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

Besides being an acclaimed comic-book adaptation and action-adventure in its own right, The Dark Knight was the perfect culmination of everything Nolan had helmed up to that point.

It took elements of his previous directorial efforts - the grounded action from Batman Begins, the slick storytelling from Memento - and mashed them together in a cohesive fashion, The Dark Knight proving just as capable of providing big-screen spectacle as it is intricate character work.

But the biggest compliment you can level at The Dark Knight is that it is, stylistically, a Christopher Nolan movie. The source material never overshadows the artist, and the director's grip on proceedings is never lost throughout all the insane action, costumes and special effects.

To be able to bring that storytelling prowess from the low-budget scene and transfer it to a studio feature of this size is no small feat - and that's why The Dark Knight is Nolan's crowning achievement.

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