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Best Nolan movie?

Best Nolan movie

  • The Dark Knight

  • The Dark Knight Rises

  • Batman Begins

  • The Prestige

  • Memento

  • Inception

  • Insomnia


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Nolan hasn't made a 'bad' film. Whilst I'm not exactly a fan of Inception and Batman Begins, I don't dislike them. Basically my enjoyment of Nolan movies range from 'like' to 'adore'. Pretty much the same (for me) as James Cameron. Where as there are movies from other great directors that I really dislike but they have a greater body of work than two directors I mentioned. For instance Spielberg has Indy 4.
 
The Dark Knight
Memento
The Dark Knight Rises
Inception
Batman Begins
Insomnia
Prestige
Following

All phenomenal films
 
  1. The Dark Knight
  2. Inception
  3. The Dark Knight Rises
  4. The Prestige
  5. Batman Begins
  6. Memento
  7. Insomnia
  8. Following
Every one of Nolan's films is a nine out of ten or higher for me.
 
IMO The Dark Knight is his only truly great movie.

Most of his films are varying degrees of good, but Inception and Prestige inparticular I found ridiculously overrated.
 
The Dark Knight, Memento and Inception are his three essentials. I love all of his films though.
 
Prestige/TDK/TDKR
Inception/Memento/Following/BB



Insomnia
 
Nolan is like James Cameron for me. I have liked all of his movies so far. Hard to say which is best, but the top three for me is Memento, The Prestige and Inception. Then comes the Batman-trilogy and lastly Insomnia. So, just like with Cameron, there's a remake I found a little weaker than the other movies. And just like Cameron's True Lies Insomnia is definitely not a bad movie. It's a well made thriller that just doesn't feel unique in any way.
 
True Lies is one of the best films ever made, imo.
 
How in every feakin' deities name ever created is The Dark Knight leading this poll? C'mon people, I know this is a superhero forum and all but show a little bit more objectivity.
 
People might legitimately like it the most.
 
Well it's certainly my favourite of his, and it's my favourite film.

My ranking of his films:

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

One of my favorite filmmakers, I haven't disliked one of his films yet. Interstellar is on the top of my most anticipated for next year.
 
How in every feakin' deities name ever created is The Dark Knight leading this poll? C'mon people, I know this is a superhero forum and all but show a little bit more objectivity.


I judge a movie on it's merits rather than it being a superhero movie and for me The Dark Knight is his best movie. Better than Memento and better than the Prestige.
 
I've not seen all of them, but my ranking of the ones I have seen:

1. Inception
2. Batman Begins
3. The Dark Knight
4. Memento
5. The Dark Knight Rises
 
1. Tie between Memento/The Dark Knight. I can't decide.
2. The Prestige
3. Inception
4. The Dark Knight Rises
5. Insomnia
6. Batman Begins
7. Following
 
1. The Dark Knight/The Dark Knight Rises
2. Inception
3. Memento
4. The Prestige
5. Batman Begins
6. Following
7. Insomnia
 
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