Christopher Nolan is one of the role models of directors like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron, for whom his name alone is enough to attract audiences to the cinemas.
Since his first feature film Below In 1998, the English-born, Chicago-raised director successfully cultivated his own brand of cinematic authorship. Whether they are new ideas that arise from the depths of his dreams (beginning) to his own interpretations of comic icons (Batman trilogy) and characters from the story, you can expect first-class filmmaking. But that doesn't mean the director isn't capable of surprises.
Across his illustrious body of work, which includes two Oscars, a Golden Globe and billions at the box office, Nolan's films typically feature damaged and persecuted people who develop borderline unhealthy obsessions, and his stories encompass ideas such as time, memory, perception, and sometimes especially feelings of guilt. These are often reflected in the meticulous methodical structure of his films; Most of Nolan's films are full of plot threads and breathlessly zigzag between past and present. But like the inside of a Swiss watch, each part plays a role that contributes to a unified whole.
All of this adds up to a director who doesn't seem to have a particularly bad film in his two and a half decade career. One can debate preferences and question one's creative choices, but there are few filmmakers whose output is as consistent as Nolan. With news from a new Nolan joint Now that we're in the works, let's look back and rank the director's films from “worst” (admittedly a relative term) to best.
