Christopher Nolan’s Filmography Ranked

Christopher Nolan has built one of the most consistent and acclaimed directorial careers in modern cinema, blending cerebral storytelling with blockbuster spectacle. Below are his feature films ranked both by critics' scores and worldwide box office gross:

Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes

1. The Odyssey — 95%

2. The Dark Knight — 94%

3. Memento — 94%

4. Oppenheimer — 93%

5. Dunkirk — 92%

6. Insomnia — 92%

7. The Dark Knight Rises — 87%

8. Inception — 87%

9. Following — 87%

10. Batman Begins — 85%

11. The Prestige — 76%

12. Interstellar — 73%

13. Tenet — 70%

Ranked by Worldwide Box Office Gross

— The Odyssey (2026) — TBD - On track for massive totals (opened to $264 million globally)

1. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — ~$1.085–1.11 billion

2. The Dark Knight (2008) — ~$1.006–1.029 billion

3. Oppenheimer (2023) — $1 billion

4. Inception (2010) — $837 million

5. Interstellar (2014) — $773 million

6. Dunkirk (2017) — $527 million

7. Batman Begins (2005) — $373 million

8. The Prestige (2006) — $109 million

9. Insomnia (2002) — $113 million

10. Tenet (2020) — $365 million (impacted by pandemic)

11. Following (1998) — $240k