The 100 Best Films of the 21st Century – The BBC
A previous post presented the 100 best films of the 21st century as suggested by The Guardian. In a comment replying to this post Rinus highlighted another list complied for the BBC by 177 films critics from around the world.
The BBC list is also referenced on wikipedia.
What do you think of this new list? I’m glad to have another great resource and reference guide to use in my film viewing.
- Which films have you seen?
- Which films do you want to see?
- Which films do you recommend?
- Which films shouldn’t be on the list?
- Which films are missing from the list?
What do you think?
Ju, Oct 2019
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I think it’s helpful to have a second list to be able to look for consensus on these two top 100 lists. Of course it would be revealing to hear the why’s behind each list-maker’s selection, especially of their top-ten. But on the other hand, when it comes to ranking great art works, saying film #3 is really significantly better than film #9 is essentially meaningless. How a film meets us is so dependent on all those subjective issues that arise from who we are when we see it. Still I’m glad to have this resource so I don’t miss stories that might change how I see everything.
I like your caveat re the potential mistreatment of art by excessive measuring
Some of my most favorite films on the BBC list are:
In the Mood for Love by Kar-wei Wong (2)
Yi Yi by Edward Yang (8)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia by Nure Birge Ceylan (54)
The Turin Horse by Béla Tarr (63)
The Return by Andrey Zvyagintsev (80)
Thanks for picking out a few highlights Rinus
Thanks for the list. It is easy to put on a word doc to save and use for future reference. (unlike the Guardian’s) The real value of these lists is not in the rating but to give a general idea of a good film to chose among the myriad of titles.