Rank the Christopher Nolan Films

backo · 09-20-2010, 02:30 PM

Without a doubt, Cris Nolan is one of the best filmmakers of the century. He has created several great films. How do you rank the films?

1. The Dark Knight
2. Inception
3. Batman Begins
4. The Prestige
5. Memento
6. Insomnia
7. Following

mclay18 · 09-20-2010, 02:34 PM

1. Inception
2. Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. The Prestige

Travesty · 09-20-2010, 02:35 PM

1.Inception
2.Memento
3.Begins
4.The Prestige
5.Insomnia
6.The Dark Knight
7.Following

Sentinel X · 09-20-2010, 02:36 PM

1. Inception
2. Memento
3. The Dark Knight
4. Batman Begins
5. Insomnia
6. The Prestige

Carnotaur3 · 09-20-2010, 02:37 PM

1. Inception
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. Insomnia
5. Memento
6. The Prestige

Haven't seen Following.

spider-neil · 09-20-2010, 02:45 PM

1. The Dark Knight

2. Memento
3. The Prestige
4. Batman Begins

5. Inception

N/A Following
N/A Insomnia
haven't seen these two movies

Deaths Head II · 09-20-2010, 02:48 PM

1. Inception
2. Memento
3. The Dark Knight
4. Insomnia
5. Batman Begins

VenomVsSpidey · 09-20-2010, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclay18

1. Inception
2. Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. The Prestige

I feel the same way.

General Vulcun · 09-20-2010, 03:09 PM

1. The Dark Knight
2. Memento
3. Inception
4. The Prestige
5. Batman Begins
6. Insomnia
7. Following

* The rankings of 1-3 really don't matter as much, IMO. They're all great at what they do, all expertly crafted, it basically comes down to what type of film I perfer. But IMO, they're all so close to the ranks of being the greatest of Nolan's oeuvre that I might as well just have them all tie for #1.

co2 · 09-20-2010, 03:12 PM

wow. This is kinda hard. I'm a bit torn. Inception, Dark Knight and Memento all kinda brilliant. I guess it comes down to personal preference and which had the greater impact on me after viewing.

1. Dark Knight
2. Inception
3. Memento
4. Batman Begins
5. Prestige
6. Insomnia

Still have never seen The Following.

MessiahDecoy123 · 09-20-2010, 03:31 PM

They're all good so I rated them based on replay value.

The Prestige
Memento
Inception
The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Insomnia

Haven't seen The Following.

dark_b · 09-20-2010, 03:39 PM

you dont rank Nolan's movies together. ohhh yeah .

Laderlappen · 09-20-2010, 04:10 PM

1. Memento
2. The Dark Knight
3. Inception
4. The Prestige
5. Batman Begins
6. Insomnia

Doctor Jones · 09-20-2010, 04:16 PM

1. The Dark Knight
2. Inception
3. The Prestige
4. Batman Begins
5. Memento
6. Insomnia
7. Following

david icke · 09-20-2010, 04:20 PM

haven't seen Inception or following

1. Memento
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. Insomnia
5. The Prestige

Max J Power · 09-20-2010, 04:33 PM

1. Inception
2. Memento
3/4. Batman Begins/Insomnia
5/6. The Dark Knight/The Prestige
7. Following

Happy Jack · 09-20-2010, 05:07 PM

1) The Dark Knight
2) Inception
3) Memento
4) The Prestige
5) Batman Begins
6) Insomnia

Quote:

* The rankings of 1-3 really don't matter as much, IMO. They're all great at what they do, all expertly crafted, it basically comes down to what type of film I perfer. But IMO, they're all so close to the ranks of being the greatest of Nolan's oeuvre that I might as well just have them all tie for #1.

I feel the exact same way.

S.A.A.D. · 09-20-2010, 05:51 PM

Memento
Batman Begins
TDK
Inception

The Jester · 09-20-2010, 06:17 PM

1. The Prestige
2. Following
3. Inception
4. Memento
5. Batman Begins
6. The Dark Knight

7. Insomnia

I feel The Prestige is his absolute masterpeice. The structure is brilliant in terms of how is follows the acts of a magic trick and the relationship between Jackman and Bale in the movie is so strong. I also love the cinematography. I think it was Nolan himself who said "It's a period peice, that doesn't feel like a period peice", and I couldn't agree more.

Following, in my opinion, is such a close second. All of Nolan's film making elements are all here from storyline to dialogue to structure. It's his most underrated work that I believe more people need to see and/or rewatch.

All of his movies are quality, but the only movie of his that I don't like is Insomnia. I bought it, watched it, didn't like it, and tried watching it again but just don't love it as I do like the rest of his movies. There are elements of it thatI can appreciate from a filmmaking standpoint, but it's just so sub-par compared to his others.

Doctor Jones · 09-20-2010, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

1) The Dark Knight
2) Inception
3) Memento
4) The Prestige
5) Batman Begins
6) Insomnia

I feel the exact same way.

I also share your sentiments with Vulcan.

The Joker · 09-20-2010, 06:21 PM

1. The Dark Knight
2. The Prestige
3. Inception
4. Memento
5. Batman Begins
6. Following
7. Insomnia

childeroland · 09-20-2010, 06:32 PM

1. The Prestige
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. Inception
5. Memento
6. Following
7. Insomnia

BrazilianBatFan · 09-20-2010, 07:31 PM

1. The Dark Knight
2. Inception
3. The Prestige
4. Memento
5. Batman Begins
6. Insomnia

I haven't watched Following yet.

Blackman · 09-20-2010, 07:37 PM

My favorites
TDK
BB
Inception
Memento
Prestige

Havent seen Insomnia or Following

But as far as best goes:
Memento
TDK
Inception
BB
Prestige

Keyser Soze · 09-20-2010, 07:41 PM

1. The Dark Knight
2. Inception
3. Memento
4. The Prestige
5. Batman Begins
6. Following
7. Insomnia

The Dark Knight is definitely my number one, I'd probably rank it as my favorite movie. The hardest for me was trying to arrange the order of 2-4. Memento is a film that ranked in my top 20, the last time I worked out a list of my top 100 films. But it's been a while since I last did that, and though I'd need to watch it again to know for sure, I have a feeling Inception might rank higher than Memento now.

And last time I did that top 100 list, both The Prestige and Batman Begins were also in the top 50, though I think The Prestige is just a notch above Batman Begins. My bottom two might not be quite on the same level as my top five, but both Following and Insomnia are still very good films. Nolan has never made a bad movie.

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09-20-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
backo Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 11	Rank the Christopher Nolan Films Without a doubt, Cris Nolan is one of the best filmmakers of the century. He has created several great films. How do you rank the films? 1. The Dark Knight 2. Inception 3. Batman Begins 4. The Prestige 5. Memento 6. Insomnia 7. Following

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General Vulcun Side-Kick Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,137	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films 1. The Dark Knight 2. Memento 3. Inception 4. The Prestige 5. Batman Begins 6. Insomnia 7. Following * The rankings of 1-3 really don't matter as much, IMO. They're all great at what they do, all expertly crafted, it basically comes down to what type of film I perfer. But IMO, they're all so close to the ranks of being the greatest of Nolan's oeuvre that I might as well just have them all tie for #1. __________________ Most anticipated films of 2012 1. The Dark Knight Rises 2. Prometheus 3. The Amazing Spider-Man 4. The Hobbit 5. Skyfall

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co2 Side-Kick Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,694	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films wow. This is kinda hard. I'm a bit torn. Inception, Dark Knight and Memento all kinda brilliant. I guess it comes down to personal preference and which had the greater impact on me after viewing. 1. Dark Knight 2. Inception 3. Memento 4. Batman Begins 5. Prestige 6. Insomnia Still have never seen The Following.

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MessiahDecoy123 Cosmic Spidey Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,080	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films They're all good so I rated them based on replay value. The Prestige Memento Inception The Dark Knight Batman Begins Insomnia Haven't seen The Following. __________________ "It's Transformers with a brain, a heart and a working sense of humor. Suck on that, Michael Bay! " - Peter Travers on The Avengers

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dark_b Side-Kick Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 40,892	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films you dont rank Nolan's movies together. ohhh yeah .

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david icke Banned User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,348	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films haven't seen Inception or following 1. Memento 2. The Dark Knight 3. Batman Begins 4. Insomnia 5. The Prestige

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S.A.A.D. Banned User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: In a ****tree Posts: 5,448	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films Memento Batman Begins TDK Inception

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The Jester Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 862	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films 1. The Prestige 2. Following 3. Inception 4. Memento 5. Batman Begins 6. The Dark Knight 7. Insomnia I feel The Prestige is his absolute masterpeice. The structure is brilliant in terms of how is follows the acts of a magic trick and the relationship between Jackman and Bale in the movie is so strong. I also love the cinematography. I think it was Nolan himself who said "It's a period peice, that doesn't feel like a period peice", and I couldn't agree more. Following, in my opinion, is such a close second. All of Nolan's film making elements are all here from storyline to dialogue to structure. It's his most underrated work that I believe more people need to see and/or rewatch. All of his movies are quality, but the only movie of his that I don't like is Insomnia. I bought it, watched it, didn't like it, and tried watching it again but just don't love it as I do like the rest of his movies. There are elements of it thatI can appreciate from a filmmaking standpoint, but it's just so sub-par compared to his others. Last edited by The Jester; 09-20-2010 at 06:22 PM.

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BrazilianBatFan Side-Kick Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 208	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films 1. The Dark Knight 2. Inception 3. The Prestige 4. Memento 5. Batman Begins 6. Insomnia I haven't watched Following yet.

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Keyser Soze I AM EXCITE! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 17,977	Re: Rank the Christopher Nolan Films 1. The Dark Knight 2. Inception 3. Memento 4. The Prestige 5. Batman Begins 6. Following 7. Insomnia The Dark Knight is definitely my number one, I'd probably rank it as my favorite movie. The hardest for me was trying to arrange the order of 2-4. Memento is a film that ranked in my top 20, the last time I worked out a list of my top 100 films. But it's been a while since I last did that, and though I'd need to watch it again to know for sure, I have a feeling Inception might rank higher than Memento now. And last time I did that top 100 list, both The Prestige and Batman Begins were also in the top 50, though I think The Prestige is just a notch above Batman Begins. My bottom two might not be quite on the same level as my top five, but both Following and Insomnia are still very good films. Nolan has never made a bad movie. __________________ Batman - The "World's Finest" DC RPG Check out my comic, THE STANDARD! And listen to my slick Scottish voice on The Off-Panel Podcast!

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