NYT Readers' Poll: List Is Full of Surprises — Over 200,000 Voted 1. Parasite 2. Mulholland Drive 3. No Country for Old Men 4. There Will Be Blood 5. Interstellar 6. The Dark Knight 7. Mad Max: Fury Road 8. Spirited Away 9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 10. The Social Network 11. Inglourious Basterds 12. In the Mood for Love 13. Everything Everywhere All at Once 14. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 15. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 16. La La Land 17. Get Out 18. Moonlight 19. Whiplash 20. Arrival 21. Children of Men 22. The Grand Budapest Hotel 23. Oppenheimer 24. Inception 25. The Departed 26. Portrait of a Lady on Fire 27. Dune: Part Two 28. The Royal Tenenbaums 29. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 30. Brokeback Mountain 31. Before Sunset 32. Lost in Translation 33. Gladiator 34. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 35. Aftersun 36. Lady Bird 37. City of God 38. Call Me by Your Name 39. Pan’s Labyrinth 40. Oldboy 41. Zodiac 42. Little Miss Sunshine 43. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 44. WALL·E 45. Phantom Thread 46. Amélie 47. Past Lives 48. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 49. Memories of Murder 50. Pride & Prejudice 51. Almost Famous 52. Sinners 53. Superbad 54. The Wolf of Wall Street 55. Y tu mamá también 56. The Zone of Interest 57. Ocean’s Eleven 58. Ratatouille 59. Django Unchained 60. Little Women 61. Memento 62. Hereditary 63. Blade Runner 2049 64. Her 65. Fantastic Mr. Fox 66. O Brother, Where Art Thou? 67. The Handmaiden 68. Tár 69. Yi Yi 70. The Florida Project 71. The Tree of Life 72. Uncut Gems 73. Spotlight 74. Black Swan 75. Boyhood 76. The Worst Person in the World 77. The Prestige 78. Michael Clayton 79. Gone Girl 80. Anatomy of a Fall 81. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 82. Mean Girls 83. Perfect Days 84. Barbie 85. Up 86. Dune: Part One 87. The Master 88. Top Gun: Maverick 89. Drive My Car 90. Bridesmaids 91. Knives Out 92. The Incredibles 93. Killers of the Flower Moon 94. Moneyball 95. Inside Llewyn Davis 96. Howl’s Moving Castle 97. The Lighthouse 98. The Holdovers 99. Midsommar 100. Avengers: Endgame full list: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/readers-movies-21st-century.html