The Best Films of the 2020s Decade (so far)

Last updated 24 September, 2023.

1. OppenheimerChristopher Nolan2023
2. TárTodd Field2022
3. The French DispatchWes Anderson2021
4. Decision to LeavePark Chan-wook2022
5. The Green KnightDavid Lowery2021
6. BabylonDamien Chazelle2022
7. I’m Thinking of Ending ThingsCharlie Kaufman2020
8. The Tragedy of MacbethJoel Coen2021
9. Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsAlejandro Iñárritu2022
10. DuneDenis Villeneuve2021
11. Asteroid CityWes Anderson2023
12. Everything Everywhere All at OnceThe Daniels2022
13. John Wick: Chapter 4Chad Stahelski2023
14. The Card CounterPaul Schrader2021
15. The BatmanMatt Reeves2022
16. NomadlandChloé Zhao2020
17. MankDavid Fincher2020
18. Beau is AfraidAri Aster2023
19. The Underground RailroadBarry Jenkins2021
20. Avatar: The Way of WaterJames Cameron2022
21. Small AxeSteve McQueen2020
22. The NorthmanRobert Eggers2022
23. SpencerPablo Larraín2021
24. Promising Young WomanEmerald Fennell2020
25. Copenhagen CowboyNicolas Winding Refn2022
26. Pieces of a WomanKornél Mundruczó2020
27. BlondeAndrew Dominik2022
28. Nightmare AlleyGuillermo del Toro2021
29. C’mon C’monMike Mills2021
30. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseJoaquim Dos, Santos Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson2023
31. The Hand of GodPaolo Sorrentino2021
32. The Power of the DogJane Campion2021
33. West Side StorySteven Spielberg2021
34. A HeroAsghar Farhadi2021
35. After YangKogonada2021
36. BelfastKenneth Branagh2021
37. The Banshees of InisherinMartin McDonagh2022
38. All Quiet on the Western FrontEdward Berger2022
39. TenetChristopher Nolan2020
40. MemoriaApichatpong Weerasethakul2021
41. PassingRebecca Hall2021
42. Last Night in SohoEdgar Wright2021
43. ElvisBaz Luhrmann2022
44. The Worst Person in the WorldJoachim Trier2021
45. The FatherFlorian Zeller2020
46. Licorice PizzaPaul Thomas Anderson2021
47. MenAlex Garland2022
48. PossessorBrandon Cronenberg2020
49. Guillermo del Toro’s PinocchioGuillermo del Toro2022
50. The WonderSebastián Lelio2022
The French Dispatch (Wes Anderson, 2021)

8 thoughts on “The Best Films of the 2020s Decade (so far)”

  1. Hope you catch two Netflix releases of the past month; El Conde and Reptile. I think the latter will end up being quite underrated/overlooked.

  2. How come you haven’t reviewed any Hong Sang Soo movies? I think according to TSPDT, he is the director with most movies on the 21st century list.

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