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[SD-Ness]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Interstellar
3. Prestige
4. Memento
5. Batman Begins
6. Insomnia
7. Inception
8. The Dark Knight Returns

That was easy, wasn't it

Bingo. My list.

TDKR is terrible.

 

[Scorpion Soldier]

Interstellar should be a bit higher up in my opinion.

EDIT: Misread the list haha.

 

[Switch Back 9]

I am not sure whether you are aware these are all of Nolans movies.

Still need to see Interstellar, but I mostly agree with the list. Maybe would put The Following over The Dark Knight Rises and maybe Insomnia. And Batman Begins before The Dark Knight. And Inception behind the Batman movies.

Oh I'm well aware, I was just so let down by that movie I think it should be forever forgotten.

At least most agree that Prestige should be at the top.

Also GAF hates everything so interstellar will get a lot of flak right meow, but people will like it a lot more in a few months time.

Bingo. My list.

TDKR is terrible.

Sure is.

 

[Prophet Steve]

Rises over TDK and BB? Sure...

Also, The Prestige is way too low on that list.

...You are reading it wrong.

 

[jonezer4]

I haven't seen Memento but I think I've spoiled it for myself by watching some parodies on the internet.

I doubt it. I've seen the actual movie like 3 times and still probably couldn't tell you what happens.

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

Batman Begins is a way better film than the Dark Knight. Heath was awesome but the movie was like an hour and a half too long.

Mmm nah

 

[Scorpion Soldier]

...You are reading it wrong.

Figured it out as soon as I hit post xD Thanks for the heads up though.

 

[thewaffles]

The glaring flaw with this list is Interstellar being lower than TDKR. On ambition alone, Interstellar should not be that low.

1. The Prestige
2. Memento
3. Interstellar
3. Batman Begins
5. The Dark Knight
5. Insomnia
7. Inception
8. TDKR
9. Following

 

[Love Hate Love]

Memento is so overrated

No...

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

I've never seen The Prestige. I guess I have to now. Is it as much as a mindfuck as his other movies?

The Prestige is my favorite movie. I went into it blind (didn't know who was in it, who directed, etc.) and I re-watch it about twice a year. It's just so good.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

Memento is amazing, but not sure if I would rank it #1. Kinda hard to top TDK for me.

 

[User 479360]

Memento above Prestige? DKR above Interstellar? Da fuck?



You haven't seen Good Will Hunting?!

I have. It just slipped my mind. My memory sucks.

That's the best one, too.

EDIT: Just looked at his IMDB page, and I've seen pretty much all of his dramatic roles. I thought I was missing some. I didn't finish The Fisher King, because I didn't like it.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Memento is so overrated

Every Nolan movie is overrated but Memento is probably his best nonetheless.

The

Spoiler

duplicating machine

in The Prestige is pretty dumb, ruined the movie a little bit for me. Makes no scientific sense whatsoever, and that's hard to stomach in such a self-serious movie that isn't in the fantasy genre.

 

[krYlon]

It warms my heart to see so much love here for The Prestige. It's the only Nolan film that I adore.

 

[Skiesofwonder]

Drop Inception two slots and that is my list. I have yet to see Insomnia though.

 

[dork]

Memento is so overrated

Agreed . Prestige was better.

 

[Servbot24]

God damn you guys, Rises isn't that bad.

 

[Denton]

Haven't seen Interstellar yet, but Memento, Prestige and Inception being 1,2,3 are pretty accurate.

 

[Chris1]

Memento as #1? Yeah, gotta disagree. His worst movie by far IMO.

1. TDK
2. Inception
3. The Prestige
4. Batman begins
5. TDKR
6. Memento

Haven't seen Interstellar, Insomnia or Following yet.

 

[RangersFan]

Insomnia is his best. Kind of disturbing to see it omitted on so many lists here.

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Insomnia is his worst for me. List is pretty close to what I'd pick.

 

[Rootbeer]

anyone ranking TDKR above interstellar isn't someone I trust to write any lists in the future.

 

[G.ZZZ]

1- Interstellar

- The rest who care whatever

 

[Denton]

I haven't seen Memento but I think I've spoiled it for myself by watching some parodies on the internet.

Watch Memento. It is not just about story (which is pretty spoiler-proof anyway), but it is especially about its brilliant foreboding atmosphere. I love the film to death.

Insomnia... it is his "simplest", least ambitious film. Still fantastic though.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Dark Knight Rises should be the last on the list.

It's such a terrible movie from start to finish. It had so many scenes that made no sense, a twist that was utterly predictable, and so many mischaracterizations.

It was basically Nolan's way of telling everyone that he didn't want to make another Batman movie. So he took Batman out of it for three quarters of the movie.

 

[BeatResetsTheWorld]

Every Nolan movie is overrated but Memento is probably his best nonetheless.

The

Spoiler

duplicating machine

in The Prestige is pretty dumb, ruined the movie a little bit for me. Makes no scientific sense whatsoever, and that's hard to stomach in such a self-serious movie that isn't in the fantasy genre.

According to who? You? If it has fantastical elements, it's fantasy. You should read up on "Magical Realism"

 

[overcast]

Inception is too high and TDKR isn't better than Interstellar. Nor is Insomnia.

 

[Discotheque]

inception's shit though. that should be near the bottom with dark knight rises. i'd probably replace inception with interstellar and it would be my list.

 

[.GqueB.]

Batman Begins is a way better film than the Dark Knight. Heath was awesome but the movie was like an hour and a half too long.

Agreed. The only way you rate that movie high is to title it "Joker scenes".

Hey guys, instead of going down the path of arguing about opinions where no one will ever admit they're wrong, even after 50 pages, how about we celebrate this rather incredible body of work. Why posts our own list? No one really cares all that much.

Don't be useless bitches.

I'll start us off:

Look at this kick-ass movie poster

Look at these beautiful shots

Remember the time you didn't overthink Inception and, instead, got caught up in how amazing this ending was

How fucking excellent was this dude?

Can we discuss how he always succeeds at making these movies better by just being in them? Is having him in these movies basically cheating? Should we discuss the fact that he may support a theory that these movies exist in the same universe?

 

[Misterinenja]

Interstellar really that bad? I guess that saves me some money.

 

[Scott32020]

1. The Prestige
2. Batman Begins
3. Interstellar
4. Inception
5. The Dark Knight Rises
6. The Dark Knight
7. Memento
X. Insomnia & Following (haven't seen yet)

 

[Discotheque]

Interstellar really that bad? I guess that saves me some money.

it's at the least better than inception and dark knight rises. his third best film imo.

actually no, fourth. tdk is better. they both could cut some stuff out though.

 

[Jarmel]

Nolan is a master of still visuals and framing. He just needs to work on his action choreography.

 

[thewaffles]

Interstellar really that bad? I guess that saves me some money.

It's not. Go see it.

 

[Switch Back 9]

Interstellar really that bad? I guess that saves me some money.

No, it's not, don't listen to the snob GAF hate machine. It's the best and pretty much only hard sci-fi blockbuster we've had in forever, the visuals are astounding, the score is fantastic, and performances, although predictable for each actor, were solid.
Most fun I've had at the theatre in ages.

 

[Woffls]

Decent list. Mine is as follows, omitting those I've not seen - 3 and 4 are about even.

1) Prestige
2) Memento
3) Batman Begins
4) Insomnia
5) Inception
6) Following
7) Dark Knight

 

[Extra Sauce]

According to who? You? If it has fantastical elements, it's fantasy. You should read up on "Magical Realism"

But the movie doesn't present it as fantasy. It presents it as a scientific invention by a famous electrical and mechanical engineer.

 

[harSon]

1. The Prestige
2. Memento
3. Batman Begins
4. The Dark Knight
5. Inception
6. Insomnia
7. Interstellar
8. Following
9. The Dark Knight Rises

There's a pretty big drop off after Batman Begins IMO.

 

[krYlon]

1. The Prestige
2. Memento
3. Batman Begins
4. The Dark Knight
5. Inception
6. Insomnia
7. Interstellar
8. Following
9. The Dark Knight Rises

There's a pretty big drop off after Batman Begins IMO.

You mean after The Prestige? It came out after BB

(I agree).

Edit: Oh wait you meant in terms list ranking lol

 

[StuBurns]

But the movie doesn't present it as fantasy. It presents it as a scientific invention by a famous electrical and mechanical engineer.

"Pardon me, it's very rare to see real magic".

The film is about radical technical advancement and its sense of wonder. If you can actually clone a person or not is irrelevant. To the average person at the time, it's as impossible as it is to create lightning in a room.

 

[BobLoblaw]

I haven't seeing Following or Interstellar yet, but everything else seems spot on. Needless to say, I now feel tainted for agreeing with IGN.

 

[Mortemis]

Not bad. Only changes I'd make is Following > TDKR, TDK > BB > Inception, and Prestige > Memento.

Have not seen interstellar.

Edit:
1. Prestige
2. Memento
3. TDK
4. Batman Begins
5. Inception
6. Following
7. TDKR

 

[Maninthemirror]

I don't like that list

Here is mine


1. The Prestige
2. Interstellar
3. Memento
4. Batman Begins
5. The Dark Knight Rises
6. Inception
7. The Dark Knight


Interstellar was his return to FORM to what he was before.

None of these movies are bad, they are not even OK, they are good to best

 

[starchild excalibur]

For me it's

1. Dark Knight
2. The Prestige
3. Inception
4. Insomnia
5. Memento
6. Batman Begins
7. Dark Knight Rises
8. Following

Haven't seen Interstellar

 

[mnannola]

.

Awesome post. Does the ranking really matter? In my eyes he has never really done a bad film. One of the few directors that I will see anything they release day one, no trailer needed.

He takes crazy ideas and uses pretty large budgets to see them come to life. We need more directors and studios taking chances with their movies, and even biting off a little more than they can chew sometimes. I don't want perfect movies. I want unforgettable movies.

 

[wachie]

Laughable list, just like the rest of the IGN lists.

 

[Sinatar]

I'd switch Inception and Dark Knight, but other then that it's spot on.

 

[Aiustis]

...The Prestige is the only one I liked.

 

[overcast]

Interstellar really that bad? I guess that saves me some money.

No, it's pretty good. Not without flaws, but at least worth watching to see where you stand.

 

[Fallout-NL]

List is mostly wrong, except for the top spot. Memento is indeed Nolan's finest work.