David Sally’s Top 50 Films of the Century So Far

On Monday, in response to the New York Times‘s list of the Top 25 Films of the Century So FarBPoFD announced its own list of the Top 25 Films of the Century So Far. Now, in preparation for an upcoming podcast with the critic David SalinasBPoFD is publishing his list of the Top 50 (!) Films of the Century So Far. The Editorial Board assures the readership that this will be the last list on this topic. There is no need to send our interns any more aggrieved emails. Thank you.

David Sally’s Top 50 Films of the Century So Far

1. When the Levees Broke

2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days

3. Lincoln

4. The New World

5. City of Life and Death

6. The Master

7. Yi Yi

8. AI

9. OJ: Made in America

10. Ida

11. Lost in Translation

12.There Will Be Blood

13. The Pianist

14. In Praise of Love

15. The Wind Will Carry Us

16. Munich

17. Zodiac

18. Creed

19. Les Amants Reguliers

20. Encounters at the End of the World

21. The Staircase

22. The White Ribbon

23. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

24. City of God

25. Mad Max: Fury Road

26. The Descendants

27. The Trials of Darryl Hunt

28. Blue is the Warmest Color

29. Unbreakable

30. Inglorious Basterds

31. Goodbye to Language

32. Michael Clayton

33. Aviator

34. No Country for Old Men

35. I Am Love

36. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

37. Five Dedicated to Ozu

38. The Turin Horse

39. Vendri Soir

40. The Mist

41. The Best of Youth

42. Gerry

43. The Fog of War

44. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall Past Lives

45. Gran Torino

46. Memories of Murder

47. La Quattro Volte

48. High Fidelity

49. Children of Men

50. Observe and Report