The Best Movies of the 21st Century
In June 2025, the New York Times published a list of the 100 best movies released since January 1, 2000, as voted on by more than 500 influential directors, actors, and other notable names in Hollywood and around the world. Twenty-four of those films are in the Criterion Collection.
| Spine # | Title | Director | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1054 |
|
Parasite | Bong Joon Ho | South Korea, | 2019 |
| 779 |
|
Mulholland Dr. | David Lynch | United States, | 2001 |
| 147 |
|
In the Mood for Love | Wong Kar Wai | Hong Kong, | 2000 |
| 1243 |
|
No Country for Old Men | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | United States, | 2007 |
| 723 |
|
Y tu mamá también | Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico, | 2001 |
| 157 |
|
The Royal Tenenbaums | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2001 |
| 1025 |
|
The Grand Budapest Hotel | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2014 |
| 839 |
|
Boyhood | Richard Linklater | United States, | 2014 |
| 1218 |
|
Anatomy of a Fall | Justine Triet | France, | 2023 |
| 1161 |
|
WALL·E | Andrew Stanton | United States, | 2008 |
| 1034 |
|
Portrait of a Lady on Fire | Céline Sciamma | France, | 2019 |
| 339 |
|
Yi Yi | Edward Yang | Taiwan, | 2000 |
| 1014 |
|
Roma | Alfonso Cuarón | United States, | 2018 |
| 858 |
|
Before Sunset | Richard Linklater | United States, | 2004 |
| 838 |
|
Pan’s Labyrinth | Guillermo del Toro | Spain, | 2006 |
| 843 |
|
Punch-Drunk Love | Paul Thomas Anderson | United States, | 2002 |
| 1101 |
|
Uncut Gems | Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie | United States, | 2019 |
| 942 |
|
The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | United States, | 2011 |
| 794 |
|
Inside Llewyn Davis | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | United States, | 2013 |
|
The Gleaners and I | Agnès Varda | France, | 2000 | |
| 681 |
|
Frances Ha | Noah Baumbach | United States, | 2013 |
| 553 |
|
Fish Tank | Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom, | 2009 |
| 1132 |
|
The Worst Person in the World | Joachim Trier | Norway, | 2021 |
| 1073 |
|
Memories of Murder | Bong Joon Ho | South Korea, | 2003 |