Christopher Nolan: Ranking All 9 Of His Movies From Worst To Best

9. Following

Following isn't a bad movie, it just gets overlooked because everything else directed by Nolan has been superior. For a lesser director, this would be near the top of their list of achievements, but as it stands, it suffers purely because it came out first.

Released in 1998, the movie took almost a year to shoot because the cast and crew all had full-time jobs, but their efforts ultimately paid off: Following is an engaging crime-drama that allowed Nolan to refine many of the storytelling devices he's famous for to this day.

The biggest of these is the non-linear structure, something he reused heavily in Memento, Inception and The Prestige. While Following doesn't jump around as much as those films do, you can clearly see Nolan's signature style beginning to evolve, making Following a very successful attempt by an up-and-coming director to find their voice.