Fez — The New York Times has published its “100 Best Movies of the 21st Century” list, a ranking drawn from a large-scale industry poll that asked participants to name their top films released since January 1, 2000.

At the top of the list is “Parasite,” followed by “Mulholland Drive,” and “There Will Be Blood.” Filmssuch as “In the Mood for Love,” “Moonlight,” and “No Country for Old Men” round out the highest tier.

How the list was made

The newspaper’s methodology, as described by outlets relaying the ranking, relied on a poll of more than 500 influential figures across cinema, with each voter submitting a personal top 10. The results were then compiled into a single, ranked top 100.

What stands out in the ranking

The final selection leans heavily toward internationally celebrated auteurs and widely discussed awards-era hits, but it also makes room for comedies, animation, documentaries, and genre films that shaped pop culture beyond traditional festival circuits.

The full NYT top 100 list

  1. “Parasite”
  2. “Mulholland Drive”
  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”
  11. “Mad Max: Fury Road”
  12. “The Zone of Interest”
  13. “Children of Men”
  14. “Inglourious Basterds”
  15. “City of God”
  16. “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”
  17. “Brokeback Mountain”
  18. “Y tu mamá también”
  19. “Zodiac”
  20. “The Wolf of Wall Street”
  21. “The Royal Tenenbaums”
  22. “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
  23. “Boyhood”
  24. “Her”
  25. “Phantom Thread”
  26. “Anatomy of a Fall”
  27. “Adaptation”
  28. “The Dark Knight”
  29. “Arrival”
  30. “Lost in Translation”
  31. “The Departed”
  32. “Bridesmaids”
  33. “A Separation”
  34. “WALL-E”
  35. “A Prophet”
  36. “A Serious Man”
  37. “Call Me by Your Name”
  38. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
  39. “Lady Bird”
  40. “Yi Yi”
  41. “Amélie”
  42. “The Master”
  43. “Oldboy”
  44. “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
  45. “Moneyball”
  46. “Roma”
  47. “Almost Famous”
  48. “The Lives of Others”
  49. “Before Sunset”
  50. “Up”
  51. “12 Years a Slave”
  52. “The Favourite”
  53. “Borat”
  54. “Pan’s Labyrinth”
  55. “Inception”
  56. “Punch-Drunk Love”
  57. “Best in Show”
  58. “Uncut Gems”
  59. “Toni Erdmann”
  60. “Whiplash”
  61. “Kill Bill: Vol. 1”
  62. “Memento”
  63. “Little Miss Sunshine”
  64. “Gone Girl”
  65. “Oppenheimer”
  66. “Spotlight”
  67. “Tár”
  68. “The Hurt Locker”
  69. “Under the Skin”
  70. “Let the Right One In”
  71. “Ocean’s Eleven”
  72. “Carol”
  73. “Ratatouille”
  74. “The Florida Project”
  75. “Amour”
  76. “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
  77. “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
  78. “Aftersun”
  79. “The Tree of Life”
  80. “Volver”
  81. “Black Swan”
  82. “The Act of Killing”
  83. “Inside Llewyn Davis”
  84. “Melancholia”
  85. “Anchorman”
  86. “Past Lives”
  87. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
  88. “The Gleaners and I”
  89. “Interstellar”
  90. “Frances Ha”
  91. “Fish Tank”
  92. “Gladiator”
  93. “Michael Clayton”
  94. “Minority Report”
  95. “The Worst Person in the World”
  96. “Black Panther”
  97. “Gravity”
  98. “Grizzly Man”
  99. “Memories of Murder”
  100. “Superbad”