8 (52K)
    20112h 37mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Ida (2013)

    55. Ida

    7.4 (62K)
    20131h 22mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)

    56. Werckmeister Harmonies

    8.0 (17K)
    20002h 25mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

    57. Zero Dark Thirty

    7.4 (331K)
    20122h 37mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Moolaadé (2003)

    58. Moolaadé

    7.6 (4.3K)
    20032h 4mUnrated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello in A History of Violence (2005)

    59. A History of Violence

    7.4 (265K)
    20051h 36mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Syndromes and a Century (2006)

    60. Syndromes and a Century

    7.3 (4.8K)
    20061h 45m
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin (2013)

    61. Under the Skin

    6.3 (165K)
    20131h 48mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    62. Inglourious Basterds

    8.4 (1.7M)
    20092h 33mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • The Turin Horse (2011)

    63. The Turin Horse

    7.7 (20K)
    20112h 35mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Toni Servillo in The Great Beauty (2013)

    64. The Great Beauty

    7.7 (102K)
    20132h 21mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank (2009)

    65. Fish Tank

    7.3 (67K)
    20092h 3mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

    66. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

    8.0 (89K)
    20031h 43mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (2008)

    67. The Hurt Locker

    7.5 (485K)
    20082h 11mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

    68. The Royal Tenenbaums

    7.6 (323K)
    20011h 50mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in Carol (2015)

    69. Carol

    7.3 (149K)
    20151h 58mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Stories We Tell (2012)

    70. Stories We Tell

    7.5 (14K)
    20121h 48mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Tabu (2012)

    71. Tabu

    7.3 (7.8K)
    20121h 58mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston in Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

    72. Only Lovers Left Alive

    7.2 (112K)
    20132h 3mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Hold Back the Night (1999)

    73. Hold Back the Night

    6.3 (225)
    19991h 44m
    it s 1995 movie, maybe mistaken with before sunset
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine in Spring Breakers (2012)

    74. Spring Breakers

    5.3 (152K)
    20121h 34mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Inherent Vice (2014)

    75. Inherent Vice

    6.6 (114K)
    20142h 28mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Nicole Kidman in Dogville (2003)

    76. Dogville

    8.0 (164K)
    20032h 51mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Mathieu Amalric and Emmanuelle Seigner in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

    77. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    8.0 (112K)
    20071h 52mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Chris Kerson, and Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

    78. The Wolf of Wall Street

    8.2 (1.7M)
    20133hR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Kate Hudson in Almost Famous (2000)

    79. Almost Famous

    7.9 (305K)
    20002h 2mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • The Return (2003)

    80. The Return

    7.9 (49K)
    20031h 50mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Shame (2011)

    81. Shame

    7.2 (212K)
    20111h 41mNC-17
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (2009)

    82. A Serious Man

    7.0 (154K)
    20091h 46mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

    83. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    7.2 (332K)
    20012h 26mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013)

    84. Her

    8.0 (703K)
    20132h 6mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (2009)

    85. A Prophet

    7.8 (105K)
    20092h 35mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)

    86. Far from Heaven

    7.3 (51K)
    20021h 47mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)

    87. Amélie

    8.3 (819K)
    20012h 2mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams in Spotlight (2015)

    88. Spotlight

    8.1 (519K)
    20152h 9mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • The Headless Woman (2008)

    89. The Headless Woman

    6.5 (6K)
    20081h 27mUnrated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002)

    90. The Pianist

    8.5 (969K)
    20022h 30mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Ricardo Darín and Soledad Villamil in The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

    91. The Secret in Their Eyes

    8.2 (233K)
    20092h 9mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

    92. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    7.5 (198K)
    20072h 40mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)

    93. Ratatouille

    8.1 (887K)
    20071h 51mG
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Let the Right One In (2008)

    94. Let the Right One In

    7.8 (234K)
    20081h 54mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

    95. Moonrise Kingdom

    7.8 (375K)
    20121h 34mPG-13
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)

    96. Finding Nemo

    8.2 (1.2M)
    20031h 40mG
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Isabelle Huppert in White Material (2009)

    97. White Material

    6.9 (8.7K)
    20091h 46mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Ten (2002)

    98. Ten

    7.4 (8.9K)
    20021h 34mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • The Gleaners & I (2000)

    99. The Gleaners & I

    7.7 (9.5K)
    20001h 22mNot Rated
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Edgar Ramírez in Carlos (2010)

    100. Carlos

    7.6 (15K)
    2010Not Rated
    ex aequo
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000)

    101. Requiem for a Dream

    8.3 (940K)
    20001h 42mNC-17
    ex aequo 100
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016
  • Toni Erdmann (2016)

    102. Toni Erdmann

    7.3 (53K)
    20162h 42mR
    Added
    Oct 3, 2016

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