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Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked by IMDb Rating

by IMDb-Editors • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
See the highest-rated Christopher Nolan films, according to IMDb fans. [Last updated on Jan. 31, 2024]
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  • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)

    1. The Dark Knight

    20082h 32mPG-1384Metascore
    9.0 (3M)
    When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron Eckhart
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    2. Inception

    20102h 28mPG-1374Metascore
    8.8 (2.7M)
    A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot Page
  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

    3. Interstellar

    20142h 49mPG-1374Metascore
    8.7 (2.3M)
    When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica Chastain
  • Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, and Scarlett Johansson in The Prestige (2006)

    4. The Prestige

    20062h 10mPG-1366Metascore
    8.5 (1.5M)
    Rival 19th-century magicians engage in a bitter battle for trade secrets.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHugh JackmanScarlett Johansson
  • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

    5. The Dark Knight Rises

    20122h 44mPG-1378Metascore
    8.4 (1.9M)
    Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne Hathaway
  • Guy Pearce and Carrie-Anne Moss in Memento (2000)

    6. Memento

    20001h 53mR83Metascore
    8.4 (1.4M)
    A former insurance investigator who now suffers from anterograde amnesia uses notes and tattoos to hunt down his wife's murderer.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe Pantoliano
  • Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)

    7. Oppenheimer

    20233hR90Metascore
    8.3 (891K)
    A dramatization of the life story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who had a large hand in the development of the atomic bombs that brought an end to World War II.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsCillian MurphyEmily BluntMatt Damon
  • Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)

    8. Batman Begins

    20052h 20mPG-1370Metascore
    8.2 (1.6M)
    After witnessing his parents' death, billionaire Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen Watanabe
  • Fionn Whitehead in Dunkirk (2017)

    9. Dunkirk

    20171h 46mPG-1394Metascore
    7.8 (773K)
    Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsFionn WhiteheadBarry KeoghanMark Rylance
  • Jeremy Theobald in Following (1998)

    10. Following

    19981h 9mR60Metascore
    7.4 (106K)
    A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsJeremy TheobaldAlex HawLucy Russell
  • John David Washington in Tenet (2020)

    11. Tenet

    20202h 30mPG-1369Metascore
    7.3 (630K)
    Armed with only the word "Tenet," and fighting for the survival of the entire world, CIA operative, The Protagonist, journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a global mission that unfolds beyond real time.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsJohn David WashingtonRobert PattinsonElizabeth Debicki
  • Al Pacino and Robin Williams in Insomnia (2002)

    12. Insomnia

    20021h 58mR78Metascore
    7.2 (330K)
    A Los Angeles detective chases a murder suspect in a remote Alaskan town.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsAl PacinoRobin WilliamsHilary Swank

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