25 Best Films of the 21st Century and Where to Watch Them
There have been many great films released since 2000, but some have surpassed all others and have taken the material to a whole new level of storytelling. These are the 25 best films of the 21st century according to film critics around the world, and you can watch them yourself.
BBC Culture recently reached out to 177 of the world’s most famous film critics and asked each of them to name the top 10 films released from the beginning of 2000 to the present. When all was said and done, the BBC checked the voices and compiled a list of the 100 Greatest Movies of the 21st Century . If you’re looking to jump into some extra fun stuff and quickly learn how to make good movies, here are the top 25 movies with links to where you can watch them on any of your devices.
25. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes, or available on DVD / Blu-ray .
24. The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, andVudu . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
23. Caché (Michael Haneke, 2005)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play , Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
22. Lost in translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003).
Where to Watch: Stream to Showtime Anytime (cable entry required) or can be rented or purchased from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play , Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
21. The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
20. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
19. Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
18. White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
17. Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase on Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
16. Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012).
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
15.4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)
Where to Watch: Stream on Hulu , and can be rented or bought from iTunes and Amazon Video . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
14. Act of Murder (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)
Where to Watch: Streaming to Netflix , available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu ,YouTube, and Vimeo . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
13. Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
Where to Watch: Stream to HBO Now and HBO Go , and can be rented or bought from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play , Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
12. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
11. Inside Lewin Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013)
Where to Watch: Stream to Amazon Prime Video , and can be rented or bought from iTunes , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
10. No Country for Old People (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2007)
Where to Watch: Stream to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video , and can be rented or bought from iTunes , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
9. Parting (Asghar Farhadi, 2011)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
8. And Yi: One and two (Edward Yang, 2000)
Where to watch it: Available on DVD / Blu-ray and sometimeson YouTube .
7. The tree of life (Terrence Malick, 2011).
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry, 2004)
Where to Watch: Streaming to Netflix , available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play , Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
5. Adolescence (Richard Linklater, 2014)
Where to Watch: Streaming to Hulu and Showtime Anytime , and rental or purchase options from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
4. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
Where to watch it: Available on DVD and Blu-ray only .
3. There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
Where to Watch: Streaming to Netflix , available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play ,Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
2. In the Mood for Love (Wong Karwai, 2000).
Where to watch it: Available on DVD / Blu-ray andsometimes on YouTube .
1. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play , Vudu, andYouTube . Also available on DVD / Blu-ray .
You can watch a complete list of all 100 films here . And if you’re wondering who the critics are and what each of their lists looks like, you can see it here .