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The TSPDT 21st Century's 1000 Most Acclaimed Films (2025 Update)

Based on end-of-year lists (from 2000 onwards), as well as the same resources used for the 1,000 Greatest Films, this is a collection of the 21st Century's most acclaimed cinema. The main list comprises the top 1,000 films, with a more-detailed presentation of the top 250. Also featured is a listing of the 100 most acclaimed film directors of this century, plus the full 'starting list' of 12,504 films.
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In the Mood for Love (2000)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
2
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
3
Yi Yi (2000)
Yi Yi (2000)
4
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
5
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
6
Tropical Malady (2005)
Tropical Malady (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
7
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
8
The Tree of Life (2011)
The Tree of Life (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
9
The Gleaners & I (2000)
The Gleaners & I (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
10
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
Parasite (2019)
Parasite (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
12
Hidden (2005)
Hidden (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
13
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
14
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
La Cienaga (2001)
La Cienaga (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
16
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
17
A Separation (2011)
A Separation (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
18
Melancholia (2011)
Melancholia (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
19
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
20
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
21
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
22
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002)
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002)
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Under the Skin (2014)
Under the Skin (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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The Turin Horse (2011)
The Turin Horse (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Lost in Translation (2003)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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The White Ribbon (2009)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
28
Dogville (2003)
Dogville (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
29
The Headless Woman (2008)
The Headless Woman (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
30
Holy Motors (2012)
Holy Motors (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
32
The Act of Killing (2012)
The Act of Killing (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
33
Zama (2018)
Zama (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
34
Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
35
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Syndromes and a Century (2006)
Syndromes and a Century (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Talk to Her (2002)
Talk to Her (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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Elephant (2003)
Elephant (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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