Christopher Nolan: Ranking His Films From Worst To Best

Let the arguments begin...

By Jonathan Cordiner /

It may be relatively early days in the career of Christopher Nolan, but it€™s not too early to surmise that if he continues to make films of the calibre we have come to expect, when his career draws to a close he will likely be heralded as one of the best directors to ever wield a camera. We live in a world of hyperbole, where many are quick to judge something €˜the best such and such ever€™ and load extensive praise and lofty adjectives on the middling and mundane. That being said, Nolan€™s films to date have all been of an undeniably high quality; on IMDB, only two of his efforts have averaged a score below 8.3, and six are firmly entrenched in the Top 250. If IMDB is a little too populist for your taste or you€™re concerned that its voting system is far from infallible, the critics like him even more €“ just one entry from his filmography has anything other than a positive score on Metacritic, and his films are yet to fall below 76% on Rotten Tomatoes. Or rather, that was the case until the Interstellar reviews came pouring in. Nolan's latest film has garnered a thoroughly respectable 72% at the time of writing, but some are calling it a misfire that represents his worst excesses as a filmmaker. Still, early audience reaction has been enthusiastic for the most part, and Interstellar looks likely to bag an opening weekend take in the $50 million region. How some directors would welcome such a 'misfire'. An appropriate time, then, to review and rank all nine entries in the oeuvre of Christopher Nolan. Much as the most ardent devotees from his considerable fan base might argue, his films are not without their flaws, and any director who€™s received such a high volume of praise must also endure a little fault-finding from time to time. If you don€™t agree with the running order €“ fairly inevitable in such subjective affairs €“ you know where to go. Hell, the comments section €“ the choice is yours.